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Sasquatch TracksDavid Zigan: Bigfoot ForensicsIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by David Zigan, a veteran investigator with over two decades of experience as a certified peace officer in Georgia, currently working in a Crime Scene Investigations Unit near Atlanta. A graduate of the National Forensic Academy, Zigan holds certifications in latent fingerprint examination and crime scene reconstruction, and has testified as an expert witness in numerous criminal cases. His forensic specialties include bloodstain pattern analysis, shooting incident reconstruction, and advanced fingerprint processing, which he has also taught as an adjunct instructor at the academy. Now turning his a...
2025-06-131h 32
Sasquatch TracksThe Sasquatch Data ProjectIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team presents an update on the well-attended annual Ohio Bigfoot Conference, before taking a deep-dive into one of the most promising new analytical endeavors related to relict hominoid research, The Sasquatch Data Project. Joining us to discuss this ambitious effort is Terrestrial, the nom de plume of the data scientist behind The Sasquatch Data Project who in the past worked on NASA's Dawn Mission related to the study of the dwarf planet Ceres. Terrestrial has a Bachelor of Science in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is...
2025-05-141h 14
Sasquatch TracksHistorical Hominoids: Relicts From the PastWhat were the strange, hair-covered "whistlers" encountered by ancient Chinese woodsmen? What about the eerie, chest-beating "monsters" described in the legends of Indigenous Americans? And what can be made of strange tales of "wild men" encountered in various parts of the world throughout the Middle Ages? Could these early accounts actually represent records of historical hominoids that have been recorded throughout time? If Sasquatch exists in the modern world, then these enigmatic relict hominoids must have also existed alongside humankind since the dawn of modern homo sapiens. If so, where are the historical accounts that describe such c...
2025-04-131h 27
Sasquatch TracksJeff Carpenter: In Search of the Appalachian SasquatchIn this installment, after the team opens with a discussion about new legislation in California that seeks to make Bigfoot the official state cryptid, we are joined by researcher Jeff Carpenter, who discusses his experiences covering more than 20 years of research into the Sasquatch (Bigfoot) legend as well as local history/legends from the WNC mountains. Jeff grew up learning outdoor craft of hunting and tracking from his father, Earvin Carpenter. He is a descendant of some of the earliest settlers of the Western North Carolina mountains, including his grandfather, Harley Carpenter who was one of the...
2025-03-041h 11
Sasquatch TracksKidnapped by SasquatchIn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the team takes a deep dive into the enigma of Sasquatch kidnappings, with a look at the most well-known cases involving alleged abductions by relict hominoids. We also examine traditional beliefs among Indigenous American groups regarding such incidents, and the possible anthropological and biological factors behind stories of those who were kidnapped by Sasquatch. At the heart of our discussion is the odd tale of Albert Ostman, a Swedish-born immigrant who in the 1920s, while camping near Toba Inlet, British Columbia, claimed he was kidnapped by Sasquatch "people". Recalling the events o...
2025-02-201h 42
Sasquatch TracksTim Halloran: The Bigfoot InfluencersIt's an all new year of Sasquatchery... and as the team kicks off 2025, we dive into the famous story of the "Minnesota Iceman" and the claims involving a frozen relict hominoid, and then shift out attention over to recent news involving a Texas-based company's efforts to try and revive ancient extinct species that include the Woolley Mammoth, the dodo, and the enigmatic Thylacine. Then following our news segment, the team is joined by Tim Halloran, who is the author of the book, The Bigfoot Influencers: Compelling and Candid Conversations with Researchers, Scientists, and Investigators, and co-host of...
2025-01-261h 21
Sasquatch TracksSeason's Squatching: A Relict Hominoid Holiday Special | ST 60'Tis the season... of Squatching! As the holiday season makes its way to the snowy peaks around the Appalachian Institute for Hominological Studies, the Sasquatch Tracks team is joined for a yuletide-themed holiday Sasquatch conversation covering all things cryptid with friend of the program and renowned artist Sam Shearon. Along with his impressive horror art, Sam Shearon is known for his work in the field of cryptozoology, most notably for cryptozoology book covers, film posters and compiling artists impressions of cryptids from eyewitness accounts. His work can be found in publications of the Fortean Times, Paranormality Magazine as...
2024-12-251h 32
Sasquatch TracksLes Stroud: The Survivorman and SasquatchIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Canadian survival expert, filmmaker and musician Les Stroud for a wide-ranging discussion about his interest in the search for Sasquatch. Best known as the creator, writer, producer, director, cameraman and host of the television series Survivorman, Les Stroud has impressed television audiences for years with his remarkable survival skills, which have kept him alive in some of the most demanding conditions on six continents. Stroud's unique experiences in the remote wilds of North America also led to Season 6 of the program, “Survivorman: Bigfoot,” which was the prede...
2024-12-151h 13
Sasquatch TracksThe 'Knobby' EnigmaIn the winter of 1979, several residents around Carpenter's Knob in Cleveland County, North Carolina, reported a series of unusual encounters with an unknown, apelike animal. Among the early sightings were those reported by Minnie Cook, an 88-year-old resident who claimed that she observed the animal after she emerged from her home to learn what kind of animal had been disturbing her dogs. Over the next several weeks, "Knobby fever" would strike this rural portion of Western North Carolina, with many other residents reporting sightings of a large, roughly six-foot-tall apelike creature that both walked on its hind l...
2024-11-221h 30
Sasquatch TracksTanner Hoskins: Pacific Northwest Bigfoot and Missing Persons CasesIn this Halloween installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team convenes for a delightfully spooky discussion in advance of our discussion with Oregon-based researcher Tanner Hoskins, co-Founder of the Pacific Northwest Bigfoot Search. A passionate advocate dedicated to the search for missing persons and a dedicated wilderness explorer, he founded the organization in July of 2020, combining his love for the outdoors with his curiosity about the unexplained. Despite being an amputee of the right leg and living life with severe scoliosis, Tanner Hoskins is an avid outdoorsman. He spent more than a decade in private security specializing in...
2024-10-311h 27
Sasquatch TracksThe Disappearance of Dennis Lloyd MartinOn Father's Day Weekend in 1969, six-year-old Dennis Martin was camping with his family near Spence Field in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when he vanished without a trace, leading to one of the largest searches in the history of the National Park Service. Tragically, he was never found, and the disappearance of Dennis Lloyd Martin remains unresolved after more than half a century. In recent years, renewed interest in the case has led to speculations about a possible kidnapping, as well as theories that an "Appalachian wild man" akin to Sasquatch may have been involved. Such t...
2024-10-191h 53
Sasquatch TracksGary Opit: Bunyip, Yowie, and Australian CryptozoologyIn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Gary Opit, an Australian expert on the continent's indigenous fauna, and a longtime researcher of Australian cryptozoology. Opit is an environmental consultant and scientific member of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales for 48 years. He is also a radio broadcaster, teacher, and author of books that include Australian Cryptozoology. Opit has created courses and lectured to university, TAFE and high school students on ecology, botany, zoology, biogeography, anthropology, geography, microbiology, evolution, Australian prehistoric plants and animals, Aboriginal ecology, permaculture, and much more. G...
2024-05-041h 19
Sasquatch TracksThe Minerva Monsters: An Odd Tale of Hairy Bipeds and Big CatsIn the summer of 1978, a strange series of events began to unfold for rural residents of northeastern Ohio. While enjoying a quiet evening at their rural home near Minerva, the Cayton family and their grandchildren witnessed a large, hairy, bipedal creature peering through their kitchen window. This creature, described as standing over 7 feet tall with glowing red eyes, sparked fear and curiosity, prompting the family to report their sightings to local authorities. Following the Cayton family's report, the Minerva area became a hotbed of Bigfoot research and investigation. Numerous additional sightings were reported in the surrounding woods...
2024-03-291h 07
Sasquatch TracksJohn Hickenbottom: Sasquatch at Salt Fork State ParkIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the after opening news that focuses on tales of "swamp beasts" in rural America and also massive reptiles invading the Florida Everglades, the team is joined by John Hickenbottom, the naturalist at Ohio's Salt Fork State Park. A longtime outdoorsman whose interest in wildlife includes snakes and reptiles indigenous to his home state, as well as Ohio's archaeology and much more, Hickenbottom has worked professionally as a park naturalist for many years. John was born in southeast Ohio, where he also has heard several personal accounts of alleged sightings of Sasquatch i...
2024-02-131h 46
Sasquatch TracksSam Shearon: In Search of Yuletide Hominoids'Tis the season... and so joining the Sasquatch Tracks team for their 2023 holiday installment of the program is Mister Sam Shearon, artist extraordinaire and dealer in knowledge of all things esoteric and hominological. Along with his impressive horror art, Sam Shearon is known for his work in the field of cryptozoology, most notably for cryptozoology book covers, film posters and compiling artists impressions of cryptids from eyewitness accounts. His work can be found in publications of the Fortean Times, Paranormality Magazine as well as the cover artwork for Vesuvian Media, IDW publishing, Boom Studios, Stan Lee’s Pow...
2023-12-231h 04
Sasquatch TracksReturn to Ape Canyon: Rediscovery of the Vanderwhite MineDuring the summer of 1924, a team of gold seekers alleged that they were attacked by giant, ape-like creatures, measuring about 7 feet tall, who hurled boulders at them. Their story recounts an encounter with these beings in a remote area, where a member of their group shot at one of the creatures, hitting it thrice, resulting in it falling off a cliff into an unreachable canyon. Allegedly, these ape-like entities retaliated later by pelting their cabin with sizable rocks and leaving behind enormous footprints, in a series of events now remembered as the Ape Canyon incident. The story o...
2023-11-301h 37
Sasquatch TracksMatt Pruitt: The Phenomenal Sasquatch, Part TwoIn this second part in a special two-part installment of Sasquatch Tracks, veteran researcher Matt Pruitt returns to the podcast to discuss his new book The Phenomenal Sasquatch: Seeking the Natural Origins of a Cultural Icon, a tour-de-force of intellectual exploration in the study of the relict hominoid mystery, In the new book, Pruitt explores the possibility that sasquatches are simply large, rare primates, and delves into the psychological factors that may be at play during people’s encounters with these creatures. Alternatively, he considers the hypothesis that the sasquatch is merely a construct of the human mind...
2023-09-281h 25
Sasquatch TracksMatt Pruitt: The Phenomenal Sasquatch, Part OneIn this first in a two-part installment of Sasquatch Tracks, veteran researcher Matt Pruitt returns to the podcast to discuss his new book The Phenomenal Sasquatch: Seeking the Natural Origins of a Cultural Icon, a tour-de-force of intellectual exploration in the study of the relict hominoid mystery. Matt Pruitt has dedicated nearly two decades to investigating the Sasquatch phenomenon. He has gained extensive knowledge of the topic through a combination of conceptual analysis and practical fieldwork. As an engaging public speaker, he has been invited to share his insights on various media outlets and platforms. In 2023, he pu...
2023-09-281h 35
Sasquatch TracksScott Tompkins: The Bigfoot Mapping ProjectIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Scott Tompkins, the creator of The Bigfoot Mapping Project, for an in-depth discussion about his mapping, data collection, and analysis of Sasquatch sightings. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in GIS from the State University of New York at Cortland. With more than 14 years of GIS field experience, Scott has a well-versed perspective on the value of high-quality geographic data, which he has applied to his ambitious Sasquatch research embodied in the Bigfoot Mapping Project. According to Tompkins, The Bigfoot Mapping Project was created "t...
2023-09-111h 17
Sasquatch TracksDarby Orcutt: Sasquatch Sample Analysis | ST 047In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by researcher and educator Darby Orcutt, who discusses an ambitious new project that is seeking to collect and analyze anomalous biological samples, in an effort that could ultimately help reveal the existence of relict hominoids like Sasquatch. Darby Orcutt is a faculty member at North Carolina State University where he is a librarian, instructor, and researcher. He teaches and writes about science, technology and society while also building collaborative scientific teams to tackle complex problems and fostering conversation between researchers and the broader public. However, Darby is known f...
2023-08-021h 30
Sasquatch TracksMilitary Encounters with Sasquatch In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team looks at encounters with relict hominoids in North America reported by U.S. military personnel. Among reports involving encounters with alleged humanlike primates that remain currently unacknowledged by science, a striking number have been reported by military personnel while in the line of duty. In this episode, the Sasquatch Tracks team examines several collected reports involving members of the U.S. armed forces who say they have observed creatures fitting such descriptions, and examine what the implications of such reports may be in furthering our knowledge and und...
2023-06-261h 30
Sasquatch TracksEsteban Sarmiento: Monstrous PrimatologyIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we catch up with primatologist Esteban Sarmiento, an expert in hominid evolution and researcher renowned for his interest in the speculative side of vertebrate zoology, particularly when it comes to Sasquatch. Sarmiento is a primatologist and vertebrate zoologist whose main area of focus involves the skeletons of both extinct and living hominoids. He heads The Human Evolution Foundation, whose main goal is to understand humanity's place in nature and fight to end racial discrimination at Public Universities. However, Sarmiento is also renowned for being one of the few primatologists who has b...
2023-05-251h 58
Sasquatch TracksLailani Upham and Carrie Lynn Bear Chief: The Pikuni Bigfoot Storytelling ProjectIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Lailani Upham and Carrie Lynn Bear Chief, Blackfeet Tribe members and creators of the Pikuni Bigfoot Storytelling Project. Lailani Upham is a member of the Blackfeet Nation, and is president and lead creative of Iron Shield Creative. A journalist by trade, she loves adventure and exploration, along with photography writing, and storytelling, which she often does while traveling throughout Montana sharing stories from an Indigenous perspective. Her production studio is based on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. Carrie Lynn Bear Chief of the...
2023-04-261h 28
Sasquatch TracksKathy Strain: An Anthropologist's Search for SasquatchIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by anthropologist and Sasquatch researcher Kathy Strain, author of the book, Giants, Cannibals & Monsters: Bigfoot in Native Culture. Kathy Strain is the Heritage Resource and Tribal Relations Programs Manager for the Stanislaus National Forest in Sonora, California. She has a M.A. in Anthropology and conducts research on native cultures and their traditional bigfoot beliefs. Her book Giants, Cannibals & Monsters covers the Sasquatch subject in depth, including 154 stories from 57 tribes from throughout North America. Kathy is also the on the Board of Directors for the non...
2023-03-271h 22
Sasquatch TracksBuck Buckingham: Australian Yowies Caught on FilmIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Australian researcher Buck Buckingham, who shares his knowledge about Australian Yowies, the purported relict hominoid that occupies the remote wilds of the Land Down Under. Buckingham is a member of the group Australian Yowie Research, and has been hooked on Yowie studies ever since he came across Dean Harrison’s website in 2005. It answered many questions about his own sightings and encounters when he was 15. Buck had been manning the thermal cameras one night while accompanying Harrison and several other members in Springbrook National Park when the...
2023-03-121h 50
Sasquatch TracksGregory Forth: A Living Fossil Hominoid in Modern Indonesia?Joining the team for this installment of Sasquatch Tracks is Gregory Forth, a retired professor of anthropology at the University of Alberta. He earned his PhD from the University of Oxford in 1980. Beginning in 1986, Forth was a professor at the University of Alberta for over thirty years. Forth is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and is a renowned social anthropologist, also known for his contributions to ethnoscience. However, tonight we will be discussing a slightly more controversial side of Dr. Forth’s work, which involves his new book, Between Ape and Human: An Anthropologist on the Tr...
2023-02-151h 19
Sasquatch TracksNathaniel Bronis: Michigan Encounters and Sasquatch StudiesAs the team returns from a seasonal hiatus to officially kick off 2023, we are joined by Nathaniel Bronis, a Sasquatch researcher from Michigan's lower peninsula who currently resides in Idaho, and previously spent time in Washington. An avid outdoorsman, he has been collecting reports and conducting field research into the relict hominoid mystery since having his own daylight sighting in the summer of 2009, and now applies data collected through his studies, as well as through networking with fellow researchers, to help build a comprehensive view of the creatures, their behavior, and their habitat. In addition to a d...
2023-01-161h 24
Sasquatch TracksJeff Waldridge: Kentucky Sasquatch, Government Files, and Cryptid Con In this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Kentucky researcher Jeff Waldridge, who in addition to being an expert in the study of Sasquatch, is also one of the team members behind the annual CryptidCon event in his home state. Jeff Waldridge is a researcher of Sasquatch with an interest in cryptozoological mysteries and the unexplained. With more than two decades of experience pursuing his passion, his background in law enforcement draws on a combination of fieldwork and interviews with witnesses to possible sightings of Sasquatch and other phenomnea in the Blue G...
2022-11-121h 12
Sasquatch TracksMister Sam Shearon: Bigfoot, Wolflike Cryptids, and Monstrous Mysteries In this Halloween installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Mister Sam Shearon, who in addition to being renowned for his unique cryptozoological artwork, presents an impressive knowledge of all-things Sasquatch, along with an assorted conversation about eerie cryptids in keeping with the season. Along with his impressive horror art, Sam Shearon is known for his work in the field of cryptozoology, most notably for compiling artists impressions, of the Beast of Lytham[7] from eyewitness accounts. Shearon's cryptozoological art[8] was on display at the 2005 Weird Weekend, an annual conference at the Centre for Fortean...
2022-10-291h 45
Sasquatch TracksAleksandar Petakov: Sasquatch in the Northeast In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researcher Aleksandar Petakov for a discussion about his wide-ranging cryptozoological interests. Aleksandar Petakov was born in 1993 during the last year of Apartheid in South Africa to parents that fled civil war in the former Yugoslavia. He grew up in the United States & has always been interested in global events, history, the outdoors and adventuring. Traveling across the United States and the world, Aleksandar has looked into various Cryptozoological creatures such as Sasquatch, the Loch Ness Monster, the Lake Champlain monster, Mystery big cats as w...
2022-10-101h 53
Sasquatch TracksTate Hieronymus: A Search for SabeIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team catches up on the subject of Indigenous American beliefs about Sasquatch, as discussed in a recent BBC Travel feature, as well as sightings reports and emails from our listeners. We are then joined by filmmaker and researcher Tate Hieronymus, producer of the forthcoming four-part series “A Search for Sabe,” which chronicles he and his colleagues’ investigations into Sasquatch sightings in several regions of the Western United States. Tate shares with us about his investigations and documentary film work at sites that include the famous Bluff Creek location where Roger Patter...
2022-09-081h 48
Sasquatch TracksSasquatch Sightings: Eyewitness Encounters with Unknown SpeciesIn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after the team goes over recent news related to the study of relict hominoids, we shift our attention over to reports from our listeners, which includes several sightings and intriguing accounts that may involve observations of an unrecognized species of primate in North America. Beginning with emails covering a range of observations about nature, the podcast, and general "Sasquatchery" from our listenership, we then shift our attention over to first hand reports that may involve observations of relict hominoids submitted to Sasquatch Tracks by our listenership. Is it possible that there m...
2022-08-271h 52
Sasquatch TracksKen Gerhard: Sasquatch Studies and Cryptid Encounters In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, after a bit of herpetological banter near the beginning of the episode, the team is joined by researcher Ken Gerhard, the author of several books including The Essential Guide to Bigfoot. Ken Gerhard is a widely recognized cryptozoologist and field investigator for The Centre for Fortean Zoology as well as a fellow of the Pangea Institute and consultant for several anomalous research organizations. He has traveled the world searching for evidence of mysterious animals and legendary beasts including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, enigmatic winged creatures and...
2022-08-011h 16
Sasquatch TracksPaul Bowman: Archaeology in the Search for Relict HominoidsOn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, archaeologist Paul Bowman joins us for a discussion about anthropological perspectives applied toward the search for relict hominoids, as well as his interest in the Almasty of the Caucasus and other Asian varieties of mystery primates. Paul Bowman is a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy (NAWAC) and an experienced field archaeologist with expertise in the oil and gas industry and in telecommunications and tribal consultation. Paul's specialty is in faunal analysis and zooarchaeology, but when it comes to the search for relict hominoids, his fascination particularly lies with t...
2022-07-211h 48
Sasquatch TracksDavid Weatherly: Wood Knocks and the Global Sasquatch TraditionOn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by researcher David Weatherly, publisher of the Wood Knocks: Journal of Sasquatch Research series of anthologies. In addition to a longtime researcher who has studied the Sasquatch subject, Weatherly is the man behind Eerie Lights Publishing, which covers a wide range of topics within the field of the paranormal, supernatural, metaphysical and ancient mysteries. David's company is "committed to producing the highest quality products and utilizes a talented group of freelance artists and designers to carefully craft each title," and publishes books by "some of the premier people...
2022-05-231h 22
Sasquatch TracksRobert Leiterman: The Bluff Creek ProjectIn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by former Park Ranger and Sasquatch researcher Robert Leiterman, author of books that include "The Bluff Creek Project: The Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot Film Site A Journey of Rediscovery." As Leiterman's book explains, "By the 1990s the [Patterson/Gimlin] film site had been lost to public knowledge and reclaimed by dense regrowth. During the prestigious 2003 International Bigfoot Symposium in nearby Willow Creek, none of the supposed experts could agree on the exact location of the once-famous encounter. Doubt lurked behind the numerous assertions as nature and time attempted to erase h...
2022-04-281h 30
Sasquatch TracksCharlie Raymond: Bigfoot in the Bluegrass StateOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Kentucky researcher Charlie Raymond for a discussion of his ongoing Bigfoot research in the Bluegrass State, and many decades of studies into the possible existence of relict hominoids. Charlie founded the Kentucky Bigfoot Research Organization in 1997, in an effort to document all credible Bigfoot encounters in the state of Kentucky. For over three decades he has interviewed witnesses, conducted investigations, and held expeditions in the hopes of one day proving the existence of the creatures. He believes Bigfoot to be a "flesh and blood" unidentified hominin, very c...
2022-04-121h 15
Sasquatch TracksCliff Barackman: Bigfoot Studies and Track Analysis In this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, as the team reconvenes at the Appalachian Institute for Hominology Studies this week, we are joined by researcher Cliff Barackman, co-host of Bigfoot 'n' Beyond podcast and one of the longtime costars of the hit Animal Planet television series Finding Bigfoot. Cliff says he has been involved with Sasquatch research since at least as early as 1994, and since that time has traveled the world visiting many continents in search of evidence of purported relict hominoids. According to his website, "Cliff is especially familiar with the footprint and handprint evidence for...
2022-02-231h 50
Sasquatch TracksDaniel Perez: Bigfoot Times, Bluff Creek, and BeyondIn this very special installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is proud to welcome longtime researcher Daniel Perez to the program, a historian and chronicler of the Sasquatch subject and editor/publisher of the legendary newsletter Bigfoot Times. According to Perez, The Bigfoot Times is "where you go when you need to know!" when it comes to the subject of Bigfoot. As of January 2022, Bigfoot Times has celebrated an incredible 24 years of continuous publishing, which Perez points out that "Few -- if anyone -- can make that claim." In an era where the majority (if not virtually all...
2022-01-311h 33
Sasquatch TracksJohn Mionczynski: The Biologist and BigfootOn this special holiday edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by legendary biologist John Mionczynski, whose personal experience with a Sasquatch in 1972 while camping in the Wind River Mountains propelled him on a decades-long search for answers about the creatures and their existence. A naturalist, ethnobotanist, and musician with a penchant for old BMW motorcycles, Mionczynski is a revered and well-regarded field scientist who has worked with the U.S. Forest Service and a number of agencies on various wildlife projects. His study of Sasquatch in the decades since his 1972 encounter has led him to p...
2021-12-211h 55
Sasquatch TracksTodd Neiss: Bigfoot and the American Primate ConservancyOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by veteran Sasquatch researcher Todd Neiss, a retired Staff Sergeant from the Oregon Army National Guard and a veteran of the Iraq War. In 1993, Neiss's life was forever changed after he had a firsthand encounter with Sasquatch during a military training exercise, of which he later found that he hadn't been the only witness. Todd has been actively researching these elusive creatures for over two decades, and has been the subject of many television shows and documentaries; as well as a featured speaker at numerous Bigfoot conferences...
2021-11-171h 33
Sasquatch TracksGareth Patterson: The Otang: South Africa's Sasquatch?On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Gareth Patterson, a researcher who has spent the last several decades chronicling the elusive Knysna elephants in South Africa. However, during the course of his work, Patterson managed to discover evidence of something even more incredible than the world's most elusive clan of elephants. According to the book's description, "Beyond the Secret Elephants is the continuing story of Gareth Patterson’s almost two decades of research into the secretive Knysna elephants. Significantly, however, it also reveals his startling discovery of a much more mysterious being than the...
2021-11-031h 28
Sasquatch TracksMike Mayes and Rick Minter: Big Cats and Sasquatch SightingsOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Texas-based researcher Mike Mayes and UK podcaster and researcher Rick Minter for a discussion about the unusual appearances of large cats in various places, along with the relationship between the big cat mystery and the study of Sasquatch. A member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy (NAWAC), Mike Mayes also runs the Texas Cryptid Hunter blog, and is author of the book Shadow Cats: The Black Panthers of North America. Rick Minter is host of the popular podcast Big Cat Conversation, whose work documenting big ca...
2021-10-052h 12
Sasquatch TracksJosh Moss: Sasquatch Data: Mapping the MysteryOn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the fellows of the Appalachian Institute for Hominology Studies are joined by Josh Moss, a researcher who uses GIS data and mapping software to analyze the Sasquatch mystery. Josh's professional background is in environmental science and archaeology, but in recent years he began to turn his attention to the discussion about Sasquatch in North America. Since becoming involved, Josh has created maps of several regions of the continent, particularly those showcasing data for specific states in the United States. Josh Moss joins us to discuss what kinds of trends his data an...
2021-09-041h 44
Sasquatch TracksThomas Steenburg: On the Shoulders of Giants | ST 22On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by the legendary Thomas Steenburg, a veteran Canadian researcher who has devoted decades to the pursuit of North America's mysterious relict hominoid. Steenburg's journey began at a young age following his early fascination with Hammer horror films, although his very serious interest in the study of Sasquatch from early adulthood onward has put him in touch with many of the true "giants" in the field, which includes legendary names like John Green, Rene Dahinden, Peter Byrne, and many others. Steenburg remains an active researcher and lecturer on t...
2021-08-112h 00
Sasquatch TracksLeon Thompson: Psychology, Systems, and SasquatchOn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, after leading off with news and discussion of all things Sasquatch, we are then joined by Leon Thompson of Bigfoot Okanagan, a group that applies scientific principles toward the study of Sasquatch. Leon's background is in the study of systems theory, and over the course of the last several years, Leon has applied his unique background and skillset toward the study of Sasquatch and purported sightings in western Canada. Balancing critical thinking and skepticism with an open-mindedness toward the possible existence of relict hominoids, Leon joins us to discuss field research, as...
2021-07-232h 00
Sasquatch TracksShane Corson: The Olympic Project and Bigfoot Field ResearchOn this special edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Shane Corson, an active researcher who is a member of the Olympic Project, an association of dedicated researchers, investigators, biologists and trackers committed to documenting the existence of Sasquatch. Shane joins us to discuss his own personal experience that led him to believe in the existence of the creatures, as well as the current efforts of the Olympic Project to collect information and evidence about them. This includes the ongoing study of purported "nests" believed to have been created by the creatures, which the team has a...
2021-07-041h 28
Sasquatch TracksLiving with Sasquatch: Jason Sakrisson and Charles LamicaOn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, Jeff and Smoky lead off with an update about their recent investigations in a state park with a history of purported Sasquatch activity, and Micah reports on a number of items currently in the news, which includes a nighttime sighting by an Ohio woman who says she saw such a creature. We are then joined by researchers Jason Sakrisson and Charles Lamica, who share their field research and interests in the topic of Sasquatch studies, in addition to their collaboration on a new long-term field study called "Living with Sasquatch" that th...
2021-06-021h 34
Sasquatch TracksBruce Champagne: Desert Hominoids and Aquatic CryptidsOn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after news and discussion about the latest happenings in the world of Sasquatchery, we are joined by Marine Biologist and former law enforcement and security specialist Bruce Champagne. Bruce has been involved with the investigation of relict hominoids and other cryptids for over forty years, and has been published in the Woodknocks: Journal of Sasquatch Research, Journal of Cryptozoology, International Cryptozoology Journal, and Elementum Bestia and Dracontology cryptozoology-related journals. Bruce joins us to discuss his research related to sightings of relict hominoids in desert locations, and also his extensive work regarding a...
2021-05-181h 53
Sasquatch TracksDavid Ellis and Julie Rench: Sasquatch SoundsOn this special edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researchers David Ellis and Julie Rench, who discuss their ongoing research with audio recordings of unknown provenance in various parts of the United States. Joining us to discuss this unique research, Julie brings us a remarkable selection of recordings she has made near the Uwharrie National Forest in North Carolina, with comparisons to similar recording types David has been collecting for years in the Pacific Northwest. David Ellis was born and currently lives in Washington State. He obtained his BA degree in Psychology from the Uni...
2021-04-272h 11
Sasquatch TracksAmy Bue: Bigfoot and Project ZoobookOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researcher and educator Amy Bue, Co-founder of Project Zoobook and member of the Olympic Project Bigfoot Research Team. Amy is also the head of Amy’s Bucket List Expeditions (ABLE), and a former investigator for the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. A language arts teacher, writer, and editor from Ohio, Amy Bue became interested in the search for Bigfoot after seeing something strange in Ohio’s Mahoning County in 2012. While her main research areas are in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest and Ohio’s Columbiana County, Amy has travel...
2021-03-271h 52
Sasquatch TracksMarc Myrsell: Incident at Ape CanyonIn 1924, a group of miners who had been prospecting near the southeast shoulder of Mount St. Helens, Washington, returned from the wilderness with a hair-raising story. The men claimed they had been attacked by "apemen", who bombarded their remote cabin with stones after firing their weapons at one of the creatures. Known today as the Ape Canyon incident, it is regarded by some as one of the earliest widely-publicized stories in American newspapers involving what would become known as Sasquatch or Bigfoot in the years that followed. There is no researcher who has looked more deeply into t...
2021-03-162h 24
Sasquatch TracksDoug Hajicek: The Mind Behind Monster QuestOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by legendary television producer Doug Hajicek, creator of programs and documentaries like Monster Quest, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Giganto: America's King Kong, Mysterious Encounters, and several others. In addition to his television work related to applying science toward the search for Sasquatch, Doug Hajicek has produced programming and contributed to papers and research related to a variety different animal species. Some of his recent work involves bears and their habitats, as well as their hibernation behavior, and several other programs and projects having to do with the natu...
2021-03-021h 34
Sasquatch TracksRuss Jones: Tracking the West Virginia Stone ManOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we turn a critical eye toward a possible sighting report from the Pacific Northwest, as some residents say they observed a large animal near a secluded roadway. We also touch on gorillas recently treated for COVID-19 at one U.S. zoo, and the possible implications regarding America's purported relict hominoid. Then joining us for a discussion about his research in West Virginia is Dr. Russ Jones, a chiropractor and longtime BFRO investigator whose book, Tracking the Stone Man: West Virginia's Bigfoot explores the region's history and involvement with the search for pur...
2021-02-171h 43
Sasquatch TracksBlood on the Tracks: Shooting SasquatchOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, Smoky and Jeff lead up by bringing Micah up to date on a recent field excursion of theirs, and Micah revisits a discussion with folklorist Thomas E. Bullard where they discussed the American tradition involving hairy bipeds. Then getting to the heart of the main topic at hand, we examine why an Oklahoma lawmaker has recently proposed legislation that seeks to establish laws related to hunting Sasquatch. In fact, it isn't the first time ordinances have been passed related to hunting, and potentially shooting Sasquatch (as well as some of their more mythical a...
2021-01-291h 19
Sasquatch TracksAbominable Snowman: The Legend ReturnsOn this special holiday edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team calls in from remote and snowy corners across the globe for a historical deep-dive in pursuit of the true story behind the first purported relict hominoid ever to have risen to worldwide fame, the yeti, or "Abominable Snowman." In addition to the origins behind its name, we look at the historic record of sightings dating back to the 18th century, and study the notable accounts from over the years which support the existence of an unknown, manlike creature in the Himalayas. Or, could there be even more t...
2020-12-251h 22
Sasquatch TracksShelly Covington Montana: Citizen ScientistOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the gents lead off with a discussion about the influence of classic late-night radio on modern Sasquatch podcasts, and why finding a balance between entertainment and the presentation of scientifically literate perspectives on the issue of relict hominoids is important to the citizen science effort. Then we are joined by our guest, Shelly Covington Montana, a Texas native whose work may be one of the best representations of citizen science being applied in this field. Shelly grew up in a law enforcement family, and drew inspiration from the forensic science work t...
2020-11-231h 48
Sasquatch TracksMatt Pruitt: Sasquatch TheoryOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, after a bit of discussion geared around the Halloween season, we are joined for a lengthy discussion with Matt Pruitt, a longtime researcher of the Sasquatch mystery and current member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy (NAWAC). Matt Pruitt grew up in the mountains of Northeast Georgia, and has been conducting active sasquatch field research for several years following his first encounter in 1999. In addition to being a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy, he was formerly an investigator, field researcher, and expedition organizer for the Bigfoot Field...
2020-10-211h 50
Sasquatch TracksStacy Brown Jr: The Skunk Ape LivesOn this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, we lead off with some discussion of legendary wild men the likes of Enkidu, the beastly companion of Gilgamesh in the famous Mesopotamian epic. We also discuss historic encounters, and an update on the strange happenings at Crater Lake, Oregon from over the years. We also check in with a few emails from listeners, and other happenings in Sasquatchery. Then we are joined by Stacy Brown Jr., a filmmaker and winner of the Bigfoot Bounty television program. Brown's story began with a personal observation of a seven-foot-tall animal in Florida, which led h...
2020-09-301h 24
Expanded PerspectivesSasquatch TracksOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys talk to friends and colleagues Micah Hanks, Dakota Waddell and Jeff smith about their new podcast “Sasquatch Tracks“. Sasquatch Tracks examines the question of whether large undiscovered species may still exist, with special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, and similar claims of apelike “relict hominoids” and other animals purported to exist around the world.
Their approach is critically minded, yet open to the possibility that the world of zoology may have kept a few secrets–possibly even big ones–well into the modern era. As recently as 1976, discoveries like...
2020-09-181h 15
Expanded PerspectivesSasquatch TracksOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys talk to friends and colleagues Micah Hanks, Dakota Waddell and Jeff smith about their new podcast "Sasquatch Tracks". Sasquatch Tracks examines the question of whether large undiscovered species may still exist, with special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, and similar claims of apelike “relict hominoids” and other animals purported to exist around the world.
Their approach is critically minded, yet open to the possibility that the world of zoology may have kept a few secrets–possibly even big ones–well into the modern era. As recently as 1976, discoveries...
2020-09-181h 14
Sasquatch TracksLyle Blackburn: Search for the Southern SasquatchHave you ever heard of a "Hoop Snake"? This is one of many frontier legends that were popularized throughout the 19th century, but Micah leads off with a recollection by a family member who claimed, as a child, to have seen such a creature. Also on the subject of myth and folklore, we look at the claims that a large creature might have been discovered by NOAA in the 1990s, which turned out to have a simpler explanation. Then getting to the heart of the discussion, we are joined by author Lyle Blackburn, a native Texan known fo...
2020-09-121h 25
Sasquatch TracksSasquatch and Government: Official Files and Bigfoot EncountersOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, after opening news and discussion, we turn our attention to an often-overlooked aspect of the discussion about America's Relict Hominoid: what does the government say about Sasquatch? It may come as a surprise that on many occasions, government agencies have weighed in on the subject, which includes the Department of the Interior, the Army Corps of Engineers, and yes, even the FBI. We go directly to the sources and reference official documents that show how government agencies have addressed the subject of Sasquatch over the years. Stories and other link...
2020-08-201h 31
Sasquatch TracksLaura Krantz: Sasquatch, Science and SocietyAs the gents of cryptozoology get behind the microphone for another installment of Sasquatch Tracks, Micah debriefs Jeff and Smoky about his recent studies in the history of Sasquatchery, and the surprising amount of information that can be found in the historical record in America pertaining to stories of "wild men" and ape-like humanoids throughout the centuries. Then later in the program, we are joined by journalist and podcaster Laura Krantz, host and producer of the popular Wild Thing podcast, which explores the subject of Sasquatch in relation to science and culture. According to the podcast's website, "Wild...
2020-07-2656 min
Sasquatch TracksJeff Meldrum: The Science of Sasquatch, Part TwoOn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, we continue our discussion with Idaho State University professor of Anatomy and Anthropology Jeff Meldrum, Ph.D., as he answers more of our questions about the scientific study of Sasquatch. Picking up where we left off with Dr. Meldrum on the last installment of the podcast, we get his ideas and opinions on the anatomy of Sasquatch, and what the creature would subsist on in remote areas like the Pacific Northwest. We also look at why the creatures are purported to be so large, and what unusual characteristics they might possess tha...
2020-07-031h 41
Sasquatch TracksJeff Meldrum: The Science of Sasquatch, Part OneOn this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Idaho State University professor Dr. Jeff Meldrum for the first in a two-part series that will examine how science can be applied to the study of Sasquatch. Meldrum holds a doctorate in anatomical sciences with an emphasis in physical anthropology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (1989). He is currently a Full Professor of Anatomy & Anthropology in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Anthropology. In this first installment of the two-part series, we take a look back at Meldrum's professional interest in ichnotaxonomy - th...
2020-06-171h 19
Sasquatch TracksPeter Byrne: Still On the TrackOn this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after a discussion of animal tracking where Jeff fills us in about his recent experience making paster castings of a set of well-preserved black bear tracks, we are joined by the legendary big-game tracker, conservationist and Sasquatch seeker Peter Byrne. At age 94, Byrne may be the world's most accomplished professional Bigfoot tracker alive today, having devoted decades of time and funding to the search for America's most elusive animal. Byrne began his search for relict hominoids in Nepal with the famous Yeti, before arriving in America at the invitation of Texas p...
2020-06-171h 25
Sasquatch TracksSasquatch and Citizen ScienceOn this inaugural edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we introduce the team (you can read more about us here) as we sit down to talk about who we are, what we aim to do with Sasquatch Tracks, and the role of "citizen scientists" in the study of nature and unidentified species. We are then joined by phone for an interview with naturalist David George Gordon, author of The Sasquatch Seeker's Field Manual, to talk about applying science and field research methods to the search for America's favorite relict hominoid. Gordon is the award-winning author of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, Th...
2020-06-161h 20