Guest Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Kings Canyon said: Thinking of how encounters wind up.... They turn around and walk away. We startle them and they run away. They growl and stroll off. They scream at us and walk off We run away or walk away fast as we can without making them want to chase us We shoot, they run off. ... Thanks, KC - I was just looking for that line of response options for the Report Classification Scheme (SSR) Many reports contain this kind of statement at the end. This will help code them. RE
Guest BFSleuth Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 I think Kings Canyon missed the other ways encounters wind up: - Rock Throwing and Bluff Charges - Ground Stomping and Yelling - Active escorting from an area - Getting knocked down or .... - Several minutes of intense eye contact and then walk away - Walking approach and witness freaks out and drives away or runs away - Running at and knocking down a child, attempting to grab child through 2nd story window, returning to trash the house - Sneering at hunter wetting pants in tree blind or.... - Killing hunting dogs
ShadowBorn Posted April 13, 2012 Moderator Posted April 13, 2012 I always liked being low growled at, yes that feels intense when they do that.Oh yes that zappy feeling as well that they some how seem to give you too.I am pretty sure that these creatures do not fear man since they have had encounters with us for many many years.Deep history and this is just my opionion.
Guest vilnoori Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 I agree that it is our unique social qualities that they fear, just like JDL mentioned about bees. We live close together in artificial structures that actually resemble hives or wasp nests in terms of social contact/context. We cooperate to harvest resources and make war, and we cooperate to allocate (fairly or unfairly) our harvests. And we sting, at a distance. One on one it would be no contest, but taken all together we are a formidable bunch. I think there has been a history of avoidance there, and even of evolving to fill entirely different niches.
Guest OntarioSquatch Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 I think they would be just as unsure about us as we are about them. Especially since they're highly intelligent (for example smarter than a gorilla)
JKH Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I think post #64 above was an interesting way to look at it. I don't think fear is the correct word for what they think of us as individuals or small groups. On this holiday, I've been wondering if the noise and our greater outdoor presence makes them mad. I suppose, like us, their feelings would be on a broad spectrum. Anyway, I've noticed more than a few interesting reports of BFs that seem unafraid, noting some below. http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=41704 http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=3518 http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=1341
MIB Posted July 4, 2015 Moderator Posted July 4, 2015 I do not think they are afraid. caution != fear My experience points to curiosity when they believe they control the situation, avoidance of situations where they do not. Seems a wise, even tactical, choice. MIB
bipedalist Posted July 4, 2015 BFF Patron Posted July 4, 2015 Caution + skill = intelligence, they just toy with us
adam2323 Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 I agree we are dealing with a very high intelligence here in their back yard
Guest Posted July 15, 2015 Posted July 15, 2015 What advantage would there be for BF to come into contact with human society at large? This is an intelligent species. They can see how we live, what our values are. They can see the guns, the zoos, the laboratories, the way we treat each other. There is absolutely no compelling reason for BF to make contact and expect anything but being hunted down. They likely do fear mankind in that sense but that is not why they don't make contact. They know it would be self defeating and not in the best interest of their species. The notion of a peaceful relationship between BF and humanity is not realistic.
Guest Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Does the thing fear Man? Who is to know for certain and how is it possible to answer that question. If we agree they are intelligent beings would we be too far off the mark in suggesting that they also share in basic needs according to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs: Physiological, Safety, Companionship (friendship and sexual), Esteem, and Self-Actualization (creativity, problem solving)
wiiawiwb Posted July 19, 2015 Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) If a sasquatch is the master of his environment, as most have given him credit for, then he no doubt has witnessed many humans from both close and afar. A sasquatch has seen some timid-acting people and also seen humans who have killed other animals with a firearm. Something they realize that makes a noise infinitely louder than any scream or whoop they could ever muster. They have seen how our boom stick can drop a deer in its tracks much faster than they can kill one. A sasquatch must intrinsically know he's up against difficult odds if he decides to ambush a human. If it is done Rambolike, then maybe the odds of injury are reduced substantially unless the ambushed one of those darn boom sticks. I believe they know humans carry guns and keep their distance for good reason. They could meet a stoned, peace-loving hippie ambling along on a trail and have an easy meal. They could also meet a lone backpacker with a 454 Casull, or 500 S&W, who knew how to use it. A sasquatch has no idea which one of the little ones has a boom stick that could kill them and that, I believe, works in our favor. Edited July 19, 2015 by wiiawiwb
Guest DWA Posted July 20, 2015 Posted July 20, 2015 Thousands of pretty average Joes and Janes have seen bigfoot and bigfoot sign. Their elusiveness is the most consistently overrated thing about them. Our ignorance and denial of the evidence are the issue.
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