What do you think of the US Forest Service's view on bigfoot?

[Trogluddite]

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I'm thinking that you quoted the wrong thing or put in the wrong reply in response to my post.  I'm very confused. 

[georgerm]

5 hours ago, Backdoc said:

 

 

That is everyone's preference. No doubt a body on a slab is proof and proably the only proof science will accept.

 

 

Clearly until there is a body on a slab (or in a cage) ALL the public will not be convinced.

 

 

 

If the federal government calls bigfoot a mythical creature how long do you think some Joe Blow is going to be showing off his real bigfoot until the feds show up, take his computer, replace the body with a fake bigfoot and fine or imprison Joe? The feds know all about bigfoot.

[georgerm]

3 hours ago, Huntster said:

 

 

 

With government, I believe they have come to recognize that the best policy is to keep sasquatchery in the realm of myth. It is certainly best for the sasquatches, it is the easiest and least expensive policy for government, and it's even easiest and best for the public.

 

 

The Forest Service's own opinion as of this year is as follows: "The US Forest Service's official stance on Bigfoot is that it's a creature of folklore and urban legend, though they have engaged in some playful acknowledgements of the creature." 

[georgerm]

2 hours ago, Trogluddite said:

I was just listening to episode 180 of Bigfoot & Beyond.  Can't give you a time mark as I was otherwise engaged, but the guest, Joe Perdue, discusses being an employee of a West Virginia government agency (probably state parks or DEC) and discusses his supervisors' reaction too, and limitations on, Bigfooting on the job.  Basically, he could not initiate any Bigfoot discussions and if sightings were reported to him, he could take the reports for his own personal use, but they didn't want them as official records, such as injury reports at the park, bear sightings, etc. 

If you high up in the federal forest service in Washington DDC and a forest service biologist starts reporting on his bigfoot experiences while on the job, what do you think is going to be the standard reaction? "The US Forest Service's official stance on Bigfoot is that it's a creature of folklore and urban legend, though they have engaged in some playful acknowledgements of the creature."  Your fired or you may have a deadly accident.

[norseman]

34 minutes ago, Trogluddite said:

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I'm thinking that you quoted the wrong thing or put in the wrong reply in response to my post.  I'm very confused. 

I find parallels with the push back on your post of a Virginia forest ranger or employee and science in general in my post.

 

Look at this.