RE: deer gun
Of the ones you mentioned I would choose the 7mm-08 Rem. Great ballistics and flat trajectory with plenty of downrange energy and not much recoil. Means you can spend lots of practice time and not have a sore shoulder. Now for some you didn't mention, the 260 Rem as akbound mentioned is a great little number very similar to the 7mm-08 Rem. Also the 270 Win would be a choice I would consider over the 25-06 Rem anyday.