The OP asked for the lowest recoiling rifle to reliably harvest deer and bear. Not whether a Creedmoor has a lot of recoil. Not whether you notice recoil when shooting at game.
The easy answers to the question is 223 if you’re comfortable (I would be), and if not, a 357 Mag rifle for short range or 300 Blk/ARC/Grendel for longer. Or you can download to those same levels with a whole host of other calibers.
Lol so you put down mentioning creedmoor recoil but mention 357 mag 300 BLK etc etc??? Makes perfect sense.
