i love the .30-06 myself..i dropped a few deer with it and seen many others dropped with it...you hit them in the boiler room with a good 30-06 bullet(like nosler balistic tips) and at the most you might track 50 yds...ive never tracked over 25yds with a well placed hit...and that hit was actually a bit to far forward...and its a good round for just about anything in NA...i wouldnt go after grizzlys and might rethink about moose..but most anything else you should be good...and like quilly said..it has long range power also..there are tons of other rounds out there that are great too..but i love the 06...you cna get bullets real big..or pretty light...its pretty versatile and has great power for deer...
good luck with what you choose
