I have to admit that I believe something is going on.
I read or heard, somewhere, that there are over 30,000 reported sightings ( this DOES NOT include sightings that go on unreported ) in the last several hundred years. That,s alot of reported sightings. Surely they are not all hallucinations or misidentified known animals. Most people that report sightings, only get ridicule for reporting. There's no reason to report sightings, unless you like having people think your a nutcase. Just look at the ridicule the guy got that started this thread.
There have been sightings reported by police officers, park rangers and people that are upstanding citizens.
Even Jane Goodall, Primate expert, of " Gorillas in the Mist" fame, believes there are bigfoot type creatures that remain undiscovered.
Even expresident Theodore Roosevelt had a run in some large animal at a campfire one nite. He didn't see it, but heard it growl at close range, just outside the light of the campfire. He could not identify the sound but knew it was of no animal he knew of.
There are sightings of large hairy Primate/Human type creatures all over the world. Countries like, Australia, Russia, China, Nepal, France, Malasia, Europe, South Americaand Africa. have their own Bigfoot type creatures. They go by many names.
Just about every Native American Indian tribe has a name or legend about a Bigfoot.
Here are a few;
Bigfoot
Sasquatch
Windigo
Yeti
Abomidable Snowman
Yerin
Yowie
Aigypans
Curinqueans
Di-di
Arulatataq
Grassman
Momo
Oh-mah
Florida Skunk Ape
Woods devil
Nuk-luk
Bushman
Almasty
Alma
And many more.
That many sightings, that many names, seen in that many places world wide, there has to be something to it.
Some people chalk it up to people with a wild imagination or wanting a little fame. I don't buy it. People only get made fun of for saying they saw a bigfoot and aren't taken seriousely.
There is no personal gain for reporting a sighting, so why would so many people do it?
The Malasian Govt., right now, is funding an expedition to discover their Bigfoot. They want tobe the first to prove the creature exists. There are reports that they have some super clear photos that aren't being released yet. They are taking it pretty serious.
Also, there are many hair samples that have been tested that have no DNA match. They can only say the are Primate related. Of course they don't say much about that in the media, just like they don't report the good that ushunters do.
There have been lots o cases of huge tracks being found that have 5 or 6ft. strides in deep snow going uphill. How could an average man put on huge carved feet and walk in deep snow going up hil and threw the woods taking 6ft strides? The average man has a stride of 3ft.
There are just too many sightings by different people from different backgrounds, different religions, different up bringings, different beliefs, living in different countries, seeing, smelling and hearing the same thing, for hundreds of years. It just seems more impossible that it is all a big hoax.There has got to be more to it.
Several scientist have started out trying to disprove the existance of Bigfoot and ended up proving to theirself it might be real. Grover Chrance (?) is one.
Ther was also some FBI finger print expert, I forgot his name, that was a skeptic. He analized plaster casts and found dermal ridges. And something about the ridges runnig horizontal like primates and not verticle like human.
There's just alot of interesting stuff out there, about Bigfoot, that makes one wonder.
Most people just scoff at the idea and make jokes, but those people haven't really read much about it or looked that deep into the mystery.Some that have, like those mentioned above, came away on the other end of the spectrum.
Try reading a little on the subject. It is interesting. There are many Websites with lots of info. This is a good place to start.
Spend an hour here and you might not be so skeptical.
http://www.bfro.net/GDB/