...what do you do?

Would you try and find it's next of kin? Would you turn it in to the local authorites? Or would you raise it as your own, name it "Chewie," call your van the Millenium Falcon, and insist that your friends refer to you as Captain Solo?

Seriously, though. It is often discussed what one would do with an adult specimen or a corpse, but what of a helpless orphaned BF child? Would you want to subject it to a life of labs and examinations? Could you just leave it out there in hopes it will be found by it's kin? Or are you like me, and try to save every creature in trouble that you see, regardless of the danger to yourself? How would you pull it off? I'm just curious as to what your thoughts are.

Meet my new son, Harry!

"Chewie, we need to replace the power coupling... An underfed Ohio State Trooper's been chewing on them!"

-Sarge

You'd have a load on your hands!!

Just keep it away from those Canadian railroad workers.....don't want to have another "jacko" story on our hands!!

I guess if you brought it home and lived near the woods, you could always raise it like they do the baby condors wearing a Bigfoot costume so you could successfully release it into the wilds.

oh, and Welcome Wildman and Wolftrax!!
Nice having you on the BFF!

Wildman, you're in Santa Cruz and I'm in Pleasanton, so if we're planning any outings I'll send you a PM.

Thanks, Bigfootdad!

Sweet!

When I started a similliar thread..the majority concluded that I should have had a camera with me to take pictures. Plenty of them....and then run before I smell a stench!

I would hate to leave it to die, though. More than likely, I would take it home and try to contact a trusted researcher, like Jane Goodall, that would do their best to keep the creature safe while studying it in the most humane ways possible. I would want the world to know othat the creature does exist, but I'd also want it to be in safe, compassionate, and capable hands.

This is what i would do. Give him a bottle of bigfoot Ale tell him to get in the truck go home, give him 3 bottles of soap, use it all, and have some professional hair stylist make him look nice. And give him some more Bigfoot Ale.

I'd hang on to him. And, based on the appearance of most of the teenagers I see each morning at the local school bus stops, I'd just dress him in black knee length shorts, black tank top, unlaced boots, and a black rain coat. And, if I don't comb the hair on his head, no one would know the difference. As a matter of fact, after reading about the school performance test results in the local newspaper, I could also enroll him in a high school english-as-a-second-language course. Probably do better than most of the students there...unless he "chatters" the words. And, could you imagine having a more perfect Squatchin' buddy?!?!

Ever get the feeling that this thread is not getting the respect, which was expected?

What would I do if I found a very young orphaned Sasquatch? I would come to this forum, click on the user name "Streamrunner", send him an urgent PM, and go from there.

It is an ape! Shoot it, stuff it full body mount. Nice conversation piece.

wow this is a really good question. Hmmm. I like the idea of contacting Jane Goodall. I think I would trust her the most with a baby bigfoot. After I gave it a bath and called Jane Goodall (cuz ya know I got her on speed dial) I would totally smother it with affection and buy lots of toys (Legos!) for it and play Baby Einstein videos for it and keep it away from wheat and dairy products. Seriously. I'd realize that I couldn't keep it and raise it myself, clearly, but I would not be able to prevent myself from falling head over heels for it, regardless of the manners or lack thereof. So sadly I would have to turn it over to the capable and loving hands of Dr. Goodall. I know how much she really loves her apes and this would definitely be her special baby.

hmmm

How old is this young bigfoot? Is it an infant? Can it walk? Is it afraid of humans or is it too young to know better? Does it have all its teeth? Or is it a slightly older juvenile, say maybe a 3-year-old? Oh my goodness can you imagine a bigfoot going thru the terrible twos?!!! Holy crap.

OK, a respectful response. But there's a whole heck of a lot more involved in a respectful response.
In most cases, when you encounter a baby or young animal in the woods it's best to leave it alone. A fawn, for instance, probably has its mom hiding on the other side of the thicket. Best to leave it alone and not even touch it. Now, a fawn along side the highway, with mom on the berm as roadkill, well I'd probably wrap it in a blanket (as much for warmth as restraint), and take it to the nearest vet. Vet can contact game commission/natural resources officials. In the case of a very young Squatch(we're talking small here; not adolescent), along side the road or in the woods, I would have to give a great deal of thought to what I would do next. First, if mom or dad are in the area, they will probably make their presence known, especially if you approach the youngster. You probably DO NOT want this to happen while you're carrying the youngster out of the woods or putting it into your vehicle. If the youngster appeared distressed and crying out when first encountered, I'd definitely back off and see what happens. Was its reaction caused by your sudden appearance or is something else going on? Wait and see. If it ambles off into the woods, adios. If it remains there for +/-30 minutes and continues to show distress, you might again approach very slowly and cautiously (and in your best Aussie accent softly say, "Look at this beauty!!" Uh, sorry). Get close enough to offer a hand, palm down, and see what happens. If it takes your hand, then attempt to lead it to your vehicle. Now, try to get it into your vehicle. This may well be impossible and will take a great deal of inticement, and every resource you can muster. If you succeed, congratulations! NOW THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT: Before turning the key in your vehicle's ignition, check, double-check, and triple-check that you don't have Boston's Greatest Hits in the CD player with the volume cranked up to 9!! You and your vehicle's interior could suffer grevious harm! Drive slowly to the nearest vet. This is your only course of action. You certainly cannot care for a very young Squatch and it might just destroy you or your home. A vet can do a fecal swab to see what it's been eating and feed it accordingly. It may still have been on mom's milk. The vet will have many more viable alternatives to care for it than you. You can, of course, claim ownership, pay the vet's bill, etc. But, sooner or later the state or federal govies are going to show up, probably in response to the vet's call, and the young Squatch will shortly thereafter be declared an endangered species. Get as much $$$ as you can from press/radio/tv interviews, if that's what you want. Otherwise, be happy that you saved something that is not supposed to exist. And, insist on visitation rights.
Gawd, I feel like a ghost writer for MG/JC...

Excellent response!

For those of you who do not get it..may I attract your attention to Jurassic Part 11 and Jurassic Park 111.
Do not do what these people did with a little waif!!

I don't believe that anyone would really have a Grizzley Adams experience and find a stranded Sasquatle on a cliff side, and raise it deep inside the forest outside the door into another land.... and if you did happen to find a Little one near a Carcass of a Bigger one, Chances are If it mated theres more out there. meaning... Its Prolly not alone, meaning hit memory on the GPS, take the picture and Leave. Theres few that will believe you, at least you're able to tell the story, and if you're lucky you can return with friends to attempt to recover what you can from where you saw the body.

Interesting thread, and no doubt fun to romanticize the idea of Harry and the Hendersons, but its even more unlikely then getting solid footage of a fully grown Squatch.