Manners Elite Hunter and McMillan Edge were about a wash weight-wise when I held both a month ago (bare stocks no actions, bottom metal, etc.) at Mr. Collier's shop. They were crazy light and I think either would be an excellent option for a hunting rig.
I'd also like to point out that it will be very difficult to have a do-it-all rifle. If you compromise on barrel profile for weight, you'll sacrifice accuracy in longer strings of fire. If you go heavier profile, it'll suck carrying in the woods. You can cheat a bit adding weight up to a point as long as the rifle is balanced. My DTA is a hoss but not bad to lug around compared to a similarly weighted conventional rifle (more front heavy). Definitely not as nice to lug around the woods as my dad's Weatherby Mark V Ultralight.
My suggestion would be plan for two rifles- one to shoot competitions, plink, play, etc. with and then a dedicated hunting rig. I think if you make too many compromises you'll think what-if and have a bunch of regrets. This is based on my experiences and assumption that by "hunting" you're talking about a decent amount of hiking. If blind/stand hunting where you don't have to haul the rifle around much, you might be able to enjoyably hunt with it.
Either way good luck!
