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I don't have a good starting load for you, but a suggestion for bullet....
Deer are not hard to kill. You don't need a big, heavy bullet for penetration. They are thin-skinned, bags of water, more or less.
I would (do) use the lightest bullet, driven at the fastest speed that will maintain accuracy and hold together on impact.
Speed creates hydro-static shock. QuickLoad says that a 120gr Barnes TTSX bullet can be driven 3250 fps in a 24" barrel 30-06. That's over 3,000 ft/lbs of energy. Personally, I'd even try the 110gr version. QuickLoad thinks that the 110gr TTSX can exceed 3500 fps.
The Hornady GMX line would probably also do well but I don't know how light they go. Most conventional bullets would simply explode on impact at those speeds so you want something "monolithic" that will expand and hold together with that enormous energy.
Others will no doubt disagree with my "light and fast" for deer but it's all you need.
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