Buckmaster Optic quality

An evening lask week I went on a hunt in an open area where we saw several deer 200 yards away in the shade of a bunch of thick trees. We had about 45 minutes before sunset.
I had my Zeiss 8X20 Victory binos and could not tell if a particular deer was a buck or doe. My buddy had me look through his 3x9-40 Buckmaster scope at 9 power. I could see less detail with that scope than I could with my little compacts. Aside from me should have taken my 10x43 DCF SP in the field (it was a last minute offer to hunt) what is the next price point up on rifle scopes that would have yielded detail or horns vs ears at that range?

Hi,

Depending on the light conditions, you're going to need to make a big jump up. The Zeiss Conquest series scopes would be a great option for brightness, and you will want to go with higher magnification to see details better. You might want to check out the Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x50.