You might want to check out this article:

[link]http://www.chuckhawks.com/ideal_deer_cartridges.htm[/link]

If you are just hunting whitetail, the 7mm-08 would be the better of your two choices. It also depends on what type of terrain you will be hunting. There are some other very informative articles on the above site. You can like to the home page here:

[link]http://www.chuckhawks.com/index2.guns.htm[/link]

Good luck with your choice!

Fat-Arrow