California Woman Brings Lawsuit To Recognize Sasquatch

Still from a video taken Jan. 15th 2018 by Todd Standing near Claudia Ackley's Sighting location. 

By Ed Brown

Are There Sasquatch in Southern California?

     According to Claudia Ackley, a woman in San Bernardino County, Yes!  In fact, she believes it so much that on January 18^th, 2018 she filed a lawsuit against the state of California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife.  Her claims are that The Department of Fish and Wildlife are derelict in their duty because they fail to investigate Sasquatch reports.  In fact, according to one report, they do not even keep statistics regarding reports.
   
    In late March of 2017, Claudia along with her two daughters were hiking along a public trail in Lake Arrowhead California, when they noticed something in a tree watching them… and one of her daughters had her cell phone out and was recording.  There is absolutely no doubt that something was in the tree, however, even though there was no snout, ears on the side of the head, and a heavy eye brow…the Department of Fish and Wildlife said, “You saw a bear” … and this was ascertained without an investigation of any kind. 

Claudia Ackley Shared Her Encounter Story With Bigtruth - May 2017

     

    There have been hundreds, or quite possibly thousands of reported Bigfoot sightings within the confines of The California state lines. So why don’t they investigate sightings?  Even their mission statements says that they are bound by duty to protect the wildlife and the public. (paraphrasing)
 
    So, the question to be answered is this, “Should the Department of Fish and Wildlife have to investigate Sasquatch encounters?”  Yes… based on their own mission statement.  The point is clear, if a citizen in the State of California has a face to face encounter with a Bigfoot, and that person is distressed, then it is the duty of Fish and Wildlife to ensure that citizen that they are safe.
 
    I wish Claudia the best of luck in her law suit against The California State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, and we here at Bigtruth offer her our support and will continue to bring you the story every step of the way.

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Iowa - Harper's History Vol.1 #16

by Scott Harper

  Iowa became part of the United States of America after the War of 1812 in an uncontested manner. But, despite its long history, the state doesn't seem to have very much of a history of Sasquatch sightings prior to the 1970's. From then until present day, there is a wealth of reports, however. Why the dearth of reports prior to the 1970's? Especially with states around it that have a lengthy list of pre-Patterson/Gimlin footage (1967) reports.

  There is a report filed in September of 1869 of an "ugly, sandy-haired wild boy". It was seen eating fish in a river. This sighting took place Gilbert, Iowa.

  1884 saw the report of a "wild woman" in the woods around Dubuque, Iowa. Hunters saw her standing very still, with her back to them. They wanted a look at the front of the creature, and quietly slipped around to see her from that viewpoint. Upon them doing so, the creature loosed an "unearthly scream", and ran away, hiding behind a tree. When the hunters again attempted to get closer, the Sasquatch simply ran away. The hunters spent two more hours searching for her, but she was not found again.

  1899 proved to be an active year for sightings in the state. Near Diagonal, Iowa, a "wild man" of was spotted near a farm. The farmer chased the creature away. He, and other men, banded together to search for the Sasquatch, but never found it.

  Also in 1899, a Sasquatch of "immense size" attacked a chicken house near Afton, Iowa. The barking of the farmer's dog alerted the farmer to the situation. The farmer chased the "wild man" away. But the creature took several chickens with it.

  Near Macksburg, also in 1899, a "wild man" of "gigantic stature" chased a man who was in the woods searching for livestock that had gone astray. The sighting caused a stir, making people very wary of being outside alone, especially at night. Women, and children were especially looked after closely in the aftermath of the chase.

  Also in 1899 there was a report filed from near Des Moines in which a group of men claimed to have actually captured a "wild man". They said the creature fought with "phenomenal" strength, using his mouth in the fight as much as his hands when they subdued him. It seems that the "wild man" ended up in a circus.
From there, I couldn't find any record of Sasquatch in Iowa until 1970. Why? Why the lack of reports? Could the Dust Bowl, and the Great Depression—which hit the state's farming businesses very hard—have been the cause? Could Sasquatch in the state have been living, in large part, from the relative ease of farm crops growing the fields? The disappearances of a percentage of those crops may have prompted the Sasquatch population in the state to migrate elsewhere in search of easy food supplies. Is that possible? Could the Sasquatch in the area simply, for the most part, vacated the state for about seventy years before population pressures in the surrounding regions forced them back into it?

About the Author

   

 Scott Harper is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than 30 published short stories, and several novels. Harper grew up in Ohio, and graduated from Marysville High School in 1993, and began screenwriting in 2007, after the publication of several short stories and novels. He has worked on projects for James Tucker Productions, and 11th Dimension Films. He is currently involved with several projects, covering literature, film, and comic books. He was also a contributing writer for "Nuclear Winter Entertainment" for several months before that site shut down. Scott is very happily married to bestselling paranormal author Desirée Lee. Together, they have a wonderful little girl, and are working jointly on several projects. Those projects include multiple books, as well as the hit webcomic "MoonWraith." 

  More information about his work can be found on his website: www.scottharper.net

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