Bigfoot Shootings
It is often asked of me, "If bigfoots are real, then why doesn't anybody shoot one?" Many reports of bigfoot shootings are made, to law enforcement officials, and to bigfoot research organizations. I am certain there are thousands of bigfoot shootings that have never been reported to for fear of legal prosecution and social ridicule.
If the many reported bigfoot shootings are indeed true, there are a lot of wounded, crippled bigfoots out there unnecessarily "packing lead", unnecessarily suffering slow painful deaths.
Most bigfoot shootings are the result of an uneducated fear of the unknown. I believe the majority of these bigfoot shootings would have been avoided if the startled shooters had known that bigfoots are indeed real animals, could be expected to show up occasionally, and that the law prohibited harming them.
If you witness, commit, or learn about a bigfoot shooting, please report the incident to your state Wildlife or Game Department. A list of these agencies can be found on the Bigfoots and Government page of this website.
Federal and State governments should openly admit to the public that they know bigfoots exist, that they have actually collected type specimens, and declare it illegal to harm or harass them.
Primatologists, anthropologists, and biologists need to make a thorough study of the anecdotal and physical evidence collected about bigfoots. Currently, bigfoot sighting reports are officially discarded as mistaken identity events or hoax events because they are submitted by commoners instead of by paper holders. University credentialed scientists need to declare bigfoots a legitimate object of official scientific inquiry. Doing so will enhance scientists' reputations as seekers of “new” knowledge. The ultimate goal of these studies would be to protect the species through public awareness and acceptance.
Bonobo, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, gibbon, and ape protection, rescue, and conservation organizations need to look into the problem of humans shooting bigfoots. North American members of these organizations need to divert a little of their attention away from their foreign primate studies and contribute some effort to protecting the endangered hominoids that hunt and forage through their very own backyards at night after the lights go out.
Below is a chronological list of reports of humans shooting bigfoots. Following along below this first list there is a second list which names organizations that might significantly encourage the protection, rescue, and conservation of bigfoots, our homegrown endangered primates.
1700's; KY, unknown; human kills a bigfoot
1800's late; AL, Winston; moonshiner shoots a bf following his mule wagon 1950 early; GA, unknown; human shoots at a bigfoot BOTEC
1950; PA, Indiana; humans shoot a bigfoot BOTEC
1951; GA, Thomas; human shoots at a bigfoot next to porch BOTEC 1966 fall; MD, Frederick; human fights a bigfoot, reports to police BOTEC
1966; PA, Erie; humans shoot at a bigfoot BOTEC 1972; FL, Citrus; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC
1972; TN, Morgan; human hits a bigfoot with brick, bigfoot chases human BOTEC 1973; PA, Fayette; human shoots at a bigfoot twice BOTEC 1973-06; MD, unknown; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC
1973-08; PA, Westmoreland; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC 1974; PA, unknown; humans chase a bigfoot with their car BOTEC 1974-01; FL, Lee; bigfoot kills pony, human shoots at a bigfoot BOTEC
1974-01; FL, Palm Beach; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC
1974-02; PA, Fayette; humans shoot multiple bigfoots BOTEC
1974-05; NC, unknown; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC 1975-02; FL, Alachua; car knocks down a bigfoot, human shoots bigfoot BOTEC
1975-02; FL, Lee; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC
1975-02; FL, Lee; human shoots a bigfoot, then repents BOTEC 1975-09; KS, Nowata; humans shoot at a bigfoot 1975-12; MT, Cascade; Sheriff reports woman fired rifle "over bigfoots' heads" 1976-02; MT, Cascade; man with .357 chases a bigfoot, reports to Sheriff 1976 or 1977; OR, Linn; man shoots bf, bf tears apart man, heavily armed USFS helicopter evac 1976; FL, Marion; humans shoot bigfoot with .22 caliber rifle
1976; PA, Indiana; human shoots at a bigfoot on porch eating apples
1976-06; MD, Baltimore; humans capture or kill possible bigfoot BOTEC
1976-07; FL, Citrus; idiot shoots a bigfoot BOTEC
1976-07; NC, Gaston; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC 1976-07; TX, Lamar; submerged bigfoot sits up in creek, hunter intends to shoot it 1976-12; TX, unknown: Radio Interview: human who shot, buried 2 bigfoots Part 1 1978-04; PA, unknown; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC 1981-11; FL, Taylor; bf walks thru camp, flees from gunfire
1981-11; PA, unknown; humans throw rocks at a bigfoot BOTEC 1982 fall; TX, Cherokee; human shoots a bigfoot with shotgun, 3x, and .357 5x
1982 spring; MD, Carroll; human shoots a bigfoot BOTEC 1982; GA, Macon; human shoots a bigfoot thru bathroom wall 1982; OR, Columbia; fisherman shoots bf, follows blood trail until losing trail 1983 fall; IN, Morgan; man fires machine gun at probable bigfoot 1983-10;OK, Carter; human shoots a bigfoot, bigfoot wrecks house interior 1983-11; OR, Tillamock; hunter almost shoots a bf, but gun was empty, bf growls irrate 1984 fall; PA, Columbia; human intends to shoot a bigfoot 1984; FL, Pinellas; human wants to shoot a bf, friend says no 1984-10; TX, Jefferson; squirrel hunter shoots at a bf with .410 buckshot 1985; OK, Payne; humans shoot a bigfoot 1985; WA, Pierce; bf charges humans, human shoots at bf, bf chases pickup truck down road
1985-09; VT, Rutland; human throw rocks at a bigfoot, bigfoot runs away BOTEC 1986; OR, Morrow; wife stops husband from shooting bf that was watching camp site 1986; MT, Ravalli; bf picks up salt lick an throws it, human shoots at bf with .22 rifle 1987; WA, Pacific; bf throws rocks at river rafters for 7 miles, rafter shoots into brush
1987-05; AZ, Maricopa; human shotguns a bigfoot 1987-07; WV, Wyoming; bf throws something at two humans, human shoots at bigfoot 1988 fall; VA, Roanoke; campers shoot a bigfoot 6 times with shotgun buckshot 1988-03; CA, San Bernardino; road X-ing, motorists drive after it with pistol 1988-10; OR, Coos; hunter afraid to shoot bf because it was too big 1989; WA, Cowlitz; human hits bf in chest with rock, bf throws bigger rock back 1989; WA, Pierce; elk hunter doesn't shoot bf, afraid of a wounded bf's response
1989-10; LA, Vernon; human shoots a bigfoot 1990's; OK, Nowata; farmer shoots at a bigfoot 1990; WA, Clark; woman shoots at bf in brush near chicken coop
1990-05; TX, Cooke; human shoots a bigfoot
1991; IN, withheld; human shotguns a bigfoot in eyes 1992 prior to; OK, Atoka; hunter shoots a bf with 30.06, bf flees 1992-08; TN, Cumberland; human shoots something in campsite 1992-08; IA, unknown; human shoots towards a bf walking along river 1993; OH, Guernsey; human throws rock at bigfoot, bigfoot throws human into fence 1993-05; WA, Clark; deer poachers shoot bf, blood found, bf escapes 1993-10; AL, Dallas; bf follows hunter, hunter shoots towards a bigfoot 33 times 1993-10; OR, Deschutes; hunter sees bf, feels like prey, feels gun too small 1994 -05; OR, Tillamock; witness wanted to return to shoot bf seen running from brush along surf 1994-12; OR, Deschutes; hunters shoot, wound a bf 1995 summer; VA, Buchanon; humans shoot a bigfoot with BB guns 1996 summer; AL, Macon; dog bites bf, bf hits dog, farmer shoots bf JS-ABS 1996-01; PA, Armstrong; State Trooper sees a bigfoot 1996-08; TX, Howard; bigfoot looks in kitchen window, human tries to shoot it
1996-08; WA, Pierce; humans in a small plane chase a bigfoot 1996-11; ME, Kennebec; bf falls when shot, gets up, runs, grunts at trailing hunter 1996-11; OR, Coos; spotlight hunters take long shots at spotlighted bf 1997-04; MS, Forrest; human on porch shoots approaching bf 1997-07; TX, Jones; bigfoot hits human with rock, human shoots at bigfoot
1997-09; OR, Tillamook; human shoots at a bigfoot sunning itself on outcrop 1998-10; VA, Madison; human shoots at a bigfoot, possibly hitting it 2000-01; MN, Hennepin; hunter almost shoots bigfoot he first thought was human
2000-01; OK, McCurtain; human shoots a bigfoot, FBI takes hair, blood 2001-08; CA, Yuba; hunter shoots while looking at bf thru rifle scope 2003-10; AR, Benton; female bigfoot shot by drunks at campfire in woods 2005-01; OR, Umatilla; human shoots bigfoot, bigfoot screams, falls, gets up runs away
2005-09; MO, Dent; human attempts to shoot a bigfoot 2006-02; TX, Navarro; human shoots bf twice with 30.06, bf walks away unknown; FL, Sarasota; human shoots a bigfoot with tear gas gun. BOTEC unknown; LA, Caddo; human refrains from shooting a bigfoot, it was too human unknown; LA, Desoto; dogs and bigfoot fight, hunter shoots bigfoot unknown; OH, Adams; bf throws rock at human, human shoots bf, blood found unknown; OK, Le Flore; bigfoots pound on house, raid freezer, human shots a bigfoot unknown; OR, Grant; human shoots at bigfoot that jumps out of creek and runs by unknown TN, Jefferson; 2 humans shoot at a bigfoot unknown; WA, Lewis; sheriff shoots at bf in pasture, bf tears down fence while escaping unknown; WA, Clark; man shoots bf and tries to sell it until informed of no-kill law unknown; WA, Lewis; sheriff shoots at bf in pasture, bf tears down fence while escaping unknown; WA, Skamania; bf throws rock at truck, driver shoots at bf unknown; WV, Harrison; coon hunter shoots, kills possible bigfoot
unknown; VA, Buchanan; human shoots something in the dark List Key 1) Date format is yyyy/mm. 2) Location format is state Postal abbreviation followed by the county name.
3) BOTEC - the book: Bigfoot on the East Coast, by Rick Berry; Self-published, Stuart’s Draft, VA, 1993 4) JS-BSECA - the book: Bigfoot Sightings of East Central Alabama by James M. Smith, self published 2000 5) JS-ABS - the book: Alabama Bigfoot Sightings, by James M. Smith, self published 2003 7) alt ver - links to additional version of report on a different wesite 8) Some of this web page's listed behaviors link to reports formally posted to the Texas Bigfoot Research Center. The "Center" has evolved into the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservacy. The "Center's" sighting report database was migrated to the "Conservancy's" database and the reports were given new URL's. I have converted many of this web page's links from the "Center's" old URL's to the "Conservancy's" new URL's. Some of the "Center's" reports have not yet been given "Conservacy" URL's that I have been able to find. I will keep looking. Bigfoot Conservation, "Save the Bigfoots"
Here is the list of organizations that might significantly encourage the protection, rescue, and conservation of bigfoots. They all do very necessary work to raise international awareness of the welfare needs and imminent extinction of other hominoid species. Surely they could spare some effort to “Save the Bigfoots”. ****************************************************************************************************************** |