Guest Editor-Blogger: John Bishop

I agree with you "Retired and Tired" about it being a mess all right. Let me make my statement here. As a biologist for the state of Washington, I believe there is more than enough evidence to prove Sasquatch is a living, breathing creature. I also think there is a fair population of them. I've seen too many prints in places where it is impossible for anybody to have faked them. Also we now have hair, fecal matter, and blood that we think came from a Sasquatch near Woodland, WA. Call me another "nut" if you wish, but I truly believe they're out there.
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Retired and Tired has this to say:


The manslaughter charge would in theory be on why a person killed a Bigfoot. You see, if a person recklessly causes another person's death it is 2nd degree manslaughter. But if a person killed a Bigfoot knowingly then it's 1st degree. Bigfoot, in theory, would be classified as a close relative to humans, thus you get the more serious charge, Keep in mind the AG did not say he would, he said NO DOUBT, but it would be up to the jury.


There's an empty hole here, I know. This is a mess because the Bigfoot does not exist according to state law. That doesn't mean you can shoot one. I suspect lawmakers will pass some kind of legislation in the next few years stating the Sasquatch/Bigfoot is an endangered species. Myself, if I were attacked by one I'd shoot, but not for just bring one in to show.

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Glen has this to say:

We simply don't know if Bigfoot is an animal. If he or she is a missing link to humans, it's a whole other ball game then. The only way we'll ever know for sure is to study them in a controlled environment. And we can't do that till we capture one, if possible.

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Thank you John Bishop, Retired and Tired and Glen for your participation in this blog. We "believers" are learning so much.

Guest Editor-Blogger, Retired and Tired had this to say:

An answer to the question: What happens to one who kills a Bigfoot just to prove it exists?


I asked the State Attorney General this very question back in 2006. He said the Laws in Oregon are very strict on the taking of any KIND of wildlife without a tag to harvest.


He said  the state would NO DOUBT bring first degree manslaughter charges against anyone that willing killed a Bigfoot because it is NOT A LEGAL GAME ANIMAL.


Also more serious charges would be invoked if a person WILLINGLY KILLED AN UNKNOWN ANIMAL, for any reason other than proven self-defence.


Over the last 30 years, I've thought about the quandary here. Then we have a federal Issue too: The government can say the creature is protected by US Fish and Game Laws which are more severe.


I wouldn't want to try it to see.

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I have a question? Why manslaughter charges if this beast is  simply an  animal?
Linda Newton-Perry

Newspaper Column by Linda Newton-Perry
(Douglas County News, Sutherlin, Oregon)

Have we Already Proof of Bigfoot?

Do we already have "proof" Bigfoot/Sasquatch exists? Some believe we do. Many believe that this proof may be in a storage room of a museum, just a box of bones that no one cares about and that no one has looked at for several years, even decades. And what of the numerous stories of the animal being killed and buried? Isn't there a good chance bones may still be retrievable?


Perhaps the animal doesn't need to be captured or killed to prove he exists. What is needed is for those that know where a body may be buried to tell someone, for a museum employee to examine stored contents and tell someone. I know I'm not the first to think of this, but really, isn't it time to start speaking freely about these huge animals? And aboave all make it all right, even honorable, to report a sighting.


As we've read last week on my blog, Bigfoot Ballyhoo, stories exist where the animal has evidently killed humans and the stories successfully covered up. For example, a Zane Grey magazine article (Oregon Trail Magazine, 1925) tells of several men being killed near the Galice area on the Rogue River. These were former mining employees setting off to find their own silver mine. It was thought they were probably killed by Bigfoot because of the huge footprints that were found where the men were killed. The mining company demanded the incident be hushed-up on pain of lost jobs, if anyone spoke of it. So it was kept quiet until Zane Grey wrote about it. If you would like to read about the article go to http://bigfootballyhoo.blogspot.com/ and look under older posts.


I believe many people believe this animal exists. And I believe the subject intrigues people. How can one not believe when he's seen the animal? Do not be misled; many people have seen Bigfoot. Again, we need to be allowed to freely speak about these sightings if the animal is to be stamped "real."


And what happens if the animal is killed, just to prove he exists? If you can speak with authority on the subject, please let us know. Email me at linda.perry@charter.net or comment on my blog. We've had many views on what price one will pay for killing a Bigfoot on Bigfoot Ballyhoo. But, as far as I know they are just that, views.

Doesn't anyone know what will happen to the "one" that shots and kills a Bigfoot to prove it exists? Is it just up to the judge?
Linda Newton-Perry

Guest Editor-Blogger: a Forest Service Employee has this to say:

The terrible truth is even if they determine the track was made by a bipedal animal, it still won't prove anything, because they haven't got anything to match it with. They can say two legged, but it will not be proff to the world that Bigfoot made it.


If they have no Bigfoot to make a match, they can't say it is made by the creature. Also the scat (fecal) can not be proof of Bigfoot's existence, because here again, they have no Bigfoot to test it against.


I'm sorry but nothing but a live or dead body of one of these creatures will be proof.