Bono Russell, is a relative new comer to the world of bigfoot, but that has not stopped him from quickly making contributions to the field. Bono is the host and producer of the youtube series "Mojo Encounters" and he also has a facebook group, Bono's Bigfoot Tavern, that is popular.

Here is my short interview with Bono.

- Start Interview -

TM: How long have you been researching/studying bigfoot?
BR: I've been studying and researching Bigfoot for 2 years.

TM: What got you interested in Bigfoot, Was there a particular event that got you started?
BR: I've always had a special interest in Bigfoot. Since The Patty Film, I've been hooked!Listening to the podcasts encouraged me to start talking about it openly. But it was my personal encounter and coming to terms with what I encountered that sparked my interest in research.

TM: During your research/studying of Bigfoot, have you ever encountered aggressive behavior or felt in danger from a bigfoot?
BR: During my face to face encounter, the creature didn't look very happy with me. It's brow was sorta crinkled down and it huffed/barked at me twice before it took off. But I didn't feel I was in any danger.

TM: It seems Skeptics are always ready to attack bigfoot research, How do you deal with it?
BR: The way I deal with skeptics who attack Bigfoot research is to just ignore them. For the most part, your reaction is there high.

TM: Would you like to see Bigfoot accepted and/or proven to the general public?
BR: Yes, I would like to see Bigfoot accepted and proven. But with that comes a great responsibility. We would need to protect them from poachers and educate people who spend time in the woods hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, etc...

TM: What is your favorite time of year to research/study bigfoot, When do you have your most success?
BR: In my research area, which is SE LA, there seems to be a lot more activity in early spring. This is the time I love to be out in the woods.

TM: Do you have a favorite Bigfoot story or report?
BR: My favorite Bigfoot report is the siege at Honobia. I would love to know what the previous owners of Tim's house have to say about the Bigfoot activity around there.

TM: What would you be doing if you wasn't researching/studying bigfoot?
BR: If I weren't studying nor researching Bigfoot, I'd be boring. It would just be life as usual.

- End Interview -

A big thanks to Bono for doing the interview. Bono appears to be a raising researcher in the bigfoot field and there may be no limit to his success. We wish him all the best and continued success as he journey's on his quest.

(Interview #24 in the series.)

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~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.



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This interview, #23 in the series, is with Debbie Hatswell. Debbie is from the United Kingdom and I got to know her thanks to bigfoot. Debbie created an awesome map of reported "British Wildman" sightings. I invite you to check out her map by Clicking Here.

Here is out interview.

- Start Interview -

TM: How long have you been researching/studying bigfoot?
DCH: Since 1982 so 34yrs.

TM: What got you interested in Bigfoot, Was there a particular event that got you started?
DCH: Seeing a strange man/ape like creature as a young girl of 15. (Report Here)

TM: During your research/studying of Bigfoot, have you ever encountered aggressive behavior or felt in danger from a bigfoot?
DCH: No, the only "aggressive behavior" reported in the UK is usually a bluff charge or a large noisy display to divert you away, most reports state "he/it just walked away calmly.

TM: It seems Skeptics are always ready to attack bigfoot research, How do you deal with it?
DCH: For years now I have encountered ridicule and skeptical eye rolling, I just learned that I can't help what I saw and millions will disbelieve, but you can not unsee something and you just have to deal with it

TM: Would you like to see Bigfoot accepted and/or proven to the general public?
DCH: On this one I am split, I would love to see land put aside for the forest folk, but the worry is the 1000's that would hunt them and disturb them if they were proven.

TM: What is your favorite time of year to research/study bigfoot, When do you have your most success?
DCH: For me it would be autumn, I have had success with qifting, usually in the autumn months from September to mid December, strangely a lot of the UK sightings happen around this time also, are they on the move more at this time of year? more food around or moving to winter grounds.

TM: Do you have a favorite Bigfoot story or report?
DCH: Yes, Jas Smiths account from sevenoaks: Found Here.

TM: What would you be doing if you wasn't researching/studying bigfoot?
DCH: Honestly I would probably still be considered the women who sees monsters, I would still be looking through old newspaper reports and forums looking for other witnesses, if i hadn't seen him I would probably just been a normal housewife and mum, the validating moment for me (apart from the other 370 accounts) was when a lady called Brenda came forward to you Thomas and explained she had seen "him" too, just two years later. (That report can be found by Clicking Here. )

- End Interview -

A big thanks to Debbie for taking part in the interview. It is fascinating to read researchers thoughts about bigfoot and to see what got them interested in the subjects. Of course, almost all of us face skeptics and ridicule but we come to understand that that is just part of the enigma of Bigfoot. I would assume, that most people, do not even realize that there is a significant number of British Wildman, aka Bigfoot, sightings from the United Kingdom, but there are a lot. Reports of similar behavior and appearance, I think that is awesome.



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~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.




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Well, we have been a long time getting here, but we are posting our 22nd installment of  "Interview with a researcher." Today's researcher is Tye Chapman. She is part of the researching duo known as Corey and Tye or the Bonaparte Bigfoot Team. Her research partner, Corey, was part of our series back in 2014. You can read his interview by Clicking Here.  Over the past few years, and especially the last year, we have featured BBT's efforts here on our website. They have captured some good audio and found some nice tracks, along with other evidence.

Here is my interview with Tye.

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Just a little bit before I went on vacation, I took to the ATV to do a little bigfoot hunting. I returned to a spot where I may have captured a picture of a bigfoot and I scout around for some tracks. Now, that I have a vacation over I plan on getting out a lot more. I hope you enjoy the video.

Bigfoot Hunting!

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I got the following report in a few days ago. I have been really busy catching up from a much needed vacation, so it has taken me a little time to get caught up. When I first got this report and read the description of the creature, I thought it sounded like the creature seen in the cave in Tennessee. The witness also made that connection during his report. For those who may not know about the Tennessee cave story, you can find the first of several post HERE! There are several post and videos about this unknown cave creature on this website. It is very interesting.

Here is the new report, which does not take place in a cave, but does take place in Tennessee.

-Start Report-

 Name: Brady *******

Email Address: Withheld

State: Tennessee

County: Marion county

Date of Sighting: July 31, 2016

Time of Day: Night

Nearest Town: Jasper, TN

Length of Sighting: 10 seconds

How many Witnesses: 4

Any Photos/Videos: No

Describe sighting in detail:
We were walking on a trail behind our house that was on a wooded area close to a field. We saw something short and very wide walking towards us on all fours. What we saw was fairly large and had a round face like a human with little hair on the face.
It matches the description of the animal from the cave sightings in Tennessee. 

-End Report-


Now, of course we can not say or sure what this might be, but from the description it does sound similar to what was described by the witness who seen an unknown creature in a cave. In the course of our investigation of the cave creature, we think the creature could be some kind of relative to the now extinct giant sloth. Some may not know that sloth bones were discovered fairly close the the location of the cave, many years ago. It could be possible that these creatures moved into the large cave systems found in Tennessee and Kentucky. At this point we just do not know for 100 percent certainty what the cave witness saw and we do not know what this new witness saw, but we know that they sound similar in appearance.

Thanks goes to Brady for the report. Please be safe and let us know if you find any other evidence (tracks, poop..ect) or have another sightings.



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~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.



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For those who may not know, Sir Noface could possibly be the best and most convincing paranormal documentary ever. In this episode of CTC, Leon Drew interviews Craig Powell. They discuss the film, the evidence, and other topics. There is a lot of background noise but there is still some good information.

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Tye's foot next to track

Recently, the bigfoot hunting team of Corey and Tye discovered what appears to be a very nice bigfoot track. Here is what the team from Iowa reported about the tracks.

"This is a footprint we found on a rock bar in the river last week. You can see the toe impression and heal. I wear size 13 shoe and shoe is 13" long and my foot is little over 11" long but this print is around 14 and wider than my shoe. There were big broken rocks near the print and we heard rock clacking on the rock bar the night before. We found a pair of footprint impressions nearby that were nearly 2 foot long, it's probably from the 13 footer we have seen several times. A 22" plaster cast was taken from our local state park but had disappeared."

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Found in Oregon.

Recently, Crypto Crew team members Bobby and Corinna Long were sent some interesting photos by Mitch.(Last name withheld) These are from their home state of Oregon and near them. The photos shows several unusual tree/stick formations. The above photograph is very similar to a formation I found in my home state of Kentucky. Here is a photo from the Kentucky formation. Both of these similar structures were found in areas with bigfoot activity. 

Found in KY

There is a general consensus that bigfoot does do odd things with sticks. This would include tree breaks, teepees and other formations.

But that was not all the Oregon researcher found. Here are a could more photos.

Found in Oregon.

An "X" was found. There is some differing opinions on what an "X" may represent. Some think it is a welcome sign, while others conclude that it is a warning to stay away. It may not be for humans at all and it may be only meaningful to bigfoot, for all we know. The discovery of an  "X" formation is reported by many researchers. It often is found after some type of bigfoot report. I have personally found several of these formations. Most of the time the tree limbs have been broken off from another location and the "X" formed in a different place.

Found in Oregon.

Arches and tree bends found in same general area in Oregon. Now, we all know that weather can have this type of effect sometimes and it takes careful analysis to make a determination. Sometimes, we have to take into account if other odd formations have been found in the area and if there is a history of bigfoot sightings. Similar structures are often reported by bigfoot researcher from all parts of the United States. It is interesting and needs more study. 

 


This is just some of the things us researchers have to keep and eye out for while in the forest. As a person who goes into the woods often, I find it odd that I mostly find odd stick formations in areas where there are reported bigfoot activity. That makes it easy to conclude that bigfoot might be doing these formations. While we may not understand what they mean, it appears to be part of bigfoot behavior.

The Oregon team has been somewhat limited by the fact it is fire season. During fire season some access is cut off and some areas you are not allowed to be in.

Thanks goes to Mitch for sharing his photos.

-Bobby & Corinna-




(Please note: This Oregon update if from Bobby and Corinna but it is posted by me, Tom. The photos from Oregon belong to Mitch.) 

This investigation/research by TCC Team Members Bobby & Corinna Long
Both are avid outdoors people and good researchers.
This is a report by Bobby & Corinna.




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At around 9:30 Wednesday night, July 27, 2016, residents of states like Nevada, Utah, reported on social media about seeing a strange meteor shower or lights streaking across the sky overhead. Many took video, but none were sure what they were seeing.

Many first heard one expert say the spectacle was nothing more than debris from a Chinese rocket launch that took place on June 25 that was believed to have returned to the earth’s atmosphere and was likely traveling around earth at a high rate of speed; around 18,000 mph. But others weren’t so sure.

The 45-year director of Griffith Observatory, Ed Krupp, made another claim.
"Anytime you have a report of a luminous object, it's a fair bet it's a natural event. It's likely space debris or a meteor produced by interplanetary debris."

And today, “space junk” is the prevailing theory, although we at the Crypto Crew can think of many different spins on the story about what it might be. But we’ll let you decide.
Check out the videos.

Video 1

Video 2 - Apparently, someone in Utah also recorded the lights.



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This Post By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher. Dorraine is a Professional Writer, photographer, a nature, wildlife and Bigfoot enthusiast who has written for many magazines. Dorraine conducts research, special interviews and more for The Crypto Crew. Get Dorraine's book The Book Of Blackthorne!




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Demonic Possession: Is It Real?
A Yale-Educated Psychiatrist Weighs In
By Dorraine Fisher

Any of you who have followed my work with The Crypto Crew have probably read some of my articles and seen my podcasts. And you probably know that I tend to push the envelope of science just a bit. To me, science is limited. It only goes as far as what can actually be seen. And then, there are many of us, like me, that have come to realize, often the hard way, that there are many things in this world that as yet can’t be explained. As well as many things that are believed to exist but can’t always be seen. So, of course, it fascinates me to read about a scientist who’s witnessed some very unusual phenomena first hand and is forced to stray outside the scientific method and imagine that many things in the world aren’t always black or white.

Richard Gallagher, a board-certified psychiatrist and a professor of clinical psychiatry at New York Medical College is just such a scientist. After years of working with a priest/exorcist in hundreds of mental health cases involving individuals afflicted with supposed “demonic possession,” he’s been forced to reevaluate his beliefs on the subject, and said so freely in an article for the Washington Post a couple of weeks ago.

Gallagher, a Yale-educated psychiatrist, did not give into his new beliefs willingly, but was asked nearly 30 years ago by this priest/exorcist to evaluate a patient’s state of mental health. A patient who was believed at the time to be demon-possessed. And they had some success, obviously, as this unlikely partnership has continued all this time. Dr. Gallagher has helped filter out many cases of mental illness, that he claims make up a good portion of these cases, from the cases he is unable to explain as mental disorders, or the so-called “devil’s work.”

And when asked what he actually believed about the concept of demonic possession after years of analysis and thought and in spite of his scientific education, the doctor had this to say:
“Most of my scientific colleagues and friends say no, because of their frequent contact with patients who are deluded about demons, their general skepticism of the supernatural, and their commitment to employ only standard, peer-reviewed treatments that do not potentially mislead (a definite risk) or harm vulnerable patients. But careful observation of the evidence presented to me in my career has led me to believe that certain extremely uncommon cases can be explained no other way.”

But I ask, how do they discern the difference?

After a long google search for a scientific explanation of demonic possession, it became abundantly clear to me that science rejects the subject overall and hesitates greatly to offer any scientific explanation for this possibility. Or maybe they just can’t come up with one. But those who witness these supposed possessions make very consistent claims of the victims speaking languages that weren’t previously known to them, isolated cases of levitation, and expressions of knowledge the victim did not previously have. These included personal information about certain individuals involved in the case, including their whereabouts, how their loved ones died, or their secret sins. All of these are things that can’t be explained away as mental illness. All of these depend on some psychic or preternatural ability, according to Gallagher.

So, this goes back to how I often say that those who actually witness these phenomena while having the education to prop themselves up are sometimes the ones who bravely cross over the bridge into the unknown, throw their hands up in the air, and say they’ve seen some weird things and they can’t intelligently and in good conscience discount them, no matter what their education might dictate.
To this, Doctor Gallagher said, “I have personally encountered these rationally inexplicable features, along with other paranormal phenomena. My vantage is unusual: As a consulting doctor, I think I have seen more cases of possession than any other physician in the world.”

The doctor explained that some patients exhibit symptoms of what is known as pseudo-possession in which the patient identifies with possession and interprets his or her personally destructive feelings as a possession. These patients are deemed psychotic. But then there are the other types that might suddenly begin speaking perfect Latin.

And the doctor did stress that when he gives his evaluation, he never claims the patient/victim is “possessed” per se. He only informs the clergy that he can see no medical explanation for his or her symptoms and behavior.

In recent years, the clergy has tried to stay more on the side of science, but the demand for help with demonic possessions seems to be growing in spite of this. And it that’s the case, more psychiatric professionals will be called upon to aid in these highly controversial matters. And although this is just one psychiatrist making these claims, it could represent others who haven’t dared come forward with their new thoughts on the matter...yet.

It’ll be interesting to see what the future holds for this belief that doesn’t seem to die in the modern world. But you can bet, I’ll be watching.

He has an upcoming book on demonic possession in the works and you can read the entire article by Dr. Richard Gallagher in the Washington Post HERE.

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This Post By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher. Dorraine is a Professional Writer, photographer, a nature, wildlife and Bigfoot enthusiast who has written for many magazines. Dorraine conducts research, special interviews and more for The Crypto Crew. Get Dorraine's book The Book Of Blackthorne!


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Where to start.... well, first this film was shot in the forest of far North Queensland and to my surprise, the area looks a lot like my neck of the woods here in Kentucky. The scenery is nothing short of breath taking. I went into this movie knowing a little bit about it and always thought it looked interesting. I finally got around to purchasing it and giving it a good watch.
The plot line is pretty straight forward, two down-on-their-luck pest exterminators set out to search for lost gold in the thick forest.  Of course, anytime you are dealing with a large sum of money, greed always comes into play, and it is no different in this film. What is different, different than your typical "look for treasure" films, is that this area of forest is home to the Yowie. The Yowie is basically what us Americans call Bigfoot or Sasquatch. So, as the film progresses the fortune seekers are being stalked by a Yowie.

During the course of the film, we learn that several people have gone missing while in this forest. This is where you get to meet a familiar face in the film. Vernon Wells, who you will probably recognize from the movie The Road Warriors or one of his other numerous roles. He plays a deeply embedded detective trying to solve the case of the missing people.

I know, with us being a Bigfoot site, you want to know about the Yowie creature in the film...well here it goes. The creature in the film, the suit used, is not the best in the world, but it is not bad either. The director, Travis Bain, does a good job letting you see the Yowie without really seeing the flaws in the suit. Another plus is that you get the see the creature very soon into the movie and very often in the movie. So, considering that the film had a limited budget, the suit, along with the filming, makes it more that adequate.

During the course of the film, there are some intense scenes between the treasure hunters, the detective, and the Yowie. Of course, I don't want to post any spoilers, but there is a lot of gun play in the film. There is also some gore in the film but it is limited and done pretty good for the most part.

In the end, I enjoyed the film and found it to be entertaining. It is far better than much of the corny films you see on the SYFY channel. Please be aware, that this is a horror/adventure film and that the Yowie is not a cuddly forest friend in the film.

Also, of note is that the DVD contains a lot of extra content. It even has several of Bain's older short films, which I found entertaining.

So, if you are looking for a pretty solid fright type of film, Throwback, fits the bill pretty good..


The film was very well made and the picture quality is crisp. The pace of the movie is pretty good and there is very little lull time.

Here is my final rating.
Rating: 3 out of 5 


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~Tom~

This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.


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