Thank you for putting me on the ping list for a very interesting subject.
Thanks also for the heads-up on the tv show and your various links.
I'm waiting for a FReeper to share a bigfoot sighting with us.
A person I worked with a few years ago who was a shooting buddy of mine told me a story. He was deer hunting in West Virginia. A member of the hunting party was a hunting guide from Germany who had moved to the U.S.
While hunting, my friend and another guy said they saw an ape-like creature going through the woods. They said it was like an ape but not an ape. They were pretty shaken up.
A while later they hooked up with the guy from Germany. He said he had seen a "creature" and asked them if they had seen it too. They related that they had.
My friend said the guy from Germany was very experienced with animals and the guy could only describe what he had seen as a creature, as he had never before seen anything like it and had no idea what it was.
I've been to West Virginia once for some Skiing. There are definitely some untame places out there. They even advise tourists to bring well maintained cars as the auto mechanics can be hours away from the place that you have car trouble.
I also venture into the woodlands of Maryland and Virginia. But I could not say how I'd react if I had an encounter.
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On another note, I need to start shooting. I always say that I'm going to do so but that time hasn't arrived.
I often participate in adventure races, mountain biking and I snowboard too often. Maybe an injury from one of these activities will slow me down enough to get me on the range.
Wishful thinking, but some of my first buys will be a 30-30, 30-06., a 38 snub nose and a 9MM.
I don't know much about guns but that is too be discovered.
Cheers