I have hunted southern Michigan for 40 years. I have acquired a whole gun safe full. A couple 44 mag long guns just got legal though. I had them for fun to shoot along with my long time legal Ruger pistols. The 77/44 may get some use soon if I leave the ultra slug 20 home, which gives the 44's considerable competition in the longer range accuracy and knockdown departments. I load the 44 so that is the winner in the budget department and the 44's are a whole lot lighter to carry.
I have been thinking 450 bush master though. Not sure if I want to go AR our see what turns up in a bolt gun in a couple years to shoot something a bit hotter than the 44.