Convinced that legendary tales about the existence of Bigfoot are true, the Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization (GCBRO) is on a mission to find and kill an adult male Sasquatch for scientific study.

In a new special called "Killing Bigfoot," a group of hunters, veterans and outdoorsmen went on a journey through Texas and Louisiana to shoot the mythical beast, reports the Los Angeles Times. The hour-long program premiered on Oct. 24 on Discovery's Destination America channel.

In a trailer for the program, one hunter declares that the purpose of the mission is to kill a Bigfoot in order to get the government to admit that the mysterious creatures do exist.

"We're the first line of defense to protect people and their farm animals from Bigfoot," said GCBRO co-founder Jim Landsdale, according to CNET.

"Technology has come a long ways the past few years and we have some excellent equipment to hunt at night, which is the time we generally go to make sure no one else is on the property. Getting a good shot can be a challenge in the thickets where we hunt, and it always gets back to having the right target remain long enough for a debilitating shot," Landsdale said.

"With any sort of species discovery, scientists always need an actual dead specimen to test everything for it to be accurate," he continued. "DNA samples can be unreliable. This means we're looking for something specific, a male in the 7 to 10 foot range."

However, skeptics questioned the operation.

"To me, hunting and trying to kill a sasquatch is rank insanity," says John Kirk III, president of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, who is also featured in the show. "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."

The Bigfoot research group has taken a "wild guess" that up to 30,000 creatures live in areas from the Pacific Northwest and in the South, from Texas to Georgia, reports 9 News.

The specimens in the Northwest are believed to be of the Sasquatch variety, which are mainly loners that avoid humans. However, the ones in the South are categorized as Bigfoot and believed to be more aggressive.

Watch a trailer of "Killing Bigfoot" below.