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Years ago I had a Game Warden helping me with field work in Washington State. He called in and said he couldn't help me the following day. He and some guy from the University were going to southern Washington to collect a hair sample off of a fence where some lady said a bigfoot stepped over.

He might have been telling a tall story to get out of work, or the state thinks they are real, or it was some bigshot local farmer that they wanted to appease.

I did some work for a gal that claimed that she had recorded one that would go through her garbage periodically years ago. She said she got its vocalizations on her cam-corder. But her daughter taped a tv show over it.

Les Stroud (Survivorman) did numerous shows about Sasquatch. Went out with various bigfoot hunters. Was/is very skeptical about bigfoot and the hunters. But went with an open mind. He had something “odd” happen on one of his early survivorman shows which led him later on to explore the issue.

The last episode that I recall he did on it was where he went with a friend to a place where bigfoot encounters had occurred before. They went in alone and telling nobody.

“Okay - so we got our trip on video so far - setting up camp, the general setting. We got a fire going, going to have some food, play the guitar and harmonica a bit, and then get into the tent. Just a couple of backpackers.

And here's where you are going to have to trust me. Folks say that Sasquatch won't come around if you have cameras going. Or other electronics. So we're going to turn that all off for the night. And we'll report back what happens.”

IIRC they heard footsteps of something large walking around their tent. They got out of their tent and could see nothing. They got the fire going again and stayed up for awhile. Then, just out of the firelight off in the forest they saw a red(?) orb of light - maybe several?? They watched it for over an hour as it floated around. I can't recall if it left or they just went back into the tent. I don't think they heard the foot steps again.

Les still wasn't convinced on what he heard or saw. IIRC he was positive that it wasn't somebody pranking them as they had been careful not to tell anyone exactly where they were going and had taken care not to be followed.

He could have just made up the story of course, but from what I have watched of his shows, especially his “Director Commentaries” I don't think so. He comes across as honest and straight forward.

Perhaps the spookiest recording is below. Some hunters that heard several Sasquatch “talking” to each other. IIRC it has been analyzed and is not believed to be synthetic or altered.

“The Sierra Camp” From 1971 recording. A good introduction, recording of the sounds start at 3:30 or so. Later on he also talks about seeing orbs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3odkbFz0ARQ

I would like to believe that there are Sasquatch out there. Just something unknown and mysterious. As long as it doesn't attack me out in the woods!