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Plains bison were imported back before statehood and three different herds established on federal lands. All three are huntable by drawing permit. Private landowners, most notably Alaska native corporations, also have herds on remote islands in the Aleutians. These are also huntable by buying permission from the corporation. Ranches on Kodiak Island in the 1930's-1970's experimented with bison as a way to reduce livestock loss to the bears. Many bison simply wandered away and became feral (ditto cattle and horses). Feral bison on the island are fair game to hunters with no permit needed, but they are never hunted intentionally due to cost and accessibility. ADFG has recently re-introduced wood bison to Alaska, which went extinct here sometime between 150-500 years ago. They have remained a native population in Yukon Territory, northern BC, and northern Alberta. At least two herds are being re-established. Wood bison are even bigger than plains bison, if you can believe that. I hunted moose, caribou, and bear with a 30-06 in Alaska for decades. After having trouble definitively dropping those gigantic moose in the Koyokuk region and losing a big black bear using the '06, I've been using the 338WinMag and 300 WinMag for the past 20 years or so. I brought my last '06 to the states and store it here for hopeful hunts. The 30-06 is simply the perfect all around rifle cartridge. Many different loads can be used with it for everything from varmint shooting to military uses (it shines as a sniper round) to medium and big game hunting using 130-220 grain bullets. Agreed. I have two lever action rifles, both are Marlins, and both feature ghost ring open sights. A 450 Marlin is in Alaska, and a 30-30 in the states. They are great carbines, are not legally maligned "assault rifles" (but serve so quite nicely), and are inexpensive.

Yes, on Prince of Wales Island. This was well before people accredited this to sasquatchery, and I didn’t pay it any mind whatsoever. I still don’t. Loggers and equipment operators are strange breeds, much stranger than sasquatches.

I don't care what anyone says about how tough the Sasquatches are, but a direct shot hitting the apes center mass would drop it

Wow! Just looked up Dr. Meldrum’s thoughts on the subject, and he definitely surprised me with his opioin on the matter & he could be right.. Here’s what he had to say...

It's because few if any ever place any pressure on science and their scientists in particular to dig in hard on the subject. I honestly hate saying this, I really do, but over the last two years I have emailed primatologists, scientists, anthropologists, DNR people, F&W people and others and let me tell you, Hunster, I quit. It's pointless to continue any more efforts along those lines. What pisses me off most, Hunster, is everyone here knew I was putting in those efforts and just sat back and simply watched me fail. THEY WATCHED ME FAIL! I think some even enjoyed watching me fail so they could say, "See, hiflier? Told you so. NYAH, NYAH!" Everyone happy now? Here's the thing, 50 people will go out of their way, pay money, and show up at an Olympic Project Sasquatch Expedition, not find a Sasquatch, but I can't get even just two people on this entire Forum to write a simple email to help put some pressure where it needs to be put. So...yeah.....I quit. I'll get to look at more pictures of your stick structures though so all is not lost, right? That should make me happy.