Bigfoot Hunting Licenses Issued: $15 Each

Montanans from all over the state will gather in the small town of Elliston tonight for what can only be described as a classic small-town tradition.

Hundreds of people will file into Lawdog’s Saloon to purchase hunting licenses for $15 apiece. But these licenses will not be used to tag elk or wolves.

These hunters are looking for something far more elusive, and far more mystical.

Bigfoot. Sasquatch. The Hairy Man.

“It’s crazy, but it’s fun,” said Beck Henne, who owns Lawdog’s with her husband, Bill, a former law enforcement officer.

Lawdog’s hosts the hunt each year as a way to herald the coming of spring.

It’s exactly what it sounds like: A man dressed up in a Bigfoot costume hides in the woods while hundreds of people stumble through the dark to find him.

The first lucky hunter to uncover his concealed figure receives a $150 prize.

All hunters receive a “hunting kit” when they get their license, Henne said. The kit includes “Bigfoot bait” — beef jerky — a whistle, a small flashlight and more.

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