Need recommendations for a 7mm08

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looking for a good deal on a rifle for deer hunting.

Budget around $1000 and would like to buy any time this year

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You can get a serviceable setup, gun scope bullets and everything for under your budget. I assume you mean $1,000 for all that?

A ruger american, a trijicon huron, and you'll be good to go.

One of my favorite guns I own is a Remington Model Seven in 7mm-08. It’s probably 20+ years old now and I have no idea if they are even still made. It’s a shortened 700 action and they lightened the rifle to about 6lbs or less. Easy to lug around and super fast handling. One of the most accurate guns in my arsenal. If you can find a used one that’s been well taken care of I’d probably take it over a newly manufactured rifle.

Browning BLR.

The tikka light looks good! I’ll look for the stainless locally. I don’t see it offered online

Thanks for all of the suggestions

Tikka T3 is the best option below $1000 and even below $2500 in my opinion. They are an extremely good value.

Bergara B-14 Hunter

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The tikka light looks good! I’ll look for the stainless locally. I don’t see it offered online

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I just saw on a shot show clip that all the tikkas will be threaded now. Chances are they will offer some rebates or sales to be had on non threaded once the new stock comes out.
I have a t3 in 308 and it has shot every bullet I have put in it sub 1in .

Bought my son a Browning X-Bolt 7-08MM almost 20 years ago, and I still sneak out with it occasionally

I agree w/ every option that's been mentioned thus far. The main thing I'll add is to go somewhere and handle the contenders and see which one(s) handle best to you. For example, the aforementioned Ruger is a fine gun, but I wouldn't buy one for me because the stock feels weirdly thin at the grip behind the action.There are a few other characteristics you need to decide on, to name a few:
what type of trigger do you like (single stage or two stage)?
do you want the trigger to be adjustable?
what type of safety do you like (two stage or three stage)and where on the action do you want it located?
do you want the muzzle to be threaded?
how heavy/thick do you want the barrel to be?
how long do you want the barrel to be?

Other good bolt actions to add to your list would include Winchester, Browning, Mossberg and Weatherby Vanguard (made by Howa).

ETA: Once you buy the rile, buy sufficient ammo for next year.....NOW.