OK State Legislator Files Bigfoot Hunting Season Bill

[JMCx4]

From: The Oklahoma State House of Representatives > Media News

Rep. Humphrey Bill Would Open Bigfoot Hunting Season

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, this week filed legislation that would establish a Bigfoot hunting season.

House Bill 1648 would direct the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Division to promulgate rules establishing the annual dates of the season and creating any necessary specific hunting licenses and fees.

"Tourism is one of the biggest attractions we have in my House district," Humphrey said. "Establishing an actual hunting season and issuing licenses for people who want to hunt Bigfoot will just draw more people to our already beautiful part of the state. It will be a great way for people to enjoy our area and to have some fun."

Humphrey said he doesn’t want people to actually kill Bigfoot, so he will be working with the state wildlife and tourism departments to craft final language for his bill that specifies only the trapping of Bigfoot. He also hopes to secure at least $25,000 that can be used as a bounty for the first person to trap the creature. ...

"Having a license and a tag would give people a way to prove they participated in the hunt," Humphrey said. ...

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[hatterson]

Charging idiots so they can go try to find something that doesn't exist seems like a great way to raise a little money.

Although the idea of issuing hunting licenses and tags for something that is very humanoid in shape seems like it has a lot of potential to end poorly.

 

[Jumptheshark]

great way to make money

till someone shoots someone and claims "Thought he was bigfoot"!

the fact that the guys who created the big foot myth broke down how they did it ten years ago also tends to make the the guy look nuts