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I guess we all know many hunters have had these things in their sights and decided not to pull the trigger because it looked too human. I think, at least for myself, and I am pro-kill, that before you drop the hammer on this thing and get it really pissed off, are you going to be able to stop it with the caliber rifle you are carrying? Many have been shot with so-called Deer Rifles, and have gotten away, never to be found. As we all know Deer sized caliber rifles are designed for deer sized game, 270, 308, 30-06. etc. When you are dealing with a beast that weighs perhaps 850 pounds, or more, I dont know about you but I am going to think twice about shooting it with such a rifle. I for one would not do it, I believe you just might make it very very angry. Yes, I know, some will argue that a 30-06 is all you need, or a similar calibre, but I for one just do not trust it. I think any caliber one would use to hunt Brown or Grizzly Bear would suffice. It would be risky to shoot BF with a deer rifle if the BFRO story that I read is true. An Oregon guide had three lady clients and BF stepped out on the trail. The guide shot it with a deer rifle and the ladies told the authorities the animal ripped him apart. They told the ladies it was a bear over their insistence that it was another kind of animal. I suppose a head shot with a deer rifle is the only way to go with a full grown BF. Shooting the Mom with several kids or the Dad would not sit well with me. How do you know before pulling the trigger?

Crow, I don't believe in Bigfoot. I never did. I went from unknowing to knowing. Period.

Yowie as above stated several have been shot and a lot have been "drawn down" on and the people decided not to shoot. A hunter here in my state was in that position. He was a State trooper out hunting and never even pointed the gun at the Sasquatch and stated that it was to human looking. You have already figured out the gun ownership is a touchy subject. If you get your info from mainstream media in the US then there probably is nothing to talk about because you have fallen for the propaganda. They keep trying to ban what they call "assault" weapons. The semiautomatic "assault weapon" (fully auto is illegal without the right permit and very few are given) is classed as a rifle in the FBI tracking of shootings. Rifles are second up from the bottom (above shotguns) for number of people killed. On average there are almost 2 times the people killed with knives, 2 times the number of people killed with blunt objects (hammer, ballbat), almost 3 times the number of people killed each year using no weapon other than hands, feet, pushing. now the most people in at almost 30 times the number killed with rifles are killed with handguns! Why is the government trying to get rid of the "assault" weapon because if you had one of them it would not be near as easy to take you in a tactical assault type of situation. They should be going after what kills almost 16 times as many Americans every year than all murders combined and that is medical malpractice at 225,000 per year. I would feel less afraid of running into gun owner than I am going to the doctor.