Sasquatch encounters?

[moosecaca]

My point was simply the lack of evidence, in and of itself, means nothing. It points to something, for sure, but I try to keep an open mind, just for my own benefit and enjoyment. Your last line about hoaxers, profiteers, and such,.....they ruin everything. We just have to ignore them and stick to the positive. I checked out the website mentioned in this thread and it's great. I highly recommend checking out "The Classics" section for some neat old time woods tales. The Ape Canyon story is a wild one, in many different aspects. If squatching gets me more woods time, I may take it up The hunt for Bigfoot in Central Texas could require a lot of woods bumming! I mean, other than the squatch that guy shot in San Antonio.... Take care.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. This is a well-accepted mantra in the scientific community.

 

[vonrichthofen54]

Back when I was young and single, I had a girl spend the night, and in the morning she swore she saw God!

 

[jdk1]

Well, it's impossible to scientifically prove that something does not exist. So the burden falls on believers and promoters to prove that it does. That's as true for bigfoots as it is for black holes and dark matter. If there is a breeding population of bigfoots out in the North American forests, it should be quite easy to prove it. And yet...

It's only a burden if the goal is to prove it. Maybe to many the goal the quest. Like the dates on a tombstone, the important part is the dash between the numbers

 

[Bob W]

Back when I was young and single, I had a girl spend the night, and in the morning she swore she saw God!

Every morning I come downstairs, my boy looks at me, points, and yells "Sasquatch!"

Or randomly announce in my presence, "It sure is squatchy in here!"

:grumpy:

 

[mtangent]

Every morning I come downstairs, my boy looks at me, points, and yells "Sasquatch!"

Or randomly announce in my presence, "It sure is squatchy in here!"

:grumpy:

Put some clothes on, man. One day your going to wake up, walk downstairs, & discover your son had friends stay over.

 

[Bob W]

The number of humans accidentally shot by hunters in North America, 1000 annually.

Number of confirmed bigfoots shot by hunters, ever, in the modern written history of North America, zero.

Number of motorists who have struck a confirmed bigfoot, zero. Ever.

Number of motorists who have struck a bigfoot faker, 2.

 

[HwangJino]

The number of humans accidentally shot by hunters in North America, 1000 annually.

Number of confirmed bigfoots shot by hunters, ever, in the modern written history of North America, zero.

Number of motorists who have struck a confirmed bigfoot, zero. Ever.

Number of motorists who have struck a bigfoot faker, 2.

They must be smarter than humans to avoid us all this time right?

 

[Bob W]

They must be smarter than humans to avoid us all this time right?

With magic powers.

 

[Codger_64]

You heard a noise that you couldn't identify. Something hit the tent that you couldn't identify. Must be sasquatch?

 

[moosecaca]

You heard a noise that you couldn't identify. Something hit the tent that you couldn't identify. Must be sasquatch?

No, I didn't draw that conclusion at all. I just think that there are 'things' out in the woods that we may not know about. However, this case was confirmed as Sasquatch because I saw a picture he posted on his Instagram feed of a selfie he shot with me sleeping in the background.

 

[Woods Walker]

The number of humans accidentally shot by hunters in North America, 1000 annually.

Number of confirmed bigfoots shot by hunters, ever, in the modern written history of North America, zero.

Number of motorists who have struck a confirmed bigfoot, zero. Ever.

Number of motorists who have struck a bigfoot faker, 2.

There is a rational explanation for that if you combine UFOs with squatch. Maybe what we think are squatch could be alien space suits to protect a little space man from Earth's hostile environment. Sure we think a nice Sunday stroll in the woods is a healthy relaxing time but what if you were a 2 foot tall skinny Roswell gray with no cloths that evolved to breath a different mix of gasses in combination with oxygen. The coyotes, wolves, human pet dogs, bees, rattlers, human hunters, cars, eagles, ticks, bears, some owls, the weather and countless other things would be gunning for a 24 inch skinny thing with no teeth and big eyes.

The squatch "Earth suit" would be bullet proof. It would have motion and heat detectors to avoid getting run over when crossing I-95. It would be fast. It would have electronic countermeasures to avoid the locals taking a clear pic from any camera. The earth tone colors and early warning systems make the suit hard to see. Night vision is standard equipment. It would have countermeasures to avoid infrared cameras as well. Maybe it could match the background temp. If something goes wrong there is an alien SAR team on stand by so there would be no bigfoot hunter's holly grail, the body in the woods. I think we have this mystery all wrapped up.

 

[Hammer67]

There is a rational explanation for that if you combine UFOs with squatch. Maybe what we think are squatch could be alien space suits to protect a little space man from Earth's hostile environment. Sure we think a nice Sunday stroll in the woods is a healthy relaxing time but what if you were a 2 foot tall skinny Roswell gray with no cloths that evolved to breath a different mix of gasses in combination with oxygen. The coyotes, wolves, human pet dogs, bees, rattlers, human hunters, cars, eagles, ticks, bears, some owls, the weather and countless other things would be gunning for a 24 inch skinny thing with no teeth and big eyes.

The squatch "Earth suit" would be bullet proof. It would have motion and heat detectors to avoid getting run over when crossing I-95. It would be fast. It would have electronic countermeasures to avoid the locals taking a clear pic from any camera. The earth tone colors and early warning systems make the suit hard to see. Night vision is standard equipment. It would have countermeasures to avoid infrared cameras as well. Maybe it could match the background temp. If something goes wrong there is an alien SAR team on stand by so there would be no bigfoot hunter's holly grail, the body in the woods. I think we have this mystery all wrapped up.

After all, until aliens in bigfoot suits are conclusively proven not to exist, it's possible.

 

[jimh0220]

I have, though uncofirmed, as I have to pictures, seen a few bigfoots in Seattle, mostly on Capital Hill. Ironically, all were female-ish, and wearing combat boots. Completely hairy nonetheless.

 

[Woods Walker]

After all, until aliens in bigfoot suits are conclusively proven not to exist, it's possible.

Exactly! Absence of evidence to this theory is not evidence of absence.

 

[Hammer67]

I have, though uncofirmed, as I have to pictures, seen a few bigfoots in Seattle, mostly on Capital Hill. Ironically, all were female-ish, and wearing combat boots. Completely hairy nonetheless.

I think that what you have seen is actually a 'squatch/human hybrid, also referred to as a "wookie." These are well-documented, and further "proof" that 'squatches must exist, for these creatures are clearly not entirely human. Confirmed sightings tend to be clustered in places like Eugene, Boulder, and the independent socialist nation of Vermont:

 

[Codger_64]

No, I didn't draw that conclusion at all. I just think that there are 'things' out in the woods that we may not know about. However, this case was confirmed as Sasquatch because I saw a picture he posted on his Instagram feed of a selfie he shot with me sleeping in the background.

Ooch! In 1971 my wife and I were practicing our survival skills on a high peak in the Ozarks. We were making the two headed beast in our tent and all of a sudden the tent shook and bowed in above us. Claws appeared through the roof. And then it went away, whatever it was. Well, after a moment of fright we went back to our activity and weren't disturbed again. Whatever creature had attacked us left behind an owl feather. Does Squatch wear owl feather jewelry or hats? Of course the feather doesn't prove it was Sasquatch but it doesn't prove it wasn't either. I still get a chill up my leg when I think about it [SHIVERS].

 

[Bob W]

Ooch! In 1971 my wife and I were practicing our survival skills on a high peak in the Ozarks.

A "high peak" in the Ozarks? How can we believe anything you say after that?



Tip: the trick to telling campfire tales is to start with a believable premise and location, and let the tale grow taller from there. The story loses credibility if you shock the audience with a doozie right off the bat.

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True story from Philmont, about 1994. Sawmill Camp, located at 9,400' deep in the aspen and spruce forest of Northern New Mexico. A Ranger was asleep in his tent when he heard a large animal, obviously a bear, sniffing around. The bear started shaking the tent. Frozen with fear the Ranger just laid there as quiet as possible. Then the bear stood up and leaned on the tent. The tent poles broke and the bear fell on the Ranger, who screamed. The bear ran off, and the Ranger spent the rest of the night on my cabin floor.

Of course it could have been an alien dressed in a bigfoot costume, and using crystal powers. No one can prove it wasn't.

 

[Locutus D'Borg]

If Sasquatch was not real, why does Amazon sell so many Sasquatch T-shirts and accessories? They may be direct descendants of the First Men, who were thought to be an advanced human race that was largely (but not completely) extinguished by one of the Ice Ages.

 

[Codger_64]

A "high peak" in the Ozarks? How can we believe anything you say after that?



Tip: the trick to telling campfire tales is to start with a believable premise and location, and let the tale grow taller from there. The story loses credibility if you shock the audience with a doozie right off the bat.

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True story from Philmont, about 1994. Sawmill Camp, located at 9,400' deep in the aspen and spruce forest of Northern New Mexico. A Ranger was asleep in his tent when he heard a large animal, obviously a bear, sniffing around. The bear started shaking the tent. Frozen with fear the Ranger just laid there as quiet as possible. Then the bear stood up and leaned on the tent. The tent poles broke and the bear fell on the Ranger, who screamed. The bear ran off, and the Ranger spent the rest of the night on my cabin floor.

Of course it could have been an alien dressed in a bigfoot costume, and using crystal powers. No one can prove it wasn't.

BS story man. You didn't include any women.

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[Krav]

Ooch! In 1971 my wife and I were practicing our survival skills on a high peak in the Ozarks. We were making the two headed beast in our tent and all of a sudden the tent shook and bowed in above us. Claws appeared through the roof. And then it went away, whatever it was. Well, after a moment of fright we went back to our activity and weren't disturbed again. Whatever creature had attacked us left behind an owl feather. Does Squatch wear owl feather jewelry or hats? Of course the feather doesn't prove it was Sasquatch but it doesn't prove it wasn't either. I still get a chill up my leg when I think about it [SHIVERS].

I think it was more than likely a baby Bigfoot or a possible sleestak. Both can be dangerous but the sleestack is cunning, baffling and powerful. Stay clear.


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