Did I Have A Bigfoot Encounter When I Was Ten? Wild Man Stories From My Grandfather By Dorraine Fisher
Did I have a bigfoot encounter when I was 10?
Nearly 40 years ago the seeds were being planted for my love for the mysteries of the world and for all things cryptic. If anyone ever asks what shaped my unusual perceptions about the world, I always point first to my mother who gave me an old copy of Chariots of the Gods by Erick Von Daniken and who turned on the bigfoot episode of In Search Of with Leonard Nimoy and let me watch too. But second place always goes to my grandfather for showing me some weird things in the woods. And to this day, I still wonder what he was telling me because I didn’t have the presence of mind when I was young to ask the right questions about what we saw out there on one really strange day.
I was a pretty shy and solitary kid, so I naturally loved the woods. It was a good place to hide from the rest of the world. But Grandpa was the one who made it interesting. I, for some reason had always believed that the fabled Bogie Man that children like me were always told about was a big, hairy bigfoot-type creature. Strangely, I had this picture of him in my psyche before I even knew what a bigfoot was. So, I guess I was a natural bigfoot believer. But for some reason, the idea of this big, hairy creature prowling around didn’t really scare me all that much. Maybe I just loved the woods too much. But Grandpa and I never had a discussion about bigfoot. Bigfoot just wasn’t a thing back then. But I still wonder what he might have told me if I had asked.
I thought I would just share another day of exploring the woods of Kentucky with everyone. In this video, I'm hunting ginseng and looking for bigfoot evidence.
I do manage to find a few things that are interesting and I talk some about bigfoot, the bigfoot community, films, and social media.
I hope you enjoy the video and some of our beautiful mountains.
Here is the video:
Let me first state that I'm not talking about people who are skeptical or those with legitimate questions. I'm referring to those who are absolute about Bigfoot not being real.
Before I go any further with my thoughts and ramblings, let me first give you an example that happened only a few days ago.
Just a little bit before I went on vacation, I took to the ATV to do a little bigfoot hunting. I returned to a spot where I may have captured a picture of a bigfoot and I scout around for some tracks. Now, that I have a vacation over I plan on getting out a lot more. I hope you enjoy the video.
It’s
becoming abundantly clear that finding Bigfoot is not as easy as we think it
should be. And REAL evidence is rare at best. So being the outside the box thinker
that I am, I have to ask: are we going about this all the wrong way? Do we need
to think differently and change our strategy?
I
have a strange interest in military tactics. I don’t know where it came from,
but I watch the military channel a lot. I love to see the different “tricks of
the trade” service men and women are trained to use to hunt down the enemy. And
also the tactics used in historic battles. It’s a different brand of
intelligence applied in no other aspect of life.
But
what does all this have to do with Bigfoot?
After
talking to numerous bigfoot researchers and hearing their stories and stories
they’ve heard about others’ encounters, it has occasionally been mentioned that
sasquatches have a strategy of living in the woods similar to military special
forces. The way they hide, skulk, stay quiet, and drop out of sight in a split
second is nothing short army ranger-esque.
Recently
I was watching a video of a supposed bigfoot.And as I watched, it occurred to me that the creature in the video
looked something like a man wearing a certain type of ghillie suit: the garb
that military snipers wear. And it stirred some thoughts about how these
creatures may be able to stay hidden so well...and how we should look for them.
I
became interested in sniper tactics when my nephew entered sniper training in
the army. I was very worried about him when he told me what he was planning to
do. He’s such a gentle soul; soft spoken, very patient with animals and
children. How would he survive such a difficult and dangerous job?
But
this is also the personality that many habituators describe about sasquatches:
mostly gentle in nature and non-confrontational. And to be able to hide so
well, they must be patient and avoid movement, sometimes for long periods. And
it occurred to me that my nephew, however scary it is to me, is actually the
perfect personality for this job. Snipers must have a patient nature, and the
ability to stay quiet and wait for long periods of time, while moving very
little.
This
is something that sasquatches seem to do very well.
So
in order to find them, do we need to apply a more military mind to the problem?
I asked bigfoot researcher Leon Drew, who just happened to have worked in the
army as a combat engineer and special operations communication support, just
what skills are needed to find a sniper. Was it even possible?
“The
skills would be basic hunting and tracking skills and a lot of luck,” he
laughed. “The idea is, you don’t find them.”
Hmmm!
No surprise there.It sounds a lot like
looking for Bigfoot.
“So
is there a set method for flushing out a sniper?” I asked.
“There
is no set technology, no” he added. “You use thermal, movement detection, sound
location... but most {snipers} shoot once and then they move. It’s mostly about
being familiar with your area; trees, rocks. And then be able to note what’s
different. The biggest skill is attention to detail.”
So
I asked, “So when it all comes right down to it, they {snipers} can’t be
found?”
“Not
easily,” he said.
Does
this sound familiar too?
If
sasquatches are very often employing skills similar to military special forces,
does it make sense we’d have to apply military-type tactical skills to find
them? And is it reasonable to think we’d have a very hard time finding them if
they behave much like military snipers, the best hiders in the world?
So
it becomes a bit daunting when you realize what you’re dealing with out in the
field. But it also puts the necessary skills needed to find bigfoot into
perspective.
In
order to find one of the smartest, most elusive creatures we know, you’d have
to be able to think like a sasquatch, be intimately familiar with the area
you’re searching in, and have an exceptional eye for detail. Not to mention a
lot of luck and some state-of-the-art equipment.
And
then, after all this, you need a lot of patience and a good sense of humor
about still not finding one.They have a
different brand of intelligence and live in a completely different world. And
in order to find them, you have to be aware that you’re entering that world.
Your regular mind doesn’t work so well here. You have to find a new state of
mind that meshes with theirs.
But
also, if there’s one thing that anyone I’ve ever spoken to that’s been in
combat has told me,it’s also a matter
of reverence and respect. Never underestimate your enemy... or in this case,
bigfoot.
So
Leon ended the conversation with a single thought.
“Have
respect for their intelligence and remember that you’re in their home. Act as
you would ask them to act in yours.”
I
don’t know if he was talking about snipers or bigfoot. But it really doesn’t
matter. It all applies the same. ******DF
Well, this video has really caused a big stir so I wanted to give my take on it. I know many will disagree with me but that is fine. We are all free to have opinions about videos of Bigfoot.
I
believe it was Einstein that described the definition of insanity as doing the
same thing over and over again, but expecting a different result. So sometimes,
when we keep doing something the same way time and again and aren’t getting
what we want, we need to simply try it another way.
With
the invention and availability of trail cameras in the last twenty years or so,
bigfoot researchers have set them up everywhere they could, and have managed to
get all kinds of great shots of all the wildlife in the woods. All of it, of
course, except for bigfoot...the stuff we’re REALLY looking for.
One
of the biggest questions about the existence of bigfoot is why, with all the
strategically placed trail cams everywhere imaginable, why do we still not have
a good, clear picture of bigfoot? Could the answer be simple?
And
maybe you’ve thought of this too. But I’m going to actually say it.
Is
it possible that our hairy counterparts don’t use trails as much as we think?
Maybe we’re thinking they follow the trails looking for their prey, but what if
they don’t?For a very elusive creature,
believed to be an ambush predator, hanging around on game trails wouldn’t be
it’s best strategy. A creature of this size would surely scare game away if he
was standing on the trail. And as humans use the trails, he would be more
visible to us too.So maybe hiding
alongside the trails would be better?
Any
other predators out there hunting other animals lower on the food chain are
smart enough to know to stay off the trails. They skulk around near them
hiding, waiting and watching for their prey. Would bigfoot be any different?
But
when we start thinking about other places to put them, the idea becomes more
complicated. With an estimated 747 million acres of forested land in the U.S.,
and realizing that one trail cam MIGHT cover 1 acre of land, we’re faced with
the need of a lot of trail cams (like one per acre of ground) in order to be
effective in getting one decent picture of a sasquatch...maybe.
But
as discouraging as that is, it doesn’t erase the idea of using them. We still
need to use them as much as possible, but maybe rethink their placement. Maybe
start thinking more like bigfoot, and where would I be hanging out if I were
one?
I
would be in the roughest, deepest, darkest, most complicated areas I could
find. Places where a trail cam might capture only a few feet of area in front
of it.And places that a human would
have a real problem accessing.
So
we’d have to be smarter than the creature we’re pursuing. But so far, it seems
we’re not. And we can’t claim we are until we have plenty of clear shots of the
them.But, of course with this idea, the
researchers job just became a lot harder. But it never was easy, was it?********DF
We took a small hike trip and found some interesting tree breaks. We are not saying these are 100 percent done by a bigfoot. We just wanted to share these because there is evidence from many researchers that suggest this is a behavior of a bigfoot, but that does not mean all breaks are done by bigfoot. Wind can also break trees but what I find somewhat interesting is that these are small trees and normally these small trees will bend almost all the way to the ground before they will break.
I went out to pick up a game cam and thought it would be a good time to test out my new camera.Not a lot on the video but it does show we go out in the woods and are not just "keyboard warriors" all the time.
I hope to get back out in the mountains very soon.
Thanks
Tom
[This report was submitted to TCC Team Member Jason Morse]
Cody Archambeault recounts what he saw that day.
"I was hunting with my dad about 5 years ago (when i was 14). It was around the end of October when it starting to get fairly cold at night. We were on Lee Hook Road in Lee, N.H.. By the University of New Hampshire dairy farm.
I was sitting against a stone wall when I heard something moving in the woods behind me. It was probably about 4:45 in the afternoon and the sun was starting to set. And I had turned around to look to see if it was a deer. And there it stood.
It was approx. 6'6 to 7 feet in height. Probably weighed around 300 pounds. And it was more of a darker brown color. I'm pretty sure it never saw me because I couldn't believe what I was seeing and I was frozen solid. It had a really bad musty kind of smell when it walked by me.
It was also only about 50 to 75 yards in front of me. It was making these kind of low toned grunts as it walked. And was looking around as if it knew (that I or something was there, or different than what it was used to). I watched it for probably about 10 to 20 minutes. It had walked from in the woods, to out and across the field i was sitting on the edge of. And I had told my dad what I had saw. And he told me I must have been just imagining things cause there aren't any of those around here.
But then I had showed him where it had walked and there were footprints for probably about a half of a mile that we followed. But then it got dark and he didn't want to find out what I really did see that day.
TCC - Great sighting. Also I think in the picture above is the exact location, I think the dairy farm is the set of building just off center to the left towards the top of the picture. Thanks to Cody for sharing his encounter.
How
To Recognize The Signs Of Feral Swine In Your Area
By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher
If
you want to talk about monsters in the woods, these guys are a lot scarier than
Bigfoot.
There
are plenty of predators in the woods to watch out for, and feral hogs aren’t
often the first ones you think of when you’re hiking, hunting, or camping. But
you do need to be careful and aware of the signs of these highly dangerous
animals in your area.
First
introduced in America by explorer Hernando De Soto in the 1500’s where they
were allowed
free range around the camps, feral hog
populations are spreading fast. Once only a serious problem in the southern
states, the scourge is now spreading to the northern and western states. It’s
so bad in fact, that individual state governments like Missouri are declaring
war by allowing open season on them most of the year; asking that hunters and
anyone who encounters them to kill them on sight.
According
to the Missouri Department of Conservation a feral hog is: “Any hog, including
Russian and European wild boar, that is not conspicuously identified by ear
tags or other identification, and is roaming freely on public or private land
without the land manager’s or landowner’s permission.”
This is a very broad definition.
Any swine running wild, including abandoned pets and released livestock could
fall under the category of feral swine.
All
swine are highly intelligent and capable of surviving on their own without help
from humans.They are one of the few
domestic animals that can.And here are
some important facts to note:
•Feral hogs are highly adaptable to any terrain,
situation, or climate
•They reproduce rapidly. Females become sexually
mature at 6 months and can birth to a large brood (3-8 piglets) twice a year.
•They have very few natural enemies except
humans. Only young, small hogs are in much danger of predation by other
animals.
•They will eat ANYTHING including worms, lizards,
small mammals, and the young or eggs of ground nesting birds...and YOU if they
get the chance.
Quite
often, farmers, hunters, or hikers don’t know hogs are around until they see
one or discover extensive damage from them. While hunting or hiking private and
public lands that are known for feral swine populations, there are some
telltale signs of occupation:
•Signs of rooting. This looks like an area of
ground has been completely turned over and destroyed by hogs looking for food
under the dirt.
•Nests or bedding areas.
•Rubbing spots on trees or posts.
•Wallowing spots or hollowed spots of mud or dirt
where hogs have been rolling.
But
what do you do if you encounter one face to face?
Underestimating
a hog’s speed and ferocity can be a very deadly mistake.Here are some tips to understanding swine
behavior.
•Dominant males show certain signs of dominant
behavior and aggression; an authoritative gait, head held high, and all the
signs he is poised to stand his ground no matter what. And the size of the hog
doesn’t matter in this case. A dominant small hog can be nearly as dangerous as
a dominant larger one. If he lowers his head and stares you down, he’s ready to
strike if necessary and should be considered VERY dangerous. That is, if he
isn’t already charging in your direction.
•The hog without dominant traits, that stiffens
his legs and appears to lean forward is not so confident, but no less dangerous
if approached. He’s afraid. And a fearful hog, like any other fearful
animal,can be much more dangerous than
a dominant one.
•Beware of a hog that is slobbering. When a hog
poises himself for confrontation, he will pop his jaw which is said to sharpen
his long, pointed cutter teeth. This causes a foaming in his mouth which is a
telltale sign he’s more than ready to fight.
•Be wary if you have the animal cornered. He may
be standing still, assessing the situation. But don’t mistake this behavior for
a surrender. He’s desperate and he’s weighing his options for escape. And he’ll
do anything to accomplish that.
Bottom
line: BEWARE! Feral hogs are among the most dangerous wild animals you’ll
encounter in the woods. Don’t EVER underestimate them. It’s advisable in known
swine-occupied areas to carry a weapon powerful enough to bring a large one
down if necessary. And if you take your dogs with you out there, please consider
their protection too. *******
There is more
to going out into the woods looking for evidence of Sasquatch than just walking
through the door and heading out.
1.The very first thing that you should always do
is tell someone where you're going and about when you plan to return. That way,
if you get lost or hurt out in the field, someone will have an idea where to
tell authorities to begin looking if you don't return in a reasonable time.
2.Next, to minimize the chances of getting hurt,
make sure to wear appropriate footwear such as hiking shoes or work boots. Too
many times, people injure themselves by twisting their ankle, or other lower
extremity injuries due to wearing only sandals, sneakers, or other footwear
that don't cut it for walking on uneven, wet, or rough terrain. Also, proper
attire is crucial. Chances of encountering thorn bushes, or other sharp,
pointed branches is very good, so it's best to wear long pants and long sleeve
shirt. Also, a hat to keep the sun out of your eyes and off your head to
prevent getting hyperthermic (Unusually high body temperature). A walking stick is a preferred tool not only for
assistance in walking over rough ground, but it is good also for defense, if
needed.
3. Things to bring with you would be essentials,
such as plenty of water to stay hydrated, something to snack on in case you are
out longer than expected. Often, hunger and/or thirst can effect judgment,
sense of direction, and can cause muscle cramps, making walking difficult.
Granola bars, protein bars, or fruit are a good, easy thing to take. Bananas
contain potassium, which are good to prevent muscle cramps. A basic first aid travel kit is also a good idea.
4.Other
things to put in a backpack would be the following: a lighter or matches in a
zip-lock bag in case you do get lost and need to make a fire for warmth or to
help someone locate you, a compass to better keep track of what direction
you've been traveling, a knife or machete to clear the way through extra thick
brush (these will also come in handy for collecting wood in case you need to
build that fire), video or digital camera for gathering visual evidence,
flashlight, GPS if you have one,
rubber gloves and several extra zip-lock bags to
put any physical evidence in (such as hair, scat, skin, bone, or anything that
needs preserving without being contaminated)
5.If you happen to have a sighting, these are
things to keep in mind: As hard as it is, stay calm, they will know if you are
nervous, scared, or aggressive. DO NOT attempt to approach if you believe that
you have spotted a Sasquatch. These are generally shy, elusive, curious
creatures, But they are still wild, untamed creatures that are capable of
great strength, and can cause severe bodily harm or death if threatened!
Try not to lock eyes immediately, generally, they will try to leave, or they
might want to investigate from a distance. If, by chance, it is a female with
young, back away slowly, and leave the area. There is no living thing on Earth
that is as potentially dangerous as a mother that believes that her baby could
be harmed.
6.If you bring it in, take it out. Remember, this
is the wilderness creatures' home, and trash not only is bad for the planet,
but many things can be harmful to the habitants.
Keeping these
few guidelines in mind, you will have a safer, more productive outing. So get
out there, be safe, and good luck!
I ran across the photo below,don't remember where, but best I can remember it was taken in 2010 by a game cam in Northern Louisiana. The thing in the photo looks odd. I don't know what it is or even if it is real.
Heres the photo
What is it?
It don't look like a bigfoot, has legs that kind of look like a mans but the head of a horse or something.
Here is a Zoom in on it.
Weird creature
Anyone have an idea what this thing might be? Is it just a hoax?
Can't seem to get much from the photo itself..so thought i'd ask our readers.
The Top States For
Meth Labs and What To Watch For
By
Dorraine Fisher (TCC Team Member)
Meth Lab set up in the woods
There
are always a lot of things to be concerned about when you’re hiking the
wilderness areas.Water, food,
communication, insects, snakes, injuries, seeing Bigfoot (if you’re lucky), and
predatory animals are all things to consider before you start walking. Often
the last thing you’ll think about is the humans out there hiding in the remote
areas forging illegal activities like cooking up meth on private and public
lands. And the real danger is, they’ll do anything to protect their investment,
including killing you and dumping your body somewhere it will never be found.
So it pays to ad this to your list of precautions before you go hiking
anywhere.
Meth
labs seizures are on the rise since new reports last year. Many operators have
moved into urban and suburban areas. But disturbing numbers of clan labs have
still have been discovered in rural areas. Public lands, that hikers often
occupy, are used for this activity since there is no confiscation of the land
if arrests are made. And here are the top 10 states to be concerned about:
1.Missouri
2.Tennessee
3.Indiana
4.Kentucky
5.Oklahoma
6.Illinois
7.Iowa
8.Michigan
9.North Carolina
10.South Carolina
But
how do you know what to look out for?
Some warning signs include:
•Noticing unusual chemical odors in isolated
areas
•People seen stepping outside their building to
smoke
•Plastic
bottles with hoses attached
•Red stained coffee filters
•Large numbers of matchbooks lying around with
the strikers removed.
•Any objects that look like science lab equipment
•Large numbers of stripped lithium batteries
lying around
•Heet, STP, or Red Devil Lye containers
•Sulfuric
acid, hydrogen peroxide, iodine, or hydrochloric acid
•Discarded boxes and blister packs of ephedrine
and pseudo-ephedrine
•Red phosphorous road flares
•Any abandoned buildings that have been fortified
in some way
•Propane tanks with fittings that have a blue
tinge
Always
be careful about approaching any unknown, run down structures, cabins, or RV’s,
in the remote areas that seem abandoned but have a lot of debris lying thrown
around including the objects mentioned above. You may possibly come across
evidence of chemicals and containers that have been dumped in nearby streams,
on hillsides, and in ravines.
Keep
in mind that just because your state isn’t mentioned here, that you’re
completely safe. These are only the top ten. Any state with remote areas is
subject to danger.
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