Moderated Bigfoot- Anybody Seen one?

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RSLancastr said:
Me? No. But a man I work with grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and says that, when he was young, he saw something which he couldn't identify, but which he can't think of anything else it could be but a bigfoot/sasquatch/whatever. He was climbing a tree when he smelled something "like a wet dog on fire." He looked around and there was something tall and furry facing him. He fell out of the tree and ran home. He says he knows it wasn't a bear, even though he couldn't see it clearly through the branches.

Just another anecdote.
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Nice story, its interesting to note that alot of people who claim to have seen Bigfoot have said they smelt an awful smell, Gimlin claimed just that, that he smelt what he described as a 'wet dog'.
 
kitakaze said:
This is an anecdote, yes?Are we to infer from this anecdote the existence of a secret First Nation organization of psycho guerillas conspiring to mess with our heads via staged bigfoot encounters and panty thefts?Aha, but do those guys make you fill your drawers then steal them, too?And don't forget during the full moon. Something to do with the arcane arts I think.One would certainly hope so.

Seriously though, general finger pointing aside I don't think anyone doubts there's no shortage of tricksy devils getting there kicks trying to convince people they saw *insert creepy thing here*.
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Thank you for replying to my post. Tom Brown Jr., in his own writings, claims to have been the Jersey Devil. He often makes mention of secret societies. I wasn't claiming anything so much as throwing an idea into the pot so that we might talk about it.

All the best,

--Kevin
 
Huntster said:
Is this a Native American Conspiracy Theory?

Would such an accusation be racist, or would it just be stupid?
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I deny the suggestion that I'm a racist. Brown, in his own writings, mentions secret societies and that he was the Jersey Devil on many occasions when he was practicing the things that Stalking Wolf taught him.

Thanks for replying to my post.

All the best,

---Kevin
 
Kevin Levites said:
Thank you for replying to my post. Tom Brown Jr., in his own writings, claims to have been the Jersey Devil. He often makes mention of secret societies. I wasn't claiming anything so much as throwing an idea into the pot so that we might talk about it.

All the best,

--Kevin
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You're welcome. It was a funny idea. Tom Brown Jr. makes me think of Ray Wallace if only for his bigfoot claims. I'm sure just like some of the organized crop circle makers of the past I can easily imagine some crazies getting together to make bigfoot hoaxes such as (any takers?).

All the best to you, too. Happy New Year.:)
 
I don't post on bigfoot threads (I have nothing of substance to add and they follow a very predictable pattern) but I have a hard time imagining that a group of hoaxers would have produced some of the alleged sightings by finding and hoaxing unsuspecting people.

Where I live, if you were to jump out of the woods in a furry costume at a group of hoax-ees there is a very good chance you'd end up the new owner of a lot of buckshot.
 
Tirdun said:
I don't post on bigfoot threads (I have nothing of substance to add and they follow a very predictable pattern) but I have a hard time imagining that a group of hoaxers would have produced some of the alleged sightings by finding and hoaxing unsuspecting people.

Where I live, if you were to jump out of the woods in a furry costume at a group of hoax-ees there is a very good chance you'd end up the new owner of a lot of buckshot.
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That's true in quite a few areas. There was a story about someone in a suit actually being killed. Anyone know more about that?

Some of the evidence, especially the miles-long trackways, just aren't hoaxable by any conceivable means. I think sceptics put way too much weight on the few hoaxes there have been. But then they have little to support their side. I suppose they have to use what they have.
 
LAL said:
There was a story about someone in a suit actually being killed. Anyone know more about that?
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Right here at JREF ..

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1493304#post1493304

Of course " Bigfoot Hoaxer Shot " stories, are just supposed to add some credibility to sighting reports, because no one would be dumb enough to dress up like a bigfoot...

Some of the evidence, especially the miles-long trackways, just aren't hoaxable by any conceivable means.
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Conceivable by whom ?

Of course, why would it have to be a hoax ?

Oh.. You mean those Bigfootologists couldn't possibly be mistaken about the source of tracks in the snow ?

One thing we do know; if there are no Bigfoots, the tracks were not made by a Bigfoot...
 
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In Ivan Sanderson's and Chris Murphy's books, there are photos of a bounding quadruped in the snow (easily recognizable by the symetrical and identical form of each successive imprint, demonstrating that a pair of mirror-image feet were not involved, as well as being placed one in front of the other) showing body as well as foot impressions that are confidently labeled as being from large, hirsuite, apemen. Doesn't exactly instill confidence in the tracking skills of other BF-ers.
 
Daryl17 said:
Nice story, its interesting to note that alot of people who claim to have seen Bigfoot have said they smelt an awful smell, Gimlin claimed just that, that he smelt what he described as a 'wet dog'.
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I wonder if any of these people have ever smelled a bear in rut. Pretty unpleasant.

I've live in the PNW all my life, and had an enounter in my late teens, more or less auditory, along with several others. A couple of them were of the opinion that it could have been a sasquatch; but the consensus among the rest of us was that it had been a bear, considering the prevelance of bears in the area, and the resemblance to other bear noises. Not to mention being at the height of the rutting season.
 
I was driving down a country road late on a foggy night when I saw something about seven feet high shambling along the opposite edge of the road, coming in my direction. It was a kind of dark brown, and it had a weird, tiny head for its height.

Then something clicked and I saw that it was a guy with a kid riding on his shoulders. They had a long dark raincoat draped over the kid's shoulders and hanging down open, framing the guy's face. But for a second there--well, you know.
 
Conversation carried over from this thread.

JREF member "WGBH" (John Cartwright) had a Bigfoot encounter in 1982 which has traumatized him ever since.

His original report to the BFRO submitted in 1998 is here.

A more recent expanded report of the encounter is here.
 
John, the person who interviewed you and wrote the blog article "'Round the mulberry bush" (recent expanded encounter report) is DB Donlon (Blogsquatcher), yes?
 
Before I get put up on the gallows, am I the only one here who will admit to a sighting?

I will answer serious questions. I will not answer insulting questions or respond to insults in general. If you are really interested about my encounter that is fine, but I am not here for your entertainment. I am here hoping for answers and ideas, hopefully you are too.
 
William Parcher said:
John, the person who interviewed you and wrote the blog article "'Round the mulberry bush" (recent expanded encounter report) is DB Donlon (Blogsquatcher), yes?
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Yes, DB Donlon is a good friend and fellow member of my research group Sasquatch Watch of Virginia.
 
How would you describe Donlon's own position on the existence of Bigfoot?

For example, would you say he is doubtful, fence-sitting, or thoroughly convinced? Has he had any sightings of his own that he feels confirms the existence of Bigfoot?
 
William Parcher said:
How would you describe Donlon's own position on the existence of Bigfoot?

For example, would you say he is doubtful, fence-sitting, or thoroughly convinced? Has he had any sightings of his own that he feels confirms the existence of Bigfoot?
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DB has not had a sighting. He is a fence sitter. I am not comfortable answering questions about other people.
 
WGBH said:
DB has not had a sighting. He is a fence sitter. I am not comfortable answering questions about other people.
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That's ok. The issue is that the article is as much Donlon telling your story in his words, as it is you telling it in your words. In that respect, it's unlike any typical encounter report. Donlon adds his own spices to your soup. The concern is that he had an interest in maximizing the "believability" of your story. He wrote it and put it on his own blog.
 
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