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Bigfoot reported in Potter Co.

Justin Prouty and Sandy Cramer became hooked on “Squatch hunting” after they encountered the rare creature in Potter County. They are excited about learning more about Bigfoot and have obtained some useful equipment, like the parabolic dish and monoculars Sandy is holding. 

Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 1:49 pm | Updated: 2:00 pm, Wed Jan 29, 2014.

By Sharon Corderman | 0 comments

Although they don’t have substantiated evidence, some local “Squatch hunters” say they have had numerous encounters with the elusive creature in Potter County and the surrounding areas. They say Bigfoot (also known as Sasquatch, Yeti, Rugaru, Windigo, Abominable Snowman, Migyur, and many other names, each specific to one of the many locales around the globe where the giant beast has been reported) definitely makes its home in our area, probably because of the abundance of remote habitat and favorable terrain found here.

Sandy Cramer and Justin Prouty, two of the most dedicated hunters, say they started the local research project kind of on a whim. 

“One night, Justin and his wife were at my house and we were kind of bored,” said Cramer, a semi-retired nurse. “Justin said, ‘Let’s go Bigfoot hunting.’ I thought he was kidding, but we went that night and had a lot of fun. We kept going and when we started having some encounters, we got to thinking, ‘Oh my God, this is real.’”

That was in the summer of 2011 and they’ve since gotten hooked on Squatch hunting, although Cramer points out that “hunting” isn’t really the right word. “What we’re doing is looking for evidence and researching. We’re trying to learn as much as we can about a creature that is not very well-known.”

The closest encounter they’ve had is with a Bigfoot they’ve named ‘Pops.’ They describe him as light gray and report seeing him several times. They suspect he is also the creature who has been enjoying the peanut butter they leave out in an area he seems to frequent. Once, when Cramer and Prouty walked along the edge of a field, two other Squatch hunters watching from a nearby barn saw a large, gray creature step out of the woods and follow them a short distance back. 

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