What kind of rifle & cal. would you want to use when hunting a Bigfoot/Sasquatch ;-)

OK, I know this is a little strange but someone I know is writing a book and ask me the questions. Being a nonbeliever in such nonsense I didn't even know what to say.

But looking into the supposed topic of the mythic beast we're talking about a creature that walks on two legs, can move very fast, is very strong and robust, an excellent swimmer, has excellent night vision, is extremely elusive and cunning.

Weighs in at between 800 and 1200 pounds and is between 7 to 12 feet tall. It would live in rugged mountainous terrain near a water source like a river or lake.

It would be omnivorous and moves around mostly at night, but has been known to do so in the daytime as well, is supposedly known for hunting deer and elk. Is thought to be an ambush predator.

Usually only seen as a lone individual or a pair, but are thought to sometimes move in groups.

So the question was "What kind of rifle & caliber would you want to use when hunting a Bigfoot."

I would want something semi-auto, I'd guess a .308 would be good enough, so maybe an Springfield M1A with a 20 round mag. (but than all I ever hunt are white tail deer) Probably would want a large cal. side arm for a close in backup too.


What do you all think?
Agree, disagree, or completely different choices.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this one

Has Bigfoot hurt anybody? Damaged and pillaged property? If not, leave him alone! Could be just a guy in a ape suit pulling a prank on everybody.

An opponent of that size and skill I would use a close quarter weapon. It would not be a rifle.. I would employ a TT33 pistol in .30 Mauser. In my hand it kills efficiently. big foot's armor is inadequate. and he has no gun.... Gary....

Hmm. Well if it had been proven that he was wandering into populated areas pulling arms off folks, I think a SMLE .303 would work just fine.
And a large Mickey Finn would be suitable for hooking Nessie, while we're at it..:)

In most places where Big Foot is seen or spoken about ,it is illegal to shot and kill the beast!

OK guys, my friend was looking for some hunting expertise on hunting an animal that fit the parameters of the supposed beast.
Because he's writing a book, has NO interest in actually going out into the woods looking to shoot what is likely some yahoo in a monkey-suit.:madsmile:

Again I DO NOT Believe in this nonsense, but I'm willing to ask a question to help a friend write his book.:bash::banghead:

So again if those with a hunting background could take it serious on the "what if" & "maybe" factor for a few seconds so that I can have something to tell my friend for his book it would be nice.

Ill play along. Binelli semi auto 12 gauge extended mag tube with a mix of slugs and 00 buckshot with a very large LED tactical flashlight out front.
"He heard a twig snap behind him swung the Binelli around his 250 lumen tactical light blinding the beast and giving him just enough time to discharge a warning shot"" Then he walked back to camp and changed his under pants."
I expect to see myself in the credits if this makes it into the book. No monetary compensation required.

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OK guys, my friend was looking for some hunting expertise on hunting an animal that fit the parameters of the supposed beast.
Because he's writing a book, has NO interest in actually going out into the woods looking to shoot what is likely some yahoo in a monkey-suit.:madsmile:

Again I DO NOT Believe in this nonsense, but I'm willing to ask a question to help a friend write his book.:bash::banghead:

So again if those with a hunting background could take it serious on the "what if" & "maybe" factor for a few seconds so that I can have something to tell my friend for his book it would be nice.

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Maybe you should try smoe hunting fotums, rather then a militry forum ..............................

My son had a Anthropology Prof. who had a friend (Anthropologist) in Washington State that was trying to get funding to hunt and kill one with a armed chopper. True story, proves you can't fix stupid.

I think personally I would hunt one with a BBQ, salmon would be my choice and bet he would surrrender willingly when he got the scent.

Think he would probably want to wash it down with a beer, probably a Kokanee....only a Canadian will probably get this one...LOL

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Originally Posted by enfield303t

I think personally I would hunt one with a BBQ, salmon would be my choice and bet he would surrrender willingly when he got the scent.

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I know I would surrender especially if the beers were cold.

50 cal bolt action sniper rifle with night vision scope. They are too smart to be caught off guard with any normal short to medium range setup. You need something good for 500 plus yards.

In the 200 plus years the United States has been in existence, not a single Bigfoot has ever been killed and brought in by any hunter. That alone should tell you something. Those that may have shot one, didn't live to return and tell about it so they have to be exceptionally difficult to kill.

You need something with reach, something with stopping power and something that is extremely accurate. You might not get a second shot. I'd probably want two or three guys with 12 gauge shotguns filled with 00 Buckshot as backups.

Based on the supposed eye witness accounts the critter normally prefers to hang out in dense wooded areas with most encounters reported as being less than 100yds so a hunter armed with a long range scope sighted rifle would be at a disadvantage. But for the ambush hunter looking to catch a squatch crossing a distant open valley it would be ideal. For the up close and personal type encounter I don't think a person could find a better weapon than the English made double rifles used for hunting dangerous game in Africa, in fact most African PH's prefer them to bolt actions. Second best large caliber choice, IMO, would be a Winchester Model 1886 in .50-110 Express, although it's capability of delivering a fast follow up shot is somewhat slower that the double.
However, in the hands of a calm cool collected hunter a large caliber isn't really a necessity. It is said that Walter Dalrymple Maitland ''Karamojo'' Bell killed 1011 elephants in his 16 year career as a professional hunter in Africa with nothing more powerful the a .303 Lee Enfield. He took around 800 of them with a .275 Rigby(7x57 Mauser) and the balance with a 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schoenauer and the .303. All kills were brain shots with military FMJ bullets.
Also not sure that I'd want my seconds armed with buckshot scattering shotguns, slugs would be much more reassuring.

I don't need no stinking firearm... I only need a KBAR and my war cry... And to really take it old school I'd wear only a loin cloth and to bait him in to me I'd rub my body down with peanut butter....yeah.!!!!! Get some.!!!!

We used to have them in the southeastern US. Now extinct. Ate every last one.

I've heard they are quite numerous in Pennsylvania although I have unfortunately never seen one. But then, I've only ever seen 5 bears in the wilds in 40 years of woods walking/hunting and they were all within the last 10 years, four at the same time, a mother and 3 cubs. Now Pennsylvania has a lot of woods but not what I'd call "dense" woods. While most deer encounters are less than 50 yards, you can get shots off out to 300 in many areas with careful shot placement. The woods are also pretty much devoid of ground cover due to the deer so a lot of feeding occurs in the farmers fields in the middle of the night. Thus the long range set-up. Best place to be would be an area where you can scan the 20 ft of open ground between the ripening corn fields and the woods. With rolling hills, you can be on a nice hilltop 500+ yards away and be able to scan several fields. If it's a big one, you should be able to see it walking through the corn itself.

Perhaps a FLIR equipped Cobra or Apache gunship?

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Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY

Perhaps a FLIR equipped Cobra or Apache gunship?

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On the hillarious side apparently that is what the Anthropologist in Washington State wanted to use.:lol:

He wanted DNA and thought a rocket would do the job and there would be enough left to test.

Let's make it a little more interesting. You have to use one of the un-altered (it can be restored but nothing which wasn't "issue" can be added to it) milsurps you personally own.

I select my Swiss K31 as it is incredibly accurate, fast to operate and has sights that seem to agree with my aging eyesight.

Since I don't have a B.A.R. and my M1A isn't technically a milsurp I'll go with my M1 Garand and hope I don't end up looking like Beetle Bailey after Sergeant Snorkel gives him an attitude adjustment.

Personally I would use my No5 to prevent you from harming this "human like" animal, tie you to a tree and let him or her have their way with you...Just my 2 cents.:slap:

If I must go that route ,Finn Mosin 1891 with bayo attached just in case I have to "Finnish" him off I could do so at two arms legnth.

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Originally Posted by warpig1976

i don't need no stinking firearm... I only need a kbar and my war cry... And to really take it old school i'd wear only a loin cloth and to bait him in to me i'd rub my body down with peanut butter....yeah.!!!!! Get some.!!!!

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ROFLMAO

Well credit for not being a bear defense thread.:madsmile: I'm guessing you're not on many hunting forums. Obviously .30 Cal has taken uncountable bipeds over the years, so take your choice. If one were wanting a little more reassurance, .338 is a popular big bear cal in Alaska. By that extent .35 and .375 would be good choices. and of course the 45-70 in a compact guide gun would likely be Ideal considering terrain.

movin on.

I'll have to agree with the Native Americans. They believe he is a Spirit who goes between 2 dimensions an inter-dimensional being . I would have to go with a Garand , HK 91 or a FAL.

OK, Looks like I may actually be going on a bigfoot hunt. Not to kill it but to investigate it. A very close individual to me had an encounter she could not explain. I encouraged her to report it and someone went to investigate her story. While in there, they had the crap scared out of them by something huge moving in the brush and later trees being pushed to the side. They did not see anything but between that and the signs they found on the ground, he wants to arrange for a team to do a nighttime investigation complete with night scope and thermal.

Now I'm not saying I'm a believer but I know this person well and they are quite familiar with the outdoors and what lives in it and this did not fit a large bear on it's hind legs. There are bears there, I've seen a few so it is still possible.

In any case, if I go, in the dark, I'm not planning to go unarmed, bear or bigfoot. 45 Auto my first choice, may take a Tokarov as a backup.

Use the Ruark principle of enough gun a nice Holland and Holland Dble rifle in 600NE with 900gn projectiles quick follow up shot once you come down from recoil and apparently the 600NE will sit an elephant on its date unconscious for 20 minutes or so even if you miss the brain due to the kinetic energy inflicted.

But to be safe and not get close as this beastie would rival Australia's Yowie call in close air support with a Warthog A- 10 and have it spray some 30mm from its GAU minigun that should liven things up :dancingbanana:

Anyway good luck with your friend's book it could rival pandoras box but for us in the real world we will be sticking to what we respect and know and that is real Milsurps.........:madsmile:

Transient dimensional being! Really that's not new, had that myself when I got really ****ed in a night club once thought I time travelled but ended up forgetting where I lived cause I thought time had shifted in the space continuum and I was not where I was supposed to be on the planet.
I did have a good talk to Ghandi though about transience and the altered state of mind...............

I'd try my High Def. video camera first, if that didn't scare the fur ofr it, and it kept advancing, my normal back up is a model 29 Smith in 44 mag.
Chuck in bigfoot land Fl.

I'm kind of getting a kick out of the whole thing. I encouraged her to report her sighting and they were very serious about investigating this. It's been less than a week since she saw it and they came out within a day of her reporting it to see if they could find any sign. They just got into the woods on an old road and were approaching where she saw it and that was when they heard the crashing through the trees. Whatever it was, it was big. The investigator said it sounded like a horse or a large man in heavy boots. They waited there a bit and then continued down the road once it quieted down. Shortly after that they hear a noise near the top of a ridge and looked up to see small trees being pushed to the side as something traveled through them. When they got to the area of the actual sighting, they found well worn trails through the grass, packed down and larger than what deer would typically make. They also found a bed in the grass that was 5 feet long. A deers bed isn't going to be larger than about 3 feet. They found frogs that were eaten with the exception of the legs. No tracks, no crap.

The guy documented everything. make extensive searches, etc and then determined he'd seen enough to seek permission for a night time observance of the area. It is right next to a restricted area (research) granted to a local college and the area they were in is public ground.

The plan is to just take some chairs out and sit quietly where they can observe the area and watch with night vision and thermal scopes.

The description was a very tall (7') brown animal walking upright and bobbing to the left and right as it walked. Quick on two legs and it took off fast when they saw each other. It going in the opposite direction and not dropping to all fours. She concedes it could be a man but a large man and in an area few go into and wearing heavy clothing on a very hot day.

She and I have both been invited on the expedition. Her because it was her sighting and me because I encouraged her to report it. Depends when it is but I could have fun sitting out some night.

Why in the hell would you want to shoot a Bigfoot ?..................

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Originally Posted by 303tom

Why in the hell would you want to shoot a Bigfoot ?..................

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The world needs proof.....

LAR Grizzly Big Boar .50 BMG tranquilizer gun.

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Originally Posted by Vincent

LAR Grizzly Big Boar .50 BMG tranquilizer gun.

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I do hope these have " High capacity, assault clip magazines" otherwise if you miss, Bigfoot may very well rip your arm off and beat you to death with it!!!....:madsmile:

Methinks my 45-70 Guide Gun with Buffalo Bore 405's would suffice. However, why shoot the poor dude... he's just hangin out...

STAR TREKS MOTTO: "We come in peace, but shoot to kill shoot to kill"

Due to the Indian beliefs about this creature , there can only be one logical choice . An Ishapore No.1 mk III with Indian mfg. ammo .
Indian critter , Indian gun , Indian ammo.
Chris

a slingshot

a phase plasma rifle with a 40 watt range

I think I saw a few in Edgefield running errands a little while ago!

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OK, Looks like I may actually be going on a bigfoot hunt. Not to kill it but to investigate it.

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Ever get around to going out??

I would strangle it with my own two hands :madsmile:, gut and skin it, run a steel rod thru. it and cook it over a open fire, my friend who act. did this says that if you cook them just right, they taste just like a well fed young pig.
I GOTTA GO,... I SEE ONE NOW IN MY BACK YARD :yikes:.

IBOOS---LOL, thats too funny.:rofl:
Chuck

To be serious for a minute :madsmile:.... I belong to a very secret club whose members only eat Big foot/Sasquatch meat cooked over an open fire, their are 120 members in our club, we go hunting for them every 3rd Thursday thru. Sunday at midnight [that's when we have had the best luck] and why you wont find many of them in the south east.
Our normal takedown is , I will approach it face to face and start up a conversation about vintage VW bugs while my friend will slip up behind it and put a wire noose over it's head and strangle it to death, our club thinks this method is more humane then to shoot it.

Our club knows where a tribe of them are not to far north of Marietta GA. in the foot hills,
I will not revile there exact location as our club has plans for them this fall :madsmile:,
plus, we do not want the Govt. to find them for fear they will be put on food stamps, given a cell phone, and other government entitlements :beerchug:.

:rofl:
Chuck