Sierra Kills Bigfoot shooter cracks under pressure, reveals location and everything under the sun

Justin Smeja was introduced to Derek Randles after an encounter with a Sasquatch in the mountains of Northern Ca.  Texas native, he now makes his home near Sacramento California and works in the construction trade.  Avid hunter, tracker and fisherman, Justin specializes in scent control and camera set up.

Update: Sierra Kills: Why Justin Smeja refuses to give exact location of Bigfoot shooting [EXCLUSIVE]
Update #2: Watch: A Conversation With Justin Smeja: I Killed Bigfoot

(Please pardon any spelling mistakes. It's 4:30 in the morning here and I'm half asleep as I'm writing this... Enjoy!)

Well, it only took one whole year for the Bigfoot shooter to finally give us the details of his story. We've heard Derek Randles' side of the story, but under strict Non-Disclosure Agreement involving DNA sampling, the shooter was not allowed to give any details... until now.

In August, Justin Smeja (the shooter) and I spoke on the phone. I have to admit, I was not prepared to take any notes. Sorry, I'm not a journalist and I'm not the type to carry around a notepad (I was shopping at Costco when he called).

Instead of asking him important questions like, "Can you tell me where you shot the creatures?" or "What did they [the creatures] sound like?", I was asking intimate questions. I asked him what his dad thought about this and what did it feel like to shoot the creatures. I got the gist of it. He said he felt terrible for killing the "little one". It was very difficult for him to talk about shooting the "little one". It "looked human" up-close he said.

We spoke for about an hour. Justin was very forthcoming and willing to tell me anything about the creatures he shot. There were some things he couldn't tell me. He warned me from the beginning that he was not allowed to talk about the DNA study, I respected that and we talked about other things instead... like bear hunting and camping.

Before we hung-up, I promised him I wouldn't talk about our conversation until he decides spill the beans. He said Derek Randles was his boss and I did not want to cause him any trouble with his boss. As you all know by now, we've posted many stories about the Sierra Kills and to be honest, we have no idea what Mr. Randles think about Bigfoot Evidence (us). That doesn't matter any more. The cat just jumped out of the bag.

Justin Smeja finally cracked last night. Perhaps this is a sign of things to come. He has never revealed the approximate location of the shooting... until now. If you must know, the shooting happened near Gold Lake, CA.

So what or who made him crack? We believe it was one question that cracked him and it was a question posted by Tautriadelta:

General [Justin Smeja's screename] .. if you where hunting for bear as you claim you would have been prepared to extract the carcass from the kill site immediately. If you shot two Sasquatch out of fear for your well-being that is understandable, however it should be noted that bear hunters are typically very cool customers.

The prospect is high that the first shot will not bring the bear down and you have to be prepared to respond; it's the same way when shooting people who are armed and wearing body-armor. But you stated that you did not remove the bodies that day because they looked too human and you where afraid. The above example offered by the grandfather above clearly defines that your excuse is (forgive my Marine Corps vernacular) ****-poor.

Personally I believe that you went out with the full intention of killing a Sasquatch. I don't believe there where proper bear tags withing 100 miles of you, let-a-lone in your possession at the time and after the shooting you realized you had bitten of much much more than you could chew legally and ethically and you panicked. To add further tragedy to this gruesome situation you (seemingly) chose to let the "too human appearing" dead Sasquatch/s, one of which you say died in your arms lay like roadkill to be devoured or rot whichever came first; until of course you had time to think and went back for a tissue sample only to find the carcasses allegedly gone yet you elude to finding a fetus although you did not come right out and say it openly.

I am glad that if this did in fact take place that you eventually came forward, although I don't speculate that it was for the sole purpose of clearing your conscience. Maybe the supposed book will tell the whole story in it's entirety? Who knows. Maybe your tissue samples, whatever they might be will be confirmed by Ketchum and Erickson's film? I'll get back to that in a second.

Basically, Tautriadelta was trying to suggest that Justin had "full intention of killing a Sasquatch" when he was out bear hunting that day. Tautriadelta did not believe there were proper bear tags within 100 miles of where Justin was rumored to have killed the Bigfoots.

The accusation didn't sit well with Justin, so he responds with the whole shebang:

Justin Smeja's response:

thats an interesting theory. that reminds me rwridley i think it was said something along the lines of ''did anyone check to see if justin smeja had a bear tag? if so he would have to turn in that bear tag if he was successful, after all some people say it was just a bear''. Well in CA DFG requires that EVERY bear hunter turn in their bear tag at the end of the year whether or not they were successful. So yes I had a bear tag and yes I did send it in at the end of the year. No I did not kill a bear in 2010.

Heres a bone for you all. I personally havent said much at all about the location of the kill. Lots of assumptions have been made and I've remained quiet about it. well here you go it was by Gold lake, CA. Maybe it was 2 miles away maybe it was 10 miles away. It really doesnt matter at this point, as time goes on I will release the exact location of the kill site more then likely in the book.

Of course I had a bear tag with me in my possession. I was bear hunting. Not squatch hunting. Your theory is far fetched taut.

I think it is silly what some of you must think a bear hunter does after he shoots something. Lets say its a medium size 300 pounder. Then you are going to take that home with you? REALLY? That sounds logical? well gee roy we gotta carry this 300lb bear 2 miles to the truck.... that sounds like a lot of work............. I dont doubt there are people that do that. I live in ca i see people doing some pretty stupid ****.

When the animal goes down it goes something like this and this remains the same if its a deer hog or bear. So I'm usually in the back country on foot if I'm further then 100 yards from the truck I usually still do it this way tho. It hits the ground I get on the radio to whoever I'm hunting with give em my gps location and tell em to come help me pack it out. I through the animal on its back skin front side then use the skin as a blanket to keep the meat clean. Then I cut the meat off. I load it in a trash bag then into my back pack then load up my buddies pack. Then we take the skull (to present to DFG and have them pull a tooth) and the cape/fur if its worth saving we carry that by hand. It all goes down in about 1.5 hrs (it blows my mind some people spend that long just dragging the animal the last 200 yards to the truck). Then once i'm home its vaccum sealed and thrown in the freezer. Thats about it. Theres no Crains or special equipment to move such a large animal that I've ever used or seen used. Personally I would probably move that 300lb bear about 20 ft and give up. That would be a lot of work....

I dont really feel like addressing the whole ''why didnt you grab the little one'' again again (thats once again the problem with this thread/way of forum layout. no i dont have a better suggestion). In short. I just dont know. No excuses here. I just wanted to get out of there.

Julio, no i do not worry about being prosecuted for this. There is a lot of people out there who TELL ME I should be and theres others who have said I'm ''shakin in my boots'' about the whole thing. Thats not the case. Yes something terrible has happened. I'm not making light of the situation BUT really.... I've seen the justice system and how it really works... This would be ruled as nothing more then a hunting accident. People get killed every year in CA while deer hunting with their best friend because somebody took a stupid shot they shouldnt have. Nothing ever happens to the best friend. In fact last week a few hours from my house 2 brothers were deer hunting. one heard a noise turned and shot into the bush and killed his brother. Terrible story. Its simply a another hunting accident. In the real world I do not believe anyone will stand trail for killing an imaginary creature....

Jerry, My hounds name is Cammi. She is a black and tan blood hound and yes she has tracked and hunted bears. That part of her life is over with due to my wife. She was always afraid cammi would come back missing a face or not come back at all. which obviously happens from time to time. now she just sleeps in bed with us and spends her days chasing squirrels in the back yard. That breed is very popular in russia for fox hunting. I believe they call them ''fox hound'' out there. They are all around good hunting dogs..... but they dont always come back when you call them.. like any hound. Randles knew of the blood hound but was more going for a summary of the story. Many details were left out. It would take a whole book to write them all like slim said.....

Of course, many are still skeptical of the whole story. One person wrote:

Man Roger Patterson was on TV within weeks of his filming at Bluff Creek! I'd like to know how much $$$ is happening during this "development" period. I wonder if there is a plan to build this thing up over time then getting someone to commit sight unseen to paying out a sizable sum for the rights to take it go public even if it's a bust.

Justin Smeja's boss, Derek Randles replied to this comment and reassure skeptics that this is no hoax:

Payday huh?? Wow,still haven't seen that money yet. LOL It's so hard for people to believe that we are serious researchers with good true intentions. We are! This isn't Georgia , that I will promise you, and we sure as hell aren't the Georgia boys. You'll see.
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I can assure you I'm not trying to attempt researcher suicide. I've been in this for a long time, over half my life. I do take this very seriously. Why in Gods name would we be trying to pull the wool over anyone eyes? Please don't forget, we would not even be talking about this event if it wouldn't have been leaked by Lindsay. Where's the beef? The beef is in the study. We have no control over when it's released to the world. That is up to Melba. I know the results, and I trust her completely. Those are the facts. Everything I've said on this form is true, and I'd take a lie detector test right now, tomorrow or whenever. How the study is received remains to be seen. I have no control over that either.

If any of you here on this forum have worked with me you'd know I'm a very honest person and very true to my field of research. I have 0 tolerance for BS. People have the right to be skeptical, and I respect most peoples opinion, but to think that we're doing this for some money making scheme is laughable. In fact it's hilarious! I work closely with one of the richest men in California, yet I've NEVER asked him for one penny. This is not about money, it's about the truth. It's a sad state of affairs when nobody believes that someone is acting for the right reasons.

I sleep well at night.
DR

So what new things did we learn here?

We learned a few things.

• The approximate location is at Gold Lake, CA
• Justin Smeja is writing a tell-all book
• They did cut out a piece of steak from the Bigfoot
• According to one comment, Justin THINKS he has photos of the steak in an old cell phone.
• According to Derek Randles, he already knows the DNA results, "I know the results, and I trust her completely. Those are the facts. Everything I've said on this form is true, and I'd take a lie detector test right now, tomorrow or whenever"

Here's another important information someone on the forum gathered for us about the Bigfoot creatures:

Let’s recap the attributes of the animals General [Justin Smeja] says he killed (in no particular order).

1. Bigfoot Youth -- “rounded” mouths like humans, with no tusks or fangs, enlarged but not long canines, similar to a gorilla’s.
2. Bigfoot Youth -- black hands, with palms padded like a dog’s paw, with fingers of same proportion to palm as in humans.
3. Bigfoot Adult and Bigfoot Youth -- omnivores.
4. Bigfoot Youth and Bigfoot Adult --- smarter than any other animals in the wild.
5. Bigfoot Youth --- around 40 lbs.
6. Bigfoot Youth --- communicated, “talked” like humans, in the vocal way of the deaf, with no ape like grunts.
7. Bigfoot Adult and Bigfoot Youth --- “Bad body order x 12 mixed with a coyote.”
8. Bigfoot Youth --- eyes like humans.
9. Bigfoot Youth --- looked very different than the Bigfoot Adult.
10. Bigfoot Youth --- dark brown hair.
11. Bigfoot Youth --- appeared unafraid yet worried and panicky.
12. Bigfoot Adult --- color of a pale coyote.
13. Bigfoot Adult --- no “cone-head”.
14. Bigfoot Adult --- “8’ tall and was hairy and walked like a man.”
15. Bigfoot Youth --- facially “somewhere in the middle between human ape and boxer [dog].”
16. Bigfoot Adult --- compared to Roger Patterson’s film subject, “it was so much like that but totally totally different and not even close in appearance” and it looked “as different from patty as chuck norris and the cable guy.”
17. Bigfoot Adult --- 600 lbs.
18. Bigfoot Adult --- not muscular looking, not fat, not as wide as generally portrayed in recreations.
19. Bigfoot Adult --- when shot, it ran on two legs, and then on all fours, then on two legs, then on all fours before it left view. (this part was in Randles’ recounting).

[via: bigfootforums.com]

Update: Sasquatches Shot and Killed: Interview with the Shooter [30 Minute YouTube Clip]:

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