Would You Shoot Bigfoot?

I'd shoot him/her...

I'd love to have my face on Discovery channel as the guy who has proven his existence. In South Africa, there is a similar creature called "WATERBOBEJAAN" in english water baboon, and red in colour, nobody has managed to either take a pic, or shoot one.

We know that we have baboon, much smaller than a bigfoot, but very dangerous at short range. I shoot them as a rule.
 
Yes, so I could end the debate on wether its real or not.
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That is one thing I would never want to do. I am a person that does not believe in alot of things. I do not believe in the Loch Ness monster, I do not believe aliens visit earth, I do not believe in mythical higher powers or gods, and I do not put much faith in my fellow man. I would feel that proving the existence of such a creature would be the first step in ending it. Too many guys with small IQ's, big inferiority complexes and big guns would set out to prove something if they knew for sure they were there. The same kind of guys that want to kill polar bears or elephants.
 
HOMOcide. If it would be found out that he was a member of the same genus as us, I imagine whoever shot him would be in for a pretty long stint behind bars. My guess, though, is that we as a species are too elitist to consider such a primitive "creature" as our cousin so you'd probably get away with it.

Now to answer the question asked, No. I would not shoot bigfoot. Why? See PBP's response above. I would have to treasure the moment and pray that I never forget it.
 
The notion of killing an obviously low population animal is what was so offensive as many of the taxa studied by cryptozoologists are on the verge of going extinct.
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You're making a funny, no?

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Bigfoot story

Tell the gun-related bigfoot story!
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This story took place about 15 years ago. At that time I was stationed in Arizona but would often take long weekend trips to Oregon and Washington to go one bigfoot hunting expeditions with some local groups from the area colleges (UC Davis and others). These groups were a mix of ex-big game hunters, zoologists, cryptozologists, palentologists, and people just interested in the folklore surrounding bigfoot.

This particular trip was one of the last ones I ever went on since I was leaving the area and heading back down south. This time I was not part of a core group but part of a tag along group that went and assisted with trip sets, riggings, etc. Since we were pretty much unsupervised and not affiliated with the school groups I decided to take my new (at the time) Taurus .357mag with me.

I was in a camp sight with abou six other guys. We were out late the first night doing night watch. When we returned our camp had been ramsacked. After a quick check all the gear (axes, laterns, compass, bags, etc.) was accounted for and the only things missing were two bags of apples one of the guys brought. All the other food was stored in the truck down at the fireroad but he had brought the apples up to use as bait in trip areas we were going to set the next morning.

We figured (or should I say "figger'd") that it was a bear and we were just glad he came and went when we were not there. The next night we had spent the whole day helping the school folk set camp, setting riggings for cameras, and laying lines so we turned in not long after dark.

Not long after we had turned in we heard weird noises. It was a distant highpitched howling noise. we had heard these noises in upper WA before on other trips. We decided to get out of our tents and listen. After awhile the sounds got closer and then stopped. For about 20 minutes we heard nothing. Then we started hearing what sounded like someone repeatedly hitting the trees with a log or club. it seemed to be coming from a few different directions and seemed to be getting closer.

At this point we decided to start yelling out to whatever was making the noise. We were well aware that local loggers and other people sometimes enjoyed messing with the college groups. We yelled out to them but we never got answers. Then the thumping started again aong with an occasion howl. This time very close. At this point I decided to tell them that we were armed. That did not seem to stop them either. Then, with the another campers approval, I fired a shot into the air (since it was dark and I could not find a safer target). The area immediately went silent and we never heard another peep from the woods all weekend.

What does this story show? Does it mean I believe in bigfoot? No, it does not. I have seen enough to believe there could be something out there...maybe even think there is probably something to all the stories...but what it really showed me is that whether it was man or monster moving in on us, both were smart enough to know that a loud .357 report in the night air is a good indicator that the time for games has passed and it is better to just move on. :)
 
Well, that depends, I guess. For me, the determining factor would be whether or not I thought it was a sentient creature, dumb creature, or supernatural creature.

The argument for them being sentient is a bit stronger than them being dumb creatures. As far as I know, no other creature has had such a large interest or effort in its discovery, and bigfoot (some variant at least) has been reported throughout the world. If he's real and has alluded becoming someone's wall mount this long, then he's likely a very intelligent species, probably with a 6th sense or some other extra ability we do not have. (In this case I would not shoot, provided there was no agressive hostility on its part.) Everything I've heard about bigfoot seems to suggest that this is the case, or that....

... possibility #2 is that bigfoot is not a creature entirely of this dimension, i.e. bigfoot is a spirit, an apparition, or similar. According to most native American legends I've heard, bigfoot is also an evil/dark spirit, or possibly a shaman or something like that. Recently (this past fall, IIRC) there was quite a bit of noise about bigfoot out on the native reservations in SD's Badlands and surrounding areas (Pine Ridge was the main one, I think). Lots of people - including multiple credible sources like LEOs on duty - have reported increased bigfoot sightings. Again, native tradition says they're evil spirits manifest, so it's pretty surprising that this information even made the popular press, let alone made it off the reservation. It's considered a bad omen to speak of them.

And, if he appears to be a dumb animal, I'd shoot. No telling if he'd drop, though, even with something >7mm. They're apparently freakin' huge (8ft+, 400lb+).
 
Again, native tradition says they're evil spirits manifest,
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You might want to re-check alot of your native lore. Most natives do not attribute anything evil to bigfoot. They relate hom more to a natural spirit (or avatar) of nature or the restless spirits old tribe elders given flesh. They do not usually make value judgements such as good or evil about the creature.
 
For the record, I don't think I would shoot it either, but...

if bigfoot is real, it may have lived this long by killing all that may have ran into it
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This thought also occurred to me, boltgun.

Playboy, if one specimen were to be taken to prove the existance of the species, I seriously doubt that hunting them would become a sport for trophy hunters. They would probably be given intense protection under game laws of many colors to preserve the rarest of critters. You would kind of be doing them a favor.:)

Besides, a sasquach rug would be butt-ugly and no fun at all to lay upon by the fireplace so the comparison to polar bear is not really valid. They don't have tusks either as far as I know so it would not be a source of fine pistol grips. I think bigfoot would not be of much interest to harvesters of nature's treasures.
 
Playboy, if one specimen were to be taken to prove the existance of the species, I seriously doubt that hunting them would become a sport for trophy hunters. They would probably be given intense protection under game laws of many colors to preserve the rarest of critters. You would kind of be doing them a favor.
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Just like how gorillas and elephants are given strict protection? We have seen how much good that has done. And that is when they are in tight, easily patrolled areas. Imagine trying to protect a widespread population in areas as remote as the northwest.
 
If Bigfoot leaves me alone I am going to leave him alone.... Besides shooting one for a trophy and having it on the wall would remind me of my mother in law :eek:
 
A good question; even though I DOUBT such a creature exists (I'm thinking at least ONE would've become roadkill by now, if they were out there), I might tend towards shooting one to prove that it exists unequivocally. For something like the thylacene/Tasmanian tiger (see below), I wouldn't see a reason to (no-one knows if they're extinct as a species today, but at least we know that they are/were REAL).

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If they really exists their would have to be a bunch of them , dont ya think over the years someone would of found a body or a skull or somthin.
Like I said befor if I was 1000% positive it wasent a guy in a costume I would shoot it.
But if all I had was a .22 I wouldnt shoot because I dont wanna piss it off.
If you saw an alien in your yard would you shoot it?
 
Yeah those messin with sasquatch comercials are funny. :)
An alien in my yard you say? Oh yeah I would shoot it in a second. But first I would attempt to kick its ass just to see if I could. :D
 
"Just like how gorillas and elephants are given strict protection?"

No. Just like how bald eagles, grizzly bears and wolves have been given strict protection. This is the U.S., not Africa. :)

Odds are, were Bigfoot real and somebody shot one, any discovery would lead to a ban on all hunting in any habitat area in which BF could live.

Art
 
OMG, I had to see if this thread was real, LMAO :D!
I guess if I ran into him I'd take him home like Harry and the Hendersons.
Nah, seriously though, I wouldn't shoot it.
I live in Louisiana and people including just about every game warden I've met swear up and down that we don't have cougars/mountain lions here. Well, one day I was sitting in my box stand and saw one. About ten yards away, no mistaking it. Thing is, I didn't want to shoot it, and now no one believes me. Still, I had no intention of eating a big house cat, so there was no sense in killing it IMO. I think I made the right call to let it go. I know what I saw, but I do carry a disposable camera with me now ;).

Jason
 
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