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^ no doubt! I’ve never fired or even seen an 8 gauge shotgun, but we had a 8 gauge shell we used to pass around. It was mind-boggling!

That one has always gotten my attention.

Yup. Alaska State Troopers and other law enforcement used shotguns with slugs exclusively for decades on big bears. Their favorite rounds are Brenneke Black Magic slugs.

I remember Roger Knights participation with Bigfoot Forums 1.0 and his estimate of sasquatch population densities as a ratio to black bear population numbers (1 sasquatch to 200 black bears), but I don't know if he documented that estimation elsewhere. I'm also unfamiliar with any discussion of his on sasquatch population estimates related to brown bear population estimations in Alaska. Bear populations in Alaska are estimated differently depending on the geography of the particular unit they inhabit. If they habitat wide open areas with limited vegetation cover, they might be counted by air (line transect survey). If in thick forest, they might be counted by capture-mark-recapture. https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=814#:~:text=Another efficient method researchers have,them to estimate the entire https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=273 None of these methods would work for sasquatch population estimates. What Knights used to correlate an estimate of sasquatch population numbers based upon the black bear population was a mathematical ratio based on the number of sasquatch reports in a given area against the population estimated black bear population of that same area.

Two schools of thought. The Hunter: The scenario is your watching your prey from across the canyon. You need a good scope and a long range big game caliber. I.e. Winchester model 70 .338 win mag. Leopold 3x9 scope The Guide: The scenario is your client made a really bad hit on a dangerous animal and it’s your task to go dispatch it. You need a quick sight, and a caliber that will stop a charge and a weapon light would be nice. I.e. Marlin Guide Gun .45-70. EO Tech sight, Sure fire weapon light The Tactical Guy: The same scenario, but you don’t trust ancient Cowboy technology. If it doesn’t have AR in front of it you don’t own it. I.e. AR 15 with a .458 SOCOM upper. EO Tech sight, Sure Fire weapons light Semi Auto’s are nice, but they jam more than a lever, bolt or revolver. Gotta keep em clean. The older platforms are slowly but surely being dragged kicking and screaming into 2024. Picatinny rail options, lighter weight materials, better selection of calibers, as well as better ammo for older calibers, etc.

I'd speculate that you'd be dealing with the equivalent of a big brown bear, so a .308 or 30-06 as minimum rifle caliber up to 300 magnum, 338 magnum, or 375 magnum maximum, or a 12 slug gun at ranges up to 100 yards. Handguns should be 357 magnum minimum, and any handgun bullet should be solid for maximum penetration. I like large capacity magazines, even on my hunting rifle. The larger the magazine is the greater opportunity to put lead in the subject before it gets into cover.

I live around a bunch of feral people. Its called city life in commiefornia.