I have not seen the show about bigfoot.. and I was suggusting that there is some possibilities about just why we havn't seen one. Well, in my usual sarcastic fashion.
Maya-
I agree with you on the big Cat sightings. Our USFS says that these animals are extinct on the eastern seaboard... however they do exist here in North Carolina. If you do a google search of Mountain Loin sightings, one can find sighings in diverse states such as Iowa, Michigan, Florida, etc. I'm not real sure way the USFS has declared them extinct... when the evidence is piling up against them, or should I say \"for them still being around?\"
I had a similar sighting as you did -during bow season- near Boone.NC It's mountainous there. Actually this was very near my 'sang patch, however I was bowhunting deer.
I participate in a forum expressly involved with The Linville Gorge, a federal wilderness area here in NC, that is just amazing. Here's a link to what I posted regarding my sighting, on the Linville Gorge forum:
www.linvillegorge.net/smf/index.php?topic=1613.0
I have now decided to take my Mossberg 500a in with me when I'm working on my sang patch, as a result of the sighting... caution has become more important than ever! However I'm thinking that a large caliber handgun would be more useful....