Ethics of shooting a Bigfoot?

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I believe in bigfoot and...

If I ever encountered bigfoot one of two things would happen. One I would die of a heart attack right there or I would break the land speed record in the other direction.

If I had to take a shot at one I would want nothing less than a 300 mag.
 
If you don't have a tag don't shoot it! Also what if it is just some guy minding his business wandering through the woods in a gorilla suit? It could happen, I do it all the time lol!
 
If it's an animal, kill it only if it threatens you.

Hey, but if it's a human in a Yeti suit, in the woods, then the Law of Natural Selection requires that you kill the stupid SOB.
 
I'm not a hunter, but this thread sure sucked me in :)

If its not a varmint doing you harm, or you don't plan to eat it, IMHO you've no business killing it.

--wally.
 
Easy

If it was close enough to identify it as a Bigfoot then its close enough to do me harm. I figure I'd shoot first and ask questions later, without a second thought I might add. If only for the scientific value of the find.

Now, if it was 100yds or more away and could only be discerned through binoculars or a riflescope then no - I wouldn't shoot it. There would always be the nagging doubt that I misidentified it. As well, it would be similiar to a Texas court appearance regarding a self defense shooting at over 15 yds (ie judge might ask why you didn't run :p)

Calibre? In rifles minimum .270 but I'd like something at least in the .308/.30-06 class. In handguns (which I would be more likely carrying ), hope that I chose that day to carry my 686+ stuffed with some real nasty loads from Buffalo Bore (ie 180 gr. LFN-GC , 1400 fps ME 783 ft. lbs.).
 
If I was, or Had to shoot a Bigfoot, it would be for making jerky. I've heard they taste like moral mushrooms, blackberrys, and wild onions.
 
it would turn out to be a drunk Okie in a gorilla suit
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Hey, that ain't no gorilla suit, that's granny's natural fur. You be leavin' her alone, she ain't hurt nobodies.

Wouldn't it be cool if you could get a bigfoot tag?

And if you shoot at a zombie, would you be charged with attempted re-murder.

Great, now I'm gonna be up all night....
 
"...not tell anyone about it so it can live in Peace without the horde of gawkers (including so-called scientists)."

Roger that. And keeping quite will save the tax payers a bundle if we don't have to add another pile to what we already give so called "scientists" to do more "studies" about pointless things rather than requireing those parasites to work for a living.
 
Though this is obviously a silly thread and I probably should stay away, I can't resist.

If the question is serious:

In a vacuum, it would be unethical to shoot Bigfoot, for obvious reasons: If they're so extraordinarily rare as to not be documented, then they're an endangered species. We don't shoot endangered species. No-brainer of the century.
Now, since there is no bigfoot, the only true real ethical question that could possibly come up is, "Is it ethical to shoot the deranged guy in the gorilla suit?" (which is what is happening if you see "bigfoot"). Well, is it ethical or even legal to kill a human who is posing no threat to you? It's not complicated.

Now back to the silliness:
Hey, that ain't no gorilla suit, that's granny's natural fur. You be leavin' her alone, she ain't hurt nobodies.

Wouldn't it be cool if you could get a bigfoot tag?

And if you shoot at a zombie, would you be charged with attempted re-murder.

Great, now I'm gonna be up all night....
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"Sir, why did you shoot that zombie?"

"Well, whoever killed him the first time did a real crappy job."
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:kneeslapper: :D :D
 
QUOTE:In a vacuum, it would be unethical to shoot Bigfoot, for obvious reasons: If they're so extraordinarily rare as to not be documented, then they're an endangered species. We don't shoot endangered species. No-brainer of the century.
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yeah but what if the monster was in your toolshed stealing your best set of slip joint pliers?
what then?
hmmmm?
 
If bigfoot was more than 8 or nine feet tall I would shoot him in the head because a person in a suit wouldn't reach up that high. But if Bigfoot where shorter i would fear to much about shooting a person.
 
No murder charges if the beast was really a beast. Then again, I would never shoot at such a thing because in all likelihood it would wind up being a less than smart person running around in the woods in a costume that looks all too much like a bear. That would not likely be murder, but almost certainly would be manslaughter.

The only way I would shoot it would be if it posed a threat to life, or threat of serious bodily injury to me or someone else.

All the best,
GB
 
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