BIGFOOT, what have you seen or know

[Bald1]

I've always wondered, out of all the people that have seen one, why didn't someone just shoot it to prove that they exist? I have never heard of a closed season or bag limit on them. I'm pretty sure that any elk or bear rifle caliber like 7mm Mag, 300 Win Mag, 338 Mag, etc., would get the job done.

Good question. While I would definitely try to film one. I would not shoot one unless it was attacking. I guess I’ve gotten soft as I’ve gotten older. I’ve had this conversation with my son. He will absolutely positively definitely without hesitation send a 7mag round center mass. But, what if it turns out to be a guy in a costume? That’d be a problem

 

[A10]

I've always wondered, out of all the people that have seen one, why didn't someone just shoot it to prove that they exist? I have never heard of a closed season or bag limit on them. I'm pretty sure that any elk or bear rifle caliber like 7mm Mag, 300 Win Mag, 338 Mag, etc., would get the job done.

Skamania County in Washington State passed an ordinance outlawing killing a Sasquatch. Clearly the county commissioners were bored....

 

[375hh1973]

Good question. While I would definitely try to film one. I would not shoot one unless it was attacking. I guess I’ve gotten soft as I’ve gotten older. I’ve had this conversation with my son. He will absolutely positively definitely without hesitation send a 7mag round center mass. But, what if it turns out to be a guy in a costume? That’d be a problem

I feared for my life, officer.

Big scary critter was gonna get me.

 

[Protocall_Design]

Good question. While I would definitely try to film one. I would not shoot one unless it was attacking. I guess I’ve gotten soft as I’ve gotten older. I’ve had this conversation with my son. He will absolutely positively definitely without hesitation send a 7mag round center mass. But, what if it turns out to be a guy in a costume? That’d be a problem

That would quickly reduce the number of morons walking around the woods in Bigfoot costumes...

 

[Mule Packer]

I lived in Northern California for 30 years. This was the area where Bigfoot was spotted and filmed in 1967 by Patterson and Gimlin. There's a Bigfoot museum in Willow Creek, California, too, with various "documentations."

Have I seen it? Nope. But I have taken the pack string into the designated wilderness areas where various people have supposedly seen and taken pictures of the creature. The area there is heavily timbered. Very heavily timbered. When I've gotten on top of some of the ridges, the view is black with timber as far as one can see.

To illustrate, years ago while we were living there, there was a plane crash in some of that timbered area and it took five years for the crews to bulldoze their way into the wreckage in order to remove it. Yep, no doubt about it, it's thick with timber. Could something be lost in there? Most definitely.

There have been a couple times when I was camped in one of these wilderness areas by myself, primarily the Marble Mountain Wilderness Area, where I've heard banging on the trees late at night. Sounded like someone hitting the trunk of a tree with a baseball bat or a big stick. Didn't know what it was and really didn't give it much thought. I was too tired. Found out later that banging on trees is one way those creatures supposedly communicate with each other.

Apparently there have been a couple sightings there in the Marbles. Like I mentioned, the timber is so thick, you could get lost in there and nobody would find you.

Do I believe in Bigfoot? Hmmmm...I don't know. I'll just say that the jury is still out on that. All I can say is that if there really is a Bigfoot, it could get lost in the Marble Mountains for a long time and nobody ever come across it.

I think most of the so-called "sightings" have been de-bunked, but I still enjoy hearing the stories.

The Marble Mountain Bigfoot - YouTube

PBS did a presentation on it with Sir David Attenborough. Interesting. Certainly makes one wonder.
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[59yukon01]

Keep in mind just because there's no definitive evidence of something, does not mean it doesn't exist. Even today they continue to find new species, and some they even thought were extinct.

Judging by some humans today it's very possible they're smarter than us. [emoji23][emoji1787]

 

[Mule Packer]

Oh...just about forgot this. Several years ago, while I was still living in the Northern California "Bigfoot" area. I received a phone call. Apparently some cryptozoologists (i.e. Bigfoot hunters) wanted someone to pack them and all their gear into the Marble Mountain Wilderness area. I said, "Thanks, but no thanks."

I found out later that the guy who agreed to pack them in was blindfolded at one point so he couldn't actually see their "secret location." Then, after the whole escapade was finished, they stiffed him on his fee. You gotta love it.

 

[arjay]

I retired early and spent my days in the mountains.Some of my friends didn’t approve and had questions. I told them I was looking for Bigfoot ;-)
They weren’t amused lol

 

[Venom6]

I've always wondered, out of all the people that have seen one, why didn't someone just shoot it to prove that they exist? I have never heard of a closed season or bag limit on them. I'm pretty sure that any elk or bear rifle caliber like 7mm Mag, 300 Win Mag, 338 Mag, etc., would get the job done.

When I moved to Oregon in 1975 it was actually against statute law to kill or harass a Bigfoot, if they did exist. Law was removed some years later, having never been enforced.

 

[ladder13]

Back in 1960 and 4, I sent a letter to this guy named Warren with proof via my Kodak126 of Nessie, BF, and aliens. He wrote back claiming he was too busy chasing other rumors.
Proof hangs in my man cave.

 

[crows]

IDK ……. There’s a Bigfoot Museum in Sutton. Even the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulpher has sightings and trail cam pics of something. And let’s not forget the Flatwoods Monster. There are published accounts of him going way back.

In the Fall Pt. Pleasant WV has a Mothman Festival. It is fun walking around looking at all the wild costumes. Great entertainment.

 

[Autonomous]

1970ish in the PNW I saw some footprints walking up-down a hill under a powerline in two-foot-deep snow.
Now, I'm just a kid, not a tracker but the footprints seemed to me to be from a biped and too big for hooves. Whatever it was lifted its feet enough that there were no drag marks in the snow.

 

[Rustyt1953]

It has been reported that BF has been seen in 88 counties in Ohio including most of the major cities.

Either there are a lot of hairy shape shifters out there or just one with a working teleporter.

 

[CH4]

Back in the late 70's, I thought I stumbled upon definitive evidence of Bigfoot's existence, a huge, humanoid scat pile, but I was wrong. Turns out it was left by my hunting buddy after eating several servings of chili mac the night before.

 

[Bald1]

I lived in Northern California for 30 years. This was the area where Bigfoot was spotted and filmed in 1967 by Patterson and Gimlin. There's a Bigfoot museum in Willow Creek, California, too, with various "documentations."

Have I seen it? Nope. But I have taken the pack string into the designated wilderness areas where various people have supposedly seen and taken pictures of the creature. The area there is heavily timbered. Very heavily timbered. When I've gotten on top of some of the ridges, the view is black with timber as far as one can see.

To illustrate, years ago while we were living there, there was a plane crash in some of that timbered area and it took five years for the crews to bulldoze their way into the wreckage in order to remove it. Yep, no doubt about it, it's thick with timber. Could something be lost in there? Most definitely.

There have been a couple times when I was camped in one of these wilderness areas by myself, primarily the Marble Mountain Wilderness Area, where I've heard banging on the trees late at night. Sounded like someone hitting the trunk of a tree with a baseball bat or a big stick. Didn't know what it was and really didn't give it much thought. I was too tired. Found out later that banging on trees is one way those creatures supposedly communicate with each other.

Apparently there have been a couple sightings there in the Marbles. Like I mentioned, the timber is so thick, you could get lost in there and nobody would find you.

Do I believe in Bigfoot? Hmmmm...I don't think so. I guess the jury is still out on that. All I can say is that if there really is a Bigfoot, it could get lost in the Marble Mountains for a long time and nobody ever come across it.

I think most of the so-called "sightings" have been de-bunked, but I still enjoy hearing the stories.

The Marble Mountain Bigfoot - YouTube

This exactly. Look at the immenseness of that area. There’s probably more than one species in there that nobody has seen.

 

[dockmurgw]

Bigfoot sightings, UFO sightings, alien encounters...all would end with the re-instatement of prohibition.

 

[WCCPHD]

They are predicting snow and ice here so I think I'll go stakeout Wal Mart because Bigfoot will need milk and bread. He'll go there because he can blend in better.

 

[CALREB]

I grew up in REAL Bigfoot country. Back 30 years ago this is a photo of my wife 5'7" with a life-size statue of Robert Wadlow, Alton Il. resident. Shoe size 37AA. Tallest recorded human 8' 11.1". I believe he still is. He passed at age 22 in 1940. They had his desk at the high school and a few other objects of his around town. His ring size was 25, they have his Masonic ring with a silver .50 cent piece sitting inside it. Just a bit of info.

I would like new creatures of size to be real (no dinosaurs) pigs and armadillos are bad enough. I think with phone cameras there would be some photos or evidence by now.

 

[llowry61]

I have spent a lot of time snarfing around the woods and streams of Ohio and some other states. I agree that out west there is plenty of room to hide. I have mixed thoughts on the subject. The long list of credible people who have seen bigfoot, UFO's etc. makes me think there is something to the lore, but logic tells me that evidence should exist if it is real.

I have never had any encounters with either, but I can say there were a few times walking on or out of the woods the hair on the back of my neck stood up for some reason. Kinda that 6th sense thing going on.

It is an interesting question that I hope at some point in time will be answered.

I have told people that I experienced thunder snow, and they absolutely did not believe me, so there's that........

 

[SAFireman]

No, but I have seen the Chupacabra