One of my friends saw a young bear the other day, just out of Sutherlin. Oh how I wish it had been a Bigfoot! Although I’ve never observed a bear in the wild, you can be absolutely certain that I would have enjoyed seeing it. But, just think of the excitement of a Bigfoot/Sasquatch sighting. That is, if it had been reported. What do I mean by reporting the sighting? If I see a Bigfoot (and wished to report it, which I may not) I would report it to the local police. I would then expect them to tell me where to go next if they were not the agency to take such reports. I would, to be sure, have tried to get a clear photo of the animal before I left the site. With a clear photo and sighting report in hand, maybe, just maybe the right agency could gather proof that this amazing animal exists.

     The closest I’ve come to a Bigfoot encounter is at least thirty years ago. I, my husband and his dad were scouting for deer stands just before hunting season. My father-in-law is a seasoned hunter and probably knows exactly what was rattling the bushes just ahead of us. He said it was a bear. He said he saw a black blur. So, maybe it could have been a Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Believe me, we were deep into the forest, well off the main roads, and fighting through tangled brush to a high mountain ridge. I’ve never before or since been so deep into the forest as that long ago trek. Several times I’ve come across in reading material, that even if you haven’t seen Bigfoot/Sasquatch, he’s probably seen you. Because we were so deep into the wilds, maybe, just maybe Bigfoot has seen me! What an odd feeling that gives me.

     As you know, I’m always asking you to email me your sightings and stories. I know that many people have such stories but simply do not wish to make an official report. I understand that. Again, I don’t know for sure that I would report a sighting or encounter. But, it is exciting to hear of encounters and sightings, of those now or from the past. As you know, I really believe this animal exists. I believe he is a flesh and blood animal, one of God’s creatures, created to inhabit his own vast territory of this amazing world. Email me at lindap.douglasco.net.