Youth Marlin 336 in 30-30
You can find a youth Marlin in 30-30 cheap. It will do everything except shoot long range which no short barrel excels at. Wally world or a good used one. Light weight, handy, deadly on deer, and none of that muzzle flash that will blind you temporarily in low light. It is hard to follow up when you can't see and is difficult to see which way the deer went if he does not go down. Maybe consider a flash supressor if you are stuck on the larger cartridge.