never had no encounter with one, i roam the woods all night hog huntin and coon huntin, have for over 20 years, heard folks say they seen them, I went all the way to mississippi one time with some friends and searched the swamps for 3 days lookin for one where they said they seen one before...i agree with the folks that say someone would have doccumented or killed one if they were out there... but on the other hand i think they really do exist...what if they are smart enough to catch and kill anyone that sees them... I treed a black panther before on accident years ago, she squalled and made rackets i never heard before, and could likely haul a deer up a tree to eat it... I dont think bigfoot could be worse than shinning a tree expecting to see a coon and see a huge black cat perched on a limb hasslin like a dog with a 3 foot tail twitchin around and just starrin at you!!! I hunt in coldsprings and all over liberty and montgomery county as well as most of south east texas, i got friends that wont hunt at night with me...big foot is out there folks, mayb he is stalkin you while your hunting at night!!! if ol jake ever bays one ill tie his a$$ up and post a picture for you

all BS aside, i think they do exist way back in the pinneywoods and swamps of east texas