The 7mm08 would be a great cartridge for this. Get some 140gr Failsafes for deer (if you like shooting them in the shoulder) and 140gr Ballistic Silvertips for coyotes and behind the shoulder ONLY shots on deer. I love this caliber, and I've used both these bullets. The first deer I killed was with a Remington Model 7 in 7mm08 using the ballistic tips, hit the 5pt square in the shoulder and he didnt go far at all, but there was no exit hole and we couldnt even find the entrance hole until we skinned him. The Abolts are nice rifles, several members of my family have them, and I wouldnt have any problem owning one myself