From the AP:
Jeffrey Meldrum holds a Ph.D. in anatomical sciences and is a tenured professor of anatomy at Idaho State University. He is also one of the world's foremost authorities on Bigfoot, the mythical smelly ape-man of the Northwest woods. And Meldrum firmly believes the lumbering, shaggy brute exists.That's the same attitude so-called scientists once had about gorillas and the duck-billed platypus. Scientists have some of the most closed minds in the world. Whether it's called Bigfoot, Sasquatch or Yeti, this creature has supposedly been seen all over the world.That makes him an outcast _ a solitary, Sasquatch-like figure himself _ on the 12,700-student campus, where many scientists are embarrassed by what they call Meldrum's "pseudo-academic" pursuits and have called on the university to review his work with an eye toward revoking his tenure. One physics professor, D.P. Wells, wonders whether Meldrum plans to research Santa Claus, too.
So, I am curious. Suppose you were out hunting and a bigfoot strolled into your sights. Would you shoot it and become world famous or would you let it go because it was so human-like?
6 comments:
If bigfoot exists the dang thing isn't human so It would look good beside the thirty point buck
I think I would hesitate to drop the hammer on any kind of ape, unless it were threatening me.
I ran into a mountain lion one time years ago while hunting and didn't shoot him...he wasn't after me, so why would I kill him? I wouldn't shoot bigfoot either unless he was threatening me.
I'm not into hunting for trophies - but I do hunt for food and enjoy the sport immensely.
I do not believe that Bigfoot exists, and I'll tell you why.
I have driven over Two Million miles, all over the U.S. and Canada, and I have never seen a dead one on the Highway.
I've seen a dead one of everything else that lives here, from people to field mice, bears, frogs, snakes and earthworms.
No dead Bigfoot.
If he exists, he NEVER crosses the road, for any reason.
And no, if I saw one, I wouldn't shoot him (or her, as the case may be.)
I have no way of knowing if he has a wife waiting for him, kids, friends who would miss him, etc.
And I would hope that everything in the world would show me the same consideration.
Cool post!
I might buy into that car-wins theory if scientists were not finding new species all the time. Just back in February, scientists found a spot in the Indonesian jungle where they recorded new butterflies, frogs, and a series of plants that included five new palms and a giant rhododendron flower. The survey also found a honeyeater bird that was previously unknown to science.
And then back in December, a conservation group found what appeared to be a new species of mammal in Borneo. It was bigger than a domestic cat, dark red, and had a long muscular tail.
And don't even get me started on the jackalope.
In my short little journalism career, I had the opportunity to interview a number of folks who had unusual experiences, such as claimed close encounters, for example. The kooks and publicity seeking fakers you could spot a mile from their front yard. But...
I sat and talked with a family who lived in a trailer in the woods in Florida back in the 60's. Mom, Dad, teeage son and daughter. Normal people. They claimed they saw a pair of bigfoots rooting around their garbage cans. They all witnessed it. I believed them. They shunned publicity, had nothing to gain and seemed intelligent and honest. But what did they really see? No bears in that part of Florida, and bears are the best choice for an explanation--they walk on their hind feet, use their front paws like hands, etc. But these people got a fairly close up view and swore it wasn't bears. Who knows?
I wouldn't shoot a Bigfoot unless he was attacking me, or I knew for sure he was a democrat on his way to vote (same thing).
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