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Evidently one cannot question those who know. One has to accept their word as gospel, and any attempt to elucidate further information, such as a mere link, results in the branding of the questioner as an evil disbeliever. Courtesy be damned. It's comical.

Getting back to the original guts of this thread for a minute. In particular, the question about whether or not the "beds" were made by bears or Bigfoot. I and others have found several black bear "nest" or beds out in the open and in limestone caves, crevices in other bedrock that had been uplifted, leaving voids created by softer beds of sediment be removed by erosion, in the hollows of both large dead-fall and living trees in river bottom lands. In every case, the fact that bear made those beds was evidenced by the distinctive claw mark left by their raking, piling and arranging the bedding material. Occasionally bear hair was found and later confirmed under the microscope. A little over a year ago, two others and I found, painstakingly examined and photographed a very recently made, but unused bed of duff in a large section of remote lowlands in South Arkansas. That bed was made by a Bigfoot, and there was evidence to confirm that. Apparently when the Bigfoot made the bed, he/she was confident the location was safe and secure from prowling humans. Humans seldom entered that large section of land because of its remoteness and the fact there is only road into it, and that entrance is controlled by the land owner and a state agency. The landowner, another investigator and I made the trip in on ATVs through cypress lowlands - made it fine going in, got hung up and stuck coming out - to look for sign of a BF that had been harassing hunters on the fringes of the area. The details and photos of that BF bed were posted on a hunting forum. I'll see if I can bring it onto this forum.

As I think I said before, I can't be absolutely sure what year I had my first sighting. I know it was deer season, so probably October, 'cause we were sitting on a sand bar waiting for my aunt to come off the mountain so she didn't have to walk the rest of the way home. I remember my cuz was old enough to drive but I wasn't. That locks it down to 1 of 3 years. I probably could call another cousin who was staying with us and working for my grandmother that year .. she was only there one year. But .. does it matter? '75, '76, or '77 ... does it matter now? I only remember my second sighting 'cause it was the 2nd saturday of deer season and it was 2013 so it was pretty likely Oct 6. Almost 4 years later ... does it matter what day it was? The bigfoot is not there right now. The only people it really matters to are those looking for some reason to dismiss what happened. Does anyone believe I really care what they think? Does anyone think me so weak that I need their approval? .. 'cause if you do, I have news for you. MIB

I actually think necro posting is not a bad thing . New members get to comment on threads from an earlier time when they were not on a particular forum.

My life is really crazy this time of year, added to that I am having a mess of work done to my house, and then trying to keep up with these boogers, yikes I am really stretched. Still I cannot help but sit up on by back patio and try to catch one or provoke one to show itself. Though I know that will most likely not happen, still I sit out there. Makes me wish I had discovered this when I was much more free during this time of year, I would have been able to track it down. I would not have given up without discerning something more than I have. Well for those simple days to somehow return, but now with cell phones and technology work follows me everywhere. Really, at times I just want to go live completely off the grid like the Last Alaskan's, if I were single or married to a woman who could handle the cold I think I would actually do that. So I am looking for a southern fried version of that type of existence. Maybe somewhere in the wilds of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, it remains a thought, frankly I hate civilization and our current manner of existence. I do appreciate running water and electricity though, so maybe I am too wimpy to go the full route.

It seems to me that this type of activity started subsiding about the time that the Henry and Winchester rifles became prevalent if we consider the historical accounts. 16 rounds in rapid succession would make anything think twice, let alone something even slightly sentient. Lots of the native tribes spoke of different types of these creatures, some who were or are more predictably violent and aggressive. I lean toward this myself. I would think long and hard about taking any kind of presumptions good or bad for granted when approaching an area that is remotely suspected of being habituated. Some of the most prevalent Bigfoot related media content out there is teaching people to provoke them. My families experience with one as a kid was enough to know that just being in an area they are in can be enough for them to become pretty aggressive and intrusive. The size and physical attributes of this creature lend us as a species to be very wary of even half hearted aggressive intents on their part. Pretty smart if you ask me. I've never traveled the woods unarmed and never will. The first time you come across cloths and a backpack on a game trail in the middle of nowhere it makes you think long and hard about just how vulnerable you are out there.

Or perhaps it knows an old means. Some of the Southern Indians say they "walk above".

After my first close encounter, just like many other folks, I thought I was dealing with a simple animal. Things then started happening that suggested a higher level of intelligence here that went beyond mere chance. I also observed incredible physical abilities that defied simple explanations. Through it all, I kept an open mind and continued my quest for answers. At some time, I reached a point where nothing surprised me and I quit trying to prove anything to the skeptical minds and just enjoy the ride!

I've always said that a man can get used to almost anything - but that takes time, repetition, and resignation. Which assumes a relatively constant, repetitive condition - and these things are anything but consistent. My natural tendency is to subordinate my fear and work the problem. I found the experiences very unsettling - each and every time. Get down to it - I don't like these things. Not even a little bit. Their behaviors are counter-intuitive, and I'd have to likewise become counter-intuitive until counter-intuitive personal behavior became intuitive. And that would take time. But that's just me.