Mar 9, 2021
An Oklahoma lawmaker s audacious idea to create a Sasquatch hunting season in the state has transformed into a literal Bigfoot bounty that promises over $2 million to the first person to capture the legendary creature alive. State Representative Justin Humphrey sparked worldwide headlines back in January when he introduced the controversial legislation calling for the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Division to issue permits for people to hunt the famed cryptid. Despite all the publicity or perhaps because of it, the bill ultimately got bogged down in bureaucracy and never made it to the Oklahoma House floor for a vote. Be that as it may, Humphrey is undeterred and has come up with a clever way to both further the concept and raise the stakes considerably.
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Most places don t have laws against Bigfoot hunting (Skamania County, Washington, is one exception), but Oklahoma may be the first state to actively encourage it. As
Travel + Leisure reports, an Oklahoma lawmaker has introduced a bill that would establish an official Bigfoot hunting season, with a cash bounty for hunters who successfully capture the cryptid.
The new legislation, proposed by Representative Justin Humphrey, would allow people to obtain official Bigfoot hunting licenses from the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. Bigfoot hunting season would have defined start and end dates just like other wildlife hunting seasons in the state and anyone who uses their license to wrangle a sasquatch could receive up to $25,000.
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Jan 22, 2021
Representative Justin Humphrey (R) introduced House Bill 1648 to establish a big foot hunting season in Oklahoma.
The bill states: The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission shall promulgate rules establishing a big foot hunting season. The Commission shall set annual season dates and create any necessary specific hunting licenses and fees.
And, yes, it is a real bill. Micah Holmes, Assistant Chief of the Information and Education Division at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, confirmed as much, though he went on the record to say: Here at the department, we use science to make management decisions, and we do not recognize Bigfoot as a wildlife species in Oklahoma.