A species of big, hairy, ape-like creatures has been roaming our planet since ancient times. Some call it the Skunk Ape, some call it Sasquatch, but most people call it Bigfoot. The question is, do you believe in Bigfoot?

Freshman Liv Gross said, “There aren’t TV shows about finding Santa, so why is there one about finding Bigfoot?”

The question whether or not Sasquatches are real is relevant to all of us. After all, Northeast Ohio is very “Squatchy” territory. According to the Bigfoot Field Research Organization (BFRO), Sasquatches enjoy woodland areas with low population and a surplus of protein sources, like deer. Sound familiar?

BFRO founder Matt Moneymaker started the organization in 1995 in Akron. The group specializes in field work and uncovering the mystery of the Bigfoot. Matt Moneymaker recorded the famous “Ohio Howl” by East Liverpool, Ohio, in 1994. Animal sound experts all over the world have listened to the recording, and they were “stumped.”

Just three years ago, a new “Ohio Howl” was recorded in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park by Charlie Page, a member of Ohio’s BFRO. This has gotten more attention than any other howl recording simply because no one can explain what it is other than a Sasquatch.

Despite all the evidence that Bigfoot researchers and believers share, nonbelievers still outnumber the believers. Yet that fact doesn’t change one avid Bigfoot supporter’s opinion. “You honestly have to be ignorant to not believe in Bigfoot,”  senior Bennett Canzone said with passion. “With the facts present like footprints, expert researchers like the “Finding Bigfoot [TV Show]” cast and eye witnesses all around the world, it would be simply sad to ignore the fact that Sasquatches definitely roam the earth.”

It’s undeniable that the argument of Bigfoot’s validity has not yet come to rest. The mystery is very much alive but, at the end of the day, do you believe?