Hi 07,
Welcome to the group

My suggestion is a T/C Encore with a youth stock in 7mm-08 with warne Q/D rings and bases, Leupold VX II in 3x9. Later on you could get different barrel for different game animals.
Do I need to sell anyone on the versitility of the "have it in any; length, caliber, guage or finish you could EVER need" thing? You can "custom" everything with this gun.
Bottom line: One gun, any hunt, forever