Newspaper Column, Bigfoot

Do not believe that all bigfoots are docile and will flee when approached by humans. If sighting reports can be believed, there are enough encounters to be concerned. Bigfoots have seemed to follow or even chase individuals.

Last week a reader of Bigfoot Ballyhoo, our online bigfoot magazine, reported such an encounter. The following is from that report:

     “My friend and I were so absolutely shocked and surprised that we took off running down to the water’s edge. I looked back at one point and it was right behind us. Here we were running for our lives and this thing was just walking and still keeping up with us. It then turned and walked back up the bank and disappeared.”


The simple fact is, one can not be sure how these animals will react when surprised by humans. The animal needs to be studied. But how is one to study an animal that can’t be found? To be safe, should we lower our eyes and stand our ground? Should we run? The thing is, we just don’t know how we should act when we are face-to-face with a bigfoot.


I believe that “science” should, at this moment, be studying the sighting reports to insure our safety. I’ve not kept account of the number of sightings reported and posted on Bigfoot Ballyhoo (www.bigfootballyhoo.blogspot.com), which is a grave fault of the site. However, anyone can scroll back through older posts and easily find them. Online sites, such as Ballyhoo, that keep these sighting reports could be a prime source for scientists to study.


We learned last week, through a comment on Bigfoot Ballyhoo, that government agencies already have in place plans for protecting bigfoot once it is stamped “real.” Whether this is true or not, we know that many Forest Service employees have seen bigfoot. They know the animal exists. I’m wondering what the higher-ups of the Forest Service tell their men and women to do when they see or come upon a bigfoot.


Anyone in the science community is invited to study the reports on Bigfoot Ballyhoo. Many of these reports have been posted only on this site. Studying the vast pool of sighting reports can result in knowledge that can be found in no other way.

After all, bigfoot will not walk out of the woods and just give himself up to be studied once he is considered a real live animal. Until next week... Linda Newton-Perry

Comment on the Columbus Day Bigfoot

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Let me play the devil's advocate here. Yes, the government did find a Bigfoot dead in 1963. OK,  it is the function of the government to protect the citizens. They didn't know what it was or if it carried some disease that they couldn't cope with.

Just maybe they thought it was a one of a kind mutant, possibly dangerous to humans. This I'm just guessing on my part but seems to be sound thinking.

Also, a few years before 1963, Bigfoot was named in 1958 in Northern California and the government stated it was impossible for such a being to be undiscovered.

This may be the reason why they don't want this incident well known. It was rumored that after the 1980 eruption of St. Helens 3 remains of the same looking type creatures were found and again removed from public eyes.

So maybe it's possible that the feds know Bigfoot is alive, but doesn't want the public to know because of fear to go into the wilderness areas.

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It is still "our right" as occupants of this planet to know about the animals of our world. No amount of "reasoning" should be allowed to take this right away (my opinion). Thank you for the thoughtful comment.  ... Linda Newton-Perry