Comments on: Bigfoot Bounty: A Year Later

By: grafikman

grafikman — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:39:03 +0000

This also touches on the popular myth of hunters as drunken oafs blasting away at anything in the woods that moves. I’ve never hunted, but know people that do, and it’s a highly regulated, licensed, orderly process. You don’t just grab a gun and go a-huntin. There are distinct seasons, licenses, caliber of weapons you’re allowed, as well as hefty fines for disobeying the rules.

Seeing as the DOW officially disavows the existence of sasquatch, you can’t get a license for one. And since you can’t go hunting into the woods without a license for SOMEthing, it would seem, in effect, legally impossible to shoot one. Would bigfoot hunters really pony up the dough for an elk or bear license just so they could legally carry a huge rifle into the back country to get a crack at a squatch?

By: joe levit

joe levit — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:14:23 +0000

Things-in-the-woods,

I’m betting that most serious researchers are in it largely because the subject fascinates them, but definitely most searchers are also in it for other motives. Professionals like Grover Krantz or Jeffrey Meldrum for the fame and notoriety that would come from being vindicated in such a venture, and many others for fame also, and then a number for money.

Also, I doubt there would suddenly be “loads of bounty hunters” roaming around the wilderness. Many of the same people who would be lured by such a reward are those who could not be convinced such creatures exist. Why would someone waste time searching for a creature they don’t believe in. This vocation features very few people who spend any real amount of time in the field.

By: things-in-the-woods

things-in-the-woods — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:36:27 +0000

I don’t want to be spoil-sport, but it seems to me that there is something a bit distasteful about commercial companies getting lots of cheap advertising of the back of attention grabbing prize offerings (which they probably are convinced they will never have to pay out on)- the fact is I don’t think we need a reward to stimulate the attempt to document sasquatch et al. For a start, anyone who did capture such a creature would get all the fame and fortune they could ever want. Secondly, surely most of the serious researchers are not in it for the money (or an i just being naive?). And lastly, surely it really isn’t in the best interest of the animals (and probably wildlife generally) to have loads of bounty hunters roaming around the wilderness.

By: airforce47

airforce47 — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:47:12 +0000

Thanks Loren. I wondered who would win the consolation prize and the winning photo does look like a possible hoax.

However, Loren is right about the fact that someone could offer a large reward for a legitimate photo or video of Bigfoot. It could be done in such a manner via the web that submissions were done in a safe manner with little risk to the photographers.

This should be done in concert with Outdoor Photographer, National Geographic or another well known and respected magazine. This will reduce the chance of hoax photos as anyone involved in such a thing faces a long stretch in jail for felony fraud.

I’ve made several attempts to get different parties involved without much success but we’ll keep trying and who knows, maybe it will happen. Later gang,

By: ponyboy

ponyboy — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:03:06 +0000

that’s alot of money to give to someone for a picture of a person and a dog in an abandoned building.

By: serf77

serf77 — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:53:52 +0000

Does anyone know where I could view the other winners online?

By: Bob Michaels

Bob Michaels — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:53:25 +0000

Where is yhe pumpkin in the photo.or the Witch on a broomstick?

By: MrInspector

MrInspector — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:16:57 +0000

That’s a great photo!

By: skunkape_hunter

skunkape_hunter — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:46:20 +0000

Thanx Loren, I had heard of the supposed million dollar reward, but never could find anything about it that was concrete.