ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

Bigfoot Legend, Fact, Myth or Hoax

Updated on November 23, 2010

Bigfoot Sightings

Sightings of Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch have been reported for more than 400 years and in all 50 of the United States, with the heaviest concentration in the Pacific Northwest. Bigfoot sightings have also been reported in Canada, Europe, Asia and Africa. Most experts relate the North American Bigfoot to the Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas.

Though an actual body of Bigfoot has yet to be produced to prove his existence, hair, tracks, photographs and videos abound. Bigfoot sightings all seem to describe the creature in a similar manner. Agreed upon attributes of Bigfoot are his height, 7 to 10 feet, weight, up to 500 pounds, hairy body, casual upright stride, and foul smell.

Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti

The name Bigfoot has been used only since the mid-60's, and started from a sighting in a California mining camp. The name varies throughout the North American continent and around the world.

North America - Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, Wildman, Man Bear, Wicca, Bukwas, Wooley Booger, Skunk Ape, Chickas, Yowie, Hill Ghost, Monster of the Mountain

Europe - Kaptar, Biabin-guli, Grendae, Ferla Mohir, Brenin Ilwyd

Africa - Ngoloko, Kikomba, Waterbobbejan

Asia - Gin-sung, Yeti, Yeren, Mirygdy, Mecheny, Chinese Wildman, Nguoi Rung

The Roger Patterson footage

Roger Patterson Photo

Bigfoot
Bigfoot

Ivan Marx Bigfoot Hoax

Bigfoot
Bigfoot

Whitton, Dyer Bigfoot Hoax

Bigfoot
Bigfoot

Famous Bigfoot Sightings

1924: Four miners claim they were attacked while asleep in their cabin, by rock throwing "apemen". Believing they were being attacked by some type of mountain gorillas, the men shot at the beasts, scaring them away. The following morning they found large footprints. The story has been challenged, by placing blame for the attack on a hikers faking the footprints and harassing the miners.

1941: British Columbia resident, Jeannie Chapman, claims she and her children were scared from their home when a 7 1/2 foot Sasquatch approached.

1958: Jerry Crew took a cast of footprints to the local newspaper office, claiming that he and his workers found the prints at their work sight at Bluff Creek, California. The validity of the footprints was supported by overseer Wilbur L. Wallace and his brother Raymond. After his death, Raymond's children revealed a set of 16 inch wooden feet, claiming they had been used to make the prints.

1967: Another reported sighting from Bluff Creek came from Roger Patterson and Roger Gimlin. They produced taped footage of Bigfoot. The film dubbed the Patterson-Grimin film was touted as the best evidence of the existence of Bigfoot. Bob Heironimus later revealed he had worn an ape suit for friend, Paterson's film.

2008: Mathew Whitton, Rick Dyer claimed to find the body of Bigfoot in Northern Georgia. Producing pictures of the body in a freezer, their story aired on several major news networks. The thawed body was soon found to be fake, and Dyer and Whitton, admitted the hoax.

Bigfoot sightings

Bigfoot's Cousin - The Abominable Snowman

A myth closely related to the Bigfoot legend is the Abominable Snowman. Also known as Yeti, the snowman is thought to live in the Himalayas. With the face of a gorilla and a body covered in fur, the Yeti walks upright, and is over 7 feet tall. The first recorded sightings date back to 1832. Sightings have also been recorded in Nepal, China, Siberia, Canada and the United States.

TMZ Report

Abominable Snowman Found!!!

Posted Aug 21st 2008 6:49PM

Vegas showman Jeff Beacher captured an Abominable Snowman in the 102 degree desert surrounding Las Vegas.   In order to protect the rest of the desert based snowmen, Beacher refused to reveal the exact location of the capture. DNA reports are pending.

Bigfoot sightings in Hollywood

Bigfoot 1970

Bikers go on a rescue mission after their women are captured by Bigfoot.

Harry and the Hendersons 1987

When the Henderson family accidentally hits Bigfoot with their car, they take the body home hoping to cash in on it.  But Harry turns out to be alive and now the family has to protect him from the authorities and a notorious Bigfoot hunter.

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter 1994

An eleven-year-old boy befriends Bigfoot.

The Unknown 2005

Teen-agers save Sasquatch from poachers bent on revenge.

Sasquatch Mountain 2006

A truck driver, joins forces with bank robbers, the cops and a beautiful women in a fight against an Arizona based Sasquatch.

Bigfoot 2008

After an attack from school bullies, teen Percy Caldwell awakens in the forest and encounters Bigfoot.  When his story isn't believed, Percy takes it on himself to take care of the gentle monster and protect him from the bullies who want exploit him.

Harry and the Hendersons

The truth is out there

working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)