If I lived in thick brushy country, I would take my sxs in 12 gauge, with varied ammo you can hunt anything and have the best "assault" rifle (shhhh...) on the planet,
if I was walking in sparse woods or open plains I would take my 22-250, shoots a dime at 100yds, big enough to kill big game with shot placement and shoots straight out to 300 yds for the critterz that shoot back
sunaj