Is Bigfoot Real? Or Something Else?

The ongoing debate of whether Bigfoot is real or not goes on and on and on. There is all kinds of theories out there. Some swear he is real, others say he's not.
 
There are many questions yet to be answered. Why is it the field cameras don't get a picture of the big fella? Why hasn't anyone found legitimate hair samples that show his DNA? When people see him and take pictures, and film of him, why is it always so unclear, fuzzy? Camera's these days are so good that it's almost hard to take a bad picture.

Many of you have likely seen the show "Finding Bigfoot". These guys make sensational claims as fact. Why are they the only one's to be privy to the "truth" about Bigfoot? We have all heard the claims. "That's definitely a squatch, that is what they eat", and other crazy comments. While some of the "theories" may in fact be true, I have to wonder if this show is to make fun of people who believe in Bigfoot.

If there is truly a primate animal out there then maybe the "calls" they do, make some sense. In fact it is likely that they do get legitimate responses. To some extent I believe this to be true. But the result often ends up being a miss identification. It is easy to say that is Bigfoot, when we hear a strange sounds that we do not recognize.

Case and point. Have you heard the recent recording of "Bigfoot" in Umatilla County? You can check out the story and sound here:  http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/01/strange_sounds_coming_from_a_s.html
You can also see similar sounds recorded on You Tube. They sound like Coyote's to me.

No matter what it is,or isn't we all have a story to tell. As promised I will tell of my encounter. So here it is:

Many of you who know me know that I spend a lot of time working and playing in the mountains. As a matter of fact I basically grew up in the mountains. I am able to see things out there most will never see.Now that being said I have had two encounters with Bigfoot. Both times I was with someone.

My most recent encounter was the summer of 2010. My brother and I were near the head waters of the Grand Ronde River in N E Oregon. It was a week night and we were the only camp up there. We were sitting there by the fire around ten o'clock in the evening. I told my brother I should make one of those Bigfoot calls and see if we get a response. He chuckled and said go for it. So I did. We sat there quietly and listened. Shortly later I heard a tree knock, and then another. We were starring at the fire at the time, and when I heard it I glanced over at him and he looked back. I said did you hear that? He said what did you hear? I said a tree knock. He said that was what he heard. We decided it was time to go to bed.

Was it Bigfoot? It is no doubt we will never know for sure. Even though it is unlikely to be another person camping up this canyon, anything is possible. But I will say we were the only camp up there. We had been there for several days and there had been no one who came up and set up camp, above us or below us. It is possible someone could have backpacked down from the mountains above, but I really don't think someone would have. It is thick, tough hiking in there.

My second encounter was an actual sighting. I will post this sometime this week. It is a bit creepy. Stay tuned......

In the mean time I would to hear your encounter[s] and whether or not you are a believer. See ya soon
Pstip