Comments on: Pine Ridge Update: 9/06

By: Jeremy_Wells

Jeremy_Wells — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:46:19 +0000

Ideological differences of opinion when it comes to harming animals of any sort aside, photos can be hoaxed and videos can be hoaxed.

The only way to prove the existence, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is to collect a live/dead specimen.

Maybe this means tranquing one (although I’d hate to be the guy who accidentally shot a kid in a gorilla suit full of enough drugs to stop his heart) or maybe it means killing one. Hopefully though it means eventually capturing and chipping one for field tracking or finding an already dead body.

In the same way that I’d hate to be the guy who shot a person full of enough tranq to drop a grizzly bear, I’d also have just enough doubt that it could be a person to never pull the trigger on a gun of any kind.

I think what is called for is to do what is being done here and collect reports, determine which areas of the country are most likely to produce the evidence, and wait until live capture or obtaining a naturally deceased corpse is feasible.

Anything else, well… regardless of how you feel about collecting animals, there is always the off chance that it is just some fool kid having fun with a gorilla suit (and maybe a recent growth spurt), and regardless of how we feel about hoaxers, no kid (or adult) deserves to lose their life over a bad joke.

Patience and perseverance

By: Xeno2814

Xeno2814 — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:48:47 +0000

I have to say that shooting to wound a Sasquatch is not the best idea. At best, it might be almost imposible to pull off with a moving target due to the generally small size of the target being aimed at (Arm or leg). That’s why police officers are trained to fire at the central mass of a target, so there’s a greater chance of hitting it.

Just imagine trying to shoot the arm of a person that is rapidly walking through the woods, constantly moving in and out of foliage and blocking the shot. You stand a better chance of accidentally shooting the creature in the torso.

That being said, this really is an intriguing case and I hope that something comes of it!

By: P.S.Anderson

P.S.Anderson — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:01:19 +0000

Whether Pine Ridge or the White Mountains, the Native Americans are going to be the ones to disclose nature’s Big secret.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 07:47:18 +0000

It is very unfortunate and I hate to admit it, but a body might end up being what it takes to make people take notice and put more funding into studying these creatures. The same is going to go for creatures like the thylacine and that is a creature that was proven to exist. I wish there was a way around it. I always find it interesting how some testimony and maybe a blurry photo is enough to proclaim an animal like the Ivory Billed Woodpecker still exists, but for other animals and cryptids in particular, you have to have that body. I just hope the guy who ever shoots one has the decency to share it for the sake of science and not a fat paycheck.

By: Bluestroke

Bluestroke — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:40:47 +0000

I can see the Ogala Sioux not taking too lightly people discussing hunting expeditions to kill Big Foot on their nation. those foraging through the Res without permission and most likely a Rez friend, could find themselves facing a lil Indian justice. Or at the recieving end of a practical joke. That is not meant to downplay the reports as the stories are well known among the Sioux and the thought of convincing the Sioux nation to allow an acceptable form of evidence collection, could quietly be the story of the year.

I can only imagine the guy before the band council trying to convince them that killing one of these creatures is scientifically neccessary to prove it exists.

By: wrath of the real

wrath of the real — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:09:41 +0000

I get the feeling Big Foot is or could be just as intellegent as humans. After all they have been extremely elusive rarely being photographed and never captured. We have never positively seen a body, even of their dead. They are obviously one with nature using all of the natural resources to survive and avoid us. To shoot and kill a Big Foot would absolutely be a travesty considering they may be the closest intellectual equal to us on this planet. I want to see one but prefer not to let the world exploit them.

By: Sky King

Sky King — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:28:39 +0000

downag Says:
Are they hiding what they have?

Almost certainly, and I thank them.

By: Sky King

Sky King — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 23:24:50 +0000

Very well said, Running Thunder! Although throwing small boulders at a canoe IS an act of aggresstion for certain, it’s unlikely they are intended to find their target. It’s just a way of saying, “STAY AWAY!”

By: rayrich

rayrich — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 21:35:36 +0000

I for one hope they don’t try to shoot this bigfoot. The proof will bring out all the naysayers from behind their university desks and they will all want to capture and study these animals wanting to take credit for their discovery as well as exploiting them. The true believers who have actually had an experience don’t want any part of this exploitation. Leave them alone.

By: planettom

planettom — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:12:10 +0000

Time to mount some motion sensor cameras and maybe a video camera or two. I’m sure they can round some up somewhere. If I had the funds, I would donate to the camera fund. Are the wild fires still burning in the area?