Syracuse.com - DEC does not recognize 'the occurence of Big Foot' in state, thus hunting them is not addressed in regulations

[HuntingNY-News]

"No program or action in relating to mythical animals is warranted," said one DEC wildlife biologist in response to a question from the director of an upcoming expo dedicated to 'Big Foot' this spring.

Does Big Foot, or “Sasquatch” as it’s commonly called, walk the woods in this state?

More importantly, if such an animal existed, could you hunt it?

That question was posed recently to state Department of Environmental Conservation officials by Peter Wiemer, director of the Chautauqua Lake Big Foot Expo, set for Aug. 26-27.

Wiemer this week shared emails sent to him by Mark Kandel, regional wildlife manager for the DEC’s Region 9 and Gordon Batcheller, the DEC’s chief wildlife biologist, on the issue.

“As discussed on the phone, the DEC does not recognize the occurrence of Big Foot in this state, therefore it is not addressed directly in our hunting regulations. Because it is not addressed there is no open season on Big Foot and they may not be taken,” Kandel wrote.

Batcheller responded: “The simple truth of the matter is that there is no such animal anywhere in the world. I am sorry to disappoint you. However, no program or action in relating to mythical animals is warranted.”

For more on the Big Foot expo, see the event’s website

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog