I was not what you call a “believer” in this thing or things called Bigfoot. I gave it room in my mind, of course, but I was never sold on the idea they truly existed until I saw one with my own eyes on my property in Melrose, Oregon, one late summer evening.

I have lived in and around Douglas County for my entire life, except during my six-year stint in the military. It was not until I moved well outside of town that I realized there are things in the woods of the Pacific Northwest we’ve yet to discover.

Here is my story…