Seeing as the DOW officially disavows the existence of sasquatch, you can’t get a license for one. And since you can’t go hunting into the woods without a license for SOMEthing, it would seem, in effect, legally impossible to shoot one. Would bigfoot hunters really pony up the dough for an elk or bear license just so they could legally carry a huge rifle into the back country to get a crack at a squatch?

I’m betting that most serious researchers are in it largely because the subject fascinates them, but definitely most searchers are also in it for other motives. Professionals like Grover Krantz or Jeffrey Meldrum for the fame and notoriety that would come from being vindicated in such a venture, and many others for fame also, and then a number for money.

Also, I doubt there would suddenly be “loads of bounty hunters” roaming around the wilderness. Many of the same people who would be lured by such a reward are those who could not be convinced such creatures exist. Why would someone waste time searching for a creature they don’t believe in. This vocation features very few people who spend any real amount of time in the field.