Sasquatch/Bigfoot

[rcaf_777]

Originally Posted by Canadian Army

The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization there are 2000 - 6000 in North America, but let not turn this in a Sasquatch/Bigfoot thread.

I agree so I started my own thread wow for those of you that have brothers and sisters are you amazed that once and while they come up with great idea

Bigfoot would be a great encouter that truns in an adventure, I think that the TW Nightmares might have some items that could be used for combat stats

Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) is a research organization that gathers and distributes data about the cryptid Bigfoot. The organization was founded in 1995 by Matt Moneymaker, a Sasquatch researcher. BFRO has thirty curators who investigate sightings and interview witnesses. Another 300 junior associates do field work. The BFRO conducted the field research which led to the discovery of the Skookum cast. The Skookum cast was the subject of an episode of the documentary television series Animal X. The BFRO database of Bigfoot sightings is the largest on the internet. They have catalogued 4,120 reports of the creature worldwide. BFRO's investigations are the subject of the television series Finding Bigfoot on the channel Animal Planet.

Of course it could be a guy with mud and leaves on him like in the Simpsons go Camping

[Matt Wiser]

Considering that the beasts have been spotted in every state except Hawaii, and in most Canadian provinces, an encounter, though rare, might be fun.

Incidentally, the crew from Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot was in my neck of the woods last week.

[waiting4something]

Yes, I think it would be a entertaining idea to indroduce some mythical thing such as Sasquatch in a adventure even if it is just a sighting or rumor and nothing else. This would work great for Canucks or people working/fighting in the Canadian wilderness. I have to ask this question though. Is it illegal to kill something that isn't supposed to exist? Not that I would take a shot at the big guy myself, but it would be one way to confirm it's real. I heard in some state maybe like Idaho it was illegal to harass a Sasquatch. So what if you kill one?

[Targan]

Originally Posted by waiting4something

I heard in some state maybe like Idaho it was illegal to harass a Sasquatch. So what if you kill one?

I guess killing is equal to or greater than harassing. Have any of our members passed the Idaho bar exam?

[Fusilier]

We'd probably kill it anyways. Some how or another. Last year we discovered the oldest known animal, a clam, and instead of letting it live longer, we killed and ate the damn thing!

[Matt Wiser]

The only law on the books against killing a Bigfoot is in Skamania County, Washington. There was a rash of sightings there in '69, and the usual monster hunters showed up-from bowhunters to guys with BARs. The Sheriff was afraid with all the guys with guns around, someone would get shot, so he asked the County Board of Supervisors (or however they do it in Washington-County Commissioners, or whatever) to pass an ordnance making it illegal to kill a Bigfoot. Penalty is up to 5 years in the County Jail and a $10,000 fine. There were attempts in the '70s in Oregon, California, and Washington to pass state laws protecting the beast, but all failed.

[Fusilier]

Originally Posted by Matt Wiser

...he asked the County Board of Supervisors to pass an ordnance making it illegal to kill a Bigfoot. Penalty is up to 5 years in the County Jail and a $10,000 fine.

LOL... some would still consider that to be worth it. One could probably make a fortune selling the thing.

[Matt Wiser]

No doubt. And the shooter would probably keep quiet about where, exactly, he made the kill. That is, until he got paid by whatever scientific institution offers him the most money.

Incidentally, one of the most ardent proponents of shooting a Bigfoot, the late Dr. Grover Krantz (Univ. of Washington, and an anthropologist), traveled to this particular county several times, and he was always armed. His preference was for a 30.06, which might be the smallest caliber that would do the job, I believe. A .308 or higher, though, will do the job, in all likelihood. And two of Dr. Krantz's contemporaries from Canada, John Green and the late Rene Dahinden, when they went into the field, also packed rifles as well as cameras, and were perfectly willing to use both.

[Fusilier]

That's messed up. But I'm not surprised really. Interesting stuff too.

[Matt Wiser]

When mainstream science demands either "bones or a body," you'll have folks with the intent to provide what is required.

[Fusilier]

Well that's where your ethics requirements are supposed to come in. It's hard to get anything published for peer review without these days. People have gone to prison when the lure of money led them astray and you don't get second chances with academic credibility. It's not a perfect system, but it's the best we have.

A little too OT though.

[waiting4something]

I remember hearing a story about some guy down in Texas that killed a couple Sasquatches and buried the bodies. The bodies looked too human-like for him, and he was afriad he would get in trouble. He was supposed to reveal the location to someone once he died. I guess the dude is not dead yet, the story was all bullshit, or the bodies are human and nobody wanted to be connected with that nightmare.

[weswood]

Originally Posted by waiting4something

I remember hearing a story about some guy down in Texas that killed a couple Sasquatches and buried the bodies. The bodies looked too human-like for him, and he was afriad he would get in trouble. He was supposed to reveal the location to someone once he died. I guess the dude is not dead yet, the story was all bullshit, or the bodies are human and nobody wanted to be connected with that nightmare.

Shhh! I didn't do it, wasn't there. I have an alibi. Just don't go digging behind my garage. Please.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Matt Wiser

No doubt. And the shooter would probably keep quiet about where, exactly, he made the kill. That is, until he got paid by whatever scientific institution offers him the most money.

Incidentally, one of the most ardent proponents of shooting a Bigfoot, the late Dr. Grover Krantz (Univ. of Washington, and an anthropologist), traveled to this particular county several times, and he was always armed. His preference was for a 30.06, which might be the smallest caliber that would do the job, I believe. A .308 or higher, though, will do the job, in all likelihood. And two of Dr. Krantz's contemporaries from Canada, John Green and the late Rene Dahinden, when they went into the field, also packed rifles as well as cameras, and were perfectly willing to use both.

Nah, use a .950 JDJ, just to make sure.

[Matt Wiser]

You want to use something that would have the body somewhat intact for study, Paul...not blow it to smithereens. A .308 (7.62-mm NATO) ought to fulfill that requirement.