Paul Freeman Cast Collection

The casts made by well known Walla Walla, Washington researcher Paul Freeman (1943-2003) are now available on-line. The cast collection was purchased 10/1/1996 by Ken, Linda and Brant Steigers and now are on loan to Dr. Jeff Meldrum at Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
The naming and order of each slide has been kept the same [...]

New squatcher in the family.

From my son’s website at EvanCourtney.com comes this new entry -
I’m going to be a dad
We’ll actually am already, it just hasn’t been birthed yet.Katie and I are expecting our first child this November.  She is already 13 weeks along.

This will be our first grandchild. Katie & Evan gave my wife a gift for Mother’s [...]

Bob Gimlin Rides Again

Mr. Bob Gimlin doing what he loves best, training  and riding horses.  I took this picture this morning at the ranch near Yakima, Washington while attending the “Yakima Bigfoot Round-up” celebrating Bob’s 78th birthday (edited – I was told later in the morning by one of the participants at the conference that Bob’s birthday is [...]

That Strange Hissing Sound

The following sound files were posted and discussed in the previous post but in order to keep things simple I decided to repost them here without the extra text and sound files.
The evening of the 4th of May, 2009 we heard and recorded a very strange hissing type of sound coming from the ridge just [...]

A Walk in the Woods

The evening of the 4th of May, 2009 I was accompanied by Dennis Pfohl of Colorado to my “Main Research Box” here in Central Illinois.
The conditions were almost perfect, 55 degrees, no humidity, no bugs and no breeze.  Hopefully it would be great for making audio recordings. I have adjusted all the recordings for volume [...]

Not So Distant Screams in the Night – Update

On the evening of the 8th of April 2009 at 2 a.m. I recorded 5 minutes of a series of screams. Sadly they were at a distance and the quality of the recording was poor.  Most researchers thought that the sound maker was a fox.
Update -
On the 1st of May at about 4 a.m. I [...]

Belle meets a Hairy Biped

One of my greatest joys is my Karelian Bear Dog, Belle. Karelians have been bred for hundreds of years in the region of Karelia, in Finland. They are used for hunting, specifically bear and moose. They are fearless, loyal and very energetic. I was after a squatchin’ partner with keen senses who could accompany me [...]