Well, I can help you out with that question. There are many Pros and Cons about a 25-06. First of all I wanna say that I am a diehard 25-06 shooter. A few Pros of the 25-06 are that it can shoot out to 1,000 yards, It is very reliable for all of the animals you are planning to shoot. It is a VERY fast bullet. It shoots 3200 FPS to 3700 FPS. A few Cons of this caliber is that it had very high price on the ammo and Remington and most other bullet manufactures dont make much of 25-06 ammo. For those animals i would go with a 100 grain bullet which cost around (in Illinois) $20-$27! Well, I hope you go with the 25-06 since its a very versatile bullet. I would also go with the Remington 700 Mountain Gun since its very light.