Bigfoot, Sasquatch, A. Snowman: Believers?

[GatorFarmer]

None of the above are a problem in Michigan. I worry about Wendigos in the North woods though.

Michigan Dogman - has its own theme song even. Sasquatch has also been reported in Michigan, both LP and UP. The dogman might or might not be the same thing as the Wisconsin werewolf aka the "Beast of Bray Road".

 

[Ron H.]

Sir, any scientist worth his salt will tell you that what we know is dwarfed by what we don't. I try to keep an open mind--all manner of strange things are possible--but I'm skeptical by nature. An actual specimen will have to turn up before I'll believe.

JMHO, FWIW.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[USAF385]

We both saw it,,, A mountain lion in a hurry.
I spoke to the park rangers next visit in the day and they said that mountain lions were rhumered<sp to be there, But never a pic taken..........

pred,

Up in NEPA, we have "rumored" mountain lions as well. The game commission denies their existence, but a few different people I know have seen them. Two of those people... me and my father. We were driving along one day when we saw a few cars and a game commission truck pulled off to the side. Some one had hit a mountain lion and they were dragging it off toward the truck. We saw it, no question. We slowed way down, so there was no doubt about it.

Another person (a friend of my GFs...) showed us a pictyre of one on their back deck! Yet...... they don't exist.....

Oh I forgot to mention...

I once took down a sasquatch with nothing but a spoon

Seriously though... I KNOW there are species out there we haven't discovered. That's proven time and time again when new species are found deep in jungles.

If the Vatican can say Aliens may exist because saying they don't would be like putting a limitation on God's power, I'm not about to say a bigfoot type creature doesn't exist. Aliens by the way I absolutely do believe exist somewhere out in that ginormous universe. I don't really think they come flying over houses at night abducting people to probe though.

 

[J. Galt]

They are as real as an honest politician....I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[Wheelgunner840]

Ending up a forest bride may well be worse than being eaten.

Forest bride?


GatorFarmer, you're killing me!

WG840

 

[imjin138]

Living close to the Bray road area is always interesting, the prison I work at is even closer. During that time our officers were afraid to do perimeter checks, one even claimed to have been chased by a wolf (it turned out to be a large dog). We had a lot of Silver bullet tours (the Coors kind) nothing like a bunch of drunks looking for a unknown creature.

I lived in Klamath Falls Or. for awhile and heard alot about Bigfoot there too, and I knew a guy from the Ranger Bat at Ft.Lewis who swore they ran into one in the Yakima training grounds.

I enjoy watching the programs and reading about them, but I have never seen one except in bars at closing time.

 

[jlrhiner]

I have got to get me one of those spoons!

Seriously though, I want very hard to believe, but common sense rears it's ugly head. I follow reported sightings through the various websites, and can usually whittle out what I believe is credible from the wierd. For instance, one persons idea of "Deep Woods" dosen't hold up to anothers. Someone who is not used to being outdoors will look at a patch of woods @30 acres and think they're in the deep wilderness. To someone willing to take the time, a squirrel couldn't move around it with out being observed. I also like all the photos shot intentionally out of focus or without something for comparison. While there are credible photos and videos out there, all the hoaxs tear down their credibility.

It is a joke with my wife that when ever she finds me being "unproductive", my response is that I'm hunting Bigfoot.

 

[imjin138]

You're right about deep woods i knew a guy who got lost in a stand of trees only a 1/4 mile wide. I love going out in the deep woods, away from people and noise you can actually see the stars at night.


But i still haven't seen a Bigfoot, bears, Elk, Moose and even Badgers but no bigfoot.

 

[410gauge]

Yes I do and I have the t-shirt to prove it.

 

[Texas Star]

Back to the gun issue, Ruger used to run ads about a guy who hunted gorillas in the Congo in the 1960's. I'm guessing that this was for museum habitat groups, and it was evidently still legal to shoot them then.

He had a Super Blackhawk and a .44 Magnum carbine. He shot at least one big gorilla, quite successfully. Others have shot grizzly bears with .44 Magnums, and I know of at least one killed by a S&W M-66 .357 and unspecified 158 grain .357 loads.

I suspect that most deer cartridges and rifles would suffice, although I'd like something larger than, say a .243. I doubt if more than a .375 H&H Magnum is needed.

T-Star

 

[gunlovingirl]

None of the above are a problem in Michigan. I worry about Wendigos in the North woods though.

Never know what you'll run into up there with da yoopers!
I believe Bigfoot could very well exist. I find it strange that more hard evidence doesn't exist though. But that doesn't mean the creature itself doesn't exist. I have never seen a Bigfoot, but I've seen enough other "controversial" things to make me believe anything is possible.

 

[imjin138]

I think you are right, any just about any deer type cartridge would do the trick, I feel safe with 06 in the woods from just about everything that inhabits them.


There is no telling what you might find out there, about 10 years ago they shot a hippo up north it escaped from someplace and some guy ran over a kangaroo. He had it stuffed, when he called the DNR they told him to sober up and call back. He insisted they come out and by George "thats a kangaroo" no fines for him because Wisconsin doesn't have a kangaroo season, they just have no idea how it got there.

If I was in the woods and saw a bigfoot i don't think i would shoot it, unless it was attacking me. I figure if I leave it alone it will leave me alone.

 

[handejector]

But... They might be simply inhabiting a parallel universe and intermittently travelling via a rift/flaw into ours, either accidentally or deliberately.

Is one of them named "Scotty"?

They are either close to humans in intelligence, or possibly greater. There is also a question as to whether they have the ability to cloud minds or otherwise cloak themselves.

Easily defeted by a tinfoil helmet and special space trooper goggles.

They've also been known to attack in groups, sometimes of six or more and throw rocks and otherwise use tools.

Do they attack on line, or do they fire and maneuver? We need to know this.

If I were hunting one, I'd want a Heym double rifle in .470 NE. A double rifle gives the fastest second shot possible in a truly killing caliber

You are going to need at least three double rifles, and two stalwart gunbearers. (see above about groups of six or more)

That would make them extremely dangerous. They might not even be the prey but rather the predator, hunting men like game for their own amusement.

Finally! We can settle this issue once and for all. Check DNR records and see if bigfoots(bigfeet?) are buying hunting licenses.......

Beyond that, there have been reports of Sasquatch taking humans for mating purposes. Ending up a forest bride may well be worse than being eaten.

Yep- truly the fate worse than death. Plus, after being brided (brideled?), they still might kill ya and eat ya.

(A bit of googling will turn up reports of Sasquatch raping trees and cows. Poor cows...) If I could have a pack mule, then I'd take a FAL carbine alone. Why the pack mule? For all the spare mags.

Tell the mule to save the last bullet for herself.

I don't see an individual human having much of a chance unless it is a one off encounter with a single Sasquatch caught off guard.

In this case, I'd recommend using a ballistic log to remain silent. There might be others in the area, possibly cloaked, and it won't scare the bears.

 

[jlrhiner]

Damn, I forgot about the log!

 

[wbraswell]

Hey T-Star, where are you located? I've lived in the Texarkana area all my life, so I'm well aware of the Fouke Monster legend. I don't buy any of the bigfoot stories. No bodies, no dung, no remains = no proof. Man, I sure miss Ken's House of Guns, there's no place like that around here now. I don't buy that UFOs are aliens either. How can you believe that all the governments in the world are conspiring together on anything?

 

[snakeman32]

I believe it is possible for them to exsist. There are to many new species discovered every year.


snakeman

 

[walnutred]

I think George Lucas nailed it back in 1977. Wookies and Big Foots are one and the same.

 

[cobra357]

I have a friend who swears he's seen a large "ape-like" creature in Central Florida in the 80' and I remember stories from when I lived in S. Fla in the 70's of the skunk ape. Enough to keep me out of the woods when I little.

 

[buckeyeshooter1]

As far as the Bigfoot, yeti and other primates, I'm a non believer. As far as other species that exist but we don't know about--- I think there are insects, fish and maybe some mammals that are yet unclassified and unknown. Areas of south america and asia are still unexplored even today.
If I'm going to a bigfoot shootout-- I'll take a 6 1/2 inch 500 for a handgun and I'll pull out my 'bear roller' a 50 alaskan leveraction that shoots a 535 grain woodleigh at 2100 fps for 5300 ft/lbs of energy at the muzzle. It also holds 8 rounds in the tube plus 1 in the chamber. If it rolls bigfoot like it does everything else I've shot with it-- no worries!

 

[NFrameFred]

They used to exist, but evil white capitalists exterminated them for their own greed. Jeremiah Wright told me so.