Most places do n’t have police force against Bigfoot hunt ( Skamania County , Washington , is one exception ) , but Oklahoma may be the first state to actively encourage it . AsTravel + Leisurereports , an Oklahoma lawmaker has introduced a vizor that would establish an officialBigfoothunting time of year , with a immediate payment bountifulness for Hunter who successfully becharm the cryptid .
The new legislation , project by Representative Justin Humphrey , would allow hoi polloi to obtain prescribed Bigfoot hunting licence from the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission . Bigfoot hunting time of year would have delineate start and end dates — just like other wildlife hunt time of year in the United States Department of State — and anyone who uses their license to wrangle asasquatchcould receive up to $ 25,000 .
The goal of the bill is n’t to prove the beingness of the mythical animate being . Rather , Humphrey hopes the stunt will draw adventuresome tourists to Oklahoma . The Bigfoot trace licenses alone could be a possible revenue stream for the United States Department of State — Humphrey says masses have already asked about getting one to have it framed .
One potential consequence of the young law is that encouraging people to hunt humanoid beasts could put real mankind at peril . That ’s why Skamania County made killing the cryptid a felony in light of the Bigfoot tourism bunce of the late sixties . Perhaps to avoid giving hunter a pass to dash anything that walk on two legs , the Oklahoma posting would only permit the trapping of a Bigfoot . Bigfoot slaughter would n’t be cover by the license .
If the card passes , Oklahoma wo n’t be the only country to permit hunters to go after the fabled ape - man . In 2012 , a Texas wildlife functionary clarified that hunting — and kill — Bigfoot was technically legal as long as it was done on private property .
[ h / tTravel + Leisure ]
