by Tom Shafer
March 28, 2020
Okay, so why AM I still in Ohio – based solely on this brief digest entry from our Dayton Daily News.
Now, those of you who know me a little or read my blog are aware that I have a fascination with all things Squatchy. And some of you might think that I’m crazy because of it – which of course would be true. Though really, I’m crazy for many reasons – it’s just that I have 2.1 million more reasons now.
But don’t get me wrong. I’m not sure what I believe about “Bigfoot.” I have read much about the existence of these supposed bipedal hominids, and have followed the exploits of those researching the phenomenon, including the now ubiquitous television series starring the elusive creature. My current favorite is Expedition Bigfoot, where a team of researchers has created an algorithm of sightings to project areas where Sasquatches are likely to be residing during specific periods of time.
My father-in-law was a believer, and even witnessed one darting in front of his vehicle while working as a park ranger at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon (read about it in “Sasquatch Lives!” under the Ole Richard’s Archives tab). I myself have heard animal utterances in the wild that I didn’t recognize (in Montana and Wyoming), along with wood knocks (a reported communication tool for Sasquatches) in a variety of places while camping and hiking over the years. Native American tribes have recorded and verbalized their existence immemorial. And today, there exists much compelling contemporary video evidence, including from stationary government-issued cameras (check out the Yellowstone and the Washington DOT livestream “proof”).
So, is Bigfoot some as yet undiscovered primate from the ape family, one that has genetically acclimatized to the extreme weather of northern climates where sightings have been reported (like Alaska, Siberia, and Nepal)? On average, researchers and scientists discover forty to fifty new mammal species a year, so it would be possible – though I contend that few of them, okay, none of them, are bipedal, stand eight feet tall, and weigh 400 pounds!
Or might it be a living relic of the past, like the extinct Gigantopithecus or Paranthropus robustus – or even our more direct ancestor Homo erectus, that somehow survived the global catastrophes that supposedly wiped them out?
Or, like some believe, is Bigfoot a paranormal being, a wormhole-utilizing visitor from another planetary world — or a shapeshifting creature that Native Americans have been documenting for many centuries?
Or perhaps it doesn’t exist at all.
Of course, I want Bigfoot to exist – if only because his or her existence would make our world just that much more interesting.
And apparently, Oklahoma has declared that it is all-in.
BTW, I’ll post my Bigfoot hunting license once I get there — and why bag just one when I can bag two?
