Man snaps pictures of 'Sasquatch Footprints'in Northern B.C.

By Ian Austin, The ProvinceMarch 12, 2009

Brian Vike believes he has photographic evidence that sasquatches exist.

No, he doesn’t have a photo of a sasquatch, but he does have a photo of a very large footprint.

The Houston, B.C.-based UFO researcher has developed a soft spot for the mythical furry creatures, and got an excited call last Sunday from the remote community of Moricetown.

“I made the 90-minute drive up there, and I was amazed at what I saw,” Vike told The Province. “I’ve been on some of those turkey runs, when there’s nothing to see.

“But there were footprints, 17-and-a-half inches in length, that went on for a long ways.

“The stride is three feet six inches from the front of the foot to the back of the heel.”

More tellingly for Vike, the snow around the prints was untouched.

“There were no tracks around to show that somebody was trying to pull a gag.”

Vike, who tracks UFO sightings, got even more excited when he found blood in one of the prints.

“I’m sending it off for testing in Saskatchewan and Ohio. We also have a hair sample.”

Sasquatches are allegedly ape-like beings that apparently are quite shy, since they don’t seem to interact with humans much.

Like the yeti and the ogopogo, sightings are frequently reported, but no conclusive proof of their existence has ever been found.

On the other hand, conclusive proof that they do not exist does not exist.

iaustin@theprovince.com

I don't understand why the guy would comment on the length of the trackway and then not take any pics of it. And why would somebody call a UFO researcher to check out BF prints? If I saw strange lights in the sky I wouldn't call Dr. Meldrum.

Hi

I look at them and see no packed snow at all, If it was a BF i would think the tracks would be compressed and left some sort of an impression,

Peace
Tim

What ! ! I fully expected a knock out yelling and screaming type fight over who had the better thread selection spot, Instead we get cooperation and total friendliness, Well don't that beat all Maybe one of you guys can shoot off a mail to one of the Mods and Join these two up

If no one else will, I'll try and give him a heads up and see if he'll drop by and share any more information or photos with us. I would be interested in knowing what labs he sent samples to, how they were handled, and when he expects results. Often, we see these sample cases fade, and never get to hear the details.

HEY, WHO MERGED **MY** BIGFOOT THREAD???? AND WHY DID YOU PUT IT IN MEDIA???? HUH???? OF ALL THE NERVE!!!!

(How was that?)

Hi

You handled that very well Even after the thread got moved into Media and ~ Smitty ~ Got a laugh out of it

Peace
Tim

Sasquatch expert following footprint discovery

Written by Mark Nielsen - Citizen staff, Thursday, 12 March 2009

The discovery of what may be evidence of a sasquatch near Moricetown has caught the eye of a local expert.

Leo Selzer says the photos of very large footprints posted on a website by fellow sasquatch researcher Brian Vike "hardly do justice to what you look at in real life," but are similar to what he's come across.

"The measurements coincide, the stride coincides, the general physical appearance of the footprints coincides with other evidence that I have found," Selzer said.

Vike, who lives in Houston and is also a UFO enthusiast, drove out to Moricetown, about 430 km. west of Prince George, after receiving an e-mail from someone who came across the footprints on Monday morning after strange noises were heard out in the dark the evening before.

Along with taking the photos, Vike collected some samples of blood and hair that he plans to send off for testing.

After a handful of strange encounters over the years, particularly in the Gregg Creek area, Selzer is now convinced the creature is more than mythical.
He has set up his own web site, www.sasquatch-pg.net, to share his knowledge and collect stories from others more reluctant to tell them to others for fear of getting strange looks in return.

Vike's sasquatch website is found at http://bigfoot-sasquatch.blogspot.com.

Selzer maintains people have come across sasquatches and did not even know it, incorrectly identifying them as bears. There have been times when it's been the other way around.

"I've had people come to me and say 'hey, look, I've just photographed some tremendous sasquatch footprints, come and take a look at them,' and they've turned out to be very large grizzly bear tracks," Selzer said.

What's the difference between a grizzly track and a sasquatch track?

A lack of claw marks is a good first sign it's not a bear, but Selzer added a sasquatch footprint resembles a small child's.

"You know how the foot of a four-year-old child is kind of boxy looking and from the big toe to the little toe it doesn't have as much of a slant as an adult's? That's very much what a sasquatch footprint looks like," Selzer said.

Contrary to popular belief, the size of a sasquatch print can be as little as four to five inches long in the case of the youngsters old enough to walk, although the large males' are as much as 18 inches and 16 inches in the case of the females.

They are very family oriented,

Selzer added, so the footprints are can be found in groups of various sizes although the young adults without mates often travel alone.
What's the difference between a human footprint and a sasquatch's?

"Sasquatches don't have an arch," he said. "They have additional joints within the foot so they have a flat foot that's capable of wrapping around things better than the human foot with an arch."

However, they're still a far cry from an ape or chimpanzee.

"Sasquatches are not able to grab things with their foot anymore than a human," he said.

Because of job commitments, Selzer hasn't been able to get out to search for more evidence but when he gets the chance he plans to establish contact with a family he believes is roaming around the Gregg Creek area.

Thought I would drop in a note as to why the two threads were merged.

IMO, all newspaper stories that are Bigfoot or Sasquatch related belong in the Sub-Forum of News and Magazine Articles. Please do not post them under General Discussion. It makes it easier for Forum members to search for postings if they know where to look for them.

I have moved it to the proper location (again, in IMO).

So ... Timmy ... (and vil, and Bitter Monk, and bigfootnis) you're saying this might not be a sasquatch at all!?!??! Dadgummit!

Hi

What i am saying is i don't have a chance in Hell of even remotely guessing what those tracks are, Only thing that rings out to me is that they should be pretty stomped on looking coming from an animal of some 500 plus pounds and they don't

Peace
Tim

The pic below was taken one year ago and shows my tracks on the left in knee deep snow...any guess's what made the tracks to the right of mine.

Hi

I look at them and see no packed snow at all, If it was a BF i would think the tracks would be compressed and left some sort of an impression,

Peace
Tim

Not even a remote chance that these pics (Moricetown) are of sasquatch footprints. Anyone with experience in the winter wilderness of North America should dismiss these pics with a laugh.

The pic below was taken one year ago and shows my tracks on the left in knee deep snow...any guess's what made the tracks to the right of mine.

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Coulda fooled me as well COGrizzly. Although there were no elk droppings directly on the trackway there were elk droppings around in the other trackways. Because of the melt out and drifting the impressions appear to be made by one foot but in reality there is two feet in each impression.

I will concede to the possiblility that a moose could have made the trackway but I could not find a clear enough track to confirm moose. Elk droppings was enough evidence for me to conclude that elk made the trackways.

All evidence supports elk...maybe I should have called them "The Skookum Tracks"...sorry, could'nt resist