Comments on: Why haven’t we discovered Sasquatch yet?

By: Chris. H.

Chris. H. — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 15:11:17 +0000

Funding doesn’t necessarily guarantee results. Scientific discovery is all about observation and patience…I think that many scientists are put off this subject because we humans are so naturally impatient; we are so eager to chase reports rather than extrapolate a hypothesis based on a careful, throughly considered view. Sure, it makes the day-to-day science extremely boring but that’s almost certainly what it’s going to take to ’suss this out’. One thing we who love this mystery (and all other things cryptozoological) have yet to do is come up with a reasoned research plan. We have yet to come up with a ‘formula’ for assessing existing reports and placing them within the context of a larger theory. Grover Krantz started this process for us, but we’ve still got a long way to go and yes, without the funding to dedicate our time just to the theory itself, let alone the costs of field exploration, a comprehensive boiling down of all available data into a cogent argument that science can get behind has yet to happen (I’d do it but I have to work in the morning…)!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:48:35 +0000

YIKES !!!!!!!!! lmao. Your wife and family are very brave. Me, not so much. lmao. Kinda makes you wonder if animals really can “smell fear” and, could a womans natural desire to be scared under those situations be what this animal is picking up on — not sure. But, I have heard more close accounts from women than men..It is interesting.
Thank you for the story - I like hearing accounts from people

By: squatchworks

squatchworks — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 18:18:39 +0000

That just might be true Melissa. I have a location off the beaten path, its an intake for the Wenaha Wilderness Area, has a history of activity. I spend a lot of time there researching the area, have found tracks and other things but never had a sighting or close call. My wife and kids set up camp on weekend in late October awaitng my return from a week long trip into the Wenaha. Their first night there my wife hears these loud screams comming from the top of the hill right next to the camp ground, spooks them good. Latter that night while in the tent the kids are sleeping and traci and the dog are laying there when she hears someone walking up to the tent, clearly bipedal she says and big. She knows its not us, we are still a day away, and the area really never is visted by other campers, too far out i guess. Anyway she listens to this sound of big steps get closer and closer to the tent. Our big dog Drake cowers down, very rare for him and whatever it is gets to the tent. It takes it hand and touches the tent and walks all the way around the tent running its hand along it and then it walks off in to woods as traci listend to its foot steps fade. She said the hand was four or so feet from the bottom of the tent. That night she became a believer. The next morning she looked around and found no tracks but its rare to see any at this location, very spongy groung, only hoved animals leave tracks there. There are other stories from this area from years ago where a family claims that their child was playing play with a baby bigfoot, tossing it back and forth in the bush.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:07:52 +0000

All of the reasons you discuss, for why this animal has not been found yet, make sense to me.

I have noticed a much higher number of sightings by females and children — maybe it will be a woman that proves the existance of Sasquatch
Just so long as its not me — LMAO.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 04:37:45 +0000

I will probably post a map of washington that has habitat sites I believe to have the best potential for future research. But there would have to some heavy explaining as to how it was made and what exactly it means.

1 year, 3 people at $250K should prove their existence or not. Of course there is a method to the madness, but we won’t get into that right now.

By: The Big Footowski

The Big Footowski — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 02:50:59 +0000

14. Current amateur research groups spend more time discussing the problem then doing coordinated field research.

too true.

By: squatchworks

squatchworks — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:28:55 +0000

If it were possible for funding for a year long study what locations do you feel would provide the results and how many researchers should be at each location? Should camera traps be used heavily. I cant even begin to think of what a budget should be. I get discourged by not being able to put more time into it and its all due to funding. I honestly believe that a year long full time study in selected area’s would solve the mystery.