Moderated Bigfoot- Anybody Seen one?

Status
Not open for further replies.
As I recall, the story was that Wallace bought some stompers from Mullins, then decided to make his own after not liking how the toes looked. As for the double ball, there are many potential explanations:

1. Based on a similar feature in bear tracks (probably inspired by its appearance in humanoid-looking overlapped tracks).

2. Exaggerated version of something seen in the Shipton yeti track photograph (mostly likely hoaxed).

3. Some sort of weird bunion. The character Sgt. Hatred was shown to have one in a recent episode of "The Venture Brothers."
 
I guess this picture was taken a couple minutes before the other one. It's huge too.

Full size uncropped is here.

Sometimes odd analysis by Steve Kulls (squatchdetective) is here.

2f241a28.jpg
 
Some Bigfooters have been saying that there was no rescue operation for Standing and that that is more of the hoax.

Something did occur. British Columbia Search & Rescue information.


WEEKLY PERIOD: 18 OCT 10 TO 24 OCT 10...

9 Kimberley SAR members responded to locate an overdue field researcher looking for 'Big Foot' in the Mitchell Pass area. The researcher walked out and the SAR team was stood down.
Click to expand...
 
Sociologists weigh in on Bigfooters...

Bigfoot hunters were perhaps the most surprising group, (Christopher) Bader said. They defied all stereotypes of paranormal pursuers who wear flowing clothes and commune with spirits.

Instead, they were very serious, extremely conventional and often highly professional. In fact, their beliefs contradicted their lifestyles so much that many of them were plagued by anxiety, which drove them even further to stick to their beliefs.

"Their friends and family consider them kooky," Bader said. "Everyone is saying they're nuts. So, they have a real aggressive style and seriousness of purpose. They want to prove everyone wrong."

For one hunter, the search began one day when he was out in the woods and, he swears, he saw Bigfoot cross his path.

"Imagine the stress that would put on your life," Bader said. "You consider yourself a normal, smart guy, and you think you just saw a giant monkey walk in front of you. Now, you have to fit that into your life."

"These are not people trying to explain a crazy world," he added. "They are trying to prove to themselves that they aren't crazy."
Click to expand...
 
Of course there is something obviously messed-up about this study.

Bigfooters and skeptics agree that many (most?) Bigfoot encounter claims are fiction. This is not to say the witness was mistaken but rather that they intentionally made up the story - a lie. Bader and Mencken cannot know with any certainty which Bigfooters are being honest and which are hoaxers. Therefore, the summary statement "they are trying to prove to themselves that they aren't crazy" becomes meaningless in a subculture dominated by hoaxers.

Does the study assume that Bigfoot claimants and believers are honest? Does this matter to the authors?
 
From Time review...

But the most shocking — and tragic — discovery was of the type of people who believe in Bigfoot: successful, professional people. And the belief often ended up ruining their lives.
Click to expand...
 
"they are trying to prove to themselves that they aren't crazy"

Seems many of them now call themselves "knowers" (fully convinced eyewitnesses) and it has nothing to do with proving anything to themselves.

Who did these guys examine? Are there any Bigfooters who were interviewed by them? Anybody on BFF?
 
From chapter notes in Paranormal America page 229.

The poll must have been Bigfoot believers? Was it from BFF before the new forum switch?

PGF dermal ridges?
 

Attachments

  • paranormal america.png
    paranormal america.png
    13.1 KB · Views: 6
Status
Not open for further replies.

Back
Top Bottom