The "Loss of Innocence" - Advice to Aspiring Bigfoot Researchers
I used to love the outdoors. I would go out alone and wander
around in the forest, exploring new places, the further off the beaten path the
better. I would go into the National Park and select a drainage and just go,
walk in for a couple hours then turn around and walk back out. I preferred to
hunt deer alone, finding spots so deep in the thickets that no one else would
even dream of going back into these places. Every now and then I would get the
feeling I was being watched, but I would shrug the feeling off and go back to
enjoying my day.
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Those days are no more; the wilderness has lost its wonder.
It is no longer a place of peace and serenity. It all changed for me on a sunny
June day in 2009 while fishing. I was casting a point of land that was part of a
public recreation area. I made some silly sounding “whooping” calls why I do
even know. I was just messing around
imitating what I had watched in a YouTube video. Then the most amazing thing
happen, something came tearing down through the woods. It was breaking limbs
and crashing around in the thick underbrush. My jaw dropped and I was in shock
as I stared at the shoreline. It stayed back in the shadows and I could only
catch glimpses of sunlight on it from time to time. It acted like it was
looking for something. It would go up the bank to the right and then the left.
While all this was going on I was fumbling with the trolling motor trying to
put some distance between it and me. After a couple minutes I heard a very
clear “humph” three or four times. Then I heard it walk back into the woods
slowly until it was out of range. It took me several minutes to compose myself
as I sat down in the bottom of my fishing boat.
This event would change everything. I had to find out what
had made this noise. Even though I had a sighting when I was a child, this
event was the catalyst; this event started me on this journey, this “quest for
the truth”.
Over the past three years I have seen and experienced things
that are unbelievable. The average person has no idea what is going on in the
wilderness. I can no longer go into the woods in a state of “ignorant bliss”
and just enjoy it. I know what is out there, I know what is watching and
lurking in the shadows.
I do still enjoy being out but it is different now. It is hard
to explain to those who have never experienced it, but the Bigfoot “know that
you know” and this changes everything. I have a difficult time deer hunting
because of interference from the Bigfoot. I go on family outings in the
National Park with relatives that have no clue about Bigfoot or that I research
and we will hear “strange sounds” or encounter “odd smells”.
I can not explain
this but some people are what I called “marked” by the Bigfoot. No matter where
you go, if there are Bigfoot in the area they will find you and make themselves
known to you. On average it takes a couple days in an area for the “locals” to
find you. Then all the “odd” stuff begins to happen.
My “loss of innocence” is compounded when you throw in the
other crytpids that have shown up. I had only heard rumors about the “Dogman”
until I captured it on video and then later made direct eye contact with one. I
was not looking for them and definitely did not want to see one. It is a shock to the system when you begin
to realize what you have been taught all your life is wrong and that your
“reality” is not the truth. You have heard the old saying, “be careful what you
wish for, you just might get it”. Well I found out how true this statement is.
To be honest I am still adjusting to this “new reality”. Gone are the days when
the woods were a place of solitude, peace, and wonder. It is now a place where
the “Monsters” live and they do not respect your “reality”.
I get several request from people all the time “where can I
go to see a Bigfoot”, “what can I do to have an encounter”, and “I want to know
the truth about them”. My first piece of advise would be are you sure that is
what you really want? The “truth” is a very sharp double-edged sword and is no
respecter of persons or your belief system.
I have been bursting many bubbles lately when I talk to
people. My advice now comes with stern warnings about being cautious, going
armed, never going in the woods alone, do not take your children with you, if
you’re a woman be extra careful. I can hear the disbelief in the voices of
those hearing this for the first time. Those who think like I once did; the
“benevolent keeper of the forest” is not always so benevolent and he is not the
only cryptid out there.
So this is my advice or better my warning to those who want
to “research Bigfoot” or “find the truth”, find another hobby, this is not what
you think it is. If you still insist then be ready for a shock to your belief
system, be ready to throw out everything you think you know. When you think it
can’t get any “weirder” it will and there are very few people who you can tell
or talk about this with. You will be called a crackpot, crazy, insane, out of
touch with reality, idiot, and these are just the ones I can repeat. You will
experience things you can not record on film or produce “evidence” of, you will
be frustrated constantly by camera malfunctions, blobsquatches, and noises you
plainly heard but your equipment did not pick up.
There are also the
unintended consequences of research, home visitations. Yes in many cases
they will follow you home, do not ask how or why I just know they do. Then your
friends and family will really thing you are a lunatic.
Finally I have one more warning to give you, with
knowing the truth comes responsibility. What do you tell the woman that calls you who is all excited
about researching Bigfoot and loves to go out into the woods all by herself?
When you see that a child has gone missing in a wildness area you will wonder.
When phone calls come from scared people who have a Bigfoot habitation around their
home what do you tell them? When you talk to a person that has just had an
encounter and they called you because you’re the “local researcher” what do you
tell them? What are you going to say to calm their nerves? How are you going to
reassure them that it is ok, they are not crazy, what they saw is real.
Some who research seek anonymity to avoid the above but it
will be difficult if you choose to go this route, you will be faced with
choices to speak out or be silent and there are consequences to both decisions.
So
in closing my final word to you is take up golf or
fishing it is safer and less stressful, but if you insist on perusing
"Bigfoot Research" be prepared for your “loss of innocence”.
Even after 40 plus years, I still find it humorous to see the expression
ReplyDeleteof people's faces when I say I believe in bigfoot. Scott, your warnings
to new comers and those who walk around with rose colored glasses
on are well founded. Always remember that your number one goal
when going out is to come home safe. Everything else is a bonus.
Scott, have you ever had the sensation of being touched? A few years back, after deciding that Sasquatch probably existed, I wanted to try to find evidence that would confirm my suspicions. I chose to investigate an area 100 miles from my home because google earth showed it to be very wooded and sparsely populated. I hiked back into the woods, cooked some bacon and sausage, made some tree knocks, and stayed the night. Nothing happened. Within two weeks a bigfoot was sighted on my street, which I thought was a curious coincidence at the time. A good while later I hiked in another area, and had the sensation of being touched on my neck. It felt like a deer fly or some other insect was trying to land on my neck and I kept swatting at it. But I never heard any buzzing or saw an insect flying about my head. I thought at the time that it wa just a very elusive bug. Then a short time later it happened in my house. No insects, just a touching sensations on the back of my neck. Tonight I watched the David Blaine special and he touched one person and the other person wiith their eyes closed had the sensation of being touched in the exact place that the first person had been touched. An interpetation based on the above might be that I attracted the interest of a bigfoot at the first location which then started hunting me down and sort of marked me. The touching might have been a second one that was touching me somehow from a distance that enjoyed my slapping and turning around to look behind me to see who was there, so it pulled the same prank in my home. I have read of strange happenings around bigfoots, such as orbs, telepathic communication, and tracks ending as though the bigfoot disappeared into thin air, but I have never heard of a touching phenomenon. So, have you or any of your readers or aquaintenances ever experienced something similar? I may have just had some sort of spasms in my neck, but if others have had the same sensations I would like to know about it. Perhaps it is another tip that a bigfoot is in the area. If I am the sole person to experience it, then I will consider it to be the result of an overly active imagination.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading your warning again. I always said I'd like to see one far away from my home, but now your experience them showing up where you live gives me pause. What do you think about TimberGiant Bigfoot up in Southern Ontario, Canada going out with his small children and without a firearm ? Keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite post you've done. I've referred several people to this. One can't truly relate to this unless you've experienced it. Dead on.
ReplyDeleteScott, I reposted this on my blog with your name on it. Absolutely information worth sharing.
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Thanks for reporting this Scott. Folks need to be aware of what's out there,and Bigfoot and dogmen are just a small part of the collective unknown that reside in the outer edges of our community's,and sometimes within. People tend to belive or not,regardless of history,others experiences,and folklore dealing with specific locations. Most of the "creatures" and "mysteries" that some are learning about,witnessing,and so on,are not new. Far from it. Our ancestors knew quite a bit regarding many beings,entities,and creatures,and how to keep them away,or at least they knew to stay clear of certain spots,or entire areas. IMO,this is signifagent,and cannot be overlooked. However,as most have seem to "forgotten" these situations,or been,as you said,"taught all through life,do not exist",it is imperative that these subjects are researched,and exposed,to increase the safety and well being of our family's,friends,and neighbors. Although,using extreme caution,and always research in pairs,if not small groups,if possible.
ReplyDeleteThanks again Scott. It's unfortunate that many awesome,and knowledgable researchers in the community,simply do not consider these other "unknown" beings,or monsters,to be more appropriate,real,let alone something that could cause them extreme harm. It cannot be stressed enough,to be prepared,and always be safe.
Hi Scott!
ReplyDeletethis information is truly amazing. I would like to know more. And all the information from your readers make so much sense. But be safe when ur out!!
Hi Scott,
ReplyDeleteYour information was truly amazing. I would like to learn more. And your readers are quite knowledgeable. papsquatch22647 & I watched the same show with David Blaine, so I believe there is something to it.