After reading Califb's 1873 OK post, I searched the newspaper archive but did not find that story.

Here are a couple of other OK stories I had not posted yet.

tirademan

Alright, since the skeptics seem to be so certain...here's some more from the swamplands for them to ponder.

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More from Ohio...

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Some more articles from the past; these are from the New York Times.

The links are to the "free preview" portion of each article; you are supposed to pay for the article itself.

(The articles are pdf files ranging from 424 KB to 608 KB in size. I'm willing to forward copies of these files to someone who would be willing to upload them (if that's possible).)


1973 article:
"Yet-Like 'Monster' Gives Staid Town in Illinois a Fright"
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htm...78AD95F478785F9


1974 article:
"Stalking the sasquatch; It's hard to prove that something, even a monster, doesn't exist"
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htm...78AD85F408785F9


1976 article:
"Is it Bigfoot, or Can it Be Just a Hoax?"
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htm...78DD85F428785F9

Thanks Oak, I'll have to look into those.

Here are some more from the midwest...

tirademan

Interesting reading! Thanks Tirademan for posting them. Seems Mississippi has had these creatures for a few years now too.

Them southern boys always have been a little wild..LOL

I wonder how this place got named?
Bigfoot Trail

This even sounds like the kind of place you might find them.

Mike (watch1)

Yeah, Mike, I'd say they've been around there for a while! The question, "where do you think sasquatch are?" I like to answer with "where did humans make it on their two feet?"

Oak, did you say you have those PDF files? If so, could you send them to me? Thanks.

Here are some more international stories I found...including an interesting account of a woman being abducted by a gorilla...

tirademan

OK, here we go, back to the southeast.

tirademan

Its PA today...

tirademan

Time for a little westcoast...

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I hope I'm not duplicating some of the articles in this thread, but I found some of these to be interesting...

Directory list by State or Country: Latest bigfoot sighting and articles.
State Article / Sighting Location Media Date Pic Snd Video
Alabama Ft. Mitchell, Alabama - Confirmed story of a local bigfoot sighting of a large threatening bigfoot-like creature. Ledger-Enquirer August 2000

Alaska Anchorage, Alaska - He's as big as Bigfoot, not so abominable as the Snowman and elusive as Sasquatch. He's Alaska's Hairy Man. San Francisco Chronicle February 3, 1993

Alaska Anchorage, Alaska - Newspapers put their Readers on ALERT for storied "Hairy Man" a statewide group of newspapers is on his legendary tracks. The Associated Press February 2, 1993

Alaska Katmai National Park, Alaska - A man encounters the legend of Yeti that some local fishermen believe inhabit the Katmai National Park / Lake Iliamna region near King Salmon area. Personal encounter By: Dan Bates

Alaska Northern Athabascan Gwich'in, Alaska - The Brushman! Sasquatch or something like it, appears in the legends of Gwich'in people. Alaska magazine September 2, 1998

Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas - The Fouke monster, a legendary bigfoot look-alike, still stalks the lowlands of Miller County. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette December 1, 1998

Arkansas Miller County, Arkansas - The Fouke Monster: The alleged sighting of a large 3 toed creature in rural Miller County. The Texarkana Gazette June, 2001

Arkansas St. Francis Green, Greene and Poinsett Counties, Arkansas - "Wild Man of the Woods" cattle in a state of apparent alarm, evidently pursued by some dreaded enemy. The Memphis Enquirer May 9, 1851

California Clover Mountain, Burney, California - Bigfoot sighting leaves footprints. A group of longtime Bigfoot hunters saw a dozen huge tracks next to a logging road and made plaster casts. Record Searchlight

California Del Norte County, California - Bigfoot sightings reported! Three children claim to have seen two Bigfoot-like creatures. Triplicate News October 20, 2003

California East of Salmon River, California - Snow footprints rekindle local stories of Bigfoot. Freeman reported some mighty strange footprints. Pioneer Press February 3, 1993

California Eureka, Bluff Creek, California - Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin his Indian tracking aide come out of the wilds of northern Humboldt county yesterday and report that they had seen and taken motion pictures of "Bigfoot". The Times-Standard October 21, 1967

California Eureka, Bluff Creek, California - Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin. First Photos of Bigfoot, California's Legendary Abominable Snowman! Argosy Magazine February, 20 1968

California Hayfork, California - Redding man claims he seen Bigfoot! A 9-foot-tall, yellow-eyed beast. The Fresno Bee Newspaper October 2, 1998

California Kern River Valley, California - Sasquatch screams in the distance! Two brothers were on backpacking trip in the High Sierras when they heard an unearthly screaming howl of immense volume. Personal encounter By: Dan and Derek Fridley January 24, 1997

California Klamath, California - Two boys playing deep in a forest spotted a smelly, hairy, manlike beast similar to the legendary Bigfoot. The Associated Press September 30, 1992

California Mt. Shasta, California - Creature spotted on Mt. Shasta. A huge, strange, bad-smelling creature that frightened a logger. Mount Shasta Herald September 9, 1976

California Mud Springs, California - Searching for Bigfoot the Elusive Sasquatch still scares up believers. Hundreds of people in the West still believe. San Diego Union-Tribune October 30, 1999

California Northern California - Big plans to catch Bigfoot includes global positioning, aerial surveillance and ground patrol. San Mato Daily Journal 2004

California San Diego County, California - A Ramona man has found a giant fossilized footprint from Bigfoot. Did Bigfoot once walk through Ramona? KFMB Television Channel 8 San Diego May 23, 2002

California Shasta-Trinity, California - Bigfoot returns to Trinity. Several witnesses have recently reported Bigfoot sightings around the community of Hayfork in Trinity County. The Redding California Record Searchlight newspaper May 20, 1999

California Six Rivers National Forest, California - Bigfoot Screams in the night, new high-tech detection equipment abounds. San Francisco Chronicle January 24, 1999

California Woodland, California - Wild Man Seen in the Woods. Mr. Smith was startled to see gazing at him what was apparently a man clothed in a suit of shaggy fur. Woodland Daily Democrat April 9, 1891
California Yolla Bolly, Middle Eel Wilderness, California - Big, hairy creature Bigfoot. A Redding man reported to Fish & Game officials that he friends and relatives spent a frightful night in the company of the elusive human-ape creature. The Record Searchlight October 24, 1998

Colorado Denver Post, Colorado - Bigfoot sightings and tracks. David Riley Manhattan public relations professional said; Several Bigfoot shadowed them for two nights and came close to the tents. David poked his head out of his tent and found a giant creature with glowing eyes standing on two legs and staring at him from just outside of camp. Denver Post January 14, 2001

Colorado Denver Post, Colorado - Huge, humanlike footprints. Two fly-fishermen reported huge, humanlike footprints 7 miles apart along the banks of Colorado's Eagle River. Denver Post January 14, 2001

Colorado San Juan National Forest, Colorado - Camper says she was 12 feet from curious giant. Denver Post January 05, 2003

Florida Everglades, Florida - Panther Tracker Claims Bigfoot Sighting. McMullen bigfoot encounter occurred in the daylight when he came across a nearly 7-foot, 500-pound hairy creature while tracking the panther in the Everglades. By: Author and naturalist Jim McMullen August 1997

Florida Myakka, Florida - Woman photographs and reports Skunk Ape to sheriff. The woman was upset by a large 7 to 8 feet tall animal moving through her yard. FATE Magazine, The Associated Press December 22, 2000

Florida Ochopee, Collier County, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida - Two tour guides an fire-chief see Skunk Ape. Busses filled with tourists reported seeing a Skunk Ape. Marco Sun News July 16, 1997

Georgia Clarke County, Elkins Creek, Georgia - Tales of Bigfoot. Elkins Creek, where several footprints of an alleged Bigfoot were found. Athens Banner-Herald December 13, 2003

Georgia Elkins Creek, Georgia - Dermal Ridge Examination. Latent Fingerprint Examiner examinds plaster cast of bigfoot footprint. J. H. Chilcutt November 15 1999

Georgia Walker, Bartow, Lumpkin, Rabun, Sumter, Tattnall, Charlton and Skidaway Island, Georgia - Georgia's Swamp Ape, Fact or Fiction? Jason Leathers and his companions saw a black hairy figure that stood close to seven feet tall. Athens Daily News/Athens Banner- Herald April 2001

Idaho Spalding-area, Idaho - Eight Spalding-area residents say they saw a large hairy creature Thursday evening that could only have been a bigfoot. The Salt Lake Tribune August 9, 1992

Indiana Lake Monroe in Hoosier National Forest, Indiana - Residents nervous after spotting creature in forest area south of Lake Monroe. HoosierTimes February 01, 2002

Indiana Martin County, Indiana - Bigfoot Tale. An employee of the Martin County High way Department saw a half man and half beast, not unlike the legendary "Sasquatch" or "Bigfoot". Leisure Time October 7, 1979


Indiana Southern Knox County, Indiana - Area Residents See 'Something Big and Hairy' The Valley Advance October 6, 1981

Iowa Humboldt County, Iowa - Bigfoot phenomenon is very much alive in Iowa. Several sightings. Des Moines Register December 12, 1978

Kentucky Mason County, Maysville, Kentucky - One look at Bigfoot is Enough. Anna Mae Sanders still awed by 7-foot tall Bigfoot. Chicago Sun Times October 12, 1980

Louisiana Alexandria, Pineville, Louisiana - Have you seen Bigfoot? Is "Bigfoot" prowling the woods in the Cotton Island. Alexandria Daily Town Talk 2000

Louisiana Zwolle, Louisiana - Big hairy deal, Bigfoot. Bigfoot is no laughing matter to folks in the bayous of central Louisiana, where there have been four sightings this summer. Some parents are keeping their children indoors. Associated Press 2001

Maryland Annapolis, Maryland - Tall, elusive creature with big feet. The creature was seen at the Hanover mall by three construction workers. The Capital Newspaper August 1, 2000

Maryland Sykesville, Maryland - Sykesville Monster Interest Spreads. Truck driver reported seeing an eight foot tall monster. Bill Rhoden late 1972, early 1973

Massachusetts Bridgewater, Hockomock Swamp, Massachusetts - The Hockomock swamp creature. Trapper and woodsman John Baker saw something Big and Hairy while running trap lines for muskrat. Boston Herald Library April 6, 1998

Michigan Oscoda County, Foley Swamp, Michigan - Bigfoot is back say Michigan resort owners. Chicago Tribune wires September 28, 1990

Michigan St. Clair County, Michigan - Hairy, red-eyed... "A Bigfoot in Thumb?" The Detroit News-Sunday November 22, 1981

Minnesota Moorhead, Minnesota - If a bigfoot is living in the dense, wooded areas of Minnesota, Mike Quast hopes to be the one who finds it. Grand Forks Herald November 3, 2002

Mississippi New Albany, Mississippi - Father and Son see Bigfoot while cutting firewood. The father chased Bigfoot with the chainsaw. New Albany Gazette June 16, 1993

Missouri East Jackson County, Missouri - Bigfoot lives.. Local man says "I saw it" The Missouri Momo. The Examiner July 31, 1999

Missouri St. Peters, Missouri - Sighting of Momo creature.. Richardson said the creature tried to kill his friend. Personal encounter By: Mark Richardson 1979

Montana Billings, Montana - Bigfoot sightings.. Recent reports about bipedal primates are causing a new stir. Billings Gazette, 2 Articles October 29, 2001

New Hampshire Hollis, New Hampshire - I saw Sasquatch in Hollis.. I saw it face to face. It was all hairy, brown colored and eight or nine feet tall. Nashua Telegraph Newspaper May 5, 1977

New Hampshire Salisbury, New Hampshire - The Man Who Spied Bigfoot Comes Forward. Concord Monitor November 13, 1987

North Dakota New Town, North Dakota - Bigfoot reports on map. Several people on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation have reported seeing a Bigfoot-type creature. Aberdeen American News March 4, 2004

Ohio Dayton, Ohio - Bigfoot Sightings Scare Socks off Pair. Police Officer who said he saw a seven foot tall hairy animal in his barn yard. Daily news 1980

Ohio Portsmouth, Ohio - Does Bigfoot Exist. Bigfoot lurks in nearby woods, according to local residents. I have seen the creature nine times, Gilbert said. Times June 13, 1999

Ohio Shawnee Forest, Scioto County, Ohio - Bigfoot Community Living In Ohio Forest Say Locals! Dallas Gilbert said he has seen Bigfoot, smelled Bigfoot and has even been lifted off the ground by Bigfoot. The Portsmouth Times October 10, 1992

Oklahoma McCurtain County, Oklahoma - Woodsmen claim noisy Bigfoot stalks Oklahoma forest. The Tulsa Tribune November 13, 1989

Pennsylvania Fayette County, Pennsylvania - Bigfoot in the News Again. A Footedale couple and their three children experienced several frightening moments. Brownsville, Pennsylvania Telegraph May 21 1977
Pennsylvania Near Greensburg, Pennsylvania - Three toed Bigfoot footprint cast is 13 inches long and 8 inches wide. Stan Gordon August of 1973

Pennsylvania Waynesboro, Pennsylvania - Five toe footprints found in reservoir after extreme drought conditions. Eric Altman February 14, 2002

South Carolina Lee County, South Carolina - Some say it's Bigfoot described as seven feet tall with red eyes, three-fingered hands and known as the lizard man. Scott McNabb August 9, 1988

South Carolina Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - 8-foot tall hairy beast sighted and the media descended on Scape Ore Swamp, where the tall reptilian creature was sighted. The Sun News July 27,1997

Tennessee Foothills, Tennessee - Bigfoot a disagreeable Fellow. There's a bigfoot attacking cars and trying to snatch little children in the Tennessee foothills. Augusta Chronicle April 6, 1997

Texas Conroe Fingerprint Expert, Texas - Tries To Debunk Bigfoot but Reaches Opposite Conclusion. Houston Chronicle February 21, 2000

Texas Several Counties, Texas - Bigfoot Prints, reports of a gray ape-like creature in the area's dense forests. Texas Fish & Game Magazine April 2002

Utah High Uintas, south of Kings Peak, Utah - Utah man says he's seen Bigfoot 9 times and he wasn't alone. Deseret News Archives June 7, 1997

Utah Uintahs Mountain Range, Utah - 8 Hikers Spot Elusive Bigfoot in High Uintahs. Standard Examiner August 25, 1977

Vermont Bennington County, Vermont - Man spots Bigfoot creature at dusk while driving north on Route 7. News Editor September 26, 2003

Washington Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington - Hoh Indian Reservation Bigfoot sightings and tracks photographed. Associated Press June 29, 2000

Washington Kitsap County, Washington - Screeching and pounding Sasquatch and a close encounter with a bear. The SUN newspaper June

Washington Mt. St. Helen's, Washington - Man shoots mountain devil.. Large rocks thrown and hit the cabin. Longview Times July 14, 1924

Washington MT. ST. HELENS, Washington - Tracking Bigfoot.. A California man says this giant, fossilized footprint suggests the legend is true. KATU Ch 2 news May 23, 2002

Washington Mt. Rainier, Washington - Bigfoot Photo taken by forest patrol officer. He was following up a lead on bear poachers in the area when he heard loud splashing sounds. An off-duty forest patrol officer July 11, 1995

Washington Walla Walla, Washington - Science Is Hot on Heels of Bigfoot Legend. Los Angeles Times January 21, 1996

Washington Whatcom County, Washington - Police officer encounters a Sasquatch.. Answering several calls concerning some creature.. On one occasion the captain of the police force had shot with his revolver at an animal. Washington Newspaper October 23, 1975

Washington Whatcom County, Washington - Report a rash of sighting of Bigfoot.. "We've had at least 100 reports, easy," said Sergeant Ken Cooper of the Tribal Police. San Francisco Chronicle November 12, 1975

Wisconsin Clark County, Wisconsin - A new home for Bigfoot.. Deliveryman says he saw huge, hairy beast carrying a goat. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel April 5, 2000

Wisconsin Monroe County, Wisconsin - Halloween and a creature thought to be Bigfoot.. Arnold's own description of the bizarre events. Sentry Enterprise, County Democrat, Tribune October 26, 1976

Wisconsin Rice Lake, Wisconsin - Are Big Footprints Bigfoot? Brad Mortenson describes the tracks as about 16 to 17 1/2 inches long and 8 inches wide. Pioneer Press, Associated Press November 7, 1997

Wyoming Landers, Wyoming - Is Bigfoot in Wyoming.. A 13 year old boy sees Bigfoot, frightened and hesitant fearing ridicule tells his story. Wyoming State Journal August 24, 1972

I found these at http://www.tracone.com/the_unexplained/big...atch_sightings/

Thanks Joby, I can look up stuff with exact dates if I haven't found them before. Most of what I've looked for is old.

Here are three from Connecticut. There was a series on this Winsted flap and I'd posted at least one story from it before.

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I want to pin this thread(don\'t know why it hasn\'t been before) for ease in finding and it is IMO one of the most fascinating threads on the BFF. Awsome research Tirademan!!

I agree. This thread ought to be pinned. It stands on it's own.

Hat's off (again) to T-man for all the work involved in this...

Has anyone ever had any success in researching any further info or follow up stories reported about these extraordinary events? Perhaps the archives of local libraries, historical societies or courthouse records located nearby could shed some light on these claims and what possibly happened to these creatures. If anyone lives within the areas of these articles it maybe worth a shot?

Thanks Mike and Titus...sorry about the lack of activity of late, but I've been working too much on a freelance project that is now ending.

Olcowman, I agree. I would argue that everybody's public library has old local newspapers that most likely have old stories in them, not to mention court houses etc as you stated. Newspaperarchive.com where I've found most of these only has so many papers in their collection. Thousands of other accounts probably exist out there.

I find more every time I search their (constantly updated) website. Here are few more odds and ends I found.

tirademan

Here are a couple that Rick Noll sent me a while back...thanks Rick!

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A couple of stories I found at the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper website.

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OK, some more stuff I found today...I love the posse photo! :new_thumbsupsmileyanim:

A couple of them are just strange animal reports...

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Another article I found about the Ape Canyon incident...

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And another Ape Canyon reprinting...a quick debunking, how surprising!

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A few I found today about an 1873 Tulare California flap.

I love the "incorrectly identified as a species of gorilla" bit...and the thimbleberry detail!

They were pretty beat up so I had to retype the two.

tirademan

Some interesting stuff I found yesterday...the more things change, the more they stay the same!

tirademan

Hey T,
Can you find anything on the 1977 Hoax in Stilwell, Oklahoma (Adair County)?

Just would like to have what I can get on it.

Thanks in advance

tirademan-
hats off to you, great job. I just scrolled through every page of this thread, great stuff! I plan to get you cd from your site.
Can I ask how many NJ related articles you have? I saw a few in this thread, but not the ones I was hoping for!
I was looking for articles from 1976, 3 reported sigtings in the white meadow lake area. May be reported as rockaway, white meadow lake.
I saw one from mount hope, which is right near rockaway that was great, and the one from dover.
thanks in advance
j

Darkwing...found a couple things on that! Thanks for the tip.

The question I would ask is was he really scratched and what about that dark hair? Analyzed?

tirademan

Thanks J...I have posted 15 stories from New Jersey in this thread, but none from the 70's. All of them are pre-1927 except for one from 1987 about a mysterious night roar in Woodbury. All of them are on the CD-R as well.

I didn't find anything that matches the 1976 story you mentioned above...sorry!

I did find some other interesting stuff though from that era in my searches.

tirademan

I talked to one of the original investigators of the incident and found out some information that never made the newspapers.

The boy inflicted the scratches upon himself and the hair was from a donkey. But the interesting thing about it was that the family down the road from this kid, was having problems with some bigfoot coming up to the house and barn. The boy on the hoax was friends with that family's kids and decided to make up the story.

So in essence, the hoax was based on real events, except it occurred down the road to another family. (they didn't get attacked, just had nuisance bigfoot)

Tirademan, thanks so much for the posts of the articles, it gives me more to add to my file on it.

tirademan I was wondering if it is possible that you could look to see if anything was ever in the papers relating anything possibly sasquatch in relation to Montgomery County in PA or the Philadelphia immediate suburbs. Not expecting much but I would be interested if anything appeared. Thank you!

gfanikf, I have posted 30 stories from PA in this thread. I'm not sure exactly what counties they are from. Have you read through them? I realize they are not grouped together...sorry.

Let me know if you know an exact date or year as that helps.

I have found 6 more that I have not yet had a chance to "Photoshop" and post yet. I'll try to get to those but as I look at them, here you go...strange animal outside of Philly in West Newton...1895

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Tiradefan no I haven't had the chance to read through them yet. I was just looking for stuff in Eastern PA within say the last twenty years. I will try and scan this thread a little more in depth tonight.

Thanks though.

gfanikf, I went through and found most of the PA stories. The latest one I found was post #557.
Some of the later posts have multiple stories in them. My favorite is #393!

Posts #:
11, 49, 66, 71, 92, 103, 113, 143, 185, 250, 251, 332, 333, 384, 385, 393, 426, 480, 484, 521, 522, 523, 557, 572, 699, and 709

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Thanks so much TM!!!!

Been a bit slow Photochopping new stories and am backlogged! :icon_bang:

I present the original 1870 Ray Wallace™ fake footprint recipe...just add water!

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Not sure what the hell to make of this one...zoot suits? :new_weirdsmiley:

I would like to see the photo though.

Also, government conspiracy theorists unite!

tirademan

This one is interesting...the more things change, the more they stay the same!

I retyped it as the original is pretty hard to read.

tirademan

The following curious tale, evidently designed to tickle the ears of the marvellous, is copied from the Monterey Senator
"The Whistling Wild Boy of the Woods" Something like a year ago there was considerable talk about a strange animal, said to have been seen in the south-western part of Bridgewater. Although the individual who described the animal persisted in declaring that he had seen it, and was at first considerably frightened of it, the story was heard and looked upon more as food for the marvellous, then as having any foundation in fact. He represented the animal, as we have it through a third person, as having the appearance of a child seven of eight years old, though somewhat slimmer, and covered entirely with hair. He saw it, while picking berries, walking toward him erect, and whistling like a person. After recovering from the fright, he is said to have pursued it, but it ran off with such speed, whistling as it went, that he could not catch it.
The same or a similar looking animal was seen in Silver Lake Township, about two weeks since, by a boy some sixteen years old. We had the story from the father of the boy in his absence, and afterward from the boy himself. The boy was sent to work in the back woods near the New York State line. He took with him a gun and was told by his father to shoot anything he might see except persons or cattle. After working a while, he heard some person, a little brother as he supposed, coming towards him, whistling quite merrily. It came within a few rods of him, and stopped. He said it looked like a human being, covered with black hair, about the size of his brother, who was six or seven years old. This gun was some little distance off and he was very much frightened. He, however, got his gun, and shot at the animal, but trembled so that he could not hold it still. The strange animal, just as his gun went off, stepped behind a tree, and then ran off, whistling as before. The father said the boy came home very much frightened, and that a number of times during the afternoon, when thinking about the animal he had seen he would, to use his own words, 'burst out a crying'
Making due allowance for frights and consequent exaggeration, an animal of singular appearance has doubtless been seen. What it is, or whence it came, is of course yet a mystery. From the description, if an ourang outang were known to be in the country, we might think this to be it. As no such animal is known (without vouching for the correctness of the story,) we shall leave the reader in conjecture, or guess for himself, what it is. For the sake of a name, however, we will call the strange animal, The Whistling Wild Boy of the Woods.

Thanks Tirademan for taking the time to type that out, I found it to be a very interesting read.

cannot beleive the number of articles in this thread , gotta be the all time best bigfoot thread. good job and good readin.

thanks for the story Tirademan, it was very interesting. Thanks for typing it out for us also.

OK, still fighting laziness and getting more and more behind posting stories I've found...here's a few more I've PhotoChopped®.

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That´s a dream thread thanks. Input Input Input

Here's a good one from 1893 Missouri, along with a couple others I've found.

...I've only got 70 more to photochop and post in order to catch up!

tirademan
When you know they're out there, skepticism is irrelevant.

Sorry I've been letting this thread run dry...here's a classic one from San Diego amongst some other CA stuff. The headless ax murder just was one of those "headless woodsmen" stories that caught my eye...

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Wow. Fascinating, the number of stories and the ages of them.

Those "wild man" encounters from the late 19th century are interesting. Has there been any research done into a connection with the 1861-1865 war? Medical treatment and knowledge was poor, with the effects of modern warfare, at the time, on soldiers who were not getting adequate treatment, it would not be altogether surprising if soldiers went "feral" after the war. Especially considering the dire conditions of the occupied confederacy, in particular. These (possible) examples may have turned into the rationale, long after their life expectancy in the wild, continuing the "human wild man" explanations. The descriptions of the clothes between 1865 and the early 20th century indicate possible CSA depot, or even Federal issue uniform items. With regards the account/s of "wild man" sightings, by women, during that time, is it possible that the descriptions of "trousers", was actually added to avoid elaborate details?

OK, I promise I will try not to let this thread dry up like I have over the last 10 months! With that, here are a couple of CA stories I "Photochopped" up today.

Some of these are continued stories to those I'd found in the past.

As to "feral" humans, I remain unconvinced. I would argue that to be a transient in the 1800's would be very difficult. I feel that most of the "solo mountain men" of the day, while looking grungy, would be able to fend for themselves in the wilderness. How long could you survive if you couldn't?

As always, the easiest answer is that Squatch is out there...it solves ALL the riddles. I would argue that people who actually saw "wild men of the woods" described them just as Bigfoot eyewitnesses today, as best they could. The people they told their story to were also probably much like today...skepticism searches for a "reasonable" answer. A large, hairy North American ape is not a reasonable answer to most people, hence the stretch for answers. The "civil war soldier gone crazy" I've found at least 4 different times...also found one where a man who was thought to have survived the Great Hinckley fire of 1894 in Minnesota was the culprit. I've also found the "nudist" answer a couple of times.

That is not to say that this "woman slain story" couldn't have been caused by a human stalker. I just thought the "wild man" title, terrorizing women and children for weeks, mussel digging and two knife wounds were interesting.

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Tirademan, good to see ya back!

Question.........have you ever thought of putting some of these old news reports together in book form?

Mkianni, if you check post 622, you'll see I've got them available at my website. I only have CD-R's available now, as I've sold out of the hard copies. The CD-R though, has all the new stories I've found, as well as some other stuff. You can find it here:
http://www.mcclean.org

Here's a couple more stories...the one from 1759 mentions Islands around Australia and tales of a middle species between monkey and man in the last paragraph, albeit with a tail!

tirademan

Cooool!!!

Thanks Tirademan.

OK, one Califb sent to me from the 1800's...not much mystery as to what they saw...except for skeptics who place no faith in eyewitness statements.

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