Skip navigation
sponsored by 

Hunter’s pics revive lively Bigfoot debate

Some say creature a young Sasquatch, others call it a mangy bear

MSNBC video
  Bigfoot – not just a myth?
Oct. 29: A “baby Sasquatch” was found in Western Pennsylvania on Sept. 16. Could Bigfoot be alive? Bob Kiviat, producer of “World’s Greatest Hoaxes Exposed,” discusses.

Countdown

Slide show
Image: Animal Tracks
  Animal Tracks
Find an in-love Afghan hound, a bathing baby leopard and more eye candy for animal lovers.

more photos

updated 10:03 p.m. ET Oct. 29, 2007

RIDGWAY, Pa. - It is furry and walks on all fours.

Beyond that, about the only thing certain about the critter photographed by a hunter's camera is that some people have gotten the notion it could be a Sasquatch, or bigfoot. Others say it is just a bear with a bad skin infection.

Rick Jacobs says he got the pictures from a camera with an automatic trigger that he fastened to a tree in the Allegheny National Forest, about 115 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, hoping to photograph deer.

Story continues below ↓
advertisement

"We couldn't figure out what they were," Jacobs said of the images captured on Sept. 16. "I've been hunting for years and I've never seen anything like this."

He contacted the Bigfoot Research Organization, which pursues reports of a legendary two-legged creature that some people believe lives in parts of the U.S. and Canada.

"It appears to be a primate-like animal. In my opinion, it appears to be a juvenile Sasquatch," said Paul Majeta of the bigfoot group.

However, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has a more conventional opinion. Agency spokesman Jerry Feaser said conservation officers routinely trap bears to be tagged and often see animals that look like the photos.

"There is no question it is a bear with a severe case of mange," Feaser said.

Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Sponsored links

Resource guide

Get Your 2008 Credit Score

Find a business to start

Try for Free

Search Jobs

Find Your Dream Home

$7 trades, no fee IRAs

Find your next car