16. The Skookum Cast of 2000 purportedly shows where Bigfoot had a little rest in Washington State
Back to far less unsavory matters, unusual physical evidence for Bigfoot surfaced in 2001. After decades producing only casts of footprints, and a host of hoaxes, Bigfoot researchers announced that they had found startling evidence for the creature in Washington State. The Skookum Cast (above) may look like a shoddy bit of cement-work at first glance, but it allegedly shows where Bigfoot had a lie-down in the mud of a wallow pit. Bigfoot researchers believe that the cast bears the impression of an arm, hip, thigh, Achilles Tendon, and ankle of a hominid. Not everyone is so convinced, however.
Skeptics are happy that the cast is real, and shows where a large animal had a lie down, but believe that it was made by an elk. The Bigfoot hunters had used apples to lure whatever made the Skookum Cast to the area, which are a favorite food of the large ungulates. Elks also have gangly limbs, which might be mistaken for primate arms under the correct circumstances. Most indicative, was hair recovered from the wallow pit, but proved to be mostly elk when tested. And whilst elk-prints were found in the area, there were no Bigfoot tracks. Oh dear.
