I’ve been fine with VX-Rs in 3-9 for stand hunting dark timber in low light. IF you aren’t still hunting thick stuff for moving game, you can use any 2-7, 3-9 or 6x with good glass and a heavy or illuminated reticle. I hunt the same dark timber with Leupold 1-4, 1.5-5, and 1.75-6. The latter is a touch brighter, but not enough to cause me to miss an animal. Good binos will help with details better than your scope, anyway. I don typically bear hunt, but hogs at dark can soak up a light reticle. A reticle you can pick up against a critter with dark hide would seem to be the important part.
