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[This is a follow up post to Bigfoot Encounter in Illinois ]
By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher Professional Writer, a nature and wildlife enthusiast who has written for many magazines.
What
I Saw Or Didn’t See That Day
Putting
A “Non-Sighting” Into Perspective
By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher
By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher
After having had a little time to
think about what happened to me, I must say it messed with my head for a little
while; this “non-sighting” of bigfoot. Did it really happen? Am I crazy? A lot of
things go through your head. But is there a way to put an “encounter” into
perspective when you really didn’t see what you needed to see to make it clear
in your mind?
Actually, looking back, it seemed my
hiker’s brain went on vacation that day. Usually when I hear a strange noise out
there, I at least reach for my knife or my weapon if I’m carrying one. On this
particular day, however, I didn’t seem to have the presence of mind. I take a lot of pictures on a normal day now,
and yet it didn’t even occur to me to reach for my camera that was strapped
around my neck and easily accessible. Every inclination I might normally have
just wasn’t there. And it was a little disturbing to think about after it
happened. It had me wondering if I’d be able to keep myself safe in a more
serious situation.
Was I in danger? I don’t think so. I
never felt afraid. Not even a little bit. More intrigued than anything, and I
felt more like I was interrupting something there. It was kind of like walking
into a stranger’s house by accident. It was more a feeling like, “Excuse me.
Sorry to bother you. I’ll be leaving now.”
The magnitude didn’t really hit me
until I made it home. I thought about bigfoot while it was happening. That’s why
I was staring off into the woods looking for movement. But it wasn’t until I got
home and reviewed the whole thing in my head that I finally decided I may have
had a real encounter.
And what about the deer? Why did
they seem to be running around in circles? Deer usually run as far and as fast as they
can away from potential danger. These stayed in the same area. I listened to
them running in circles for a fair amount of time before the two fawns nearly
ran me over on the trail.
The only thing I can think might
have happened is their mother had already been killed and the two babies were
struggling to stay near her in those last moments. Since they almost ran right
into me, I got a pretty good look at them, and they looked to be only half
grown, still with spots. They were definitely too young to leave their mother,
and yet she was nowhere in sight. Perhaps when I got in the way of their escape
was about the time they decided they had to leave the area. Each of the two darted in opposite directions;
one down and the hill and one up. Neither went back the way they came.
But the thing I really struggled
with at first is things being thrown at me. Did I just imagine it? When I
returned to the area the next day, the woods were back to normal. But as I stood
in the brush, I could hear tiny dropping sounds of objects falling to the
ground. It confused me for a while and made me doubt my own story just a little
bit. But the more I thought it through, the more I feel sure that I heard
something fly over my head that day. Something larger that made more of a louder
thudding sound on ground behind me. And while I was still processing that, I
watched as something similar hit a tree branch in front of me. And it caused the
branch to sway…back and forth, not up and down like you’d expect if something
fell straight down from above. So I still feel sure something was thrown at
me…twice.
I think I may have interrupted a
hunt and they were, ever so gently, encouraging me to leave. I think it was a
nice peaceful way to do this, and the message, to me, was loud and clear. I feel
sure they could’ve have knocked me in the head and killed me with something
bigger if they’d had the inclination. But that isn’t what happened.
And down to the last thing I have to
think about. If I decide this really happened, what am I going to do about it?
I’ve received many suggestions from friends and other researchers.
“You
should set up a trail cam in that area.”
“You
should start a gifting rock; spend more time there. Set up a sound recorder.”
Etc., etc.
And as all those are good ideas, my
big decision here is to do basically nothing. Oh, I’ll spend more time there
than I have in the past. I’ll keep my camera handy on video mode while I’m
there, and I’ll know more what I’m looking for when I’m out there looking.
But if this experience has done
anything for me, it’s made me understand myself just a little bit better. I now understand that I don’t have a burning
need to prove they exist. I know what I know and that’s enough for me.
And I’ve also learned that I don’t
care at all if anyone else believes my story. I don’t have this burning need to
be believed. I’ve been dealing with people thinking I’m weird for most of my
life now. If they think I’m weird or crazy for the rest of my life, that doesn’t
concern me in the least. I’ve learned to wear my weirdness like a medal of
honor.
I’ve also always had a live and let
live policy. And that’s how I’ll deal with this too. And if the hairy ones
decide to make their presence known to me again at some time, I’ll consider it
another blessing and I’ll accept it graciously. And hopefully get a picture or
two this time.... just to be able to say I did. *******DF
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Intriguing reading Dorraine!
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