Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) I think a better question would be did you have a sighting and were not changed....because, boy, it's a real kick in the head. You doubt your own sanity and ....well everything is different. I am afraid to go camping. Did used to go. Never hunted. I am now much more cautious outdoors and more attuned to detail there. I am all eyes and ears and nose when I am out there. So to speak. I don't let anyone with me out of my view. Edited January 12, 2013 by Kings Canyon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I have not had an encounter, but if I did, I think it would change my life. I love being in the woods. I don't want that to change. The state and provincial parks where we camp don't have published sightings. I'm vigilant but not constantly looking over my shoulder, if you kwim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyO Posted January 12, 2013 SSR Team Share Posted January 12, 2013 They taught me to not take cheap bait, for one thing. Hahaha that's classic sasfooty.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cervelo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Just don't get it. By some's standards I've had a very close stalking incident that I could easily claim had to be Bigfoot, but it could have just been a person. The things that concern me when I'm in the woods.... People Bears Wild pigs Montain lions Where's my stupid dog Killer squirrels Unicorns with rabies Micro meteor strikes Tectonic polar shift and/or drift Rain Blisters Ect ect ect Bigfoot I think it would be about as likley to see a Bigfoot as maybe a montain lion and I'm pretty confident I would be more afraid of the mountain lion. And neither would be life changing other than I would feel it was a gift to be able to see either in its natural environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD-40 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 It would change my life, no doubt. In the short term, I probably wouldn't sleep for a couple of days I would be so rattled. In the long term, I think I would look at humanity and the purpose of life with more altruism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Holliday Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 ah, thanks slick, a nice scary bedtime story!! That is just great Slick trick....after last nights experience I really needed to read this. im glad to help, anytime..LOL. yeah i remember being a little creeped out the first time i read similar accounts. dont think id' worry to much about it,the cougars will probably get you first . It's lucky that people are waking up & starting to watch out for them!!! Just imaging how many chances they had to get you guys before you started being careful! there^^ is a good point, if they wanted to get you they probably would have already,so why sweat it? do your camping etc., but i'd worry more about the list of "boogers" cervelo gave (minus the unicorns ) before BF or anything like that. heres another whistling link.... enjoy.. http://www.bfro.net/...ort.asp?id=3002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WldHrtRnch Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 there^^ is a good point, if they wanted to get you they probably would have already,so why sweat it? True, and I don't sweat it, in the light of day, with rational and logical thinking, but standing there last night, in the dark, awaiting a sound that "might' come, the pulse rate picked up. I used to love good horror movies, as I've gotten older, not so much. I tend to scare easier with this aging process, weird, but I do. I will keep calm and carry on, keep camping, exploring the trails on horseback and keep the fear in check, I hope, lol. I'm just still not quite so sure I want to "know" this is all real. I do feel it would be 'life changing' for me personally. Not that it would prevent me from enjoying the great outdoors. I'm definitely already much more watchful and observant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunflower Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 It certainly changed the attitude of one of my siblings in particular. He had the good fortune of first, seeing an eight foot tall hairy guy across from my front yard in the game preserve. Second, he and my sis had one jump over their car. They were about a mile from our house coming home from school. I don't think they slept for two days plus I gave them a very hard time about it. Recently he described the car incident and the excitement in his voice was nearly the same as 35 years ago. It was not a secret that someone or something was in the woods, it's just that I had a full plate with a job, rental property, a child, miscellaneous animals to care for and when my head hit the pillow well............ But he also admitted that he and my other brother went further into the woods, got very creeped out and left asap. He heard "the breather" as we referred to it, went about his business most times but once in a while it got weird. His girlfriend heard it one night and never came back.....lol. Life changing, yes but life goes on and I had bigger fish to fry as they say, so it just took a little longer for me to figure it out. As Sasfooty says, at first you notice little things, then things can escalate and before you know it, you're discussing this with complete total strangers lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) .well everything is different. I am afraid to go camping. Did used to go. Never hunted. I am now much more cautious outdoors and more attuned to detail there. I am all eyes and ears and nose when I am out there. So to speak. I don't let anyone with me out of my view. What KC said! I'm much more cautious outdoors now, and keep my eyes open (except one time recently, lol). It's quite a shock to realize that what you've been taught your whole life and believed... is not so. Paradigm shift of a huge magnitude. That said, how many instances of a "wild sasquatch attack" have you read about? Um, none, right? So, take that for what it's worth. And I haven't read the 411 book, nor do I intend to.... I think most of that is probably sensationalism and lack of care in the wilderness nabbing people, not sasquatch... though I see no reason to assume ALL sasquatch are peaceful just because the majority seem to be shy, reclusive and nonviolent. So, yes, realizing they are living, breathing creatures has been life changing, and at first it was all I thought about. Now, I'm becoming reconciled to the idea and am getting on with life. And, Sasfooty, that was beautiful Edited January 12, 2013 by madison5716 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WldHrtRnch Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I agree with you madison, and for me, I believe it would be life changing in the sense of a paradigm shift of a huge magnitude, not so much in relation to fear of camping or being in the outdoors, but a great shock to my belief system. Then what to do with that knowledge? Wait on the DNA paper, place a ton of hope on that or waiting for someone to bring in a body or body part? Try to document proof? Or just co-exist peacefully? Try telling others with the assurance of much ridicule? Seems it would certainly bring up many questions and concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Then what to do with that knowledge? Wait on the DNA paper, place a ton of hope on that or waiting for someone to bring in a body or body part? Try to document proof? Or just co-exist peacefully? Try telling others with the assurance of much ridicule? Seems it would certainly bring up many questions and concerns. Exactly, then what??? For me, it's been reading everything I can find and trying to learn as much as I can. Separating the wheat from the chaff is a real problem. So is finding reputable people to learn from. It's a lot of trial and error. I've been going out there more recently, as my plantar fasciitis/heel spur is feeling better AND I've found someone who will go out there with me and explore. I may have found another person, too! We could be the three Bigfoot Anti-Chicks LOL! For now, my goals are to get a whole lot of audio that cannot be identified as a known species, get my concealed carry permit so I feel more comfortable out there in the wilds of Oregon with the mountain lions and bears (and get a bigger gun), get out there and find footprints in areas where they are known to be and get my own casts and learn to do that, and finally, to have a sighting. I also want to continue what I've been doing and I think most activity will probably have to wait until summer again, as the site of the ongoing activity seems to have dried up the wetter it gets in Oregon winter! I also want to build up my sasquatching library and get better outdoor equipment, new boots and a GoPro camera to start making my own "researching" videos on youtube. I've decided to look upon this whole experience as an opportunity to do something for ME. As the single parent of a particularly intense special needs child, I am always focused on him, at the expense of my own goals and opportunities. Now that he's old enough to go to a trusted friends' house, I can start to regain my own life and fun again, bit by bit. This is my little bit of fun, that I hope will turn into a real opportunity to make a difference in the world. Edited January 12, 2013 by madison5716 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WldHrtRnch Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Ah, we think alike, I think, lol. I also need to get a concealed carry permit, and certainly feel I'll need a buddy to camp and explore this with me. Also trying to decide on building a squatching library and sort and separate the wheat from the chaff. You are so right, it is very challenging, but entertaining as well. LOVE the GoPro and have considered one to document our endurance trail riding adventures, good choice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Madison, The Missing 411 book never ever says anything about bigfoot. It's a book filled with a lot of people's stories who have gone missing in our national parks. You can google most of the peoples names and read reports from newspapers about the people who went missing. Its really not sensationalism. What is odd is the similarity of many of the missing cases. Young children, who are found 15 miles away in really high altitudes. They would have had to cross rivers and fences to get there. Some of them talk about being carried by bears. ??? And yes some of them have been consumed by something that doesn't fit the way known animals have been known to eat people. I have recommmended this book to all my family. We camp a lot and they have young children. It's just safer to be a little more careful and not go unprepared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedSallis Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I'm sure if I ever saw one, my life would be irrevocably changed. I'm not nearly as interested in all the 'green light' night vision stuff on TV as I am the witnesses. I think there's a huge, largely unreported story there in the way that these experiences change the lives of those who have them. HOW could you see something that isn't supposed to be there and not come away fundamentally changed? It would inevitably make you wonder what ELSE is out there that isn't supposed to be, and whether or not all the foundations of our reality might just be in error. I've been coming home on an empty road at night different times (rural area, but admittedly not with many Sasquatch reports throughout history), and imagined what I would do if I saw one jump out onto the road or something. It's terrifying to me; not just the physical danger it might represent, but the implications for my worldview, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 This thread is similar to one of my fav threads, its called something like "what's your scariest bf encounter?" You should check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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