I was thinking of asking this earlier (along with something about the frequency of multiple bigfeet), but I was unsure if I had posted to many threads in the last day. I was wondering if there had every been any Sasquatch or wildman reports that actually turned out to be a "wild man". I figure our friend tirademan will be able to provide some valuable historical information for this question. I just find the concept of supposed wild man (a crazed mountain man, feral person, or someone who "really went back to nature") as interesting as bigfoot in many ways (since they lifestyle maybe quite similar) and was wondering there had been cases of BF reports that lead to the discovery of wild men?

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Hey, thats a darn good question. Are are there ever any follow up articles that say something along the lines of, " The wild man sighted last week turned out to be old Johnny Jacobsen. He hadnt been seen in almost 2 years and he seems to have lost his mind."

I have a hunch however that any human who had truly lost his mind, wouldnt last very long in the forests of North America.

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Well first off thank you. I'm happy that a lot of people seemed to like the threads I started, honestly I was afraid most people wouldn't be interested in them.

However, you point that you make is exactly why I want to ask this question.

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Ohio,
I don't think people have to lose their minds to be forest dwellers, I understand what you are trying to say tho.

During the time that my husband and I were traveling back and forth to Alaska from Seattle, we always stopped at the Yukon/B.C. border, a little cafe. There we met a true wildman, a man of the wild, long jet black hair, long black beard, he was approximately 48- 50 years old. He lived 30+ miles into the Yukon wilderness, he came into town on occassion to work for people to get enough money to buy supplies he needed. He had no vehicle, he walked, even in winter, we met him in Nov 05. He packed his supplies on his back, and was probably the heartiest person you would ever meet as to ability to live out there. He was quiet, did not mix with people much, but when spoken to, he would talk to you in a gentle and respectful way. Over time he told me about how he had built his cabin by hand, how he had even made the windows, he told me about his life and his choice to leave it. He is by all definitions wild, his life is what he has made it, he told me of wolves and other animals, and of the bear and how he deals with them. Do I think he's lost his mind, No, I think he's found paradise of his own creation. Would people see him as a hairy man walking in the wilderness, I'd have to assume yes. I guess my point is....... people can and do survive in the wilderness of North America and they don't have to be crazy to do it. Men still have the tools and the know how for survival out there. Even with the winter temps of the Yukon around 20+ degree's below freezing. There can be differences in the term Wildman. :smile:

Some years ago I had a friend who was large and very hairy....I think if he were to run through the woods naked, someone with an active imagination might mistake him for a sasquatch.

Wildman! Where's Wildman? I haven't seen him post in forever!