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24 D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA N A M A G A Z I N E • FA L L 2 0 2 4 Next, there is the Hairy Man Picto- graph, found in a rock shelter within the Tule River Indian Reservation in central California. It is a nearly 1,000-year-old rock painting which depicts three large human-like figures covered in hair; a male, a smaller female, and a much smaller child. Interestingly, the painting in- cludes only known animals from the area, including humans, of whom are clearly independent in design from the "hairy man." Subsequently, you might be surprised to find that near- ly all indigenous tribes of North America have specific names for the sasquatch in their respective languages. These designa- tions originated generations before the first European explorers stepped foot in North America. Former FBI and police forensic investigator Jimmy Chilcutt provides my third reason. Chilcutt became one of the world's leading specialists in the field of primate dermatoglyphics: studying the patterns of lines/ridges on the inner surface of hands and feet. Several bigfoot tracks, cast in extremely fine soil, were found to exhibit dermal ridges. After careful analysis of these casts, Chilcutt publicly offered the following conclusion: "I have found the striation patterns of these casts to be indepen- 1 5 0 0 Fa i r m o n t R o a d Fa i r m o n t , M o n t a n a • 4 0 6 . 7 9 7 . 3 2 4 1 • 8 0 0 . 3 3 2 . 3 2 7 2 • f a i r m o n t m o n t a n a . c o m THANK YOU FOR VOTING US BEST GOLF COURSE IN MONTANA 2023-24 of B E S T M O N TA N A A S V O T E D B Y R E A D E R S O F Y E A R S WO N W I N N E R ! Committed to bringing exceptional title and escrow services to Park, Gallatin & Madison Counties RESIDENTIAL & REFINANCE • COMMERCIAL BUILDER/ DEVELOPER SERVICES • LENDER SERVICES MISSOULA COMING SOON! T H E choice I S yours! D E M A N D T H E best! BIG SKY 11 Lone Peak Dr #102 Big Sky, MT 59716 O: 406.993.2644 BOZEMAN 1925 N 22nd Ave #102 Bozeman, MT 59718 O: 406.587.7702 LIVINGSTON 207 S Main St Livingston, MT 59047 O: 406.333.0013 HIGHLY UNUSUAL SOUNDS RECORDED NEAR ENNIS HAVE STRIKINGLY SIMILAR CHAR- ACTERISTICS TO THOSE CAP- TURED IN THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE IN THE EARLY 70s

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