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Hippy-Dippy arsed beyotch! Where ya been? Now I've gotta throw on some Terrapin Station.

Give them time and be patient. It takes awhile for some to get used to the idea of Bigfoot as a serious subject. Don't push, remain consistent, and try not to take it personally. They may never come around. Just do what you do. With mutual respect comes understanding. I have gone through this before and it can be rough. Hang in there!

I just got into a discussion at the range with a couple of guys about sasquatchery, discovery, and government........it evolved from a discussion on African exploration in the 19th Century. There were others listening, too. All took the discussion seriously, and the possibility of government suppression of discovery because of the problems of human rights for a newly recognized hominid species was universally agreed upon.

Hmmm - I think you missed a line in the post above, hiflier!! The Priest in question has passed on, so if Airdale can keep in touch, he's really someone special. :-) OOPS - maybe I should pay more attention; 2 priests, one passed on, and another from Texas with an encounter. Sorry for the senior moment.

My interest in Bigfoot was sparked in the early sixties with an article in "Boy's Life", the scouting magazine; they ran a series of articles on various cryptids such as the Nandi Bear of Africa and giant sloths in South America. I recall reading a "Reader's Digest" article on Yeti in the late fifties that may have primed me for interest in outside the box things. I was a junior in high school when the "Argosy Magazine" write up of the PGF came out, and those stills convinced me the creature was real. I've had several of my younger nephews tell me as adults that they loved visiting at my folks house in Helena, Montana, because I was always doing and talking about such "cool" stuff. One who became a Catholic priest later in life and has now passed on was very interested in Bigfoot. He went to seminary in California and many of the fellow priests he studied with came to Helena from around the west for his funeral and several of them told me that he introduced them to the subject; one from Texas has had his own encounter. I've maintained an interest in the subject throughout life but raising a family, work, etc. always took precedence; it wasn't until "Finding Bigfoot" came on that I realized there were a lot of people actually active in the field. Unfortunately by that time complications with arthritis were limiting my mobility. I bring the subject up frequently with friends and family and have never had a negative response, the majority of people actually express interest when it's presented in a straight forward, non-sensationalized manner. I also have friends who gift me with Bigfoot items and my wife passed beyond the eye rolling stage years ago. Now I'm regaining some of my mobility, my wife is retired and we're beginning to take our RV to more interesting areas to see what pops up. I've learned so much here on the BFF over nearly seven years as a member and am looking forward to putting what I can to practice.

I've brought friends on an overnight backpack to different areas I go sasquatching . When they see the vastness of the forest, knowing they're miles from civilization, and how "spooky" it is in the black of night, each one, without fail, has admitted the surroundings could accommodate a sasquatch. At night, I'll get the proverbial, "What the hell was that??!!", when they hear noises all around. One time, on an overnight with a friend I brought, we experienced a rock throw and branch break. Nowadays, he"ll hike in with me during the day to poke around but he won't stay overnight in the backcountry where we go. HaHa! Take your skeptical family or friends into the deep recesses of the forest. They'll enter the woods a skeptic and leave the next morning open to its existence.

Seems like it's every other topic under the sun that I can't talk about with family and friends. With sasquatchery, they don't know squat. Everything else? They're know-it-alls.