If he was from Queens, he was a city boy hunting in what we in the West would consider to be somewhat like a suburb. ...scary (treed and populated). He didn’t find out where the local homes were. He also used a western cartridge in an eastern area. .300 Win Mags are not needed in the east, even for defense against black bears. Bear diets and terrain are different there (much smaller bear except for the rare fatso). In much of the west, one can see for many miles without trees blocking views of homes, and winds are often high (reasons for .300 and .338 Win. Mags.).