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Researchers to hunt Bigfoot
They will scour the Kiamichi Mountains this weekend.

This cast, made about a year ago in Chelsea, is of a footprint that is about 15 inches long by 5 inches wide. Courtesy

 
By SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
Published: 5/22/2009  2:24 AM
Last Modified: 5/22/2009  6:44 AM

HONOBIA — Some 25 to 30 researchers will be braving the southeastern Oklahoma woods this weekend in search of the reclusive Bigfoot.

The Kiamichi Mountains provide the apelike creature a habitat that's rich with deer, berries, honeysuckle and plenty of woodsy cover, believers say.

"You could hide an army in there and never know it," said D.W. Lee of Stilwell, global director of the Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center.

In October in Honobia, the researchers saw "eye shine" from a creature standing about 8 feet tall, he said.

"They would get close enough that the campfire would shine in their eyes and it would show green," Lee said.

Like ghost hunters, the Bigfoot researchers will be equipped with night-vision goggles and scopes, along with an array of audio and video equipment. They will record hours of footage from the trail for viewing after their trip.

Lee said the creatures typically throw rocks at them when they're sitting around a campfire.

"If they wanted to hit you, they would," he said. "It's like they just want to see how you'll react. Other times you may get in areas where you're not welcome. If you're close to the little ones — the young Bigfoot — they're going to make sure you leave."

The only time Lee said he became fearful in the woods was during a trip to the Chelsea area in northeastern Oklahoma.

"I saw three groups of Bigfoot going across a field in front of me," he said.

About a year ago
in the Chelsea area, the researchers poured a cast of a footprint, 15 inches long and 5 inches wide, that they believe was made by a Bigfoot.

They've photographed other footprints along logging roads in the Kiamichi Mountains of southeastern Oklahoma.

Mountain-area natives and Sasquatch-track followers are familiar with what they say are the creature's distinctive screams and whoops.

Lee said Bigfoot is intelligent and can mimic the sounds of other animals.

"We do hear a lot of owl calls, but you can tell it's not an owl because it's like an 800-pound owl hooting at you," he said.

About five years ago, Lee's group received a report from a man hunting deer in a tree stand in the Kiamichi Mountains. It seems that his pager went off, and after he turned it off, he heard something in the woods mimicking its beep-beep sounds.

"When he turned around, he saw Bigfoot standing there," Lee said. "His words were that it was a 'big something' that he just didn't want no part of."

Perhaps Jane Goodall gives skeptics some pause.

In a 2002 interview with National Public Radio, the primatologist said she believes that the creature could exist. She said she based that assessment on descriptions given to her by American Indians, who reported two sightings and described sounds they'd heard.

Some people have dismissed Bigfoot sightings in Oklahoma as actually black bear sightings. But unlike bears, Lee said, a Bigfoot walks upright exclusively and — at 7 to 8 feet tall — is much taller than a black bear.

"We're not just a bunch of country hicks," said Lee, a network administrator.

Hundreds of people attend the Honobia Bigfoot Festival and Conference each year. This year it will be held Oct. 2-3 and sponsored by the Talihina Chamber of Commerce.


Susan Hylton 581-8381
susan.hylton@tulsaworld.com
By SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer

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lobeckman, Tulsa (5/21/2009 10:47:54 PM)
Elvis is still real! He lives! These researchers have figured out a great way to get out of the house and into the woods. They will have a great time out there, in some cabin, cooking big pieces of meat, drinking adult beverages and having a chance to get away from it all. When they come home exhausted, chigger and tick infested, they'll be so happy!
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clashnvain, Tulsa (5/21/2009 10:49:24 PM)
Give me a physical break.
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Bullhead, Nicut (5/21/2009 10:50:02 PM)
[Like ghost hunters, the Bigfoot researchers will be equipped with night vision goggles and scopes, along with an array of audio and video equipment. They will record hours of footage from the trail for viewing after their trip.]
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Probably got a nice grant for this trip and equipment.

Okay, whatever, DW. I guess until it happens to me, I will never believe it.

I remember when there were several sightings around Peavine/England Hollow in the later 60s. No one ever proved it but sure did make a lot of people nervous.
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Bullhead, Nicut (5/21/2009 10:51:28 PM)
You know, lobeckman, they still won't allow anyone to go to the top floor of Elvis' house in Memphis.
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Amiyy4u, (5/21/2009 11:06:50 PM)
People are going hungry in this recession but these morons are still throwing away thousands of dollars (probably in grant money) to search for an animal that probably doesn't exist. Even if Bigfoot does exist, who cares?? it's not like it's an aggressive critter. Glad to know the recession isn't phasing these idiots!
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Tulsonian, (5/21/2009 11:10:08 PM)
Where I grew up in Tahlequah, we had a Bigfoot legend. It was called the Millsap Monster. It lived out by the Airport in Milsap gulch around the Milsap farm. I remember one night my older brother came home with the back bumper torn off my Dad's car. He said he was parked out by the Airport with his girl friend and just happen to look up and see the Monster in the rear view mirror standing behind the car. He said that the monster grabbed the bumper as they were trying to escape. The next day I rode out there with my Dad and Brother, and there was the bumper lying in the middle of the road. The legend goes that Old Man Milsap and His wife both reclusive were never able to have children so they adopted the Monster as their own and provided it with food and shelter. I personally never saw the monster, but plenty of people claimed to have seen it.
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Amiyy4u, (5/21/2009 11:11:53 PM)
is it possible that your brother backed into something and tore the bumper off?
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Tulsonian, (5/21/2009 11:14:33 PM)
I always thought he was up to no good that fateful night, but you have to tell Dad something.
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my view, Sand Springs (5/21/2009 11:21:49 PM)
I've heard stories about a Bigfoot in southeast Oklahoma for years. Have hunted and fish the area quite often and never seen a thing. I guess my campfire was never large enough. Everyone to the own I guess, I just think it is a waste of time.
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Amiyy4u, (5/21/2009 11:23:06 PM)
"This_Sucks", You crack me up!
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AnnieinOwasso, (5/21/2009 11:45:59 PM)
What are they smokin' out in them there woods?- Where owls hooting are not really owls and green eyes are glowing in the night...
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missy..........m., no thanks (5/22/2009 12:00:21 AM)
Dont know about BigFoot.We do however let in some bigmouth bass once in a while into our ponds but daddy catches them with a hook and momma fries them in a pan and why baby eats them like a man.Thats what goes on in my neck of the woods.Then baby grows into Bubba and then he might wear a size 13 shoe and we might can call him big foot.
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James Young, Tulsa, Austin, Temecula (5/22/2009 12:09:54 AM)
Elvis is living on a ranch near Kerrville, TX with JFK and Marilyn
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momma2, (5/22/2009 12:14:35 AM)
Well most country hicks don't bother with bigfoot they have better things to do with their lives and besides he just might be my son-in-law. What is a network administrator anyway?
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just passing through, (5/22/2009 12:41:40 AM)
I think these guys are using their own money and not any type of grant.

They are likely into monstly for the fun of it, but can you imagine what a real photo, or a real bigfoot, would be worth?
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TFD FO SHO, (5/22/2009 1:03:42 AM)
Will they store the body in a freezer, and guarantee there will be an analysis forthcoming? If there is a real bigfoot out there, I doubt it wants to be caught, and if it is as intelligent as they think, this is a bit of a waste. No?
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oldrustytulsa, Tulsa (5/22/2009 4:56:40 AM)
This really is to good to be true, the majority of these Bigfoot hunters are educated, and have regular jobs, Besides they did Vote for Obama after all. the ticks and chiggers need someone to feast on, and this will give the pot growers in the area a chance to test out their alarm systems, Usually a few DEA agents are in the group.This gathering will give a boost to the economy of the area, and they need it.
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buster, TULSA OK (5/22/2009 5:40:14 AM)
I want to go on a snipe hunt. Caught four the last time I went. Very tasty.
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oldnorthroad, (5/22/2009 6:09:52 AM)
Rusty, you know when it is easy to tell someone is obsessed with Obama to a point that it is sad?

It is a simple answer... the person even talks about him in posts after bigfoot articles.
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dean, Tulsa (5/22/2009 6:30:34 AM)
Headline should be changed to "Lobotomy victims to hunt Bigfoot."
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2curious, Tulsa, OK 74104 (5/22/2009 6:39:43 AM)
Dean - LMAO

Really, folks. This is embarrassing...
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Ron Ballew, Lawton (5/22/2009 7:00:29 AM)
They better be armed. Southeastern Oklahoma is called "outlaw country" for a good reason. If you don't see Bigfoot you may come across some illegal stills or marajuana fields and you can get killed there.

Game Rangers disappear in Southeastern Oklahoma and are never seen again. Three hunters were killed there and the killers never found. A forest fire tower was cut down by vandels there. Outsiders are not welcome in Southeastern Oklahoma.
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DF, Tulsa (5/22/2009 7:05:40 AM)
Hmmm... was somebody drinking when they reported this?
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Ron Ballew, Lawton (5/22/2009 7:08:02 AM)
Bigfoot is a protected species and it is illegal to kill anything that does not have a specified hunting season. And you need a hunting license and a tag for deer and turkey and other species.
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Arbythree, Tulsa (5/22/2009 7:08:28 AM)
This ought to keep the State from becoming over populated.
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tbcblues, (5/22/2009 7:09:39 AM)
I had a bigfoot sighting about 20 years ago. Honest. It crossed the road in front of me at night right at the limits of my high beams. All i saw was a TALL upright silhouette cross in front of me. I stopped at the point he crossed and looked into the woods as best I could and saw nothing, but got this horribly strong musky smell. So I hope they catch a bigfoot on film.
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Ron Ballew, Lawton (5/22/2009 7:10:51 AM)
Anyone that kills Bigfoot will get a huge fine, and their gun and their car will be confiscated for illegal hunting. They may go to jail for illegal hunting or even murder if Bigfoot is determined to be related to the human species.
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Arbythree, Tulsa (5/22/2009 7:20:27 AM)
COOO KOOOO. COOO KOOOO.
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Eagle 4, Tulsa (5/22/2009 7:35:06 AM)
I'm always amazed that Bigfoot leaves just one footprint...is he thinking like Grauman's Chinese Restaurant or what?

And are the babies born with size 15 feet? Poor mothers!

I would reply immediately to an eight-foot owl!
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whodathunkit, (5/22/2009 7:50:17 AM)
25/30 people stomping around the woods you know that Bigfoot is thinking, "...mmm lunch".
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jhill, Tulsa (5/22/2009 8:00:43 AM)
I think this is how our legislators unwind after a hectic and productive session.
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Angry Citizen!, Bluejacket (5/22/2009 8:01:38 AM)
Sounds like alot of fun, if you drink enough moonshine you'll see alot of bigfoots.
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Ignatz, Broken Bow (5/22/2009 8:07:40 AM)
Angry, wouldn't that be "Bigfeet." I donno..I guess the comments are going be quite this weekend with all the usual commenters gone to SE Okla. Should significantly increase the IQ of Tulsa and SE OK.
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BottleCap, BA (5/22/2009 8:08:16 AM)
Please define researcher. Are these researchers with university credentials in the anthropology dept. or are they bigfoot enthusiasts trying to not sound like nut jobs? There is a big difference.
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BottleCap, BA (5/22/2009 8:09:03 AM)
Amen to jhill on the legislator comment...lol
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whodathunkit, (5/22/2009 8:10:19 AM)
I think a bigfoot family is called a 'gaggle' - or would the plural be "bigfi" like octipi?
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lobeckman, Tulsa (5/22/2009 8:18:21 AM)
I forwarded this story to a relative in Maryland. He was planning a business trip to Oklahoma late next week. I am afraid he may just cancel his trip. He lives close to Fort Detrick, which is where all of this secret stuff goes on. He is also close to Camp David, which is where Hussein does his secret stuff. So he is kinda nervous, sometimes.....
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SnowNinja, (5/22/2009 8:30:00 AM)
Hey Ron technically for there to be a hunting season on Bigfoot the Wildlife department would have to agree to its existence. Right now that is not the case. So if someone were to shoot one they could only be charged with carrying a loaded gun.
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Lil Sparrow*, Midwest Flyway (5/22/2009 8:30:02 AM)
Maybe they will also find the extinct Ivory-billed Woodpecker while they are there.
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Ignatz, Broken Bow (5/22/2009 8:30:27 AM)
Well, it wouldn't be a "herd". Lonely critters, besides only leaving a single footprint over muddy terrain they always are alone. Must live a long time since no evidence of multiple "bigfeet", families, dwellings, droppings,etc have ever been found. I believe I've thought about this long enough for one lifetime. Next!
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Ignatz, Broken Bow (5/22/2009 8:36:08 AM)
I just now read the article (I thought the headline told all I needed to know) and I see Mr. Lee has seen multiple groups (still only one single footprint...hmmm). I forget what Carl Sagan had to say about this phenomenon, but I believe it had something to do with the fact that we don't instutionalize crazies anymore unless they are a threat to themselves or others. Since Bigfoot is an imaginary creature (like Donald Duck or Darth Vader) Mr. Lee can't really pose a threat to it, so he's free to get as many chiggers and ticks as possible in his jolly quest. Godspeed, intrepid explorer!!
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Z, Sapulpa (5/22/2009 8:36:41 AM)
So this is why the mayor bolted out of the City Council meeting. She had to go hunt bigfoot.
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007Dad, (5/22/2009 8:40:21 AM)
Back off people....these people have a hobby and enjoy themselves while "chasing Bigfoot". All of us enjoy our free time a little different than the next. I love golf, but is it normal to chase a little white ball over a "100 acre woods" trying to make it in a 3 inch hole? I guess it depends on "who" you ask.
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tfromtulsa, Tulsa (5/22/2009 8:40:27 AM)
I think I saw Bigfoot in the WalMart sporting goods department late one night.

The later you go, the more bizarre the sightings are.
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Bullhead, Nicut (5/22/2009 8:47:27 AM)
Tulsonian, said, I always thought he was up to no good that fateful night, but you have to tell Dad something.

"ROFLMAO! SO RIGHT!"
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An nieinOwasso, said, What are they smokin' out in them there woods?- Where owls hooting are not really owls and green eyes are glowing in the night...

"Annie, DW is from STILWELL. You should know what they're smoking."

oldnorthroad, You have to forget Rusty. He has a hate-on that he just can't get rid of.
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HarleyRyder55, Tulsa (5/22/2009 8:47:35 AM)
Shoot, I could save these guys a whole lot of trouble. I'll just send them over to my friend's house in Sapulpa. He wears a size 13 shoe and is flat footed. That's all the big foot they'd need to find, and it'd save a pot load of time and money.
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BottleCap, BA (5/22/2009 8:47:54 AM)
Hey Ignatz...Vader is real!
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tfromtulsa, Tulsa (5/22/2009 8:49:44 AM)
BottleCap - Yes, he is. I've seen him, too.
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OkraDokra, (5/22/2009 8:50:11 AM)
Those guys are more likely to stumble across someone's methlab and/or pot field and get shot before finding Bigfoot.
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Tulsonian, (5/22/2009 8:52:22 AM)
It is becoming obvious that Oldrusty is a staff member of The Republican party, Who gets paid to make a post about President Obama on every Tulsa World article no matter what the topic is.
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HarleyRyder55, Tulsa (5/22/2009 8:53:41 AM)
All these guys are gonna get out of the deal is a bigfoot up their collective @sses for stomping around on someone's private property, lol.
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Ric, Broken Arrow (5/22/2009 8:58:34 AM)
I hope they aren't using any stimulus money.
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tulsandn, Boswell / Tulsa (5/22/2009 9:15:46 AM)
I wish all you outsiders would stay away from down here and leave our wildlife alone !!!!

We treat them well and they in turn treat us well, we kinda get perturbed about the interpersonal relationships but they do create big country kids, why heck, one of em' even made to the NBA....Took a lot of razors and soap to get him cleaned up and ready for the public masses....
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Ignatz, Broken Bow (5/22/2009 9:39:08 AM)
and all this time I thought Reeves was from Gans.
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Ignatz, Broken Bow (5/22/2009 9:40:05 AM)
wait a second, didn't Dennis Rodman go to Southeastern at Durant?
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Willard_Roker, (5/22/2009 9:55:39 AM)
I bet Bigfoot is trying to scare them away from their meth labs and pot fields.
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Arbythree, Tulsa (5/22/2009 10:07:16 AM)
I believe that it is legal to shoot Bigfoot from a helicopter in Oklahoma now.
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Proud Muslim, Tulsa: Coolest place in the world (almost) (5/22/2009 10:11:54 AM)
Lol, funny comments!
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my_2_cents!, Inola (5/22/2009 10:19:51 AM)
I already know where bigfoot is.  She lives in Claremore.  She is my husbands ex.
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Arbythree, Tulsa (5/22/2009 10:20:00 AM)
Yes Rodman did lgnatz, but he was known as Big Mouth not Bigfoot.
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punk kid, tulsa (5/22/2009 10:25:26 AM)
holiday weekend,I'll bet there's will be a lot of bigfoots out there.Heck I just saw 2 come by in a boat pullin another one ...lol...
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Proud Muslim, Tulsa: Coolest place in the world (almost) (5/22/2009 10:30:41 AM)
Strangely, the sale of Bigfoot costumes has suddenly risen...
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psychedelikrelik, Tulsa (5/22/2009 10:44:29 AM)
Oh yeah, Ignatz? Well, I happen to have an autographed picture of Darth Vader. He made a special appearance at the Looboyles store, so most certainly, he IS real!
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psychedelikrelik, Tulsa (5/22/2009 10:45:03 AM)
Now, let's go hunt up some Bigfootses!
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Yogi, Tulsa (5/22/2009 10:46:43 AM)
I hope they have a great time looking for "eyeshine" (whatever that is) out in the woods, while they are drinking moonshine.
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punk kid, tulsa (5/22/2009 10:56:43 AM)
i bet if they ever find one it won't be as fun as they think
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some schmuck, (5/22/2009 11:50:26 AM)
The Travel Channel did a report a couple of years ago about the same thing. It was called "Bigfootville" and stated local residents report seeing large hairy smelly ape like creatures. Sounds like they are mistaking each other for Bigfoot.
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FaithnHim, Crested Bute, (5/22/2009 11:56:46 AM)
If Bigfoot does exist I pray it/they are never found .. If they are found, undoubtedly they will be trapped, caged, poked, terrorized, and killed .. Oh yes, don't forget grilled!
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Ric, Broken Arrow (5/22/2009 12:34:33 PM)
BigFoot, LocNess Monster, UFO's, Boggy Creek Monster, Downtown Tulsa booming... don't you think with cameras everywhere nowadays it would be caught on film.
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TheThink4YourselfParty, Haskell Co (5/22/2009 12:59:17 PM)
I guess it brings a few tourists (albeit strange ones) and therefore a little cash to the area, but I wish SE OK could have a more productive sort of entertainment. My son would love to take fencing lessons (before any smart comments...not the barbed wire kind) and all I can say is "son, there isn't anyone who could teach fencing within 100 miles of here...maybe you could chase big foot instead". SAD.
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Edgar, Norman, (5/22/2009 1:12:20 PM)
Look for the Bigfoot droppings.
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Daniel Day Simpson, Edmond (5/22/2009 1:27:43 PM)
Those big foot guys put a moose pelt over a cow carcass and froze it. Then they sold it for $500,000 and ran like the dickens.
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justiceawaits, Claremore (5/22/2009 1:58:22 PM)
I guess if I wanted to go into the woods and plant some weed or get some strange poontang the "bigfoot" excuse is as good as any other.
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Twilight in Paris, near the water in SE OK (5/22/2009 2:09:26 PM)
Maybe the 'bigfoot' we are seeing in SE Oklahoma, is Elvis who hasn't bathed since his supposed death....just saying.

I think it's cool that Oklahoma will play host to this hunt...either way its money coming into our state...and on the REALLY slim chance they find something, more and more people will want to come and search in Oklahoma...it's a win win situation.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Stay Safe and be smart this weekend.
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punk kid, tulsa (5/22/2009 2:23:59 PM)
boggy creek monster ,ric that movie scared the s#$!% out of me
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AzaD, (5/22/2009 2:56:18 PM)
Something that could live around us for thousands of years, and yet keep us from detecting it, or even discovering its corpse? If it DOES exist, it is obviously more intelligent than we are. Which means you should probably respect them and leave them alone.
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leeharvey, (5/22/2009 3:04:48 PM)
Many of you folks may be skeptical, but I was involved in a similar research excursion while a graduate student back in the 70’s. Our team encountered one of the Bigfeet digging through a garbage dumpster outside a bar near Antlers. First we heard a high-pitched cackling sound, and the rocks started flying. Then there he was, and suddenly gone. It was like a big, hairy, Ernest T. Bass. To this day I have not returned to Antlers.
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SnowNinja, Tulsa (5/22/2009 3:12:07 PM)
I can't speak for everyone but I'm not skeptical. I just think it's hilarious that a creature like this could exist right alongside humans in mostly rural regions. The humans who choose to live in these regions are the most likely to shoot first and ask questions later and be decent shots as well.
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rockfan, broken arrow (5/22/2009 3:16:23 PM)
Im with FaithnHim on this one.Hide Sasquatch hide!
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RLG3RD, Broken Arrow (5/22/2009 4:47:35 PM)
I hope they catch and kill him I need new seat covers for the Vette.

Just think Bigfoot hide, a lot better than naugahide(spelling) or cow hide, might smell for a while.
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Ron Ballew, Lawton (5/22/2009 5:28:08 PM)
People used to think that Panda Bears were only a myth and did not exist too.

You can't prove a negative. You can't prove that Bigfoot does not exist. You can prove that he does exist. Just catch one.

I have never seen a dinasour; so, I don't think they exist either.
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RLG3RD, Broken Arrow (5/22/2009 5:39:24 PM)
I will say this , I hunted that area a lot in the late 60's and through the mid 70's. Around 1975 they clear cut a lot of that area, the hunting went to heck and I never went back, But I will say we were usually 20 + miles into the wilderness and needed 4 wheel drive vehicles as we were traveling on old logging trails,although I am skeptical, I could see how something could remain hidden in that area.
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Eagle 4, Tulsa (5/22/2009 5:40:02 PM)
One dinosaur that did survive is called "alligator." Bigfootsies also live in the alligator swamps but they're called Stumpies by the locals.
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2ndjoyce, BA (5/22/2009 5:42:34 PM)
loved the dueling banjos comment Vern....I'm picturing BigFoot and Ron Ballew....banjoing it up,of course!
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The Lunch Lady, Tulsa (5/22/2009 5:58:41 PM)
Well, all I know is that I can remember when the then mayor said there were no gangs in Tulsa. I can also remember when the then mayor said that the illegal residents were not costing the city/state any money and in fact were contributing far more than they were consuming in city/state services. And we all know how that has turned out.

Just sayin..
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flyingtheo, Broken Arrow (5/22/2009 6:09:49 PM)
There has never been any confirmed scientific evidence of a big foot. No hair, no skeletons, NADA! Everyone of these episodes, including the famous video taken a few years ago, along with plaster casts of foot prints have been proven to be hoaxes by pranksters who have later confessed to them.
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owen, Tulsa (5/22/2009 6:19:47 PM)
This has to be the funniest set of posts I've read in months. Perfect for relaxing on a Friday evening.
I certainly hope they never catch Bigfoot. I don't think he would like to live in a zoo or, worse yet, be preserved in a vat of alcohol. Long live Bigfoot!
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owen, Tulsa (5/22/2009 6:21:16 PM)
Also, look what happened to his cousins the cavemen. First they had to make Geico commercials, then they had a TV show and it bombed. Now they're back to commercials.
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BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/22/2009 6:21:18 PM)
Oh, fer cryin' out loud. Bigfoot is a creature of the Pacific Northwest, NOT SE Oklahoma. If I had been to Oklahoma lately, I'd suspect that they turned up some of my big ol' bare footprints and that's what set them on the trail. Since I haven't been there, I'll bet it was one of my cousins, whose feet are just as big as mine.

If it's not just one of my big relatives wandering around, then it's not likely to be Bigfoot, as Bigfoot is pretty happy in the woods up north. May be a relative, though - wouldn't be a Yeti, because those are snow-loving beasts...
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HarleyRyder55, Tulsa (5/22/2009 6:27:36 PM)
Tall, smelly, hairy creatures with really big bare feet? Hmmm, the Kiamichi Mountains are over by Arkansas, home to 'Lil Abner and his kin, right?
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Echos, Tulsa (5/22/2009 6:32:45 PM)
Have they found bigfoot yet. Or just camping right now????
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BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/22/2009 6:54:06 PM)
Big foot1, I don't mean to be rude, but I had never thought of the high cost of living affecting you and your kin! Not to pry, but are you an authentic Pacific Northwest Bigfoot, or do you belong to one of the subspecies? (Are you by any chance Tsul 'Kalu? My Cherokee ancestors would be tickled to death if you are and I'm actually communicating with you!)

Hey - can you tell us what you guys did with D.B. Cooper?
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BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/22/2009 6:57:35 PM)
tbcblues - your comment about the smell intrigued me, because that is one thing that everyone agrees on - Bigfoot smells pretty powerful. I know that the Cherokee definitely believe in something akin to Bigfoot; heck, I believe there's something wandering around the Pacific Northwest that no one has ever seen, and I don't see any reason it's not possible, if you consider the size of the area and the isolation... I haven't been around SE Oklahoma much (more in the Coweta area) but I don't see why SOMETHING couldn't be living there. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies..."
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HarleyRyder55, Tulsa (5/22/2009 7:03:56 PM)
Barefoot, LMAO at D.B. Cooper. They probably adopted him and helped him spend the money....
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HarleyRyder55, Tulsa (5/22/2009 7:06:27 PM)
Or, they could have had him for dinner and kept the money for themselves. It does cost a lot to keep on the move all the time.
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banjojammin, Rogers (5/22/2009 7:35:13 PM)
BREAKING NEWS
The hunt for Bigfoot may be close to being over. According to unnamed sauces Bigfoot was spotted heading North on Highway 69 in a white bronco. According to the sauces, the OHP officer observed Bigfoot driving the bronco and not wearing a seatbelt. The officer tried to pull him over to issue a citation at which point Bigfoot made a hand gesture and sped West on Interstate 40. At this hour OHP and ASP are in the process of setting up check points. More on this story as details become available.
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White Rabbit, Oklahoma, the 4th Reich (5/22/2009 9:40:11 PM)
I'm glad to welcome Bigfoot to these comments! I particularly have reason to thank him, for Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale ("the ale that Bigfoot drinks"). He's welcome at my campfire any time!
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rockfan, broken arrow (5/22/2009 9:52:09 PM)
Bigfoot is what a comedian on Comedy Central calls a Paradoxasaur-if you don't beleive it exists it does,but if you do beleive it exists then it does'nt.
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redbeard, Stillwater (5/22/2009 10:25:33 PM)
If Bigfoot were real,somebody would have found a carcass or at least a skeleton by now.

Maybe I'll rent me a gorilla suit and head on down to Honobia this October.....that should get some more rumors going.
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revolution now, The Compound (5/22/2009 10:26:32 PM)
Well, you all can make fun all you want, but "the compound" is down here in SE OK. Which is where I spend my time.

I do have a pic of bigfoot. We spotted him just west of Whitesboro (look at your maps), and we had a long chat with him and some buddies. Even let me take a pic of him. Nice folks they are.

As for this group....sounds like what a group of us used to do...we used to go "bigfooting" (that's what we called it), where we would go out into the woods and be one with nature (so to speak). However, since I now have met the bigfoot (or bigfeets if you prefer), we just go camping.
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revolution now, The Compound (5/22/2009 10:28:11 PM)
Redbeard, I live in the honobia area, and I'd advise you not to do that.....quickest way I know of to get shot. Folks around here would love to put a gorilla head on the wall (myself included).
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Ron Ballew, Lawton (5/22/2009 10:51:35 PM)
Anyone that shoots Bigfoot will go to jail. Don't do it. You have been warned.
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D'Richie, Tulsa (5/22/2009 11:12:40 PM)
Nearly everytime I read about a Bigfoot sighting, he's always throwing rocks at someone!
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banjojammin, Rogers (5/22/2009 11:22:27 PM)
Ron is correct. I looked it up.

"Bigfoots have not yet been officially declared an extant and protected species. It should be noted that in many North American jurisdictions, an species is considered protected unless otherwise stated."
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D'Richie, Tulsa (5/22/2009 11:45:30 PM)
When Bigfoot goes to sleep, he checks under his bed for Chuck Norris!
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D'Richie, Tulsa (5/22/2009 11:50:59 PM)
I got an idea! Maybe we can get Dog the Bounty Hunter to find Bigfoot!
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banjojammin, Rogers (5/22/2009 11:56:34 PM)
D'Richy, that could get very ugly. It is reported that dogs are a dietary mainstay for this beast.
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Kryptonite, Lowcash Oklahoma (5/23/2009 12:19:01 AM)
Bigfoot is just a big stupid old and tired republican stoner...a blast from the past..wondering where he went wrong, you can see bigfoot anytime....at GOP gatherings. Usually sits by the caveman...kinda looks like a match made in heaven. They both still have their Bush/Cheney'04 campaign pins on! Would Sarah McPalin shoot them? Naww... Cheney wouldn't be able to torture them in his retirement days. "W" would just go along for the skittles.
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banjojammin, Rogers (5/23/2009 12:32:46 AM)
I'll bet Cheney could shoot him!
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rockfan, broken arrow (5/23/2009 1:08:14 AM)
Hope they don't find the big hairy lug. btw i really like those Messin with Sasquatch blurbs.
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punk kid, tulsa (5/23/2009 8:53:30 AM)
these were the funniest post of comments of all time... haven't had A good laugh in a while.All you crazies a awsome
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Ron Ballew, Lawton (5/23/2009 11:47:00 AM)
Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is an alleged ape-like creature purportedly inhabiting forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid. Many believers in its existence contend that the same or similar creatures are found around the world under different regional names, most prominently the Yeti of the Himalayas. - Wikipedia
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PaulDaleRoberts, Elk Grove (5/23/2009 1:24:09 PM)
We investigated Bigfoot in Covelo and Mount Shasta. A method of communicating is hitting wood on wood and see if you get a wood on wood response. Determine intelligence, if you receive a response, hit the wood 3 times to see if you get a 3 wood hit response back.

Paul Dale Roberts, HPI General Manager/Ghostwriter/Paranormal Investigator
hpiparanormal net
9162037503
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FS, Broken Arrow (5/23/2009 1:47:39 PM)
Go to Catoosa on a Saturday night and hang out around the old Hall of Shame - that'll be your best chance.
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Ignatz, Broken Bow (5/23/2009 3:18:25 PM)
amazing that no evidence exists after all this searching, no dna, etc. God, I hope the national press hasn't gotten wind of this in order to make Oklahoma look even stupider like they did with "Okie Noodling". At least "noodlers" actually exist and eat their catch. I'm waiting for some local gal to proclaim "I'm pregnant with Bogfoot's Baby!" after this weekend's nonsense.
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rockfan, broken arrow (5/24/2009 12:17:47 PM)
The debate over Bigfoot may be alot like the debates about our leaders,do they exist?
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loch nessie, Scotland (5/26/2009 12:26:54 PM)
I am pregnant with Big Foot's baby!
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bfootrubes, (5/26/2009 1:52:29 PM)
[quote] As for the post made by Bullet on the Tulsa World, if it was Bullet, it would pretty much shoot himself in the foot on all his stories he has ever told about there. Whoops, I just remembered, Bullet has actually shot himself in the foot. But there is very much the possibility that DO could have registered there and posted it as a sock puppet. At this point in time, I can care less.

Bullet parted ways from the MABRC, the group that was trying to validate his claims of activity for the last 25 years. By this comment, if it did indeed come from Bullet, he has now destroyed any credibility he has ever hoped for on his stories. [/quote]
[quote] He also refuses to let the MABRC retrieve the IR Cams that were placed on his property for surveillance in an attempt to verify his claims. Because of this, no one else will be too eager to place equipment there to do research. [/quote]
[quote] As for ******, since us poor dumb b*stards can't do bigfoot research correctly and to the scientific standards like you expect them to be done, why don't you attend the next expedition the MABRC has and show us how to do it right. I will supply you with a tent, sleeping bag, flashlight, parabolic, food and anything else you will need, to come out and show us how it's supposed to be done.

It's easy, just request the vacation time, fly to Oklahoma and we will pick you up at the airport, drive you down to the expedition location and let you show us how to do it. [/quote]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaah! You big meanies!
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loch nessie, Scotland (5/26/2009 2:14:02 PM)
Bullet,
If there is no Bigfoot, who is the father of my baby?
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loch nessie, Scotland (5/26/2009 3:16:48 PM)
Biggie,
You said you liked me cause I'm "different."
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BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/26/2009 5:49:56 PM)
loch nessie - It MIGHT have been Tsul 'Kalu - that's what he was calling himself when he was hanging with the Cherokees.
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BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/26/2009 5:52:09 PM)
No need to worry about me, Lucy - I'm an ol' married gal, myself. My old man isn't a Bigfoot, but he does have a bunion the size of Italy.
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BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/26/2009 6:25:18 PM)
Lucy - Rodent? RODENT??? I am no rodent. I am a dasypus novemcinctus, a member of the sole surviving family of the order Cingulata. I'm not lonely, though - I've got my cousins in the superorder Xenarthra, the anteaters and the sloths. I'm no more a rodent than anyone else here!
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BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/27/2009 4:46:34 PM)
Yeah, Lucy, these little boxes are a royal pain - it's hard to see my toes, of which I am especially proud; they're so long and pointy!
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billgreenctbigfoot2009, bristol (5/28/2009 1:14:07 AM)
hey everyone this is a great new article about the resent oklahoma sasquatch-bigfoot expedition. i hope more people go in the forests swamps see these creatures or unclassified primates & wildlife to study them with cameras without harming them. thanks bill green connecticut sasquatch researcher bristol,ct
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Hoss_sbp471, (5/30/2009 2:44:23 PM)
we have friends from Mena who own a cabin near honobia, they have been telling us for years that bigfoot lives over there. They are very sincere when talking about it and claim they actually smell him when he is near their cabin. Good luck to the researchers. I hope they have a lot of tick repellant I live in Muse , and the ticks are out, and a lot of em.
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DWing, Riverview (6/6/2009 8:48:45 PM)
I think 'Vern' and 'This_sucks' are too busy smokin their meth to even know what is out walkin in the woods.
 

 
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