Lots of good advice already on a handy bolt action.
I am just wondering why you want to go to a bolt action when you have used a lever a lot? A browning lever in .308 would be a good choice for you. Or a Savage 99 or a Win. 88. I have a Savage 99 in .300 savage that I use for my in the bush 30 to 130 yard gun. I've had it a couple of years and shot a cuple deer a moose and two wolves with it.
Handy fire power has its advantages for close range bush work.
Robin in Rocky