Sasquatch Tracks

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Daniel Perez: Bigfoot Times, Bluff Creek, and Beyond | ST 028 Jan 31, 2022

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In 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) publications dealing with the Sasquatch subject are found exclusively online, Perez's lasting contributions with Bigfoot Times have long remained a cornerstone for innovative discourse on the Sasquatch mystery.

Our conversation with Daniel Perez covers everything from the early beginnings of The Bigfoot Times (which you can subscribe to online here), to his in-depth research into one of the most famous and controversial films of all time: the Patterson/Gimlin film of 1967, which purportedly depicts a large, female Sasquatch at Bluff Creek, California.

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Bigfoot Times: The monthly newsletter on Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, & more.

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John Mionczynski: The Biologist and Bigfoot | ST 027 Dec 21, 2021

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On 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 pursue indigenous American knowledge about the creatures, their habits, and behavior. Our conversation with Mionczynski takes us deep into the lingering questions about Sasquatch, and how science can be applied toward their study.

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Todd Neiss: Bigfoot and the American Primate Conservancy | ST 026 Nov 17, 2021

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On 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. He holds an Associate Degree in Multi-Disciplinary Studies from Grantham University.

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The American Primate Conservancy

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Gareth Patterson: The Otang: South Africa's Sasquatch? | ST 025 Nov 03, 2021

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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 elephants – a relict hominoid known to the indigenous forest people as the Otang." Patterson joins us for a discussion not only about the Otang and his personal observations of these creatures, but also about how studying large, elusive pachyderms can present lessons applicable toward the study of purported relict hominoids.

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Beyond the Secret Elephants: On mystery, elephants and discovery

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Mike Mayes and Rick Minter: Big Cats and Sasquatch Sightings | ST 24 Oct 05, 2021

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On 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 cat sightings in the U.K. has been featured in outlets like The Guardian and several others. In addition to the study of big cat sightings, Mike and Rick talk about the possible connections between their mutual interest, and the study of other purported mystery animals like Sasquatch on this special edition of the program.

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Josh Moss: Sasquatch Data: Mapping the Mystery | ST 23 Sep 04, 2021

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On 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 analysis has revealed, and how they might reveal new information about the study of Sasquatch and its environment.

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Thomas Steenburg: On the Shoulders of Giants | ST 22 Aug 11, 2021

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On 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 the subject, and frequently spends time in the field searching for tracks and other signs of the elusive beast, in addition to documenting eyewitness reports that he transcribes and keeps on file.

Thomas Steenburg is the author of several books on the topic of Sasquatch and also hosts the show "On the Shoulders of Giants" where he interviews other researchers and a wide range of other guests.

Stories and other links discussed in this episode:

The Official Website of Thomas Steenburg
BOOKS: Sasquatch: Bigfoot: The Continuing Mystery
Sasquatch in Alberta: Bigfoot in Wild Rose Country
In Search of Giants: Bigfoot Sasquatch Encounters
Steenburg in Reader's Digest: "Searching for Sasquatch"

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Leon Thompson: Psychology, Systems, and Sasquatch | ST 21 Jul 23, 2021

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On 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 well as the possible areas where psychology might be useful in this area of study.

Additionally, Leon shares his own investigative experiences, and even an instance involving a personal observation he made a number of years ago which involved what could have been a juvenile Sasquatch.

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Shane Corson: The Olympic Project and Bigfoot Field Research | ST 020 Jul 04, 2021

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On 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 analyzed independently and with the help of anthropologists, biologists, and a range of other experts from a variety of disciplines.

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Living with Sasquatch: Jason Sakrisson and Charles Lamica | ST 019 Jun 02, 2021

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On 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 they two, along with other researchers, are undertaking this summer. Jason and Charles share with us what they hope to achieve with the project, and how citizen science like this may help to improve our understanding of the broader Sasquatch mystery.

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