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Bigfoot or big hoax? Sasquatch hunter files claim in bid to prove mythical apeman exists
Remember this fellow from his time with Les Stroud/Survival Man.
Sounds legit.
Bigfoot or big hoax? Sasquatch hunter files claim in bid to prove mythical apeman exists
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...t-bc-1.4375801
A man who spent years trying to persuade the world the Sasquatch exists is taking the B.C. government to court to try and prove it.
Todd Standing filed a civil lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court earlier this month, alleging the B.C. government is in "dereliction of duty" because it won't recognize his efforts and evidence, which he says prove the Sasquatch exists.
The creature — sometimes referred to as Bigfoot — is said to resemble an ape, walks upright and inhabits forests. It is widely considered to be a myth.
However, Standing argues that the Sasquatch has a right to be recognized as a distinct and protected species.
He intends to present physical and video evidence, and expert eye-witness testimony to the court to prove the elusive creature exists in the forests of British Columbia, as well as Alberta and Washington state, where he is also filing similar claims.
'This is the real deal'
"When a judge sits down with me and realizes what I have and who's with me — this is going to happen," Standing said in an interview from Golden B.C.
"It's no joke, I'm coming with PhDs, professors, police officers, the best in the world … this is the real deal, the evidence is here."
In 2014, Standing claimed to have found a Sasquatch hair, but a lab that studied it said it was human hair, or that of another species.
Many have tried
Many Sasquatch and Bigfoot trackers have tried — and failed — to prove to the world that the mythical, mysterious creatures are real.
In 2008, two Georgia men claimed they had bagged the dead body of a Sasquatch. The material turned out to be a rubber Halloween costume.
In 1967, the dark, grainy footage of a hairy lumbering creature walking in the wilderness, known as the Patterson-Gimlin film, was hailed by believers as positive evidence. Despite decades of examining the film, no one has been able to definitively debunk its contents.
Standing said he is aware his court action may make him seem a little off balance, and that he may next be asked to "prove unicorns and Santa Claus should be a protected species too." But he doesn't mind if his claim is met with skepticism.
"I have a lot of love and respect for the species. I admire them so greatly," he said.
A spokesperson with the Ministry of Environment said the province has yet to file a response.
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11-06-2017, 04:45 PM
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*cough*cough*hoax*cough*.....
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11-06-2017, 04:53 PM
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Exactly what part of that sounds "legit"?
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11-06-2017, 04:58 PM
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I believe him. One time we were sledding by Golden BC and i found empty Kokanee cans along the side of the trail. 
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11-06-2017, 05:00 PM
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The guy is a fraudster.
Todd Standing is Bigfoot just take a hair sample from that hairy ape.
I lost some respect for Les Stroud.
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I believe him. One time we were sledding by Golden BC and i found empty Kokanee cans along the side of the trail. |
You too!!!???
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11-06-2017, 05:07 PM
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A guy once told me he saw a a Sasquatch riding a unicorn on its way back from fishing for mermaids. Said he had 3 mermaids.
What a friggin liar! You're not even allowed to keep Mermaids!!!
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11-06-2017, 05:08 PM
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"It's no joke, I'm coming with PhDs, professors, police officers, the best in the world … this is the real deal, the evidence is here."
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I say it's the "reel" deal............Keep trollin' trollin' trollin' trollin' (what?)
Keep trollin' trollin' trollin' trollin' (come on)
Keep trollin' trollin' trollin' trollin' (yeah)
Keep trollin' trollin' trollin' trollin'
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How to catch a Sasquatch
Leave a pan of hash brownies out then follow the guitar music
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11-06-2017, 05:23 PM
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I believe him. One time we were sledding by Golden BC and i found empty Kokanee cans along the side of the trail. |
I heard about Standing a few years ago and went to his website, which proved exactly nothing.
There weren't any empty Kokanee cans anywhere in his videos, so either Mel gathered them up to make the area "pristine", or Standing's full of horse feathers.
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11-06-2017, 06:21 PM
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Makes for tv and imagination to run a muck!
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11-06-2017, 06:54 PM
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Guaranteed this is going to be a gov't funded study.lol...only in BC
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11-06-2017, 07:54 PM
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I better fill that tag before they close the season on them hairy critters.
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11-06-2017, 07:54 PM
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HAHAHA!! that's funny rite there!!
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11-06-2017, 08:42 PM
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Jeezuz, that's me at my break up party playin some Joe Diffie !!
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11-06-2017, 10:00 PM
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Sounds legit.
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Well, now we have to wait for a few months anyway before we can know for sure...
As everyone knows, Sasquatch hibernate during the winter.
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I saw a CITY news clip of Todd Standing regarding his claims. A short 4 seconds of the clip shows him quadding through water. He is either quadding in the water along a lake shoreline or coming out of a creek or river. Hope BC F&W notices that. Todd beard sort of looks fake too
At 1:09 in the clip. You decide.
http://edmonton.citynews.ca/video/20...gfoot-is-real/
No comment on if bigfeet are real or not.
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You doubters are going to feel silly when they reveal on The Curse of Oak Island that they have found Bigfoot bones.
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Bigfoot, worlds reigning hide and seek champion 
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The guys a joke, plain and simple, mr environmental, ripping through a creek in an argo, what a clown shoe! Ya, take me on the expedition, and ill blast one of them monkeys, only thing is, itd probably be one his buddies in a monkey suit and theyd lock me up!
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Previous champ was Bin Laden...doesn’t always end well for contestants.
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11-07-2017, 09:08 AM
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From the video:
Coincides with the release of his Netflix documentary....
That's all I needed to hear to know it's a publicity stunt.
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11-07-2017, 09:18 AM
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I better fill that tag before they close the season on them hairy critters.
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Is it considered baiting if I leave a case of Kokanee out in the bush by my tree stand?
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11-07-2017, 09:26 AM
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Is it considered baiting if I leave a case of Kokanee out in the bush by my tree stand?
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Only if you open one. It becomes a scent lure. Works like Axe body spray does on cougars.
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Even amongst most crypto-biologists and Sasquatch believers Todd is regarded as a hoaxer, faker and a fraud. His nickname is Todd Scamming.
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Only if you open one. It becomes a scent lure. Works like Axe body spray does on cougars.
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Older cougars react to Old Spice.
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I use Old Spice, just sayin , , , , ,
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