A strange footprint, thought to be that of Bigfoot, is getting some attention from wildlife experts.
Sarah McRann was at Shuswap Falls near Lumby Sunday, April 12, when she noticed a large print in the dirt, which she recognizes from previous encounters.
鈥淭his is not an animal print and I wouldn鈥檛 say a man print either,鈥� said McRann. 鈥淚 have actually seen a 鈥楤igfoot鈥� before in 2018 and last summer I had a bunch of UFOs follow me back from the border and I have plenty of those photos as well as they were all the way to 麻豆精选.鈥�
But one local wildlife expert is skeptical and says tracking involves having two or three footprints, not just one.
鈥淛ust having a footprint is very difficult,鈥� said Pete Wise, owner of Wise Wildlife Control Services.
Conservation officer Tanner Beck questions the footprint.
鈥淗ard to tell but it doesn鈥檛 look like wildlife,鈥� he said, suggesting it could be an old shoe print.
As a Vernon Search and Rescue member, and with his business, Wise spends a lot of time in the outdoors.
鈥淚鈥檝e spent my entire life in the bush,鈥� said Wise, who has been trapping since the 鈥�50s and has never seen anything resembling Bigfoot.
鈥淚鈥檓 not saying it鈥檚 not here. I鈥檝e got buddies who swear they鈥檝e seen him, but what did you see?鈥�
For him, seeing is believing.
But the same goes for McRann.
Whether the footprint really is that of Bigfoot or not, McRann hopes the topic is a nice distraction from all the coronavirus crisis news consuming so many of us.
鈥淭hought it would lighten some moods,鈥� she said.
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