The .243 Win and 6.5 Grendel would both work very well in your area. Both have about the same recoil but the Grendel launches heavier bullets more suitable for the very largest of Northern Deer.

The folks on the Grendel forum are running a survey that shows impressive game-harvesting ability by this small cartridge. There is a neat summary chart that gets periodically updated based on new posts: http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showt...l=1#post144490

There is also a set of reloading manuals addressing much of the hunting potentisl for the cartridge.