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<blockquote data-quote="M77Fan" data-source="post: 3063230" data-attributes="member: 115996"><p>That is interesting that the bayou dwellers differentiate between Rougarou and Big Foot. Though the word Rougaru from French, in some references, does translate to wolfman, there is not complete agreement on its derivation. And if you read below, a "wolfman" (Rugaroo) could just as well be simply a "hairy man" versus a man figure with a wolf head. In the Lousiana swamps, though, I could believe both could be there.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😬" title="Grimacing face :grimacing:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f62c.png" data-shortname=":grimacing:" /> </p><p></p><p>In the northern Adirondacks, near where I grew up, the French-Canadian woodsmen (descendants from those who crossed into Northern New York [pre-Cajuns]), called Sasquatch/Bigfoot beings Rugaroo or Old Man of the Forest. Spelling maybe different from Cajun, but pronounced the same.</p><p></p><p>This story came from an in-law, only shared with close family. And under the circumstances, with Bigfoot a big joke, who would have shared it widely with all the likely derision that would follow? The man who told of this Rugaroo encounter, was not a man to invent stories, and was in fact reticent to tell about it. I think it happened in the early 1970's and he would not likely have heard of "Bigfoot" stories and couldn't have been influenced by the Internet. He was likely only aware of what was in his own culture around him and his own experiences. I will call him Pierre.</p><p></p><p>Pierre saw a Rugaroo at less than 15 yards, while deer hunting about 10 miles south of Canada. His description was pure Sasquatch. About 8 1/2 or 9 feet tall, long arms and legs. Heavily built and muscled. Long (5-8 inch) hair all over except the face. Dark brown, about the color of walnut wood. Face closer to human than ape but not quite, more like how a Neanderthal is depicted. He described a sense or a voice projecting into his head that all was well and the Rugaroo wasn't a threat. He was hunting with a rifle so thought the Rugaroo likely just wanted him calm. After that he said they both sort of backed up and turned around.</p><p></p><p>Pierre was a woods-wise Vietnam vet who had worked special forces behind enemy lines. He saw a lot over there. He grew up in a family of backwoodsmen who made a living off the land, cutting pulp wood, killing wildlife as needed to feed their families, scraping by. His relatives, particularly his uncle, had numerous encounters with Rugaroo, and they just coexisted. Naturally these woodsmen didn't talk about Rugaroo outside their own group of those who already knew, so people like me didn't hear about them - until I brought it up. These days there are stories of sightings of Sasquatch all over the Adirondacks, including police reports.</p><p> </p><p>Do I believe him? Yes. Especially after some out-there experiences I have had.</p><p></p><p><strong>Al Diamond</strong>, do you know the scream like you described is often attributed to Sasquatch?</p><p></p><p><strong>Dkwellman</strong>, holy smokes! You are lucky you were not fried! The Colorado high country can be very scary in intense lightning storms for sure. Been there, but not as bad as you describe. WOW. Wasn't your day to die.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M77Fan, post: 3063230, member: 115996"] That is interesting that the bayou dwellers differentiate between Rougarou and Big Foot. Though the word Rougaru from French, in some references, does translate to wolfman, there is not complete agreement on its derivation. And if you read below, a "wolfman" (Rugaroo) could just as well be simply a "hairy man" versus a man figure with a wolf head. In the Lousiana swamps, though, I could believe both could be there.😬 In the northern Adirondacks, near where I grew up, the French-Canadian woodsmen (descendants from those who crossed into Northern New York [pre-Cajuns]), called Sasquatch/Bigfoot beings Rugaroo or Old Man of the Forest. Spelling maybe different from Cajun, but pronounced the same. This story came from an in-law, only shared with close family. And under the circumstances, with Bigfoot a big joke, who would have shared it widely with all the likely derision that would follow? The man who told of this Rugaroo encounter, was not a man to invent stories, and was in fact reticent to tell about it. I think it happened in the early 1970's and he would not likely have heard of "Bigfoot" stories and couldn't have been influenced by the Internet. He was likely only aware of what was in his own culture around him and his own experiences. I will call him Pierre. Pierre saw a Rugaroo at less than 15 yards, while deer hunting about 10 miles south of Canada. His description was pure Sasquatch. About 8 1/2 or 9 feet tall, long arms and legs. Heavily built and muscled. Long (5-8 inch) hair all over except the face. Dark brown, about the color of walnut wood. Face closer to human than ape but not quite, more like how a Neanderthal is depicted. He described a sense or a voice projecting into his head that all was well and the Rugaroo wasn't a threat. He was hunting with a rifle so thought the Rugaroo likely just wanted him calm. After that he said they both sort of backed up and turned around. Pierre was a woods-wise Vietnam vet who had worked special forces behind enemy lines. He saw a lot over there. He grew up in a family of backwoodsmen who made a living off the land, cutting pulp wood, killing wildlife as needed to feed their families, scraping by. His relatives, particularly his uncle, had numerous encounters with Rugaroo, and they just coexisted. Naturally these woodsmen didn't talk about Rugaroo outside their own group of those who already knew, so people like me didn't hear about them - until I brought it up. These days there are stories of sightings of Sasquatch all over the Adirondacks, including police reports. Do I believe him? Yes. Especially after some out-there experiences I have had. [B]Al Diamond[/B], do you know the scream like you described is often attributed to Sasquatch? [B]Dkwellman[/B], holy smokes! You are lucky you were not fried! The Colorado high country can be very scary in intense lightning storms for sure. Been there, but not as bad as you describe. WOW. Wasn't your day to die. [/QUOTE]
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