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Went to see the Rayster at the VA hospital today. He sends his finest regards to all his friends and associates in the Bigfoot community. He also said to post that he is not long for this Earth, but for you to know he has had a fruitful life. Always positive, he laughed, chuckled, or smiled as we talked about the BIgfootin' life. He said to say a prayer for him, that he probably needs it. At this time, I think it is best to remember the Western Bigfoot Society, The Track Record, the symposiums and camps Ray sponsored. Maybe someone has favorite photos of Ray to post? I took some time to plainly explain to him that he has left a great legacy in the Bigfoot community. This seemed to relax him. It is very difficult for him to take telephone calls, so please don't call. I am, Joe Beelart, West Linn, Oregon

Hello All, A friend of mine years ago had a horse that gashed the inside of it's own hind leg trying to ward off some kind of biting insect. Not being wise here but it could have been either a horse fly of the large greenhead flies that inhabit the marshes of the Northeast in mid-Summer. In the case of this report if something was stalking from behind a swift hard kick by the horse could have caused the slash. A worn horseshoe with a sharp edge would do it. Not having a photo of the injury leaves a lot of room for conjecture but apparently there were no other injuries? And it seems an odd place to be "bitten? Almost like it was a surprised small animal that latched onto the the horse's Achilles perhaps and rip the gash when the horse kicked out and perhaps shook it loose while it's jaws still clamped down. If the horse bucked when bitten then the kick out would have been all the more powerful...and devastating once the animal was flung and torn loose. Just tossing my two rocks worth into the camp.

Was the mane braided?

Could have been a cougar. The "there are no cougars in this part of michigan" explanation doesn't fly with me. I've been down that road before! It's all hucky pucky if you ask me. Could have been a badger or wolverine as well. Possibly a wolf? Hungry and desperate. Or....maybe a dogman? They said it was 'bitten'. I would think a squatch would snap a neck or leg, or braid its mane.

This thread makes me nostalgic. We would hear them nightly when camping in some places in the Sierras. Long repeated howls from less than a quarter mile away. Thing is, if you hear them in the distance, they're not right outside the tent.