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AdvertisementBigfoot hunting season: Legislative stunt or tourism promotion?Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptOUT WHAT’S BEHIND THE PUSH. AND SHE TALKED TO A GROUP ALREADY SCOURING OKLAHOMA’S WOODS. ERIN: YEAH, I SPOKE TO A RESEARCHER WHOSE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO BIGFOOT. HE SAYS THIS IS A BAD IDEA AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. IT’S BIG. IT’S HAIRY. AND ONE LAWMAKER IS PLANNING O GIVING YOU A BOUNTY TO FIND IT. &gt;&gt; OH, THERE’S A BIGFOOT. ERIN: BIGFOOT, OR WHAT D.W. LEE CALLS "THE CREATURE," A MIX BETWEEN AN ORANGUTAN AND HUMAN. &gt;&gt; IT’S NOT HUMAN. ERIN: D.W. IS A BIGFOOT RESEARCHER AND OKLAHOMAN WHO HAS BEEN STUDYING AND HUNTING THE SPECIES FOR DECADES. &gt;&gt; I’VE HAD 26 ENCOUNTERS, THAT I CAN SAY WAS ACTUALLY A BIGFOOT. ERIN: BUT WHEN HE HEARD OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE’S JUSTIN HUMPHREY’S BILL ABOUT CREATING AN OFFICIAL BIGFOOT HUNTING SEASON, D.W. WAS ANYTHING BUT THRILLED. &gt;&gt; THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE OUT THERE ACTUALLY BEING SERIOUS ABOUT THIS THAT ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THE EFFORT TO PROVE THAT THESE EXIST, IT REALLY HAMPERS US. ERIN: STATE REP. HUMPHREY SAID IN A PRESS RELEASE, IT’S ALL TO BRING MORE TOURISM TO OKLAHOMA. &gt;&gt; NOW WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT THEY CAN SHOOT A BIGFOOT, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING WITH TWO LEGS. ERIN: HE SAYS THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. THE OKLAHOMA WILDLIFE CONSERVATIVE SAYS THEY WOULD BE CREATING A WHOLE SEASON, POSSIBLE LICENSE ALL FOR SOMETHING THEY DON’T BELIEVE IN. WE USE SCIENCE DRIVEN RESEARCH, AND WE DON’T RECOGNIZE BIGFOOT IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. ERIN: REP. HUMPHREY SAYS IF THISAdvertisementBigfoot hunting season: Legislative stunt or tourism promotion?An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed a bill to create a hunting season for Bigfoot.But plenty of Oklahomans are already out scouring the woods for the creature, hunting season or not. D.W. Lee of the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center doesn’t use the name Bigfoot. He prefers “the creature.” Lee has been studying and hunting the creature for decades. "A mix between an orangutan and a human,” he said. “I’ve had 26 encounters that I can say was actually a Bigfoot.”But when Lee heard about state Rep. Justin Humphrey’s bill to create an official Bigfoot hunting season, he was anything but thrilled."The efforts of the people out there actually being serious about this – it really hampers us,” Lee said.In a press release announcing the bill filing, Humphrey said his intent is to bring more tourism to the state. "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,” according to the release."We use science-driven research, and we don't recognize Bigfoot in the state of Oklahoma,” Micah Holmes of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said. The wildlife department noted that the bill would create a whole new season and license – all for something they don’t believe in.“Uh, surprised we haven’t heard that proposal before,” Holmes said. Humprey doesn’t intend for people to kill Bigfoot. Instead, his bill proposes to offer a bounty of $25,000 to anyone who captures the creature. KOCO 5’s social media pages lit up with viewers’ reactions to the proposal.“That’s a good thing. Now I won’t have to illegally hunt Bigfoot anymore,” Jimmy Cook said. “What’s the bag limit and size requirements?” Rowdy Farrington asked.“We need one for Chupacabra and snipe hunting also,” Brent Moore wrote.The 2021 legislative session starts Feb. 1.An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed a bill to create a hunting season for Bigfoot.But plenty of Oklahomans are already out scouring the woods for the creature, hunting season or not.AdvertisementD.W. Lee of the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center doesn’t use the name Bigfoot. He prefers “the creature.” Lee has been studying and hunting the creature for decades. "A mix between an orangutan and a human,” he said. “I’ve had 26 encounters that I can say was actually a Bigfoot.”But when Lee heard about state Rep. Justin Humphrey’s bill to create an official Bigfoot hunting season, he was anything but thrilled."The efforts of the people out there actually being serious about this – it really hampers us,” Lee said.In a press release announcing the bill filing, Humphrey said his intent is to bring more tourism to the state."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,” according to the release."We use science-driven research, and we don't recognize Bigfoot in the state of Oklahoma,” Micah Holmes of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation said. The wildlife department noted that the bill would create a whole new season and license – all for something they don’t believe in.“Uh, surprised we haven’t heard that proposal before,” Holmes said. Humprey doesn’t intend for people to kill Bigfoot. Instead, his bill proposes to offer a bounty of $25,000 to anyone who captures the creature. KOCO 5’s social media pages lit up with viewers’ reactions to the proposal.“That’s a good thing. Now I won’t have to illegally hunt Bigfoot anymore,” Jimmy Cook said. “What’s the bag limit and size requirements?” Rowdy Farrington asked.“We need one for Chupacabra and snipe hunting also,” Brent Moore wrote.The 2021 legislative session starts Feb. 1.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementBigfoot hunting season: Legislative stunt or tourism promotion?Hide TranscriptShow TranscriptOUT WHAT’S BEHIND THE PUSH. AND SHE TALKED TO A GROUP ALREADY SCOURING OKLAHOMA’S WOODS. ERIN: YEAH, I SPOKE TO A RESEARCHER WHOSE DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO BIGFOOT. HE SAYS THIS IS A BAD IDEA AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. IT’S BIG. IT’S HAIRY. AND ONE LAWMAKER IS PLANNING O GIVING YOU A BOUNTY TO FIND IT. &gt;&gt; OH, THERE’S A BIGFOOT. ERIN: BIGFOOT, OR WHAT D.W. LEE CALLS "THE CREATURE," A MIX BETWEEN AN ORANGUTAN AND HUMAN. &gt;&gt; IT’S NOT HUMAN. ERIN: D.W. IS A BIGFOOT RESEARCHER AND...

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