Big Game Hunter

Walkthough
Get some bait, place it outside the cave, then kill Skagzilla.

Objectives

 * Skagzilla Bait gotten
 * Bait placed
 * Skagzilla killed

Quest Information
See all the giant bones? Dug them up myself. I thought these creatures were extinct until, down at Wellspring Bluff, I came across a skag bigger than any I had ever seen! Its diet of cesium cactus, Runner fuel, and of course, human flesh, seems to have endowed it with incredible mutations. Truly, Skagzilla is a marvel of adaptation and survival. So, I want you to acquire some bait, lure it out, and kill it!

Strategy
Ernest gives you this quest along with Getting Lucky. It requires you to get bait, then kill a giant skag. The bait is located southwest of the giant mountain/hill and south of the Catch-a-ride that is west of the mountain. In the small outpost is a skag being roasted over the fire. Take it. Then, head to the area right below where you just got the bait. You have to take the giant bridge that spans over the gap. Plant the bait and be ready for a fight.

Skagzilla is no pushover. The first tip to remember is that you can critical them in their mouth and their backsides take full damage. He/she will come out roaring and start to pounce on you. He leaps into the air and causes a shockwave to form where he lands. He will also rush you and smack you away. He will occasionally shoot a lightning ball at you. He does a yawn thing and a light comes out of his mouth. Take that time to fire a full clip into his mouth for critical damage. If you have a good enough gun, then you should be able to take out roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of his health per yawn. In between, try to hit his backside when he leaps and charges for more damage. If you keep kiting him around and wait for the yawns, it is not too difficult to beat. The kill gives you 18000XP at level 20. After he is dead, return to Ernest for Whitting's Elephant Gun.

Completion
Magnificent show! I'm going to have him stuffed and mounted in my den!

Reference
The skag in this quest is a reference to Hogzilla, a giant hog killed some years ago (needs to be found). The hog was said to have adapted and mutated, like many wild pigs now roaming the states in the southern parts of America. And, obviously, Godzilla who, like Skagzilla, shoots a beam weapon out of its mouth and is a mutant (as a result of nuclear arms testing).