Scope for a new 308

Lots of good scopes available, it can be a difficult choice - for lower to mid range prices, bushnell has some good scopes. For the type of hunting you are talking about I would lean toward a variable in 3x9 - keep it on 3x in the woods, and if you want to shoot at 200 yards you can crank it up some. The only advice I would give you is not to go too cheap..spend what you can afford. There are some good mid priced scopes around (150-300 bucks). If you go too cheap, you'll probably find poorer vision in low light conditions, and more problems with fogging up in crappy, wet snowy weather (which you often have in November). I would also reccomend buying at a shop instead of mail order, and you can look through and handle the scope,look through some different ones, in different price ranges, and see the difference for yourself, and at most gun shops the guys will help you in selecting proper mounts and bases, which brings about a whole new range of choices in itself. I just got a new bushnell Trophy XLT in 3x9x40 (you can pick one up for about 150- 160 bucks tax and all), but I can't tell you much except it seems to be good and clear, decent in low light. I haven't had a chance to field test it in rain/snow. If you don't mid spending a little more, I would look at Leopold. Just my two cents worth - good luck, there is a lot to pick from out there!

Pick yourself up a Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9x40mm($225 or so plus tax),and forget about it!!

I was always under the impression that your scope should cost the same as your gun but I don't know why that is. You should put a good scope on whatever your gun is, for those who want a scope at all that is.
I bought a new .308 this year and have been playing around with it over the summer. I put a Leupold VX-L on it and comparing it to the Bushnell 4200 on my brothers .270 I can get about 10 more minutes of daylight through the Leupold. Mind you I have a bigger objective than he does too. I don't know how that compares with legal time or if it would make a difference but I know when he can't pick up an animal I still can. The question then becomes...Is several hundred dollars worth the extra 10 minutes??? Both are nice scopes and clear so I don't know if going better is worth it. The warranty is better on the leupold which will count for something if it ever needs fixing.