LA Animal Control issues first ever license for pet unicorn ownership | Boing Boing

This item on BoingBoing.com about a child receiving a license for a pet unicorn:

LA Animal Control issues first ever license for pet unicorn ownership | Boing Boing: 

Last month, a young girl named Madeline write a letter to the LA County Department of Animal Care and Control requesting formal government permission to keep a unicorn in her backyard. Presumably, Madeline had already asked her parents if she could have a unicorn, and rather than disappoint their child by letting her know how impossible it would be to actually capture and domesticate a unicorn, they passed the buck to the bureaucrats instead — 

Bigfoot Video: Canada

Tim Binnall at Coast to Coast shares a video of Bigfoot  in Canada that is pretty compelling. Unless it's fake, of course. I'm always a bit suspicious when the photographer just happens to be at the one clear spot at the exact moment a Sasquatch happens to walk through. On the. other hand, it is a very realistic looking Sasquatch, color, movement, body shape, etc. 

Carry On Pets

 First it was a cat that got itself cozy inside a suitcase and was discovered by TSA, now a poor doggo  found its way into a backpack. 

Odd coincidence.

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And here's an item about a Great Pyrenees who killed eight coyotes while defending his sheep.

Dogman in Oregon

I am familar with the Dogman in the eastern part of the U.S. , but what about Oregon? Wondering if Dogman encounters occur in Oregon, I did a little search and came across a few reports of Dogman sightings in my state.

Albany, Oregon, from the Dogman Encounters website:

https://dogmanencounters.com/linn-county-encounter/

YouRube video of a sighting in the Oregon Cascases:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AVaVGKeS0o

The Bigfeet and Dogmen of Oregon. An e-book

 https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-bigfeet-and-dogmen-of-oregon

Discussing Oregon Dogman on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dogman/comments/wdrh7a/dogmanwolfman_sighting_on_the_oregon_coast

Lab Meat

 I wouldn't eat it. Too futuristic mad scientist for me. I don't eat meat anyway; just some fish and chicken or turkey. "Shmeat." The meat is created in a lab, from living animal cells. I'm reminded of that heart wrenching and horrific scene from Torchwood, where a giant living creature was kept chained in a room, and slices of its flesh taken for consumption. (Yes, I know it was fiction.)

HT to boing boing.com for this item.

The Owls Are Not What They Seem

 The Norwegian Blue Owl. Beautiful. Magical. But not true. Maybe it exists in some other realm, but sadly, not in Norway, or anywhere else in this reality.

Cattle Deaths in Colorado a Mystery

 Item in New York Post. Forty cows have died recently in Meeker, Colorado. No one knows the cause of death. Wolves, bacterial infections, are two theories, but anything definitive remains elusive.

Officials have utilized aerial flights, howling surveys and game cameras to look for wolves and wolf tracks to no avail. There have been no confirmed wolf reports in the area, only unconfirmed sightings, leaving officials confused and desperate for an answer. (New York Post)

Bigfoot Dream: BF/UFO

 Bigfoot dream the other night:

I attend a lecture about Bigfoot. It's in a classroom, old school style. Green chalkboard. A woman, about forty, is the one giving the lecture. I'm excited to go. I arrive with notebooks and journals -- all kinds of material about Bigfoot. She starts her presentation; sticks little sticky notes up all over. Her talk is okay but it's lacking something. I start to add info; she is nice about it, not at all offended. After a few minutes she says "Oh, I had no idea! That is so interesting. You need to come up here and give the presentation."

So I do. I'm so happy doing this. While at first there were only a few people attending, word gets around, and soon the classroom is standing room only. 

Then the talk turns a little weird. I start talking about UFOs in connection with Bigfoot. I have maps and eye witness accounts. This doesn't turn anyone off; but many are surprised and didn't expect this direction. 

And that, my friends, is a look inside my dreaming mind.

Sheriff reports "non-human creature" brutally killed farmer's horse | Boing Boing

A farmer in Ohio found his barn wrecked and his horse tragically mutilated. 

Sheriff reports "non-human creature" brutally killed farmer's horse | Boing Boing. 

He has cameras and stated he checked it already and [no one] had been there since he was yesterday. Upon further inspection, we were able to determine that a human did not do this to the horse….

That's a curious statement -- "...were able to determine that a human did not do this . . ." how, why was it determined?  

These sheep walking endlessly in a circle is pure folk horror | Boing Boing

Not a Sasquatch item, but still a weird and Fortean animal story of sheep behaving weirdly. BoingBoing also mentions the very odd behavior of bats, a rhino and crows.

These sheep walking endlessly in a circle is pure folk horror | Boing Boing

Article about Flix, The BHM in Oregon

I was interviewed for this article in November, which appeared in the Albany Democrat Herald, about a Bigfoot like creature who communicated telepathically, saying he was from outer space.

Did you know? Millersburg had its own Bigfoot-style monster (maybe)

Bigfoot May Still Exist, Says Veteran Science Writer

Author, and relative of Bigfoot researcher Grover Krantz, believes we should keep an open mind about Bigfoot's existence. Her mission is to "encourage 

Bigfoot May Still Exist, Says Veteran Science Writer: Kranz discovered she is related to Grover Krantz, a professor of anthropology at Washington State University and one of the most famous Sasquatch researchers of the 20th century. Grover was convinced Sasquatch was real after discovering footprints he believed could only belong to the giant primate.

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Why Do I Believe Bigfoot Exists if I've Never Seen One?

What's the Intrigue?

 It's interesting to think about the researcher who researches. What is their motivation? What makes a person intrigued by a topic like UFOs, or ghosts, or cryptids?

Sometimes it's because the researcher herself saw something. Something so unusual that she has to pursue it. Or the person has had a lifetime of odd experiences. (I fall into those categories concerning ghosts, UFOs, psychic experiences, but not Bigfoot. Well, even if with Bigfoot I did have one odd episode. More on that later.) And sometimes the person is a skeptic, a debunker even, who is out to disprove the existence of ghosts, Bigfoot, UFOs, aliens, etc.

So why do I, who has never seen a Bigfoot, believe that the being exists? I watch just about every Bigfoot show I can. I have dozens of books on my shelf about Bigfoot. I can't get enough. Why? Someone asked me that not long ago; why am I so intrigued? 

Part of it is the mystery. I love mysteries. Part of it is the fact I have personally met many people here in Oregon who have seen a Sasquatch. People of all ages, genders, occupations . . . including teachers, doctors and psychologists. I believe them. Why would they lie? And do I think they're stupid enough, or ignorant enough, about local wildlife that they  mistake an elk or bear for a Sasquatch? Of course not.

There's the added factor of paranormal type activity connected to many Bigfoot encounters. What is going on with that?! Orbs, strange lights, cloaking, "mind speak," or telepathic communications, UFOs, black helicopters, cover-ups. All seemingly part of Bigfoot's existence. Who can resist chasing after that mystery?

There's just enough evidence to strongly suggest -- very strongly suggest -- that Bigfoot exists. Footprint casts, heat images on camera, calls, tree knocks, rock throwing, structures, synchronicities, not to mention eye witness accounts. 

My Bigfoot Encounter: Sort Of

I've written before about my odd episode concerning Bigfoot. I was inside the local New Age bookstore in Eugene discussing with the owner Stan Johnson. Stan Johnson, (deceased) lived in Sutherlin, Oregon and self-published a couple of books on his interactions with a family of Sasquatch. (They did not like to called Bigfoot, they told him.) Johnson's experiences included many telepathic communications with several Sasquatch on his ranch, and journeys inside a spaceship. Johnson's experiences included UFOs, conversations with a family of Sasquatch, and a new age version of Christianity. (I met Johnson once; he was in his eighties, I believe, but extremely vivacious. Definitely had charisma. He shook my hand; he was so strong I thought he was going to break it.)

So, the bookstore owner and I were talking about Bigfoot and Stan Johnson, when suddenly, I saw/felt a cone of light come down through the ceiling and cover us. Things were a bit blurry through this cone of light, like looking through gauze. Sounds were muffled. Colored streaks of light. I'm standing there, thinking this is very very weird. When our conversation finished, the cone shot up through the ceiling, and everything returned to normal. I mentioned this to the owner of course, who simply smiled and said "That sort of thing happens all the time when we talk about Stan."

So there it is. 

Enough "there there" for me to continue my Bigfoot studies. It might seem odd to some that I hope that there will never be undeniable proof Sasquatch exists, i.e. a dead body. Or even a live one, as in captured. I doubt either will ever happen. I sure hope not. For those that have seen a Sasquatch, no proof is needed. That's enough for me.

So I'll enjoy the journey, the process itself. I hope I am fortunate enough to see a Bigfoot some day. Whether I do or not, I will continue to believe Bigfoot exists. 

Woman's terrifying ordeal after hearing 'fairy' voices while 'stuck' in the woods - Dublin Live

This doesn't have anything to do with Sasquatch, but it's weird enough to post here because of its 'Missing 411' feeling. And there does seem to be a thread of a connection to Bigfoot in some of those episodes, with some witnesses (mainly children) describing a bear or ape like creature seen during their experience. Is this woman's experience in the woods related to the same energy, or source, as the people  in the Missing 411 cases? Woman's terrifying ordeal after hearing 'fairy' voices while 'stuck' in the woods - Dublin Live

Alaskan Killer Bigfoot: Spoiler Alert

 Alaskan Killer Bigfoot airs on the Travel Channel. It's about a team of researchers going out to Portlock, Alaska. Portlock was a booming fishing town seventy years ago but several gruesome and mysterious deaths occurred. Finally, humans abandoned the place and no one has lived there. Now, with the approval of indigenous elders, a small group was sent to Portlock in order to find proof of Nantinaq, their name for a Bigfoot type creature believed to be the possible cause of those deaths. Hoping to reclaim Portlock and once again have it inhabited, the tribe wants it safe of course. In order to do that, Nantinaq has to be vanquished.

They brought in Ron Morehead, who certainly knows his stuff. His assessment: Bigfoot is there all right. They brought in a psychic; she was too shaken up by the negative vibes of a malevolent energy and left in a hurry. They brought in a demonologist (eye roll here) and a sensitive. The sensitive was very interesting; she picked up on a lot of things that coincided with the experiences of others on the team. 

Plus, tree knocking, rock throwing, stenches and reeks, strange howls and whistles, "mind speak," feeling disoriented, unexplained lights. 

Assuming of course these were actual happenings and not made up or exaggerated stuff for para-tainment.

I usually watch these shows, and even with a grain of salt, overall accept that something very weird is going on. Assuming that what they say is true, it seems obvious there is a hugely strong presence. Whether or not it's Bigfoot, or a Bigfoot like creature, who can say. Lots of similarities with Bigfoot. Or it could be an elemental. Of course, Bigfoot could be an elemental. 

If that's the case: ticked off elemental, unliveable island, horrific deaths due to "evil" elemental/spirit/Bigfoot, why bother? Leave the thing there. Leave it alone. I know this is probably politically incorrect. The native people want their land; in order to continue survival, to have a home for the generations to come. But it seems that, while yes indeed, the indigenous peoples were there before us, it seems clear that whatever is the energy of Nantinaq has been there much longer.

In that case, let it be. Or, treat it with not just fear (you wouldn't find me looking for it) but respect. Make offerings. Gifts. Talk to it. It seems evil to you, well of course. It does to me too, if that is the cause for the murders. But from its perspective, it wants humans out of there. It's defending its space.

The next to the last episode of Alaskan Killer Bigfoot had the demonologist cleanse the forest, using a giant squirt gun filled with holy water. (I think it was a combination of rose, sage and holy water but not sure.) It reminded me of the Monty Python hunting mosquito episode. After the cleansing, everyone felt better. Only one day, with everyone feeling lighter, they decide Portlock was now safe. 

Hubris? Ignorance? Why would anyone believe that after only day, with something so old and powerful, would be vanished after a quick spray of blessed water? 

Sure enough, as the happy team leaves Portlock, full of good feelings of success, they turn back to look and  . . . Fire! 

The little shack they built as a symbol of hope and future buildings to come, was mysteriously on fire.

I wasn't at all surprised.

Next episode is the final episode. Don't know if it's the season finale, or the show finale. 

Rude Deer

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Finds in the Files: Bigfoot's Strange Blood and Other Things

 I've been having fun going through the hundreds of books in our "book room." Over the years I've called it the Room of Doom, The Hell Room . . . Karyn Dolan  once suggested I call it the Room of Opportunity to change my response to the room. I used to go in there and just freak at the mess, the boxes, the sheer number of books. Overwhelmed. Once I literally fainted when I walked in there; I just couldn't. Deal. At. All. 

But some shift happened lately, thankfully. I've made a lot of progress and every day I go in there and work in the room. Actually, I think of it as play. I can't wait until I get to the point I can unleash my inner librarian and start organizing the books  -- all UFO, cryptid, paranormal and folklore related -- that I'm keeping. Not to mention the books of various genres (vintage sci-fi, westerns, detective, and being an X-Files nerd, X-Files ephemera.)

Found these gems today:

An article from a 1989 issue of FATE by Jon Erik Beckjord on "weird" Bigfoot blood.

Classic from Ivan T. Sanderson. Pyramid 1968

Great cover art from Grosset and Dunlap 1976 (copyright 1932)

Questions Remain After Highway Crash Involving Monkeys - The New York Times

Truck carrying crates of monkey for lab "research" crashes : Questions Remain After Highway Crash Involving Monkeys - The New York Times. A woman who witnessed the crash and stopped to help got too close to a crate with a monkey inside, which spit on her. She has reported feeling ill right away; is getting treatment. Four of the escaped monkeys were caught and euthanized. 

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