In 1925 Winchester developed the perfect cartridge for what you are asking. It was called the 270 and has yet to be improved on as a deer caliber form 0 -400 yards. Easy to get ammo for, acceptable (to most)recoil, great ballistics and wide spread availibility. You could ask for more but probably won't find it. The 25-06,260,6.5x55 Mauser,7x57,7mm-08, 280, 308 and 30-06 would also be good choices. The 30-06 is really more than needed for deer but is hard to beat as an all around NA caliber. I probablly missed a few good ones. The 25-06 minimum is because you through in the 300-400 yard part.