Conclusion: Is the Fouke Monster real or a hoax?

Many people, mostly scientists believe that the Fouke Monster does not exist mainly because of the lack of evidence to support the possibility that a large unknown creature lives in the southern states. Judging by the lack of physical evidence and most of the reports only coming from local residents leads me to believe that the creature was made up to draw attention to Fouke to create a tourist attraction and to boost their revenue.After all they did make a movie about it that was even filmed in Fouke, AK. What I believe they are seeing is most likely a black bear standing on it's hind legs trying to get something on a high tree branch. Black bears can be around seven feet tall when they are on their hind legs. As for the strange howls local residents hear at night, they might have mistaken it for a wolf or coyote.