If You Catch 'Bigfoot', You Get 2.4 Billion Won... Oklahoma State, USA "Must Bring It Alive"

Existence of Bigfoot Not Scientifically Proven
Oklahoma Seeks to Revitalize Local Economy

A photo presumed to be of the legendary cryptid 'Bigfoot.' Photo by YouTube video capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] In Oklahoma, USA, a reward of $2.1 million (about 2.4 billion KRW) has been offered to anyone who can capture the legendary creature Bigfoot alive.

According to CBS News and others, in January, Oklahoma State Representative Justin Humphrey proposed a bounty of $25,000 (about 28 million KRW) on Bigfoot to attract tourists.

However, this Bigfoot bounty has now risen to $2.1 million (about 2.4 billion KRW) as a fundraising measure by the Oklahoma Tourism Department. This is about 85 times the original bounty.

However, the state tourism department has advertised that Bigfoot must be captured without injury, and bounty hunters must not break any laws during the hunt.

The tourism department is developing a Bigfoot promotional campaign including branded vehicle license plates, stickers, and hunting licenses.

The current plan is to allow the sale of annual Bigfoot tracking permits along State Highway 259A. Furthermore, they expect this to revitalize the local economy.

Representative Humphrey said, "The tourism industry is one of the greatest attractions our state has," adding, "Issuing permits to those who want to hunt Bigfoot will bring more visitors."

The most famous Bigfoot sighting so far came from footage filmed in northern California in 1967. However, it was revealed to have been produced for movie promotion.

Nonetheless, there have been testimonies of Bigfoot sightings in 1994 in Washington's Blue Mountains, 2007 in Allegheny National Forest, 2012 in Provo Canyon, and 2013 in Mississippi.

Currently, the existence of 'Bigfoot' has not been scientifically proven. Although Bigfoot has been spotted on Google Maps, no physical evidence such as a Bigfoot corpse has been found yet.

Meanwhile, the half-human, half-beast creature Bigfoot is a legendary monster sighted around the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. It is also called Sasquatch, which means 'hairy giant' in the language of the Indigenous peoples of the Canadian West Coast.

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