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Showing posts with label Sasquatch encounters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sasquatch encounters. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 8, 2026


Todd Standing: A Timeline of Claims, Controversies, and Bigfoot History

Todd Standing has been one of the most talked‑about figures in the Bigfoot world for nearly two decades. Supporters call him a dedicated researcher. Critics call him a showman. Either way, his timeline is full of moments that shaped the modern Bigfoot debate.

Tuesday, July 7, 2026


The Survivorman Episodes: What Did Les Stroud REALLY Think of Todd Standing?

When Les Stroud teamed up with Todd Standing for two episodes of Survivorman: Bigfoot, the Bigfoot world lit up. It was one of the rare times a mainstream survival expert worked directly with a controversial figure.

Sunday, June 28, 2026


Ray Wallace: The Hoaxer Who Changed Bigfoot, Whether We Like It or Not

Ray Wallace is one of the most infamous names in Bigfoot history, and for good reason. He left fake tracks, staged evidence, and bragged about fooling people long before social media made hoaxing easy. 

But here’s the part most folks don’t want to admit: Wallace’s hoaxes forced the field to evolve. His early fake prints in the late 1950s pushed researchers to develop better methods, studying dermal ridges, pressure releases, stride patterns, and soil compression. In a strange twist, his fakery helped sharpen the tools that real investigators still use today.

Friday, June 26, 2026


Researcher Spotlight: Bob Titmus

The Tracker Who Treated Bigfoot Like a Real Animal Long Before Anyone Else Did.

Bob Titmus is one of the most important and most debated names in early Bigfoot research. A taxidermist by trade and a tracker by instinct, Titmus approached the subject with a seriousness that set him apart from the showmen and storytellers of his era. He wasn’t chasing fame, cameras, or conferences. He was chasing signs: tracks, hair, movement patterns, and behavior. And he spent decades in the deep timber doing it.

Sunday, June 21, 2026


Fred Bradshaw: The Woodsman Who Let Evidence Speak Louder Than Reputation

Fred Bradshaw never tried to become a Bigfoot personality. He didn’t write books, didn’t tour conferences, and didn’t build a public brand. Instead, he did something far more valuable: he went into the woods, followed the sign, and documented what he found with the steady, no‑nonsense approach of a man who understood the land.

Bradshaw was part of a generation of Pacific Northwest researchers who worked long before social media, long before YouTube, and long before the modern “Bigfoot industry.” His reputation came from consistency, field skill, and the respect of the people who actually lived in the timber.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026


Bobby Short: The Researcher Who Treated Bigfoot Witnesses with Respect

Bobby Short was one of the most quietly influential Bigfoot researchers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. She wasn’t chasing fame, she wasn’t trying to be a personality, she was trying to preserve the human side of Bigfoot encounters. Her work focused on eyewitness testimony, historical accounts, and the emotional impact of encounters on ordinary people.

Sunday, May 31, 2026


Don Keating: The Researcher Who Put Ohio on the Bigfoot Map

Don Keating began investigating Bigfoot in 1984, inspired by reading John Green’s work. He quickly became one of the most active field researchers in the Midwest, focusing on what he later named “The Sasquatch Triangle”, a cluster of counties in eastern Ohio known for dense forests and consistent sightings.
 
Keating wasn’t just collecting stories; he was building a regional research infrastructure. He founded the Tri-State Bigfoot Study Group and the Eastern Ohio Bigfoot Investigation Center, creating organized teams long before social media made collaboration easy.

Monday, May 25, 2026


Janice Carter: The Woman Behind One of Bigfoot’s Most Controversial Claims

Few names spark debate in the Bigfoot world like Janice Carter.
Whether you believe her or not, her story has become a major part of modern Sasquatch lore.

Here are a few fast facts about one of the most talked‑about eyewitnesses in the field:

Sunday, May 24, 2026


Daniel J. Benoit: “The Bigfoot Zone"

Daniel J. Benoit is the founder of the East Coast Bigfoot Researchers Organization. For years, he’s ventured into the shadowy forests of the East Coast, researching and investigating whispered legends of Bigfoot and traveling to reported encounter sites.

His latest books, Trail of the Unknown and The Bigfoot Zone, are out now and packed with field insights, regional encounters, and educational material for anyone interested in Sasquatch research.

Check out the Podcast

Friday, March 13, 2026


Why the Pacific Northwest Produces the Best Track Evidence
Where dense forests, soft soils, and ancient migration corridors create the perfect conditions for footprints that last.

The Pacific Northwest isn’t just the cultural home of Bigfoot; it’s the region that consistently produces the clearest, deepest, and most scientifically compelling track evidence in North America. There’s a reason so many of the classic casts, long trackways, and high‑credibility impressions come from Washington, Oregon, and northern California. The land itself preserves the story.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026


The Proctor Valley Road Sighting
Where a lonely stretch of California backroad meets a creature locals have whispered about for decades.

Proctor Valley Road, just outside Chula Vista, has always carried a reputation. Long before modern sightings, locals talked about strange shapes crossing the road at night, livestock disappearing, and a “tall, shaggy figure” seen slipping between the boulders and brush. It’s the kind of place where the desert feels too quiet, and headlights never seem to reach far enough.

Thursday, February 19, 2026


The Dogman vs. Bigfoot Witness Breakdown
Two creatures. Two very different encounter profiles. Here’s what witnesses actually report.

In the world of cryptid research, Bigfoot and Dogman often get lumped together, but when you look at the actual witness descriptions, the patterns are surprisingly distinct. Whether you believe these creatures are physical animals, misidentifications, or something stranger, the reports themselves show clear differences.

This breakdown sticks to consistent, repeated witness testimony gathered over decades.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026


Why So Many Bigfoot Sightings Happen Near Old Mining Towns
Abandoned tunnels. Isolated ridgelines. Forgotten towns. The perfect recipe for mystery.

Across Appalachia, especially in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania, a surprising number of Bigfoot sightings cluster around old mining towns. Places like Lynch, Benham, Harlan, Matewan, and countless coal camps that once echoed with machinery now sit quiet, reclaimed by the forest.

But why do so many encounters happen in these areas?

Here are the leading theories researchers and witnesses keep coming back to.

Thursday, February 20, 2025


The Matilda Story | Part 2 | The Erickson Project

The Erickson Project ran from 2005 to 2010. Its mission was to find proof that the sasquatch was real through forensic evidence: photographs, videos, footprints, skin, hair, and saliva samples.

Erickson described a typical day researching for the Project: Up in the early morning to check the area for any evidence that Sasquatch had come around. Checking for prints, checking if the food was touched. Then later in the day, he was "dealing with local residents and their issues". Maybe they would do some "B-Roll" videotaping. Then, just before dark, the team would go into the woods with night vision cameras and wait for the sasquatch to show themselves.

Thursday, November 21, 2024


Vancouver Bigfoot Tales

John Green made many contacts who shared the stories they heard in their areas with him. Two of them for the Vancouver area were Bruce McKelvie and Charles Cates.

Bruce Mckelvie was a journalist and historian, who spent time listening to the stories told by the people in the area. He was known to keep silent if asked to and never told of the secret encounters. Charles Cates, Mayor of North Vancouver, also collected stories of these creatures. Both of these men recorded these tales long before anyone thought to keep any sort of systematic records. Unfortunately, most of what they knew was lost when they died in the late 1950s.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023


Hair Analysis - Part 2

Dr. Henner Fahrenbach analyzed over a dozen hair samples that could not be attributed to any commonly known North American animal but shared a common suite of distinguishing features.

Sample A: This was a dark reddish brown to black in color. It was wavy to slightly curly in parts and ranged from 3" to 15" in length. A cross-section of the hair showed it to be round to slightly flattened the entire length. The medulla was absent, with only a minimal fragmentary medulla in one region. The cuticle pigmentation showed an irregularly waved mosaic pattern. Scale margins were smooth to slightly wrinkled.  Most of these hairs showed that they were at the growth stage where they were ready to fall out on their own. A few of the strands had follicles attached. Split ends were evident on a few of them, giving them a brush-like tip, but most of the hairs had smooth, rounded worn tips. NONE SHOWED EVIDENCE OF BEING CUT.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022


License To Bully

Dietrologia.

While reading a book the other day, I ran across this term that caught my attention. Actually it is an Italian word. A term used to cover a great multitude of meaning.

Dietro meaning "behind". Logia meaning "the study of".

In Italy, this means that the idea that is the obvious thing cannot be the truth. There has to be, there  always is, something hidden behind that truth.

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Minnesota Daytime Sighting

The usual trip down the road turned into an exciting experience for one person on the afternoon of April 26th, 2018.

They had just passed Olson Road driving north on MN Hwy 73, cresting a small hill when they saw it. About 125 yards ahead of them, there appeared to be a large brown animal sitting on the side of the road. As the vehicle approached within 60 yards, it turned and looked at him, then pushed itself to into a bipedal position and crossed the road. Getting across the highway in three large steps, it disappeared into the swampy area on the other side of the road. 

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