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Group searches for Bigfoot in Utah mountains
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KAMAS, Utah -- A group of about 45 people spent two days in the Uinta Mountains searching for the legendary Bigfoot.
Members of the Bigfoot Field Research Organization used sophisticated equipment such as parabolic microphones and night vision goggles to search for the ape-like beast on Thursday and Friday.
BFRO director Matt Moneymaker, a lawyer from Capistrano, Calif., said he founded the organization to be a clearinghouse for sightings nationwide of Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch. He said he once was as close as 15 feet from a sasquatch in 1994 in Portage County, Ohio.
"Utah has a reputation of being a place with enough sightings and steep terrain where it is possible to see one," he said
However, acting Kamas District Ranger Dave Ream of the U.S. Forest Service said he was not aware of any Bigfoot sightings. He said campers should be more worried about bears, which are coming closer than usual to campgrounds because of dry conditions and wildfires.
Still, those who say they have heard or seen sasquatch say they are never quite the same.
Scott Taylor of Tacoma, Wash., said he saw a Bigfoot in 2005 while deer hunting on the coast of Washington.
"It's not like going out and watching deer and elk," said Taylor. "These are creatures that don't want to be seen. But when you see one, it changes your life forever."
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KAMAS, Utah -- A group of about 45 people spent two days in the Uinta Mountains searching for the legendary Bigfoot.
Members of the Bigfoot Field Research Organization used sophisticated equipment such as parabolic microphones and night vision goggles to search for the ape-like beast on Thursday and Friday.
BFRO director Matt Moneymaker, a lawyer from Capistrano, Calif., said he founded the organization to be a clearinghouse for sightings nationwide of Bigfoot, also known as sasquatch. He said he once was as close as 15 feet from a sasquatch in 1994 in Portage County, Ohio.
"Utah has a reputation of being a place with enough sightings and steep terrain where it is possible to see one," he said
However, acting Kamas District Ranger Dave Ream of the U.S. Forest Service said he was not aware of any Bigfoot sightings. He said campers should be more worried about bears, which are coming closer than usual to campgrounds because of dry conditions and wildfires.
Still, those who say they have heard or seen sasquatch say they are never quite the same.
Scott Taylor of Tacoma, Wash., said he saw a Bigfoot in 2005 while deer hunting on the coast of Washington.
"It's not like going out and watching deer and elk," said Taylor. "These are creatures that don't want to be seen. But when you see one, it changes your life forever."