"I shot it but that big ape took it away from

[WorkinStiff]

Bigfoot takes a guys elk www.internationalbigfootsociety.com/html/dsp_report.php?id=1854....and another guy's deer;www.internationalbigfootsociety.com/html/dsp_report.php?id=814

[1911crazy]

Thats more stories about missing shot game now, i guess its getting smarter.  I hope it doesn't come running when i'm plinkin?  If it does then Houston we have a problem!!!!  I'm a gonna need a lotta help draggin a bigfoot out of the woods!!!!  MIKEY!!!!!!!!!                                                           BigBill

[Mikey]

Hol on BigBill - wait'll I git the ropes and the atv, and then we'll have the proof, mebbe............

I can well understand the hunter's fears - but man, if I had just bammed an Elk I kin tellya that nobody would be taking it away from me.  And if Bigfoot is getting so smart, like those bears, that he comes in on ya after you've taken game, then he is smart enough to know when to run, and run he had better.  There are a few things this man son't stand for and that's one of them.  Maybe (lololol).  

Don't worry BigBill, I'm with ya.  Mikey.

[Bigfoot Researcher]

The Bigfoot, like alot of bears, have come to know that a rifle report means FREE FOOD !!!  

They both will approach humans if there is fresh meat to be had, please people, watch your step when approaching a kill, and keep your ears open. Its prob best to let the animal have the kill, and leave post haste.

Also, i wish to remind hunters and outdoorsman alike, that, Bigfoot will NOT harm you unless provoked !!! (shot at). They may scream (ungodly screams) growl, throw things (rocks limbs), charge at you at high speed crashing thru the brush (i call this being "freight trained" , as that what the speed and sound is like) even break large trees in a display to provoke you into leaving "His" turf.  But they will not harm you.

[azshooter]

Tough question- where you going to get a foam core for doing a Bigfoot mount  :shock: The Taxidermist would freak.

[1911crazy]

I've been waiting for that one special rack to hang on my wall for many years now and something comes to my camp when i cook my viddles too and i'm just not in a sharing mood too.                BigBill

Funny i have heard guys say they never found there deer after they shot it.  They figured they missed the shot. It makes us wonder now don't it?

Many years ago I was hunting northeast of Rutland,Vermont in the national forest in the very thick pines and I spooked something that i heard that was so loud like a freight train going away from us crashing thru the thick pines that made me kind of happy it was going the other way. I always thought it was a bear.  It happened many years ago but it makes me wonder now?  There have been a few bigfoot reports from that area too. I never seen it but it made my brother who was with me nervious too.  There were only 4' or less open spots the trees just grew into each other and you had to push your way thru them and after that I went out and bought my 444 marlin for hunting in the thick brush areas I just didn't think my '06 would be ok up that close if it was a bear.

[Micahn]

Also, i wish to remind hunters and outdoorsman alike, that, Bigfoot will NOT harm you unless provoked !!! (shot at). They may scream (ungodly screams) growl, throw things (rocks limbs), charge at you at high speed crashing thru the brush (i call this being "freight trained" , as that what the speed and sound is like) even break large trees in a display to provoke you into leaving "His" turf.  But they will not harm you.

You know this has been talked about a lot of other forums. Some people like yourself feel that they will not hurt a human unless they are hurt first. I do not buy that for one sec. Many people disappear in the woods every year never to be seen again. Even if just 10% was taken by a BF then that would add up to a lot of people.
If you believe in BF and believe a lot of the old stories about them then a lot of accounts can be found of them not only hurting but killing people without them being harmed first. One of the classics is "The Bauman story" Here is a link for anyone who has not heard of it. http://www.n2.net/prey/bigfoot/ Just click the link then look down on left side for "The Classics"

Anyway I would tell anyone to make the call for yourself on site. If it looks like it is going to cause you harm then it would be best if you did it some first. Something that could take a elk should be enough to at least cause it to have a very bad day :-) Plus you would be helping them in the long run I feel as they would become a known animal and could then be protected like they should be.

[1911crazy]

I hunt with a 338win.mag now most of the time like i said i'm not into sharing my viddles.  And i don't care how big he or she is. I'll avoid them but if i'm in danger and i have no choice so be it.             BigBill

[Ol' Man Mountain]

Also, i wish to remind hunters and outdoorsman alike, that, Bigfoot will NOT harm you unless provoked !!! (shot at). They may scream (ungodly screams) growl, throw things (rocks limbs), charge at you at high speed crashing thru the brush (i call this being "freight trained" , as that what the speed and sound is like) even break large trees in a display to provoke you into leaving "His" turf.  But they will not harm you.

You know this has been talked about a lot of other forums. Some people like yourself feel that they will not hurt a human unless they are hurt first. I do not buy that for one sec. Many people disappear in the woods every year never to be seen again. Even if just 10% was taken by a BF then that would add up to a lot of people.
If you believe in BF and believe a lot of the old stories about them then a lot of accounts can be found of them not only hurting but killing people without them being harmed first. One of the classics is "The Bauman story" Here is a link for anyone who has not heard of it. http://www.n2.net/prey/bigfoot/ Just click the link then look down on left side for "The Classics"

Anyway I would tell anyone to make the call for yourself on site. If it looks like it is going to cause you harm then it would be best if you did it some first. Something that could take a elk should be enough to at least cause it to have a very bad day :-) Plus you would be helping them in the long run I feel as they would become a known animal and could then be protected like they should be.

Hi Micahn,

Very well said indeed.

Since we are most probably dealing with one of the most highly intelligent, cunning, stealthy, illusive, unpredictable and potentially dangerous wild animals in the world today, it would be wise to show Bigfoot/Sasquatch the respect it deserves. Always better to be safe than sorry when you're out in the wild bush country.

By the way, if you perform a search for "18 Older Alaska Reports" over at Bobbie Short's Bigfoot Encounters, you will find reference to three more human deaths in Alaska attributed to Bushmen or Sasquatch. I have a few more reports on file here with regards to missing hunters that were never found and hunters found mauled to death by unknown animals.

Now before a bunch of people go off half-cocked, I'll be the first to admit it's mighty easy to get tangled up and lost in the bush never to be found again, seriously hurt after a bad fall or freak accident, or come out on the losing end of a bad encounter with a mean bear.  However, since we really know so little about Bigfoot and exactly how it would react if surprised at close quarters or when an infant might be involved, I'll play it safe at all times when I'm in the woods.

[1911crazy]

O'l Man Mountain;  Heck i get lost when i'm sober so i don't need to go off halfcocked when i'm hunting.  I'll be the first to admit it and even with hunting the same area for many years I started following tracks and i got turned around and i found a swamp i never seen before.  This was the only time i was ever really lost.  But i always have a compass in my pocket and i know that due east will bring me to my loggin access road. Even though i gave it a second thought thinking it was the wrong way out i followed it and went back to my camp cutting thru the forest.  Since my old boyscout days and using a compass going thru the woods breaking trails from point A to point B i never got lost till that day while tracking.  At first i was following fresh deer tracks when i seen fresh bear tracks too. Then i made the choice to follow the bear and thats when i got into trouble it took me to a new area where i have never been but thats no excuse either.  I guess its all the turning around i did that got me into trouble I lost direction.  I never had that happen before even going for miles deep in the woods off the beaten path so i guess i wasn't paying attention?   I can see that its easy to get lost.  I will never lose my direction again but i always carry a compass if i do again!!!!   BigBill

I'm still no going to share my viddles!!!!!!!  kidding

[Ol' Man Mountain]

O'l Man Mountain;  Heck i get lost when i'm sober so i don't need to go off halfcocked when i'm hunting.  I'll be the first to admit it and even with hunting the same area for many years I started following tracks and i got turned around and i found a swamp i never seen before.  This was the only time i was ever really lost.  But i always have a compass in my pocket and i know that due east will bring me to my loggin access road. Even though i gave it a second thought thinking it was the wrong way out i followed it and went back to my camp cutting thru the forest.  Since my old boyscout days and using a compass going thru the woods breaking trails from point A to point B i never got lost till that day while tracking.  At first i was following fresh deer tracks when i seen fresh bear tracks too. Then i made the choice to follow the bear and thats when i got into trouble it took me to a new area where i have never been but thats no excuse either.  I guess its all the turning around i did that got me into trouble I lost direction.  I never had that happen before even going for miles deep in the woods off the beaten path so i guess i wasn't paying attention?   I can see that its easy to get lost.  I will never lose my direction again but i always carry a compass if i do again!!!!   BigBill

I'm still no going to share my viddles!!!!!!!  kidding

Hi BigBill,

You got me laughin' out loud on this end. :-D

I think that gettin' lost in the woods might be pretty easy if a man had his nose and eyes to the ground trackin' an animal for any length of time.

Speakin' of gettin' lost in the woods, an old Indian taught me something when I was a young buck about how not to get lost in the bush, and I'm here to stay it's stuck with me for all these years. Now this isn't meant for the more experienced hunters, but the young fellows might find it interesting and useful in the future.

When we were out hunting together, I was always amazed at how this man could find his way in the woods when there seemed to be no landmarks of any kind in front of him to follow. When I asked him his secret, he said thathe always looked behind.  I thought for a moment and said that I never saw him turn around once to look behind. He replied that the trick to never getting lost meant a man had to always look behind (or where he came from) in his mind. In other words, at all times keep a clear mental image or map in your mind of the lay of the land behind you, the ridge patterns and directions, the sun's position and even the wind direction. Once I put the old Indian's tricks into practice I was surprised at how well they worked.
Remember: You're never lost ... you're always somewhere.

Ya know, BigBill, It isn't you not wanting to share your viddles with Bigfoot that worries me — it's maybe Bigfoot won't want to share his viddles with you.:eek:

Keep off the skyline, keep yer powder dry, and watch yer topknot!
I'll be doin' the same.

[1911crazy]

O'l man mountain;  Like i said i never got lost until that day i followed the tracks and i got turned around so many times it was worse than trying to hit a pinyada!!!!!  I had no clue how long i kept my nose to the ground but these dam bears don't walk in straight lines they make "S" turns and "U" turns thru the thick brush and so did i too.  I must have walked twice the distance than if the dam thing walked a straight line?  I'm not a shamed to say it because i became disoriented in the process of tracking.  I never followed tracks before and i've have heard of hunters trying to get their shot game and getting lost while tracking them too.  Now i understand how they could and it could happen to anyone.  I have walked in the deep woods many times and always came out not far from the car and most of the time i could see the roof of the car first.  I'm still not afraid to go into the woods or track again but my compass is a fixture in my pocket always I never take it out it just stays there now.  Remember matches, compass, knife, candy/snacks and gun(plus a folded paper cup for the spring water)  and you should come out alive unless bigfoot gets ya!!!
                                                                BigBill

Your never lost your always somewhere but when it gets dark you maybe where you don't want to be??  And yes the sun does set in the west but the fall angle or being in the mountains sure throws it off and thats what confused me more because i headed the wrong way first.  I never got upset or worried about it I just relied on my compass which i always carried it but never used it until that day.  Maybe me telling my story will save somes butt too CARRY A COMPASS IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!!!!!

[Bigfoot Researcher]

One of the classics is "The Bauman story" Here is a link for anyone who has not heard of it. http://www.n2.net/prey/bigfoot/ Just click the link then look down on left side for "The Classics"

Anyway I would tell anyone to make the call for yourself on site. If it looks like it is going to cause you harm then it would be best if you did it some first. Something that could take a elk should be enough to at least cause it to have a very bad day :-) Plus you would be helping them in the long run I feel as they would become a known animal and could then be protected like they should be.

Michan, the Bauman report (if in fact true) sounds more like to me, that, the Bigfoot thought he was cute and wanted to keep him as a pet !!!  
(Aw, how cute, a small hairless bigfoot , can we keep him dad ??)

But really, Bauman said he didnt feel they were going to do him any real harm.

I've been followed, daytime and night, around the woods by what i feel is bigfoot(s), seen a "few" , heard, smelled and had my neck hair at full upright at times, but i never never, felt i was in any real danger. Well, once, (growling, huffing, and tossing rocks) and i gave the animal the respect he deserves and left the area. He of course, followed me out, just to make sure i got out to my car safely  

I guess like humans, there are some a**hole Bigfoots ... others nice as can be. But i really wouldnt want to tangle with one who had a bad toothache ..... or PMS  :-D

[Bigfoot Researcher]

"Havn't YOU ever been lost before ??"

"Lost ?!?!? NEVER ... a might confused for a month or three, but never LOST !!!"  

   :-D    :-D

[Micahn]

But really, Bauman said he didnt feel they were going to do him any real harm.

Have you even read the story ? Below you will find the ending of the story, It does not look to me that he was thinking that it was not going to cause him any harm. He left everything and road all threw the night to get away from this thing because he was so scared.

"Bauman, utterly unnerved and believing that the creature with which he had to deal was something either half human or half devil, some great goblin-beast, abandoned everything but his rifle and struck off at speed down the pass, not halting until he reached the beaver meadows where the hobbled ponies were still grazing. Mounting, he rode onwards through the night, until beyond reach of pursuit."

[Ol' Man Mountain]

As a Canadian boy with U.S.A. roots I have always been deeply interested in American history. Having said that, I believe it would be wise to state exactly who was responsible for writing about the events surrounding the Bauman story in his book "The Wilderness Hunter."  Theodore Roosevelt was more than just the twenty-sixth president of the United States. Above all else, Roosevelt was an experienced big-game hunter and naturalist who gave the most detailed account of the private life of the grizzly bear that has ever been recorded.  Theodore Roosevelt was also an accomplished writer, historian, keen explorer, soldier, conservationist, ranchman and Nobel Peace Prize winner.  Theodore (known as "Teedie" to his family and very close friends—he hated to be called "Teddy"), Roosevelt was also said to be a very hard man to fool with a wild tale.

In the Bauman story Theodore Roosevelt also wrote that the previous year a trapper's body had been found torn to bits and partially eaten by an unknown beast, which left enormous human foot tracks in its wake.

Roosevelt goes on to write:

Near it lay the packs wrapped and arranged. At first Bauman could see nobody; nor did he receive an answer to his call. Stepping forward he again shouted, and as he did so his eye fell on the body of his friend, stretched beside the trunk of a great fallen spruce. Rushing towards it the horrified trapper found that the body was still warm, but that the neck was broken, while there were four great fang marks in the throat. The footprints of the unknown beast-creature, printed deep in the soft soil, told the whole story. The unfortunate man, having finished his packing, had sat down on the spruce log with his face to the fire, and his back to the dense woods, to wait for his companion. While thus waiting, his monstrous assailant, which must have been lurking in the woods, waiting for a chance to catch one of the adventurers unprepared, came silently up from behind, walking with long noiseless steps and seemingly still on two legs. Evidently unheard, it reached the man, and broke his neck by wrenching his head back with its fore paws, while it buried its teeth in his throat. It had not eaten the body, but apparently had romped and gamboled around it in uncouth, ferocious glee, occasionally rolling over and over it; and had then fled back into the soundless depths of the woods.

Now I'm not claiming to be any know-it-all Bigfoot expert, but I am inclined to believe that Theodore Roosevelt must have thought the seasoned mountain man Bauman was telling the truth about the beast he had encountered in the Bitterroot Mountains between the state of Idaho and Montana.

Sounds to me like a rogue Bigfoot might have been responsible for the deaths of two trappers.

I'll still play it safe and expect the unexpected from Sasquatch when I'm out in the wilds of British Columbia.

[bullet maker]

excellent report Ol Man Mountain
  I agree with you totally.

bullet maker

[Bigfoot Researcher]

"Bauman, utterly unnerved and believing that the creature with which he had to deal was something either half human or half devil, some great goblin-beast, abandoned everything but his rifle and struck off at speed down the pass, not halting until he reached the beaver meadows where the hobbled ponies were still grazing. Mounting, he rode onwards through the night, until beyond reach of pursuit."

Years later, reflecting back on his ordeal, Bauman stated he felt, the animals simply wanted to keep him. He felt they never intended to eat or kill him. He escaped because he didnt want to stick around.

[Ol' Man Mountain]

Hi BulletMaker,

Glad you enjoyed the last report.

Since we were looking at Bigfoot stories from around the Bitterroot Mountains in Idaho and Montana, I thought you all might enjoy the story below that is offered for informational, educational and discussion purposes only. According to American and Canadian law copyright is not infringed upon if the material is used for the above purposes and without the benefit of financial gain.

The quoted source is John Green from his book “Encounters with Bigfoot,” page 38:
   

A publication called the Bitterroot Journal that used to be published at Hamilton, Montana, did a series of stories that included a sasquatch sighting near Seeley Lake in the fall of 1952 and a couple of other undated, but apparently early reports from the same area. Then in the fall of 1959, again near Seeley Lake, a man named R.W. Rye saw something very interesting, although he has not always expressed the same opinion as to what he thought it was.
   He wrote to Saga magazine late in 1960 to describe the experience, which took place while he was bear hunting in the foothills of the Mission Mountains. He said that he was following large tracks in the snow and while crossing a small clearing got a feeling that he was not alone:

   He looked around to his left and then to his right. There it was, twenty yards away, looking straight at him was this thing. Its head and arms were resting on a fallen tree that was five or six feet above the ground. Seeing only the head and arms, Rye thought it was a large bear, a very large bear. He began to raise his rifle to his shoulder. The thing, still leaning on the fallen tree, grinned at him—or so Rye thought. Then the thing let go an eerie, half-human scream. Its head began to rock from side to side and Rye could hear a rumbling sound. His rifle at ready, Rye back-pedaled. The thing moved a moment and Rye could see it from the waist up. It had a large flat head, stubby ears, a short neck and sloping shoulders with long arms. It was covered with brownish grey hair.

   That is how the story appeared in Saga. It resulted in the local news media getting in touch with Mr. Rye for confirmation, which he gave. The Billings, Montana, Gazette in a story December 4, 1960, noted that Rye had been a licensed game guide and had shot plenty of bears. The Missoula Daily Missoulian, December 2, had checked on another aspect of his story, about three men having gone missing in the same area, and found it to be true. The Missoula sheriff’s office confirmed that a student from Montana State University had never returned from a trip to Crystal Lake; a Kalispell man had gone missing, but had been found killed, presumably by a grizzly bear.

   Montana Sports Outdoors also took an interest in the story, and had this to say in its December, 1960, issue.

   When we read the Saga account we immediately suspected the whole thing had been dreamed up by an imaginative editor shy a couple of pages of copy at press time. We were certain that Saga had picked the name “Rye” from a bottle tucked in a desk drawer and that Montanans were the victims of some “Rye” humor. Then someone checked the Billings phone book, and what do you know, the name “R.W. Rye” was listed ….
When we first asked if he could have been mistaken and had actually seen a bear, he quickly agreed. Too quickly, we thought. So we talked about hunting in the Seeley Lake area. Pretty soon we could see that here was a perfectly rational and experienced woodsman who knew the Seeley Lake area quite well, a man with an unpleasant experience that even he could not fully explain.
   Then we again asked if he thought he had seen a bear.
   “That was no bear,” he replied firmly, “I’ve seen lots of bears and have killed a few, and I’ve never seen a bear that looked like that.”
   Rye thought the creature looked more like a huge ape ….

   And what had Mr. Rye done after confronting this apparition? Montana Sports Outdoors told that story too:

   At the time, Rye was armed with a .270 rifle and a shoulder-holstered .357 magnum pistol. What did he do next? Why he did what any other red-blooded, well-armed hunter would have done under the circumstances. He broke all records fro cross-country running getting the heck out of there.

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I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

[Ol' Man Mountain]

"Bauman, utterly unnerved and believing that the creature with which he had to deal was something either half human or half devil, some great goblin-beast, abandoned everything but his rifle and struck off at speed down the pass, not halting until he reached the beaver meadows where the hobbled ponies were still grazing. Mounting, he rode onwards through the night, until beyond reach of pursuit."

Years later, reflecting back on his ordeal, Bauman stated he felt, the animals simply wanted to keep him. He felt they never intended to eat or kill him. He escaped because he didnt want to stick around.

Bigfoot Researcher,

I believe you are confusing the Bauman story with the purported kidnapping of Albert Ostman by a Sasquatch in 1924 at the head of Toba Inlet in British Columbia.

[Bigfoot Researcher]

Bigfoot Researcher,

I believe you are confusing the Bauman story with the purported kidnapping of Albert Ostman by a Sasquatch in 1924 at the head of Toba Inlet in British Columbia.

 :shock:  Ya know ... it hit me tonight, thats exactly what i done did !! *dough* now i feel like an a**  :cry:

Sorry gang, my apologies all around, esp Michan  

[Ol' Man Mountain]

Bigfoot Researcher,

I believe you are confusing the Bauman story with the purported kidnapping of Albert Ostman by a Sasquatch in 1924 at the head of Toba Inlet in British Columbia.

 :shock:  Ya know ... it hit me tonight, thats exactly what i done did !! *dough* now i feel like an a**  :cry:

Sorry gang, my apologies all around, esp Michan  

Bigfoot Researcher,

No apologies required.
I think I'd be reasonably safe to say that most of us are here to learn everything we possibly can about a cunning and illusive creature that appears to be far more woods wise than any of us. If my hunch is right, it will take a concerted effort by all involved in the search to prove that Sasquatch/Bigfoot even exists. I look forward to hearing anything you can contribute to the cause.
Oh, by the way, welcome to the best forum in North America.

[bullet maker]

Hi Ol Man Mountain
   I will second that comment about this being the best forum in the world.
and I also say welcome Bigfoot Hunter to the forum. We have all been wrong, and it takes a hell of a man to admit it.
Welcome

bullet maker

[Ol' Man Mountain]

Hi Ol Man Mountain
   I will second that comment about this being the best forum in the world.
and I also say welcome Bigfoot Hunter to the forum. We have all been wrong, and it takes a hell of a man to admit it.
Welcome

bullet maker

I agree with you 100 percent on both counts.
I look forward to hearing experiences or anything that Bigfoot Researcher would care to share with all of us.

On another note, thought some of you might enjoy a report I received from some of old and trusted hunting companions that involved a possible Bigfoot/Sasquatch vocalization in the Kamloops area of British Columbia:

November 2004 Tunkwa/Leighton Lake area possible Sasquatch activity report.

A couple of life-long friends and old hunting companions of mine told me a tale this morning that has all of us thinking very hard about Sasquatch .
Louie and Sil just returned from a successful deer hunting trip up in the Kamloops region of B.C.'s interior.
Seems that Louie and Sil were hunting in an isolated valley where they had shot a beautiful bull moose last season on a limited entry draw. Making their way into the valley they were surprised that they had not seen a track of another living creature in a light skiff of fresh snow that had just fallen. Sil decided to stay up on a high ridge that offered a fantastic vantage point with a view of most of the basin and valley bottom below. In the meantime, Louie decided to hike about 600 yards down into the thick forest covering much of the valley bottom. Once Louie reached the bottom of the valley he proceeded into the thick bush on an old game trail. Louie said he had only gone into the bush a short distance when something within 50-feet of his position screamed, roared or howled at him with a huge volume. Louie, Sil and two other witnesses (family members also in the hunting party) described the scream as a very loud and deep guttural howling or wailing type of roar or scream obviously coming from an animal with massive lung capacity.
I spoke with everyone who had heard the howling scream and they all stated they had never heard anything like it before.
They also mentioned finding a dead black bear wedged on a cliff and a skeleton of a large animal (may have been a moose) very close to where the encounter took place.

Sounds to me like they may have stumbled on to a Sasquatch that didn't want them in the general area?

Note: These fellows are my good friends of mine, and they are not greenhorns or liars. They do know what cougars, wolves and bears sound like and stated it was no animal they knew that made the scream or roar they heard.

They also mentioned that while hunting in the same location last fall they had a very strange experience involving a big mule deer doe. While they were glassing for big-game in this same valley, Sil and his son Michael witnessed a large doe suddenly bolt from the bush very close to where they were parked with their 4X4. As the doe cleared the edge of the forest a loud scream was heard from inside the edge of forest and the doe suddenly froze and stared in the direction of the sound. After a short time the doe bounded off in another direction and nothing further was seen or heard.

It just so happens that I had the opportunity to speak to Sil this morning and he drew me a map of the area of the possible Sasquatch encounter. I hope to have the opportunity to head into this country next fall hunting mule deer and moose with Sil, Louie and their sons.

[WorkinStiff]

I had some inlaws, both now deceased, who moved from California to BC in the 60s to homestead on a remote location some miles from Quesnel..They lived at the end of a jeep track several hours from the nearest town and were snowed in all winter.They said that there was an Indian Reservation nearby but that their nearest neighbors were several miles away...Maybe you know the general area..Anyhow they had a strange occurence:
   They returned from a trip to town to find the door to their cabin violently ripped open...Inside food was taken and flour scattered around but guns, tools, money and other valubles were untouched...Their heavy woodstove, which took three men to move and had to be tipped on it's side to get it thru the front door,was out in the front yard????He said that had it been human thieves who suddenly fled when the homesteaders approached, they would have encountered them as they were at the end of a long jeep track  which was the only way to get a vehicle in or out....
   He, ( Don) didn't know what to think......

[Ol' Man Mountain]

I had some inlaws, both now deceased, who moved from California to BC in the 60s to homestead on a remote location some miles from Quesnel..They lived at the end of a jeep track several hours from the nearest town and were snowed in all winter.They said that there was an Indian Reservation nearby but that their nearest neighbors were several miles away...Maybe you know the general area..Anyhow they had a strange occurence:
   They returned from a trip to town to find the door to their cabin violently ripped open...Inside food was taken and flour scattered around but guns, tools, money and other valubles were untouched...Their heavy woodstove, which took three men to move and had to be tipped on it's side to get it thru the front door,was out in the front yard????He said that had it been human thieves who suddenly fled when the homesteaders approached, they would have encountered them as they were at the end of a long jeep track  which was the only way to get a vehicle in or out....
   He, ( Don) didn't know what to think......

Hi WorkinStiff,  

I have hunted much of the country in the Williams Lake, Quesnel and Prince George areas for moose in the past. At one time there was some excellent moose hunting to be had by crossing the Fraser River south of Quesnel on the Marguerite Ferry and heading back in to some of the lake country. My wife and I spent our honeymoon hunting moose in this area with my best man and his wife. We managed to get three moose out of there on that particular trip.
I don't know exactly where but I have heard that story before.
I definitely recall the part about the heavy wood stove being found in the front yard.
Was your inlaw's story written up in a British Columbia newspaper at the time?
I knew some people that owned a ranch up in that area describing many missing cattle. When I hunted their leased and private land I was always asked to keep my eyes open for tracks or the cattle themselves. Seemed to me it was always yearling cattle that were turning up missing.The owners of the ranch always wrote it off to grizzlies, and would never even consider the possibility of a Sasquatch making off with the animals.

[WorkinStiff]

Interesting that you've heard the story before.They didn't mention that it was in any paper...However, I submitted it to a BF site here;www.gcbro.com/ORlane005.html...I also discussed it on the BF forums website...Might you have read it at either of those places or did you hear about it up in BC??

[Ol' Man Mountain]

Hi WorkinStiff,

I may have read your report on the new reports section of the G.C.B.R.O. site, or perhaps on the BFF board, but I can't help thinking it was years ago that I came across it. Do you by any chance know if perhaps John Green may have included the report in one of his earlier books?
Don't know for certain where I heard it but I do recall the part in your story about the old homesteaders finding their large wood stove out in the front yard. Those kind of things stick with a fella for a long time.
One way or the other, it is a fasinating report that gets one thinking.
There's still some wild, unexplored country up in those parts of British Columbia that certainly could be home to Bigfoot/Sasquatch.

Don't know if you caught it down your way or not, but do you recall a big news story on television a year or two back that featured a young Native boy — that was participating in a large family reunion — who vanished without a trace while he played in the water with about a dozen young children on the Salmon River north of Prince George?

I have read some interesting reports over the years of people mysteriously disappearing from the areas around Prince George.

[Ol' Man Mountain]

Hi All,

Thought the following report I dug up on the Net might be of interest to some of you. It's the one I mentioned in the post directly above to WorkinStiff back in January about the missing boy in the Salmon River area north of Prince George, British Columbia:

Prince George, August 4, 2002
From an original report by Hugh Mortimer, Prince George, British Columbia:

 Ten-year-old Joseph Andrews disappeared while float-tube rafting in a pool on the slow-moving Salmon River north of Prince George. A search involving about 160 people, two helicopters, RCMP dog teams, jet boats and several all terrain vehicles, ran for eight days. No trace of 10-year-old Joseph Andrews or his bright yellow tube was ever found.

[RaySendero]

The Bigfoot, like alot of bears, have come to know that a rifle report means FREE FOOD !!!  

They both will approach humans if there is fresh meat to be had, please people, watch your step when approaching a kill, and keep your ears open. Its prob best to let the animal have the kill, and leave post haste.

Also, i wish to remind hunters and outdoorsman alike, that, Bigfoot will NOT harm you unless provoked !!! (shot at). They may scream (ungodly screams) growl, throw things (rocks limbs), charge at you at high speed crashing thru the brush (i call this being "freight trained" , as that what the speed and sound is like) even break large trees in a display to provoke you into leaving "His" turf.  But they will not harm you.

You say'n they gonna throw rocks at me, charge me like a freight train and take away my deer?!

If I'm ever lost and don't come back from a hunting trip - Y'all come looking for me and you'll liable to find a bunch of them dead bigfeets laying all around!