Sasquatch hunters' rifle

[TRanger]

This post is a bit tongue-in-cheek; but I was watching a show called "Finding Bigfoot" or something of that type, and got to thinking. It seems that if a dedicated Sasquatch hunter spent enough time traipsing the Washington wilderness, he could find one if they are actually out there. Accordingly, he would need an appropriate rifle for the job. What would a Sasquatch hunter's ideal rifle be? It should be compact, powerful, and lightweight; and sport a telescopic sight to assure proper target identification. I think the perfect candidate was introduced a few decades ago and is now largely forgotten. The Remington 660 in .350 Remington Magnum would seem made to order for the job. What are your candidates?

 

[JFB]

I would go with the great bigfoot hunter Jacques LaFleur's choice....a 458

 

[Jimbo357mag]

Sasquatch is so misunderstood, like space aliens. :roll: :roll: :wink:

...Jimbo

 

[mike-c]

Greertings All,

I prefer my 375 Ruger Alaskan version with the open sights. Anything good for big brown bears or elephant should be adequate. I also carry a Ruger single action in 44 magnum for backup. In my research of the subject, the 30-06 has been used with some success. However, I believe the 30-06 is a little on the light side for big furry critters.

For those that want a decent documentary on the subject of bigfoot You can go to you tube, and call up "Bigfootville." It is in five ten minute segments. The other documentary film was made in, 1972, or 73, and it is called "The Legend of Boggy Creek." Both are well worth watching for entertainment and valuable information.

Bigfoot is not just another dumb ape if it was the zoos of the world would have them on display for the public to look at!!!!!

Take care,

Mike 8)

 

[Floridaoutdoors]

Sorry but the long history "Sas" includes the not so recognized Florida Wildlands.To the tune of ( long ago ) $50,000 National Wildlife Federation Everglades 'study'.
(No ill will towards NWF-the FloridaAffiliate would go on to spearhead Everglades restoration and public recreation/hunt complex...)


For Florida Skunk Ape I carry Bearcat with one round of Aquilla Sans Powder.

 

[bennettfam]

Taser. He is worth more alive than dead.

 

[Corbi]

I would probably opt for a side arm. Either a 4" Redhawk or a 1911.

If I was going to carry a rifle I'm thinking a Ruger 44mag carbine. Maybe a Marlin 1894/44mag. Something handy.

Corbi

 

[308dave]

The 350 Rem Mag would be perfect - ammo is as easy to find as Sasquatch :shock:

 

[TRanger]

The 350 Rem Mag would be perfect - ammo is as easy to find as Sasquatch :shock:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Watergoat]

I would borrow my buddy's Merkel OU. 16 ga/9.3x74R. Then I would let Sas shoot it. 7 lb, checkered butt. Makes my #1 in the same caliber seem like a 22.

 

[Floridaoutdoors]

Pepper spray has proven effective according to the many official reports on Bigfoot encounter.

Marlin Guide 45/70 Buffalo Bore Heavy :roll: :roll:

 

[Rocdoc]

I just watched the old movie 'Legend of Boggy Creek' from '72, rented off Netflix. Bigfoot got shot a few times during the movie, never recovered.Was a fun remember of the little kid days when this movie was in the theaters. Anybody suggested one of them Apache helicopter electric gatling guns? Bigfoot was hell on hogs and dogs, but never killed any humans!

 

[four70nitro]

The big problem is that it is illegal to shoot Sasquatch in Washington and Oregon......

 

[clayflingythingy]

If you run across a bigfoot, I suggest you use your thumb and forefinger, point it at the woods ape, and say "bang". That should do for an imaginary animal.

Bigfoot does not exist. Bigfoot is folktale.

 

[Jimbo357mag]

If you run across a bigfoot, I suggest you use your thumb and forefinger, point it at the woods ape, and say "bang". That should do for an imaginary animal.

Bigfoot does not exist. Bigfoot is folktale.

Yeah right, ...and Santa Claus is a figment of the imagination of at least 10 million kids right here in the US.

...Jimbo

 

[Snake45]

I'd think a 12 gauge would work just fine.

Before shooting a suspected bigfoot, you'd better be SURE that's what it is, which means you prolly want to be close.

I believe the 12 gauge has killed everything that walks, crawls, slithers, swims, or flies on or around the North American continent. Should work just fine on Bigfoot. Boo-yah!

 

[Pal Val]

hy look any more? Ruger just put out the perfect Sasquatch gun. It's the 77/357. Light, low recoil, and will not make too big a hole in the hide for when you take it to the taxidermist. 8) 8) 8)

 

[Anonymous]

Myself, I'd want one of the .50 BMG sniper rifles. Maybe the full blown Ma Deuce. That wouldn't leave much for the taxidermist, though. Nobody knows how tough Sassycrotch hide is, or for sure how fast they run, and I ain't takin' no chances.......... :wink:

 

[TRanger]

hy look any more? Ruger just put out the perfect Sasquatch gun. It's the 77/357. Light, low recoil, and will not make too big a hole in the hide for when you take it to the taxidermist. 8) 8) 8)

Don't think I'd care to tackle a reportedly seven-foot tall six-hundred pound animal with any .357.

 

[southernfarmer1021]

Agreed with worth more live than dead....but have you ever seen the Messin' With Sasquatch commercials by Jack Link's Beef Jerky---he'd be mighty upset if you tazed him. I'd go for a tranq gun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5PYj60gZU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTd-zFw4Ziw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egL8P1xO_7Q&feature=related

 

[Ethang]

If you run across a bigfoot, I suggest you use your thumb and forefinger, point it at the woods ape, and say "bang". That should do for an imaginary animal.

Bigfoot does not exist. Bigfoot is folktale.

Yeah right, ...and Santa Claus is a figment of the imagination of at least 10 million kids right here in the US.

...Jimbo

Next your going to tell us we can tax our way into prosperity .... :wink:

 

[Greyfox]

358 with a 200 TSX over TAC all the way, you could run into an elk while you're out there. The cool part is elk are real :lol:

 

[toysoldier]

It doesn't make any difference what you're carrying. Numerous accounts of hunters encountering Bigfoot www.bfro.net and no one shoots. From a distance, they couldn't rule out it being a man. Up close, panic sets in, and they ran. There's interesting speculation that bigfoot emits a chemical that activates our "fight or flight" response.

There's too many recorded encounters to dismiss this as fantasy. Native American Legends, newspaper accounts from the days of early settlement, and first-person accounts by children, motorists, lifelong hunters, good ol' boys, and PhD's all tell stories that match up well, describing a varied population of adults and juveniles, males and females, in a variety of colors and hair length.

 

[BearStopper]

If you don't believe in the sasquatch, then maybe you haven't seen the women hanging round the sailors in Bremerton, Wa.....or at least that was the case back in my Navy days up there! :shock: On another note, maybe we should figure out which caliber would be best to loan to all the loony ufo and bigfoot believers so they can put themselves out of our misery! With all the trail camera's in use nowadays, it pretty much dismisses all the hype and drama. Some people just cannot live without a certain amount of fantasy to believe in.

 

[TRanger]

If you don't believe in the sasquatch, then maybe you haven't seen the women hanging round the sailors in Bremerton, Wa.....or at least that was the case back in my Navy days up there! :shock: On another note, maybe we should figure out which caliber would be best to loan to all the loony ufo and bigfoot believers so they can put themselves out of our misery! With all the trail camera's in use nowadays, it pretty much dismisses all the hype and drama. Some people just cannot live without a certain amount of fantasy to believe in.

Hmm. Well, I meant this exercise to be in fun. I don't know if the Sasaquatch exists or not, but there certainly is considerable smoke being generated by a non-existent fire. I do agree that it seems a trail camera ought to have picked one up or a hunter to have shot one. I am incredulous about the hunters who report having seen one but were unable to bring themselves to fire. The great majority of the hunters I know would recognize a Sasquatch as a million-dollar payday and would not hesitate to shoot it. On the other hand; having lived in the pacific northwest, it is incredible the amount of forested wilderness that exists there and it is not entirely unbelievable that such an animal could live there undetected. Many reports come from well off the beaten path where one would not expect a prankster to be found. For me, the most compelling piece of evidence is the Patterson film. For more than forty years, people have been trying to debunk this film without success. Close examination seems to support the conclusion that it is beyond the capabilities of a 1967 hoaxter to have fabricated; and technological enhancement appears only to strengthen its validity.
Is the critter real? I don't know; but I keep an open mind about it. And if I were hunting it, I'd look around for one of those little Remington .350s.

 

[tacotime]

Love the idea of the .350 Mag.
Or maybe the Ruger Frontier in .358 Win.
Non-believers need only carry a rolled-up newspaper, preferably the National Enquirer.

 

[Anonymous]

IIRC, there were decades of speculation about the existance of gorillas until one was finally sighted and captured. Many "authorities" thought it was just a fantasy in various African legends. So don't discount Bigfoot being real.

Once when I was in my twenties, a buddy and I were stopped on a mountain fire trail late night and spent nearly an hour watching a "flying light". (We were straight and sober). It wasn't more than a mile away. Long story short, it did things I know no aircraft has ever done, and I've been an A&P aircraft mechanic since then. I believe in UFOs because of that. I think when they believe we're past the point of shooting at them first thing, they'll land at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and say, "We need to meet with someone smarter than this!"

 

[Silent Sam]

Bearstopper - I was told only 10% of the women in the Navy were, let's say, not attractive. They just seemed to transfer to wherever I was stationed

 

[federali]

While there have been enough credible sightings to suggest that some as yet undiscovered primate may be out there, I fail to understand how this creature could inhabit prime big game hunting territory for centuries and never once get caught in a hunter's sights, be it a .30-06 or a .30-30. One would also think that native Americans would have managed to kill one with the pelt now in some museum or private collecton.

On one of those TV shows about big foot, it said that at least one state now protects them and they may not be shot.

 

[bennettfam]

For me, the most compelling piece of evidence is the Patterson film. For more than forty years, people have been trying to debunk this film without success.

Debunking testimonies...(at least if you can believe Wikipedia)

Philip Morris:

In 2002, Philip Morris of Morris Costumes (a North Carolina-based company offering costumes, props and stage products) claimed that he made a gorilla costume that was used in the Patterson film. Morris says he discussed his role in the hoax privately in the 1980s but first admitted it publicly on August 16, 2002, on Charlotte, North Carolina, radio station WBT-AM. Morris claims he was reluctant to expose the hoax earlier for fear of harming his business: giving away a performer's secrets, he said, would be widely regarded as disreputable.

Morris said that he sold an ape suit to Patterson via mail-order in 1967, thinking it was going to be used in what Patterson described as a "prank" (ordinarily the gorilla suits he sold were used for a popular side-show routine that depicted an attractive woman changing into a gorilla.) After the initial sale, Morris said that Patterson telephoned him asking how to make the "shoulders more massive" and the "arms longer." Morris says he suggested that whoever wore the suit should wear wide football-type shoulder pads and hold sticks in his hands within the suit. His assertion was also printed in the Charlotte Observer.

As for the creature's walk, Morris said:

The Bigfoot researchers say that no human can walk that way in the film. Oh, yes they can! When you're wearing long clown's feet, you can't place the ball of your foot down first. You have to put your foot down flat. Otherwise, you'll stumble. Another thing, when you put on the gorilla head, you can only turn your head maybe a quarter of the way. And to look behind you, you've got to turn your head and your shoulders and your hips. Plus, the shoulder pads in the suit are in the way of the jaw. That's why the Bigfoot turns and looks the way he does in the film. He has to twist his entire upper body.

Morris' wife and business partner Amy had vouched for her husband and claims to have helped frame the suit. Morris offered no evidence apart from testimony to support his account.

Bob Heironimus:

Bob Heironimus claims to have been the figure depicted in the Patterson film, and his allegations are detailed in Long's book. Heironimus was a tall (6' 2), muscular Yakima, Washington native, age 26, when he says Patterson offered him $1000 to wear an ape suit for a Bigfoot film. Bob Gimlin was on Bob Heironimus's horse, Chico, when the PGF was being filmed. Herionimus is one of numerous people who are claimed to be visible in an unreleased second reel of the film. It is unclear which if any of these claims is authentic.

Eventually Long uncovered testimony that corroborates Heironimus's claims: Russ Bohannon, a longtime friend, says that Heironimus revealed the hoax privately in 1968 or 1969. Heironimus says he did not publicly discuss his role in the hoax because he hoped to be repaid eventually and was afraid of being convicted of fraud had he confessed. After speaking with his lawyer he was told that since he had not been paid for his involvement in the hoax that he could not be held accountable. In separate incidents, Bernard Hammermeister and Heironimus's relatives (mother Opal and nephew John Miller) claim to have seen an ape suit in Heironimus' car. The relatives say they saw the suit two days after the film was shot. No date was given by Long for Hammermeister's observation, but it apparently came well after the relatives' observation, as implied by the word "still" in the justification Heironimus gave Hammermeister for requesting his silence: "There was still supposed to be a payola on this thing, and he didn't have it."

So, what's next? Loch Ness, Chupacabra, Presidential birth certificates? :roll: