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May 29, 2009
Chad Love: My Personal Bigfoot Quest
Now I've never heard of "The Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center" but in response to their announcement of Bigfoot's propensity for rock-chucking I feel compelled to point out that if they wanted to find Bigfoot all they had to do was visit Honobia, Oklahoma and they'd run right into him, literally, because there's a Bigfoot crossing sign right there in the middle of town.
Geez, how hard can it be, right?
I have a special affinity for Bigfoot because in the summer of 2005 yours truly travelled all across Oklahoma hoping to meet up with the hairy dude. If you're interested in reading what I modestly believe to be the definitive account of Sooner State cryptozoology, you can download a PDF copy of the magazine it appeared in here.
During the course of my travels I discovered that Oklahoma's Bigfoot country is home to some fantastic trout and smallmouth fishing, so naturally I concentrated my search along the banks of the Lower Mountain Fork River in far southeastern Oklahoma. I had accidentally brought along a fly rod, so I decided that posing as an angler might draw Bigfoot out of the woods. I know, I know, it was a dangerous and risky strategy but I'm a reporter.That's my job. Three exhausting days and many fish later, low provisions and the end of my meager expense account forced me to break off the search. But I know he's out there, rock in hand, waiting...
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Comments (13)
There's good deer hunting there too !
Rock chucking? Apparently there are plenty of bigfoots in Peterborough, Ontario. Or something...
i have never heard of "ACCIDENTALLY" brining a fishing rod.
You could join the Big Foot Research group too... having to pose as a fisherman everyday at different lakes and streams and such to try and coax him out. Man, I would hate to have that job!
I read an article once that talked about Bigfoot habitat. You have to have a keen eye and balls of steel, but you can snap a photo when the time is right... Bigfoot often hangs out in hardcore biker bars- he blends right in!
Hey! I believe Big foot exists....even though that one dumb animal has yet to be killed by a motor vehicle.
...Road kill is a seasonal thing anyway.
I hate it when I find a fishing rod in my hand that I didn't mean to bring, Damn the bad luck!
It seems Bigfoot has been seen all over the US. Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin and New York State all have recorded Bigfoot sightings. You bet if I encounter someone tall dark and extremely hairy I ain't gonna offer him shaken up cans of soda or otherwise attempt to annoy him. If I could get somebody like that to help out on the farm, I'd be right pleased...(heck no I ain't shootin' at any such thing! What If I miss! Hate to make an enemy of Bigfoot!)
Strangely it seems the usual gender of Homo Sapiens abducted by Bigfoot is actually Male, whoever Bigfoot is He don't seem to be interested in Women, just guys...
Thanks for taking one for the team Chad. I don't think our wives and girlfriends fully appreciate that sacrifices we make for the pursuit of science.
I know a neat little place in the U.P. that you can fish and spend a couple of nights out in a tent that will change your mind about the "possibility".
Bella,
You mean there's a 7-foot, hairy sex-freak, likely strong as an ox....wandering around plotting to abduct men?????
Could be, though I myself have no fear of Bigfoot abduction (being of the distaff sex), you might...Although I might reassure you that none of the abducted human males actually report any sort of hanky panky. Of course they escaped...so one can't really say can you...Just don't piss it off.
Bella,
On your first post when you said, 'If I encounter someone tall dark and hairy', I thought you were going to take this in a different direction!
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It seems Bigfoot has been seen all over the US. Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin and New York State all have recorded Bigfoot sightings. You bet if I encounter someone tall dark and extremely hairy I ain't gonna offer him shaken up cans of soda or otherwise attempt to annoy him. If I could get somebody like that to help out on the farm, I'd be right pleased...(heck no I ain't shootin' at any such thing! What If I miss! Hate to make an enemy of Bigfoot!)
Strangely it seems the usual gender of Homo Sapiens abducted by Bigfoot is actually Male, whoever Bigfoot is He don't seem to be interested in Women, just guys...
Could be, though I myself have no fear of Bigfoot abduction (being of the distaff sex), you might...Although I might reassure you that none of the abducted human males actually report any sort of hanky panky. Of course they escaped...so one can't really say can you...Just don't piss it off.
There's good deer hunting there too !
Rock chucking? Apparently there are plenty of bigfoots in Peterborough, Ontario. Or something...
i have never heard of "ACCIDENTALLY" brining a fishing rod.
You could join the Big Foot Research group too... having to pose as a fisherman everyday at different lakes and streams and such to try and coax him out. Man, I would hate to have that job!
I read an article once that talked about Bigfoot habitat. You have to have a keen eye and balls of steel, but you can snap a photo when the time is right... Bigfoot often hangs out in hardcore biker bars- he blends right in!
Hey! I believe Big foot exists....even though that one dumb animal has yet to be killed by a motor vehicle.
...Road kill is a seasonal thing anyway.
I hate it when I find a fishing rod in my hand that I didn't mean to bring, Damn the bad luck!
Thanks for taking one for the team Chad. I don't think our wives and girlfriends fully appreciate that sacrifices we make for the pursuit of science.
I know a neat little place in the U.P. that you can fish and spend a couple of nights out in a tent that will change your mind about the "possibility".
Bella,
You mean there's a 7-foot, hairy sex-freak, likely strong as an ox....wandering around plotting to abduct men?????
Bella,
On your first post when you said, 'If I encounter someone tall dark and hairy', I thought you were going to take this in a different direction!
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