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Lever-gun country. .35 Remington would do the trick nicely.
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I agree with this. Iron sights, red dot if you like them. That is normal hunting here. The .35 Remington has always been viewed as a great lever action for brush hunting for quite some time now, lots of deer have fallen from it. I don't know how the brush in Idaho compares to here, but it is thick here. I would wager that most of the deer harvested from the woods around here are taken at a range of less than 30 yards, the .35 does great up close like this, and even beyond 75 with a clear path.
Be prepared for ranges closer than 25, around here between 3-30 yards is pretty typical for the woods around here. If the wind is right and you controlled your scent well enough its amazing how close they will get some of the time.