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CHAMPION Hartagold Maggie May CGC

by Cindy

'Bout dang time. No show photo but this will give you the idea!

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No doubt a beauty...

by Monster Hunter

she looks like a champion...I have a Maggie that ain't worth a dime that I feed everyday...well bred but dumb as a rock...

Posted on Jul 15, 2009, 11:43 AM
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What a great dog

by RubyRed

and her eyes tell she's also smart!

Posted on Jul 16, 2009, 12:48 PM
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Re: What a great dog

by Cindy

You are right. She is extremely bright but not always in a cooperative way!

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I hate to say this...

by RubyRed

but when I taught school--the rule was, "the smarter the student the more stubborn the kid" My GT (gifted and talented) labeled kids were very stubborn, especially if they believed their facts were better than mine. So, I guess not being smart in a good way, ergo, in my case a stubborn way; comes with the territory. Not much help I know when you want Maggie to do it one way and she decides to do it her way...

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RI Tea Party banned from parade

by J

Banned for handing out copies of the constitution?
http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/rhode_island_tea_party_bristol_parade_banned20090710

Posted on Jul 14, 2009, 8:29 PM
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Safety reasons...LOL...

by Monster Hunter

Check out some of the Maddi Gra parades...

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It figures

by Crispy Critter

I am abut tired of these kuckleheads - lord knows I am in knucklehead central now.

Posted on Jul 15, 2009, 8:43 AM
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this is ridiculous

by deer slayer

I guess if they were handing out pamplets promoting homosexuality it would have been acceptaptale. I bet you it would have! When are us supposedly normal folk going to throw these nut cases that we, as people, have elected the hell out?
I wasn't there. But, if these folks were simply giving out copies of our nations's constitution, and these jokers banned them, I see what should be a massive lawsuit in the making. We do have First ammendment rights. And the idiot powers of there be totally $hit on them in this instance.
It's a shame when a bunch of prancing queers can be in a parade, and normal people simply handing out out copies of our nation's founding document get banned. What in the world has our nation become?

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Darn near unbearable

by Monster Hunter

Today
Hi: 102 °F...Lo: 78 °F...Mostly sunny. Highs around 102. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat Index values 105 to 108 in the afternoon...

South Texas weather in NW Louisiana...

Posted on Jul 14, 2009, 1:08 PM
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SOOO glad we're at 80 degrees right noq

by DonDon

cloudy but the rain looks to be gone. Course it'll be 97 tomorrow but Thursday it's supposed to rain again and then back in the uupper 80's through the weekend!!! Don;t miss what you got right now Jim, we've had that for the last 3 or so weeks here

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Oh quit your whineing.

by Rick Tullos

Small price to pay for living in the sportsmans Paradise,,,LOL.
Jim, you know I'm kidding,,,,Right?

I gotta watch how I talk to Jim,,,I may end up being staked down or tied to a tree bait next time,,,LOL.

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Whineing,

by Grumpy

Rick, you better watch your back Jim has already told me if I don't mail him my last jar of Pheromone Chips I'm in big trouble, and we both know who's tent and clothing they are going into..... LOL I just hope the heat stays down there this year, so far it's been bearable in my area... we actually get some rain now and then..

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100F at 7pm

by Cindy

At the training field it will frequently register 98-100 at 7pm when we start classes. People run and train and sweat like pigs.

Somebody said 'If it is like this in June-July can you imagine what August is going to be like?!' and my boss looked and her and said 'What? It isn't going to get up to 150F, its just going to be more of the same!'. Good point.

I sure wish it would rain, though. After it rains in Houston it starts raining from the ground up.

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This may make you feel a little better

by RubyRed

Last night Frank Billingsly [Channel 2] was giving our forecast and he said that the current 10:20 p.m. temperature in El Paso, Texas was 100 degrees. Now that's really hot for West Texas. Temperatures out there, even in during the summer, are usually cooler at night than the rest of the state BUT not last night. Things could be much worse, I guess, but they do need to get better...yet I feel in my bones rain is on the way. happy.gif

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You gotta love that global warming LOL....n/t

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Whimps....

by Okiebear

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tsa/

Wonder how they determine the difference in Excessive Heat Warning and Heat Advisory. I noticed this map has been the same the past few days. Although I think after 100 is just damn hot regardless.

OB



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Damn it's hot!!!

by Monster Hunter

Unbelievable heat without any relief in sight...

Posted on Jul 13, 2009, 4:06 PM
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At least your not digging!

by Crispy Critter

My Dad had this great idea to put in a brick driveway / side yard area.

Been digging down 8" in the hard crusty clay and rock for the gravel bedding.

My back is killing me!


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Darn Scott...

by Monster Hunter

You need to Tom Sawyer someone...and I feel your back pain my friend...

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Just got rent ya a small tractor

by DonDon

with a box blade on it. Simple enough to drag and smooth out.

Posted on Jul 14, 2009, 9:20 AM
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Hopefully

by Crispy Critter

I'm getting him talked into a little back hoe for the major part. He started off against the idea, tough old guy..LOL

But between the heat and the clay, I think he is seeing it my way.

About backbreaking just getting the wheelbarrow navigated through the obstacle course they have in the back yard. Naturally the clay is getting dumped at the farthest edge of the yard!

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Know it sucks bud.

by DonDon

He's got him some FREE LABOR though. LOL

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Dang right

by Crispy Critter

That's what he is thinking anyway.......LOL

His free labor pulled a back muscle.....slowing down the effort....LOL

Can't complain, at all. Even if it feels good...LOL

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6pm baseball games

by woodswatcher

are the work of the devil.

Posted on Jul 13, 2009, 8:46 PM
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Baseball games...

by Monster Hunter

Two Saturday...two Sunday...one last night with today's game starting at five...and they play nine innings without a time limit...

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eeeewwwwwwwwww

by woodswatcher

i knew i was lucky with 1:45 time limits and 5 run innings. my 8 year olds can barely function 5 minutes out of the car on the early games.

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Yes...It's hard sitting in this heat...

by Monster Hunter

in three to three and half hour games...we have the umbrellas and battery operated fans but they're not much help...we get a little shade with a hot breeze...the concession stand does real well selling water and Gatorade...

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come on up

by scott from philly

was a balmy 74 degrees in the pa mountains

Posted on Jul 13, 2009, 9:06 PM
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You know Scott...

by Monster Hunter

I was thinking about moving to an area where it wasn't so hot for the summer yesterday...maybe when my wife retires we will do just that...

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When I retired, we planned to move to Colorado...

by RubyRed

then Sue, Gary's sister died and Gary became his parent's care giver. That killed any plan of moving to much cooler Colorado. We thought about taking the parents along with us but knew it would cause a fight. They're happily settled in a paid off home; I doubt we'd get them to move anywhere. So...here we sit (and sweat) until we're free to leave this hot place. I probably sound bitter about it but I'm not really! I love my parents by marriage; Nellene and Tom are more like real parents than my own; so helping Gary care for them is the least I can do.

But I miss those cool mountain breezes! [sigh] We can't afford even to take a short trip there or anywhere anytime soon!
Sigh wink.gif

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Sometimes being responsible...

by Monster Hunter

for your raising is an inconvenience to your wanted life style...takes folks with a good understanding and a warm heart to take care of their elderly...good for the both of you...

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ya know

by scott from philly

if you ever do move away from your "home", you would regret it....I know I have

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Just for the summer months Scott...

by Monster Hunter

when we have our hot weather...

Posted on Jul 15, 2009, 8:16 AM
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And Dry!!!!

by Pywacket

Another drought like we had about 3 years ago. I hiked the Richards Loop of the Little Lake Creek Wilderness, Sam Houston National Forest on Saturday. A pretty good 9 mile hike. 105 degree heat index. Carried water in two 1 quart canteens on my belt and a 2 quart Camel Back on my back. Drank every bit of it! All three creeks in that wilderness area are Sahara Desert dry! A complete fire ban in the National Forest through Sept 26 for the time being.

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Yes it is dry Craig...

by Monster Hunter

Can't believe you did a nine mile hike in that heat without passing out...no way I could have or would have...I know my limits...LOL



    
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Yessir!

by Rick Tullos

I think that you'll find the monsters in a shady spot guarding a water hole.

Too hot to go chasing after them right now though.

Down here in S,A, we've had about 3 weeks of 100 plus temps daily and it's just july.

I thought it got hot in memphis,this is unreal.

Welcome to south Texas,,,,LOL.

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100 degree plus...

by Monster Hunter

Sounds as if you jumped from the frying pan into the fire Rick...Good news here I hope...weather is suppose to cool down to the low 90's with a possible chance of rain this weekend...

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I'll take the good with the bad.

by Rick Tullos

Palm trees,home grown avacadoes,tangerines,etc.
I*'m a tropics kind of guy anyways.
I'll take the heat over the cold any day.

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You are NOT alone

by RubyRed

23 days and counting yesterday and 11 of those days with over 100 degree temperatures. BUT according to Channel 2 Houston's weatherman, Frank Billingsly, help is on the way starting tomorrow. That dang high pressure ridge will move closer to the 4 corners area; when it does, the sea breeze afternoon showers will probably start. You may not feel the effects of that rain, Rick, but on Sunday a cool front's coming down into Texas/Louisiana from the great state of Montana [bless 'em] and chances for rain increase to 85% in the Houston/Galveston area. Whoopeee and hang in there, everyone! Some relief, probably short-lived, may be on the way! happy.gif

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Good Deal!

by Rick Tullos

My Guacamole tree needs watering,,,LOL.

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We're lucky right now

by DonDon

Flooding here in Jackson right now. Got about an inch of rain yesterday and already in the last hour have well over an extra inch. Heck, it's SUPPOSED to be around 90 degrees through the weekend here!!!!!! Oh, Jim, meant to say something yesteday, Nessa and I got in a Crappie tourney this past Saturday and won 2nd place out of 22 teams!!!!! Bigtime money, 120 bucks . LOL Just glad we didn't finish last.

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I saw on the Weather Channel...

by Monster Hunter

where you were getting some rain Don...and congratulations on your 2nd place finish...Nessa more then likely saved your butt by catching the fish though...LOL

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Jim, she was my Fish Attractor. LOL

by DonDon

Girl done a fine job driving the boat and helping me reel in the fish. We were pulling crankbaits at Sardis lake. had about 6-8 poles out the back of the boat at one time. The longer line you have out, the deeper the crankbaits will run. Man, we had some lines out as far as 180 feet behind the boat.

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180 feet?...

by Monster Hunter

Water must be deep with that much line pulling a crank bait?...I don't think we have enough water left for that rig...

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Sardis, where we were fishing

by DonDon

has some 50 foot deep water in it and it's rpetty clear. 180 foot of line out is 180 divided by 10 = 18 plus 1 = 19 foot deep they are running. Caught most of them from 13 foot to 19 foot deep. Just set the rods out, ride aorund over some old road beds and when the rod starts bending, reel it in. LOL LOVE fishing that way

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Is 10 the mph of the boat...?

by Monster Hunter

If it is you have some hungry fast swimming fish...BTW...the largest crappie I ever caught was trolling at Lake of the Pines using a Mighty Minnow artificial bait...Monster I'm telling you as far as I can remember...maybe not as big as I recall but still a hefty crappie...

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Nah, thats just the formula

by DonDon

for knowing how deep the Bandit Crankbaits are running. lenght of line divided by 10 plus 1. I've got a trolling plate on my motor now that deflects the thrust. I can run my 120 HP at 0.5 MPH if I want to. Right now we're getting them running about 1.5 to 2.4 MPH. Biggest I've got so far is around 3 pounds, just under anyways. We've got another one in August up at Enid so I'm taking my monster gear and gonna check out a couple places that saturday night.
Couple pics from Saturday
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Dam, Don your getting OLD

by Grumpy

pretty soon you are going to catch up with Jim and I.......maybe it's all that naked fishing!!!!! LOL

Posted on Jul 15, 2009, 7:38 AM
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LOL, had to hang that up Bob

by DonDon

Like you said GETTING OLD. LOL

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Cool

by Okiebear

Tell Nessa good job. I agree with Jim she probably saved you. happy.gif

OB

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I ain't dounting that my friend

by DonDon

She always does!!!

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Hello, friends..

by TexSquatch

Bobby and everyone else who may remember me. And to new friends. Maybe I'll be back this way more often, if time and everything else permits...

TS

Posted on Jul 11, 2009, 11:56 PM
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Good to see you're back...

by Monster Hunter

Come back for a visit anytime...

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Re: Good to see you're back...

by TexSquatch


Thanks, Monsterhunter. I have been beaukeau busy with work and life. I miss E. Tx. Nothing to report from deep S. Tx. ...
Everybody take care!

TexSquatch

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just to toss this out there

by woodswatcher

i have read many times that there is no reason to believe that the PNW monkee is a quadraped.

if i recall correctly, didnt the film MK worked on show Patty dropping down to all 4's when she hit the woodline of the creek.

also, along time ago i read the "Cowman" story on another site and the man told of the animal dropping into 4wheel drive when he pursued it in the timber.

any thoughts as to why so many people disallow for quadrapedal motion?

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Lots!

by Rick Tullos

I remember a few years back the fact that they were quadrupedal was tossed out there and met with little enthusiasm.

Heres my take on it.

Gorillas,,Quadrupeds that can go bipedal for short amounts of time.
Chimps,,,,same catagory as Gorillas.
Humans,,Primarily Bipeds,,,99.9 percent of the time unless you are looking for a contact lense,,LOL.
PNW Bigfoot,,about 80 percent of the time bipedal, mayne less.
Bigfoot Globally,,,about the same.

The reason that I distinguished between the 2 is because they seem to have something just a tiny bit different up there than we do here in the south, the southern variety being a tad more apelike.

To me it's like the difference between a fox squirrel and a gray one or a mule deer and a white tail.
There may be a couple of subspecies of Bigfoot walking around out there, each animal having its own personality as well, thats why you get some really aggressive reports as well as reports of these animals being really curious and almost friendly.



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PNW quadrupeds...

by Monster Hunter

When MK found Patty going down this was before we knew she was shot...actually she goes down twice in the film...IMO...she goes down because she was hurt and not because she was a quadrupedal creature unlike what we have here...guaranteed the Monsters I know of would have gone down and disappeared before Patterson could unaxx his horse with the camera...

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People Think,,

by Rick Tullos

That all the Bigfoots (Bigfeet?)out there look like the patterson film and they don't.
Thats why I say that there is not only a couple of subspecies of them but also there is variance even within a certain species from individual to individual.
In reference just to color I have read of Gray ones,brown,tan,black,reddish brown,white.
Now after that you have 3 toes,4,5,6.
Then you have aggressive,non aggressive.
So it's certainly not a stretch to accept that some may be more quadrupedal than others although they are in the same species.

These critters will keep you on your toes 4 sure.

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requesting info

by wookieehunter

hey everyone.I wanted to know if anyone has heard of any sightings at Percy Quinn state park in mcomb,miss.we are going to stay in a cabin in sept. and wanted to ask this to see if I had any luck in finding out some info on this...thnx,

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McComb Mississippi?

by Bitter Monk

That's 12 miles east of Liberty Mississippi? 65 miles due north east of Baton Rouge, LA? And a 116 miles due north of New Orleans, LA?

I used to have a coon hunting buddy that lived down there. :D

Posted on Jul 12, 2009, 6:03 AM
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J can probably give ya more than I can

by DonDon

but it's an active area from what I've heard. I've been working ths central and north part of Mississipi and haven't been south YET. Check out the reports in our encounters and see whats there

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Re: J can probably give ya more than I can

by wookieehunter

thnx for the responses.I have been looking at reports but havn't found any for the percy quinn state park area....hey J or MK have yall heard of any reports from that area??????

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Nothing specific

by J

I remember a couple years ago hearing about someone in a camper over there having an encounter. CRS is kicking in and I can't remember the details. It was near Mccomb. Maybe someone over that way will perk up and post here?
J

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thnx j

by wookieehunter

n/t

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July 7th Monsterquest program

by RubyRed

I admit up front that I didn't watch the majority of this program. I was watching another t.v. show. So, I'm curious--for the members of the message board WHO DID watch the episode--what are your thoughts and feelings? I admit the moment I saw Dr. M's face, I thought, "oh well, the show will only be saved IF M.K.'s recent findings are presented...So...were they?

Ruby

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Meldrum

by woodswatcher

is game was the usual. pimp his face and booksmarts. Billie Munn saved the program to a degree. even he noticed issues with the camera and film. probably more than what he told on the show.

what i would like to do..is drag that paleoprimatologist with the pony tail thru a swamp, that smug ass look that he had just irritated me.

i was hoping the Desotel fella would be on it. his mohawk brings sum "umph" to the show.

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I missed it...

by Monster Hunter

Baseballing last night...after woodwatchers review I think I'll pass...

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Jim, You'd have been cussing

by DonDon

That ole MID TARSEL BREAK crap again. Bout tired of hearing that crap. Munn did a good job opresenting things though and his computer stuff looked very good. Darn sure wished I could afford some of the software they had on the show.

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No doubt Don...

by Monster Hunter

Any good podiatrist will tell you meldrum is full of sxxx...it took us months of stills and animations with proof Green was at Bluff Creek with camera in hand and Titmus in a hunting situation before people eventually began thinking Green may not be as stand up a man as thought...do I think he has done some good for BF research...sure to a point...but he has also set us back over forty years concerning the PNW Sasquatch...he knows exactly what they killed...and IMO...Hansen showed one around as a side show at carnivals and fairs...there are just to damn many coincidences of people knowing people and Hansen visiting Patterson...Hell, good long life friends randomly drive thousands of miles to visit let alone see a stranger unless of course you have something or have the urgent need to know something...and if it wasn't important then why not pick up the phone?...

I do know, as an avid pro kill for discovery, I would think long and hard before I shot a bipedal animal in the north west and BC...something just ain't right about those critters...I watched MQ a few weeks to a month ago with one man, forget his name and credentials, say the tracks he was looking at looked human...looked human to me as well...by no means am I any type of expert on anything but I do know a bit about tracks...

Below is the Iceman...shot in the eye knocking the other eye out along with part of the back of the skull missing plus shot in the chest...showed up in 1967...an accurate time period is unknown but it is reported the Iceman was being displayed sometime in the fall of that year...don't let this time period be an obstacle in your opinion with the Bluff Creek Incident...Titmus was hunting these creatures long before the Bluff Creek Incident and could have possibly killed a creature before Green, Dahinden and party went to document...Titmus could leave his home being in the Bluff Creek area within the hour...he was a tracker/hunter/taxidermist...

What part of the Iceman doesn't look human?...


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Totally agree JIm

by DonDon

Kinda looks like this Chic That Crispy used to date. LOL LOL I saw that show as well when the guy said the foot looked human. Apes may have mid tarcel break but humans have an Arch and I've seen some high arches before. I just love Dr. M's saying that all 3 toed were hoaxed. COME ON DOWN to the south bud and see. One thig they did say last night and I really don;t know squat about cameras but somthing about people have been using the wrong refraction on the lens or something like that. It fit with a 15 degree refraction instead of the 25 people had been using. Munn estimated the creature to be bewtween 7'2" and 7'-6" so he used the average of 7'-4" tall for patty. I was half way listning to the show so you'll have to excuse me if I can;t remembe what all was said, just the highlights is all I caught

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i was

by woodswatcher

3 choc beers into it..
your post is correct on that refraction.

i wondered about the film splicing. i wonder if Munn has been up to par with MK's work on it.



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Wrong lens on cameras...

by Monster Hunter

He could very well be right...but where is his video or stills?...

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i meant

by woodswatcher

i wonder if Munn has been following MK's data by some means.

maybe MK's data has been making the rounds and some people are paying attention.

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Orthopedic surgeon says he is correct

by go200mph

They had an orthopedic surgeon, Dr David Howe on with Meldrum and said his analysis of mid-tarsal break and the analysis of the "Cripple Foot Tracks" were right on.
I liked the info that came from the costume designer/researcher,Bill Munns. I had never heard that much information could be determined from blurry film. Lens was a 15mm lens, not the 25mm previously reported, Height was between 7'2" and 7'6" and he surmised that from shape of head and body physiology on film that no human could have fit into a costume of that size.
Another fella said they got a good quality video reproduction, but never mentioned any splicing and even mentioned that he didn't feel any manipulation of original film had taken place. MK definitely shows splicing occurred so I might have to disagree with that assessment.

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Meldrum's boy...

by Monster Hunter

from what I was told some weeks back...I'll get the dope on the surgeon when I have some free time...

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I actually watched this one

by Crispy Critter

Munn was good.

I can't for the life of me figure out why a show with those resources, can't figure out when there will be 3 feet of snow at Bluff Creek, making their mission there useless.

They acted surprised that there was snow............. after a big build up on the expedition. That was a joke.

Munn was the high point. Bumbledrum was the same old song and dance.

The other two guys - I guess they just need people to say "this is all bunk".

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its always

by woodswatcher

some primadonna Paleoprimatologist or something or other. they always look "elite" and condesending.


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Meldrum

by Lonewolf

I find it curious that many posters here have such a hatred for Dr. Jeff Meldrum.
Citing the opinion of a podiatrist does not seem very plausible seeing as a podiatrist is limited to the study of the HUMAN foot.

po·di·a·try
NOUN:
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot. Also called chiropody .

Primate anthropology to me is much more valid in the study of bigfoot.On the program last night there was an orthapedic surgeon that agreed with Meldrum. Does that make Meldrum correct? No, just like the opinion of a human podiatrist does not make him wrong.
Using the high tech equipment that meldrum is using, which I am very familiar with, and his many years of study as an anthropologist makes his theories very probable to me.

I have also seen him crucified for selling books, materials, etc. A lot of BF research groups sell items to fund further research. Is that wrong? Of course not.
Along with his credentials, Meldrum has the largest collection of alleged sasquatch tracks in the world.

My point here is this, that having a recognized and respected scientific Dr. discussing bigfoot adds credibility and validity to SCIENTIFIC research, and not just opinions.
Like him or not he is a respected member of the scientific community in the subject of primate anthropology, morphology, and paleontology.


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What...

by Monster Hunter

Lonewolf wrote...

I find it curious that many posters here have such a hatred for Dr. Jeff Meldrum.
Citing the opinion of a podiatrist does not seem very plausible seeing as a podiatrist is limited to the study of the HUMAN foot.

We are talking strictly about the foot...

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The key word here is

by Lonewolf

HUMAN foot.

There is absolutely no PROOF that this creature is anything but an unknown animal primate other than people's opinions. Tracks may look human like, but there are many differences to a human track which Meldrum and other experts have covered over and over in the past.

It is your choice to follow the opinion of a human doctor when learning about sasquatch.
I choose to listen to primate anthropologists.

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No...Keyword is Bipedal foot...

by Monster Hunter

Human and whatever this PNW creature could be...Paulides has written several books after doing some serious investigation and interviews...

Paulides, a former police investigator, wanted to hold witnesses accountable for their statements. To this end, he documented over 45 witnesses who swore on affidavits to witnessing Bigfoot and Bigfoot activity. Interviews and research also brought much insight to related aspects of the hominid, such as topography, weather, elevation and rainfall.

Desiring an expert forensic sketch artist with an intimate knowledge of the Native American culture, Paulides commissioned Harvey Pratt for the Hoopa Project. Harvey met with the witnesses who had Bigfoot sightings and completed forensic sketches based on his interview with them."


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Sorry but I prefer to listen to

by RubyRed

people who've actually seen one of these creatures, or who've followed their tracks for hours over hard terrain and/or through snow. I have a problem with experts who rarely get out into the field although, Dr. Jeff does seem to come out of his ivory tower once in awhile. happy.gif

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the big M

by woodswatcher

the Big M, talks a good game for someone who has NEVER SEEN ONE.

people take his word as gospel.

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If I am not mistaken

by Crispy Critter

And I might be.

The whole Mid tarsal break is from the Cripple foot cast.

If I am mistaken, please correct me.

They said on the show - that foot had trauma. The feet I've found do not have trauma. Nor do they have a mid tarsal break.

Why do I mock Bumbledrum?

His whole view, in my opinion, is misguided. But he is on TV like Coleman stoves, every chance he gets.

Don, I will reckon with you next time I see you!

LOL

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Incorrect the mid tarsal break is not exclusive to the "cripplefoot" cast. n/t

by Lonewolf

*

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Well there you go

by Crispy Critter

Never said I was a smarty pants.

Just seems that is the one he goes back to, and the one they built a bone model for, to illustrate his point.

I don't hold him up as the big Kahuna, so all I know is what he puts out on the TV shows. And I haven't been really impressed. Not by him, or MQ in general. Survivor Man is more exciting and has more useful info.

But that's just me.



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Just my 2 cents........and that aint worth much...

by Ken3030

IF Dr. M was doing SCIENTIFIC work he would have gotten out from behind that desk and went out in the field like MK did and see exactly how the aledged "mid-tarsal break" occurs in a track! To me when MK debunked that BS that puts doubt on all of Dr. M's research. And IF there was such a thing as a mid-tarsal break, WHY isn't it in every track that the good Dr. has in his collection. From what I've seen 99% of the castings he has have flat feet and look more human than anything else!

And IF MonsterQuest was seeking the truth instead of hyping up their show to sell, they would seek out people that spent time in the field and probably have forgotten more about the creatures that inhabit the woods than any of these "experts" will ever know..............

I quit watching MonsterQuest......it is a bunch of BS.

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The purpose of the tracks I put up...

by Monster Hunter

was to get people to understand how easily you can be fooled...there are items in the structure of the foot that is telling and it damn sure ain't a mid tarsel break...it's called...toe/ball push...larger longer feet the more set back the toe/ball push ridge would be...

Go to meldrums page....read and look...plum full of it...you cannot take several examples of items you think fit your theory and disregard all others...



http://www.isu.edu/~meldd/fxnlmorph.html

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Patterson holding casts...

by Monster Hunter

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Monsterquest

by Tina

Hey Ruby!I watched it I thought it could of been better to me Dr.M admitted that there is something out there.I liked the guy I think his name was Munns he said that no way a human was in a suit and he believes there is something that we dont know.It would of been better if MK's work was on there but I guess they dont want to go there.

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Thanks everyone for your replies!

by RubyRed

All of you answered in one way or another the question I asked regarding M.K. Davis and his 'best evidence.' He wasn't invited to be on this program and as one person said, "their 'best evidence'was hokum." IF M.K.'s evidence had been presented on the program, that would have been this show worth watching. I've also decided to stop watching "Monsterquest." They should do a better job with all of the money they're spending on these programs.

Ruby happy.gif

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Artist First

by Sliva

Nice job last night guys. You all could have used a few more hours though. I have seen this develop from the get go with MKs' work breaking down frames from the P/G film. As I watched this develop I found It so intriguing I started looking up what I could on the subject, people ect. I would hope all concerned are doing the same. the more rocks flipped over the better. You guys are doing fantastic work here, I can't say that enough.

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You are right about finding answers Sliva...

by Monster Hunter

keep flipping rocks...

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This Months NC report.

by Rick Tullos

Good report!

I don't know if we have anybody in the NC area but this is the type of stuff that needs to be followed up on.

Also hearing about some activity in north MS that's pretty good.

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Reports slow down this time of year...

by Monster Hunter

But the one's we receive are usually worth the time to investigate...

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The heat

by RubyRed

probably keeps the Boogers in cool, shady caves and other places. If I had that much hair covering my body, I'd stay in the cool, too. My poor Silver has been out for the last three days in 100 degree heat. It's NO picnic this time of year.

Ruby happy.gif

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Tempting......

by MikeInNC

About a 2 hour drive to get there....

I could check it out in August (too much going on at the new house + gotta get my stuff out of $$$ storage this month). It'd be nice to check things out while activity is taking place, but....

MH - you have my email address. Contact me re: possible visit to the location.

-Mike



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Doesn't JP live on Cloudy Mountain?

by RubyRed

n/t happy.gif

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Not a member, but am in North Carolina

by John Bamburg

I'm not actually a member of GCBRO, as you guys are aware.
However I do live in Charlotte, N.C. and I am a constant lurker on this board and others.
I read about NC and SC sightings constantly, here and on the other boards out there.
I do consider myself well read and up to date on the latest and greatest info on the subject.
I do find myself watching for sign when I'm in the woods. I've never seen anything that can readily be attributed to BF, though I don't discount anything as being possible. I'm former military and an experienced hunter and woodsman.
I would be willing to look in on sightings that are reported in the future if that would be needed.
Just throwing it out there as an option.



    
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Hey John

by Rick Tullos

The best thing I can recommend is that you talk with Bobby.
We don't usually give out contact info to non members so I think the best way to get clued in on the exact locations of the hot spots is to either join or get with a member in the area,Preferrably join.

It's not costly and you get some pretty cool stuff as well as a treasure trove of info.
You can email Bobby at Bigfoothunter@hughes.net .


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I'm just south of Charlotte....

by MikeInNC

John,

I work in Charlotte (live just south of the border).

If the powers-that-be would allow it, we could follow-up on nearby NC reports and 'squatch as a team happy.gif

-Mike

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Thanks for the opportunity....

by

but I don't think it's in my best interest to be controlled by any more, "powers that be".
After 22 years in the military and 26 years of being married. I've had my fill of "powers that be".
However, I will say that if were ever to find anything concrete, GCBRO would be the folks I'd contact first.

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What's the deal on Monsterhunter tonight?

by go200mph

Say they're going to discuss some "new" discoveries of info on Patty. Any of this have to do with MK's discoveries?

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Re: What's the deal on Monsterhunter tonight?

by Monster Hunter

We will discuss several items concerning the "events" of Bluff Creek...should be interesting...

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What do you mean "we"

by go200mph

Is your purty face gonna be on my TV picture box, Mr Monster Hunter? Daggum it, I think I'll have ta watch, fer sure.

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No...NO...Artist First tonight at 7PM CST...

by Monster Hunter

No TV for me...

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Do you mean MonsterQuest TOMORROW NIGHT?

by DonDon

http://www.history.com/video.do?name=monsterquest&bcpid=1541043115&bclid=9548353001&bctid=1568033433
They're going over what they say is the ORIGINAL Patteron film tomorrow night with. Check out the link it has Bob on there describing what occured that day and then they have some guy analizing it. Of course he sees NEW things in it that have NEVER been seen before. UMM, Mouth movement and things like that? NEW. Give me a break


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BF Researcher/analyst...

by Monster Hunter

Bet this doesn't show up on the show...the bloody dog print...
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Could I bring up something without being flogged?

by go 200mph

I've looked and looked at those images and I feel I may have a possible alternative to the bloody paw print scenario. If you look in the background of that first colored image you show above, you will notice a brillant red coloration due to the plentiful red foliage from the ample deciduous trees in the Bluff Creek area. Typical of most river beds, wet or dry, is that foliage will get buried to some degree and I put this forward as a simple explanation for this red area in the foreground of the photo.( a partially buried leaf). It appears to be the same coloration as the leaves in the background. I don't have any knowledge of what type of trees are visible in the picture but they look as though they could be a broadleaf variety.
Furthermore, it has been mentioned on this message board that the whitish area on the underneath of Patty's foot is from sand sticking to her feet as she walks away. If the ground on which she and the "dog" walked were the same, it makes sense that sand would stick to the dogs feet(especially wet with blood) as well and probably wouldn't leave that visible a bloody track.
I'm not trying to say it couldn't be what you say it is, but as investigators you must use an open mind to consider all possiblities. I believe an experiment could be performed to see if a dog's wet bloody pawprint would leave that same type of print in sandy soil conditions.
Again, I'm not trying to persuade or dissuade any argument here, I have no dog in this fight,(no pun intended) I'm just trying to find answers myself.


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Sure...the answer is in the animation....

by Monster Hunter

We feel as if the dog along with handler were standing on blood from one of these creatures...

Look to the upper right of the track then further right to the blue mark...the editor was removing these prints and missed the obvious one...maybe a mistake...maybe not...

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My Bad

by go200mph

Yes, I meant MonsterQuest and tomorrow night, I stand corrected.

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Artistfirst's "Bigfoot Central" show tonight

by M.K.Davis

I will be co-hosting, along with Don Monroe, the "Bigfoot Central" show on artistfirst.com internet radio, on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. central time. Go to artistfirst.com and click on "Bigfoot Central" button. The topic will be the possible link between the events at Bluff Creek in 1967, and the Minnesota Ice Man. Hope you can make it. M.K.

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Sounds good MK

by DonDon

I'll catch the archives when they put it up!!!

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I plan on joining MK & Don tonight...

by Monster Hunter

on Artist First...7PM CST...

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I'll have my headphones on and listening as well... n/t

by Grumpy

n/t

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I'm just always out of pocket when it's

by DonDon

but thank goodness they have the archives so I can listen later on

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Yea, you business owners

by Grumpy

are just to busy for the regular folks........ LOL Stay safe it's a jungle out there.

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Man, I'm just trying to stay AFLOAT right now

by DonDon

Most stressed out I've ever been in my entire life and I don't like it. Bob

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Staying afloat,

by Grumpy

dam I'm glad I'm retired, surf the net all day, eat junk food, get fat...... Even Jim, with his bad knees, can probably out hike me right now....

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If I can...

by Monster Hunter

You need to put the Twinkies down Grumpy...and I mean put them anywhere but in the mouth...

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Jim, there's no way I'm going to comment on that,

by Grumpy

Bobby would have to ban us both....... LOL

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TWINKIE?

by DonDon

UMMMMMM Bob, is ther something you need to tell us? LOL LOL I'll leave it at that

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TWINKIE

by Grumpy

LOL, that's my old buddy.... just remember it was NOT me who mentioned Twinkie it was Jim, and besides Don your not old enough to remember the Twinkie defense in a court case..... We need to all get together and Kill something, or just hike through a thicket!!!!!

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LOL @ Grumpy...n/t...

by Monster Hunter

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Hey MH, that reminds me of a story I read somewhere ....

by

about a bigfoot who reached in the cab of some truck driver and stole his Twinkies. I thought it was a good story. I can't remember if it was in the GCBRO's database of reports or not.

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Twinkies and Monsters...

by Monster Hunter

I don't recall that report but I guess anything is possible...bet that truck driver keeps his windows rolled up now...LOL

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You know

by Sliva

They are going to make a movie of this some day, just the scope of it. Dam shame though.

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Bigfoot Central

by Grumpy

As usual two people I am proud to call friends did their homework and provided the world with another possibility to ponder, even a power outage couldn't keep MK from the show.......

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Become an expert in only 6 months,

by Grumpy

Just think now you can become an expert in the BF Field in only 6 months, and have experienced teachers guide and grade your work.... What a country!!!! (Once again I need emotion icons to place here, LOL)

http://www.universalclass.com/i/crn/7550037.htm?gclid=CNbNydmKvZsCFQJSxwodyUbn_g



    
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Pretty darn neat...

by Monster Hunter

and you can become an expert from the comfort of your home...

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Crypto Education?

by Pywacket

As a lark, I emailed the "University" and asked them to provide me the background and credentials for the instructor, Carol Nichols. Let's see what her "expertise" is.

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X-Perts

by Mr. Phelps

Don't we already have an outhouse full of experts that work from the comfort of their own home, or office, or tv studio????

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Just what we need.

by Rick Tullos

More lounge chair,lazy boy pencil neck EXPERT)researchers who run from mosquitoes and ticks like they are running from a monster.

Who's teaching them?

Sounds like the blind leading the blind to me.


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Just think . .

by EasTexSteve

To hell with tracking through the woods, swatting mosquitos, and smelling like a campfire all day. With those credentials, you could then be on shows like Legend Hunters. You could even peddle your own books at bigfoot conferences.


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What's wrong with...

by Terry

a course like this for folks who are interested? Probably the more folks who are informed would make legitimate sightings more acceptable to the masses resulting in perhaps more research. Most people live in cities and don't even know how to start a proper campfire. Dosen't mean they can't add value. You sound like my old uncle. He used to say college was a place where young people went "for a rest". lol

t.

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What can this course offer...

by Monster Hunter

that a person with a computer can't find and read for themselves about BF or any other crytid?...the point is...if you are a complete lazy slob without being intelligent enough to google items you want to search for then by all means you need these above offered courses...

BTW...here is a link on how to start a camp fire...

http://camping.about.com/cs/frequentquestions/ht/startcampfire.htm

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Yeah but...

by Terry

a correspondence course would tell you the best type of wood to burn, how to start a fire without matches, best conditions for cooking, etc., etc. Googling is ok and that's what most of us do. It's not very interactive though and one may as well get a credit while they're at it for those too lazy to take math or science. happy.gif In any case, learning is learning no matter what the format.

t.

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I guess I took the hard path to learn..

by D. Fisher

Look at the money I could have saved on hiking boots, bug spray, and research tools, when I could have learned it all in the comfort of my home.

My way takes a lifetime and no degree document to show for it....DARN



    
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Yes, but you would not have

by Grumpy

met the crazy people you have and I'll bet that instructor won't drop what he/she is doing and drive 12-15 hours if you needed immediate help......

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Man alive

by Crispy Critter

Why didn't I think of this?

Crispy's Crypto Online Degree!!!

The US AMRY survival handbook pretty much tells you everything you need to know. Plenty of books on tracking too.

Don't see how anyone too lazy to read the books would take an online course.

I wonder what the certificate gets you? I don't think it is college certified. Hello, I would like to transfer my 6 units of BF towards my Business degree.............LOL

If you present your Crypto degree to a Monster in the woods, will he be obliged to surrender to you?

There truly is one born every minute.



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Crispy's Crypto Online Degree!!!

by J

Yeah and once you have Crispy's degree you will have no problem getting a job in the custodial or food service industries! wink.gif

hehehe

:-D

Just ribbin' ya Norlyn!
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Crazy....Maybe? But a lot of heart for sure..N/T

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Waste of Time and Money

by Randall Chapman

I looked at what that website had to offer and did not read anything that I already did not know, or could find out on the internet. In this day and age with computers, there is basically nothing you CANNOT find on the internet along with the hows and whys of doing it. If one can read and use a computer, the sky's the limit. I have learned a lot from this website esp. identifying footprints, stick formations, tree breaks, trails, the list goes on.. But nothing beats going out into the field for self discovery and learning.

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Definition of an Expert

by go200mph

An "X" is an unknown and a "spirt" is a drip under pressure, put them together and you have anyone claiming to be an "expert"

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YouTube...Minnesota Iceman...

by Monster Hunter

Be patient...about ten minutes with the first about a 12 inch spider...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyCwMTJuCvE

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Happy 4th of July everybody.

by A.Rod

Just wanted to take the time to wish all of you a Happy and Safe 4th of July.

Enjoy everybody and keep a close eye on the kids.

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Thanks A.Rod...

by Monster Hunter

Same from me as well...enjoy the holiday, eat and be merry...drink responsibly and don't pop your damn fire crackers around my house...I'm to old to fight a house or grass fire...

Hopefully we will get some rain this coming week that is predicted...so far we're having a Grumpy drought...

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Yep, had a wet spring but now it's back to dead grass and drought... n/t

by Grumpy

n/t

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Predicted rain this coming week Grumpy...

by Monster Hunter

The weather man said we had a "Cold Front" coming in...LOL...instead of 100 degree weather it will only be in the middle 90's...hopefully we all will get that much needed rain...if we don't get rain I'll be mowing dirt instead of grass...

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Happy 4th and God Bless

by Ruby Red

our service men and women where ever they are today! May God keep them safe in the palm of His hand.
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Bags In Trees?

by chattahoocheebigfoot

Hello All,

I was riding around in the country today. I saw a house here and there but for the most part the area was heavily wooded. Very heavily wooded. Well, as nature would have it, I had to go very bad. So I pulled over to releave myself and noticed what I thought was plastic baggies up in the trees. Heck I figured it was bags like you'd find at a Wal-Mart check-out or a convenient store that had blown up there or something.
Imagine my surprise when I walked over and found that the baggies actually were strung up and contain raw vegetables. I found three total within a twenty foot radius. The were around 5 feet off of the ground.

Now, I know what I'd use these for but why did I find these lunchables out in the middle of BF Alabama?

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Unusual Find...

by Monster Hunter

I've seen and found unusual things while beating the woods but not any vegetables in plastic bags...maybe another BFer in the area?...kids or homeless person?...did you see any sign of anything?...were the bags tied then placed in the trees?...were the bags next to the trunk or hung on limbs?...what kind of vegetables?...did you notice any gardens near by or a produce stand?...how far from the nearest home?...if near a house go back and ask have they seen or heard anything unusual...

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Well....

by chattahoocheebigfoot

I didn't see any evidence of bigfoot activity though the area couls surely support it in my opinion. The baggies were tied with what appeared to be an old green fish stringer. The bage were actually suspended onto a limb off of the ground and they contained onions and sweet potato halves.
To my recollection, the nearest home was around 1- 1 1/2 miles from the site.

I will try and go there this coming up week to prod around with the neighbors.

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Does sound like another Bigfooter in the area

by DonDon

Maybe you were in that area where the guy in Alabama was hand feeding them. LOL

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What?

by chattahoocheebigfoot

Hahahahhahaha! Are you serious? Was someone really doing that or are you pulling my leg?


Jeff

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Serious as a heart attack.

by DonDon

I THINK is was over on the Alabama board is where I saw it a few months ago. I'm banned from there for talking about their fearless leader Dixie banshee (Bear)after he told me to stay off HIS research area up in ther French Camp area of Mississippi. They even had them around the campfire within 20 feet of them one night but DARN, the camera they had running for some reason didn't record anything. Course I'm not the only one banned. Heck Timber was banned before he could even look at their board if I remember right. Then Craig was on there under another ID and questioned them about a few things, BANNED. LOL Think that one was the Bigfoot on the roof thing but I'm not 100% sure.

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Better hope your bank doesn't close,

by Grumpy

One of the Banks we had an account with was closed/Seized by the FDIC last Friday with no prior notice or warning, now for the good news, all accounts are insured by the FDIC and we got a check today, a week later, and took it to Bank of America where we opened a new account last Monday.... figured the check was good since it's from the FDIC, and it probably is, but a seven day hold is now placed on all FDIC checks since the "Bad Guys" have gotten so good at counter fitting FDIC checks and Banks don't know real from counterfeit so all of these checks have a 7 day hold or until they clear, so if your bank goes belly up your looking at a minimum of 15 days before you have access to any of that money.... Luckily our money was split within two different Banks.

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I think

by Crispy Critter

Soon enough, only the banks the government bought into will still be standing.

B of A and Wells Fargo, and Chase - which is everywhere suddenly where once stood a competitor.

Bob - you hear that rumor about the Embassy's? State department sent them all $$ an told them to buy enough foreign money to operate for a year.

If that is indeed true, something really bad is going to happen.

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I Think

by Grumpy

Rumor has it the US Dollar will be worth what the Mexican peso is, and will no longer be the Currency Used World Wide. From what I've read Russia, China and numerous other countries have already decided what the new World Currency will be.

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Sounds like our chief creditor

by Ruby Red

is about ready to call in those billion dollars worth of loans they've been giving us as far back as the Clinton administration. If I'd known at the time that George W sent us a $600 check that he'd borrowed the money to cover the check from China; I'd have sent it back with a no thank you note. I hear the slave chains rattling. Marantha!

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Game cameras...

by Monster Hunter

I guess we have tried about everything with game cameras without success...Jake leaving what appeared to be a heavily used crossing...we left the camera for two weeks without getting any photos...

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Game Cameras,

by Grumpy

LOL, bet if you look behind the tree you'll find a new well used trail..... dam monsters are camera shy..but then if I was that ugly I would be to...

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Bob, I wondered why we don;t have

by DonDon

many pics of you LOL LOL

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I just knew someone would not let that go,

by Grumpy

many times I sneak comments in like that to see who will jump on them....... I knew you would not let me down Don..... I wish we had a set of emotional icons like on other forums to use when we need to indicate emotional satire.

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Now Bob, you KNEW I'd say something

by DonDon

Oh and I'd be SKEERED to see which emotion you'd show me hehehe

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Just think of one of the last e-mail pictures you got...... n/t

by Grumpy

n/t

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I read somewhere recently...

by Terry

that the great apes can recognize themselves in a mirror and liked looking at themselves. Of course I immediately thought it may be an idea to fasten one of those cheap, full length mirrors to a tree with a game cam focused on it from a bit of a distance away so that the mirror would distract from the camera. Still, what do I know? lol

t.

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I've used mirrors and pieces but...

by Monster Hunter

didn't hang a camera in the area...I might try that Terry...just might work...

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Cameras and BFs (or lack, thereof)

by MikeInNC

Questions/musings:

A BF should not know what a camera is. So why do they avoid stepping in front of them?

BFs don't avoid other objects as they've seemingly toyed with items you placed for them in the past.

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Have you inspected a large area, installed a camera in the center of the area, and then see new stick markers in the previously scanned area?

If so, it could indicate that the camera installer was being watched during installation of an item.

(If this is the case a possible - pricey - experiment.... Have multiple videocams set up in a rig so that they provide 360 coverage. The game cam installer turns on the cameras perhaps 50 yards before stopping to set up the game cam. Game cam is installed and the video rig is taken out of the woods and videos inspected for any possible activity)

(alternate idea - if two people are going into the woods - one sets up game cam, the other then inspects the area with a thermal device ($$$$) or video cam.

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If it is suspected that BFs avoid cams, how about installing Fake game cams in order to "direct" BFs towards a real game cam....or a waiting researcher. (this would fail if BFs can see any lights/signals/etc. emitted by came cams, as is sometimes suggested)

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Alternately - set up multiple, functioning, game cams so that any possible BF-viewable beams would funnel BFs into an area where they could be caught on film/video run by a live person/crew (without any possible beam-producing recording devices). Or use beam-funneling for night-time research so that a curious BF would be forced to approach (for example) a research campsite from just one direction.



I'm sure you've already tried every possibly imaginable trick in the book.

There's just GOTTA be a way to trick these things into camera range.

(Have a Happy 4th!)

-Mike

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Watching me place game cameras...

by Monster Hunter

The only two suspected photos I have of these Monsters was while I was fooling with my game cameras...I always thought they watched and knew where the cameras were...

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Was one of those shots of monsters

by Ruby Red

the one with Sada in the Jeep and the two monsters in the woods behind her (in the shadows)?

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Re: Was one of those shots of monsters

by Monster Hunter

Yes it is...

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I have said this before

by Crispy Critter

And I will say it again.

If a Monster it nocturnal, than it would use at least part of the UV waves to see at night. Like starlight and your NV. Deer have this ability.

A $10 black light from Walmart is all you need for this experiment.

Game camera casings, along with you camo's and your tent, are all made with UV brighteners. It keeps your stuff from getting moldy.

Take you camera, find a nice tree in your yard that you think will conceal it, abd put it up there.

Get yourself an extension chord if you need one. After it gets good and dark, take your black light out in the yard and shine it towards your camera. It will stand out like a beacon. A nice bright glow coming from your tree.

You will be able to see it long before you are in the sensor range of the camera.

They don't know what a camera is - but in their world it sure stands out as something that should not be there.





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I even bought the flat black paint Scott...

by Monster Hunter

and still haven't sprayed them...I remember you mentioning this sometime back...I will spray all my game cams a flat black paint before I rehang them...

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Flat Black

by Grumpy

Jim, just don't forget to tape over the lens and flash area prior to painting, Crispy forgot to do this prior to painting his and that's why he hasn't gotten any pictures...... Sorry Scott I just had to.......................

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Well...that would explain his lack of success...

by Monster Hunter

LOL...

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I was hoping to avoid

by Crispy Critter

All them pictures of me leaving and arriving........

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I believe you have Scott....

by Monster Hunter

LOL...

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Man, you have everything in LA!

by Crispy Critter

http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=10635603

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Mantracker on OLN

by Okiebear

Kind of interesting show I have caught a few times. Some tips on tracking. Reminded me of when Jim showed Tiff and I some tracking signs in Oklahoma.

http://www.mantracker.ca/


OB

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I watched him ride a horse places I would not walk,

by Grumpy

in an episode several months ago...

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Legend Hunters at MC (LINK)

by DonDon

http://www.factualtv.com/documentary/Legend-Hunters-Bigfoot
Found this today while snooping around. LOL Good to see your face Jim!!!

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Legend Hunters...

by Monster Hunter

Quite a few "Monster Hunters"...



    
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Yea, but...

by Timberghost

The only REAL Monster Hunter wears a funny leather hat....

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I get a kick out of that every time I see it

by DonDon

especially after what all you told us about them coming down Jim.

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I Disagree

by Rick Tullos

The only real Monster Hunter had gray hair and escorted the gentlemen around.





    
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Well, the producers

by Ruby Red

probably made Ken say "I'm the monster hunter" because it sounded better than "a monster hunter" just like they made April Williams and Matt Monkeyspanker run from monsters on their television show. LOL

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Thank you, thank you

by Ruby Red

I lost this episode on my DVR when we dropped satellite a month ago. It's great to have it on my computer now. The first time I saw this episode was 10-21-06 or 07, the Sunday that the GCBRO BBQ ended in MC. It was cool to see what the place looked like.

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All "The Monster Hunters"...

by Monster Hunter

were good men...I enjoyed them being here but didn't notice until the other day where they were until I saw the iron bridge....Chester was in that area the night before hearing two bipedal somethings...my boy's and I had game cameras set up in this area after hearing from others of activity and finding tracks...

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In a previous post...by wanabee

by Monster Hunter

"It's been a while since I've read through the Iceman articles on that site. Of particular interest is much of the information on the first page, especially the connection made between Hansen and Patterson by no other that Irene Hansen herself ..."

I have thought about that statement for several days now wanabee...why would Hansen make it a point to visit Patterson?...we understand from Hansen the owner of the corpse was from California with Jimmy Stewart being mentioned...it is documented Stewart was interested in the phenomenon...the puzzling part is where it came from and how Hansen ended up with this corpse...I can't imagine meeting someone for the first time with the person saying..."oh BTW, would you be interested in a cadaver frozen in a block of ice for a side shoe..."

Hansen being held up at the Canadian border with the Iceman...released some time later after Mondale became involved...who has the stroke to make the call to Mondale to make arrangements for Hansen to be released?...

Obviously if it had been shot with one or both eyes knocked out this makes me think Bluff Creek not Hong Kong or prehistoric man...the dates may not coincide but the dates can't be positivily verified for the first showings of the Iceman...all this began in 1967...we know from film evidence there are shots fired, wounds in the leg and back and possibly the left side of Patty, blood visible on the sand, a possible skinned creature along with a skinned hide at Bluff Creek...and then we have the Minnesota Iceman...quite a few coincidences I would think...




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Re: In a previous post...by wanabee

by versatile

So would be EB'S talk about extraterestrials just be a smoke screen of some sort?

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I really don't know...

by Monster Hunter

what ties Beckjord into this is his expertise in film, interest in BF, being friends with John Green even knowing Green was pro kill and the coincidences of the Iceman...his Jekyll and Hyde may have been a smoke screen but he was darn good at it...

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Re: In a previous post...by wanabee

by wanabee

I have been continuing to re-read all of the information available on the Iceman and Frank Hansen. At another site http://home.clara.net/rfthomas/papers/showman.html there is an article that contains the transcript of an interview with Hansen by Ian Simmons. In that interview, Hansen states that he was approached at a show by a gentlemen who gave me his Confidential Buisness Card. I immediately recognised his name

'Tom Slick was a recognisable name at that time and most likely would not have been a recognised face. Tom, to my knowledge, has yet to be identified as one of the players at bluff creek, but we all know of his interest in the subject.

Tom was also an inventor and has 3 patents issued to him. One of his patents, a brush puller,http://www.google.com/patents?vid=2535099 has been very beneficial to the timber industry, especially those that have referenced this patent in creating their own. Look at the tree puller for instance,http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=QaAwAAAAEBAJ than move on to the whole tree extractor,http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=YyctAAAAEBAJ low and behold, its the good old Weyerhauser Company.

Now theres an interesting connection. Tom Slick the Yeti hunter, invents a device that paves a way to quickly and efficiently remove trees and stumps from the ground. Weyerhauser the deforestation Company, invents a way to quickly and efficiently remove big hairy two-legged creatures from their lands (allegedly).
Is there any more to the story?


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Rumor had it

by Ruby Red

that Tom's next venture was the search for Bigfoot in North America but he was killed in the plane crash before he could fund an expedition. I have no idea who my source is on that rumor and I may be all wet on it. May be a possibility, though.

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You don't mean

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Jimmy Stewart the er, well-a, actor do you?

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Another track...

by Monster Hunter

What do you see in the below photo that makes you think...man or beast...BTW...this was taken in an old ditch run off where Jake and I had something, we thought Monster, scream at us one night...

[linked image]

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BF (do I see another print?)

by MikeInNC

Barefoot - Good start
Straight left edge - Promising
Evidence of arched foot on the right edge? (see 1/2 moon shape from inches 5 to 10) - I'd mark that as a negative, based on the "classic" BF print shape
14" (again, barefoot)

That's 3 out of 4 in my book.

I'd put money on a BF print.



Now, what do I think I see near the upper left corner?

Look at inch marker 1 and 2 and draw a straight line to the far left of the picture.

From that point, go about 1" to the right. Could the large, round-ish circle be a big toe, with 4 toes in a near straight line to the right of it?

There does seem to be an impression there.

What do you think, MH?

-Mike



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Here's a picture with outlines of what I think I see....

by MikeInNC

Note that the ground around the main print and the possible print (in pic below) is "pickled" or rough/bumpy, as if from a recent light rain.

The ground inside the print(s) is smoother.

For the possible print in this picture:
1. Big toe is really simply seen as the shadow.
2. Four smoother areas, roughly oval in shape, seem to be in a row to the right of the "toe"
3. There seems to be a raised area (as indicated) where perhaps material was moved during the step.
4. There may be an edge to the print. It would be easier to tell if a few more leaves were moved.

The overall presence of an indentation, with smoothed material in an apparent toe line, leads me to think that there may be a print here.

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What do you see?

Thanks.

-Mike


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Also....possible other clue.....

by MikeInNC

Possible other clue?

While leaves in the surrounding area are generally laying flat....there are two or three leaves at the right edge of this indentation which stand on their edge - as if something stepped on the edge of the leaves, causing one end to stand up as the other edge is pressed down.

I'm not a tracker....but I think that's what I see.

-Mike

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Picture with corrected description of print.....

by MikeInNC

Here's the pic with correction

"Right edge of print"....not.... "Left edge of print"

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The track...

by Monster Hunter

If this is a BF impression...it would be the left foot with the big toe on the upper right...several things catch my eye...one is the arch...I do believe when I see this arch the Monster is quadruped which would explain the impressions to the upper left...knuckle prints...it is unfortunate the impression is not of quality but yet has enough definition to think track in an area where I along with many know there are Monsters...

Personally...this type of impression is not worth the plaster to cast...not enough detail to say..."no doubt Monster"...but even had it been a castable track I wouldn't spend my time casting...I'm after the thing that makes them...

Thanks Mike...I appreciate you taking your time...your thoughts make us all sit back to take a better look and think...

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Another possibility.....

by MikeInNC

MH - You mentioned that the BF may have been in bi-pedal mode. That would explain the "arch" in the step....and may also better-explain the other impression I'm seeing:

I was thinking "younger"/"smaller" BF on the impression I see. Seems this could be knuckle prints instead....with the smooth "toe" areas actually being the front edge of the knuckles.

The placement outside the left foot would match physical characterists of a BF - being broad shouldered.

So, it rained and then a BF trod through the area some time later.


Those are my continued rambles happy.gif


(MH - thanks, btw, for the feedback. Not needed, but appreciated nontheless.)

Regards,

-Mike

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Aargh! More typos...

by MikeInNC

MH - I meant to say, "quadraped" not "bi-pedal" re: your observation.

That's what happens when I get in a rush (no internet at home, so I have to crank out the posts at work).

Frustrating!

-Mike

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I knew Mike...

by Monster Hunter

Even I make mistakes on occasion...LOL

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Mike, you not my long lost cousin are ya?

by DonDon

Everyone knows I can't spell so. I'm just saying. LOL

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Possibly......

by MikeInNC

You never know. A few generations ago there was a gentleman or two who helped propagate the species further out West happy.gif


Unfortunately, when my brain is engaged faster than my optic receptors....things get overlooked. This is why I do my best thinking when I'm calmly planted behind a desk - as opposed to thinking on my feet - lol

-Mike

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Also why it's banana shaped, too.

by Ruby Red

n/t
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Arrowhead

by tx7mm

It could be a leaf, but I see a possible stone arrowhead in th middle of the track. It appears to have been stepped on. Just MHO.



    
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I have found...

by Monster Hunter

What appeared to be pieces of old pottery after a hard rain on one of the roads but haven't found any arrow heads...

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Caddo Indians

by Ruby Red

lived in Louisiana and East Texas long before Luis deMoscoso's 1541-42 expedition through East Texas and these native people made beautiful clay pottery that was also very functional. They were NOT, as Spanish, English and French settlers believed, either savages or stupid at all; they made good use of 'slash and burn' farming techniques, trot lines and crop rotation long before Anglo settlers even thought of it. In addition, my husband watched a Biography episode on Johnny Cash last night. I had no idea he was a Native American, that his parents told him stories about Bigfoot or that he wrote and sang a song about the creature--But he did! Just thought I'd "teach" another history lesson; the part about Johnny Cash was your social studies enrichment lesson for today. Class dismissed! LOL happy.gif

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New way people are doing Game Cams

by DonDon

I've been seeing this alot on this game and fish board. The guys that are doing it with lights are getting some cool looking pictures.
http://www.mdwfp.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=66718
Somehow the've got a flood light and and the game cam rigged up to a motion detector simultaniously. Pretty neat

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Darn bright lights...

by Monster Hunter

Good idea if you are a deer hunter or want photos of other critters...I have a problem hiding a game cam let a lone a spot light and camera when comes to Monsters...

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You never know Jim

by DonDon

A game cameras flash is only so bright and there may be somthing that this would show that only a game camera flash won't in the background. Just a kewl new way for game cameras is the reason I put it on here

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You are right Don...

by Monster Hunter

I've been wrong for 17 years attempting to get pictures...

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LOL Jim, I've only been wrong for 3 so far

by DonDon

You're abit ahead of me on that. There has got to be some way to do it. Just HAS to be my friend. I've seen people bury them in the side of a creek bank behind a sheet of glass,Put them in those fake rocks, high up in trees, you name it and someone has about tried it. Wonder how hard it would be to put a video camera in a totally soundproof case, hide it, cover ANY scent somehow and let it run with a remote sending unit to somewhere away from where it is?

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I don't know Don...but it...

by Monster Hunter

sounds expensive and time consuming...but I would think some genius would have already discovered a sure way of getting film or pictures by now...

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That's odd

by EasTexSteve

One of the best deer deterrents I found to keep deer out of my garden were those solar-powered motion sensor lights. The instant those things clicked on, those deer scrammed. I wonder why those deer he has didn't run away?

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Iceman/Hansen/Patterson

by Monster Hunter

Interesting that Hansen met with Patterson but yet denied the Iceman was a BigFoot...if you haven't visited the below site I advise you to do so...excellent information...


http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/iceman_update2005.htm

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Since we are exploring the possibilities . .

by EasTexSteve

Since Weyerhouser may have hired Greene & crew to go into Bluff Creek on a hunting/erradication expedition, Think about this. Forget bigfoot. What if they knew they were actually feral indians. We are talking the 1960's here. Can you imagine the effect it would have on logging operations in that area if it was discovered that a lost tribe of indians actually inhabited that land? We are talking indian land here. That would be the last thing that Weyerhouser would want to come to the surface. Their logging privileges would come to a halt. Yeah, I could see Weyerhouser wanting to make feral indians "dissappear" off of that timber land. And, I could see them paying someone to make them dissappear.


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Interesting possibility Steve...

by Monster Hunter

Unknown small tribe or group being eradicated without any consequences since there were not any records of these people being alive...

Weyerhaeuser hired bear killers who hunted and killed bear year round...why not hire men to kill off a few feral Indians who were tormenting the loggers...

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Doubt it

by Rodney Perry

Well Folks we are looking at 1960"s not 1850's...

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And we are talking about...

by Monster Hunter

a major corporation and what they believed were meaningless feral Indians...notice we said possible Rodney...nothing written in stone...

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As "possibilities" go.....

by MikeInNC

I agree with MH.

Hey, here we are in 2009 and you have persons ready, willing, and able, to murder others. Just read about a fireman who was convicted of stringing up his two dogs in the basement and shooting them each about 10 times.....just so he wouldn't have to pay for boarding while he and his lady went on vacation.

People, today, sell other people into slavery. People, today, trick foreigners into this country, take their passports and put them into sweatshops or prostitution.

I'm NOT saying that any participants in the Patty film are those kinds of people. I'm NOT comparing the two.

I'm just saying 1880, 1960, 2009....... People are people. And some people will do whatever they want, whenever they want.


So, the possibility (the "possibility") that persons would possibly consider shooting undocumented, humanoid animal, for $$$ - that is not far-fetched at all.


Money for murder happens to this very day.


-Mike

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That fireman is sick

by Ruby Red

and shooting him would be too good for him, he should be "strung up" for it. I take it that charges will be filed against him. I certainly hope so. I realize Mike Vick's actions were 'lower than whale dung' but guy's guilty of the same crime. Why not give the dogs away to a good friend? Or to the Humane Society? Or ask a neighbor to come feed them? But stringing them up and shooting each of them 10 times? I'm speechless at his stupid cruelty. sad.gif

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reality

by woodswatcher


most people dont realize how small some bands of indians were, even back in the early 1800's. it could be entirely possible for a band of indians of a small tribe to live very well into the 1960's. i can drive 45 minutes from Tulsa and find elderly Cherokee families that dont speak english.

Ishi was alive well till 1915/16.

it would mean NOTHING to a Fortune 500 company to "off" a band of indigenous peoples ( say 20-30)in a rural area. it would be a day project.

locate, iradicate. move on to the next job.

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Speaking of the 1960's

by EasTexSteve

Rodney said:
"Well Folks we are looking at 1960"s not 1850's..."

They were still hunting aborigines in Australia in the 1960's.


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Bigfoot a Feral Indian?

by Lonewolf

That's quite a stretch, considering that stone aged and ice aged indians have traveled in groups, had verified languages and were using tools, baskets and clothing for centuries.

None of these attributes can be verifiably applied to BF.
Unclassified ANIMAL yes, feral indian, not even a remote chance.
I do agree however that a major logging company would want BF eradicated to avoid having their prime logging areas protected due to a rare ANIMAL species.


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Feral as far as domesticated is concerned Lonewolf...

by Monster Hunter

Lack of fire and known tools would put them, in our society, as being feral...as far as being "just" an animal...you can ask any good researcher who has some idea about these creatures how smart they are...there is not an animal known we can attribute some of the actions taken by these creatures...not being able to get clear photos...what animal do we know of that we can't get clear quality pictures of?...none that I am aware of...cutting my feeder ropes, taking the cut down feeder and either carrying or dragging the feeder into the woods...this drives me nuts and BTW...when the rope isn't cut the limb the feeder is hung on is broken...limbs we have swung on to make sure it took something large and heavy to break the limbs...

When I fed in the bottoms on a regular basis I would find blue jay and cardinal feathers on the trail I walked to the plot...I can't think of one animal that would do this...if a cat was getting the birds why would they always leave the feathers scattered down the trail?...also stick formations like the below...hard to believe any known animal is capable of doing this...

[linked image]

The list is long that makes not just me but all others I'm associated with scratch their heads...

I'm not ready to say these are some type of humans killed at Bluff Creek just "yet"...but no doubt something strange kept these men from bringing out a corpse for discovery...

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I agree Jim,

by Lonewolf

the attributes recognized as BF signs do boggle the mind.
The stick formation in the pic (nice revolver by the way) has definately been put there purposely.

You will get no arguement from me as to the cleverness and abilities of BF.

You mentioned cut ropes, I find this very interesting, in your opinion could these creatures be using stone or other material made tools? Are the ropes severed cleanly? If so I feel this is a major behavioral habit that I was not previously aware of.

All of these mysteries are what makes this subject so intriguing to me.
As it is with everyone interested my hopes are that someday we will have answers to these questions.

Also, are you guys still having organized hunts on your property? if so, anything new to report?

Happy Hunting !

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I have no idea how they cut the rope...

by Monster Hunter

The feeders being cut down has been going on for years...I'd put a game camera over one and they would cut the others down...move the camera and they would cut that one down...the cut on the rope is a straight neat cut as done with a sharp instrument...size of rope didn't matter but I guess at times they would forget their cutting tool and just break the limb the feeder was hung on and carry or drag the feeder into the thickets...I have had them cut down and leaned against other trees...many times I've seen what appeared to be large dirty finger prints on the feeders...

A few times the feeder was cut down with a game camera pointed at the feeder...when Josh and I saw this we just knew we had the culprit on film...the next to last picture was a squirrel...the last picture was Josh walking up to get the camera...another time, this past winter, this has happened twice...first time we had a shabby game cam but the next time I hung a good one...by photos we can see the feeder moving...this was at night...the next frames later that night...the feeder was cut down leaning against a tree...

Several oddities concerning precision cutting...a man took me to an area where there were two deer...the top of the skulls were removed to get to the brains...not antlers since both were doe...the cut looked like a laser cut...nice neat straight cut without tearing any hair from the removed skull cap...

On occasion I would find a possum on the trail...head up, eyes open and appeared to be an alive possum...I would turn the possum over and he would have the neatest cut from his head down to his rectum with all the meat removed...I've skinned many coon, deer, rabbits etc and my knife and my hand work is not as neat as the cuts I mention above...



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Wow

by Lonewolf

I find the rope and animal cuts amazing !
Has this been covered before, and I just missed it?

I believe these incidents should be examined thoroughly. Use of tools is a sure sign of intelligence.
Do you have any pics of the ropes or animals?
If not maybe the next time you see these types of clean cuts take some pictures.
I would love to see them.

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Rope cut pictures...

by Monster Hunter

I know I have some on this computer and many more on my other crashed lap top but for some strange reason I can't find them...

The last interesting cut rope was at an area I've been feeding for years...the rope was cut and the lid, a four inch PVC lid, was down a trail about forty yards away it seems...

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jim, on the ropes

by DonDon

Been doing ALOT of thinking about those ropes and HOW they are cut down. They could be making some cutting tools out of some Obsidian or flint. Obsidian and flint were 2 of the best rocks for making arrowheads and knives by the Indians and was thinking that maybe they're capable of making some tools like this. Either that or as they've watched us so often, sure they've seen us using knives and they may have found something sharp up at one of the well sites they could use. Thats the only way I can think of they could get ahold of somthing sharp enough to cut those ropes

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No obsidian in LA or E. TX. Maybe flint. n/t

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And I haven't found any flint...

by Monster Hunter

That is why this is so darn mind boggling...

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There is

by Crispy Critter

That stone knife I found by a cave in TN......................................

Still don't know who carved it, but there were Monsters in the area. Found it near a big ole fresh print.

Just saying, it is a possibility.

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Re: There is

by Cindy

Not saying it isn't a possibility. But you do need a source of appropraite material. Any of you booger chasers lose a buck knife out at MC?

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LOL...not that I am aware of Cindy...

by Monster Hunter

But...we had a booger chaser lose a 9mm handgun...LOL...

After finding the knife I had a couple of old pocket or as the old timers called them...folding knives around the house...most red necks do...but I stuck them in a few trees in different areas...not one was missing...

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Texas has the Alibates Flint fields

by Ruby Red

but they are found in the Panhandle, miles and miles north of MC. This area in the Panhandle was very popular with Native people. Class dismissed again! happy.gif

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Cindy, there is Onyx though

by DonDon

and that is another material that is used in Arrowheads and knife making. It makes a very sharp and durable cutting blade and it's like Quartz, so if you break it off just right, it's razer sharp. I would imagine Jim thast once they get something like that or any tools, they keep up with it closely.

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I need to dig out my mineralogy textbook.

by Cindy

I think onyx is micro-crystalline quartz. Be pretty hard to break 'cause it would be like 7 on the hardness scale. Are there quartz veins or other intrusions in the area? I thought LA was soft sediments. Uh, need to find my book.

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No quartz..

by Monster Hunter

we didn't even have a rock to throw until the oil companies built the roads...

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What is down there

by Crispy Critter

In the Desoto Forest? Place is huge, and not all that far away.

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According to some online stuff there

by DonDon

is some in that area, Just maybe not at MC but when something roams around, it may can find something. Onyx is mostly used in Jewelery and it's beautiful all polished up. I found online where some Indians used it to make arrowheads though but I owuld imagine it'd be tough to break. Just have to splinter it off just right to form a blade edge

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If they get to cutting then down again

by DonDon

get some 2 inch wide clear tape and just keep it in the truck. That way when you find the fingerprints, you can collect them using the tape. Pretty darn good Evidense right there

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Sharp instruments...

by Monster Hunter

Here I haven't found any sign of a sharp instrument other then Josh finding a knife stuck in a tree
that had blood and hair on it...we scoured the area without sign of any animal parts...none...no guts, no hide nor hair other then what was on the knife...we still have that knife here somewhere I think...could have been a hunter shot and killed a deer but he was extremely clean in doing the work...

I asked all of our hunters with all telling me it wasn't them or their knife...

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Sharp Instruments,

by Grumpy

I've found many old cans, pans, pots, buckets, etc. while hiking the area, many with sharp torn sides so IMO there is an ample supply of weapons material within the area. But are they smart enough to know how to use it? Granted we are their entertainment and have probably shown them how on many occasions..... Personally I think they use sticks for digging and know they use them to indicate their presence, but don't believe they fabricate cutting tools from found metal objects, yet..... then again how are these feeder ropes being cut so cleanly and for so long??????

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Baffles me Bob for sure

by DonDon

but I just don't believe they have fingernails that are that sharp so they have to use something to cut ropes and pretty much surgercally disect animals they kill for eating. Then again, we don't have that body YET to see for sure

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Short story on claws...

by Monster Hunter

when I first realized something strange with big feet and three toes was here I bought a game cam...after spending countless hours and money having film developed I decided if I couldn't get one on film...at least I'll get some good tracks...took the tiller down...tilled around the feeder that was always empty in the field and where we had our first sighting...after tilling I raked the dirt...if an ant crawled across the area I would be able to see its tracks...all I ever found in all my work would be three long claw marks...about 2 to 3 inches apart and 12 to 18 inches in length...

At the time I was thinking...three toes equal three claw marks but after the deer episode, related in the news letter, I realized the Monsters didn't have claws but fingers and nails...now, I have no idea what was leaving three claw marks under the feeder unless this Monster was using a stick which I do think they use at food plots...unlikely since the three marks were always about the same distance apart and about the same length...

Years ago Bobby found some large three clawed looking tracks but you could see a foot with toes...we have found dog looking tracks with three toes but we also could see the pad of the foot...it's still a mystery as far as I'm concerned...

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Not sharp instruments,,,

by Pywacket

Jim, if you see any more feeders cut down, look at the rope and see if it looks like a 9mm bullet might have done it.

I do know for a fact that your monsters have a 9mm pistol in their possession.

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Good thinking Craig...

by Monster Hunter

I haven't examined any of the ropes for powder burn...LOL

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That would only explain

by Crispy Critter

More recent incidents..........................

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Have you checked for saliva

by Ruby Red

perhaps they have one or two sharp teeth and used them like a knife by moving the rope back and forth until it is cut. I know it sounds crazy...I'll say no more as it might incriminate me. happy.gif

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IF you want to keep your feeders up

by Ruby Red

put up game cams near all of them. Of course that may be very expensive but it may deter this kind of BF habit and thus allow the feeders to serve the purpose you put them up for. wink.gif

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Sasquatch as Human

by J

I don't have a problem with Sasquatch as a human. I have no idea if it is or is not but I can imagine a few scenarios where it could be.

IF the PG film depicts a 'human' Sasquatch then visually there is no problem with that. It walks upright, turns and moves like a human, has a very human looking foot and hands. MK once said the only thing that makes it look 'animal' is it's covered with hair. Everything else looks human. Which is true. This is why there has been a debate for years over whether it is a costume or not, because it is so human looking.

So if we assume it is not a costume then it fits 'human' better than ape. It has a human stride and gait.

Since we are speculating consider this...

At some time in the distant past a tribe of Indians had a epidemic of some disease. Most died, but those who survived developed a change. The disease activated a recessive gene that turned on their hair growth. They started growing hair all over.

Most other tribes would avoid them because they would not understand. So this tribe bred within itself, causing that gene to be passed on from generation to generation. No longer having contact with other tribes they would not learn languages nor develop the morals of the other tribes, so they would steal and become far more primitive. Without social contact they would degenerate into an almost animal like behavior. Further causing other tribes to shun them. Legends and tales of them would eventually lead to something like the "Sasquatch". A man-animal, or a mystical beast.

White man comes along and furthers the legend with tales and stories they too don't understand. Sightings of the few remaining descendants of this tribe lead to stories of "Bigfoot" and other fanciful ways of explaining what they saw.

The recessive gene could also be responsible for the bulky look of the tribe as generation after generation continued to pass it on and the tribe developed traits more akin to a previous version of man. But, even if that didn't happen the change in diet and social patterns could cause them to adapt to a more bulky look. Survival of the fittest.

They would lose the ways of other tribes and survive on their own, more akin to animals than man.

With the introduction of white men the social indians are all but wiped out. But the non social Sasquatch would continue to survive avoiding man and extinction. All they would have to do is what they had been doing for centuries, avoid man. Live like an animal.

Anyway, just more speculation to digest. wink.gif

Possible? Plausible? Could this explain "Sasquatch?"
J.

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Re: Sasquatch as Human

by Monster Hunter

That a boy J Mike...good post...

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Consider this . .

by EasTexSteve

J Michaels said:
"IF the PG film depicts a 'human' Sasquatch then visually there is no problem with that. It walks upright, turns and moves like a human, has a very human looking foot and hands. MK once said the only thing that makes it look 'animal' is it's covered with hair. Everything else looks human. Which is true. This is why there has been a debate for years over whether it is a costume or not, because it is so human looking..
Possible? Plausible? Could this explain "Sasquatch?"

If Sasquatch in the Pacific Northwest was a feral indian, that would explain what they see in the PNW. But, it won't explain what we see around here and in other parts of the country. What we see doesn't look like Patty. It's a stretch to say that it even looks human.


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by J

I agree that what is seen in the south is not the same as the PNW Sasquatch. The description and basic behavior of the two are different.

"Bigfoot" is a catch all term, anything that is seen to be unusual in the woods across America gets labeled "Bigfoot". Even sounds and things not seen often get placed under the same heading.

It would be far more likely that a primate gravitated to the southern climate, primates would not fair well in the northern climates and regions like the PNW. I believe they could survive but would adapt to a very different animal than the PNW Sasquatch.

For example, a primate species left to adapt to the PNW environment would almost always walk on all fours. The terrain and rocky steep cliffs would make the animal adapt to low crawling and climbing.

Here in the south it is mostly flat land. Quadruped makes more sense.
Imagine you are a primate in the PNW chasing a rabbit for your next meal. Do you want to run upright across hills and rocky mounds, or drop and outrun your prey?

Now imagine you are a primate in the south. Both have their advantages to catch the same prey. You can sprint quickly than pounce on all fours much more rapid without having to balance and navigate as hard. Walking upright has its advantages for observation and normal navigation but when push comes to shove, you will drop and scoot.

It's harder to do that in the PNW. Staying down would be the best advantage at all times.

However in the PNW we do not see a quadruped. It is almost always described as walking 'like a human'. Which would be a disadvantage for the animal unless it was already upright when it adapted to the PNW environment.

Where you are will determine what you are.

Thus, my opinion is we have two species. An ape-like primate in the south and a human-like being in the PNW. Both being labeled "Bigfoot".

Animals that became stuck on the Galapagos Islands adapted to where they were and became new species. Humans in rocky environments adapted their feet to stand on cliffs and fish. They are still very human, but now with a very different foot structure. (See photo in threads below)

IF the PNW Sasquatch started out human then it is still human with adaptations along the way to adjust to being hairy and living more like an animal than a human. It would lose clothing, it doesn't need it. It would forage differently. It may not need fire as now it has a fur covering. Plus fire would draw attention to itself. It is shy and wants to avoid humans unlike itself. Humans = trouble.

No longer eating maze and growing crops but now sustaining on mostly meat it can catch and eat raw would cause it to bulk up.
Human + meat = bulk.
Human + meat & veggies = slim and trim. (or fat if not exercising )

Diet, environment and social attitude will shape the creature in many different ways.

It is my opinion that the PNW sasquatch is either human or very close to it. This critter we have down here is not even close. It's an ape. For me everything about it screams ape. Thus a "Swamp" ape.

J.

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Good explanation J,

by Lonewolf

your explanation definately sounds plausible.

One point I think is important is that their avoidance of humans is the key to their success as a species.
That also confuses me when you hear of them invading farms, etc. where the risk of being discovered is high.
I suppose this could be explained by hunger/lack of available food or possibly being pushed out by others of its kind, or .......logging companies.

Migration habits, water, the reasons are many however they must be feeling some type of desperation to come close to humans. Remember any time humans involve themselves in animal management a disater is soon to follow.

In many ways I believe them to be smarter than some humans.

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But, what I'm saying is . .

by EasTexSteve

But, what I'm saying is BF is not a feral indian. What I'm saying is that what they encountered at Bluff Creek may not have been BF.


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Just a thought

by Ruby Red

I remember what Jay said on PalTalk one Friday about the Chinese explorers who may have dropped off the emperor's Yeti army somewhere in North America, probably in the PNW and California. And here's where you guys need to suspend reality for a minute--perhaps the Yeti soldiers, who had lived in civilization were less feral than the native people of the area. The yeti soldiers raided those Indian villages and carried off women to be their mates. The result of their cross-breeding was (tah-dah) Patty and her clan.

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Ishi?

by chattahoocheebigfoot

Does anyone know how close that the Bluff Creek area is to the reported place that the Native American "Ishi" walked out upon civilization? Dates?


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Not that far

by Grumpy

Oroville California is not that far from Bluff Creek when traveled cross country. But IMO this is not the same creature we have in the South. The area surrounding Bluff Creek has a rich history of sightings and from the sightings/encounters related to me when I lived in the area these creature are much larger and stronger than those within the South, I've never either heard of or been told of encounters where they walked or ran other than bi-pedal.

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I believe you are right Grumpy...

by Monster Hunter

Quadruped at times, ape face, some with snouts, tracks make them different then what is in the P/G film...

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I Believe

by Grumpy

Kind of like Southern Boys, they develop an attitude at a young age..... Maybe what we have are the run away pets of what's in the PNW LOL

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Close as the crow flies

by Crispy Critter

I think you can still lose yourself in the Oroville area. I've been up there a couple times this year, plenty of nothing to go around.

Feral Indian is a pretty good thought. There was that 1812 report from Mt. Diablo that described a clan of mean Indians, that sure sounded a lot like the PGF subject.

I have long said what is in that film is not what I have seen in the South. I could believe a Feral Indian. Heck, a lost band could have been less than 10. Probably quite happy til the loggers showed up - whatever they were.

Logging companies have not been known for politeness when it comes to clearing out an area.



    
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i dunno about that

by woodswatcher

i've seen a couple that were in the size class of the PNW critters. we have them, there might be 2 different types down here- but i know for a fact that there are 2 BIG ONES down here.

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Why Feral Indians??

by John Bamburg

It seems to me that Weyerhouser would certainly pay to have Bigfoot eradicated.
Even in the 60s, the fact that Bigfoot is found to be real and living in remote areas, would be a significant threat to the timber harvesting rights, the company had purchased at extremely small sums from the US government. Just as it would today.
I have no doubt that even today, these large companies do horrendous things to protect their profit margins. Weyerhouser is not a small logging operation. They are a massive international operation. They were in the 60s and they are today. Truly massive.
Even today they are being fought tooth and nail by conservationists in South America and on other continents for the way they are stripping the rain forests, ruining wildlife habitat and yes, even displacing and killing indigenous people.
Granted, Weyerhouser isn't actually doing the killing, but they are hiring folks to move those indians and they are not picky about how this happens as long as they are gone when the logging trucks arrive. Just my two cents



    
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Good post John...

by Monster Hunter

and you are right...Weyerhaeuser is not a nickel and dime operation...if we are in the way of their logging operations we must move or suffer the consequences...

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It's happening right now

by driveroperator

http://www.wimp.com/shelloil/

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Excellent explanatory video D.O.

by Monster Hunter

This describes what we have been talking about in this thread...

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Digging for the facts

by M.K. Davis

I do hope you all understand what is happening here. You are following road signs. Not all road signs will direct you to the facts, but there are some that probably will. Continue to ask the questions, follow the leads, and post what you find. Document what is said and done here, for there is an end to this madness, and it's not as hard to understand as some may think, once a few key things are nailed down. We may all get to say "Eureka" before it's all said and done. Jay, you are a hound dog my friend, go and get'em. M.K.

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With that said...

by Monster Hunter

Here is a picture of the Iceman...apparently from some reports the Iceman was shot in the back of the head knocking both eyes out...notice the hair and teeth...certainly human features and teeth...
The corpse was being shown around in the later part of 1967...Hanson reported the owner of the corpse lived in California...Hanson first saw a creature while on leave from the military in Duluth Minnesota....our friend Erik Beckjord was buried in Duluth, Minnesota...quite a few coincidences I would think...


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Thanks for the pic, M.H.

by MikeInNC

It's the first time I've ever seen a clear, color pic of the iceman.

Wow.

Is this the same iceman I've seen in sketches where the subject has one arm raised upwards and at almost a 90 degree angle over its head?

-Mike


(Can't help but note that, minus the hair, and with green skin, it'd be dead ringer for Shrek!)



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One more of the Iceman...

by Moderator

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Observations....

by MikeInNC

If both eyes were blown out, then I guess it's just some kind of anomoly which makes it look like the subject's right eye is still in there - black with a gleam of reflected light, as if looking slightly upward.

The top of the head is kinda flat. Partially shot off? Just not seen due to ice and the angle of the photo? Do all BF heads have the "cone head"/crest shape? Are Sas's different in this regard?

60's/70's special effects don't seem to be up to this level (for a hoax claim), but ice could hide a lot (like the sad GA BF body hoax from a couple months ago).

This looks authentic enough. Looks very Neanderthal (more human than monster).

Is there any way to get any information from reflections in the ice?

I do recall an iceman story - don't know if THIS iceman is related to it...where someone saw an ice man (in ice) but after some time (weeks/months?) when the ice man turned up again, it was just a wax copy/dummy. I do recall reading that the iceman was shot in the eye. Any known relation between these two icemen? The same?

-Mike

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Several Icemen...

by Monster Hunter

when things got hot about a possible cadaver I understand Hanson had several different costume makers worked on one or two replicas which were not the equal of the original Mike...there are several good articles about the Iceman on the Internet...

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Iceman Links

by wanabee

There is much to read on the Iceman at the following link ...http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/iceman_update2005.htm

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Thanks wanabee...

by Monster Hunter

Excellent information on that web site...

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Excellent Information ...

by wanabee

It's been a while since I've read through the Iceman articles on that site. Of particular interest is much of the information on the first page, especially the connection made between Hansen and Patterson by no other that Irene Hansen herself ...

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Thanks....

by MikeInNC

I went to BF Encounters right after MH suggested I poke around the web and smacked myself on the head. THAT is where I found the most Iceman info over the years! lol

Thanks for taking the time and effort, though!

-Mike

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O could have sworn

by Ruby Red

that I read in Peter Byrne's book "In Search of Bigfoot" that the Minnesota Iceman was shot through the heart, not the head. As Cindy has said, please correct me, if I'm mistaken. happy.gif

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Make that O and I, please

by Ruby Red

n/t wink.gif

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Wow!

by chattahoocheebigfoot

...I just confirmed that Molly Hanson was in fact not a sister of Beckjord. However, she was his "ex-wife" and she also lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

Interesting! Could she be related to the "iceman" Hanson?



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Re: Wow!

by versatile

keep digging!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you guys are getting close to something; when you are starting to connect these names and places together.
I am enjoying the reading anyway.lol

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No doubt interesting...

by Monster Hunter

Keep digging...you may be surprised at what you find...

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Re: Wow

by M.K. Davis

Now you're on the Nordic's Track.

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Video of Young Bigfoot

by Randall Chapman

Found this on the Coast to Coast AM website. It is supposed to be a thermal video of a baby/young Bigfoot jumping into the tree's. I have my doubts, but who knows?

http://blogsquatcher.blogspot.com/2009/06/thermal-video-of-baby-bigfoot.html

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I agree Randall...

by Monster Hunter

We both have our doubts...

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I find it amazing

by Grumpy

how the heat signature just dissipates and is no longer captured by the camera after whatever was generating it jumped into the trees.... must have the ability to cool it's body with exercise. (emotion icons needed here)

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Re: I find it amazing

by Monster Hunter

What I find amazing is a creature that has human features, hands and feet, skinning up a tree like a creature with claws...coon, cat, bear etc...

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Here is some amazing stuff

by Crispy Critter

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3830684889540805606&hl

Pool party monkeys - smart little devils........

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Other side?

by chattahoocheebigfoot

....looks like maybe it went to the otherside of the trunk? Maybe to hide itself? Neat.

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I find it silly.....

by Pywacket

Looks like a person to me. Probably climbing up a ladder to a tree stand or something like that. The cameraman pans away just after the person goes behind branches/bushes and doesn't seem to be able to pan back to the spot where the person climbed up? Looks fishy to me.

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Tree stand climber? I doubt it because....

by MIkeInNC

The figure moves too quickly.

If the subject is a juvenile human of around 5'-6' tall - that person just climbed roughly his/her own height in what?.... a 1/2 second? Even a 4'-5' tall person would be performing an astounding feat of agility, with their much shorter legs.

Otherwise, it doesn't appear that the subject climbed.....the subject leapt upwards in one fluid motion and apparently stayed up (as we don't know what happens to the subject immediatly after the leap).

What can leap like that?

Person? If the person is a gymnast or fit martial arts person, perhaps, but.....?
Bear? They can climb, but I've never seen one leap on a nature show.
Monkey? Easily
Other mammals? I've seen video of foxes/coyotes leaping up at birds and such, but up into a tree?
Feral cat, bobcat, or - at the estimated 4' - undocumented large cat? Easily.

The subject does seem to have long arms - but those could also be the outstretched limbs of a feline...first on a branch or log....before it leaps up.

Subject seems to have a humanoid-shaped head..... But with tree trunks, limbs, leaves, etc. between the recorder and subject, the complete shape is obscured.....leaving the viewer (us) to fill-in the blanks. This can lead to various interpretations based upon individual experience, or expectations. (How many bi-pedal, humanoid-shaped hunters are accidentally shot each year because, somehow - for just a few, fleeting moments - they looked like a quadraped deer? happy.gif )

The subject, if feline, could be facing towards or away from the camera and turning its head sideways, creating the illusion of a tall body with a head on top. It could then have extended one limb (or two, creating the illusion of one large limb) outwards onto some branch/log/etc. before leaping. I see my cats act in a similar fashion all the time..... Testing a surface before leaping up towards some other area.

Now, can a juvenile BF leap like that? Who knows? Do we have 100% indisputible evidence (video, or large number of reports from reputable eye witnesses) confirming that small BFs leap into trees? Not to my knowledge.

What muscle to weight ratio (or whatever scientific term monkey experts would call it) is required to leap like that? It actually means very little if we don't have a juvenile BF body to weigh/measure.



After the subject leaps up, it disappears. It could be on a branch behind the trunk. Who/what could balance like that so quickly? Cat? Yes. Monkey? Yes? Other? Don't know.

If a juvenile BF si 4' tall....how wide does a tree trunk need to be to hide its heat signature? Pretty wide, I'd imagine. Could other trees between the camera and subject have hidden the heat signature? Sure. Would a BF be able to balance on a branch so that it were completely hidden from view. I guess. I don't know.

Can a cat sit on a branch and take up little more width than a branch? Hell, I just have to see my cats balance on all kinds of narrow pieces of furniture to answer that one. Yes! happy.gif


My conclusions....

If a 100% reputable/honest BF hunter says he/she was tracking a known (or very highly probable) BF and it leapt up into a tree, I'd believe it was probably a BF.

Barring that background, I'd say it was a feline of some kind.

-Mike



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Maybe....maybe not...

by Pywacket

You could be right Mike, however, the way this "thermal video" is presented looks like a hoax video to me. No reason to pan the camera away. The person should have been panning the camera up, not away.

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That's why

by Grumpy

I made my tongue in cheek comment about the heat signature just disappearing. We all know it was still there and easily picked up by the thermal camera.... kinda like all the quick panning, zooming and fuzzy video(s) we see posted.

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I don't disagree.....

by MikeInNC

Everything in BFology centers around, "Hoax or no-hoax" and "Do you see what I see in this picture/video" etc. etc.

We've all seen so many obvious, and even clever hoaxes, that all we can do nowadays is take any new info with a grain of salt.

Could the vid be a hoax? Sure!

I can't hear any sound because my computer at work doesn't have sound - and I don't have internet in the new house yet. I just ran with the video and looked for any way to explain what I saw.

I don't see a BF. Or, at least, not enough info to convince me it wasn't something else.

I'm still sticking with "feline".

-Mike

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Who is this man?...

by Monster Hunter

Could this be Beckjord?...

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Nope

by Rodney Perry

Nope, Eric is blond hair so sorry it is not him.

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Could be...

by chattahoocheebigfoot

Yes. It could be. During those times, Beckjord was of that build and also donned a beard (which was browny red) NOT completely blonde. With the person's back turned, it could very well be Beckjord.



    
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About the hair

by J

That is an interesting note, EB did have a beard and his hair was 'dirty blonde' back then. Cut short as in the photo it could be him from that regard. I did not know his 'build' and if he was thinner back then, then again it could be him.

I'm not saying it IS him. Just that IF he was there then that could be him.
J

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Beckjord & Leary

by J

Tonight I ran across this post with the picture and the question mark as to if it may be Beckjord. Honestly I have no idea if it is or not. But it caused me to ask a question of myself that i was curious enough to go find out.

I am not trying to place Beckjord at the PG film site. I don't know if he was there or not. But a while back on this board the question was asked if Beckjord had the knowledge to edit film? I replied that he did. But i didn't know what the extent of his knowledge was.

So tonight my question was not whether Beckjord was there, my question was did he have the necessary knowledge and expertise at the time to edit film professionally?

Back on 2007 before he died he started a blog that is still on the internet.http://beckjordblog.wordpress.com/

On that blog is an entry he made himself that was asking for information about a photo taken of himself and Dr. Timothy Leary. In that blog post Beckjord says, "I knew him from days when I was assisting making a video to help get him out of jail." Beckjord is referring to Dr. Leary.

I did some checking on wikipedia and discovered Leary had been arrested throughout the 60's but went to "jail" in 1970.

"On January 21, 1970, Leary received a ten-year sentence for his 1968 offense, with a further ten added later while in custody, for a previous arrest in 1965, twenty years in total to be served consecutively for less than a half ounce of marijuana." ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Leary

Beckjord says he worked on a 'video' while he (Leary) was in jail. That lead me to Millbrook, Ca and the time Leary was in California. There was film shot of Leary at that time though locating it has been futile. It would have been shot between 1966 and 1970.

However I believe I have located the film Beckjord shot while "he was in jail", it is on utube here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdKIF0qZyoU
This is the only video I can find shot while Leary was in jail.

The first thing I noticed is it is not video at all, it's film. Based on the visible framerate I'd say it's 16mm film. It also appears to have the same color temperature of 16mm film of that era.
Most freelancers for TV/networks and even studios used 16mm film cameras. The network/TV station would convert it to video. Most freelancers also owned their own cameras.

So now I had another question. Is this the film (video) Beckjord is referring to?
I do not know how many interviews were made of Leary "in jail" but i do know you didn't just walk in to get one. You had to have permission and that permission was not easy to get. Therefore it could be the only film ever shot in a prison of him.

If Beckjord shot this film there are some interesting things I noticed about it.

First, an amateur would not be able to get an interview with a high profile prisoner. So, whoever shot this film had to have credentials.

Second, it was likely edited by the shooter himself. He would know what he shot and how to put the final product together. And I doubt he would turn over important film such as a high-profile prisoner to just anyone to edit. Especially if HE shot it.

Third. (And this may have relevance to the PG film) at :49 seconds into the film and to :53 seconds a deep scratch appears on the film. This likely occurred in the camera and looks very much like a deep scratch I've seen on the PG film. It occurs in the same spot/area near the center of the frame. If someone could compare the scratches in this film and the scratches in the PG film ...and you get a match... then this camera may have shot the PG film?

The internal mechanics of a camera are unique to each camera. In other words it is unlikely one camera would develop a pattern of making a scratch or glitch that would look the same from another camera.

This may be a futile attempt because many of the scratches on the PG film are from projectors. But it would be interesting if a match is found.

I'm not saying this camera (Leary interview) shot the PG film. I'm saying it's something to look at.

But my little research efforts may have answered my initial question. Did Beckjord have the knowledge to shoot and edit film at that time? (1967-1970)

If he shot this Leary interview in January 1970 then it is likely he had some experience to do so, and that would mean at least a few years of working with film and shooting before being given the opportunity to shoot a high-profile subject.

The video demonstrates the work of someone who could handle cutaways and insert a "lower third" (Titles under a subject) This title appears on the film under Elderge Cleaver, leader of the black panthers.

Whoever shot this film and edited it was knowledgeable of film editing and was quite good at it for that time period.

Beckjord says he shot a 'video' of Leary while 'in jail. This film would have been converted to video so it could be broadcast. So his use of the term 'video' is not inaccurate even though it was originally shot on 16mm film. It ended up being a 'video'.

Did Beckjord know how to edit film professionally in 1967? Probably so. {IF he shot the Leary film} Did he shoot the PG film? I have no idea.

Is that him in the photo? I'll answer that with a question. What is the box in front of his left shoulder? Is that a camera?

To me the build of the man in the photo appears to be too tall and lanky for it to be Beckjord. But this photo was taken in 1967 and EB may have been more skinny back then. He would have been much younger than the earliest photos of him too. So...who knows.

But, I think he did have extensive film knowledge at the time.

Now my question is did John Green & Erick Beckjord know each other professionally? They both would have been in the 'media' at the time. Fellow cameramen?

Perhaps Beckjord was freelancing for the "news organization' that was alluded to in a previous post made by MH?

Anyway, I wanted to check that out because it was mentioned before and to the best of my ability I think I answered my question. Yes, Beckjord did know how to shoot & edit back then.

As for him being at the PG film site? I have no idea.
J.

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Now...that's excellent informative research J Mike...

by Monster Hunter

Didn't Beckjord preach to always use a 16mm camera while attempting to film a BF?...

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Like J Mike...

by Monster Hunter

I have no idea if that is Erik in the still but I do know...his name keeps popping up through out the investigation...

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A paraphrased statement made by Dahinden...

by Monster Hunter

I should have killed him, Beckjord, when I had him in my cross hairs...I do know Beckjord wasn't a fan of Dahinden...could be Dahinden was pro kill but later in Dahinden's life he changed to no kill so there were other reasons for their dislike of each other...

I do think Beckjord knew the events of Bluff Creek...if I knew then, when Erik was alive, what I now know I would have asked him what he knew...Beckjord was around for years and years...he knew all the major players of BF back in those days...it was also rumored Beckjord was paid by a timber company for his nonsense about these creatures...

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He did to me

by J

There were a couple of times we 'argued' over film vs video but for the most part I agreed with him. Film is better.

Beckjord owned a couple of 16mm cameras. When & where I don't know but yes he often expounded on film being better and that is what he shot with.

When digital video editing came along he didn't have the money or computer capable of editing video. His computer was ancient and he often posted only in forums that allowed basic text. He played with animated gifs but that was the extent of his computer skills. He was 'old school'.

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The picture above was taken in the 1970's and is probably the camera he had used for a while. It's expensive and EB was never known for having a ton of money.

The camera above sits on what is called a 'rail', this is a plate that allows it to be mounted on many kinds of tripods and crane systems. It also will support that long telephoto lens he has. (Another very expensive gadget) Notice the white square thing that the long lens rests on.

This is a 16mm camera and far superior to the K-100 Patterson had. Video had not yet come of age and would not till the 1980's. In the 1970's only TV crews and networks had video cameras.

I bought my first video camera in 1987, before that I shot film. There is a interview on video of Leary but it appears to have been shot by a network.

Leary had a lot of ideas that fell right in with Beckjord. Ideas about interdenominational and spiritual manifestations. Being from Berkley and moving in close circles with Leary it is possible they knew each other, or Beckjord was influenced by him. By 1978 Beckjords ideas had changed to include many Leary type ideas. Beckjord was also rumored to have 'done LSD'.


I guess the question here is did John Green & Beckjord know each other prior to the PG film, or during?

By the 1970's and 80's they were pals with Beckjord often 'crashing' at Greens place. When & where that friendship happened is anyones guess. For two people that obviously opposed each other on basic issues (kill - no kill) to be such friends probably meant they had some common bond. But that could be anything.

At this point I'm pretty sure Beckjord did have extensive knowledge of film at that time. If that means anything in the scope of MK's investigation is anyones guess.

Beckjord was very open on the internet but a very secretive man behind the scenes. Most had no idea what he did for money/jobs. Placing him at the film site will be difficult if not impossible. But his boasting often left tell-tale signs, as in the post above and his connection to Leary.

Perhaps someone can connect the dots?
J.






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He Did Know Him...

by chattahoocheebigfoot

Over the past three years before Beckjord died; we spoke often over the phone. Several times when he called he said that he had "just gotten off of the phone with John Green!" I asked one time how he met JG and he stated that they met at a film festival in Northern California years ago. When was that year? Who knows...BUT I do know that they spoke with each other months prior to J-EB's death.



    
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Jeff...remember to remove your email address before posting...

by Monster Hunter

Thanks

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I believe...

by J

...though I am not sure that Beckjord and Green knew each other at least back to the 1970's. How far back is the question. It would be interesting to find out when that film festival occurred.

Green & Beckjord met at a film festival? Was Green covering it for his newspaper or did he enter? How much did Green know about editing and film?

As a journalist he may very well have known film.

After the PG film was shot and Green was at blue mountain he has a pretty nifty camera with him. Not a basic 16mm, that camera is very pro for the era. My assumption, based on the level of camera he had, is he probably was either a devoted amateur or did some pro shooting.

Dunno.

J.

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"Film Festival"

by SitesFarm

"Film Festival"? Mmmm. How many films make a festival? Two? Three? Four? Let's see . . . how many film-makers were there in '67? Patterson, Dahinden, Green . . . Beckjord? Would anyone describe EB as having a wry sense of humor?



    
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I spoke with Beckjord several times via land line...

by Monster Hunter

He was cordial and yes he had a sense of humor...

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EB Not Likely at Bluff Creek

by Lonewolf

I have explained in past posts why I believe EB was not aware of anything related to the PG film from a first person view.

Also, why would he be a vehement proponent of BF being a spiritual shape shifting entity if he knew that a flesh and blood creature was shot in 67?
He took ridicule for years and years, right up to the time of his passing.

This makes no sense to me at all. In the spirit of E.B., "BONK"

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Beckjord...

by Monster Hunter

One thing we know about Beckjord...he knew all the major players back then...he also enjoyed the attention and media hype whether it was positive or negative as long as they spelled his name correctly...

Another thing I know about any investigation...never rule out anyone that may have been involved or had knowledge of the events at Bluff Creek...



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Correct Jim,

by Lonewolf

As I have previously stated and you have agreed, EB was a media whore.
There is no possible way a guy like Beckjord would have had any knowledge of this and not attempted to cash in on this.

Remember Beckjord had tried to sell the original for 1 million dollars on ebay. If he would have known that creatures were shot and killed at Bluff Creek, what better marketing scheme to sell the film?

E.B. was part investigator, part carnival huckster, part nut job, but first and foremost he was a greedy media hound that died penniless.

IMO EB should be eliminated from the equation.

Also worth mentioning, the expensive camera EB is holding in the posted picture was not his personal camera but a camera provided to him by an expedition sponsor while he was investigating Nessie at Loch Ness.
This is a fact that EB verified many times through conversations.

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Beckjord once again...

by Monster Hunter

I along with most knew Beckjord was attempting to sell his copy of the Patterson film without mentioning having anything to do with the incident...but...what if he was a shooter?...would he then keep the secret or admit to any participation?...could he have been paid hush money by someone therefor keeping this quiet?...

I think Erik mentioned he was pro kill at the beginning of his interest in BF...I have no idea if he is connected to the Bluff Creek Incident but I do know he was interested at that time conducting his research...

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I heard from a reliable source...

by Monster Hunter

that Grover Krantz said he thought Beckjord was receiving money from some timber company...

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Grover Krantz on EB

by SitesFarm

I don't have handy my copy of Krantz'a book Big Footprints: A Scientific Inquiry into the Reality of Sasquatch, but I recall a description he provided of the various personalities engaged in bigfoot research, including [I'm paraphrasing now] "one unhinged person who has been involved in bigfoot research for decades without any visible source of income." Krantz suggests this person, [paraphrasing again] "who promotes a ridiculous paranormal view of these animals" may be supported by those interested in keeping this a mystery, i.e., the timber industry.

Considering the timeframe, it's hard to read that and not conclude he's referring to EB.

Since EB's passing, who wears his mantle now?





    
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Lonewolf

by J

I agree Lonewolf. I'm not trying to place EB at the film site, only understand his qualifications at the time. Can you show me somewhere that he said he did not own that camera? I appreciate it. He had mentioned to me a couple of times that he owned two 16mm cameras.

Yes he was originally a pro-kill proponent then did a 180 in the '70's and became no-kill. Why is another question. It may have been because of influence from Leary or Leary types.


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Or maybe . .

by EasTexSteve

J Michaels said:
"Yes he [EB] was originally a pro-kill proponent then did a 180 in the '70's and became no-kill. Why is another question. It may have been because of influence from Leary or Leary types."

Or, maybe he was at Bluff Creek, and what he saw there changed his mind.


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Guilt

by J

Guilt and the use of drugs can play havoc on a mans mentality. IF indeed he witnessed some slaughter then maybe later he justified it by turning them into para-spirit beings that couldn't die? Dunno.
If so it would explain his passion for his theories and why fighting for them (theories) were so important, to accept they are real would mean he would have to accept his part (or the part of others) in killing some.

He was adamant that they 'could not be killed' and often went on a tirade defending that point, to the point of harassing others.

Again, I do not think he was there. But Green may have shown him footage? If he saw film of them then it may have "warped his little mind" LOL

But, keep in mind everyone that this is all speculation. Personally i find it interesting looking into the psychology of EB. He was a smart man that went nuts. I'd like to know why. wink.gif

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Hi J,

by Lonewolf

I do not have any proof in print regarding the camera, I spoke to EB several times via telephone, and at one point I had asked him about the camera in his famous Nessie shot that has been used here to show his equipment.

He laughed and commented that at the time he could never have afforded a camera like that and said it was provided to him by the Nessie expedition sponsor.
Whether this was a true statement or not I do not know and I cannot verify other than what he said.

I still strongly doubt EB was involved.

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Yep

by J

Some of the aforementioned is based on what he told me. He was known to embellish and even lie. But, we can only base this on what we know and what was said.
I don't think he was there either but he may have played a role later. Dunno.

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Red Herrings

by Ruby Red

In a murder investigation, a mystery story detective like Hercule Poirot tries to avoid focusing on all of the "red herrings" a killer throws out to steer an investigation off track and create a diversion. There were too many "red herrings" in the story of what actually happened at Bluff Creek in 1967; perhaps EB's role was being one of the red herrings...but I have no idea. I wasn't there when this event occurred, although I wish I had been. If I'd witnessed what happened to Patty and possibly five other Sasquatch creatures, my conscience would have made me fess up years ago.

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Re: Red Herrings

by Monster Hunter

You have to investigate all the information when possible...but you are right...misinformation has been laid...people involved misdirected us in directions that are meaningless...but as time passes and we thoroughly investigate all the leads we can come up with some type of theory of actions taken at Bluff Creek...

First things first...MK uncovered segments of the film that produced evidence of wrong doings...without his tedious study of film we would still be arguing whether this was a real creature or a man in a suit...IMO...there is overwhelming evidence creatures were shot and killed at Bluff Creek...we know from film, bloody dog print, that Patterson/Gimlin were there with Green and his party...we also know from a recorded interview that P/G were there the same time as was Green and party...

I do understand that some refuse to look at the facts presented...I do understand John Green is/was idolized for his role in the BF phenomenon and rightfully so for some of his work...but to intentionally conceal facts that would or could possibly explain what these creatures are is inexcusable IMO...none of us that are pro kill want to be associated in harvest for discovery "if" this creature is some type of human...

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Right you are!

by Ruby Red

n/t

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Patterson-Gimlin Participants...

by chattahoocheebigfoot

Greetings,

This may be a topic that has already been covered but "is there definitive proof of all participants involved in the killing of one or more bigfoot at Bluff Creek 1967?"

I know John Green was there; Bob Titmus, Rene Dahinden BUT who were all of the major players? I have even heard about far-fetched ideas that place Jon-Erik Beckjord there due to his photography expertise.....

Jeff Teagle



    
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All the information you asked...

by Monster Hunter

is on the forum other then the connection of Beckjord...we know he was a photography buff if not an expert...could he have developed and edited the film?...we also know Beckjord and Green were friends from different camps of kill or no kill...Beckjord became no kill sometime after the Bluff Creek Incident...

Other ties to the murder of these creatures could be the Minnesota Iceman...a corpse for display that had been shot in the eye according to a report...I'll not mention the report simply because I think that all interested should do a bit of research for them selves...





    
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Could the Minnesota Iceman...

by Monster Hunter

been a slain creature from Bluff Creek?...

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Re: Could the Minnesota Iceman...

by Cindy

Now that is an interesting thought! None of the Bluff Creek players were involved in the Iceman study, were they. I thought the main report was made by Heuvelman and Sanderson (I'm sure someone will correct me if I am wrong). How interesting!

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The corpse of the Iceman...

by Monster Hunter

Where the corpse came from is as muddy as the Bluff Creek Incident...however;...the time lines of the Iceman and Bluff Creek may be more then coincidental...the owner of the corpse is unknown and there is a report while attempting to re-enter the states from Canada for transporting a cadaver... Hanson, the man who had the corpse, was held up...Walter Mondale was called...Mondale made some calls and the man was released...

A question in my mind...did Hanson have that much stroke with Mondale or did the owner of the corpse make the call to Mondale?...after thinking this over IMO Hanson didn't make this call but the owner who had political influence made this call...how do you have political influenece...money...funds for campaign...who was one of Mondale's financial backers during his run as a politician...Weyerhaeuser...

I'm quite sure Weyerhaeuser supported many politicians but let's go back to Bluff Creek in the 70's...the bear population in the area was hunted year round for hides...who paid these hunters cash money for hides?...Weyerhaeuser...

Why wouldn't the state of California stop this illegal hunting?...political influence...there are a few old saying's that ring true..."it's not what you know...it's who you know"...and..."money talks and bullsxxx walks"...

Weyerhaeuser was harvesting the timber at Bluff Creek and in the surrounding areas...apparently the bear were interfering with their men and duties...it is possible that Weyerhaeuser made the same cash payments for the hides of creatures in the area the men, workers, were afraid of...IMO...men would be more afraid of "Monsters" around their campsites and equipment then they would be of a bear...



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What a set of coincidences! How interesting. n/t

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strange....

by chattahoocheebigfoot

"......ironically, Beckjord's sister Molly's last name is Hanson". Very strange. I wonder if there is a relation?



    
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Beckjord's survivors are...

by Monster Hunter

Survivors include brothers Ross Beckjord of British Columbia, and Peter Beckjord of Maryland and sister Pam Forbes of Virginia. A private service and burial will be in Duluth in autumn.

Erik was born in Minnesota...

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Maybe another coincident...

by Monster Hunter

Beckjord is buried in Duluth...

"1963-While on leave from Air Force service in Duluth, Frank Hansen has a sighting of something while in the woods hunting around Whiteface Reservoir. He does not describe what it was he saw."





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Ross...

by chattahoocheebigfoot

....I believe "Ross" is Molly's husband. So I guess that actually makes her a sister-in-law......interesting.



    
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Most have voted...

by Monster Hunter

that the tracks are human...what details do you see that would make this a human track?...and what do you see that would make these tracks Monster?...

Guaranteed it is hard to distinguish but there are differences...



    
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Already Gave My $0.02

by Bitter Monk

For me it's the toes. Rather than being splayed across the front of the foot the smaller toes are all bunched together which would be an indication of years of wearing shoes.

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Toes are an excellent indicator...

by Monster Hunter

Especially the small toe...the way shoes are made make the small toe curve in...after years of wearing shoes the small toe remains in place...

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The point of the tracks...

by Monster Hunter

To demonstrate how difficult it is to discern if human or Monster...a flat footed track that doesn't have any toe ball push visible...These could easily be misinterpreted for Monster tracks...however;...the below tracks are made by human...my nephew had his trap set before the water dried up...so he waded the mud bare footed to retrieve his trap...

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So, do I earn partial credit?

by MikeInNC

In the earlier thread I had the following observations....

"-Is the area inaccessable to normal individuals? (no roads/trails nearby - very isolated area - is fenced off, etc)?
-No new sign of legal/illegal hunting/fishing activity (wrappers, cig butts, etc.)
-Is it far enough off the beaten path that it wouldn't be a hobo/drifter?
-No guests, visitors, neighbors in the area?
-Not made by either of you (to test field researcher and arm-chair researcher ID skills? LOLOL)"

Well, the area WAS accessible (obviously)....there WAS some fishing/trapping occurring at the location (legal it seems happy.gif )....your nephew WAS a visitor/guest....and the picture WAS used in a test of BFing skills (btw - BUSTED!!! - lol)

4 outta 5.

What say ye?

-Mike happy.gif




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Good job Mike...

by Monster Hunter

at being non-committed to either human or monster...LOL



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Just playin' the odds, lol.....

by MikeInNC

Plausable deniability and opportunistic credit-taking works every time :D

Good God! I've become a politician!

I need help!

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Still though, my logic did point to the correct conclusion! (patting myself on back - lol)

-Mike

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No

by Lonewolf

mid tarsel break.

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Mid Tarsal Break...

by Monster Hunter

Is there a mid tarsal break in any of the below casts and track?...

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[linked image]

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to fuzzy to tell but there does not appear to be,

by Grumpy

these tracks appear to be made by a heavy flat footed bi-pedal creature and IMO not one with the ability to change gait between bi-pedal/quadrupedal without stopping like those we have in the South.

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Tracks found at MC...

by Monster Hunter

Jake and I found these at the small pond that is darn near dried up...look these over closely...IYO...Monster or human?...

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[linked image]

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Look Human to me......

by Okiebear

Not much of an arch on whoever was in there......Guess they don't need arch supports like me.......

OB



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Tracks

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Tracks for comparison...

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[linked image]

[linked image]

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Re: Tracks found at MC...

by Monster Hunter

These tracks were about 11 inches in length...

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Speaking of tracks...

by Monster Hunter

I do believe if I found a set of tracks like the below I wouldn't follow them...

[linked image]

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Reckon where they buy their shoes?...

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[linked image]



    
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Sesame Street Store

by Crispy Critter

I think Big Birds shoes would fit.

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Good answer Scott...N/T

by Monster Hunter

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I can't decide....

by MikeInNC

The prints are very flat-footed (lack of arch), but different people have different feet. The flatness does say, "monster".

Toes don't run in the classic straight line across pattern....but not all match that 100% either. The toe alignment in these makes me lean towards, "man".


I can't imagine many adults walking through muck like that. Maybe someone walked into it.....their shoes got sucked out from under them or just got stuck, so the person removed their socks, and then retrieved their shoes? That's the only reasonable scenario I could imagine. But then, add alcohol to any scenario and..... happy.gif


On soft, wet pool/pond material, anyone can make a deep impression.... So that's a toss-up for me.



My best guess would be based upon the following information:

-Is the area inaccessable to normal individuals? (no roads/trails nearby - very isolated area - is fenced off, etc)?
-No new sign of legal/illegal hunting/fishing activity (wrappers, cig butts, etc.)
-Is it far enough off the beaten path that it wouldn't be a hobo/drifter?
-No guests, visitors, neighbors in the area?
-Not made by either of you (to test field researcher and arm-chair researcher ID skills? LOLOL)

If so, I'd lean monster and make a cast to compare with any possible future tracks.

-Mike


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My Guess

by Bitter Monk

The tracks are human. The smaller toes are all bunched up like you would expect from someone wearing shoes most of their life.

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Looks like.............

by Ken3030

you might have more trespassers at MC than you thought! Monsters and people!! Whatever/whoever made those tracks could have been what walked by me that night following the bait!

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A few more casts for comparison...

by Monster Hunter

Not as simple as thought is it?...we can all be fooled but there are features of the foot that are a sure sign...

[linked image]

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MH, were those prints made by more than one individual?

by

And how about stride length if there was a trail of these tracks heading into and out of that area? I'm also wondering how soil conditions were when the tracks were made....mushy and soft or dry and hard-packed.
Didn't you post a picture of some illegal immigrants at a watering hole not too long ago that you captured on one of your cameras? Maybe some were cooling their toes when there was water there. Could explain the smaller foot size.happy.gif

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Same critter...

by Monster Hunter

The tracks were in the mud without any sign of entering or leaving...the ground is to hard packed for other sign...tracks were about 11 inches in length so that should give you some idea how wide the foot was...remember...from my experience tracking here...younger Monsters will not usually have the wide block foot until they mature...the foot is rather slender then widens as they age...

An example...a momma, baby and youngster coming from the north bottom to one of the food plots...I named the youngster goofy since I saw him several times...his foot was about nine to ten inches in length and narrow...as he matured the ball of the foot widened to about 7 to 7 1/2 inches with the over all length about 14 to 14 1/2 inches...I knew this was the same Monster since his right track appeared to have the two outer toes webbed...BTW...this was over a ten year period with me finding the track periodically...

Also...these Monsters here have a narrow heel compared to the ball of the foot...the below photo will give you some idea of the tracks we first found here some 17 years ago...



[linked image]

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More times then not...

by Monster Hunter

Critters spread their toes in a soft or muddy surface...the above three toed tracks are in a blanket of maze that was spilled when opening the bag to feed the quail we saw the day before...animals spread their toes on a muddy or soft surface to help keep balance and to keep from sinking deeper...take your dog for a walk and notice the size of their tracks when walking through a muddy surface...they usually spread their toes for the above mentioned...

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not necessarily

by woodswatcher

i think they side walk on the outside of the foot angling the inside arch up in a twisting motion.

the track you see only tells a part of the physical motion.

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Re: not necessarily

by Monster Hunter

The arch I've noticed over the years is when this animal is quadruped...when bipedal...flat footed...

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Another track...

by Monster Hunter

The below is a non-typical track found here...this track was found next to my truck after returning from a food plot...it stepped in a soft area with the surface sticking to the bottom of its foot...may or may not have five toes but the other five toed tracks I've seen here look like this track...notice to the top right of the track...an unknown three toed critter...

The track was approximately 6 to 7 inches in length...

[linked image]

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Track with arch...

by Monster Hunter

This track was found in the same area however this critter was four wheeling...after years of thinking this was a common trait among females I trailed tracks down a sandy embankment...flat footed tracks, three toes headed down into the creek bed...when it reached the creek bed it went down quadruped and began walking on the outside of its foot producing a track similar to the below...the youngster with her left a few scuff marks until it reached a muddy surface where I could see a few knuckle impressions...there were fresh water mussels opened by this remaining water hole...this could very well be a common trait of both female and male when quadruped...however; when finding tracks with an arch I have usually found smaller tracks along side...

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For those who know Jake...

by Monster Hunter

He's been going with me for years...hard to believe he graduated high school and is headed off to college and I don't have a replacement until my grandsons get a few more years on them...the boy knows Monsters...

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Jake and Josh...

by Monster Hunter

My two sons at Jake's graduation...

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Love that Pic Jim

by DonDon

hate you're losing your full time Monster hunting buddie but I'm know you're proud he's doing as good as he is!!!

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You and your missus dun good!

by Ruby Red

You produced handsome, smart young men! Congratulations Jake!

And, MH your sons accomplished more than our son! Our boy dropped out. Silver and I have talked until we're blue about the importance of his getting a high diploma. He doesn't see the point, but he will...one day, especially if the economy continues to tank and his boss sells the company. happy.gif

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Any particular reason??

by A.Rod

O.K. I am not trying to be a donkey here but is there any particular reason why you didn't put anything in this picture for scale like a ruler, a credit card or any other object of known size??

Just from the pattern of the foot falls I would guess human, but, it would be an easier call if the size of the tracks was discernable.

Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

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Tracks are for demonstration only A.Rod...

by Monster Hunter

To prove human tracks are sometimes believed to be made by a Monster...

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So you're telling me...

by A.Rod

Let me get this straight.

You knew up front the tracks were human. Knowing this, you posted the picture just to see who would guess right and who would guess wrong.

Is that right MH???

You really just did that?

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Yes I did...

by Monster Hunter

I wanted people to understand how difficult it is to discern differences in human and Monster tracks...people find bare footed tracks around ponds, lakes and rivers...are they Monster or human?...it's important to understand what you are looking for and at when you find it...

An example...my nephew is fishing on Sabine Lake in south east TX...finds a string of bare footed tracks...sends me pictures while he is tracking...he follows the tracks to an area where he can see someone had a boat pulled up on this small sandy island...if he hadn't followed the tracks he would have assumed that a Monster was swimming or wading from island to island...

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Yes I did,

by Grumpy

Good training Jim, and especially since almost one-quarter of those voting voted Monster it shows how someone could incorrectly identify a track, as you said the toes are the key... once you've seen and studied the real thing it was clear as to what made these tracks. Keep up the training and making people think and rule out the what if's.................

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Training.

by A.Rod

Training is a good thing Jim, but, I can't say I'm a proponent of your methodology.

You don't have to be deceptive or misleading to train people.

I know I am fairly new here, but, I don't agree with that line of thinking at all.

If you want to train people train them, but, I don't see the need to mislead them in the process.



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My intentions were and are...

by Monster Hunter

to understand differences in tracks...as you read my posts there is not one that misleads IMO but yet directions to understand what the tracks really are...many pictures of tracks and castings available on the Internet that has been declared a no doubt BF track...hopefully people will begin looking at these photos and casts with a skeptical eye...there are differences that many people were unaware of...always look at the toes...the little toe is a definite give away as are a few other items I haven't mentioned...hoaxers read this forum to...

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I'd like to Thank MY WIFE

by DonDon

for putting up with my goofy, not right self for 5 years TODAY!!!!! Today's our 5th anniversary and I don;t know how girl does it but she puts up with me and acts like she loves it. LOL New Orleans, here we come this evening!!!! Leaving early this afternoon and heading down til Sunday for a wonderful weekend with my darn sure better half!!!! I LOVE YOU HUN and couldn't make it without you
Donato

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Well as you probably already figured out....

by Vanessa

I love your not right goofy self as evidenced by the 5 year anniversary today. lol. Hell you are the one that puts up with my crazy self so I guess we are even. I wouldn't have it any other way though. You are the best babe!!
Can't wait to get to New Orleans!!!

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Congratulations to you both...

by Monster Hunter

Have fun and enjoy your weekend...

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Happy anniversary! n/t

by Cindy



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Happy Anniversary to both of you.

by A.Rod

Congratulations to the both of you. My wife and I have our 4 year anniversary July 3rd so I can relate.

Hope you 2 had fun in New Orleans.

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She DESERVES a Medal for sure......

by Okiebear

Congrats to both of you. Don't do anything I wouldn't do in NO...........

OB


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Hmm

by Crispy Critter

I wonder what it is that Bear wouldn't do?

Congrats you two kids!

Try to stay out of trouble this weekend. Like, no nude fishing on Bourbon Street..............LOL

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At that age it's called Trolling..... n/t

by Grumpy

n/t

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NO nude fishing occured in Nawlins. LOL

by DonDon

Just lots of good food and good drinks. DID learn a lesson though. DON'T get a 190 octane Daiquiri and get them to add another shot of everclear to it. OUCH, heads still hurting. LOL

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Don, try everclear and cool-aid,

by Grumpy

it tastes so good all you remember is falling down and unable to get up........

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LOL, yeh Bob, used to do that all the time

by DonDon

We called it WHOOP JUICE. 1 5th of everclear, 1 5th of 100 proof vodka, 5 gallons of cool-aid, a 2 pound bag of sugar, then add in orange, lemon and lime slices. Was good the first week of the Nexhoba county fair but after it sits in your garage in July for a week and the fruit fermints, you get to the fall down and get up stage real fast. LOL

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Congratulations

by Ruby Red

Ole Silver Fox and I celebrated 20 years together on June 17th. We had a June wedding too. And I feel the same way you do; I want to say thank you to Ole Fox. He has put up with my nonsense for a long time, bless him. And I brought a lot of bad baggage into the marriage (the second one for both of us). Enjoy this great day with your beautiful Missus! happy.gif

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Good Luck New Orleans!!

by Go200mph

Just when New Orleans was getting back on it's feet from Katrina, Here comes a Double whammy, Hurricane Venessa and Himacane DonDon.(LOL) It don't stand a chance.

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I can see the headlines now............

by Ken3030

Man Arrested for Fishing Naked on the Mississippi River!

LOL

Congratulations guys!

Ken

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Either arrested

by Lou

Or, the mayor might appoint him head of Wildlife & Fisheries Dept

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Honey Island Swamp Monster Video

by J

In case you've never seen it, the Honey Island Swamp Monster video is now being featured on the Main Page of Conundrums.
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J
http://conundrums.ning.com/

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Is an awesome Video J

by DonDon

I actually had it on my computer for the last Mississippi meeting and we played it there!!!!

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Excellent work J Mike...

by Monster Hunter

Harlan, like many researchers/investigators, may have seen something in the swamps of Southern Louisiana at one time...but like most...it's not easy finding evidence to document so they create their own...

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It was one of the first videos I checked out

by Ruby Red

on yours and M.K.'s web page. Interesting stuff!
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I put this animation up a few days back...

by Monster Hunter

As you watch this animation you will see Patty take a hard step to her right...it appeared there was something to her left foot that caused this step...Mike saw something that may be important and explain this step...at the beginning of the animation to the right of the tree, our right, in the background you can see some movement...IYO...what is this object that moves?...

[linked image]

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I know I've got a good imagination

by Ruby Red

because when the animation stopped and the frame froze, I saw a man, holding something in his hands, standing on the left side of retreating Patty. If ( I was Patty) and I suddenly saw a human stand up in the trees to my left, I'd have made a hard step to the right, too. But as I said, this may only be a product of shadows, small trees and a good imagination. wink.gif

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I find it strange she didn't hit the woods...

by Monster Hunter

From experience and I know others will tell you the same...these creatures hit cover ASAP when possible...something or maybe someone caused her to remain on the sandy creek bed...

One thing we do know....there is a shooter in the woods, muzzle flash, she heads almost directly to...there is no way in hexx these creatures are the same as I have here...these here make mistakes but nothing like what is in this film...

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Maybe Patty was outnumbered

by Ruby Red

and she knew it. And she was doing all she could to draw their fire and save her family unit. It's a pity the plan didn't work. Those six casts Patterson proudly displayed makes it obvious to me that both young and old were in the area and no doubt killed. sad.gif

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Additional observations on this clip...

by MikeInNC

-At the first frame of the clip Patty is standing on her LEFT LEG.
-Her entire body moves markedly downward on the RIGHT LEG step.
-This suggests to me that she's on slightly higher ground on frame 1 and is possibly stepping into a slight depression on uneven ground.
-I suggest this as her RIGHT LEG remains straight on the down-step (no buckling in any perceived way) and her entire body seems to be lower in the frame.

Yes, she is walking away from the camera and that would make her appear smaller, but I don't think the effect would be that much in just one step.

On the other hand, however, it makes no sense for her to step into/onto the white object to the right of the tree (branches or whatever they are) as it would be an impediment to her escape. But then, we don't see what she sees. She may consider the items to be small and unobtrusive and she doesn't care.



Now, I do notice this....

The white blob to the right of the tree (our view) is "up against" the big tree at the beginning of the clip. (See the white trunk....the shadow-side of the tree - on the right from our perspective - and the white object she steps in front of/on/through/whatever. At the downward LEFT LEG step, look between her lower legs. It looks like the entire white object moved away from bottom right edge (our perspective) of the tree.

This could just be her big calves blocking the item in the last frame, but I do think I see the base of the tree.

It's very difficult to tell. Her LEFT calf becomes a dark blur at the last frame and I can't tell exactly where the back of the calf is, though the LEFT shin seems pretty well defined.

It may just be that she really stepped onto/kicked the white object and moved/flattened/rotated the item.



As for movement in the treeline in the background. I've stared at the individual areas of light-colored object (branches, trees, etc. etc.) I've looked at them as "known objects" (example: I'm looking at a branch") and I've also stared at them as "pixels" or spots of light (to remove any preconceived notion of what I think I'm looking at).

Looking at these individual areas from the beginning to the end of the clip, the camera movement makes them fuzz and blur at times, but when the camera becomes more steady, the objects seem to snap back into place.

So I'm not seeing any movement of an item from one starting position or shape into a new position or shape.

My perspective is that the camera is creating the illusion of movement in the background as a normal effect of camera movement.

....just my personal observations.

(If there's something n the background that could be outlined or zoomed in on to show what else might be there....)

-Mike

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The object behind and next to the tree could be...

by Monster Hunter

a left handed shooter shouldering their rifle causing Patty to step to her right...my opinion from what I can see in an obscure animation...the tree is a larger tree she walks in front of...watch this animation several times and you will see this object move...


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MH - Have a look at this......

by MikeInNC

MH,

Regarding the clip being discussed on this thread:

See the vid at Conundrums http://conundrums.ning.com/video/bigfoot-photographs

Yes, many/most are fakes - ignore those.

At 0:50 / 0:52 there's a frame from the clip being discussed on this thread. The picture is sharp, and there are lots of colors which provide greater detail.

Is it possible to get more frames of this quality for this discussion? Is there an entire clip available with this quality level?

OR - is this some artificially-enhanced item which could have been altered/manipulated.

Thanks.

-Mike

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I have a call into MK now Mike...

by Monster Hunter

For some reason we keep missing each other...

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Look this still over...

by Monster Hunter

Shouldn't be any doubt in any one's mind that these men were hunting these creatures...even the skeptics should now understand the dog was brought in to track these creatures...

[linked image]

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the only

by scott from philly

really fishy thing I see is the single print on frame 352
that meaning only one print?
the dog had to have then stopped in his tracks, and walked backwards, not turning around, and in same track....that would be unless someone cleaned up the sand where tracks were

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The bloody dog tracks...

by Monster Hunter

were edited out of the film Scott...the editor missed this one...

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Re: The bloody dog tracks...

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[linked image]

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Tribal Bigfoot by David Paulides...

by Monster Hunter

Full Synopsis
The latest research from the author of the groundbreaking The Hoopa Project: Bigfoot Encounters in California named 2008 Bigfoot Book of the Year by the thief...

Dave Paulides brings his law-enforcement investigative and analytical skills to an expanded area of research: the counties in Northern California that have reported the greatest numbers of bigfoot occurrences, and beyond to Minnesota and Oklahoma.

Gaining access to many people who have never discussed their bigfoot experiences publicly before now, the author obtains intriguing details that broaden our perception of the elusive creature; and his subsequent analysis leads to the discovery of a strong and consistent link between bigfoot and the Native American community. The expert interview and artistic skills of forensic artist Harvey Pratt help to define the creatures described by the witnesses - - once again with astonishing and illuminating results.

The presentation of startling new forensic evidence indicates that there truly is an as-yet-unidentified primate living in the wilds of North America, and the author hints at new data on the horizon that will finally provide the tantalizing truth about the existence of bigfoot in North America.



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Trying out the new laptop.

by A. Rod

Hello all. Got a new 17" Toshiba laptop for my 40th birthday and finally got hooked up to the internet today so I figured I'd drop in and say hello. Now that I have my own computer and internet service at my house (Yeah, I know, long overdue but better late than never) you guys will be hearing from me a little more often. Good talking to you guys again.

Allan

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Good for you A. Rod

by Monster Hunter

You can now stay in touch from the comfort of your home...

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Long overdue.

by A.Rod

Yep, long overdue monster hunter. Don't know how I did without this for so long.

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Smaller track...

by Monster Hunter

This still is self explanatory but interesting...this reminds me of a short film Timber has of several of the creatures with a young one attempting to get away from assumed mother who is behind a tree with her snatching him back...

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Re That Short Film

by

Was this short film of a young one trying to get away only to be snatched back ever aired on TV?

I ask because I remember seeing a clip on TV (15-20 years ago?) that appeared to show a hairy black arm reaching out from the leafy undergrowth across a narrow foot trail and pulling something small and black back under the foliage. I cannot for the life of me remember anything more about it.

To reveal the action the film had to be slowed down considerably. Otherwise, it was all a blur.



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The short clip is private stock...

by Monster Hunter

Timber showed it to a couple of us a few years back...you can clearly see one huge Monster and the little one attempting to break free...

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That was a pretty neat film he had.

by DonDon

No doubt what was going on

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Yes it is Don...

by Monster Hunter

The video was taken right behind Timber's home...the man doesn't need to scout around for Monsters...he has them at the house...

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You got that right Jim

by DonDon

Some of the things he's told me are down right spooky. Least some of them have a sense of humor with some of the things they're done to him. LOL I'd seen that clip about 2 weewks before he showd it to us at MC last year somewhere else and you couldn't tell as much as you could from his clean copy. I can't remember where I saw it but I think someone had tried to clean it up abit and it actually made it worse

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Yes he does

by Ruby Red

and sometimes they visit when MH and Chester Sr. are there to hear them knock. We remember that story well...it was a good one. We also apologize AGAIN for waking up all of you up at 6 a.m.

mea culpa again! sad.gif

RR and Silver

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Awww heck......

by MikeInNC

I guess that means it won't be posted here? sad.gif

-Mike

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You never know Mike...

by Monster Hunter

Timber may put it out for the public one day...

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YouTube video...

by Monster Hunter

This video is a copy taken from the Discovery Channel which was furnished by John Green with his commentary...notice the film is backwards (BTW...John Green called Patterson a rank amateur concerning Pattersons filming but yet he shows this to the Discovery Channel backwards...ever notice when you criticize someone it comes back around and bites you on the butt) but there is some type of artifact with the person claiming it is a hat...notice the right side of the animation...you can see the word Discovery along with their emblem...in this copy the artifact is in several frames so we know that it is something...exactly what it is...unknown...

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A still of the artifact which has been corrected so it will be on the left side of the still...

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anyone have any ideas of what this could be?...

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Mike in N.C.has a good eye for detail...

by Monster Hunter

okay Mike...let us have your opinion...

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Uh Oh......

by MikeInNC

The pressure is on! LOL

It looks alot like the 40 gallon hat Daffy Duck wore in one Looney Tunes episode (with Porky Pig as his trusty sidekick) where he did the Lone Ranger thing atop that pure white stallion happy.gif

The other amusing thought it brought to mind was that it was perhaps another rider, wearing big, fluffy, sheepskin riding chaps (with the curled part at the bottom being just an oddly-angled view of the rider's boot. Well, the imagery amused me, anyway (lol)


But, seriously.....

Okay, I'm assuming that there's no splice whatsoever - so what we see is what was filmed, without interruption (and judging from the small movements of the rider in the distance, there is no splice). I'm just saying....


Now have you guys ever see that Funniest Home Videos wedding clip of a young woman's cleavage in a blue dress and, when the camera pans out, you see it's really the back (between the shoulder blades) of someone's grandmother? (laugh shudder laugh *shudder*) Well, this is a tough one because we don't know what's in the bigger picture at that one moment in time. It's a puzzle piece, but we don't have a box top to give us a solid reference as to what it may be (okay, that's a "duh" obvious statement.....but I'm just laying out the foundation of my method of thinking).



We DO know that we have a cameraman in the woods. So, going with that small bit of background info, here's my stream of thought...........



-As the item in question appears for just a single frame (is the frame-rate the standard 24-frames-per-second?), I think the object is moving a bit quickly to be part of a person (with muscles having to move a body part into frame, stop, and reverse course).

The scene is a calm one, not action, so I see no reason for a person to move so quickly or suddenly.

-I don't recognize the item as being part of a person - but wouldn't bet money that it absolutely wasn't. I'm basing my logic on the previous two paragraphs.

-A solid (meaning, non-living) item could be jostled/moved quickly enough to pop into and out of frame.


**Is there any way to judge the distance of the item from the lense???**


If the item is known or presumed to be very close to the lense, it could be a shirt sleeve or some other piece of cloth (like a lense cleaning cloth, a bandana, etc.) which flapped in front of the camera for that one split second. As the item would then be very close, it would be difficult to recognize the individual part(s) in relation to the sum of the entire object (if that makes sense).



If the item is known or presumed to be further away from the lense, I would go with this stream of thought:

The person behind the camera may be on horseback and may also have a pack animal. If the cameraman is not on horseback, then his horse would probably be in close proximity.

The horse/pack horse is probably carrying packs and possibly small boxes/crates (for the camera, food stuffs, water, camping supplies, casting material, ammo, etc.).

If a horse is just out of frame and were to step hard/twitch/fidget/jump/etc., solid items could jostle a bit, causing them to briefly pop up and down - in this case, in-and-out of frame.


The odd curl at the bottom of the object which looks like the brim of a hat, could just be a rope/tie-on or some other part of the pack item (or other item) which we don't recognize due to lack of information as to what we're looking at (again, grandma's "back rack").




For instance....the horse bounces. A large item on its back begins to move upward/outward. A rope or leather strap, etc. follows the pack upward/outward and then flicks up/out due to momentum. Both items appear in frame at the apex of the upward/outward motion, and so are then already ready to pop back downward/inward into their normal position (and, thusly, quickly out of frame).




So, based on what I think may be logical, I feel the item is a solid object which was (if close, then some sort of cloth) blown in front of the camera - or (if further away) a solid item (like a pack/box/crate) which was jostled into frame.


So, I don't have an opinion on what the item actually is.

I only have my personal stream of though/stream of logic (right or wrong) which I am using to narrow down possibilities - and to create a list of possible best guesses based upon the over-all context of the film (men in the woods, with horses).


If there's a minute or two of additional footage, perhaps showing other horses/pack animals, maybe we could see an object or two which match the color and partial shape of the item in the clip which MH posted?


That's the best guestamalating I can provide on this one.

-Mike

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Re: Uh Oh......

by Monster Hunter

Like you Mike...this pops in and out of a couple of frames making it difficult to make out...a wind blown object or something from a horse would be my guess...thanks for the response...

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Looks like a Cowboy Hat to me

by Anonymous

My opinion anyways

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Looks to tall to be a hat...

by Monster Hunter

taller then a ten gallon...guess it could be a twenty gallon if they made them...LOL

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Hey Jim

by DonDon

How's life on the farm been lately? Haven't see you saying much about MC and was curious as to whats been going on over there. I haven't had the chance to even go anywhere in the last month or so and my next month is booked up. New Orleans for our Annaversary and Nessa's BDay this weekend, then my best friends BDay the next weekend. Next up is Sardis Lake for a Fruit Jar Crappie tourney, then on to bay St Louis for a couple days on a work seminar. WHEWWWW, be glad when my weekend things slow down so I can get back out in thew woods

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Hot and Humid here Don...

by Monster Hunter

Been in the middle 90's since last week with no let up in site...Jake and I just left MC a couple of hours ago...did some riding and a little walking...it is hot and humid and I'm hoping we don't get the Grumpy drought...

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Same here my friend

by DonDon

We haven't had a drop of rain in 19 days now. ALL my Squash is dead, Maters look like heck. Bout the only thing growing in my garden is my peppers and they love this mess

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while you guys are baking....

by scott from philly

today was first day of year at 80 degrees in central pa

has rained 16 days this month too

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Baking is right Scott...

by Monster Hunter

heat index about 107...only good thing about the heat is maybe it will kill the grass...

The garden is doing pretty good but we can water when we need to...BTW...we have an entire state burn ban...

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Hi MH.....I know what you're going through with this weather

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at least living near the beach temps are in the low 90's during the day and the lows has been in the mid-80's at night.No rain. It's crazy....this is August weather, not June's. The Gulf is 88 degrees....bath water. My habanero peppers don't like this much heat being in pots....gotta keep hydrating them. I bet your monsters are sweating it out in MC. Have you had any luck with any of your cameras? Put a nice juicy watermelon in front of one of those cameras now and see if they take the bait.happy.gif

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Re: Hi MH.....I know what you're going through with this weather

by Monster Hunter

Yeah...this heat is usually August weather...past couple of years June has been hot with the rain coming in July...as bad as I hate to mow and weed eat we need a good rain...

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Glad one of our gardens is doing good

by DonDon

I had 8 yellow squash and 4 zucinni squash planted and ALL of them are fried now. Maters are looking bad as well. Buot the only thing looking good in my litle garden is the Peppers. Course you know me, I've got about 25-30 plants in the ground.

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Re: Glad one of our gardens is doing good

by Monster Hunter

Ours is doing fine...as a matter of fact to good for my liking...but I hate to plant and not take care of the garden...I need to go pick some tomatoes, peppers and squash today...corn is about ready and we've had a good crop of beans...going to plant some purple hulls when all the bean plants die out...nothing better then fresh purple hulls...

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Love me some Purple hulls

by DonDon

I thought you had to plant them early to. Heck, if thats the case, I may till under the part thats dead and plant me some!!!

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Re: Glad one of our gardens is doing good

by Cindy

We had so many tomatoes in May I was giving them away and making sauce and putting it in the freezer. Now I think the poor plants have quit and aren't setting anymore tomatoes.
Beans, peppers and bells are still producing and the musk melons are going berserk and I'm having to beat them back with a stick to keep 'em out of other stuff. They need a lot of water though. Poor chickens are panting and hanging their wings and making deep wallows in the shade.

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had no prblems

by scott from philly

in garden....I got 10 of those tomato hanging bags for my birthday, and amazingly, they work like a champ with alot of stuff, and keep the ground varmits out it....
deer were eating beans up so bad had to wire up an eletric fence around it

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Today 101 with heat index at 110.

by Okiebear

And I remember just a few months ago looking forward to warmer temperatures. At least my knees don't hurt I guess. Now I am sounding like you old farts.......lol......

OB



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Re: Today 101 with heat index at 110.

by Monster Hunter

yep...that's hot...projected 99 here the next few days with the heat index around 105 to 107...with 72% humidity...I call this...air condition weather...

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97 here and 108 for the heat index

by DonDon

Looking at Radar Jim, looks like you got some showers right on top of you.

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10% chance of rain...

by Monster Hunter

90% saying it won't...the odds of us getting some rain are slim to none Don...

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Is it that hot in OK, Okie?

by Ruby Red

cause that same temperature 101 was predicted for my area in Texas with a heat index of 110. Dear God, I'm sorry for whatever it was I did or said that has caused that stupid high pressure system to park its ugly butt over Texas, etc. Please move that dad-blasted high away. My brain is fried. IF I caused all of this heat to burn up your garden, Don or your grass MH, I'm SOOOOO sorry. sad.gif

RR happy.gif

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Quite alright about the grass RR...

by Monster Hunter

it's my brain I'm worried about...never wore a hat in my life until now...

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Hard step to the right...

by Monster Hunter

the below animation is what MK and I saw several years back...look carefully and you can see an object that appears to come from the ground at the beginning of the animation...BTW...this took place early in the film...

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Something on the ground....

by MikeInNC

When the clip starts, you can see a bright, white object just to the right of the tree.

The object which appears to jump up seems to match the color of that white object and the object, "coming up from the ground" seems to occupy that exact same space.

Is the object perhaps a dead/cut tree and Patty's left foot is stepping among the branches? Her foot may be hidden briefly.....or she could have stepped on debris, causing one part of a branch to pop up or shift.

Can it be discerned if this is some other debris, like a cloth/tarp? Is there another working theory....like perhaps a foot snare?

Could you post another clip which runs an extra step or two so we can see what happens when the left foot comes up and the right foot crosses the area of the white object. Maybe we can see what the white object does?

Thanks.

-Mike



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I see what you are talking about Mike...

by Monster Hunter

I'll have MK take a look and hopefully send us a few more frames...

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Patterson & different cameras...

by Monster Hunter

The picture of Roger Patterson on the right, came from the tracking dog video, and it was embedded in the film. This is from Rene Dahinden, and came from his possessions. Notice the growth of his beard compared to when he is casting tracks...BTW...same shirt without the jacket....cool in the mornings and evenings and warm during the day...

In the still of Roger casting the track it seems we should see other tracks or at least one more...from experience, in this type of surface, tracks should be very visible...the ground in this area has been pulverized by equipment and logs and is not the soil Gimlin claimed he jumped from a stump without making a track...why the heck this didn't ring a bell with visiting researchers after the filming is beyond me...maybe it was and I haven't found it "yet"...

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Buttons

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I dont think the coat was ever buttoned. You can see the buttons on the left pic. Look at where his right elbow is. It are pressed up against his rib cage which would cause the stiff jacket together. The pic on the right his right arm is not pressed up against his rib cage so the jacket is loose and open. Not sure if the jacket being button or unbuttons means anything.






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Patterson's coat

by M.K.Davis

Brent wrote: Not sure if the jacket being button or unbuttons means anything.

It would only mean that there were two poses for two cameras, but you don't really need the jacket to see that. The quality is starkley different.

Brent wrote: I dont think the coat was ever buttoned. You can see the buttons on the left pic.

You may be correct about that Brent, however, the outside buttons are probably decorative I think. The coat probably buttons or zips from the inside. Good observing though, this is why these photos are being posted. Look them over good. M.K.

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Just taking a WAG

by Bitter Monk

In the frame of Patterson casting the track the print is of the left foot. It could be that the right print if there is one is obscured by Patterson's body.

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Jacket and foot prints

by MikeInNC

The jacket: From our perspective - the bottom-right of the jacket is much higher than the left. Either he buttoned the jacket all bass-ackwards, or the jacket is not buttoned and is just riding up a bit due to arm location....as previously pointed out. The second picture shows the bottom-right of the jacket now at about the same length as the bottom-left of the jacket.

Also, in the first pic, there's no overlapping of material on the left and right sides of the jacket so that buttons could be used.

There is a slight time difference between the frames (even though the pose and the background remain the same in each picture) as the hand grips on the casts are different in the two frames.


Footprints: I was thinking the same thing....that perhaps the right foot print is hidden by Patterson's body - with the next left foot print visible further away...by Patterson's face/hat.

Though BF tracks seem (in pics and reports) to generally run in a straight line - if a BF needs to turn its upper-body to get a better look over its shoulder - then perhaps a BF would also take a step to the right, or left, to aid in a greater peripheral sweep of its surroundings?

-Mike

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Interesting stills of Patterson...

by Monster Hunter

The point of the stills are to prove there were different cameras there the whole time recording the events...not many knew this...we discussed the other tracks being behind Patterson and that is a possibility...during her walk we know she took a hard step to the right for some unknown reason...years ago, before MK found evidence of shooting, we saw this step...obviously we had no idea why she did this but we did see something black similar to a stick or snake thinking maybe she stepped to avoid...

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Two cameras

by MikeInNC

Yes, I understand that you're pointing out the two camera scenario.

By any chance would there be stills from both reels showing the exact same pose? (hand placement on casts, jacket arrangement, etc.?).

-Mike

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Re: Two cameras

by Monster Hunter

These are the only two of Patterson posing with the casts that I can find Mike...I think I have another some where...

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That is a possibility Sam...

by Monster Hunter

as are many items coming from the films...we do know Patterson posing with the casts with his jacket open came from the Dahinden film...the film we all would like to see is the John Green film...from seeing Green with his camera in the Dahinden film we know his would have the details with, more then likely, sound...

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Happy Father's Day, fathers out there

by Ruby Red

May I wish every father a very restful, safe and very happy father's day. We hope you get a nice present and that it's not another tie! LOL

Miss Ruby and Silver Fox wink.gif

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Thanks Ruby

by Lou

I will spend my Father's Day out in the marsh catching speckled trout and redfish (hopefully).
Right here next to my monitor sits favorite picture of my dad:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=52265&id=763463349#/photo.php?pid=1844323&id=763463349

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Father's Day...

by Monster Hunter

Makes me think of how I miss my Dad...but the family has a good get together and we reminisce old times...

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For the last two years

by Ruby Red

my in-laws have invited the family to Father's Day lunch at their favorite Mexican food restaurant and then we caravan back to Dad and Mom's to eat desert. The stories we share are really good, and so are the jokes and the "digs" we make at each other. I look forward to it!

RR wink.gif

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Hey, Lou

by Ruby Red

Thanks for sharing that wonderful photo. One of my favorite daddy pictures is my screen saver. I didn't know you were on Facebook. So am I. Want to be my friend?

Miss Ruby aka Sharon Warren

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Facebook

by Lou

Of course!! Send me a request.

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Patterson...

by Monster Hunter

A cropped picture but interesting...usually there are reasons pictures are cropped but inspect his pants and toe on his right boot...it appears there are some stains...

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left one also, above the heel

by scott from philly

nt

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Different cameras at Bluff Creek...

by Monster Hunter

MK finally had some time to do a comparison blink demonstrating different cameras being used while filming the Patty creature...The below are the same frames but one camera man was to the right, obscure still, where the foot partially disappears behind the berm...and the camera was at an angle...we believe the clearer photo could possibly be from Green's quality camera...

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MH?

by Ken3030

Is the clear picture from one of the transparencies from Ms. Patterson and the blurry one from the publicly released copies?

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That's right Ken...

by Monster Hunter

The clear still is from a transparency...kind of amazing how much detail is lost in the film...but then again...details were obscured for reasons...

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A You Tube video...

by Monster Hunter

If that's Patterson and Gimlin in the original film...who has the camera?...something of interest...none of the scientists had access to the transparencies or original film...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMmXufXcx2Y

For comparison...editing of the film was done to hide, obscure and remove details...

[linked image]

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Sound in the film.....

by Pywacket

Who ever had the camera on Patterson and Gimlin had a camera capable of recording audio. Either that, or somebody added sound effects to the film that was shown on the documentary.

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You are right Craig...

by Monster Hunter

I do believe the only camera capable of recording sound was the one Green carried if indeed the sound we hear was not dubbed into the film...the sound most interesting IMO are of the horses before they get spooked by the creature...BTW...is Patterson wearing a jacket or the plaid shirt?...

Good call...I certainly wasn't paying attention to sound...as a matter of fact I was looking for the video where Dr. Krantz spoke about the creatures neck or lack of movement...if I recall correctly Dr. Krantz said the creature had to turn its body to look in a 90 degree direction...many items concerning the creature were misinterpreted simply because of the quality of film they had to study...

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Hey Ruby

by Crispy Critter

I remember way back when you were looking for a Hank Williams JR tune.

I have the videos linked here

http://newseventstheories.blogspot.com/

A excellent tune.

I wish I had written it.

Might be coming true too.......................

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Thanks, Crispy

by Ruby Red

and yep, it just might!

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Transparencies...

by Monster Hunter

All of the below are from the Patterson film transparencies...these items were either edited from the film or when played at regular speed are not noticed...

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So are these...

by Terry

your interpretations Jim or can they be taken to the bank? If they can, now what?

t.

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This is MK's work Terry...

by Monster Hunter

all of the transparency frames came directly from Ms. Patterson...MK enhanced after seeing some oddities...and yes I do agree with MK especially after seeing other stills along with animations...there is much more to the story of Bluff Creek other then stills and animations from the film transparencies...it is a slow process but in time, with the information received, we will eventually have details that were not reported...

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BTW...

by Monster Hunter

Some of the information suggests exactly what MK has claimed for a few years...these creatures were some type of human therefore not killed for discovery but for a possible bounty...a major industry may have been involved making payment for hides...this does sound a bit crazy but I'll explain later as information is received...hopefully soon...





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WOW.....n/t

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My only argument...

by Terry

for that thought is that folks can't keep quiet. Whether it be someone fired, retired or who didn't agree, if there was a "bounty" I can't see that being kept a secret all of these years.

t.

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Re: My only argument...

by Monster Hunter

Yes, I do agree Terry...but there are some unusual circumstances revolving around this incident...the below is more interesting then Green and Titmus...the stack of logs...that's a lot of money laying there...logs are sold by weight...after cut they dry out after a period of time...here...they cut on a continuous basis and I've never seen a stack of logs compared to this...cut, load and haul to the mill...there is not any evidence any loggers were in this area at the time...there was equipment sitting but not any man power...

BTW....a man that worked for the company made the call to Green to return..."what you're looking for is here"...and he wasn't talking about the stack of logs...I would think Green was acting as an independent to validate with film and submit his story to the news paper that funded his trips...I doubt seriously Green or Patterson were involved as shooters but they knew exactly who was, the type of creatures and if they were being paid by the logging or paper company for hides...

As far as keeping this incident a secret...it would still be a secret if MK hadn't done the investigative work with interviews and film analysis...

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Dog print, or just blood?.......

by MikeInNC

Here's a thought.....

What if the dog print is not a dog print, but just a big blood spatter? Or, with the way the sand undulates up and down (like waves in the ocean) it's the same size blood spatter as the others, but as the surface of the sand at that area faces the camera more, it just appears bigger (and just happens to look like a paw print)?

A single paw print still seems odd to me.

Just .02 cents on the subject.

-Mike

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Mike...no doubt it's a dog print...

by Monster Hunter

there were others that were edited out of the film...

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Interesting still captured from the Dahinden film...

by Monster Hunter

The film is spliced but there is also a track headed into the opposite direction...the splice has nothing to do with the tracks direction...

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Attempting to verify...

by Monster Hunter

A Richard Lee reported he visited the Patty film site a few days after the film was made....he claimed there was a coral with hay in the area...if this statement is true this means the men involved were planning an extended stay...

According to my source...this was reported in Daniel Perez's BF Times...

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Something to remember...

by Monster Hunter

Humans do have a mid-tarsal break as do apes...unfortunately the apes, which Meldrum subscribes as replicating a Sasquatch foot, is a quadrupedal animal...this is more in line with the Monsters here that are quadrupeds at times and not from the PNW...I do think they have a BF type of animal considering the tracks...However; I have a hard time believing a human looking track is anything other then some type of human...though primate, it is some type of primate that has been reported for centuries by the various NAI's in the area as Indian...

Before we or anyone gives this creature a scientific name I would think we would need more then a few cast tracks for classification...there is just not enough concrete evidence to evaluate...

The below track was cast by a Mr. Sommerfield in BC...he also claimed he saw a three toed track in this area...this is more in line with Monster then it is in the human looking tracks cast and described as some type of ape by Meldrum...let us all not be deceived by anyone who claims to have the answers especially odd ball descriptions of bone structure of the foot of a Sasquatch...what Meldrum describes is like what I have and other areas that have an ape foot...

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Monster tracks from MC...definitely a huge difference...

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Richard Henry...

by Monster Hunter

not Richard Lee...
The below was taken from the JREF forums...

"McClarin was familiar with the path the creature took because he and Richard Henry had investigated the area on November 5 when the path was still very clear. The beginning was still visible as indistinct impressions (per McClarin on BFF) when he and John Green did the reenactment. John held the camera slightly lower at times, but the frames line up quite well with the PGF. The discrepancy would make the 180 lb. McClarin look taller but the discrepancy would be slight at that distance."



    
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