Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Squatching Season on the East Coast

Squatching season is upon us!

Billy Willard and his gang are in the field as we speak! I hope the weather is warmer in Virginia than it has been here. I did not get a chance to listen to his live radio show, but I will listen to the archived show today.
Listen here

The official kick off to Squatching season begins on May 14th at the Ohio Bigfoot Conference. The Meet and Greet is on Friday the 14th and the Conference is Saturday May 15th.

Last year Don greeted over 450 guests and I believe that this year he will easily top 500.

We admit we aren't there to see Don, but he sure does throw a great party! ;)

I'm pretty sure there it will be standing room only on Saturday so get there early if you plan on getting a seat.

Monica and Melissa will be broadcasting live from the event with their internet radio show, The Grey Area. Be sure to tune in because there is nothing as fun as a live radio show, on location.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Bob Saget's Strange Days

Several of my west coast buddies were recently involved with the filming of a new show starring Bob Saget of Full House fame.

I'm sure their expertise was put to good use! What an ensemble of Bigfoot researchers! In attendance were James "Bobo" Fay, Cliff Barackman, Tom Yamarone, Bart Cutino, Paul Graves, Michael Rugg and many more!


I'm excited to see the finished project!
Bart Cutino and Bob Saget

Photos courtesy of Bart Cutino

Here is the article that was printed in the Peninsula Daily News:

Article published Apr 15, 2010
TV star Saget learns about Bigfoot on Peninsula; stays at George Washington Inn during taping

By Diane Urbani de la Paz
Peninsula Daily News


AGNEW -- A Sasquatch scholar, a bald eagle and a television star gathered here on Sunday for a quick visit to one elegant house at 939 Finn Hall Road.

The background: Bob Saget, formerly of "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "Full House," is cooking up a new show for the A&E cable network.

"Bob Saget's Strange Days" delves into weird, wild stuff: biker gangs, partying Amish teenagers, mail-order brides, a survivalist cult -- and, of course, Bigfoot.

So out Saget came to the North Olympic Peninsula to peek at the West End woods and interview John Bindernagel, author of two books about the hairy creature supposedly living in the deep forest.

And since Saget wanted a nice spot to meet Bindernagel -- who came down from Courtenay, British Columbia -- he and his entourage found the George Washington Inn, a replica of the first U.S. president's estate in Mount Vernon, Va.

"He needed a location that looked a bit formal," said Janet Abbott, who with her husband, Dan, owns and operates the inn.

Videotaped at inn

Saget and a team of about 14 camera operators and producers spent about an hour at the George Washington on Sunday, videotaping a segment for "Strange Days," Abbott said.

There's nothing strange or spooky about the inn, to her mind. It's the great room that attracted Saget and company, with its stately atmosphere.

Then it just so happened that a resident bald eagle landed in a nearby tree and stayed long enough for Saget to have a good look at the symbol of America.

"We have eagles out here all the time," Abbott said.

They fit well, considering the George Washington Inn is the far-northwest counterpart to the founding father's house.

Built from 2006 to 2008, the bed-and-breakfast is faithful to the exact dimensions and exterior colors of Mount Vernon; it faces the Strait of Juan de Fuca as Washington's home overlooks the Potomac River.

A friend in Seattle tipped off Saget's producers about the George Washington Inn, Abbott said, and they phoned about five days before driving onto the Peninsula last Friday.

Sunday was Saget's last day here, and he was in a rush to catch a plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, added Abbott, so she got busy printing out a map for him.

"We heard a lot of nice comments," while the crew walked around the inn, she added, "and somebody said, 'We'll be back.'"

Late summer or early fall

The Sasquatch episode of "Bob Saget's Strange Days" will air in late summer or early fall, the producers told Abbott.

Meantime, Bindernagel -- the self-described "token scientist" in the show -- said he'll have another Bigfoot book out by June.

A followup to his North America's Great Ape: The Sasquatch, this second volume is titled The Discovery of the Sasquatch.

It will be available from Beachcomber Books, which is in the process of constructing a Web site at www.Beach comberBooks.com

Friday, April 09, 2010

Bigfoot Wanders onto College Campus! (Comedy)

Bigfoot Explores Campus

By Kelsy Reynoldson

Published: Monday, April 5, 2010

On Sat., Mar. 27, the ape-like creature known as ‘Bigfoot’ or ‘Sasquatch’ was reportedly seen rampaging Nebraska Wesleyan University’s campus at 6:34 p.m.

Witnesses say that the hairy creature was about 6’7” with long, mangy reddish-brown hair and looked as though he or she was hungry. It entered campus through the Townhouse Village and started scavenging through trash barrels.

“It makes sense that the notorious missing link came to visit Nebraska Wesleyan,” said young Bindi Irwin (daughter of late Steve Irwin), who came for a secretive visit to NWU to see the evidence of the creature.

“Because of the harsh winter that much of the northern United States has had, Bigfoot has probably wandered down from the mountains and made his way here, trying to escape from a depleted food source,” said Irwin.

It was reported that Bigfoot found the dumpsters behind the Student Center but found the food inside them to be inedible.

Read the rest of the story here

Thursday, April 08, 2010

Ancient Seletal Remains Shed New Light On Evolution

(CNN) -- Scientists may have discovered a new branch on your family tree.

A team of researchers working in South Africa has unearthed what they believe are the remains of a previously unknown species predating modern humans. They recently discovered a couple of partial skeletons -- an adult female and a juvenile male -- that are nearly 2 million years old.

Read the entire story here

Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Tara Hauki

Being on Facebook can connect you with so many people you would never have come across before the invention of the internet.

One such person is Tara Lee Hauki from Happy Camp, California. Tara has a keen interest in Bigfoot creatures and has allowed me to share one of her stories with you.

The following was sent to me and I am printing it here without any editions or commentary.

Enjoy!

My Story (by Tara Hauki)

The war was starting and I had a moment of instinct, pure and undiluted. 9-11 had happened and the ticker tape under the news casts was a new feature. I noticed it because I was paying a lot of attention to the T.V. set in those days. I think I would be right to say we all did.
Along with the strong pervasive telepathy I felt as those days droned on I began to see familliar phrases run across the screen. Conceptual pictures of what was occuring began to form in my mind and that's when I went and got my bible.
There were correlations between the books of Matthew and Revelations, and old stories from the history of Israel and the middle east that I noticed between watching the screen and flipping through my dad's bible. That and the fact that I had just suffered a great family trajedy, made up my mind and I wanted to leave the world.

All of it!

So, on the morning of May 5, 2003 I sat in my truck and I said, "I'm going to go live with "Sasquatch".

And then I did.

I spent six months living in the Marble Mountains and there abouts. I traveled all around South Western Oregon and North Western California. Those days were the best of my life and many of my adventures had paranormal aspects I would like to write about some day. Not a few of the people I met led me on to where I was unknowingly at the time, meant to live. Looking back is so easy now.

I moved into the trailer and property I live at now in September of 2003 and it has gotten very interesting.

First of all, I had no idea that the area I moved to is one of the prime areas for Bigfoot sightings in the world. I only knew the things about Bigfoot the people of my generation learned in Jr. High.

I did not know the famous Patterson Gimlin picture was taken near where I moved to, or that I actually camped right above there that summer.

So here I was.

The first morning in my new home I awoke to my father in his high school prom suit standing in my bedroom door staring at me. He gave me quite a shock because he had passed away in 2002. There he was and I might not have believed it today except my boyfriend also saw him.

Around a year and a half later, I was doing some faux painting in my bathroom that went unfinished, or so I thought, until 2006 when I glanced at it in the shower one day and realized it was a mural that tells the story of two or more legends from long ago, all connected together. It is fascinating and mind blowing in it's implications, but it's just my painting, so to speak. It starts at the left as a large woman with a baby in her abdomen on her right side. One of her feet are attached to what looks like a giant buffalo and between her and the buffalo there is a tornado, or storm. Connected to the right of the buffalo is a bride/nun/long haired woman pulsing a beam up and out to the right and connected to the bride/nun/long haired woman, under her side, is a bear. They all stand on what looks like a bird or a toad.

Then, on July 13, 2005 I awoke very early and went to walk out of my slider into the yard and that is when I saw what I thought was the biggest bear in the world. It wasn't until it turned to run away that I saw long arms and very long legs. I realized I was looking at a Bigfoot.

The story about the Bigfoot got out and some big time "researchers" showed up and set up night vision cameras in my yard that hooked up to an internet connection called Insync. Because of this I had monitors in my house that showed two areas of yard on them.

At night I would watch the cameras sweep back and forth across an area where a spring comes out from beneath a tree. I would see a sudden bright white flash and then as the flash would fade I could see blue foot prints on the path by the spring. They would fade gradually with the prints closest to the tree fading first as if they were traveling away from the spring, and then another flash and more foot prints, and so on. I noticed those things on more than one night. The Bigfoot was never recorded although I did see it three times in those six months.

In January of 2006 I had been having horrible stomach pains so I went to have an upper G.I. In the nearest city. I had to stay for the week end so that I could catch the bus home on Monday.

While I was there, I met two very beautiful and extremely odd people. I skipped up to them, and said hello in my typically sunny attitude. We began sharing pleasantries and I mentioned the word Abba because that's a word I use to call God a lot. It means basically "daddy", and the man suddenly became very interested in me. He said that I was the only other person he had ever known to use that word.

His wife said she was looking for her mother and that she had lived on the Klamath River, and when I told them where I lived, she said that was where they were looking for. I invited them to stay while they looked for her mother.

They came and stayed a week. I want to note that they had wavy blonde hair and the bluest eyes I have ever seen. Looking at them was like looking into water. They used words like EL and YAH when they talked of God. He wore a rabbit skin coat he would only tell me he had been given it by his father as a gift. They mentioned one day that I should read Revelations 12.

I had a waking dream/vision the first morning I got back from the upper G.I. and my guests were here. I saw a series of snapshot looking photographs that came before my eyes in rapid succession. The first was a ladder in the sky. The second, a pair of locust legs in the sand. Third, A row boat coming in from the top of the shot. All you can see looking at it is the front tip of the boat, a red boat, coming in toward shore and you can see a pair of legs wearing tennis shoes. In the fourth there is a blonde man, the stranger who came and visited, kneeling on a rock at the edge of a lake. He is golden or bronzed looking even though he is clothed. The fifth snap shot was of a distant slightly rounded hill with three dark trees growing equal distant from each other. As I watched the sun comes up from behind them, up into the sky until the sky goes brilliant. The trees leaves have a golden cast to them.

As the sky turns white in the light I see a dark cloud form in the right lower corner of the snap shot. A Bright star comes out of the cloud moving skyward and then the snap shot is replaced by the sixth frame. In a long shaped snap shot I see a bright star in a black sky covered with red and white lightning, fall to the earth and plow into it.

Then there were no more snap shots and I was standing on a dirt road looking ahead of me at a huge loud of dust coming towards me. At first I sense elephants and dinosaurs in it but then I see a buffalo coming out of the dust towards me and I realize it is buffalos and emus, and then all animals, and then all races of people. And then I woke up. About six months later I saw as I was laying down to sleep, a snap shot with one dark tree on a hill.

When I woke up that morning, my actual eyesight was in black and white. Everything was to me for three days. For the first few days after that morning, food tasted 'new'. Like I had never tasted it before. It was also at this time that my two strange visitors told me I had a new name and it was 'Arise'. I thought that was strange.

The first night while we were outside looking at the stars, I noticed a funny popcorn like cloud and said I thought it was going to turn into a picture. As we stood looking up we saw it turn into a woman with long hair standing with a wolf at her side. I had long hair at the time and three months previously had been given a white wolf.

A few nights before they left I felt the urge to go walk up into the grave yard across the road from my house. I walked through the snow up into the trees and stopped at a family plot surrounded by a white picket fence near the far back gate. I stood next to a grave stone there and a couple of things happened at once. I felt the people in the graves as if they were only sleeping. At that moment the scriptures of the ones trapped beneath the stairs came to me and I heard a voice say tell them they are free to leave.

I started to pray and all I can say is that I felt a feeling of great release ... And then I awoke, laying in the snow.

I got up and walked out of the grave yard. I walked across the road to my driveway and saw my boyfriend standing at the edge of my driveway and his eyes were as big around as saucers. He told me that he had just gotten home and as he walked by the cemetery he had seen people standing in there. He said they were just standing there on the other side of the fence.

Before the two strange people left the man told me that he was hiding from the government because earlier that summer he had gone to the millitary and told them that if they didn't shut off the HAARP system, God was going to show them "he" was in control of the weather. The stranger left the pentagon and three days later Katrina hit New Orleans. He said the government was trying to find him and that is why they were on the road.

They left and soon after, I started noticing things. Whatever I did during the day would 'repeat' in one form of media or another. Mostly books, but also in movies and such. I seem to be five minutes ahead of myself. As if time around me flows in the opposite direction. I don't know, but it happens all the time.

It happens a lot, but the most notable example was one day when I was so freaked out and stressed over the last few years experiences that I called the sherrif.

I stood in my driveway and told him about the Bigfoot, my graveyard experience, and about the mural in my bathroom. He sympathized with me and I felt a little bit better. A few hours later I went to the library and bought a ten cent novel by Dean Koontz from the used book box. I went home and sat in a warm bath reading my new novel and in one paragraph read something to the tune of ... "It was as if I'de seen a Bigfoot, or a ghost in a graveyard, or a water stain of the Virgin and child and coming apocalypse."

I really freaked out on that one, but those things happen so much I barely get scared anymore.

It was right around then that I started seeing my birthday everywhere. May 20. EVERYWHERE, like in Evan Almighty, so I googled it. (incidentally, I did not see Evan Almighty until just a few months ago and I haven't watched it all yet. Too freaked out.)

There is a prophecy I would like to explain concerning this. On May 20, 2012 there is going to be an eclipse as far as I have found on the NASA website. An annular eclipse. On that day our solar system will line up with Pleiades. This apparently will cause our Milky Way to twist on itself creating an eternity symbol shape. The eclipse will cause on that day and the next, May 21, a shadow to slowly descend the temples in Mexico and Central America, from what I've read. These events fullfil a prophecy called "The Rattlesnake Constellation Prophecy". It is a romanticized star calendar from the Cherokees long ago that has startling accuracy in it's predictions. May 20 is also mentioned in the Mayan calendar and prophecies.

I'm Cherokee and I will be fifty on that day. The prophecy states that our Milky Way will 'bloom' or 'feather' out in the years 2004 and 2012. I had the best birthday of my life in 2004 with a beautiful thunder and rain storm, and I am expecting an even better one in 2012. Maybe the war will be over by then and I'll have a very good reason to celebrate. Let's hope.

Something I have only just learned is that the Cherokees and the Israelis have very similar aspects in their cultures. I think it's cool because the number of fifty years to the Israelis means "jubilee".

I love God with my whole heart and I can say that aside from a few strong inklings, no pun intended, I have no idea what is going on here. Every day I notice more, and every day I get confirmations of what I just did, but where all of this is leading? Who knows. It's a winding path, I know.

Well, that's the abridged version of my experiences so far. I write this for information, and for interest. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

Monday, April 05, 2010

Some Nice Words for Southern Fried Bigfoot

"Southern Fried Bigfoot is the closest any true Bigfoot Researcher is going to get to going on an expedition to track down the elusive giant without actually getting off the couch!"
Todd Dezago--Writer, Sensational Spider-Man, Tellos, The Perhapanauts.

Read the entire blog here.

Spring is Here!



I can't begin to tell you how beautiful the weather was Saturday!
Bob (Lowrider) invited me to go Squatching and I was there!

I admit I am a fair weather Squatcher! After camping in WVA last year with Rick, Nick and Larry in March, I decided maybe I didn't need to show everybody how tough I was camping out in 30 degree weather!

Bob is still, in my opinion, the BEST squatcher in Ohio! He had already baited the area before I arrived so I did a 3/4 mile hike on the trail and met him back at the car. He then asked me if I wanted to go on an extended hike and I was more than happy to. The temps were in the upper 70's, there was a nice breeze...you could smell the earth awakening and releasing itself from winter's cruel grasp.


We headed southwest at first and found an area that was littered with abandoned deer stands. Our first sighting was that of a 4.5 foot long black rat snake. He let us take his picture and we stayed out of his way. We then saw what could be a small cave under the creek so we decided to hike down the ravine. Man were we ambitious. At one point we had to cross a small creek (2 feet across) and I found what appeared to be a large footprint (16 inches) heel impression, visible toes, leaves smashed to the side...possible...Bob will be posting the pics.


We then headed back north and then crossed Mill Creek and hiked to the Grand River. We traveled up river and found an area littered with clams and snail shells...hundreds of them! We saw beaver tracks, and an eviscerated turkey carcass.


After 4.5 hours we headed back to our vehicles. I felt like I had just competed in a marathon!

Oh the best part was when we were crossing another part of the creek and I went to step up the bank and slid face first into the mud! I laughed so hard and it felt great to get dirty like a little kid and not have a care in the world!

Weather permitting, I will be joining Bob and another squatcher this Saturday to hike in the area of a sighting from 1986 in Paine's Falls.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Creature by Jan Klement

I read the book The Creature by Jan Klement this weekend. It only took about an hour to read, and I am sure many of you have read the book.

This story is a first hand account of a semi habituation of a bigfoot creature.

The author, Jan Klement (pseudonym), claims to be a professor at a university in southwestern Pennsylvania.

The story was fascinating, yet unbelievable at some points. The author also does not hide the fact that he is an alcoholic and has serious mental health issues. I'd bet that his ex-wife would agree with me on that.

I was giving the author the benefit of the doubt up until the part where he shoved the creature into the back of his station wagon and drove him 200 miles away, to protect him from hunters during deer season.

I did appreciate that he and the creature, who he named "Kong", would simply stare at each other for hours and that Kong seemed unaffected by things in the universe that trouble humans. As if the bigfoot was in nature much like the trees and the grass; just being.

I can't believe that as a scientist, he would not take Kong's dead body to a university to be "dissected", but that he would drive the dead body to a remote location and hack up his "best friend" with an axe. But then again, he is an alcoholic with obvious mental problems. (Sociopath?)

I did come away with a new perspective on bigfoot culture and I do believe that at least some of the incidents in the book are believable.

Last August, I got to visit with Autumn Williams and we had a great conversation on our way to the store. The experience that Jan Klement describes in his book, mirrors some events that Autumn has experienced herself.

It is becoming abundantly clear to me that when we "researchers" plan and attend our bigfoot hunting "expeditions", we aren't going to find squat.

These creatures have existed since the beginning of time and will be here on this planet long after we are gone.

We aren't trying to prove their existence to "protect them". That's a load of crap. They have always gotten along fine without our protection, and they always will.

I live in the suburbs and I can't hope that my weekend sorties will get me a glimpse of a creature, and I sure as heck know I am not going to have an ongoing "habituation situation" that I can experience first hand.

My only wish is that if someone is privileged to be in regular contact with one of these creatures, that they would share it with us on a factual, scientific level. If you present your information in book form, people will tear it apart and label it fiction.

I have often hypothesized that my interest in seeing a bigfoot creature is due to a mid-life crisis. I am in my 40's and perhaps the idea of seeing a bigfoot is the equivalent of looking for something that is missing from my life...something larger than life...the unknown. To me this could be the difference between those who have actually seen a bigfoot, and those who tramp through the forests every weekend hoping to catch a glimpse of one.

There are those who know without a doubt that the creature exists, and those who can only hope and fantasize that someday, they will be fortunate enough to find out for themselves.

Update to Gable Film Footage

Kudos to the brilliant film maker who created the Gable Film! For over 2 years I was impressed with that film!

What is most impressing is how the creator of the film was wearing a ghillie suit and HE was the actual creature bounding across the field! What a feat!

I sure hope he has future films in the works BUT that he doesn't try to hoax anyone again! :)

Monday, March 22, 2010

Final MonsterQuest Episode

Ok, Ok, so everybody else is blogging about the last MQ episode, so I figured I'd jump in as well.

I remember when I first saw the Gable film. It sure did give me goosebumps! I'm sure many of you have watched the film in slow motion, and analyzed every angle of the film.

Here is the entire footage of the Gable film clip...it shows every day life back in the 70's.


I just found this second video on youtube and I sure hope it is a hoax!


I hope that the MonsterQuest gang will give us some conclusive answers, however, I imagine this will remain one of Cryptozoology's unsolved mysteries....

Friday, March 19, 2010

Plans this weekend?

The weather is finally behaving nicely and wants you to come out and play!

I will be headed out to Hogback Ridge on Saturday afternoon, then attending the Cleveland Ufology Project (CUP, please no jokes) monthly meeting in Parma on Saturday evening.

If you have anything going on this weekend, I'd like to hear about it! :)

Hope to have some pics and nice reports for you soon!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Lights over Lake Erie

I will be headed out to the lake again tonight since the skies have cleared up considerably!

UFO's are not my "thing" but I happen to be in the right place at the right time and I know others do have an interest in the strange lights appearing over the city of Cleveland, Ohio!

More to come tomorrow!

Monday, March 15, 2010

Newspaper Article on the PA Bigfoot Society


New rash of Bigfoot sightings reported across Fayette County.
Is it the power of the pen, the power of suggestion or the promise of anonymity that produced the latest rash of reports of Bigfoot sightings in Fayette County?

An article about a Bigfoot sighting north of Uniontown by a woman who wished to remain anonymous was published in August. Her account was investigated by members of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society and researcher Stan Gordon of Greensburg, perhaps best known for his investigation into an alleged 1965 UFO crash in Kecksburg in Westmoreland County.

Read the entire story here

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Lights over Lake Erie

For the past 9 nights a mysterious light has appeared over Lake Erie. The strange light appears somewhere between 7:00 -7:30 p.m. and remains in the area for up to two hours. The light dims and changes color.

Today is March 13th and the temperature has dropped from the 60's into the 40's, and the rain has begun but the beaches of Lake Erie will be crowded again tonight as masses of people gather to observe this phenomenon, despite the inclement weather.

I can walk to the beach from my house, and although I was going to head down to Salt Fork tonight for Don's bi-monthly meeting, I think I will stay home and cover this story tonight.

I'm hoping that my chances of observing this "UFO" will be slightly better than my chances of seeing a Sasquatch in the rain.

Read the story here and watch the amateur video that was shot a few days ago.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Cuddly Cryptids

I received an email from a person promoting these very strange looking "Cuddly Cryptids".

They are $30 each (no need to buy me any, I'm good thanks)

Some people are far more creative than I can ever dream to be...
Cuddly Yeti
Cuddly Nessie
Cuddly Mothman

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Update to Ohio Conference

Just to let you all know that Don is thinking about increasing the admission to his conference on Saturday.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Monday, March 08, 2010

Bimonthly Ohio Meeting

Join me this Saturday evening at the Salt Fork State Park Lodge for Don Keating's bi-monthly meeting.

If you plan on spending the night, I will be out squatching on Sunday and you are welcome to join me!

See you there!

For details, click here

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Believe it Tour/Ohio Conference Promo

Yes that is the Hype Machine you hear cranking up and hooray for it!

It is in the best interest of Don Keating and all of the vendors and attendees to promote an anticipated event!

I'll never understand why there are so many haters out there. Can you name one organization who WOULDN'T do their best to promote their event?????

I love what Mike has done here and I hope to see many more promos like this in the future!

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Happy Camp Activity

This report has come in to me via Tara Lee Hauki of Happy Camp, California:

Early afternoon on February 2, 2010 my boyfriend Alan and a friend of his took a short drive up Indian Creek near the town of Happy Camp, Ca. The day was warm and sunny. An atypical day for this time of the season here although there is a nice patch of springtime weather in this area from year to year. Just enough to confuse the daffodils and hyacinths into making an early appearance.

They drove on up Indian Creek to an area at the base of Grey Back mountain known to the locals as "Grey Back". Just before the entrance to the West Branch campground they turned the opposite way and pulled into an area known as the Siskon Jade Mine. As they drove up to a place to pull over, Alan noticed a path of large footprints going from South East to North West off to the side of their rig. They had an idea they knew what they were so they stopped and got out to have a look.

Alan's friend looked around at some of the tracks and told me he could see toe prints and what are called dermal ridges in the almost melted snow of a few of them. They thought they were just big boot prints until he saw those. They got nervous at the thought that a Bigfoot could be near so the friend took a couple of quick shots with his cell phone camera and then they got in the rig and left.

I want to add that this is an area where previously a local man got a cast of a print that is well known to the locals here. There have been other sightings in this area in the past. Some people actually think the campground is haunted because of the strange feeling of being watched when they go there. It is not a favorite camp spot for many locals because of it. And as typical with a lot of sightings the two guys don't want to talk about what they saw. My boyfriend being one of them!


Alleged Bigfoot Sightings Draw Crowd In Ohio Valley Park

I am only providing the link so as not to violate copywrite laws...

http://www.wtov9.com/news/22685655/detail.html

Monday, March 01, 2010

South Idaho Bigfoot Sighting

Thank you Terry Baddley for sharing this with us.

Bigfoot DVD Launch Party



Bob Gray of Mentor, Ohio has successfully produced, directed and starred in his own movie called Bigfoot!

Bob will be throwing a DVD launch party, Friday, March 26, 2010 at the Thirsty Camel in Mentor, Ohio. The cost is $20 with proceeds being donated to the cause of Juvenile Diabetes.

This looks to be a fun event supporting a worthwhile cause.

I will be sure to keep you updated with the complete details for the event!

Vote for the Zorgy Awards

What does "fortean" mean?

I had to look it up because Lord knows I am not as savvy as all of you veterans in this field.

What's that? You aren't either? Oh, but you are more than happy now that I have looked it up for you, and you didn't have to admit to not knowing. I am such the educator.

The word "fortean" pertains to "anomalous phenomenon". Now what does that mean? Let me break it down.

Anomalous phenomenon is that which is not sufficiently explained by science or inferred knowledge. Sasquatch, UFO's, Loch Ness monster, Dogman, Chupacabra's, Mothman...you get the picture.

We all believe that one or more of the above mentioned "anomalies" exist, despite the lack of scientific proof.

The Zorgy awards are presented to people of the "fortean" world who we feel provide us with pertinent and up to date information. People who we can believe in.
The awards are presented to top paranormal researchers, web sites, blogs, discussion forums, television shows and podcasts.

Now, I did not see my website mentioned so I am a bit miffed. Just kidding!
Please click here to submit your votes.

You can only vote once! (perhaps you can write in The Bigfoot Field Reporter!)

The polls will close on March 7, 2010.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Video

I am adding the video that I shot on Saturday, February 20th. I would like to know if anyone can provide their opinion as to what the prints are.







Since the Wednesday February 18th, 2010 sighting, there have been 2 more sightings by others in the same area.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Feb. 18th Bigfoot Sighting Investigation

Last night Don (Keating) text messaged me to call him ASAP. I dropped what I was doing and called him because I just knew that finally, something good was going on.

It's been a long, cold winter and most creatures and researchers have been dormant. I've been trying to keep busy, but nothing compares to getting out into the field.

Don then let me in on a brand new sighting report that he received from his friend Randy.

Early morning, Feb. 18th a young man who was working with heavy machinery in a remote location observed something massive and bi-pedal on the adjacent hillside.

He observed the creature descending the snowy hillside at a very rapid pace; but not running. It was moving very quickly.

The witness describes the creature as extremely wide and a very dark brown to black color.

The creature continued it's course in a straight line down the hill, then abruptly turned left and continued at a fast pace. It was then that the witness was able to see the arms of the creature swinging as it walked.

The witness has been working in his field for over 6 years and is an experienced hunter. He had never seen anything like this before and when he told his supervisor of the incident, he was visibly shaken.

He told a couple of his co-workers what he saw and of course they began to poke fun at him.. He decided that he wasn't going to mention it ever again.

The supervisor had known Randy from previous employment and knew of Randy's interest in bigfoots. He contacted Randy and coerced his employee to talk to Randy, lettinghim know that there is someone he can talk to who won't ridicule him.

The following day Randy went to the location and observed the trail of prints coming down the hillside, just as the young man had described. He then called Don, Don called me, and we all agreed to meet today to look into the situation further.

Looking through the binoculars, the prints didn't appear bi-pedal. This wasn't going to be easy. The snow was up to my knees and the prints were at least 100 yards away.

I decided to go to the prints. I had to. I didn't drive two and a half hours to not see something close up!

The first thing I noticed was that the prints were in a set of 4. Not bi-pedal...but the odd thing was that the stride length between each set of prints was between 9 and 14 feet apart. Yes, I said feet. I was confused.

There were plenty of deer prints around, and they were very definitive. But these odd prints, with the huge strides were baffling me.

I went back with my photos and showed them to Don and Randy. I said, i can't explain these to you, so Don and I headed back up the hill with a tape measure.

I tossed around many thoughts in my head, and if they were just prints with no witness, I would say it was one huge beast. I mean, come on!!! We are talking 14 feet between prints!

Was the creature leaping? Was it on all fours? Was it dragging it's knuckles?

What did this young man observe? He said to himself as this creature appeared before him that he had never entertained the thought of bigfoot before, but that morning, he knew darn well what he saw. A bigfoot.


Friday, February 19, 2010

The Cryptid Factor


Bigfootery's very own Craig Woolheater will be the guest interview on The Cryptid Factor, a radio show from New Zealand.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Oregon Bigfoot Symposium June 19-20 2010

What a busy morning for me!

Also coming up soon is the Oregon Bigfoot Symposium being held in Eugene Oregon.

Speakers include Autumn Williams, Cliff Barackman, Thom Powell, Dr. Jeff Meldrum...etc...it looks like this event is going to be the premiere event of the season!

I am pasting the info here from their website, I plan on being there to cover this event as well!

The Symposium is scheduled for June 19th and 20th, 2010. It will be held at Lane Community College in Eugene, OR. Since I don’t fly (my arms get tired – ha!) I’m thrilled that so many of the wonderful people that I’ve come to know and love around the country will be here that weekend, both as speakers and attendees.

The list of speakers currently includes:

Autumn Williams

Cliff Barackman

David Rodriguez

Thom Powell

Kathy Strain

Sali Sheppard-Wolford

Dr. Jeff Meldrum

Ron Morehead and Scott Nelson

Jaime Avalos

More information and speaker biographies are available here.

Here’s a little more information, straight from the horse’s mouth:

1st Annual OSS Eugene,Oregon JUNE 2010

Join us in the beautiful and cozy Willamette Valley next year as we kick off the first annual “OSS” Oregon Sasquatch Symposium in Eugene, Oregon. This event will be held at Lane Community College in the Forum Hall. Seating is limited, and tickets are on sale now!

The event was originally formed to unite Oregon researchers within the same venue to share information about what they have going on, basically in their own backyard. The Sasquatch phenomena is, of course, not only an Oregon experience, but given the history of this beautifully forested state, our Sasquatch is as much a part of our culture as the Douglas Fir trees that surround it.

The 19th of June will be a day when long-term witnesses and enthusiasts share their personal Sasquatch encounters at the OSS.

The 20th of June will be the day expert testimony takes front and center stage . Although not every attendee will be from our own Oregon backyard, we are still delighted to invite them into the shadows of our majestic forests. So far, all is looking fantastic as to the forecast for the 20th lineup. Maybe it is our little known saying that has got everyone so on board. “Oregon, will treat ya so many ways, your bound to love one of em”!

The Oregon Sasquatch Symposium provides a yearly forum for those within the field of Sasquatch or Bigfoot research to come together and discuss the historical mystery. This is done in hopes of educating others as to the facts that exist surrounding Sasquatch’s and at the same time dispelling some of the myths. The significance and implications of its existence weigh largely on those that have encountered them, but it should not remain there. For if such a creature has managed to survive our encroachment for 100’s of years if not more, we should all be mindful of their historical relationship with humankind.

You can get your tickets today via the Oregon Sasquatch Symposium website.

Are you planning to attend? If so, email me and let me know!

[Note: While I'm scheduled to speak at the Symposium and am assisting Toby in any way I can with arranging speakers, etc., this is his baby, so if you have any questions regarding tickets, etc., please contact Toby directly by clicking HERE.

22nd Annual Ohio Bigfoot Conference

It's that time of year again! Our favorite hairless Burt Reynolds look-alike is throwing his annual bash at Salt Fork State Park May 14th-16th!

Special guest appearance by some west coast friends, Mr. Bob Gimlin and Tom "Yams" Yamarone. Two of the nicest guys on this planet! I wouldn't be surprised if they let the flight attendants take their seats so they can personally attend to and entertain all of the other passengers! I kid, I kid!

I spoke to Lee at the Salt Fork Lodge yesterday and the rooms and cabins are going quickly folks! You better get on the phone today if you want to reserve your lodging!

Of course there will be the festive Meet and Greet on Friday evening.

This year Don will be charging a $5.00 mandatory fee for those wishing to attend Saturday's activities. Please be wary of any foreign camera crews. (If you spot one, please alert Henry May.) Again, another feeble attempt at humor folks. :)

Last years conference had over 450 people in attendance! Crikey!

I know I will be there! There will be other speakers that I have not mentioned and you can find out all the information you need at Don's website

22nd Annual Bigfoot Conference / EXPO

Only 85 days until the 22nd Annual Bigfoot Conference / EXPO !!! Web site last updated 1/24/2010.

img DATE... MAY 15TH, 2010

img TIME...4 p.m. to approximately 10 p.m. There will be a 1 hour dinner break included as well.

img ADMISSION... THERE WILL BE A $5 DONATION REQUIRED AT THE DOORS TO ATTEND.

img LOCATION... SALT FORK STATE PARK LODGE located just off of US Route 22 in Guernsey County, Ohio. (See map)

THE 21ST ANNUAL BIGFOOT CONFERENCE / EXPO WAS ATTENDED BY 450 PEOPLE + / -. IF YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE 450, I THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS EVENT VERY SUCCESSFUL ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR. KEEP AN EYE ON THIS WEB SITE FOR UP AND COMING DETAILS REGARDING PLANS FOR THE 22ND ANNUAL BIGFOOT CONFERENCE / EXPO IN 2010!

YOU MAY NOW RESERVE VIP SEATING, RECEIVE INFORMATION ON ROOM PRICES, ETC, BY CONTACTING DON KEATING AT THE E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW!

img SPEAKERS... SPEAKERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE!

BOB GIMLIN ... from Yakima, Washington. Need I say more? Bob is the only living eyewitness to the events of Friday October 20th 1967 at Bluff Creek, California when Roger Patterson took film of what appears to be a Bigfoot. I am not 100% sure if he will be speaking but he will be in attendance for you to meet and maybe ask a question or get a photo taken with him.

LARRY LUND ... from Vancouver, Washington. I was born NW of Mt. St. Helens in Tacoma, Washington on April 1, 1947 and along with my Mother and two brothers, moved to Vancouver, Washington, due South of Mt. St. Helens, at age four. Other than my three years in the Army, 1966-1969, I have lived in this general area. So it is no wonder much of my Bigfoot/Sasquatch Research has been all around not only Mt. St. Helens, but Mt Rainier, My. Baker and Mt Hood. We are blessed with many large forests, giving us a very large research area.

My deep interest in the subject started at a very young age as we heard about much of the activity in British Columbia, Canada directly North of us. While on my first deer hunting trip in 1960, again at the base of St. Helens, my Dad and two of my uncles and I, were sitting around the campfire one night when we heard a very distant, yet loud and guttural roar coming down from up on the mountain. When I asked if that was a bear, they told me no and it certainly wasn't a large cat sound either. My uncle Dick said to me..."Maybe it's that big monster your always reading and talking about." Well, so much for sleeping that night. I was 13 and my head was full of thoughts of Bigfoot/Sasquatch from then on.

I was fortunate over the years to meet and work with several of the well know investigators and authorities on the subject. Early on I got connected with Rene Dahinden who became a very close friend and introduced me to the deep forests in B.C.

I then met Peter Byrne in the early 70's for a brief time. It wasn't until the late 80's that we would meet again and actually start doing research together. That continues today.

Over the years I met most of the people I had only read about. Grover Krantz became a good friend, though I had to keep him and Rene at different ends of my research.

I have attended many conferences in different areas of the U.S. and Canada. I have also been part of many of the early TV productions which were often fun, but not always informative or laden with true facts. I tend not to accept invitations to do many appearances in the last few years.

I still believe in the existence of this creature and though I am referred to as "The Sasquatch Sleuth" I am also known as "The Skeptical Believer"

I must admit, that other than the "Patterson/Gimlin Film" we have not gotten much closer to proof that this creature exists. There certainly is a lot of fine evidence, but as of this time, we don't have that definitive proof that we so desperately need.

ROB MC CONNELL from Ontario, Canada (Bio coming soon!)

TOM YAMARONE is a singer/songwriter from Pleasanton, California. Tom is also an independent Bigfoot / Sasquatch researcher throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. He has written “Bigfoot songs” that are both historical and humorous since 2003. During that time, he has also attended and organized Sasquatch/Bigfoot research conferences in California, Washington & Idaho. He is involved with several Bigfoot organizations including the Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers and the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. For more information, go to www.bigfootsongs.com or find him at his YouTube channel bigfootsongs04.

img OTHER ACTIVITIES...

The weekend will kick off with a meet and greet on the evening of Friday the 14th. Those speakers or special guests that have made it in to that point will be there. The meet and greet will begin at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m. a buffet dinner will be available in the lodge. (Location of the buffet to be announced). I added this to the Friday meet and greet as I though it would be a great way for everyone to hang out longer without having to worry about going somewhere to grab an evening meal. The cost of the buffet will be about the same as it was during the conference in 2009, which if I recall was $14.95.

On SUNDAY the 16th of May there will be other activities take place. Announcements on those are pending.

img ACCOMMODATIONS...Salt Fork State Park Lodge has once again agreed to give attendees who attend the conference and stay at the Lodge a HUGE discount on room rates! Just contact SFSP at (740) 439-2751 for rates. Make sure to tell them you are attending for the Bigfoot EXPO. Or you may check the RATES LISTING for details.

My thanks to every business and individual who help every year with their gifts. Without you, there would not be a Conference.

Stan Courtney's Sounds from the Field

I had sent Stan the audio I had captured at Salt Fork State Park in July of 2008 and he asked if he could post it on his sounds web site.

Stan has collected many recordings from researchers across the United States and has compiled a very nice assortment on his webpage for your listening pleasure!

Please visit: Stan Courtney Guest Sounds

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Researcher Steve Kulls


Last year was not a great year for many bigfoot researchers, including Steve Kulls.

We all know of his undercover involvement with the "Georgia Hoax", and he is currently writing a book on the incident.

I have met many people in bigfoot research this past year from Oregon to Maine, and I would say that more than half of them, myself included, would like to become a household name. They write books, they make appearances, they give press releases, they hold conferences, they attend conferences, they appear on Monster Quest, you get the picture.

Well I had never met Steve Kulls, so I decided that before I form an opinion on this man, I am going to open my eyes and my ears and make my own informed decision.

I talked to Steve, I read his reports, I watched his videos and I have come to the conclusion that Steve is all right by me.

I feel that he is very professional in his bigfoot research and is sincere. He approaches his research with enthusiasm and has a very keen eye for busting hoaxers!

The first thing that stuck in my head and in my heart when I listened to Steve was his work with disadvantaged children. It impresses me that he is not "All About Steve" and would take the time to care for another human.

The following is all about Steve.

Steve had a lifelong fascination with the Bigfoot phenomena since an early age. In 1998 after reading "Monsters of the Northwoods", Steve like many of the general population had believed that sightings were exclusive to the Pacific Northwest, learned that there were numerous sighting reports close to his residence in upstate New York.

Steve began his quest first in 1998 seeking knowledge from other researchers in the field. In 2003 Steve met two of the authors of Monsters of the Northwoods and was invited to apply for BFRO membership. By that time Steve had his own small grass roots organization and website.

One of Steve's first tasks was to examine the Sonoma video. After Steve had talked to the lead investigator, Steve conducted picture analysis on the videographer's website where it was determined the time line did not match the photos at all and Steve declared the Sonoma video a hoax on that premise. Several months later it was revealed that the video was perpetrated by the comic duo of Penn and Teller for their cable TV series.

Steve then went after Tom Biscardi. Steve for over two years was forced to play the role of a Biscardi contractor, assuring friends that if Biscardi hoaxed something, Steve would be there to call him on it. In June of 2008 Steve thought he had uncovered a press deception but was forced to recant due to a possible error. Two months later Steve would have his opportunity, when Biscardi tried to cover up the now infamous Georgia Bigfoot Body Hoax. Steve later learned that Biscardi was neck deep in the hoax.

Today after a brief respite, Steve continues the fight against hoaxers and misnomers in the field, while trying to ferret out the gems and possibly obtain the scientific evidence to prove to the scientific community Sasquatches do exist.

Steve firmly believes in a "boots on the ground", methodology of obtaining evidence for or against, evidence regarding the Sasquatch mystery.

Steve has had three sightings in the last ten years and a handful of what he describes as "most likely, close encounters" with the creatures, after initially entering the field quite skeptical.

Steve has appeared on numerous local news programs around the country and national venues such as Fox and Friends, and interviewed in print in over 100 newspapers over the last ten years. Steve has appeared most recently on the History Channel series, MonsterQuest.

Steve is a former Licensed Private Investigator, in New York, has been invited to join a new Private Investigation partnership, and a former retail investigator of 18 years. Steve also works with disadvantaged children.

You can find out more about the Sasquatch Detective by clicking here.

I will be interviewing Steve in the near future to promote his upcoming book titled "Fifty Large" so stay tuned for information and be ready with your questions.

I also look forward to getting out in the field with Steve as soon as the weather warms up.

Monday, February 08, 2010

Article from the New Zeland Herald

I would like to congratulate Don Keating and the 450 or so Bigfoot enthusiasts who supplied Leigh Hart with his catapult to infamy.

His obvious take-off of Destination Truth proves that he cannot manifest an original idea on his own. His sneak attack on the fine folks at the Ohio Conference in 2009 shows how cowardly he is and, in my opinion, if anyone does see his show and he has used any footage of them while attending the conference, I would recommend that they sue his arse up, down and sideways!

"Hard nosed attitude"? I think not, egotistical bully is more like it.

Well, I guess the fine folks of New Zealand need entertainment too, but I would not lump all New Zealnaders into the same category as Leigh Hart. Just as they should not lump all bigfoot researchers into the mold of backwoods, overweight hillbillies.

Leigh says, "That's the one where the subject matter is the people themselves, and they come across worse than in any other episode. They really are quite frightening and annoying. They're having arguments over something that doesn't exist, abusing each other, calling into doubt each other's credibility. Most of these people probably got into Bigfoot when they were 10 years old. They can't not believe it any more. They can't see the wood for the trees."

He is so intent on being a comedian at the expense of innocent people. People who did not invite him to the conference to bash them. If he had an open mind, he would have realized that many believers have had actual sightings and experiences that occurred in their adult hood. Some people who have tons more integrity than Leigh.

But I digress...I wish I would have had a chance to meet the buffoon...I hope he finally finds the fame and glory that he so craves. Some people will stoop to any low to make a name for themselves...


Local man of mystery
By Cliff Taylor
4:00 AM Monday Feb 8, 2010


The truth is out there.

Or, just as likely, not. "Probably a lot of it is bullshit," admits hyperactive sausage salesman and intrepid mystery-hunter Leigh Hart.

It's this hard-nosed attitude which has seen Hart crucified by Bigfoot believers after filming the first episode of his upcoming TV One series Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet at a Bigfoot conference in Ohio, where he introduced the world to the "Waitakere Yeti" and suggested the elusive Bigfoot was actually a hairy midget with enormous feet.

"I made the mistake of writing a column about it. Because it's all online they went nuts. They've been tearing me to bits and abusing me [since]. I'm public enemy number one. If I went back they'd probably lynch me."

Hart reckons the Bigfoot episode is the most confrontational of his mockumentary series, debuting this Friday, which also shines a shaky light on the infamous Roswell UFO incident, the Bermuda Triangle, the Loch Ness monster, El Dorado and Stonehenge.

The series is a piss-take of many dodgy conspiracy theories and the TV programmes built around them, with their breathy voiceovers and ridiculously over-the-top music and editing. "I always find those docos fascinating," admits Hart.

"They say you are going to find out once and for all - and you never do."

It also allowed Hart, known for his work on Moon TV, Sports Cafe, his popular "That Guy" Herald on Sunday column and those Hellers sausage ads, a chance to indulge his love of weird stuff and world travel.

Born in Greymouth, Hart spent much of his childhood travelling as his mining expert father moved from job to job. Filming in Peru allowed him to return to the remote Andean camp where he lived for several years as a boy. "Peru was a personal favourite," he says. "My father built a tunnel irrigation scheme there. My brother and I returned to where we used to live. That was the self-indulgent part, sleeping in the house where we last slept back in 1980-something."

Dressed in a safari suit and Indiana Jones-style hat, Hart delves into the Andean jungle, the depths of Loch Ness, the Ohio backwoods and the deserts of New Mexico in search of mysteries and the sometimes-odd people obsessed with solving them.

It was fraught with danger, not least for one of the crew at the hands of Hart himself. "He had blocked sinuses, and I accidentally gave him anti-snake venom instead of antihistamine," he says. "That made him go a bit weird."

But it was the Bigfoot conference where Hart faced possibly his greatest danger. Presenting his findings in front of an audience of mad-eyed, overweight (and possibly armed) monster-hunters was as perilous as venturing into an actual Sasquatch cave. If such a thing actually exists.

"That's the one where the subject matter is the people themselves, and they come across worse than in any other episode. They really are quite frightening and annoying. They're having arguments over something that doesn't exist, abusing each other, calling into doubt each other's credibility. Most of these people probably got into Bigfoot when they were 10 years old. They can't not believe it any more. They can't see the wood for the trees."

In conversation, 40-year-old Hart is nothing like his brash, bullet-headed TV persona. Speaking from his Auckland home with his two young children playing in the background, he comes across as extremely polite, even a bit shy. But there is clearly something that compels him to perform. Before breaking into television, he toured for several years with his brother in a rock band called Wild Turkey, eventually getting themselves detained and deported from France for visa and work permit violations.

Before their expulsion, the brothers spent 11 days in a detention centre in Lyon. "It was pretty frightening," he recalls. "It was like Colditz. We were the only white guys there, it was full of African immigrants and there were hunger strikes and chaos going on. But after a couple of days we started to kind of enjoy it."

For the immediate future, Hart has a new season of Moon TV coming out and hopes to film a second series of Mysteries. As long as it involves travel, he'll be happy. "I'd like to do something Palin-ish, something huge that I'm not qualified for. The six-and-a-half wonders of the world, perhaps."

* Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet debuts on TV One, Friday at 9.30pm.
By Cliff Taylor

William M. Dranginis

For those of you who do not know William, let me give you some information.

William is the founder of The Virginia Bigfoot Research Organization.

William's interest in the bigfoot creature came to him rather unexpectedly. On a mild March afternoon, William and a friend had been metal detecting some old gold mines in Culpeper County Virginia when his friend noticed what he thought to be a man behind a tree.

Within minutes they knew they were not looking at a man and the seconds of the encounter has given William years of curiosity to find out more about these creatures!

William is a surveillance and security expert and he has spent thousands of dollars on vehicles and equipment to better enhance his chances of another encounter, or a habituation situation. He bought a 24-foot mobile veterinary unit and converted it into the Bigfoot Primate Research Lab.

Knowing Bill's, er William's background in designing surveillance equipment and his work with the government, I would trust his analysis of any video, be it thermal or digital or photographic. Knowing William as a person, I find him to be calm, cool, collected and intelligent with no "ulterior motives".

Visit the Virginia Bigfoot Research Organization to find out more about Bigfoot in Virginia.

Follow-up on Squeaky video from William M. Dranginis

The video is only good if the subject in the video can be verified as a flesh and blood Bigfoot/Sasquatch creature, otherwise it’s just another unknown video. The scientific community would laugh if they examined this “thermal footage of a Bigfoot creature” as it’s being claimed by Mr. Greene and the BFRO. I’ve attempted to purchase a copy of the video directly from Mr. Greene [on Friday, February 5, 2010] so I could forensically enhance it to possibly determine what was filmed. He declined and said the film was no longer for sale. Hmmm? I guess that answered my question!

If you’re going to promote something as evidence of a flesh and blood Bigfoot/Sasquatch creature, be prepared to have the evidence examined by your peers and the scientific community.

I’ve been more than willing over the years to apply my knowledge and provide equipment to help examine evidence just like this video.

Thermal imaging technology will play a significant role in the discovery of these creatures, but the thermal camera can be a double-edged sword in the wrong hands. When a thermal camera is used correctly, it’’s a magnificent tool for Bigfoot research, but one must be knowledgeable in its operation. This is why FLIR holds week long classes on the camera's operation.

If a thermal camera ends up in the hands of an inexperienced operator, it can turn into Merlin’’s Magic Wand where everything you see is a Bigfoot creature. I’ve been using/building thermal cameras since 1998 and I’m still learning something new everyday.

William M. Dranginis

Manassas, VA.

Virginia Bigfoot Research Organization.

Friday, February 05, 2010

"Squeaky"

Here is the 3.5 minutes of video that Mike Green is allowing to be viewed at no charge.

I find the bulk and the movements of the "creature" intriguing!

Please comment!

Thermal Re-Creation of the "Squeaky" video

Mike Green of North Carolina has captured something on his thermal camera.

You can watch 3 minutes of the video for free, but must pay to watch the entire video. I have been reading comments from people who have paid to watch the entire video and the consensus is "disappointing".

In this video, Mike re-creates the movements of the object in the "Squeaky" video.

Mike Green Interview

Mike Green discusses how he was able to capture 2 "alleged" bigfoot on his thermal camera.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Bigfoot Exhibit at the Washington History Museum

Legend? Hoax? Reality?
All-things Sasquatch on display at Washington State History Museum

By Clare Jensen
Tacoma Weekly

The legend of Sasquatch has sparked the interest of humans for centuries. In the Pacific Northwest, “Sasquatch” is a word derived from the Salish word “sesqec,” meaning, “Wild Man.” In other parts of the world, the mysterious creature is called anything from Bigfoot to Yeti, or simply Ape Man.

Legends of large, hairy, ape-like creatures date back thousands of years, specifically among Pacific Northwest tribes. Stone carvings resembling ape-like heads perplex scientists as to why Northwest people in the ancient era would create something that mimicked the anatomy of the jungle-dwelling ape.

Mysterious prints of large, human-like feet have been cast, and images of large, furry, bi-pedal animals have been printed, all tying into the ongoing debate on whether or not the creature exists.

“Giants in the Mountains: The Search for Sasquatch,” the newest exhibit at the Washington State History Museum, takes visitors through the many aspects of the local tribal legends, the physical evidence, countless hoaxes and Sasquatch’s prevalence in current Northwest pop culture.

The exhibit does not prove or disprove the existence of Bigfoot, however much of the physical artifacts, such as the stone head carvings, foot casts and twisted tree branches, are intriguing and could be easy for the Sasquatch enthusiast to view as indisputable evidence.

Research by Washington State University anthropologist Dr. Grover Krantz points to physical factors that he believes could not be faked. As the first anthropologist to openly state in the 1970s that he believed in Sasquatch, Krantz remained integral in the legend versus realty discussion.

In the exhibit, viewers can see footprints that Krantz believes are authentic to a large, upright walking animal, because they include evidence of injuries that are too intricate and thoughtful to be faked.

Twisted tree branches, which Sasquatch supporters say could be used to mark the creature’s territory, could not be replicated with a human hand and have yet to receive any other explanation.

And the stone heads found in the Columbia Basin, which date from 1,500 B.C. to 500 A.D., were carved by the indigenous people of the area representing ape-like heads, an animal that geographically the Northwest dwellers should have never seen.

Tales of larger-than-life creatures and animal-man beings have been passed on for generations in numerous Native American communities. Tribal artifacts and artwork in the exhibit will convey Native cultural beliefs of Sasquatch. The country of Tibet actually has 253 square miles of land dedicated as a Yeti preserve for the region’s believed Bigfoot.

Former President Teddy Roosevelt is even quoted as having experienced a run-in with a Sasquatch-like creature in his past. Most descriptions of Sasquatch are of a “wild man” or cross between ape and human, standing six to 10 feet tall, with a thick pelt, monkey-like features and semi-upright walk. Those who claim to have seen Sasquatch often describe it as a nocturnal creature and the descriptions remain consistent throughout time, cultures and geographic regions.

Decide for yourself at the exhibit, which runs through June 27 at the Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

Admission is $8 adult; $7 senior; $6 student and military; $25 per family (two adults and up to four children) free for children 5 and under Historical Society members. Free admission on the third Thursday of the month from 2-8 p.m. Information: (253) 272-3500, http://www.washingtonhistory.org.

Commercial we shot for the SasqWatch

Monday, February 01, 2010

Radio Show From Bigfoot Film Festival

Of course I had technical difficulties, but I did have the foresight to record the entire show! Yay me!

Listen here

Friday, January 29, 2010

Bigfoot Film Festival...Day 1

I arrived at the very small town of Millersburg, PA then met up with friends for dinner after a short nap.

We then drove to the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art and made it just in time to hear the opening remarks and to see the trailer that was created to advertise the festival.

Film director Jim Hollenbaugh then gave a brief lecture on Bigfoot in film and the different ways the creature is portrayed. He then introduced 2 films by George Kuchar, "The Hairy Horror", which was kind of a weird trip inside Kuchar's head...then the now infamous short film, "Yolanda" which was about a frustrated housewife who becomes obsessed with Bigfoot. The movie was very artsy, but ended up being too pornographic for some of the members of the audience. That's all I'm gonna say about that!

We then headed back to the "lodge" which is short for "motor lodge" and retired to our respective rooms. To blog. More to come tomorrow!

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Bigfoot Filmaker in the News...

Eyewitness William Barnes, of Nevada City, California is on a mission to once and for all obtain solid photographic evidence that the creature known as Bigfoot does indeed exist.

William has a website that he is using to garner interest in his mission that will be running 34 hours a day, 7 days a week, hence the url: http://www.bigfoot24-7.com.

Barnes claims “As a weekend goldminer in Northern California, I had such a creature walk up to my tent, so close I could have touched it, and then walk past me and up the side of the hill. Since that night by the creek, I have pondered for years, about how one could be filmed for any length of time, and how it could be studied in it's own safe habitat.”

Well, join the club William. The idea to obtain Bigfoot footage has been around since 1967...LOL

Read the entire story from the Humboldt Beacon here

The Bigfoot Field Reporter Radio Show

This Saturday I will be reporting live from the Bigfoot Film Festival at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Arts in Millersburg, PA.

To listen to the radio show live, click here

The show will be archived if you would like to listen to it at a later date!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Skunk Apes and Other Big Footed Things

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:09 AM EST
Palmer Wood

It is for those who claim they have seen the elusive ape-like creature roaming the woods and swamps of Florida including Polk County’s Green Swamp. Sightings of the animal have been reported around the world but rare, with quality photographs and videos even rarer.

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Bigfoot Film Festival


Only 2 more days until the Bigfoot Film Festival being held at the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art!

Ned Smith Center has teamed up with Harrisburg film cooperative Moviate (presenters of the annual Side Street Cinema) to present its first ever film festival! The Bigfoot Film Festival is a fun event designed to explore the anomaly of "Bigfoot" and other natural folklore and how Bigfoot has been represented in film. Kitschy, campy films like "The Creature from Black Lake" and others will be shown, as well as documentary films on the Bigfoot phenomenon. Expert speakers will also be on hand, along with fun family activities.

At some point amidst all of the activities, The Bigfoot Field Reporter will be airing a live radio show with interviews of the program director and participants, and comments from the crowd!

The event has been sold out! Amazing what a little publicity can do! :)

Friday, January 29, 2010 - 6 p.m.

6:00PM Art Exhibit Opening: Garrick Dorsett

6:30PM Welcoming Comments

6:40PM FILM: "Bigfoot Comes To Lunch"
Produced by Caleb Smith and Jim Hollenbaugh

6:45PM LECTURE: "Bigfoot In Film" with Jim Hollenbaugh, Filmmaker

7:45PM SHORT FILMS: "Yolanda" and "The Hairy Horror" by George Kuchar

8:30PM FILM: "The Creature from Black Lake"

Saturday, January 30, 2010 - 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. - No more tickets available!

12:00PM Welcoming Comments

12:10PM FILM: "Capture of Bigfoot"

2:00PM LECTURE: "Bigfoot in Pennsylvania" with Eric Altman, Director of Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society
**Includes guided walk on trails

3:30PM FILM: "Legend Meets Science"

4:30PM DINNER BREAK - Please visit the many fine dining establishments in Millersburg!

6:00PM LECTURE: "Boggy Creek, Bigfoot and Beyond" with Loren Coleman, Cryptozoologist

7:30PM FILM: "The Legend of Boggy Creek"

Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 12 p.m.-5 p.m. - FAMILY DAY!

12:00PM Welcoming Comments

12:10PM BIGFOOT COSTUME CONTEST: Create your own bigfoot costume and enter in our friendly costume contest!

1:00PM FAMILY ACTIVITY: Animal Tracks

2:00PM LECTURE: "Bigfoot's Favorite Pet: Modern Mountain Lions in Pennsylvania" with Marcus Schneck, Outdoor Writer for the Patriot-News

3:00PM FILM: "Harry and the Hendersons"

ONGOING:

ART EXHIBIT by Garrick Dorsett

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE! Get your official BFF t-shirts and merchandise from our speakers! Also THE SASQWATCH will be available for sale!
BIGFOOT BAKE SALE


The pink Sasqwatch is being in sold to honor breast cancer awareness...buy one for your beloved for Valentine's day!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Ohio Conference Update

I just got off the phone with Don K. and of course he is as busy as can be trying to put together the 2010 Ohio Conference on his own (I offered to help)

So far the stellar line up includes:

Todd Neiss, Tom Yamarone and Bob Gimlin and the radio host of the X Zone, Rob McConnell.

There are still vendor tables available to rent AND all who attend will be required to pay a $5.00 donation at the door.

VIP seats are still available.

Don will be updating his website later this evening and you can visit it at
http://www.eobic.net

Chupacabra Found?

Breaking news...CBS news is reporting that the mystery of the Chupacabra has been unearthed.

Some folks in Texas have claimed to have found the cryptid we have called "Chupacapra".

Colud finding Bigfoot be far behind?





Update:
A biologist has confirmed that the creature is NOT a chupacabra, but a hairless raccoon.

Perhaps the raccoon had mange, which would explain why these animals are being found dead, or it is a rare strain of raccoon.

Read the rest of the story here:

Not a Chupacabra