OK, now that online mag at CDNN is difficult to stop flipping through!
CDNN has at least one good quality 06 hunting rifle for just over 300 and you’re never going to have any sort of a problem coming up with06 ammo in North America. Loaded with modern powders the 30-06 is about halfway between a 308 and a 300 Winmag and might actually be a slightly better hunting caliber.