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Would you shoot a Big Foot?

Personally ~ i don't think a Bigfoot should be shot, the poor things have it bad enough trying to raise a family these day's, with game camera's all over the place, and people always chasing them from one spot to another while blasting out gorilla calls, it is damaging to their ears and is bad for the animals health in the long run, it's no wonder sightings have become less frequent. TV shows have put too much pressure on this species and i fear before to long they will be completely lost forever.

Now! if you want to prove that the forest does still have a few "Magic tricks left" Then i think the new kid on the block ~ The Wood Ape ~ has a good appeal. This new off shoot of the Bigfoot seem to like hanging around humans, they don't run far when shot at, they can take a bullet with the best of animals, no permit, morals or gun restriction types at all, just load up and blast away.

Have fun out there ! And Remember. Gun Safety At All Times Kiddies. ~

Tim
 
According to M*A*S*H, a lot of people did just that to get out of Korea.
 
If you see a bigfoot, use your thumb and forefinger to make a gun and say "bang". That should work nicely on an imaginary animal.
 
I'd use f11 @ 1/250, ISO 200, myself.
And zoom in and out to get references to stationary objects for size comparisons.
 
I wouldn't because they might be an unknown race of humans but even if they weren't why kill such a rare, elusive upright walking primate? For that matter they could be humans with a combination of problems such as giantism and hypertricosis.
 
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Skeptical Greg said:
What if someone in a Bigfoot suit was endangering someone ?
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Likely then too. Would depend on variant factors so we'll narrow it a touch:
Assuming it was clearly a fake costume and I saw a motion picture crew working, no - though I would be evaluating the situation. Fake costume and potential victim is clearly frightened and I can't safely get close enough to semi brain it yes. You may calculate other paths as you wish..:)
 
Joecool said:
How about shooting it with a tranquilizer?
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Any vague idea of how many people (% is fine)are authorised to and have a reason to own a tranquilizer gun and loads for it (especially the latter)?Start at 1% and move lower, ......lower, ..... lower.....
 
No, a photo would serve my memories much better than a carcass.

Ranb
 
fuelair said:
Any vague idea of how many people (% is fine)are authorised to and have a reason to own a tranquilizer gun and loads for it (especially the latter)?Start at 1% and move lower, ......lower, ..... lower.....
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I am not aware of any federal laws that restrict air powered dart guns intended for use with tranquilizers. I imagine that a few of the stricter states like NY might control them, but I have never read any state laws controlling them either. I would say that a very large percentage of people are authorized to own them even if they have no reason to.

http://shop.pneudart.com/cartridge-fired/model-389-rifle/ This one claims to have a range of up to 100 yards. The cartridge powered models are only shipped to FFL's, but anyone who can own a rifle can buy one I guess.

Ranb
 
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Joecool said:
How about shooting it with a tranquilizer?
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Won't work! I checked around. No one has the correct Mythological Beast Formula that would bring it down without opening a rift in the space time continuum, bringing in a flood of Unicorns, Centaurs and Green Aliens to wreak havoc on us all.


Tim :)
 
Ranb said:
No, a photo would serve my memories much better than a carcass.

Ranb
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Yes!
I got several photos of this bobcat over a couple of days...
Wouldn't have any, had I killed it on sight!
Beautiful animal!
 

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Say I came across one who just ingested a whole bunch of bad oysters on a lonely beach on the Washington coast. I ask him "feeling okay buddy?" and he turns and responds with a loud roar (with vomiting) and I notice that he looks just like one of those hominids from aeons past I'd run to my offroader and give him the Grand Theft Auto trifecta:
Run him over,
shoot him repeatedly,
chainsaw him.
Then I'd deliver him up to the labcoats: "Dissect this!"
 
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