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If you are actually planning on hunting in Wisconsin, check the regulations for the area you intend to hunt. Many counties prohibit hunting with rifles due to the close proximity of all of the farms to one another. These "shotgun only" counties allow shotguns with slugs or buckshot, of course, but they also sometimes allow handguns and even "straight cased" rifle rounds.
This latter "straight cased" thing sounds odd to non-riflemen, but there is an easy explanation. "Straight cased" rounds, like the old .45-70 (Gen. Custer's favorite...), .444 Marlin, and such shoot really heavy bullets really slow. A lot like a shotgun slug. So, game departments have deemed them "safe" for use in more crowded areas.
If you are planning on hunting back home in California, there are no limits, no "shotgun only" jurisdictions. The sky's the limit. You've already gotten good advice on what would be appropriate - a simple bolt action in .30-'06. It is the ubiquitous hunting round not only in the U.S., but around the world today.
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Jeff
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