Does Bigfoot exist?

Question

I'm still not sure, but there seems to be a fair amount of evidence to suggest some sort of unknown primate lives in ceratin parts of the world.
I watched a discovery channel show yesterday and a plaster casting of a footprint revealed "dermal ridges" that a fingerprint expert believes are autherntic.
I live in "Bigfoot country" or at least that's what some people call it, and my people (Miwok) have several legends about "the Hairy Man."
There is a Yokuts cave painting east of Bakersfield, CA that could only be described as a large, hairy, ape-like man standing on 2 legs. Many native-american tribes also have their own "Hairy man" stories.
Many people claim that if Bigfoot exists we would have killed or captured one by now. But, a lot of creatures that were thought to be extinct or only myth have been discovered.
Do you think Bigfoot exists? I don't know...I'm asking.

Answer 1

I do not know either, but usually stories that resemble each other so closely from so many different cultures, have a basis in fact. It may have lived in the past, it may have a few survivors left now, or it may not exist at all. I would have to say it has a high probability of having existed in the past. Too many stories, by too many cultures for there not to be something. Don't let the lack of skeletons be used as a reason to disbelieve. I have lived in bear country most of my life, and while I have seen plenty of bears I have never seen the skeleton of one, nor do I know anyone that has Same with the big cats. The only person I now to have seen one is a biologist that was tracking the bear when it died with a radio collar.

Answer 2

I too am in Bigfoot country, the stories told around here by old folk, hunters, and even the department of fish and game are all chilling as very similar to each other. One person claims to have had a cement table moved as a nightly ritual... with footprints anr hair left behind as evidence, the dep. of fish.... claimed at once to have shot one, then covered it up. Then suddenly they had animal biologists testing hair samples that they could not identify... not human, primate or any other known animal. The biologists were setting traps. Chicken livers hanging from a tree... now I don't think bigfoot is stupid enough to fall for that one.

I say yes, I believe

Answer 3

http://www.bfro.net/
What are the undisputed facts about the bigfoot / sasquatch mystery?

It's a fact that for more than 400 years people have reported seeing large, hair-covered, man-like animals in the wilderness areas of North America.

It is a fact that sightings of these animals continue today. Real or not, these reports are often made by people of unimpeachable character.

It is a fact that, for over seventy years, people have been finding, photographing, and casting sets of very large human-shaped tracks. Most are discovered by chance in remote areas. These tracks continue to be found to this day.

It is a fact that the cultural histories of many Native American and First Nation peoples include stories and beliefs about non-human "peoples" of the wild. Many of these descriptions bear a striking resemblance to the hairy man-like creatures reported today.

These are some of the facts. There is, however, much disagreement as to what these facts mean.

To many, these facts, taken together, suggest the presence of an animal, probably a primate, that exists today in very low population densities. If true, this species, having likely evolved alongside humans, became astonishingly adept at avoiding human contact through a process of natural selection.

To others, these same facts point to a cultural phenomenon kept alive today through a combination of the misidentification of known animals, wishful thinking, and the deliberate fabrication of evidence.

The BFRO, and its members, take the former view.

Answer 4

I would say Bigfoot certainly existed, but the chances of them surviving nowadays in some areas where they have been claimed to be seen is slim.
However scientists believe (with good reason) that a vast number of species are still unknown to us, and if Bigfoot was as intelligent as it appears then they may very well have the ability to survive and keep from interacting with humanity except in the rare cases.

I would say most sightings are not real though.

Answer 5

I do believe that it exists. I'm a Native woman as well. I cannot ignore my culture. So many people know that this creature exists but maybe not in the way many think it does.
And as long as scientists don't figure it out I'll be happy. Wouldn't want another creature hunted to extinction.

EDIT: I wanted to post an edit saying that I find ConRad's post offensive. It is horribly ignorant to assume that Native people all over are mislabeling an animal because they don't know a monkey from a human? what? Native people are intellegent human beings....

Answer 6

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Answer 7

only in some gullible imaginations, just like gods, devils,, angels, demons, Nessie, UFO's, Et's, dragons, etc. All of the evidence is fake. I saw shows about that on Discovery. One man said some tracks could not piossibly be faked. Then, another man showed how to fake them. So-called scalps of such creatures are identified as common animals. There is no convincing evidence to support tyhe existence of Bigfoot.

Answer 8

It is my understanding that scientists have not classified an organism living today that resembles Big Foot. And rumors of Big Foot have been around for a long while -- long enough for scientists to classify it if they found it was real.

I believe Big Foot is a myth.

Answer 9

No, Bigfoot is not real, but his little brother Stinkfoot is very real.

Ray Wallace and copycat friends!

Answer 10

I believe there is something out there. Once thought to be extinct species are cropping up all the time.