Post by thomassteenburg on May 7, 2014 21:45:35 GMT -5
Well we finally managed to meet the witness in this case an talked to him at the location of his alleged encounter.
Thomas Steenburg
B.C. File # 10189
LOCATION : Just south of Harrison Hot Springs, BC
TIME : approx 8:30 am.
DATE : January 31, 2013.
REPORT BY : Thomas Steenburg
The witness in this case at the time of writing has been very hard to pin down. Bill Miller did speak with him briefly at the four corner gas station outside of Harrison but since then contact has become difficult. All we know is what he posted in a series of statements in a BC hunting web site which was seen by Bill Reed. who informed us of the situation. Below are some of those postings.
Here is his post dated December 31, 2013
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I saw Sasquatch today
Ok, so first off I'm not drunk, high or prone to hallucinations...these can be ticked off at the offset.
I DO wear glasses but I have perfect vision with them on.
I've recently moved to the countryside in the Harrison/Agassiz area. This morning I was out early on my field hoping to bag a few bunnies, it was just before 1st light- around 6.30am. I did my usual route around the blackberry bushes and shrubs that I usually see them around but, not seeing any I started my walk back to the farmhouse. It's starting to get a little brighter by now so I'm looking around and enjoying the views when I spot a big fella up on the ridge behind the field. When I say big, IF it was a guy he would have been 7ft+ and 400lbs...he was BIG.
The ridge is about 100ft up and 800ft or so away from me...I don't/didn't believe in Bigfoot but this was definitely not a man and so I got a little scared. Now I'm questioning my own eyes.
I wasn't going to say anything but I can't get it out of my head....I need to someone to tell me it was just my imagination. The other option leaves me looking into an unknown world that I really don't want to look into.
His second post the same day in response to other replies
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All I can say is you guys are a hell of a lot braver than me....there is no way I'm going anywhere close to where I saw it.....any prints can stay there. Let me put it in perspective for you...I've seen active combat numerous times. I know what being afraid is, I know what fear is....what I felt this morning was an instinctive, pure, gut turning fear that I have never experienced in my life. I will not be getting close to or go looking for anything in that area....ever.
Now, If a black bear can cross a two lane road on its hind legs then its plausible that it can also stand still on its hind legs for 15 seconds or so (thats how long I watched before I turned and rapidly headed indoors.) I now just need to convince myself that its a bear that I saw and nothing else.
As for cell phone, no I don't carry it out when I'm going out to the field, I don't need to make any calls that early in the morning.
Another post
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I'm hiding in shame for saying anything in the first place....should have known the a$$ hats and naysayers would dive in like rabid wolves. I live on Hot Springs Rd, right hand side coming in from Agassiz....my property heads up the mountain. I'll point you to the place but I don't think I'll be going up there anytime soon.
Next
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Cheers for the encouragement guys...I definitely saw whatever I saw...be it a bear or "something else". I need to know for certain so I'm going to take up a couple of the offers and try get up there...there's no direct way from the farm...its basically a cliff wall up to the ridge. I'm hoping this torrential rain hasn't washed any proof away. Guess I'll find out one way or another.
Now at this point Bill Reed had informed me of what was going on so myself and Bill Miller posted a few times hoping to hear more from the witness.
Bill. No this person has not contacted myself. I wish he would.
Thomas Steenburg
BILL MILLER than posted after he briefly talked to the witness.
I have spoken to the witness and he seemed pretty sincere. He has been going back and forth in his mind about it maybe being a bear or someone, but the bulk and size of the subject has him leaning towards it being too big to be one of those options.
I have invited Thomas Steenburg to come out and we go see the witness and Thomas can post what ever comes out of that meeting if he wishes to.
UPDATE April 29, 2014
All efforts to get further info has thus far been fruitless. However we will continue to try
Thomas Steenburg
UPDATE May 3, 2014
Today myself and Bill miller finally met and talked to the witness in this case on his property where he had his encounter in the early morning hours of December 31, 2013. He has requested that his identity remain unsaid so I will respect his wishes in writing this report. Rather than my usual method of questions and answers this was a recorded conversation with the witness were it happen and the thought of trying to write the whole thing out has left me wanting so I will simply cover the basics, and express my own thoughts on the matter. I do not think this man is making this up for attention on any other reason, as I have no doubt he would rather just put this behind him and carry on with his life without the Sasquatch mystery playing any part of it. He thinks now that it was closer to 8;30 in the morning while he was walking back to his house with out shooting any rabbits when he sped a figure, on the high hill side standing near a power line pole apparently watching his every move. He said it appeared to be a dark gray in color without any variances in tone or general appearance. He is sure that it was standing there on two legs, and had arms shoulders and a head. It did move as he looked at it in a kind of shifting of position stance but he did not observe it walking or running at all. The witness did not hear anything nor did he smell anything. He also could not see any fine detail such as eyes, nose or mouth, or hair due to the distance between himself and the subject. He also said while he was looking at it it still was not yet daybreak but the darkness of night was fading fast. After a short few moments of looking at it the witness felt very uneasy and retreated to the house at a quickened pace glancing back at it about four times. Once inside he looked out the kitchen window which faces the right direction just to see that the subject was no longer standing there. He did not observe it walking away, it was simply gone. He never saw it again. The witness later posted about his experience in a BC hunting web page but quickly regretted doing so as he experienced very quickly the reaction of a ignorant public to a reported Sasquatch encounter. Fortunately Bill Reed saw the posts and informed myself who contacted Bill Miller who in turned made the initial contact with the witness. After a month and a half of hit and miss we were finally able to talk to him at the location on May 3 2014.
The witness in this case does accept the possibility that it could have been a large man up there, but admitted to me that he does not think so. However he wont bring himself to say publicly he saw a Sasquatch. Both Bill miller and myself were impressed by this witness.
Thomas Steenburg
Thomas Steenburg
B.C. File # 10189
LOCATION : Just south of Harrison Hot Springs, BC
TIME : approx 8:30 am.
DATE : January 31, 2013.
REPORT BY : Thomas Steenburg
The witness in this case at the time of writing has been very hard to pin down. Bill Miller did speak with him briefly at the four corner gas station outside of Harrison but since then contact has become difficult. All we know is what he posted in a series of statements in a BC hunting web site which was seen by Bill Reed. who informed us of the situation. Below are some of those postings.
Here is his post dated December 31, 2013
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I saw Sasquatch today
Ok, so first off I'm not drunk, high or prone to hallucinations...these can be ticked off at the offset.
I DO wear glasses but I have perfect vision with them on.
I've recently moved to the countryside in the Harrison/Agassiz area. This morning I was out early on my field hoping to bag a few bunnies, it was just before 1st light- around 6.30am. I did my usual route around the blackberry bushes and shrubs that I usually see them around but, not seeing any I started my walk back to the farmhouse. It's starting to get a little brighter by now so I'm looking around and enjoying the views when I spot a big fella up on the ridge behind the field. When I say big, IF it was a guy he would have been 7ft+ and 400lbs...he was BIG.
The ridge is about 100ft up and 800ft or so away from me...I don't/didn't believe in Bigfoot but this was definitely not a man and so I got a little scared. Now I'm questioning my own eyes.
I wasn't going to say anything but I can't get it out of my head....I need to someone to tell me it was just my imagination. The other option leaves me looking into an unknown world that I really don't want to look into.
His second post the same day in response to other replies
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All I can say is you guys are a hell of a lot braver than me....there is no way I'm going anywhere close to where I saw it.....any prints can stay there. Let me put it in perspective for you...I've seen active combat numerous times. I know what being afraid is, I know what fear is....what I felt this morning was an instinctive, pure, gut turning fear that I have never experienced in my life. I will not be getting close to or go looking for anything in that area....ever.
Now, If a black bear can cross a two lane road on its hind legs then its plausible that it can also stand still on its hind legs for 15 seconds or so (thats how long I watched before I turned and rapidly headed indoors.) I now just need to convince myself that its a bear that I saw and nothing else.
As for cell phone, no I don't carry it out when I'm going out to the field, I don't need to make any calls that early in the morning.
Another post
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I'm hiding in shame for saying anything in the first place....should have known the a$$ hats and naysayers would dive in like rabid wolves. I live on Hot Springs Rd, right hand side coming in from Agassiz....my property heads up the mountain. I'll point you to the place but I don't think I'll be going up there anytime soon.
Next
---''''
Cheers for the encouragement guys...I definitely saw whatever I saw...be it a bear or "something else". I need to know for certain so I'm going to take up a couple of the offers and try get up there...there's no direct way from the farm...its basically a cliff wall up to the ridge. I'm hoping this torrential rain hasn't washed any proof away. Guess I'll find out one way or another.
Now at this point Bill Reed had informed me of what was going on so myself and Bill Miller posted a few times hoping to hear more from the witness.
Bill. No this person has not contacted myself. I wish he would.
Thomas Steenburg
BILL MILLER than posted after he briefly talked to the witness.
I have spoken to the witness and he seemed pretty sincere. He has been going back and forth in his mind about it maybe being a bear or someone, but the bulk and size of the subject has him leaning towards it being too big to be one of those options.
I have invited Thomas Steenburg to come out and we go see the witness and Thomas can post what ever comes out of that meeting if he wishes to.
UPDATE April 29, 2014
All efforts to get further info has thus far been fruitless. However we will continue to try
Thomas Steenburg
UPDATE May 3, 2014
Today myself and Bill miller finally met and talked to the witness in this case on his property where he had his encounter in the early morning hours of December 31, 2013. He has requested that his identity remain unsaid so I will respect his wishes in writing this report. Rather than my usual method of questions and answers this was a recorded conversation with the witness were it happen and the thought of trying to write the whole thing out has left me wanting so I will simply cover the basics, and express my own thoughts on the matter. I do not think this man is making this up for attention on any other reason, as I have no doubt he would rather just put this behind him and carry on with his life without the Sasquatch mystery playing any part of it. He thinks now that it was closer to 8;30 in the morning while he was walking back to his house with out shooting any rabbits when he sped a figure, on the high hill side standing near a power line pole apparently watching his every move. He said it appeared to be a dark gray in color without any variances in tone or general appearance. He is sure that it was standing there on two legs, and had arms shoulders and a head. It did move as he looked at it in a kind of shifting of position stance but he did not observe it walking or running at all. The witness did not hear anything nor did he smell anything. He also could not see any fine detail such as eyes, nose or mouth, or hair due to the distance between himself and the subject. He also said while he was looking at it it still was not yet daybreak but the darkness of night was fading fast. After a short few moments of looking at it the witness felt very uneasy and retreated to the house at a quickened pace glancing back at it about four times. Once inside he looked out the kitchen window which faces the right direction just to see that the subject was no longer standing there. He did not observe it walking away, it was simply gone. He never saw it again. The witness later posted about his experience in a BC hunting web page but quickly regretted doing so as he experienced very quickly the reaction of a ignorant public to a reported Sasquatch encounter. Fortunately Bill Reed saw the posts and informed myself who contacted Bill Miller who in turned made the initial contact with the witness. After a month and a half of hit and miss we were finally able to talk to him at the location on May 3 2014.
The witness in this case does accept the possibility that it could have been a large man up there, but admitted to me that he does not think so. However he wont bring himself to say publicly he saw a Sasquatch. Both Bill miller and myself were impressed by this witness.
Thomas Steenburg
