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I have been lucky to find and work with a group of investigators who have been investigating the mystery of the bipedal primate found in our woods and forest.  I encourage you to go look at what has been documented and studied by this group.

It is groups like this one who has for many years done research without the need of fame or fortune.  The thrill of discovery and respect for the unknown primate/forest friends is the motivating factor for these investigators.

I challenge you to go discover what these amazing people have found.

Enjoy

 

I came across these mountain lion tracks while out looking for BigFoot.  I never did see the mountain lion or even heard it.  Was it there?  Of course it was.  The tracks are the physical signs that one walked through there recently.

The prints and impressions I have found that look like a bare foot human print only much, much bigger and wider have pointed to a upright bipedal primate.  Why do the rules change for this forest being?  Because of the way our media have made this a sensational story?  Hoaxes?

You can't control what the media will print and there will always be people who will hoax.  But researchers like myself and the lucky few who have seen them are saying there is SOMETHING UPRIGHT and VERY BIG in our forests and woods.  I have been very careful to document my findings with photos and recordings.

Just because the mainstream science and you haven't personally seen the evidence doesn't mean it is not true.  How do we know there is air?  You can't see it?  Science is still discovering unknown species all the time.

It is time for people to stop closing their eyes to the possibilities of a bipedal primate in North America.  With an open mind look at the evidence that is actually out there.  It will blow you away like it did to me a couple of years ago.

George Knapp: I’m dreaming of a Bigfoot Christmas

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IN THE DARKENED elegance of La Scala restaurant, one of the most exhilarating — and chilling — conversations of my entire life spilled across the table. It happened more than two and a half years ago but is burned into my brain as if it transpired yesterday.
To my left sat a distinguished microbiologist, a scientist whose name is known all over the world but who keeps a low profile in his adopted town of Las Vegas. Two seats to my left was a former cop turned author and Bigfoot researcher named David Paulides. And to my right was Dr. Melba Ketchum, a DNA researcher who found herself in the middle of an unexpected but career-threatening controversy. It involves the hairy gent with Size 18, triple-wide feet, who is known by many names all over the world, but answers most often to his iconic nickname: Bigfoot.
Before I was allowed to see any of the key research material, I had to sign a nondisclosure agreement. I was thrilled to be among the first to see the information, but it has driven me crazy ever since. The only public utterance I’ve made is a prediction two years ago during a taping of the KLVX public affairs program Nevada Week in Review. Because of what I learned that fateful night, I made what seemed at the time to be a wacky, off-the-wall prediction during the program — that dramatic news would surface sometime in 2011 about the enigmatic beast known as Bigfoot.
Since then, I have been needled relentlessly by my journalism colleagues, including veteran TV host Mitch Fox and fellow panelists Steve Sebelius and Jon Ralston. Oh, the humanity. So where’s the Bigfoot news, they repeatedly asked. I have been unable to answer, and it has been tough.
The well-meaning Dr. Ketchum naively assumed that the world of science would welcome her data with open arms and open minds. Her initial draft of a scientific paper unwisely referred to the existence of a Bigfoot-like creature, and she was certain the information from her study would receive a fair hearing from the scientific world. My friend the microbiologist gave her the sad-but-true news that no mainstream science journal in the world would ever publish a paper, or allow for an honest peer review, of any paper that mentioned Bigfoot or Sasquatch by name. Unlike my TV prediction, that one proved prescient in the extreme.
In the ensuing years, there have been numerous attempts to sabotage and backstab Ketchum’s project. Leaks appeared in scientific forums online in an apparent attempt to torpedo her credibility even before the study’s findings were made public. The Bigfoot community has been even more vicious, mostly because so many of the true believers have staked out their own turf and do not want to see a scientific interloper like Ketchum upstage their often ridiculous assertions or to undercut public interest in the 800 or so cable TV shows about the search for Bigfoot.
The only reason I am able to say anything about the study is that Dr. Ketchum unwisely responded a few weeks ago to a spurious report from a Russian scientist about the findings. Ketchum confirmed that she has overseen the analysis of dozens of hair samples collected at the sites of alleged Bigfoot sightings. Those people who do not want the study to be true and don’t want to wait for results to be verified have teed off on Ketchum, have carved up her study, and have made it almost impossible for anyone to take the results seriously, even though not one of the critics have seen the actual data. Dr. Ketchum insists that a major science journal is concluding a rigorous review of her work and will publish the paper once the process is completed. I am not holding my breath.
Here is what I can say legally, now that Ketchum has lifted the cone of silence: Scores of hair samples were sent to a dozen well-respected DNA labs across the country. The people at the labs weren’t told anything about the samples. They performed DNA analysis in the blind, then sent the remarkable findings back to Ketchum. I’ll put it this way — this is spooky stuff. The results are unequivocal: The hairs are not only from an unknown species, but they show a common link to humans. In other words, whatever these creatures are, they share a common ancestry with humans dating back about 15,000 years. Half of the DNA in the samples is simply unknown. The blind tests conducted by various labs weeded out known species such as bears or wolves. And in the end, they were left with the completely uncomfortable conclusion that the hairs came from a primate species previously unknown to science.
Since Dr. Ketchum made her premature defense of the study, responding to unfortunate leaks, an army of armchair critics have already dismissed the results without waiting to see the actual data. That’s not the way science is supposed to work, but it is exactly how modern science operates. It’s as much a religion as Catholicism or Mormonism, and anything that falls outside the accepted scriptures must be ridiculed.
All I can say is, why not wait until the raw information and DNA test results are made public before making pronouncements or reaching conclusions? I have been dying to say something about the study, especially because of the cruel taunting of Fox, Sebelius and Ralston, and because — you know — the world might end on December 21. (Nevada has had a smattering of Bigfoot sightings over the years, including a dramatic episode in January 1980 at the Nevada Test Site, of all places.) I am well aware of how goofy this must sound, but there is some compelling physical evidence to consider. Maybe it will receive a fair and open peer review, and maybe it won’t. Until we know, why not keep our minds open? It is exciting stuff to consider. If confirmed, it changes everything.
It should surprise no one that our little town played its own role in this weird, unfolding drama.
GEORGE KNAPP is a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter for KLAS Channel 8. Reach him at gknapp@klastv.com

‘BIGFOOT’ DNA SEQUENCED IN UPCOMING GENETICS STUDY

Five-Year Genome Study Yields Evidence of Homo sapiens/Unknown Hominin Hybrid Species in North America

Contact: Robin Lynne, media@dnadiagnostics.com, 231.622.5362

DALLAS, Nov. 24--A team of scientists can verify that their 5-year long DNA study, currently under peer-review, confirms the existence of a novel hominin hybrid species, commonly called “Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch,” living in North America. Researchers’ extensive DNA sequencing suggests that the legendary Sasquatch is a human relative that arose approximately 15,000 years ago as a hybrid cross of modern Homo sapiens with an unknown primate species.

The study was conducted by a team of experts in genetics, forensics, imaging and pathology, led by Dr. Melba S. Ketchum of Nacogdoches, TX. In response to recent interest in the study, Dr. Ketchum can confirm that her team has sequenced 3 complete Sasquatch nuclear genomes and determined the species is a human hybrid:

“Our study has sequenced 20 whole mitochondrial genomes and utilized next generation sequencing to obtain 3 whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples. The genome sequencing shows that Sasquatch mtDNA is identical to modern Homo sapiens, but Sasquatch nuDNA is a novel, unknown hominin related to Homo sapiens and other primate species. Our data indicate that the North American Sasquatch is a hybrid species, the result of males of an unknown hominin species crossing with female Homo sapiens.

Hominins are members of the taxonomic grouping Hominini, which includes all members of the genus Homo. Genetic testing has already ruled out Homo neanderthalis and the Denisova hominin as contributors to Sasquatch mtDNA or nuDNA. “The male progenitor that contributed the unknown sequence to this hybrid is unique as its DNA is more distantly removed from humans than other recently discovered hominins like the Denisovan individual,” explains Ketchum.

“Sasquatch nuclear DNA is incredibly novel and not at all what we had expected. While it has human nuclear DNA within its genome, there are also distinctly non-human, non-archaic hominin, and non-ape sequences. We describe it as a mosaic of human and novel non-human sequence. Further study is needed and is ongoing to better characterize and understand Sasquatch nuclear DNA.”

Ketchum is a veterinarian whose professional experience includes 27 years of research in genetics, including forensics. Early in her career she also practiced veterinary medicine, and she has previously been published as a participant in mapping the equine genome. She began testing the DNA of purported Sasquatch hair samples 5 years ago.

Ketchum calls on public officials and law enforcement to immediately recognize the Sasquatch as an indigenous people:

“Genetically, the Sasquatch are a human hybrid with unambiguously modern human maternal ancestry. Government at all levels must recognize them as an indigenous people and immediately protect their human and Constitutional rights against those who would see in their physical and cultural differences a ‘license’ to hunt, trap, or kill them.”

Full details of the study will be presented in the near future when the study manuscript publishes.

In my last blog, I talked about a family who for 5 years that had BigFoot related activities at their home.  There is no doubt with this family that BigFoot is real and living in our woods and forests.

Now I will tell you one that is from my family.  I just heard about it this last weekend.  My son told this to me.  This happened when he was 16 years old about 12 years ago.

One weekend, my son and husband went camping with some men and their sons in the mountains.  It was on the side of a mountain and very remote.  My son and a friend went hiking and got lost.  Just before it was dark they noticed something was watching them.  Then they watched it leave.  My son said it was very big, black and on 2 legs.  I asked him if it was a person or bear.  He was adamant that it was neither.  He said all he could say that it was big, very big, black and walked away on 2 legs.  He has no idea what it was but knew it wasn't a person or bear.

My son has no interest in BigFoot.  The way he described his sighting left me in no doubt that he saw one and did not realized it.  Some people have all the luck!

This sighting to me is more compelling that all the ones I have read or been told.  The reason is that I know my son.  He has no reason for making this up.  He knows wildlife and would tell me if he thought it may have been a bear or a person.

I have talked a little about this next sighting before but not much of the details.  This was a sighting that was given personally to me.  This happened in the 1990's.  The family lived in a neighborhood that backs to a National Forest here in Colorado.  The house was by a ravine and stream.  No window coverings at all.  Events that they suspect were BigFoot related went on for about 5 years.  I have listed a few of them for you:

• One time they were watching t.v. and something slapped the side of the house where they were sitting.  There was a window behind them that also faced the t.v.  It was not a branch or rock.  It sounded like a hand hit the side of the house very hard.
• At certain times the 2 dogs would always go into their doghouses and refused to come out until the next morning.  They cowered and whimpered.  When they see the dogs do this they knew BigFoot was coming.  These 2 dogs barked at everything including bear and other wildlife that would come onto the property.
• They would hear yells from deep within the forest in late afternoon and knew they would have visitors that evening.
• One night the father thought BigFoot was outside his son's bedroom window because his son said so.  He quickly grabbed a flashlight.  He shined it out the window and saw a dark hairy shape he was sure was BigFoot.  The description he gave me have the characteristics of a BigFoot.  He was quite certain it was not a bear.
• The daughter was nervous and did not like to go outside to feed the dogs at night when she was alone and no one else home.  She felt like something was watching her.

This family had experienced this and other incidents for 5 years.  They have no doubt what it was.  They have seen bears and mountain lions during this time at their home.  So they knew the difference.  They are quite adamant of what they saw, heard and experienced.  This is an educated white collar family.  They have no doubt about the existence of BigFoot.

It is sightings such as this one that have made me believe there is something out there in our woods and forests.  That something is a bipedal primate.  What I call BigFoot or Sasquatch.

I had come across an article about a sighting an American Native couple from Canada reported.  It was very interesting about how this couple reacted when a BigFoot was approaching them while they were in a horse drawn wagon with children in the back.  The man calmly stopped the wagon and had the woman and children lay down in the back of the wagon.  He hid them by covering them with a blanket and then called out to the BigFoot.  He then slowly turned his wagon around and left.  He said he was taught to hide the women and children from the presence of BigFoot and to call out his intentions.  This was during the day.

I also came across some other BigFoot stories that Native Americans from Canada talked about.  What was interesting about 2 of the stories were the reference to two types of BigFoot.  The first one they talked about was the one that was hairy and bigger than a man.  The second one was shorter but with a tail.  ???  This is the only time I have heard about this type of BigFoot. 

These stories and articles were talked about as they would about bears, deer and coyote.  There was never a doubt to the reality of these BigFoot.

It makes you wonder.

Two trees bent together and woven with some other branches to make this.  I don't know about you but I know that no bear or deer did this.  Again I ask you:

Do you know what made this?

I do.

I challenge you to open your mind to go outside the box and learn about the mystery of BigFoot.

The mystery is real and just waiting for you to explore.

I encourage all who read my blog to do so and this includes any of the pictures I have posted.  However, I do not want anyone including officials and government to use what I have written or any of my photos without my permission.



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14 inch print that is 6 inches wide.

 

What made this?

 

I know what made this.

 

 

Do you?

 

I found this directly across a ravine from a massive nest.  Why?  Is this made by something and has a meaning because where it is placed or what?

I have found things that were purposely made.  I have yet to find answers that would explain how known species of wildlife in our forest can do this.  Natural causes have certain signs and patterns to look for.  When absent what could be doing this?

I know who made this.  Do you?

 

In my research area I have been finding stuff like this.  I literally find hundreds of fallen trees, broken trees,  logs, branches and other stuff you would associate with being in the forest.  It is the stuff that I find that were made by something or an impression in a remote area that there is no answer to if there is not a bipedal primate. 

 

Deer, mountain lion or bear are not able to pick up big branches and wedge them between 2 trees or build a structure.  Something or someone is making these.  I found no evidence of people in the area.  This place is rugged and steep.

 

I know what made these but do you?

 

 

In my endeavor to discover the mystery of Big Foot, I have found tree breaks in spots where you are not expecting in conjunction to natural causes.  I have found these tree breaks in specific locations that are linked to Big Foot activity.  Tree damage by wind, man-made or damage by known animals such as deer, mountain lion or bear have certain similarities when you find them.  All of them have distinct signs including Big Foot.   

 

Out in the field, all of my finds were found in the forest, by a water source and in/next to a ravine.  How do you explain this?  This is a pattern that is consistent.  I have been able to go into a new area and apply this pattern.  So far Big Foot activity have been found.  The signs are there for a supposedly non-existent species.  How do you explain this?  I am a skeptic at heart but I am not stupid.   If I can find and apply certain patterns to find something, it tells me that there is something out there.  I know there is a bipedal primate in our woods and forest.

 

So far I have talked about the history of sightings, primate behavior and now consistent patterns of  signs of Big Foot.  There is enough here to warrant an official scientific search. 

 

A primate has just been discovered in the forest of Africa.  The local people have always known and talked about it.  Just because it has been officially discovered recently doesn't mean it wasn't there before the discovery.  It was there the whole time!

 

 





 

So I came across this while climbing around an area that I suspect a group of Big Foot resides.  This was at least 20 inches long!  This is the biggest print that I have found.  So far I have found 14, 16 and 17 inch sized prints.  I have also found some smaller but they could be human-that is if they walk in a clothes line pattern. 

 

My husband was a die hard non-believer when I started on this quest.  He has been coming with me for the last 9-10 months.  He has seen and heard what I have seen and heard.  He was humoring me and being a good husband so I was not alone in the forest while investigating.  He has gone from no way to they are out there.  I did not have to prove anything to him.  He was completely in the dark about this bipedal primate.  Now he can spot Big Foot evidence quicker than I can.

 

Our world is alive and mysterious.  It is waiting for people to go out there and explore.  Will you be the next Christopher Columbus?

How could a 8 foot plus primate that weighs hundreds of pounds be able to stay so well hidden for 400+ years?  The answer to that is where they live and tunnel vision that most people have of their environment.  This primate has been seen but on rare occasions by a lucky few.

The first 300 years we have some journal entries, stories about ghosts/hermits/monsters and oral history about this primate.  In the 50's stories starting to catch the media attention about Big Foot.  Most areas where they live is rugged and remote.  It was not until we started to live in these areas or to use these areas that more reports started to surface.

They like to stay in the shadows and to stay hidden.  Our military also has perfected the art of camouflage.  Men can literally hide in 10 inches or less in foliage and be never seen.  Why wouldn't another primate that is human smart be able to stay for the most part hidden from us?  I think some are hiding in plain view because of our tunnel vision. 

Just because we can't see something doesn't mean that it is not there.  Mysteries still abound in our world and we need to stay open-minded and be willing to explore possibilities. 

 In my last post I alluded to the classic primate behavior seen and reported by people of Big Foot.  There are 2 distinct views about what type of primate Big Foot would be categorized under by many:  Some type of primitive human or a upright great ape.  Right now with the evidence we have, Big Foot could be either ape or human or a combination of the two.  Until we have a body it is merely guesswork.

The reason I am mentioning primate behavior is that many of the sightings and reports have this behavior mentioned.  Only these people have little or no knowledge of this behavior.  This is a major reason why I believe there is a primate out there in our woods and forests.  Most people don't have the knowledge and education to know about certain characterizations of primate behavior.  I literately have read hundreds of reports.  There are certain distinct similarities in most of them with this behavior.

Howling/calling/whistling, rock clacking, tree knocking, breaking trees, rock throwing, full scale charge that will stop several feet from a person, mimicking and problem-solving are behaviors people have reported.  If you study the behaviors of chimps, orangutans and gorillas many of these behaviors have been noted and documented.  Coincidence?  Correlation?

I read some stories from Native Americans about Big Foot.  I was amazed at the mention of the behaviors of Big Foot in these stories that is primate behavior.  Some these stories are hundred plus years old that was passed down to each generation.

Do I have you thinking?    

My husband and I sat here at this spot one Saturday morning.  We decided to just sit and enjoy the forest.  Deer crashed through the forest all around us.  Birds chirping and whistling.  Insects buzzing around.  It was very peaceful.  We have been so busy searching and had not spent anytime just enjoying nature.

After an hour the deer disappeared.  Then we heard 3 knocks.  Then an answering one.  We would hear a knock in front of us and then an answering knock from our left.  Sometimes 2 knocks and then an answering one knock.  This went on for 10 minutes!  Who made this sound?  We were the only humans in the area.  Deer?  Bear?  Mountain Lion?  Birds-Woodpeckers?

Woodpeckers make rapid knocks.  Like machine gun fire.  I know because I have seen and heard them before.  This was not that. 

What?  2 drummers at opposite spots with a ravine between them hiding behind some big trees knocking on trees, one, two or 3 times and then answer back?  I have some ocean front property in Arizona for you to buy.

Much of what has been reported by Big Foot witnesses have shown classic primate behavior.  I bet nobody has told you that before.  Knocking on trees is classic primate behavior.  

The idea of a bipedal primate in our woods and forests may seem impossible but if you look at the environments of our woods and forests it can sustain them.  There are primates in South America, Africa and Asia.  Why wouldn't there be some here?  Many animals including man crossed into North America when it was connected to Asia.  The possibilities are there.  We have oral history of these bipedal primates from the Native Americans, sightings and journals/newspaper accounts for the last 400+ years.

Why write it off as wild imaginations or superstitions?  There is a pattern here and most in the scientific community will do nothing.  Again why? 

I have found a bare foot impression that is 17 inches long and 7 inches wide.  My hand is 7 1/2 inches long and 3 inches wide.

I have found a nest/structure that is massive.  The interior is about 6'x10'.  Large trees and branches used that were not cut by axes or saws.  Just broken or peeled.  The side branches woven into each other.  Huge trees made into beams on top with other trees woven and anchored to make a roof.  A huge tree bent over and anchored to another tree as a base of this structure.  This was purposely made by something very strong and very smart. 

Bear?  Deer?  Mountain Lion?  Elk?  Rabbit?  Ground Squirrels?  Owls?  Hawks?  Flies?  Grasshoppers?  Ants? 

To me it makes sense that there is something out in our woods and forest who is very strong and human smart.

While researching an area that I suspect a family of Big Foot is residing, I have encountered some evidence that have me believing that there is a bipedal primate here in Colorado and other parts of America and Canada.

I have found barefoot prints ranging from 12-17 inches with toes.  In a clothes line pattern.  They were found in areas that are hard to get to and out of the way.  Why would someone be walking around in the forest barefoot?  The width of the prints were very wide.  About 6-9 inches wide.

I have a hand print that has the thumb located lower than a human and extra wide.  I had to wade through 3 feet deep of icy cold mountain stream to examine and take pictures.  This was early in the morning and in an out of the way spot.

I have a knuckle print of the left hand that is almost double the size of my hand.  This was 1-2 inches deep in forest litter.  Something very heavy made this.

I have found a massive structure that was built on boulders and trees broken or peeled to make this.  The trees were about 4-5 inches wide.  Some even bigger.  One tree was bent down and anchored to another big tree with branches weaved in.  The sides were layered and weaved into the roof.  The interior was about 6ftx10ft.  No saw or axe marks.  No trash from humans found inside or around it.

I have found a tree structure that had branches weaved into it and looks like an standing X.  This was not made by wind, bears or other wildlife.  This was found by some tree breaks and a game trail.

I am one of those persons who need evidence.  My research has found some evidence that points to something.  I don't know of any other wildlife who could make that massive structure.  The trees were too big and thick for a human to break and build by hand.  What would be the point to make this if you were human in a steep and rugged terrain? 

Whether you believe me or not, I don't care.  I have done my research both by physically looking and by the library/internet.  I challenge any skeptic to do what I have done.  Talk is cheap and it is easy to throw unfounded comments around saying why you don't believe.  Prove to me why there isn't a bipedal primate in our woods and forest and I'll show you my proof.

I know the proof is on the shoulders of the people who believe that there is a bipedal primate here in North America.  We have no National Geographic type of films or photos to use as evidence.  Also no body has been brought forward publicly for proof.  Why do people persist in believing that there are bipedal primates?  I cannot answer for others but only for myself.

This is why I believe:
It is those sightings I have read that I can't discount, the huge barefoot prints found that can't be disclaimed and the sounds heard from people that are knowledgeable about sounds in our woods and forest.  These things alone should have our scientific community going in to investigate.

Why is it so unbelievable that there may be a bipedal primate in our woods and forest?  We have the right environment and inaccessible areas for them.  There are still spots in our country that man has not taken over and nature still rules.  Thinking that there are no more mysteries and discoveries in our world is sad and arrogant on our part.

Why is There No Bones or Remains or Photos?

When I have been exploring the forests in my state why haven't I found bones of deer or elk?  Coyote?  Beaver?  Bear?  Turkey Vultures? Or other animals that is known?  There must be no deer or other animals in the woods since I haven't found any bones or remains.

Nature has a cleaning system in place to keep the environment safe for creatures and plants.  Things decompose or are eaten in a short period of time.    

If you have a small number of a type of animal in the forest, the chances of finding anything is very slim.  It is luck more than anything else.  It took  a wildlife photographer 2 years to film a few minutes of the snow leopard in the wild.  Most films on wildlife is a collection of shots by the photographers over a period of time.  It takes time, patience, lucky timing and careful placement of the photographer.  Why should this be different for a bipedal primate?

The bipedal primate here in North America is smart.  I am talking human smart.  They have been eluding detection for over 400 years.  I think it is part of their DNA.  Humans have not been very smart in detecting this primate.  Using techniques on regular wildlife will not work.  The proof is what we have so far.  We need to rethink our strategies and think smarter.  This is easier said than done.

 

In my last post, I challenged people to do some research on the subject.  I have read books that ridicule believers of a bipedal primate in our woods and forests here in America and Canada.  Most who do this have not done any research on the subject.  They have rejected the idea out of hand because of some famous hoaxes that happened in the past.  My questions to this:

• If you use this as your reason to why there are no bipedal primates, what is the proof of hoaxers involved?  Most do it for publicity.  The sheer number of people involved would be huge.
• Where are they? 
• Proof of what they used?  Pictures? 
• Where?  Does it correspond with all the sightings made?

There have been hoaxers and it will continue.  That is why you must examine what is presented with an open mind but with a skeptic heart.  Does that makes sense?  In other words, you need to listen, think is this plausible and examine what is actually presented.  Most hoaxes are fairly easy to spot.  Thank goodness.

My next challenge to you.  Why allow uninformed people make what you believe about the possibility of a bipedal primate here in North America?  Circumstantial evidence here in our country convicts criminals.  Sometimes that is all you have until new technology and research can help. 

I have talked with a family who had interactions with a family of bipedal primates for 5 years.  One family member saw one only once in that time.  There is no doubt with this family about Big Foot.  You would be surprised at the demographics of this family.  This is not some illiterate, superstitious people but an educated white collar family.



There is information out there.  Just a little digging and research will go a long way.  What surprised me the most was the sheer volume on this subject.  One of the best books I have read is John Green's "BigFoot-On the Track of the Sasquatch."  He was a Canadian journalist in the 1970's who started to investigate giant barefoot foot prints found by people.  He was so surprised at the lack of interest by the scientific community.  Why?  This book is out of print but I was able to buy it on Amazon.  It was worth every penny.

I enjoy watching Monster Quest and other shows that talk about this subject.  At Halloween time there was a slew of shows on this subject.  I had a hard time picking which ones to watch.  I always keep an open mind that will question everything said in the shows.  Back it up and remember that true researchers are not in it for the glory or money.

I feel that every person who is investigating this subject needs to be a skeptic at heart.  Some people want to believe so hard that they believe everything.  You need to have a Prove-It-To-Me-Attitude.  That way you are able to shift through the information you have gathered.  Not everything you hear or read is believable.  Does that sound strange coming from someone who believes that there is a primate living in our woods and forests?  It shouldn't.  I did my research and found enough credible evidence to believe that there is something BIG, HAIRY and UPRIGHT walking around in our forests.   

I challenge you to do the same.

With the 3 questions in mind I had to come up with a game plan.  I wanted to know what is out there in our forests and anything about Big Foot.  Thank goodness for google.  Just a few key words and my journey of discovery began. 

I found websites with sighting reports.  I was hooked.  I have read hundreds of them.  I had 3 categories about the sightings.  Unbelievable, not sure and credible.  The criteria was applied to all that I read.  2/3's of the sighting fell into unbelievable and not sure.  The rest were credible because they were law enforcement, firemen, biologists/scientist, rangers and hunters/guides.  What do you do with the 1/3 of the sightings that are credible?  This is not 1 or 2 but many, many more.  Maybe hundred +.

I went to my local library to look for any information on any old stories on a hermit/recluse, ghost in the hills or monster.  I hit pay dirt!  In the local paper in the 1950's there was a Plum Creek Monster that fits the description of Big Foot.  I also found 2 other monster reports dating from the late 1800's  and 1970's.  All had the same characteristics: hairy, BIG and upright.  Another common point is Pike National Forest.

We have oral history about the wild man in the mountains from many of the Native American cultures.  I don't know about you but I know that the Native Americans are experts about their surroundings and who lives there.  Many had special names for them and would not go into their known areas.  There was a reason for the Native Americans to revere and fear them.  They lived with them hundreds of years before we came with our guns and superior attitude.

We have written journals from Spanish explorers, American explorers and early settlers that commented on inhabitants in the mountains, huge barefoot prints in the dead of winter and ungodly sounds in the middle of the night.  These are people who are adept in the wilderness.

Stuff like this made me think and ask myself more questions.  Are people programed to think that they are seeing monsters which some so called experts say happens in every culture?  Or maybe they heard, saw something they can't explain?  Or maybe they imagined it?  I don't know about you but when someone tells me that I am only imagining what I saw, it diminishes your character.

Just trying to get the background on Big Foot has been enlightening and addictive.  I thought Big Foot was something from the 1960's.  It is amazing what a little research will find.  

Before we start this journey, I have one question that has plagued me from the beginning. Why is the scientific community so resistant to the concept of a primate living in our forests?

• Why are there persistent reports of sightings and footprints here in the United States and Canada that go back 400 years? 

• Are regular Americans and Canadians who report the sightings and footprints a bunch of superstitious folks? 

• Are they just hoaxes?

I have asked these questions about the Big Foot/Sasquatch mystery for many years.  For the last year I have researched this mystery with the last 3 questions as my basis.  I would like to take you through what I have found.  My research has made me go from what?  To yes, there is something out there in our forests.  I tend to be a skeptic.  I want facts not mumble jumble.  My poor family is not sure what to think.  They know I am not into paranormal or superstitious.

The wonderful thing about history is that we have a chance to learn from mistakes/missteps or see the absurd that had happened in the past.  In Christopher Columbus' time the experts were adamant about the earth being flat.  Experts said that the platypus was fake when the first specimens were sent to England.  Reports of the hairy bushman in the late 1800's and early 1900's from local people in Africa were considered superstitious stories.  Guess what?  The mountain gorilla was discovered.  Sound familiar?  Mountain gorillas even in this day and age are very hard to find.  You need a guide.  I brought these facts up to make a point.  We do not know everything.  There are still species and mysteries waiting to be discovered!