If You Spot Bigfoot, Should You Shoot Him?

Life's Little Mysteries ^ | 20 January 2012 | Benjamin Radford

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If You Spot Bigfoot, Should You Shoot Him?

Nah, WildBoy would probably get very annoyed with you.

(obscure 70's reference)

[Thorliveshere]

The story of bigfoot precedes any modern documentation. Many old cultures have stories of these hairy men. There must be something to it. I’m more inclined to say they’re more of a demonic embodiment since no concrete evidence ever seems to come up. I don’t know. I’m fascinated by this. The most compelling thing has been the Patterson/Gimlin film; and people are 50/50 on that one.

[TigersEye]

– or, even worse, just a person in a gorilla suit.

Or just someone in a dark down jacket. The figure in Standing's video could be just that. You're more likely to run across a hunter in the woods than a guy in a gorilla suit so the Big Foot you shoot at might shoot back too.

[righttackle44]

You skeptics make me laugh. I don’t whether or not bigfoot exists, but if the species is shown to exist, you guys are going to be the new flat earth society. Then you all will be trying to prove that something that exists, doesn’t. LOL.

[KarlInOhio]

No. Do not bring back any proof of bigfoot's existence. If you do accidentally shoot one, shovel and then shut up. Just one captured or killed bigfoot and suddenly the EPA will turn the western half of the US into a bigfoot preserve and the Dems will register all 37 million of them to vote.... and they will get 110% bigfoot voter turn out to turn a lot of red states blue.

[Jack Hydrazine]

A face only a hunter could shoot?

[NCDave]

Good answer. He’s been messed with enough...lol

[TigersEye]

Tranquilizers have to be carefully measured to the weight of the animal. If you load one up for a big 12 ft. creature that Big Foot is supposed to be and shoot a human with it instead you’ll still have a dead human on your hands.

[Bobalu]

Would Laz hit it??

[vetvetdoug]

You would have to ruin the thread by posting a picture of MooChelle.

[Vendome]

I’d hit him in the head with a rock and see what happens.

Unless he can belt out a smoking rendition of “Suspicious Minds” and has the moves and mojo to sell it....

[Vendome]

Hell yeah....

[faucetman]

I love Bobo! I enjoy the show. I think it is a possibility that they exist. Too many people have seen them. A dead one would be good proof, but how many guys in a gorilla suit would you get first?

[dixiechick2000]

When I see anything Bigfoot, I think of Harry and the Hendersons.

Shoot him? No way...I want to liberate him, and make him a productive member of society.

;o)

[CALawyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjO63r0HhjI

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I have watched the show. A claim that “Bigfoot” exists is extraordinary. An extraordinary claim requires extraordinary evidence such as a dissected body studied by competent scientists. Witnesses are deceived, make mistakes or are outright frauds.

[ApplegateRanch]

If you shoot one, it will just tick off the Greys who use them for their heavy lifting. You will not enjoy the result.

[Semper Mark]

“I’d hit him in the head with a rock and see what happens.”

Probably something like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhxDmVc3VAw&feature=related

[fso301]

If You Spot Bigfoot, Should You Shoot Him?

No, it's just some dude running around the woods in a ghillie suit

[fso301]

Many old cultures have stories of these hairy men. There must be something to it.

It's called hypertrichosis:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrichosis