For DG that my require a second shot with only the pull of a trigger, the DR. For everything else the bolt or good lever action as they can be made very light and sport a scope. If any of you have hunted the Rockies, Cascade or Olympic mountians you WILL appriciate every ounce you don't have to carry.

Saying all that. I live in SC now and hunt deer with my .375 merkel double.