Baiting Bigfoot

 DC emailed me last week about his project of baiting Bigfoot/Sasquatch, and seeing one! DC along with three of his friends has a baiting station in the Carmel Highlands area of Monterey County, California. Last week, while he and his friends were replenishing the bait bag, they smelled a “wet dog pungent odor” and felt they were being watched. When done with the bait bag, they hurried to a point about a hundred feet above the bait station, where DC, through his binoculars, observed the backside of a very tall Bigfoot striding into the oak trees, rope on the ground and bait bag gone. What does one “bait” a Bigfoot/Sasquatch with? Here is the grocery list of what DC and his friends provided the animal: lemon tarts, squeeze-bottle of honey, baklava, tomatoes, several ears of corn, whole fried chicken, slab of sweet feed, and a large bottle of water with twist top.

DC included more in his email and perhaps I’ll tell you more next week. Thank you, DC, for your newsy email and interest. As I’ve mentioned before in this column, just this summer in the Sutherlin area, two people have told me of possible sightings. If more people would speak up, perhaps the animal’s existence could be substantiated. Email me your sightings at lindap@douglasco.net. I’ll use just your initials, and not even those if you request that I don’t. Well, the leaves are falling, and I did some raking.

 I got to thinking about how much I’d like to have a scarecrow. And I remembered I had a new “monkey” mask, so I made my scarecrow a Bigfoot/Sasquatch. What fun it is to have my own furry Bigfoot/Sasquatch in my backyard. As much as I enjoy the subject of Bigfoot/Sasquatch, I do not go into the forests searching for the animal. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see one, but it will have to be when he’s sprinting across the road in front of our car, happenstance in other words. I’ve read often that plowing through the woods looking for the animal simply doesn’t work. He can see and smell you, well before you get a chance to see him. Many researchers recommend that you just plant yourself somewhere and let the animal become familiar with your presence. And maybe you’ll be rewarded with a glimpse of him.

Linda Newton-Perry and Christopher Perry are the authors of four books all found on their website at http://www.christopherperryandlindanewtonperry.com.

Three of the books are Bigfoot children’s books.

New Species and a New Skeleton

People, we live in Bigfoot/Sasquatch country, Oregon! I know you know that, but I would like to hear more from you, the readers of this column. I will not use your name on reports if that is what you wish. Often families that have lived long periods in an area have stories that circulate within that family, even circulate within their community. I would like to know those stories, hear about those sightings.

You may email me at lindap@douglasco.net. New species have been discovered, 850 of them, in subterranean water in Australia. These were unknown species, mostly blind and made up of insects, crustaceans, spiders, worms, eels and fish. The following is quoted from Yahoo News, by Charles Q. Choi, LiveScience.com: “'What we’ve found is that you don’t have to go searching in the depths of the ocean to discover new species of invertebrate animalsyou just have to look in your own backyard,' said researcher Andy Austin, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Adelaide in Australia.

[Scientists say only a fraction of the species of plants and animals on the planet have been discovered.]" Two points I’d like to make: Bigfoot/Sasquatch is in our backyard, and with only a fraction of the earth’s species still undiscovered, it is possible that in our Backyard there lives an undiscovered species, and that would be Bigfoot/Sasquatch. A new hominid skeleton named Ardi has made the news this last week. Found in Ethiopia, the first bones in 1994, scientists reason the creature lived in the “woodlands and could climb on all fours along tree branches, but the development of their arms and legs indicates they didn’t spend much time in the trees. And they could walk upright, on two legs, when on the ground.”

The article from Yahoo News, “Before Lucy Came Ardi, New Earliest Hominid Found,” stated that this creature is not the missing link but the earliest bones man has of a hominid (walks on two legs). The story made TV news and showed us a drawing of what the animal was thought to look like. It looked like a Bigfoot/Sasquatch. It was shorter than most Bigfoot/Sasquatch. However, around the world are known sightings of shorter Bigfoot-type animals. The book, Abominable Snowmen by Ivan T. Sanderson, tells of several shorter animal sightings around the world. Linda Newton-Perry, along with her husband Christopher Perry, is the author of three children’s Bigfoot books and a Viking Age novel. The three children’s books are Lock Your Doors Country Folk, Eye of the Beast, and The Little Red Car and Bigfoot. The Viking Age novel is Forced Blood The Norseman. Order signed copies from http://www.christopherperryandlindanewtonperry. com.

Look to the Tops of the Trees The October National Geographic magazine arrived in our box this last week. The article that caught my attention was the one on the redwoods.

 It mentioned that they are the tallest trees on this planet (Redwoods the size of Saturn rockets sprouted from the ground like giant beanstalks, their butts blackened by fire.) But, then, most of us know about these huge trees, so why am I writing about them this week? In David Paulides’ book, Tribal Bigfoot, it is mentioned that perhaps those interested in glimpsing Bigfoot should look up, that is, look up to the tops of the trees.

 Adding weight to this theory is that in the Geographic’s article, it mentions that at the top of the redwoods, “hundreds of feet above the ground,” there is another separate and distinct forest. On the wide limbs and deep crotches of the trees, there can be as much as three feet of soil, supporting berry bushes and in short, its own ecosystem. This soil has come about by decaying foliage from long years of growth and was only discovered in the 1990s.

Another interesting fact is that in these trees, high above the ground, are fire caves. Some of them are massive and can hold several people. These caves are formed when the trees have caught fire during forest fires. One tree had two of these caves, which indicated that the tree had withstood two forest fires and still towers high, still lives. The reason I mentioned the caves, it seems that these would make great shelter for Bigfoot/Sasquatch. I read every word of the series of articles. I studied carefully every beautiful photo.

And not once was Bigfoot/Sasquatch mentioned. How grand the day when National Geographic sends a team to find out the truth of this animal! Maybe they have. I certainly haven’t read all their magazines. Back to Paulides’ book, Tribal Bigfoot, on page 413, it tells the story of a dead Bigfoot/ Sasquatch having been hit by a car on an Oklahoma road. It was observed when a breeze blew the tarp off enough for a witness to see that it was a Bigfoot/Sasquatch. The witness was warned by a uniformed man not to say anything to anyone; in fact, she was threatened with the words, “We know where you live.” Linda Newton-Perry, along with her husband Christopher Perry, is the author of the Viking Age novel, Forced Blood The Norseman, and three Bigfoot children’s books, Eye of the Beast, Lock Your Doors Country Folk, and The Little Red Car and Bigfoot. Order signed copies at the Perrys’ website, http://www.christopherperryandlindanewtonperry. com.

It is my routine each evening to read myself to sleep. This last week, I fell asleep with David Paulides’ 480 page book, Tribal Bigfoot, toppling heavily onto the bedcovers. Don’t get the wrong idea, it did in no way put me to sleep; I, in fact, enjoyed it so much that I simply couldn’t put it down. This morning I finished the book with only a page and a half left from the night before.

 If you have an interest at all in Bigfoot, do buy and read the book yourself. I ordered my copy from Amazon.com. Paulides has a website you will enjoy. The address is www.nabigfootsearch.com. I’ll mention a few more interesting things about Paulides’ book. The excellent illustrations, drawings of Bigfoot, are by forensic sketch artist Harvey Pratt. Also included in the book are photos of many people who have had sightings and have signed affidavits to that fact. Many photos are included in the book, which help the reader visualize and comprehend the text. You can be sure that I’ll be reading the book again soon.

 I’ve been busy for a couple weeks now, baking Bigfoot cookies, a cookie of the foot and a cookie of the body of the animal. Why, you may ask? Well, I thought I’d give them away when I give book readings or at other festive gatherings having to do with our children’s Bigfoot books. I’ve got the recipe perfected and the how of forming the foot and body, so I’ve moved on to turning my charcoal eraser into the form of Bigfoot and making a slideshow story. My charcoal eraser is always on my desk. While working, I often pick it up and warm it by pulling and kneading it. I have a little talent for sculpting, so I decided to turn the eraser into Bigfoot. It was fun.

The slideshow-story is on Youtube. You can see it for yourself by going to Youtube and typing in “Guess where I found Bigfoot.” If you would like to report a sighting, or just give your opinion on Bigfoot, please email it to lindap@douglasco.net. And if you read Tribal Bigfoot, Linda would like to know what you thought of it. Linda Newton-Perry, along with her husband, Christopher Perry, is the author of the Viking Age novel, Forced Blood The Norseman, and three Bigfoot children’s books, Eye of the Beast, Lock Your Doors Country Folk, and The Little Red Car and Bigfoot. Order your signed copy at www.christopherperryandlindanewtonperry. com.

New Things Learned
by Linda Perry

I just received from Amazon.com my copy of David Paulides’ book, Tribal Bigfoot. The 480-page book is stuffed full of sightings and illustrations. The book isn’t cheap. It cost me a little over thirty dollars with postage, but, I can see that I’m really going to enjoy it. The first few pages of the book have what appear to be scanned newspaper articles about these animals dating back to the 1830’s.
 He has reduced the print so it is hard to read, but one can with effort. Of these articles, there are at least two reported incidences of a “wild man” being captured and transported by train to be displayed by an unnamed entity. An odd point was made that in these newspapers there was no follow up on what happened to the animals. I thought I would tell you about some of the “new” things (new to me, that is) that I’ve learned in just the first 146 pages.

 It seems that Bigfoot/Sasquatch is a “ridgewalker.” The author, Paulides, didn’t understand what the term meant until a Native American of the Yurok tribe explained that these animals walked the mountain ridges so that they could see down into the valleys where men most often stayed (for one thing, to keep out of the wind).

 He could see smoke from campfires and knew that his territory had been invaded, that he had visitors. On page 87 of the book, Paulides writes that high mountain ridges are where these animals, “more than any other” area have been observed; and, that fact documented, I assume. So, if you wish to observe a Bigfoot, look up to the mountain ridges, according to a spokesman of the Yurok tribe of Native Americans.

 Another thing I learned is that these animals don’t seem to be afraid of women and children. One woman was picnicking when she noticed a Bigfoot mimicking her while she ate a sandwich. It seems Bigfoot/Sasquatch has been observed letting himself (herself in this case) be seen by women and children. Paulides concluded that the animals must be aware that women and children do not generally carry guns.

by Linda Perry
My dad taught us to do things the old fashion way. He was from Oklahoma and grew up in the depression. He taught us how to garden, and took us deer hunting, squirrel hunting, wild boar hog hunting, bear hunting, fishing and finally how to find wild berries and  mushrooms in the forests.