Bigfoot
in Tennessee
by
Thomas
Marcum
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| Does bigfoot live in Tn? |
Tennessee
is another great state that seems to have all the things needed to support a
healthy clan of Sasquatch.
The BFRO
has a total of 84 sighting
reports listed for the state of TN (Here). Many counties have between 3-5 reported
sightings. It is safe to assume that many sightings go unreported or are
reported to groups other than the BFRO.
Tennessee
has around 14.4 million forest acres with about 5 percent of forest managed by the U.S. forest service as
National forest. About 7 percent is held by state,local and other federal
agencies.
The Cherokee National
Forest is located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains of east
Tennessee, the Cherokee National Forest is divided into northern and southern
sections by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The 650,000 acre forest is
the largest in the state and joins national forest in Virginia,North Carolina
and Georgia. The Cherokee national forest has more than 600 miles of trails to
explore and for Sasquatch to hide.
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| Scott Carpenter AKA Joe Black |
One noted East Tennessee researcher is
Scott Carpenter, known better by
his youtube name of Joe black. His actual youtube name is
joebblack1963, view his youtube channel
Here , he has many
videos uploaded and recently captured a possible photo of a bigfoot.
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| Recent still frame from Scotts video |
Scott is a
member of
NABS, which is a research group
and is involved in the Ketchum DNA paper. It is also reported that Scott and
NABS have DNA samples included in the yet to be published DNA paper by Dr.
Melba ketchum.
I was able to ask Scott a few questions and here are the replies
Scott Carpenter Q & A
TCC: How long have you been researching bf?
SC: since 2009
TCC: Do you think the general public will ever accept that bf is real?
SC: Eventually, atfter the DNA and a live specimen is captured
TCC: How many bf dna samples do you have included in the upcoming DNA paper by Dr. ketchum?
SC: I do not honestly know, one is listed on Robert Lindsey web site, but I have not been told officially one way or another
Thanks Scott
Famous Case
One of if not the most famous bigfoot case in Tennessee is the one that
has been happening for many years on the Carter farm.
The location of the farm is 57 miles south of
Knoxville and 80 miles north of Chattanooga then east off of Interstate 75. The
detailed stories and reports gained interest from a lot in the
Bigfoot world.
It even brought a researchers all the way from Russia.
Igor Burtsev a Russian
researcher made the trip to the Carter farm
back in 2004 and spent 5 weeks in Tennessee during the investigation. Burtsev left
the farm convinced that most of the info was real after finding stick
markers,nest,hairs and tracks, along with other evidence.
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| Igor standing next to a stick marker on The Carter farm |
Janice Carter and the people who lived on the farm had been interacting
with a clan of bigfoots for a number of years. Over time they got to know these
creatures by their names or nick names. The most known was probably a large
male bigfoot called "fox".
While preparing this article I was able to conduct an interview with
Janice Carter. What follows is the interview.
Janice Carter Interview
TCC: When did the first sightings
of bigfoot start on the farm?
JC: My Grandparents moved to the farm in 1944. I do not know if any of
the BFs were sighted before 1947 or not. It was in 1947 that my Grandfather and
another man were clear cutting an area across a drainage ditch line behind the
house for pasture that the tree either fell on Fox or he was in it when it fell
and was discovered. My own first memory of Fox or any of the BFs was when I was
three and Fox entered the house by way of the living room front door. For years
after this event I thought I dreamed or imagined this or that Fox was a very
large gorilla someone had as a pet that entered our home. I recall running out
the back door and hiding in the dog house with one of our dogs at the time. I
do not know how my Grandmother managed to get Fox out of the house or any great
detail other than I was in the living room playing and all of a sudden this big
hairy gorilla came into the house.
TCC: What was the most bigfoots you seen at one time?
JC: Thirty two in an area in NC. One of my research areas. This is a
large family group.
TCC: Is there still sightings and encounters happening on the farm?
JC: My half sister reports that once in a while Blackie shows up there.
I'm not sure if this actually happens or not, because I do not have anything to
do with Blackie. I do know where the rest of Fox's extended family members are
located and they do not tend to visit the old farm.
TCC: What ever happened to the bigfoot known as "Fox"?
JC: Fox died in June 2010, I would need to look the exact date up but I'm
pretty sure it was the 16. Sally Ramey, my youngest daughter and I came to
visit him for the last time during this week. He was in bad health from
infection in his foot and teeth.
TCC: What was the bigfoots favorite thing to eat?
JC: With Fox it was always M&M candies. Bo, Wenebojo likes Kit Kat candy best, Squeaky likes
turnips which I find unusual since the rest of the gang and other BFs I work
with do not seem to care for turnips or will not touch them. Nearly every one
of the BFs in many states I have worked with for extended amounts of time and
for years all like sweets best. They love popped popcorn the more butter the
better, cinnamon graham crackers, cheese nips, and fruits that have a natural
sweetness to them. While they will eat critic fruits upon occasion they seem to
like apples, berries, peaches, and plums better than oranges, lemons, and
grapefruit.
TCC: Was you fearful around these creatures?
JC: Of course, it is plain foolishness to state otherwise. Be it you work
with domestic animals, wildlife or primitive peoples it is always wise to
maintain a certain amount (of what I call) healthy fearfulness or respect for
their unpredictability. You are dealing with a mammal that is very large, can
if it feels threatened or challenged do you major bodily harm, and that is
capable of intense thought and understanding. I'm not going to research a tribe
of indigenous people anywhere without being fearful (cultural anthropology),
neither am I going to work with a dog that has never been handled before
without having a fear of being bitten, nor will I climb into a saddle of a
horse that has never been ridden without a fear it will toss me on my head. I
train and handle show dogs for a living, use to be a horse jockey, worked in
animal control and owned and operated my own wildlife research corporation, gut
instinct and common sense go a long way.
What I think people fail to understand is that these large hairy people
we call Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yowie, Almast etc., are just that, A Type Of
People, and while they do not use guns or modern weapons they can just as
effectively harm or kill you if they are crossed. Not to mention they can do some scary things
that make you think twice about why you wish to work among them. Example: Try
having a thousand pound, thirteen foot tall screaming hairy, stinking ape
looking man charging at you like he is going to run over you an knock you flat.
Scares the daylights out of you and you learn to back step really fast and exit
the area in a timely fashion.
They have language. Many speak English and understand English when we
speak to them here in America and parts of Canada. Much like us they tend to
have accents depending on what area of the USA they live in or have encountered
us in some fashion. For instance in the Amish parts of Indiana I worked with a
group of BF that had the Amish accent and used the words Ye and Thou when
speaking to me and my fellow researchers. It took me a bit to understand them,
since I am more accustomed to ones in TN slurring their words together and
speaking really fast. The three individuals on Ron and Al's recordings have an
Irish type accent and while they speak their own language they also speak
English, some Spanish, and a few Native American dialects all with the Irish accent.
Their thought and speech pattern process is twice if not three times faster
than our own, and they accurately read body language. Without listing all the
things that make them unique to their kind, let me put it simple, they are like
a fire, it is healthy to know when to fear that fire being fueled into a raging
inferno.
Thanks for the interview Janice and best of luck to you in the future. Janice was very easy and nice to deal with,she really don't know me and was very open with me during our email/FB messages setting up the interview.
With lots of forest, past and current reports of sightings of bigfoot,
it appears Tennessee was and is home to sasquatch. Tennessee would seem to have everything a sasquatch would need to survive undetected. Deep mountains that are part of protected forest and an ample food and water supply are some of the things that makes it very easy for a clan of these creatures to remain hidden.
There was a lot more info I could have included in this article as there seems to be endless reports of bigfoot activity from the Volunteer state. I hope this gives everyone a good overview of the possibility of sasquatch in Tennessee.
Thanks
Tom
©The Crypto Crew
This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years of experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and a poet.
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