bigfoot

Larry, you can keep them man eating predators up there. Just the thought of calling one in scares the Hell out of me lol. We use to have them big old bears here in California, I think the last one was killed in 1916 and thats ok with me, Good Hunting, but be careful lol.
 
The last known grizzly killed in California was in 1925 in Trabuco Canyon, southeast of Santa Ana. It was an old sow. There have been reported sightings since in the Sierras, but no confirmations.

Larry, if you really wanted to go on a "Bigfoot Expedition", I suspect the best location would be in the coastal British Columbia area. The vast majority of sightings have been in BC, and there are still VAST remote, roadless areas there.

In 1974 I was driving to Alaska from the states and stopped at a roadhouse near Williams, BC. There was a giant, furry statue of a Sasquatch in front of the place. I asked the lady inside if there had been any recent sightings in the area. She told me that there were always sightings in an Indian village "nearby" called Bella Coola. She gave me basic directions, so off I went.

Of course, it was not "nearby". It was over 100 miles down a bumpy dirt road to the coast. At that time it was a VERY lonely place. Once there I asked the folks I saw about Sasquatch, and they all said sure, they were around. One old fellow told me that some teens saw one just a few days before.

Most of the "Bigfoot Expeditions" one hears about are always in the U.S. Northwest. Since most sightings are in BC, I would think that would be a better place to try. I wonder what baiting (like for bear) and calling might accomplish in a place like Bella Coola.

One problem with Canada is that you won't be allowed to carry a firearm. One would have to rely on a good tree stand (attached WAY UP the tree, in case those things are as tall as reported).
 
Huntsternorth, guess what, we are both wrong. I looked it up on the internet and the last known California Grizzly bear was killed in Tulare County in 1922. I spent a month up in British Columbia back in 71. All the loggers were in town, it was in November. They told me a story that happend many years ago. They said some guys cought a Bigfoot and was bringing down by RR from the Kamloops, the train crashed and the Bigfoot got away. Have you ever heard that story or one close to it? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
Yeah, I have. The year was 1884, and the Bigfoot had apparently fallen off a bluff and onto the tracks. The train stopped, captured the thing, and put it in the jail at Yale, BC. They called it Jacko. It supposedly only weighed about 150 lbs, and was about 5' tall (perhaps a young one). The story was in the local newspaper. They thought it was an escaped gorilla, since nobody had ever seen a gorilla.

Information about the creature after that just evaporated. Nobody knows what happened to it.

I just found an outstanding Bigfoot link. It's a chronological listing of sightings since the year 1800:

http://www.rfthomas.clara.net/cb/1818.html
 
Danny B, we do have some big predators here which I suspect will be here till the end. One of the thrills of going outdoors in Alaska is the fact that you never know what you will see. Fortunately none of the brown critters with long teeth has created a problem for me.
Huntsternorth, I read a night or two ago about Bella Coola's hot spot reputation for BF. My friend Rob Alley of Ketchikan is completing a book about BF, I think the title will be Rainforest Sasquatch...he relates numerous sightings within 1 mile of the road system there (I read his manuscript 2 years ago at his suggestion). I'd like to take him up on his offer to visit him and the surrounding area--he is planning/thinking about motion detector cameras in hot spots around Klawock, etc. I am also very interested and plan to visit the Blue Mountains of Walla Walla. Hopefully with my plane so I can fly low and slow over the area as well as visiting many people on the ground who have experiences. I can suggest some more BF info or books if intersted. I've done a lot of research but am not any too eager to write a book about it. Too busy with other stuff. Keep your peepers and your listeners open. lk
 
Brennan,
I'm not sure, just a sec, I think I have a pix of twisties...I'll check...yep. Just checked out Vance Orchard's two books. He has one called Bigfoot of the Blues and another. There is one pix but not very good. Suggest you think about a maple tree about 1-2 inches in diameter 6 to 8 feet off the ground. Then picture it twisted around about half way or maybe 360 degrees with the twisted part pointing in a direction 90 degrees to the trunk and broken off about 3 to 5 inches above/beyond the twist. I have pix of some things they've done and stories about huge trees that maybe two or three men would have to grunt to move that were tossed 15 feet from their origin. If you want to get some fodder, suggest you type in bigfoot on the internet and browse "sightings"--many sites list by state. Some off the wall stuff. Not suggesting you beliver it all, but how can so many people have similar stories...especially honest people with nothing to gain. I know several whom I'd trust with my life; what have they to gain by telling untrue stuff about BF? One of my friends, Dalton Carr, sent me a 3 page summary of some of his experiences. Unbelievable. Got to go. The wild berries of Alaska are calling and I need all the beauty rest I can get in order to go tomorro. Let me know if you want more input. Best wishes. lk
 
Brennan,
Just finished reading a story on www.n2.net/prey/bigfoot/stories that you may want to check out. It's listed under (alpha order) Rory Zoerb story. Talks about broken tree tops and other stuff. Can't attest to its credibility but interesting. LK P.S. am going to type Rory Zoerb into internet to see if I come up with anything.
 
Have a lot of buddies that elk hunt down in Walla Walla. One's from there, and has a few "Mountains" owned by his family and relatives. It gets kinda crowded down there during hunting season. Its so bad, most branched antlered elk are protected. The state only lets tags out for cows and spikes. Very few for branched antlered bulls. Worked down there for 9 months at one of the Hospitals. Walla Walla General. Owned and operated by Seventh Day adventis's. Good people. Most of the town is SDA's. It is one of the friendliest places I have ever been. Never been anywhere where the whites and mexicans got along so well, as they did there. Thats saying a lot, since I'm half mexican. Most of that country stands on end. Always been interested in bigfoot, but, come hunting season, that country gets kinda crowded.
 
Littletoes, nice to hear from you. I grew up from 5th through half the 8th grade in Walla Walla, did the proverbial fruit-produce picking and hunted upland birds and waterfowl. Never got to deer or elk hunt but assume it is a ZOO during the season. I sure hope to go down there and snoop around some spring-summer; hope to fly the Blues and scout from aloft for our hairy friend. Had the good fortune in 1997 to be asked by Eddie Feigner to work with him on a book (he formed The King and His Court fast pitch softball team in/around Milton-Freewater after trouncing a Pendleton team). Planning to fly with son's father-in-law down the Alaska Highway first week in Oct. to Great Falls and Tucson. If you have any friends in the Worland, WY neck of the woods, I'm scheduled to be there the 5th-10th of Nov. telling bear and outdoor adventure stories. Glad to hear that you had a good experience in WW and find the people friendly. Come see us in Alaska some time, now, there's some friendly people. Best, lk
 
Thanks for the invite Larry. Haven't been to WY in years, so no friends there now, at least not that I know of! This is a busy time of the year for me. Yep, its hunting season! Good luck to you with the search!
 
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