Bigfoot in Connecticut?
Probably like a lot of you, one of the things that really got me interested in Fortean phenomena and the unexplained was Bigfoot, especially the famous 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film shot at Bluff Creek in California — here’s a nice cleaned-up version from the Discovery Channel:
Ahh, the Zapruder film of cryptozoology — hoax or not, has any other 17-second piece of celluloid outside of JFK’s assassination ever been more hotly debated and analyzed? It has launched the imagination and curiosity of millions, to say the least. I, for one, have always been fascinated by the stories of Sasquatch, as the Native Americans called the creature; I find it interesting that there are similar legends of a wild man around the globe, be it the Yeti (the abominable snowman) in Tibet, the Yowie in Australia, the Orang Pendak in Indonesia or the Skunk Ape in Florida.
People love the Bigfoot, no doubt. Remember how much hype and publicity surrounded last year’s story about two men in Georgia having shot one? The subsequent press conference was actually carried by CNN.com. Sure it turned out to be a gorilla suit in a freezer, but hey, Bigfoot was in the mainstream press!
I recently saw this recent article at American Chronicle that theorizes that since no Bigfoot remains have ever been found that the elusive creature may be some sort of multidimensional being, able to teleport between universes, visiting various spots and jumping away before getting caught. (Before you raise your eyebrow too high, this theory has actually been around for decades!) It would explain why it’s been seen pretty much everywhere, you know, like Elvis.
Of course, in terms of this universe and this website, the big question for us (after the question if it exists at all, obviously) is whether Bigfoot is a visitor to Connecticut.
The large majority of Bigfoot reports in North America tend to come from the Pacific Northwest, where there are thousands and thousands of square miles of dense forest that could potentially serve as a habitat for a small population of undiscovered primates. At first blush, a state as small and as densely inhabited as Connecticut doesn’t seem to be a likely place for Bigfoot — but yet there have been sightings here, including a few in the 21st century.
For those interested, a few websites with alleged sightings from around Connecticut:
- Bigfoot Encounters reports a few sightings, the most recent being a “young” Bigfoot in Bristol in 2005, one crossing Route 169 in Woodstock in 2004 and one seen in Barkhamstead Forest in 2002.
- The Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization has a 16-inch footprint found in Hartford County in 2003 and a harrowing Bigfoot encounter where it chased a horse and rider in 1997.
- The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization has one sighting near East Hampton in 2004 and one over in Norwich in 2005, among some older sightings.
As with any mystery creature, until someone catches or kills a Bigfoot anywhere in the world — let alone Connecticut — the debate will continue.
In the meantime, you may have to get your Connecticut Bigfoot fix from Rocky Hill-based Synthetic Cinema International, who will be releasing the independent film Sasquatch Assault, filmed on location in Connecticut! It’s due out some time this year.
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That “footprint” was found by bill green……………..lets just say he lets his enthusiasm blur his vision.
I live on Monroe Shelton line, several years ago(2002-2004 I think) I would walk outside late at night to enjoy the peace and quiet.
Many nights I would hear a strange screaming sound far off in the distance. So far away I could just barely hear it.
One night just after dark I walked out the door, there was that same scream but this time it was very close and very loud. I backed up through the door and locked it.
It left me with the impression that it wanted to be left alone so I did.
I never really seen anything because it was to dark. To this day I regret not getting a least a look, I also don’t think a locked door would have been a problem at all, from the way it sounded and the last thing I would have wanted is it upset with me, it sounded huge and bad tempered.
But the sound I will never forget, I did some research online. It sounds exactly like a some of the Big Foot screams online.
I have not heard it since.
I think bigfoot “researchers” should decide if they want to be taken SERIOUSLY , or its more important for them to not hurt peoples feelings. For me personally, I think not hurting peoples feelings is MUCH more important…..but then STFU when OTHERS do NOT take your seriously. You made your bed….a bed you should be proud of, but YOUR bed, nontheless.
Not to sound demeaning,
have you ever heard a red fox “scream” at night.
I can tell you it sounds awfully powerful especially
in the dark.
I hiked the blue trail near Voluntown a few years ago. I ended up camping very near Wyasup Lake. In the night, my companions and I were awoken by a sound almost indescribable. It was like the sound of an ape or monkeys, but with a screeching, howling undertone. And it was not alone. We heard the sound from east to west and back again in chorused echo. I decided to cover my head and find safety in sleep. The morning found us peaceful and alone. Since that night, I have listened to numerous audio tracks of North American wildlife (including the red fox) and have found nothing as “powerful” as what I heard in eastern CT whatever it may have been.
found huge footprints in snow this morning behind my house with huge gap in between (stride) i dont know what or who was behind my house at night but it is very strange either andre the giant is back and walking around barefoot in the snow or it is something else could be a bear but looks more like human feet with toes took pictures just so i know i am not crazy interesting thing is that there is deer tracks in front of footprints going the same way i am in central ct not many bf sightings around here
There is no doubt in my mind that “Big Foot” is real. Although, some may deny it, it really can not be disprovened. Not everything is bear. Not everything is a hoax. There is thermal proof of actaul creatures that don’t have heat structures such as humans, bears and etc. I am a very big fan myself and I am hoping to get a siting up here where I live. And Subkilla, I am glad to hear that~ maybe I sha’ll take a camping trip out there myself!
Has anyone ever listened to the sounds of a barn owl? They can be very loud and often scary in the middle of the night. I’m wondering if that may be what some folks have heard……
I don’t know about the rest of you but I have been living in Connecticut nearly all my 44yrs of life. I can see Bigfoot or a guy on an ape suit whichever you prefer. Being in places like Woodstock, CT or East Hampton. CT but for it to be in more suburban/urban areas like Bristol or Norwich, CT is so far fetched its pathetic. To give ppl who don’t know the lack of a rural setting Norwich or Bristol, Connecticut are think Northern Jersey or suburban NYC or lower Fairfield County just over the NY border in Connecticut. Bigfoot doesn’t hangout in densely populated areas. If Bigfoot did hangout in dense areas of the country, there would be many more sightings besides the current ones on file in some mad scientist/crytpozoologist basement computer. We would know its habits whereas now, we [society at large] are clueless about Bigfoot or if you would rather a crazy guy in a monkey suit as a saturday night activity trying to keep the cops busy with his stupid sophomoric crazy way of entertaining his mind. Another thing you budding crytpozoologists out there have to consider is the current number of authentic US citizens and the number of illegal aliens. Depending on the source you want to site, you will see there are in excess of 300 million ppl in the country. This population is a lot of ppl who are spread out throughout the country to take pics and or video of this alleged creature. Ppl you need to be more critical of the available information out there and you common sense to cut through the bs.
My friends and I have camped many times in the northwest hills of CT and only once did we hear that piercing scream in the distance. If it was a barn owl, we would have heard the screech many times. Also the only time bigfoot is seen in some populated areas is when they are moving from one forested area to another.
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I just moved here in may of 2011 from pa. I live in bethel and I went out to walk my dog and there was a deer on the side of the drive on the grass with a leg missing. I continued to walk my dog and noticed a huge bloody bare foot print in the middle of the drive and I look on the other side where the woods start and another print and the leg from the deer.
Ivan, being a Connecticut resident as I am. (Old Lyme here) taking it at face value that you are as well. I never heard on local radio or TV about your alledged run in with Bigfoot. Admittedly, I am not an expert nor have I ever claimed to be regarding Bigfoot, that being said, I have never heard of Bigfoot eating animals or hurting them for that matter. If you came across foot prints and other types of evidence why didn’t you go public with your findings? and/or get in touch with a cryptozoologist who has the expertise to look at the evidence from a scientific standpoint? That would at the least lend credit to your findings. Too say the least I find your story, just that, a story.