# I just saw a Bigfoot in the woods; to whom should I report it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 11, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086 "2006-07-11T21:33:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Xan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ac8455/32.png) [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/21 "2006-07-11T22:32:59Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] That’s just a front for the CIA’s Nefarious Intent Department. What are you trying to do, get my skull drilled and LoJacked?!? [/QUOTE] I thought the NID was just used to steal alien Tech when Stargate Command was too chickenshit to take it? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/22 "2006-07-11T22:34:18Z")
[QUOTE=glee] There’s no point in reporting it. Bigfoot has had plenty of time to escape … in a UFO. :eek: [/QUOTE] Pish posh. No sensible person believes all that _UFO_ nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/23 "2006-07-11T22:41:16Z")
[QUOTE=Lama Pacos] I’m interested in seeing the pictures. I hope you’re not joking. [/QUOTE] I’ve got conference calls at 9 snd 10:30, so I’ll be indisposed all morning but I’ll try to get in early and post them. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/24 "2006-07-11T22:47:56Z")
[QUOTE=YaWanna] If you’re really intent on calling someone, I think the U.S. Dept. of Fish & Wildlife might have jurisdiction. Me, I’d call Discovery Channel. Just sayin’. [/QUOTE] They just put me on hold, and then I keep getting disconnected. Very frustrating. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/25 "2006-07-11T22:56:14Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] I just knew this was about world domination ! [/QUOTE] Yes, it always comes back to _that_ with _them_. That’s precisely why I have to keep a _low profile_. You should, too. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/26 "2006-07-11T22:59:47Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] They just put me on hold, and then I keep getting disconnected. Very frustrating. [/QUOTE] Which one? Discovery? Didja bring up the “Mythbusters” commercials? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/27 "2006-07-11T23:00:10Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] You could always try the [Bureau of Sasquatch Affairs](http://zapatopi.net/bsa/) [/QUOTE] Another CIA front. They’re everywhere. Shhh. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/28 "2006-07-11T23:01:51Z")
What I wanna know is if it’s true. You know, big feet, big… 😉 So, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/29 "2006-07-11T23:05:06Z")
[QUOTE=YaWanna] Which one? Discovery? Didja bring up the “Mythbusters” commercials? [/QUOTE] No, the Fish & Game folks. Those _bastards_ at TDC must be blocking my phone number - I just get a fast busy at _all_ their numbers. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/30 "2006-07-11T23:09:49Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Well? Were they?(big feet, I mean) I don’t think anyone has truly studied the size of Sasquatch’s inferior support appendages. Huh? [/QUOTE] I couldn’t tell if his feet were _actually_ big or not - I couldn’t see them because he was wearing shoes. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/31 "2006-07-11T23:12:16Z")
Hmmmm, wearing shoes? Would you mind describing exactly what you saw, in lieu of pictures? ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/32 "2006-07-11T23:19:27Z")
[QUOTE=FairyChatMom] What I wanna know is if it’s true. You know, big feet, big… 😉 So, is it? [/QUOTE] Big feet, big… Shoes? Yes. Sorry I didn’t mention that earlier. Yes, the shoes he was wearing _were_ big, though that doesn’t _necessarily_ indicate anything about his actual _foot size_ - he might just have protuberant toenails or something. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/33 "2006-07-11T23:32:39Z")
This sounds like one for [Penn & Teller](http://www.sho.com/site/ptbs/prevepisodes.do?episodeid=s4/cryptozoology). ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/34 "2006-07-11T23:38:42Z")
[QUOTE=YaWanna] Hmmmm, wearing shoes? Would you mind describing exactly what you saw, in lieu of pictures? [/QUOTE] Describe it? Sure. It was a Bigfoot. You know - big, hairy, wearing a loincloth, wingtips and talking on a cell phone. In the woods. Adjacent to the highway. I’ll post the pics tomorrow, first thing in the morning, if possible. Otherwise, it might have to wait till lunchtime. Busy busy busy, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/35 "2006-07-11T23:41:38Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] This sounds like one for [Penn & Teller](http://www.sho.com/site/ptbs/prevepisodes.do?episodeid=s4/cryptozoology). [/QUOTE] CIA Operatives, both of them. Deep cover. Very dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/36 "2006-07-11T23:44:02Z")
Why would you call the cops? Was Bigfoot doing something illegal? Live and let live brother. Live and let live. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/37 "2006-07-12T00:00:10Z")
\ Bigfoot was wearing _shoes_? I don’t believe it. Methinks you saw a hirsute aging hippy or survivalist. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/38 "2006-07-12T00:07:30Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] Why would you call the cops? Was Bigfoot doing something illegal? Live and let live brother. Live and let live. [/QUOTE] I dig it, man. I’m just tryin’ to do the right thing. He _did_ have a “suspicious” look about hi, though. ---
**Author:** ![Carlyjay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/39 "2006-07-12T00:09:33Z")
I think maybe you saw my brother, dude. ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086/40 "2006-07-12T00:11:48Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] \ Bigfoot was wearing _shoes_? I don’t believe it. Methinks you saw a hirsute aging hippy or survivalist. [/QUOTE] I know. Who wear _wingtips_ any more? Weird, right? But rest assured, I know a _hippy_ when I see one, and this was _no hippy_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-a-bigfoot-in-the-woods-to-whom-should-i-report-it/364086.md?page=3)