Sasquatch/Bigfoot

[Matt Wiser]

Considering that the beasts have been spotted in every state except Hawaii, and in most Canadian provinces, an encounter, though rare, might be fun.

Incidentally, the crew from Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot was in my neck of the woods last week.

[waiting4something]

Yes, I think it would be a entertaining idea to indroduce some mythical thing such as Sasquatch in a adventure even if it is just a sighting or rumor and nothing else. This would work great for Canucks or people working/fighting in the Canadian wilderness. I have to ask this question though. Is it illegal to kill something that isn't supposed to exist? Not that I would take a shot at the big guy myself, but it would be one way to confirm it's real. I heard in some state maybe like Idaho it was illegal to harass a Sasquatch. So what if you kill one?

[Targan]

Originally Posted by waiting4something

I heard in some state maybe like Idaho it was illegal to harass a Sasquatch. So what if you kill one?

I guess killing is equal to or greater than harassing. Have any of our members passed the Idaho bar exam?

[Fusilier]

We'd probably kill it anyways. Some how or another. Last year we discovered the oldest known animal, a clam, and instead of letting it live longer, we killed and ate the damn thing!

[Matt Wiser]

The only law on the books against killing a Bigfoot is in Skamania County, Washington. There was a rash of sightings there in '69, and the usual monster hunters showed up-from bowhunters to guys with BARs. The Sheriff was afraid with all the guys with guns around, someone would get shot, so he asked the County Board of Supervisors (or however they do it in Washington-County Commissioners, or whatever) to pass an ordnance making it illegal to kill a Bigfoot. Penalty is up to 5 years in the County Jail and a $10,000 fine. There were attempts in the '70s in Oregon, California, and Washington to pass state laws protecting the beast, but all failed.

[Fusilier]

Originally Posted by Matt Wiser

...he asked the County Board of Supervisors to pass an ordnance making it illegal to kill a Bigfoot. Penalty is up to 5 years in the County Jail and a $10,000 fine.

LOL... some would still consider that to be worth it. One could probably make a fortune selling the thing.

[Matt Wiser]

No doubt. And the shooter would probably keep quiet about where, exactly, he made the kill. That is, until he got paid by whatever scientific institution offers him the most money.

Incidentally, one of the most ardent proponents of shooting a Bigfoot, the late Dr. Grover Krantz (Univ. of Washington, and an anthropologist), traveled to this particular county several times, and he was always armed. His preference was for a 30.06, which might be the smallest caliber that would do the job, I believe. A .308 or higher, though, will do the job, in all likelihood. And two of Dr. Krantz's contemporaries from Canada, John Green and the late Rene Dahinden, when they went into the field, also packed rifles as well as cameras, and were perfectly willing to use both.