Teddy Roosevelt was very important in Tampa history. During the Spanish American War he was the officer in charge of command and control. All supplies for the war effort came out of Tampa straight for Cuba. He was also the only President that had a Bigfoot encounter.
In his book The Wilderness Hunter he related a story told to him by a 'grizzled weather beaten old mountain hunter, named Bauman." Near the Idaho and Montana border on the Salmon River he claimed a hunter friend of his was killed by an upright beast that raided their camp and sent him fleeing for his life. This hunter was sure that the animal was a Bigfoot. Teddy had no reason not to believe him, he wrote in his book.
Roosevelt also wrote that while camping in that area years later, he heard a loud screaming howl in the distance that terrified him. He knew animals, and this was nothing he had ever heard before. This story is legend among the Bigfoot community. It does seem to be more credible than Jimmy Carter's UFO story.
The BFRO (Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization) list Roosevelt's story as a class "B" sighting. That means the witness did not see the animal, he only heard it. Today, many people are getting great audio of sounds from the forest that cannot be explained. Teddy was not able to identify the animal that made the roar he heard.
The only thing is that today with all the digital capability out there, the Patterson Film stands as the only good visual of Bigfoot. I believe we are very close to a video that will show a clearer image the Roger Patterson film of 1967 shot in 16mm.
Awesome! Didn't know that! learn something new everyday :) Thank you
Posted by: Sharon | Wednesday, 28 July 2010 at 03:20 PM