I’m in southern Indiana. Most of my deer hunting is in the woods and always has been. Ninety percent of my shots over the years have been sixty yards or less.
That being said, I have two primary deer rifles; a 44 magnum H&R Handi-rifle and a sporterized 1891 Argentine Mauser in 7.65X53.
The H&R wears a Leupold VX-II in 2X7. The Argentine has a Leupold M8 in 3x.
Both scopes do really well in the woods and I won’t be changing them out anytime soon if ever. They just work really well for the ranges I shoot.
My Knight In-line wears an M8-4X.
I have higher powered scopes on my varmint rifles but I favor the lower power scopes myself.
I think you would be happy with a 1-4X.
