The following referenced post in turn references one of the "late, great BF researchers"...
This is the conclusion John Green came to at the end of his classic book Sasquatch: the Apes Among Us. I just wanted to put it up here for those folks who have not read it.
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My contention, in brief, is that there is not the slightest possibility that sasquatches can be considered human or near-human, neither are they endangered species, and no other reason is known giving them any unique claim to total protection. On the other hand, they offer unique opportunities to learn things of value to man through the study of an animal. The appropriate action under the circumstances is to collect a sasquatch and get on with the study. Since no scientific institution is attempting to do so, it is perfectly reasonable for some private individual with a gun to get the ball rolling.
It is a normal and common reaction for people suddenly confronted with the prospect that such a creature actually exists to assume that on no account should one be shot, and sometimes people in positions of prominence will support that idea publicly, but they are acting in ignorance. Nor does is make any difference whether the person doing the shooting is some responsible, even reluctant individual, or one of the "trigger-happy" types that the sheriffs tend to worry about. The most likely person to have the opportunity is a person out hunting for something else. Whoever it is, the man who first succeeds in killing a sasquatch and bringing some part of it back for identification will be doing the right thing.
Barring the unlikely eventuality that governments or major scientific institutions will involve themselves in the investigation, that seems to be the only likely way for the matter to be brought to a successful conclusion.
In summary, I hope that I have been able to convey adequately the main points of a rather simple message:
There is evidence that another erect primate shares this globe with mankind.
The evidence may not be conclusive, but it is certainly ample to establish that the matter should be further investigated.
In the meantime, the person who finds himself in the position to obtain a specimen should do so, with the knowledge that it is important, and that such creatures are neither rare nor human.
Finally, don't worry about them. They are big, but they are nothing to be afraid of.
Only problem....by all accounts Mr. Green admitted to
never
having an encounter with a BF.
