Mountain devil. Bigfoot. Sasquatch.
Whatever the name, the mystery remains: Is there a Bigfoot, and how is an 8-foot hominid covered in hair so wily?
Jim Lansdale, Vietnam veteran and co-founder of the Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization (GCBRO), aims to bag a Bigfoot in order to prove its existence.
"The body of one adult male is the only way our government will admit these creatures do exist," Lansdale said in "Killing Bigfoot," a Discovery Destination America special that aired Oct. 24.
"Killing Bigfoot" chronicles the members of GCBRO gathering intelligence and checking out reports of sightings in Texas and Louisiana. "We're the first line of defense to protect people and their farm animals from Bigfoot," Lansdale said.
There are those who do not believe in Bigfoot and those who swear to have crossed paths with the elusive man-like creature. There are also those who believe, but think killing the living being is taking it too far and possibly creating a safety threat.
"To me, hunting and trying to kill a sasquatch is rank insanity," said president of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, John Kirk III, according to CNET. "What gives you the right to do that? You know, the police, law enforcement agencies, conservation officers, I don't think they take kindly to the notion of people running around forests with guns trying to stalk a bipedal, hairy hominid. There are dangers to other people."
"With any sort of species discovery, scientists always need an actual dead specimen to test everything for it to be accurate. DNA samples can be unreliable. This means we're looking for something specific, a male in the 7 to 10-foot range," Lansdale said.
Sounds like the GCBRO plans to continue shooting at tall, hairy men. Or apes. Or Bigfoot.
