Posted on 05/05/2012 9:01:19 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
It’s officially legal to kill Bigfoot in Texas
Cryptid conservationists, be on the alert; it's officially open season on Sasquatch. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, if you can find Bigfoot in the state of Texas, you can kill it.
Cryptomundo reader John Lloyd Scharf sent a letter to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department about whether it would be legal to kill Bigfoot, and apparently department Chief of Staff L. David Sinclair replied that killing an indigenous cryptid would be legal since it isn't listed as a game animal:
The statute that you cite (Section 61.021) refers only to game birds, game animals, fish, marine animals or other aquatic life. Generally speaking, other nongame wildlife is listed in Chapter 67 (nongame and threatened species) and Chapter 68 (nongame endangered species). "Nongame" means those species of vertebrate and invertebrate wildlife indigenous to Texas that are not classified as game animals, game birds, game fish, fur-bearing animals, endangered species, alligators, marine penaeid shrimp, or oysters. The Parks and Wildlife Commission may adopt regulations to allow a person to take, possess, buy, sell, transport, import, export or propagate nongame wildlife. If the Commission does not specifically list an indigenous, nongame species, then the species is considered non-protected nongame wildlife, e.g., coyote, bobcat, mountain lion, cotton-tailed rabbit, etc. A non-protected nongame animal may be hunted on private property with landowner consent by any means, at any time and there is no bag limit or possession limit.
An exotic animal is an animal that is non-indigenous to Texas. Unless the exotic is an endangered species then exotics may be hunted on private property with landowner consent. A hunting license is required. This does not include the dangerous wild animals that have been held in captivity and released for the purpose of hunting, which is commonly referred to as a "canned hunt".
So apparently, as long as you hunt Bigfoot on private property with the permission of the property holder, you are allowed to kill it. I'm a bit surprised, however, that spotting a previously undocumented animal doesn't automatically transform it from a nonexistent animal into an endangered one. Then again, I suppose rare evidence isn't evidence of rarity.
Given that Bigfoot is generally considered a Pacific Northwestern cryptid, however, I'm much more interested to hear what Oregon or Washington have to say on the matter. Do their game and wildlife statutes similarly allow you to shoot non-game animals that aren't recognized as existent?
It’s probably legal to turn lead into gold too and a lot easier than shooting Big Foot.
In related news, Discovery channel is running back to back “Finding Bigfoot” episodes later today.
Evidently Discovery now is forced to fill the massive programming void they’re left with most weekends, from having fired Bear Grylls, now that Survivorman is also not in production.
(Bear Grylls: “Man vs Wild”)
May have been a blunder, on Discovery Channel’s part.
“It’s Officially Legal To Kill Bigfoot In Texas”
There’s a problem with this - he’s been dead over a hundred years.
http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPersonalities/BigFootWallace/BigFootWallace.htm
Shouldn’t it be that it’s legal to kill bigfeet?
Or are we only allowed to bag one of them?
Good point. My shoe size is a size 12.
I must be careful whenever visiting Texas ...
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Thanks DogByte6RER.Cryptomundo reader John Lloyd Scharf sent a letter to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department about whether it would be legal to kill Bigfoot, and apparently department Chief of Staff L. David Sinclair replied that killing an indigenous cryptid would be legal since it isn't listed as a game animalJust adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution. |
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Are they immigrating there?
If so, not a good idea. As long as they are in the great Northwest, at least they have activist defenders.
So do unicorns...;o)
They better stay out of Louisiana - the Cajuns probably have recipes.
We’ve had just about enough “Cowbell” from him and his Ayers tribe.
I also don’t think Bigfoot should be hunted. The bastard has been living in obscurity all my life and is nothing more than pure fun!
“Stay outa Texas, mmmmkay?”
I shoot back.
Heh...Cajuns have recipes for everything that walks, crawls and swims.
He’d be good huntin’, tho’.
Sasquatch etouffee, comin’ right up!
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