Sasquatch, Yeti and Other Wildmen of the World
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 29th, 2016
A Field Guide to Relict Hominoids by Dr. Jeff Meldrum
Archive for the “Footprint Evidence”
If Bigfoot Were Real
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 28th, 2016
You will, I’m sure, have heard of the unconfirmed North American primate vernacularly termed Bigfoot or Sasquatch.
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15th Anniversary Texas Bigfoot Conference Updates
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 10th, 2016
The Texas Bigfoot Research Center celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Original Texas Bigfoot Conference held on September 15, 2001 with this year’s event to be held the weekend of October 14-16, 2016. This is the official Texas Bigfoot Weekend as proclaimed by the mayor of Jefferson in 2005.
What the Fouke?
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 10th, 2016
A Skeptical discussion of the Boggy Creek Monster with Lyle Blackburn on the MonsterTalk podcast.
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John Green and the Sasquatch Death Curse
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 7th, 2016
Historically, we do know late May was significant in British Columbia, regarding Sasquatch and the Native Peoples.
But now John Green is gone. His legacy lives on. And he leaves much to ponder in the research he did. One thing he seems to have proven: There is no Bigfoot curse. Nevertheless, Green was squarely in the middle of revealing that this “Sasquatch hex” actually existed.
John Green Has Died
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on June 7th, 2016
News circulating through the Bigfoot/Sasquatch community this morning is that preeminent chronicler/researcher/investigator/author John Green has passed away.
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Wildman: My Search For Sasquatch
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 27th, 2016
Wildman: My Search For Sasquatch chronicles the search for the legendary creature.
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Monster Talk: Bigfoot Skepticism
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 26th, 2016
Eugenie Scott is an anthropologist but is probably most well known for her work fighting against Creationism in the American public education system as director of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE). Perhaps less well-known is the fact that she’s long been interested in Bigfoot. In this episode of MonsterTalk we discuss Bigfoot, science promotion, and the usefulness of thinking about monsters in honing critical thinking skills.
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Boggy Creek Monster Teaser Trailer
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 25th, 2016
A feature length documentary chronicling the bizarre and often-disturbing tales of a swamp monster said to lurk in Southern Arkansas is making its way to screens. The film is titled Boggy Creek Monster and is the third in a series called Small Town Monsters.
Five Tips for Wanna-be Bigfoot Hunters
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 13th, 2016
Maybe time, like Sasquatch himself, proved elusive this week. Or maybe you already read the cover story “Crackpot,” about why local physicist Richard Stepp thinks we shouldn’t dismiss the possible existence of Bigfoot outright, and now you’re ready to start your search. Either way, before you pack up your gear and head for the woods, check out a few tips on stalking Bigfoot.
Professor: Bigfoot exists, and science should care
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 12th, 2016
Whether the large, hairy hominid known as Bigfoot truly roams the wilderness of Humboldt County hasn’t deterred scores of enthusiasts and a television series from joining a nearly 60-year quest to find signs and footprints of the ever-elusive creature.
But one local scientist and professor says the search for Bigfoot opens a larger discussion about what the science world deems worthy of research and what happens to those fields that fall into what he calls “the crackpot realm.”
Why one scientist thinks taboo fringe theories are a big hairy deal
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 10th, 2016
…Stepp attended a conference on all things Sasquatch to celebrate the launch of the Bigfoot section of the China Flat Museum in Willow Creek. There he introduced himself to Jeffrey Meldrum, professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University and an oft-interviewed Bigfoot researcher. Meldrum’s area of focus is the evolution of bipedalism — the anatomical distinctions and development of our ancestors that led to our walking on two legs, including the dynamics of their footfalls, footprints and skeletons.
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