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Ridiculous. Everyone knows that Bigfoot is native to the Pacific Northwest/BC.
Came here to say exactly this. I'm glad we're both here to make sure no one disparages the reputation of Mr. Foot.
Sam Losco lives in BC?
...are we serious?
Les Stroud's (aka Survivorman) series on this is quite interesting and I think his stance on it is rather appropriate. He has no proof to confirm or deny the existence of such beings, but goes on to say that to flat out deny their existence is to call each and every one of those with stories to tell, including him, a liar.
I'd recommend anyone interested to check out his Bigfoot series. It's all available free on youtube.
I love Les Stroud but I hate how he latched onto that hoaxer whackjob Todd Standing, the guy who comes out with high quality videos of sasquatch faces in tree branches. They're not moving, it's not full-body, it's just their face, and they're not doing anything besides blinking. He's got two videos like that of just a face in the trees, and then several more where he claims the sasquatches are attacking him, but they're "just out of camera view", where he's freaking out and waving a torch around, screaming like an idiot.
I just feel like Les could do a lot better. He's got some compelling footage of weird stuff happening at his solo campsites, and I fully believe his story of what happened when he was filming the Survivorman Alaska episode. Les is legit, he has no reason to make shit up, but Todd Standing is an absolute fraud.
I wouldn't say he latched on. Maybe the directors commentaries provide more of that background than the actual episode, but he'd often call Todd out if he would say, matter of factly, that something was most definitely Saskquatch, and he didn't appreciate that sort of thing when trying to make an objective, more investigative film.
At the time, I imagine Todd was one of the more available resources Les had, so at least it was somewhere to start.
Everyone has a camera in their pockets these days. Yet no compelling recorded evidence exists. I guess it's fun to tell spooky stories around the camp fire though. Hope they made s'mores.