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<v Speaker 1>I've been interested in bigfoot for a long time, but

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't until the last few years that I had

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<v Speaker 1>the free time to be able to travel and see

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<v Speaker 1>some good locations myself. I'm from the Midwest. We can't

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<v Speaker 1>match Oregon, Washington, or Ohio, but there are a few

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<v Speaker 1>spots that are known to have activity. One such place

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<v Speaker 1>was in the state Forest, about four hours from me,

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<v Speaker 1>and so late in September I decided to spend a

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<v Speaker 1>few days checking it out. On arriving, I set up

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<v Speaker 1>in the main campground. This is a relatively isolated area

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<v Speaker 1>and mostly draws trout fishermen to fish the local streams.

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<v Speaker 1>There were a couple of fishermen camping with RVs, but

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<v Speaker 1>otherwise I had the place to myself. At mid afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>I set out driving some of the forest roads in

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<v Speaker 1>my truck, just getting the feel of the area. When

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<v Speaker 1>I came to a parking spot for a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>mile long hiking tree trail, I decided to get out

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<v Speaker 1>and stretch my legs and check out the walk in

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<v Speaker 1>campground that was supposed to be back in there. It

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<v Speaker 1>was cool in the woods and I walked along quietly,

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<v Speaker 1>just watching for animals and enjoying being out, not really

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<v Speaker 1>expecting anything. But as I got close to the campground

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<v Speaker 1>off in the woods a few hundred yards to the south,

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<v Speaker 1>that was a loud wood knock. I couldn't believe it.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually heard a wood knock, and on my first hike,

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<v Speaker 1>it was very loud and clear. I would describe it

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<v Speaker 1>as ringing almost. It sounded like hard, hard dead wood,

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<v Speaker 1>no bark, very clear. I stopped dead in my tracks

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<v Speaker 1>and listened for a good fifteen minutes, but there was

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<v Speaker 1>nothing more. I didn't have my little baseball battle long

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<v Speaker 1>and I wasn't about to start screaming like I was

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<v Speaker 1>on TV. So after a while I just continued into

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<v Speaker 1>the campground and looked around a little. I waited a

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<v Speaker 1>while more. Still there was nothing, and then I got

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<v Speaker 1>to thinking again I actually heard a wood knock. It's

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<v Speaker 1>impossible to describe how exciting it was to actually hear

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<v Speaker 1>one for myself. I knew I had to come back.

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<v Speaker 1>That night. At dusk, I came walking down the trail again.

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<v Speaker 1>This time I had my little baseball bat and of

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<v Speaker 1>course some flashlights. It was a lot spookier this time,

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<v Speaker 1>but I got all the way to the campground without

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<v Speaker 1>hearing anything, and I sat down on a bench and

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<v Speaker 1>I listened for a while. It was all very quiet.

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<v Speaker 1>Finally I got up off the bench and went to

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<v Speaker 1>a nearby tree and gave it a good wat. It

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<v Speaker 1>kind of echoed for a second. I dropped the bat

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<v Speaker 1>and cut my hands around my ears to listen. After

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<v Speaker 1>about fifteen to twenty seconds, there was a quiet, single

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure how to describe it, a soft crunch,

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<v Speaker 1>like a single careful footstep on a soft rotten log.

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<v Speaker 1>Just that one soft, deliberate sound, like something saying quietly, Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have to shout. I'm right over here. The

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<v Speaker 1>hairs on my neck stood up. Wasn't very far away

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<v Speaker 1>at all. I waited a few minutes and made another knock,

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<v Speaker 1>more quietly this time, but there was no response. After

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<v Speaker 1>listening a while more, I headed back to my truck.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure you'll understand that I spent a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>time shouting my flashlight around into the woods and back

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<v Speaker 1>behind me on the way out. This was all that

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<v Speaker 1>happened on that first visit, but it was enough to

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<v Speaker 1>get me fired up to come back again the next spring.

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<v Speaker 1>It was just amazing to go to a place reputed

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<v Speaker 1>to have activity and then actually experience it myself. I

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<v Speaker 1>have no proof of what might have made the wood knock,

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<v Speaker 1>but I will say I did not see any other

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<v Speaker 1>people in this back area for the entire three days

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<v Speaker 1>that I was there, and my thinking was, when did

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<v Speaker 1>a human ever make just one single knock? So the

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<v Speaker 1>next June I was raring to goeh. I packed up

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<v Speaker 1>my camping gear and headed back, hoping that I would

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<v Speaker 1>have some more excitement. But little did I know what

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<v Speaker 1>was coming this time. I drove right to the trail

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<v Speaker 1>parking lot. It was only late morning, and I figured

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<v Speaker 1>i'd go set up camp after walking the trail once first.

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<v Speaker 1>I tried to drive quietly the last half a mile

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<v Speaker 1>and made as little noise as I could, shutting the

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<v Speaker 1>door when I got out. Hopefully I could surprise something

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe hear another would not. I sat out, and

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<v Speaker 1>before I was even one hundred yards down the trail,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a huge loud crack. It was a sound

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<v Speaker 1>to my left up on the ridge. I almost jumped

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<v Speaker 1>out of my skin. It was so loud. It sounded

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<v Speaker 1>like a whole tree being snapped like a pencil. My

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<v Speaker 1>hair stood up and my stomach jumped up into my throat.

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like I needed to be running, like right now.

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<v Speaker 1>And there up on the ridge, I caught just a

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<v Speaker 1>glimpse of something, something behind me the bushes. I could

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<v Speaker 1>see the sun glinting off the shiny black fur through

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<v Speaker 1>the holes between the leaves, and it was moving off

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<v Speaker 1>into heavier cover. I only saw it for a second,

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<v Speaker 1>no identifiable shape, but roughly three to four feet high

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<v Speaker 1>and a little less in width. It took me a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of minutes to calm down, But wow, did I

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<v Speaker 1>just get bluff charged. I heard nothing before or after

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<v Speaker 1>the tree crack. There were no sticks falling, no thuds

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<v Speaker 1>or other noises. But what had I seen? I was

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely elated. Whatever that was, it wasn't a human, and

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't a deer, and that is the only bigger

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<v Speaker 1>animal that should be around the DNR. Information online was

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<v Speaker 1>clear there were no bears in this whole corner of

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<v Speaker 1>the state. And if it wasn't a bear, black shiny fur,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, if I had to say from my gut

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<v Speaker 1>what I saw any animal in the world, I would

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<v Speaker 1>say from its color, size and the way it moved

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<v Speaker 1>that it was something like a big chimpanzee and talk

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<v Speaker 1>about classic bigfoot behavior breaking a tree and warning me

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<v Speaker 1>and slinking off into the heavy brush. After I recovered,

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<v Speaker 1>I continued down the trail. When I got to the campground,

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<v Speaker 1>I was surprised to see a man and his young

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<v Speaker 1>son setting up camp. I walked over to talk, and

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<v Speaker 1>I found out they had parked at the other end

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<v Speaker 1>of the trail and walked in, and they arrived about

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<v Speaker 1>a half an hour before me. They hadn't seen anything

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<v Speaker 1>strange on their way here. Let me give you the

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<v Speaker 1>lay of the land here, because it's relevant. There's this

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<v Speaker 1>long trail with parking at both ends and a campground

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle. To the south, where last year's would

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<v Speaker 1>not came from, is nothing, no trails know anything. And

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<v Speaker 1>to the north from the campground there's a draw or

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<v Speaker 1>a ravine that runs up the ridge and twists to

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<v Speaker 1>the west. So the head of that ravine is up

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<v Speaker 1>in the woods there behind the ridgetop on the west

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<v Speaker 1>and the end I came in from. I'm thinking, what

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<v Speaker 1>if the man and his son came walking down the

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<v Speaker 1>trail and there's a young bigfoot near the campground who

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<v Speaker 1>sees them coming, so not to be seen himself. He

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<v Speaker 1>has to run into the woods to the north, even

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<v Speaker 1>though where he really wants to go is to the south,

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<v Speaker 1>where there are thick woods and where my wood knock

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<v Speaker 1>came from. So he works his way up the draw

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<v Speaker 1>to get away from the campground and then turns south,

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<v Speaker 1>intending to cross over the top of the ridge and

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<v Speaker 1>come down the hill across the trail and then make

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<v Speaker 1>his way into the woods to the south. Only when

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<v Speaker 1>he is coming down from the ridge top, dang, there's

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<v Speaker 1>another human in the way. So he's ticked off and

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<v Speaker 1>instinctively cracks the tree at me and SLINKs back into cover.

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<v Speaker 1>It made a lot of sense, I thought, And that's

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<v Speaker 1>all that happened on that trip. But let me tell

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<v Speaker 1>you that was enough. I have never been I'm so

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<v Speaker 1>startled or scared as I was when that loud noise

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<v Speaker 1>made me think I was about to be attacked or

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<v Speaker 1>squashed by something. My next visit was great too. I

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<v Speaker 1>tried some gifting and had interesting results, but it's not

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<v Speaker 1>directly relevant to the story, so I'll pass over that.

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<v Speaker 1>One last spring, I again returned ready to try a

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<v Speaker 1>few new things. But I did have a new piece

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<v Speaker 1>of information I had found online. The DNR now said

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<v Speaker 1>a few isolated black bears had been seen in this

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<v Speaker 1>quarter of the state, presumably just passing through. I went

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<v Speaker 1>to have a talk with the local ranger. After telling

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<v Speaker 1>my story, we narrowed down the exact time I had

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<v Speaker 1>been there, and he said that that month, the month

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<v Speaker 1>when I experienced the tree cracking incident, a couple other

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<v Speaker 1>hiking parties had reported seeing a black bear right along

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<v Speaker 1>that specific trail. Furthermore, the very next month, mister bear

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<v Speaker 1>wandered out into the highway and got himself killed by

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<v Speaker 1>a car. He had then been stuffed and was on

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<v Speaker 1>display at the county museum. I could even go see him.

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<v Speaker 1>A little more. Research taught me that bears do occasionally

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<v Speaker 1>crack trees while engaging in scent related behavior, although my

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<v Speaker 1>experience was not typical at all, and when I visited

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<v Speaker 1>mister bear he proved to be a little on the

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<v Speaker 1>small side, which would be about right, But he was

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<v Speaker 1>more of a cinnamon brown, not really a shiny black

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<v Speaker 1>unless they both looked the same glinting in the bright sun.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently my bigfoot was the bigfoot that wasn't, Although to

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<v Speaker 1>be fair, yes, what I saw was probably a bear,

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<v Speaker 1>but where no bears were supposed to be doing something

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<v Speaker 1>bears don't really do in exactly that way, and possibly

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<v Speaker 1>changing color a bit in the process. There starting to

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<v Speaker 1>be an awful lot of coincidences there. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>share with you my brother's encounter with a sasquatch that

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<v Speaker 1>happened around nineteen ninety near a town called Gary's Creek,

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<v Speaker 1>which is near Fayetteville, North Carolina. I've always been fascinated

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<v Speaker 1>with Bigfoot ever since I was a kid of seven

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<v Speaker 1>or eight. I even went with my friend one night

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<v Speaker 1>to see Sasquatch The Legend of Bigfoot at a local theater,

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<v Speaker 1>and that movie scared the heck out of both of us.

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<v Speaker 1>I recently rewatched the movie and I had to laugh

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<v Speaker 1>because I could hardly believe I was ever scared of

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<v Speaker 1>this chunk of geese. Oh what a way to describe

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<v Speaker 1>a movie, a chunk of cheese. My family also knew

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<v Speaker 1>of my fascination. I believe my dad was interested too,

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<v Speaker 1>because every time there was a Bigfoot documentary on TV,

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<v Speaker 1>he was right there watching it with my brother and I.

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<v Speaker 1>My parents even gave me a copy of Peter Burns's

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<v Speaker 1>Bigfoot Book for my day one year, and I must

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<v Speaker 1>have read it a hundred times. The following incident happened

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<v Speaker 1>around the year nineteen ninety. I was chatting with my

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<v Speaker 1>mother on the phone, and she asked how I enjoyed

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<v Speaker 1>a recent camping trip that I had taken with some friends.

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<v Speaker 1>I made a joke about how we didn't see bigfoot,

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<v Speaker 1>but we did have a great time regardless, to which

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<v Speaker 1>she replied, well, your brother would be happy to learn that.

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<v Speaker 1>When I asked her what she meant, she seemed surprised

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<v Speaker 1>that he'd never told me. When I pressed her, she

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<v Speaker 1>informed me that Larry, my brother, had an extraordinary bigfoot

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<v Speaker 1>encounter a few years back. I was rather pod that

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<v Speaker 1>Larry hadn't told me about this. He knew of my

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<v Speaker 1>lifelong interest in this subject. I hung up with my

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<v Speaker 1>mother and immediately called Larry, what's the big idea of

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<v Speaker 1>being Harry hold out with the news of an encounter

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<v Speaker 1>that you never told me about. He guessed correct that

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<v Speaker 1>Mom had told me. He said he would go ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and tell me, but to not ask any questions. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that was strange, but I went along out

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<v Speaker 1>of love and respect for my brother. And then he

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<v Speaker 1>told me this story Larry was working as a delivery

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<v Speaker 1>He was tasked to deliver some pizzas to a college

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<v Speaker 1>so he was driving his boss's pickup truck. He delivered

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<v Speaker 1>the pizzas and was driving back through Gray's Creek, North Carolina,

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<v Speaker 1>on a road with overhanging oak trees. Bocephus was playing

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<v Speaker 1>on the radio, he said, and the windows were down

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<v Speaker 1>and he was enjoying the cool evening air. He heard

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<v Speaker 1>a loud bang in the bed of the truck. He

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<v Speaker 1>When he got to a full stop, he saw something

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<v Speaker 1>Larry sat there, stunned, looking in the rear view mirror,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to figure out what this thing was. He stood

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<v Speaker 1>He tilted the mirror to see its face. Larry focused

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<v Speaker 1>on the thing's face to see it looking right back

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<v Speaker 1>at him. The face was human like and had a murderous,

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<v Speaker 1>hate filled expression, and then it roared. Larry ain't no dummy.

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<v Speaker 1>He turned and stomped on the gas because he knew

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<v Speaker 1>would absolutely tear him apart. Larry says he has no

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<v Speaker 1>recollection of driving back to the pizza joint, just that

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<v Speaker 1>the next thing he knew that he was getting out

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<v Speaker 1>of the truck and his knees buckled and he would

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<v Speaker 1>have fallen flat had he not managed to catch himself

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<v Speaker 1>on the door's arm rest. He said he stayed squatted

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<v Speaker 1>and gulping for air for several minutes, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>boss looked at him and he knew something was wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>He was pale and his eyes were big and wide open.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently Larry looked so bad that his boss drove him

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<v Speaker 1>home that minute. He has no memory of the ride

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<v Speaker 1>home or talking with his boss on the ride. My

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<v Speaker 1>could lay down while my dad and Larry's boss looked

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<v Speaker 1>at the truck. The part of the bed sides near

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<v Speaker 1>the rear window were crumpled downwards, and there was blood

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<v Speaker 1>in the bed, as well as some tufts of hair.

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<v Speaker 1>They both picked up on the bad odor as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Our father said it was a horrible smell. Mom and

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<v Speaker 1>Dad sat up with Larry all night. He was obviously

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<v Speaker 1>to the hospital, but Larry insisted that he was okay.

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<v Speaker 1>He related his story to both my and dad a

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<v Speaker 1>little while after, and they both believed him. My parents

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<v Speaker 1>are not gullible people. They're well grounded and not prone

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<v Speaker 1>to believe everything they hear. Trust me on that one.

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<v Speaker 1>A year later, Mom and Dad, my wife and I

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<v Speaker 1>and Larry and his family were vacationing together and I

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<v Speaker 1>was excited that I get to ask him about his

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<v Speaker 1>experience face to face. I sat down with a notepad

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<v Speaker 1>and a pen. I was even planning to record the

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<v Speaker 1>conversation with a new app on my phone. He looked

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<v Speaker 1>at both and said, no way, I don't want you

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<v Speaker 1>submitting this to any bigfoot organization, and furthermore, this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the last time we talk about this.

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<v Speaker 1>You got it. I agreed and asked some questions that

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<v Speaker 1>help fill in the blanks in the account. I have

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<v Speaker 1>a bit more to tell you about my brother. When

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<v Speaker 1>he was relating what happened to me during our vacation,

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<v Speaker 1>I saw both fear in his eyes and goosebumps rose

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<v Speaker 1>on his arms more than once, and you can't fake that.

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<v Speaker 1>What really hammered things home for me is the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that my brother is a formal Special Forces operator and

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<v Speaker 1>he served a tour over in the Sandbox. He just

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<v Speaker 1>does not get rattled. To speak for myself, I never

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<v Speaker 1>heard of a sasquatch dropping from a tree into a

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<v Speaker 1>truck before. From Larry's report, he had a hunch it

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<v Speaker 1>just lost its grip and somehow fell into the bed

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<v Speaker 1>of the truck. I'd be willing to bet the sasquatch

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<v Speaker 1>trackways people find that abruptly end is because these things

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<v Speaker 1>take to the trees