Who is Sasquatch?

Sasquatch or Bigfoot is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature alleged to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Sasquatch is often described as a large, muscular, bipedal ape or human-like creature covered in black, dark brown, or reddish hair. Anecdotal descriptions estimate a height of roughly 6–9 feet, with some descriptions having the creatures standing as tall as 10–15 feet. Common descriptions include broad shoulders, no visible neck, and long arms.

“Bigfoot” carving at the Crystal
Creek Reservoir in Colorado

Sasquatch Sightings

According to Live Science, over 10,000 reported Sasquatch (Bigfoot) sightings have been in the continental United States. About one-third of all Sasquatch sightings are in the Pacific Northwest. The Sightings predominantly occur in the northwestern region of Washington state, Oregon, Northern California, and British Columbia. According to data collected from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization’s (BFRO) Bigfoot sightings database in 2019, Washington has over 2,000 reported sightings, California over 1,600, Pennsylvania over 1,300, New York and Oregon over 1,000, and Texas has just over 800.

Is Sasquatch Real?

The consensus among scientific experts is that claims of the existence of Bigfoot are not credible. Belief in the existence of such a large, ape-like creature is more often attributed to hoaxes, confusion, or delusion rather than to sightings of a genuine creature. In a 1996 USA Today article, Washington State zoologist John Crane said, “There is no such thing as Bigfoot. No data other than material that’s clearly been fabricated has ever been presented.”

Phillips Stevens, a cultural anthropologist at the University at Buffalo, summarized the scientific consensus as follows:

It defies all logic that there is a population of these things sufficient to keep them going. What it takes to maintain any species, especially a long-lived species, is you gotta have a breeding population. That requires a substantial number, spread out over a fairly wide area where they can find sufficient food and shelter to keep hidden from all the investigators.

“Bigfoot,” Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot

Most reports are considered mistakes or hoaxes, even by those researchers who claim Bigfoot exists.

What if Sasquatch Was Real?

Let us suppose for a minute that Sasquatch was real. Would he want to establish a relationship with humans? He hasn’t so far and does not seem to need anything that civilization might offer him. Would he be treated as a unique member of society? Seriously? He would be displayed in zoos and probed and examined by scientists like a laboratory specimen. If I may be so bold as to answer. “No! Hell No! Let me live free and away from these humans.”

A tongue-in-cheek sign warning of Bigfoot
crossings on Pikes Peak Highway in Colorado

For those of you hungry for more information on “Sassy,” please see “Big Foot,” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot

The International Cryptozoology Museum

On a recent trip to Maine, my wife and I visited the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine. Cryptozoology is the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated such as Big Foot, Sasquatch, and the Loch Ness monster. Here are some pictures from our visit.

Sasquatch and Me

My fascination with Sassy began on a trip to the Pacific Northwest. I have tee shirts, magnets, and metal signs. I even have a 8-foot-high Sasquatch in my front yard.

Well, I’ve had fun with Sassy and I hope you like these pictures.

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