Just remember that less magnification is going to let you see better in low light. And to be honest, on a deer sized target the difference between 7 power and 9 power is pretty minimal. For what you are describing I would go with the 2-7 monarch if you can afford it and leave it set to 2 power in case something comes up close to you.

I have hunted with various scopes on Muzzle Loaders and shotguns from 1.75-4, 3-9's, 3.5-10's and even a 4-16 AO target scope. For deer out to 100 yards you simply don't need the higher powers. I rarely turned my scopes up to 4 power when actually shooting a deer let alone 9,10 or 16 power.

Me personally I would take a low powered quality scope over a higher powered mediocre scope any day for deer hunting. Not that the buckmaster is a mediocre scope though, at least not in my opinion. Then again I am not rich and I can't afford 500-1000 dollar 3-9 hunting scopes.

The 2-7 monarch will most likely give you better clarity, which will actually let you see in low light better, plus because of the lower power it will work better in low light. It will be lighter, give you a larger field of view and let you mount it closer to the bore because of the smaller objective. You simply don't need large, heavy high powered optics to hunt deer unless you are out west taking long shots. And then you still probably don't need them. Remember, snipers take 1000 yard or longer shots with 10 power scopes. And the old German snipers only used 4X scopes.

Take the money you saved on the lower power scope and get some butler flip caps or spend it on better mounts and/or rings. Or put it towards some nice binoculars.

That is my advice anyway.

Paul