i would go with a 30-30 a good old lever action like a marlin or winchester. they are fairly short, not to much of a kick and they cut right through think north east brush but can reach out and drop a critter. you can pick a good one up quite cheap too.

Left eye dominant means learning to use a scope with both eyes open. Her left eye will naturally line up with a long eye relief scope. I would agree with either the .243 or .30-30 with my personal preference leaning toward the .243.

243 would be adequate. I have taken elk with that caliber with no problem. It has very little recoil. My wife is left eye dominate but shoots right handed. We put a Burris fulfilled II on her 30-06 and she does not have a problem seeing through the scope. When we first put it on the gun there was a black ring around the edges. With a little adjustment it went away.

Also... The Micro Hunter is available in left hand for the same price. Teach her to shoot left handed if she is not doing it already. If she can't, teach her to shoot with both eyes open in viewing the scope.

Maybe consider a lefty Tikka T3 or Savage in aforementioned .243 or maybe 7mm-08 if for some reason the A-Bolt doesn't suit her.

Maybe another choice would be a T/C Contender carbine in something like 7-30 Waters. That's a fairly compact gun that can be shot lefty or righty and can be converted to other calibers and even to a pistol or muzzleloader.

There are a lot of choices to consider here and since I live in PA and started off with a very successful weapon I will recommend it here. The H&R .243 single shot rifle. It is a relatively short rifle and worked well as a starter rifle for me. It is accurate, can be shot left or right handed, and is easy on the wallet. Saw one in the gun shop last week for $270. Also brings the whole "make your first shot count" lesson into perspective. I still own mine and love to shoot it. Hope this helps.

You might have her try a few before purchasing them to see what works. .243 is perfect for an accurate round with low recoil.

I would get a 30-30, it will cut through that PA brush like a machete. My favorite is the Marlin 336 with iron sights. If she would rather use a scope get a Thompson Center singleshot in 30-30 with a good scope.

7mm-08 would fit her quite well. the remington model 7s are very good,accurate rifles. my stepdad has a model 7 and it is one of mine as well as his favorite rifles. good hunting yall

Like Beekeper said, the 7mm-08 is a great deer round with light recoil with the lighter weight bullets and can easily "step up" with heavier loads. a friend of mine bought his duaghter a Model 7 in 7mm-08 a few years ago and she handles it just fine and she is under 5' and I bet she doesn't weigh 90 lbs soaking wet even though she was 17 at the time. A .243 is OK if you are never hunting anything larger than whitetails.

Hmmm... I am left-eye dominant.

No offense to an above poster, but that means you want to shoot a rifle left-handed. I went through that mess at 10 years old. Even though I still am "normally" right-handed, anything I do with one eye, like shoot pool or fire rifles, I do left-handed. It is much easier to just learn that way than the "two-eyed" method. Trust me.

So the .25-06 or .243, yes. But if you don't get a left-handed one, at least fire it left-handed.