Tonight! Let's Debate!

Steve Kulls drills into the skull of Ben Radford who is a Bigfoot Skeptic.  Ben is the managing editor of the Skeptical Enquirer.

The hour long program will air on BlogTalk Radio at 8PM EST on Sunday, January 16th, 2011. Listeners are encouraged to join the discussion and call in at (347) 996 - 5800 during the program.

Like I said in my last post, after 40+ years of "research" and "investigating" we are all at the same point.  Why should we still believe?  What has science proven?  Is Ben right?  

Find out tonight!

After 43 Years of Investigating, This is Where We Stand-

The 200th Anniversary of the First Reported Bigfoot Sighting?

On January 7, 1811 Canadian explorer David Thompson recorded these words in his daily journal while pioneering through what is now Alberta, Canada:

[In the snow] I saw the track of a large Animal - has 4 large Toes abt 3 or 4 In long & a small nail at the end of each... The whole is about 14 In long by 8 In wide & very much resembles a large Bear's Track."

14 inches long by 8 wide! 

Read the story at the Who2? website http://www.who2.com/blog/2011/01/its-bigfoot-bicentennial-day.html

The Bigfoot Field Reporter Radio Show Returns

I always seem to get antsy for Bigfoot in January.  I don't like the cold much and it just seems like the hairy ones like to lay low in the winter months.  So, why not revive the radio show?
My first guest will be Steven Streufert of Willow Creek.  Steven is the sole proprietor of Bigfoot Books in Willow Creek and I have had the chance to hang out with Steven in the past 2 years.

Steven was our guide who took us down the Go road to Bluff Creek on that hot August day.  He had to leave us before it got dark and the 5 of us spent the night in the dark until Bobo and Slasher showed up around 11 pm.

It is so amazing how people in this field of Bigfootery can bond so quickly.  We laughed all night, then came the fateful return up the mountain the next day...but you all know that story.

I met Steven again at the Oregon Sasquatch symposium and we spent a few hours relaxing and chatting during the breaks.

Slasher and Mike Esordi

I can honestly call Steven a friend and I hope you join our lively and sure to be animated conversation this Sunday at 7 pm EST.


See you there!

 Listen here!

For the Idahoan Squatchers

Bigfoot sightings expected in Ketchum

Film, lecture part of Sun Valley Center program
By :EXPRESS STAFF

As part of its ongoing multidisciplinary project Creatures, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will be showing the documentary Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 6:30 p.m. The screening will be held at The Center in Ketchum. Admission is free and the movie lasts about an hour.

Jay Delaney's 2008 film follows two amateur Bigfoot researchers, Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton, as they try to track the legendary creature in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio. Along the way we see how the power of a dream can bring two men together in friendship and provide hope and meaning that transcend the harsh realities of life in a dying steel town.

The film was an official selection at multiple independent film festivals in 2008 and 2009. The Chicago Tribune called it "a story of enduring friendship and epic dreams."

The Center also presents Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum, considered by many to be the nation's leading expert on Sasquatch, for a lecture on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m.

Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is an example of a cryptid, a creature whose existence has been reported but is unconfirmed by the scientific community. Cryptids are at the heart of The Center's current visual arts exhibition, Creatures: From Bigfoot to the Yeti Crab. Prior to the film screening, The Center is offering a free guided tour of the exhibition at 5:30 p.m.

For details about all events, visit www.sunvalleycenter.org or call 726-9491 ext.10

Happy 2011!

Happy New Year to you all!  We are off to a great start this year with the first witness sighting report as told to and reported by Philip Spencer who operates the blog: Strange is Normal.

Philip conducted the interview of the 15 year old North Carolina witness via telephone and shares her story with us!

Bobbie Short sent out her wonderful Bigfoot Newsletter Online which she sends out free of charge to over 2300 subscribers!  You too can subscribe online by visiting: www.bigfootencounters.com

I announced that on January 9, 2011 at 7 pm EST I would be interviewing Steven Streufert of Willow Creek, on my return to Blogtalk Radio, and shortly thereafter, Abe Delrio contacted Steven to do an interview for his radio show on January 3.  Please tune in to both shows as Steven and I will be discussing other material than will be presented on the MnBTR show. :)

 The Tristate Bigfoot folks are pleased to announce that their Investigator Spotlight for the month of January will feature Bigfoot author Lori Simmons!  Way to go Lori!  Click here for info.

I am looking forward to all of this year's upcoming events and will provide as much coverage as I possibly can!


Peace and Love :)

The Bigfoot Field Reporter Radio Show

After a long hiatus I will be returning to blogtalk radio with my first guest of 2011, Steven Streufert of Bigfoot Books in Willow Creek, California.

The show will air live on January 9, 2011 at 7 p.m. eastern time 4 p.m. pacific time.

Hope to see you there!

Bluff Creek Film Site Project-Information Needed

BFROVIDEOS. Steven Streufert, Ian and Robert Leiterman are taking another look at the P-G Film site 43 years later. With conflicting thoughts as to exactly where the film site is today, they have decided to re-evaluate the facts, interview those in the know and spend some extensive leg work on the ground. They are trying to piece together what nature has spent the last 43 years turning back into a riparian forest. Part of an on going series.

Message from Steven Streufert:  Sharon, if any of your connections out there have photos or recollections of the PGF site in the late 70s, 80s or earlier 90s that would be very helpful! We need to establish a time range scale of changes.

Everybody Has One!

Last night on Facebook, a friend posted this pic claiming that it was caught on a game cam near Fouke, Arkansas.  He claims " My fiance's coworker has a husband who checked his game cam recently...and look what was on there"

I then wake up this morning to read on Cryptomundo that this image is being posted on MSNBC as from a game camera in Berwick, Louisiana.  I checked the map and, hmmm Fouke and Berwick are not even near each other!



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Is there a hoax in the making??????  If anyone has more information, I'd love to hear it!

Obviously it is one of those hoaxes that spread rumors like wildfire....There are people all over the internet claiming to have captured this exact image on their trail cam pic.  Here is a post from another website "

Very freaky trail cam picture.... don't know what to think..?

Don't know what to think about this one fellers.... Went and checked my camera today and this is what it had on it.... The ground directly in front of my tree was completely tore up, the trail cam had been torn off the tree, straps were popped and everything. Camera was laying face down about 10 ft. from the tree it was attached too. Bark was knocked off the tree where the camera had been, like something had knocked it off while trying to twist camera off the tree. This was the only picture I got of "it" as I had it set on a 2 minute timer. The first picture is of "it", and the second is a picture from a lil while ago of the same spot, just for reference. Checking this right at dusk with a 3/4 mile walk out ahead of you will scare a feller..... When I saw it, my blood ran cold. Still gives me shivers.... What do you guys think?"  Of course the picture was of the same ghoulish figure.  However this man did have another picture dated  earlier from the same location.
 
I would love for the real owner to Please Stand Up!  I have a feeling it is an advertising gimmick for Wildgame Innovations!   What a way to get people talking!

RECOGNITION!

I was surprised, flattered and honored when I received an email today from Forensic Science.net letting me know that they had personally chosen my blog as one of the top 30 Cryptozoology  Blogs of 2010!

Cate Newton writes:

Hi Sharon,
I am writing to inform you that The Bigfoot Field Reporter has been featured on Forensic Science's list of the Top 30 Cryptozoology Blogs, found here: http://www.forensicscience.net/best-cryptozoology-blogs. We hand-picked a list of our favorites and outlined the unique reasons why we love them.
"We really enjoyed your fun approach and sense of humor when reporting on your search for Bigfoot."

I really do try to be entertaining and thoughtful and considerate of those who are conducting serious research and I am truly grateful and humbled by this recognition!

Forensic Science

Cryptozoology Blogs

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Warm wishes for warm gravy, and hot turkey and a Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Clint Romag

Oh that Clint!  I asked to interview him about a year ago, but he declined because he was working on a werewolf story and wanted to focus on that...instead of Bigfoot...now here comes Clint promoting his book...Good Luck Clint! 


Clint Romag grew up in Longview, WA, where stories of Bigfoot roaming the forests outside his small town influenced the direction of his writing. He graduated from Western Washington University, and currently lives in Los Angeles. Romag has written several novels including "Revenge of the Werewolves" and "Fury of the Sasquatch."
Note to Editors: The Author is available for interviews. Review copies of "The Yeti Incident" are available upon request. "The Yeti Incident" is available at www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com and at Barnes & Noble for $12.95.
For the latest news: http://clintromag.livejournal.com/

SEASON'S GREETINGS! New Additions

With the Christmas season quickly approaching, I thought I would give you all easy access to the most popular websites featuring Bigfoot items that your favorite Squatcher would enjoy under the tree or in their stocking!
Of course I must begin with my friend Mike Esordi's Bigfoot Surplus which features many of his unique and creative designs!

One truly great find were these amazing  Bigfoot collectibles from Bigfoot Valley. They are hand-painted and mounted on a  base made of real Manzanita wood. These whimsical creatures each have their own distinct personality.  

You'll want to collect them all!

For the person who likes to wear their passion on their sleeve, I suggest the Sasqwatch!  I have a pink one :)






For your holiday decorating needs, Bronner's Christmas Wonderland has both a Bigfoot and a Yeti Christmas tree ornament.  They do have another Bigfoot bulb ornament in their catalog, but I did not see it on their website.  So maybe you might want to request a catalog from them!

Now many of you have seen the 3 foot tall Bigfoot garden statue by Toscano that many Squatchers show off on their profile pics, but did you know that Toscano has a new Bigfoot item to share?  I love this, I saw it in their catalog, it is the Bashful Bigfoot.  He clings to trees in your yard and is less expensive than the garden statue.  Also, not to be outdone by Bronner's, Toscono offers this adorable ornament.

I am not very impressed with the quality of items sold at Cafe Press, but they do have a few cute items, like the "I'm Squatching You" mousepad.

And of course there are the multitudes of books written by everyone from Dr. Jeff Meldrum to  Lee Murphy who is not only handsome, but multi-talented as well! I suggest his books Heretofore Unknown which pokes some fun at couple of Squatchers we know, and also, a book I read on my many flights, YGOR... a touching story of humanity and compassion.  Author David (Dave Coleman) has spent the last few years researching every Bigfoot movie and documentary he could get his hands on for his newest creation CINE DU SASQUATCH, his epic examination of all-things Bigfoot-related as appears on tv and in movies.  Don't forget Thom Cantrall's Ghosts of Ruby Ridge and the conversation invoking book Enoch, by Autumn Williams.

Also, many DVD favorites such as Sean Whitley's Southern Fried Bigfoot ; Don Keating's Sasquatch at Salt Fork DVD which can be ordered through Don directly @ http://www.eobic.net; and the theatrical thriller BIGFOOT! starring Bob Gray.

And as we all know, Christmas is for GIVING! You can donate to my cause, or better yet, make charitable donations to Michael Rugg's Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton, California and/or Peter Byrne's International Wildlife Conservation Society.

And for your Christmas Card giving, a message from Robert Swain:

"I know that this isn't Black Friday or even Cyber Monday, but just wanted to throw out that Laughsquatch Christmas cards are available.
Twelve signed Christmas cards and envelopes for $15.00. Also, 2011 color poster calendars 11 x 17, for $7.00. I'll be happy to sign the calendar and or add personal remarks to make it a unique present. Get them while they last! Free shipping for Fans of Laughsquatch! I also have Laughsquatch blank note card packets for $15.00. Twelve signed cards in each packet.
If you are interested please contact me...
on Facebook, Robert@Laughsquatch.com, phone (501) 733-5485,
P.O. Box 1030 Vilonia, AR 72173 or order through Paypal under Robert Swain using the above e-mail address. Cash is fine, checks are fine, paypal is great, chickens are fine and so is real Bigfoot scat.
Thanks for being a fan! Robert"

As you can see there are many options for gift giving to the Squatcher in your life, and don't forget your favorite reporter, me!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Squatctivity????

Here are some pictures and thoughts by one of our fellow researchers, Bob Durdella. 

As I have often claimed, Bob is one of the most diligent "explorers" I know.  He enjoys his time in the woods and isn't out to make a history making discovery. 

Somewhere in Northeast Ohio.....

"I went to that tepee I found 2 years ago at (omitted). I take a look at it about every 2 weeks. Saw something new right away. There is a big X marker put up directly over the tepee. I thought it was pretty cool. Usually see X markers standing alone.

I like going to the tepee. Since I found it there's been quit a few changes made to it. One of these days I'll put together a photo file along with picture comments of how it was when I found it to the present.

Notice in the pics how nice and symmetrical the X marker is. That's the way most of the markers are I've found. I should put together a photo file showing the different symmetrical markers from the area. I think there's about 5 or 6 different markers I could show.

  

I also included a couple pics of some trees in an upside down V formation I recently found over a trail on a ridge that runs along the river. Notice how the one tree just happened to fall across the trail and landed in a fork topped tree that was also leaning across the trail at the right angle to catch it. These two trees are rooted where they are at. One is bent over at it's base and the other is broke at the base. This a another very symmetrical looking setup also. Very strange??? All the trees around and no others but these two end up together across the trail. Love this stuff." Bob D.

I love the splash of color in the background!

The Discovery of the Sasquatch-MN.B.R.T Radio Interview of Dr. John Bindernagel

 Join Elusive1 & Evie as they welcome Dr.John Bindernagel, PhD.  Dr. Bindernagel has just released a new publication titled The Discovery of the Sasquatch. (click here to purchase)

Dr. Bindernagel is a Canadian biologist with over forty years of experience in wildlife research and conservation in North America and internationally.

He was educated at the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) and at the University of Wisconsin (USA). After beginning his career in Canada in 1963, he has worked  with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from 1965 until 1991. During this time he worked and taught in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Central America. There he was involved in wildlife surveys, the preparation and implementation of wildlife management measures, and conservation education. Dr. Bindernagel's interest in the sasquatch, which began in 1965, influenced a family decision to relocate from central Canada to British Columbia in 1975. He continues to be involved in wildlife research and resides on Vancouver Island with his wife Joan. 
In this, his second book about the sasquatch, he explores the discovery of the sasquatch in the context of the philosophy and history of science. 

Tune in to Blogtalk radio on Monday, November 15 · 6Pm Pacific - 7Pm Mountain - 8Pm Central - 9Pm Eastern http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mnbrt/2010/11/16/mnbrt-radio-with-drjohn-bindernagel

  

Quiet days

It always seems that the Ohio Conference kicks off the Squatching season and the Texas Conference ends it.  Unfortunately, living in Northeast Ohio doesn't give me the best of climates to Squatch year 'round.  But that's just me.  I know that in my research area, I have activity from April thru October, and lately, not much has been happening.

But, just because nothing is happening, doesn't mean I am going to start making things up, or stirring pots. So, things might be quiet for awhile here.

I do plan on heading down to Salt Fork next weekend and hang out till the wee hours on Saturday night with some other squatchers, so hopefully we will have something good to report!

John Cartwright's Encounter

For as long as I've known John Cartwright, I have never sat down and listened to the details of his Bigfoot sighting in 1982.  Here is John's story:

John Cartwright's Sighting (An interview by the Blogsquatcher)

This experience comes from 1982, so it predates any talk about infrasound. The witness, JC, was 17 years old at the time. He made a report to the BFRO in 1998, #3335, and most of the details from that report match what he told me on the phone, with a couple of exceptions. He wrote that the incident happened in October, though he remembers it to have happened just before Labor Day now. “I said around October [in the BFRO report] because I could not remember the date when I made the report,” he told me via email yesterday. And he wrote that the creature was “around 8’ tall” in the BFRO report, though he said it was a foot taller when he spoke to me. He doesn’t think that discrepancy amounts to more than a different way of putting it then and now. It’s true that details like these can be hard to remember, especially as time passes and we go through phases of not thinking about something. Although JC hasn’t been able to forget the experience for long, because he continues to suffer from nightmares ever since the incident.  Read the rest of the story here.


This video clip shows 30 seconds of John's presentation at the 2009 Ohio Bigfoot Conference.
The entire DVD of the 2009 conference is available by contacting Don Keating at eobic.net

The Bigfoot Lunch Club

In this day and age, it seems like EVERYONE has a blog, radio show, book and website about Bigfoot. Some more palatable than others.

The Bigfoot Lunch Club is a well informed, well-rounded group of individuals who present information regarding news, events and discussions about Bigfoot related material. They never make false claims or come off as self-proclaimed "experts".

The website is easy and pleasant to read and is very well put together.

Two thumbs up guys!

The Bigfoot Lunch Club

Bigfoot Discovery Days

Due to poor planning on my part, I had to miss this year's festivities in Felton, California AKA My Favorite Place on EARTH!)

However, I have managed to glean some images and reports from off the web to share with you:
Big Crowd for Bigfoot

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Louden Nelson Community Center
301 Center St, Santa Cruz, CA


Bigfoot Discovery Day draws dozens to Felton museum, evening lecture downtown
By Ruth Schneider October 17, 2010

Credit Ruth Schneider

Sasquatch has been spotted in Santa Cruz County more times than can be counted.

And Michael Rugg, curator of Felton's Big Foot Museum, has heard most of the stories. The ones he call hoaxes. The ones he calls misunderstood. And the ones he truly believes occurred. In the six years since his museum opened, locals have flocked to share their stories of spottings.

The spottings run along the coast up to Bonny Doon and in many of the Santa Cruz Mountain towns including Boulder Creek, Felton and even Scotts Valley.

"Skeptics tell us it's all imaginary. That does happen a lot," said Rugg, who has been studying Big Foot since 1951. "But after a while it's hard to keep ignoring."

On Saturday, Rugg organized the fourth Bigfoot Discover Day.

"This one is the best we've had," he said.

The day began with event's at the Felton museum and culminated in an evening of speakers at the Louden Nelson Community Center.

More than 60 people filled Room 3 of Louden Nelson who came to hear everything from testimony of a 2007 sighting to advance in thermal recording equipment to a song from a Bay Area resident about bigfooting, the hunting of the sasquatch.

Scott McClean, a bigfoot researcher and author, offered up an extensive collection of newspaper articles dating back hundreds of years that all referenced bipedal, hairy creatures with disproportionately long arms.

"These things have been around as long as we have," McClean told the audience. "And these newspaper archives are proof of this."

He flashed a clip about wild men reported in Felton in the 1870s.

"Consistently over time in California" sasquatches have been spotted, he said. "It's not a guy in a suit. They're talking about an 8-foot, hair-colored ape. People have described them in detail. They're out there. They always been out there."

Rugg backed that up with local tribal trivia: The Ohlone tribe, native to the Central Coast, had a name for bigfoot, he said.

"Takakuna," he said, was the name the Ohlone gave to a specific bigfoot who lived in the Felton area.

New technologies

Bart Cutino, a bigfoot researcher who spotted the creature in Washington state in 2007, is enamored of modern technology and what it can do to change the field of bigfoot research.

A thermal imaging device helped him in an up-close-and-personal encounter he had in 2007 east of Mt. Rainier, WA. In pitch dark, he said, a special viewer helped him watch a sasquatch from a distance of about 32 yards.

"Most people don't believe it's real," he told the audience. "And it right ther in front of me. My adrenalin was off the chart."

He described seeing a 500 to 600 pound creature that stood upright.

"It was a life changing experience for me," said Cutino. "I'm 110 percent sure what we pursue is real."

Many of those in the attendance felt similarly.

Tom Yamarone, a museum member, said he does his own research and on several occasions has heard what he believes is bigfoot yowling.

"It's nice to see good exposure to a new side of research," he said.

Rugg, who takes part in that research full time, mad a promise several years ago that he seems to be sticking to: He won't get a haircut until he proves sasquatch is real.

"If I can't find the wild man, I'll become him," he said.

Salt Fork State Park October 16, 2010

This past weekend I had the opportunity to be the Salt Fork Squatchtivity tour guide to an out-of-state visitor.

We checked into the cabin Friday night.  The weather was cold and rainy and it was already dark by the time we got settled so we decided to get a fresh start in the morning.

We awoke to a chilly but sunny Saturday, and after a hearty breakfast at the lodge, we donned our hiking boots and hit the trails.  We hiked and surveyed several areas in search of the perfect spot to set up base for our evening squatchtivities.  We mutually agreed to set up at a picnic area off of  park route 4.  This area has had several sightings and was away from the beaten path.

We headed into Cambridge to dine at the favorite eatery, Theo's.  We then returned to the cabin to get bundled up in our night gear.  Upon arriving at the cabin, we were approached by 2 teenage girls.  They had seen my Squatchmobile and inquired as to whether I was a researcher.  I had a great time answering all of their questions and then they wanted to show me a very cool and squatchy place they had found.  We then hiked over to this beautiful cave and rock formations, the sunlight was beginning to fade quickly and we had to get to our location to set up the trail cam, so we bid the kids farewell and drove off into the night.






 We arrived at the area at 7:30 pm.  The night had already set in and we had the dim light from a half moon.  As soon as we opened our car doors we went to the back of the vehicle to begin unloading when we both heard a long, low growl.  We both looked at each other and the usual phrase "did you hear that!" was exclaimed.  The night's excitement had already begun!  I walked about 100 feet from the car to a lone picnic table to drop off the first load when a very loud, very shrill scream from a fox pierced the quiet air.  Wow, was that amazing!  Of course I still hadn't even gotten my audio recorder out of my case!
At that point I figured, I'll unload the car in a minute, I need to get my recorder going!  Ok, with that done, we decided the next bit of business was to find a good tree to hang the trail cam from.  The Moultrie was a top of the line model with IR lighting, video and still shot capabilities.

I then proceeded to cut and smash a bag of 18 apples as the small fire we started in the grill was beginning to crackle.  We then warmed up a cast iron skillet, compliments of the cabin and proceeded to fry up a big, greasy pound of bacon.

As the aroma of bacon began wafting in the air, the coyotes became quit vocal!  There were lone coyote howls soon accompanied by many from directions all around us.  The evening was ALIVE with animal activity!

We then settled down in our camp chairs and talked quietly when we heard another low growl come from across the parking lot.  The night was clear and cool and after about an hour and 45 minutes, we decided to head over to another location to see if there were any other squatchers in the area.  Before leaving we wanted to check the trail cam.  We went to the trail cam and there were zero images on the D card.  I then did a little dance in front of the camera to make sure it was working properly.  The red IR lights lit and the camera logged a video.  Success!
We then arranged several items on the picnic table and tucked the recorder in the arm of the camp chair to record any sounds or movement that may occur at the site in our absence.

We got in the car and drove to the other area where we found Terry and Treba and we sat there for about an hour chit chatting.  We told them we had to get back because we had left a small fire in the grill, so we headed back and checked the items on the table; nothing had been disturbed.  We then went to the trail cam and noticed that 2 more images had been recorded!  We took the camera down and set it on the picnic table and were joined by 2 other researchers.  About 20 minutes later Don and Missey K. arrived on the scene and they headed out for a night hike.  I decided that not much was going to happen and I was getting cold and tried and wanted to call it a night.

We returned to the cabin and began viewing the video from the trail cam.  In the hour that we were gone...something had set off the camera to take one still picture and then a video.  When we saw the video we were freaked out!  What was it???? We tried to rule out all the usual suspects.  no fingers for it to be a hand.  Hairs covering the object.... Tell us what you think it is!  Perhaps if someone has the capability to enhance the video, remove the brightness...


Well anyway, we were really geeked up over the video but managed to get to sleep with visions of Bigfoots dancing in our dreams.

As usual, it was an amazing weekend of being in the woods.  The weather was gorgeous and the fall leaves were beautiful.  We may not have had any real squatchtivity, but we had some hair-raising thrills to speculate on and to make us want to return to this area for further investigating!

I hope your weekend was just as much fun!  Now back to reality.  BOO!  Have a great week!