Posted By: Nathaniel Polley January 23, 2021 @ 12:34 pm Local News, News
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the target of a state lawmaker in Oklahoma. A Republican House member has introduced a bill that would create a Bigfoot hunting season.
Rep. Justin Humphrey’s district includes the heavily forested Ouachita Mountains, where a Bigfoot festival is held each year near the Arkansas border. He says issuing a state hunting license and tag could help boost tourism.
A spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, which oversees hunting in Oklahoma, says the agency uses science-driven research and doesn’t recognize Bigfoot.
Oklahoma lawmaker proposes Bigfoot hunting season
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 12:14 pm EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the target of a state lawmaker in Oklahoma.
A Republican House member has introduced a bill that would create a Bigfoot hunting season. Rep. Justin Humphrey’s district includes the heavily forested Ouachita Mountains in southeast Oklahoma, where a Bigfoot festival is held each year. He says issuing a state hunting license and tag could help boost tourism.
“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,” Humphrey said in a statement.
Lawmaker hopes Bigfoot hunting season draws tourists
Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey and his district. (Via okhouse.gov)
OUACHITA MOUNTAINS, Okla. - A state lawmaker in Oklahoma is targeting Bigfoot the mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades.
Rep. Justin Humphrey, a Republican member of the House, has introduced a bill that would create a Bigfoot hunting season. His district includes southeast Oklahoma s heavily forested Ouachita Mountains, which hosts a Bigfoot festival every year. A lot of people don’t believe in Bigfoot, but a lot of people do, Humphrey said. Just like some people like to go deer hunting, while some don t.