An example of a bigfoot sighting

Some Researchers Are Looking for Bigfoot—Just Don’t Tell Anyone
Enthusiasts from academics to Zumba instructors are dipping their toes into the Bigfoot world. ‘They’re kind of in the Sasquatch closet.’

ALLEGHENY NATIONAL FOREST—Amy Bue set out after nightfall armed with a thermal-imaging camera and two-way radio. The English teacher from Youngstown, Ohio, was hoping to finally get a clear look at Bigfoot.

In dense woods northeast of Pittsburgh, she hiked with a group that included a civil engineer, a wildlife filmmaker and a Zumba teacher. In the darkness they whooped, made loud knocks and let out a long, mournful cry known as the Ohio howl. Then they sat silent for a reply.

“A lot of Bigfooting is just sitting and waiting and listening,” she whispered.

Ten years ago, Ms. Bue says, she was driving past a reservoir when she saw something standing near the shore that was tall and dark brown with broad shoulders. “I think I just saw Bigfoot,” she remembers saying at the time.

Ten years ago, Ms. Bue says, she was driving past a reservoir when she saw something standing near the shore that was tall and dark brown with broad shoulders. “I think I just saw Bigfoot,” she remembers saying at the time