An Article Bigfoot Researchers Should Read.

Here is a link to the article "Bigfoot Festival Serious?" Article by The Blogger "Doubtful"

I personally agree with many of the comments made by the author. While there is some evidence that suggests a large bi-pedal creature inhabits North America, researchers far too often rely on anecdotal evidence as gospel and fail to test theories or even form a plausible hypothesis based in logic. Like the author states, people tend to not think critically about the subject, this includes many researchers. Do we need to try unconventional methods and strategies that may look foolish or unproductive? I think the answer is yes, but we also have to be willing to document those attempts and produce data that can show when progress is being made, and when it's not.

All in all I think the author's viewpoint expressed in the article more than likely represents the overall perception the general public has with regards to Bigfoot and Bigfoot Research. We as researchers should be addressing this perception in our own works and studies. It can be done by thinking critically and injecting logic and common sense into the research.

TC @ Squatch Inc.

Bigfoot on the Big Screen?

Below you will see a video documentary called "Great North". In it there is a figure captured that some believe may be a Sasquatch.

The object in question appears at the 9:19 mark in the film.




I have found two very good posts regarding background information about this particular documentary. Here are the links.

northamericanbigfoot.blogspot.com

BFRO Article

It is an interesting sequence for sure. Whether or not there is enough detail in the IMAX version of this film to obtain more data about the figure is unknown at this point. I guess we'll just have to wait and see on this one.

More On The Remer Lake Trail Cam Photo

Tim "The Wildman", co-founder of The Sasquatch Research and Investigative Organization Squatch Inc., discusses the Remer Lake trail cam image during an interview with the hosts at AM 1500 KSTP St. Paul, Minnesota on December 11th.

You can listen to the interview in it's entirety HERE

Bigfoot !!! ... Or maybe not...

Whether or not you pay attention to Bigfoot related topics in Minnesota, you have probably stumbled across the latest purported image of a Bigfoot taken by a trail cam near Remer Lake, MN.

This image (courtesy of Bemidji Pioneer) shows what some Minnesota Bigfoot Researchers believe is a bigfoot.  I honestly have no idea how these researchers could come to such a conclusion but here is a quote from The Dickinson Press, "When Sherman saw the image the Kedrowskis sent him, Tim said the researcher responded that he believes it is a picture of a Bigfoot. Sherman went with the Kedrowskis to the photo site and measured the height of the creature in comparison to the sapling next to it. He determined the animal is about 7 feet tall."

The article in it's entirety can be found here.  The Dickinson Press

The photo in question is an absurd attempt at a prank or hoax. I am truly amazed that some people actually went to the location to investigate this photo of a person in a suit.

These types of photos or videos are common place throughout various internet venues, i.e. youtube, photobucket and the lot of media sharing sites.  99.9% of them are clearly fakes to anyone using common sense in evaluating them. This particular situation veers from the norm when people who call themselves researchers take an opportunity to exploit such a photo.

Based upon the article it would seem that that owner of the photo contacted the researchers first and then the media outlet was informed of the photo. Since it's clear to me that at least one of the researchers has had prior contact with the paper, I would then conclude that the researchers went to the paper with this photo. That leads us to the actual article, which in it the researchers seem willing to speculate that this might be a photo of a Sasquatch.

Now, my initial thoughts when first viewing the photo were that I thought this was clearly a cheap monkey suit. This hasn't changed for I can draw no other conclusions based on what I'm looking at.

I feel when researchers go public heralding junk data like this, claiming that trail cam photos of monkey suits may be evidence of Bigfoot, it only facilitates more of the same from certain researchers and pranksters.

It's hard to blame certain media outlets for running the article however, for they are looking for a story and probably have no idea how to evaluate such a photo, but the researchers investigating this should know better. Instead they seem more than willing to play along with this and in turn they make a mockery of BF Research, whether they know it or not.

This is nothing more than a poor attempt at perpetrating a prank. 

If you are looking to hit the jackpot with your "guy in a suit" trail cam pic, send that baby over to The Northern Minnesota Bigfoot Research Team, it seems you'll get your 15 minutes over there. 

TC @ Squatch Inc.

911 Dispatch Call Woman describes "Bigfoot" ???

911 Dispatch call taken on Nov. 30th 2009 in San Antonio, Texas.

Bigfoot Expedition Carlton County, MN October 2009

Expedition Report:
CC1009 Expedition Report

Expedition Video Documentary:
CC1009 Video Documentary

Bigfoot Talk at The Grey Area

Tim and TC join the hosts of "The Grey Area" Melissa Hovey and Monica Rawlins, on Wednesday November 4th at 8pm central time. They will be discussing topics related to Bigfoot.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/TheGreyArea