In the United States alone, there are over 5,000 reported sightings of Bigfoot to the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO); over seventy of those sightings have occurred in Minnesota (BFRO, 1995). Sasquatch has been a feature in many cultures’ folklore throughout history, having a variety of different names and mannerisms, but the physical descriptions of the cryptid are all the same -- large, brown, hairy, and smelly beasts. While many may believe that these eyewitness accounts and stories have been pranks or hoaxes, advancements in modern technology has allowed believers to become closer than ever to proving those skeptics wrong. The most famous form of Bigfoot evidence is footprint casts, as their large size was what coined the name Bigfoot in the first place, yet many skeptics will say that the prints hadn’t been made by sasquatch, but pranksters. DNA is number one form of evidence that all Bigfoot researchers and believers are hoping for, as it’s the one form of evidence that cannot be denied. So sasquatch hunters go into the woods with the goal to come home with a sample of hair or blood, and hope to capture photographs of the beast itself. Researchers will soon be able to prove that the quality, and quantity, of sasquatch …show more content…
The Skookum Cast had been a large print found by a group of Bigfoot researchers and enthusiasts showing what is believed to be the forearm, thigh, buttocks, Achilles tendon, and heel of an adult Sasquatch laying down to reach food in a trap left by the same researchers. If proven to be irrefutably real, the Skookum cast can easily be considered to be the most significant find in Bigfoot history to date, but unfortunately, at this time, that cannot be done. Since skeptics are continually finding new theories as to how the cast is a fake, they must each be proven to be false before the cast is accepted as real (Coleman,