A Lack of Physical Contact

[OntarioSquatch]

There’s a lack of intentional physical contact across credible cases. It looks like they avoid it, but it’s not clear whether it’s simply the result of some sensitivity they have. If it’s true, then perhaps they don’t pose a direct physical threat to people.

 

[7.62]

8 hours ago, OntarioSquatch said:

There’s a lack of intentional physical contact across credible cases. It looks like they avoid it, but it’s not clear whether it’s simply the result of some sensitivity they have. If it’s true, then perhaps they don’t pose a direct physical threat to people.

 

There's a  lot  of different stories and on how they interacted with man. Depends on which Native American tribe you read about.

Some say they were protectors of the forest and some say they killed and ate people . There are recent accounts of them chasing people .

 

Just like anything else you have bad you have good.

[wiiawiwb]

The assets of a sasquatch, taken as a whole, are a complete mismatch for a human interloper.  I am confident that when in the woods I could be taken any second that a sasquatch desires in spite of awareness or preparation on my part.  

 

I am also confident they know if a little, hairless one is harmed, killed, or otherwise goes missing, hundreds more will come with their boomsticks. With the exception of a rogue sasquatch, why would they knowingly bring that upon themselves?

 

 

[Twist]

I’ve always been of the opinion the are not a serious threat.   There are relatively few stories, aside from NA legends, of predation by BF.   I tend to chalk up the NA stories to boogeyman like myths.   

Like any animal/primate, they are dangerous and could be a threat but the rule of thumb is they avoid interactions with us at all costs.

[7.62]

1 hour ago, wiiawiwb said:

The assets of a sasquatch, taken as a whole, are a complete mismatch for a human interloper.  I am confident that when in the woods I could be taken any second that a sasquatch desires in spite of awareness or preparation on my part.  

 

I am also confident they know if a little, hairless one is harmed, killed, or otherwise goes missing, hundreds more will come with their boomsticks. With the exception of a rogue sasquatch, why would they knowingly bring that upon themselves?

 

 

I don't subscribe to that notion  if they flesh and blood. By yourself and having a mindset of they won't hurt me sure I'll agree.

But just a few people with the right gear they would be no more dangerous than a pride of lions or any group of large cats.

I'm using cats as only as an example because of their speed and able to move quietly .  The problem is finding them , if they attack just a few people

who's goal was to kill and retrieve a body , Bigfoot loses 

[vinchyfoot]

On 7/2/2021 at 7:20 AM, wiiawiwb said:

The assets of a sasquatch, taken as a whole, are a complete mismatch for a human interloper.  I am confident that when in the woods I could be taken any second that a sasquatch desires in spite of awareness or preparation on my part.  

 

I am also confident they know if a little, hairless one is harmed, killed, or otherwise goes missing, hundreds more will come with their boomsticks. With the exception of a rogue sasquatch, why would they knowingly bring that upon themselves?

 

 

 

I've had an occasion to see how fast and how silent they can be in thick underbrush. You would never see them coming and have literally no chance of doing squat about it. That being said, I have accidentally "interloped" into an area where they didnt want me, and I was basically "escorted" out. Their default level of aggression seems to be letting you "take the hint". But even while interrupting what I think was two of them hunting, I wasn't attacked, just shown the door.

[wiiawiwb]

@vinchyfoot    Your experience is exactly as I would expect.  They get their intended consequence without escalating the situation to code blue.

[ShadowBorn]

3 hours ago, vinchyfoot said:

I've had an occasion to see how fast and how silent they can be in thick underbrush. You would never see them coming and have literally no chance of doing squat about it. That being said, I have accidentally "interloped" into an area where they didnt want me, and I was basically "escorted" out. Their default level of aggression seems to be letting you "take the hint". But even while interrupting what I think was two of them hunting, I wasn't attacked, just shown the door.

Vinchyfoot

Can you explain how you were escorted out of the woods? was it by wood knocks, rocks being thrown or just chased out. I have interrupted them in hunting and was met with a low moan or growl. At first I thought it was a wild pig but then I knew that it was not. It was when I felt sick and barley made it back to my truck. This was when i was alone and I was on a scouting for deer outing.

[vinchyfoot]

43 minutes ago, ShadowBorn said:

Vinchyfoot

Can you explain how you were escorted out of the woods? was it by wood knocks, rocks being thrown or just chased out. I have interrupted them in hunting and was met with a low moan or growl. At first I thought it was a wild pig but then I knew that it was not. It was when I felt sick and barley made it back to my truck. This was when i was alone and I was on a scouting for deer outing.

 

they were literally 100 feet behind me making very aggressive noise and "herding" me back the way I had come is the best way I can articulate it..

 

[Wooly Booger]

6 hours ago, vinchyfoot said:

 

they were literally 100 feet behind me making very aggressive noise and "herding" me back the way I had come is the best way I can articulate it..

 

Did you get a good look at them in order to determine their size and appearance? 

[Incorrigible1]

Wow, tough crowd.

 

Downvoted for asking a pertinent question?

[ShadowBorn]

9 hours ago, vinchyfoot said:

they were literally 100 feet behind me making very aggressive noise and "herding" me back the way I had come is the best way I can articulate it.

Were you carrying any type of a weapon on you ? I really do do not like to use the word weapon. Since I had an instructor once told me that weapon means mass destruction. That it can be used against you in a court of law if said in court. But could this be why they were being aggressive and herding you out of the area.

 

The lack of physical contact could be due to this reason that we might be more dangerous to them. It does not have to be that we carry guns or bows. But it could be that we carry diseases that their bodies cannot handle. It could be that we might be killing them by getting them sick with our own pathogens. If they are a people then we might be doing them more harm with out knowing it. But if they are smart as we might think that they are then they must know this some how. Either by watching their own who might have died after making contact with us. This is just an assumption on my part. But we will never know until can be brought in for study.  

[CelticKevin]

Here's a thought...actually two.

 

1. No physical contact because they are well mannered and don't play with their food?
 

2. Seriously, at times I wonder what they make of us. Think about it, would you touch us if you were them? I have to think they look at us as not very desirable to have around. We may resemble them in form and movement, but we are small and puny compared to them. Certainly A LOT less hair. We aren't as loud, as strong, as fast or as hearty as they are. I suspect they may at times view us like we view a sickly animal with the mange. Oh they might come into camp and poke around, but when we pop out of our tents, its time to avoid those sickly critters. And sure, they will escort us out of their areas with rock throws, loud grunts and bluff charges as they don't want to catch anything if they grabbed us and pitched us out on or ears. 

[vinchyfoot]

18 hours ago, Wooly Booger said:

Did you get a good look at them in order to determine their size and appearance? 

 

From the back yes, brown hair/fur, and maybe six and half feet tall. I suspect the northwestern ones are bigger, but I saw the speed and silence they can do. It's a little disturbing.

[vinchyfoot]

14 hours ago, ShadowBorn said:

Were you carrying any type of a weapon on you ? I really do do not like to use the word weapon. Since I had an instructor once told me that weapon means mass destruction. That it can be used against you in a court of law if said in court. But could this be why they were being aggressive and herding you out of the area.

 

The lack of physical contact could be due to this reason that we might be more dangerous to them. It does not have to be that we carry guns or bows. But it could be that we carry diseases that their bodies cannot handle. It could be that we might be killing them by getting them sick with our own pathogens. If they are a people then we might be doing them more harm with out knowing it. But if they are smart as we might think that they are then they must know this some how. Either by watching their own who might have died after making contact with us. This is just an assumption on my part. But we will never know until can be brought in for study.  

 

Not sure how obvious it was, I had bear mace and a machete on me, but.... I highly doubt I would have had the time to make use of it. I liken it to someone swimming with a great white shark. Its their element not yours, if they want, you're theirs for dinner, you wont stop it. There was a week or two ago a lobster diver in massachussets who spent 30 seconds or so in the mouth of a humpback whale (No, I'm not kidding), before the whale spat him out. Wrong place, wrong time, not prey, the whales throat too small to swallow him, but.....They rise from below with their mouths wide open to catch as many krill, sardines, what have you, and the guy went in to. When out of your element, you're not in control, they are.