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Well, anyone who's interested in the phenomena that is the Sasquatch has heard the final resolution of the "We got a dead Bigfoot in the freezer" debacle. A suit in a block of ice.

Now, let me say first of all, I was born at night, but not last night. Still, I'll admit that I was hopeful that the Georgia boys did indeed find a carcass and that we had the definitive proof that we've been wanting. Not a video, not a picture, not some errant audio, but a real live (well ok, dead) Sasquatch. I could almost picture the scientific community sitting down to a nice meal of crow. But alas, twas not to be.

Again, we've been sold a bill of goods. The Georgia boys tried a fast one. As far as Mr Biscardi goes, I shall now refer to him as the Pied Piper of Bulls@#t and Baloney. I'm sorry Mr. Biscardi, but it's like they say, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.

Anyone who knows me, and ok, most of you don't, know that I don't usually get into bashing people. The way I look at it, everybody sucks in their own special way, some less than others of course. So who am I to point fingers at anyone? But. In this case, I have to take exception with Mr. Biscardi and his actions in this particular episode of the "they dun took advantage of me" chronicles.

It's been said by a couple of folks that Mr. Biscardi claimed to have poked and prodded the damn thing and was convinced enough to show up on Fox news and claim its authenticity, and now he plays the role of the put-upon, taken-advantage-of, woe-is-me, sad character from some Shakespearean tragedy. Yeah, ok, maybe Shakespearean tragedy is a bit much, but if your gonna go, go big I say.

But honestly. Not like it was easy for folks in the community before, but now? Are we to be reminded of this any time we might bring up the subject to anyone outside of the Sasquatch family? "Ahhh, you believe in Sasquatch eh? Well, what about those fellas that said they had a dead Bigfoot, and it turned out to be a costume in a block of ice?" Is that to be your legacy Mr. Biscardi?
I'm willing to give folks the benefit of the doubt, but truly, if you told me, Mr. Biscardi, that it was daytme out, I'd still wanna go look out the window and check.

All I can say to you Tom, is next time, verify before you make any grand announcements. People lie, and when money is thrown into the mix, well, let's just say, you get what you pay for.

Recently, I was reading some comments about the new show MonsterQuest on the History channel. If you go to the History channel website, they have a short clip about the upcoming Sasquatch show. In this clip, they show the host(?) on camera and at one point something throws a rock in his general direction. Now, in reading the comments about this clip, someone mentioned that the whole thing was probably made up just for the show, to spice things up perhaps. Rick Noll is shown in this clip. So I guess that means he's in on the hoax? Or the stunt? Or whatever you choose to call it?
That got me thnking, is there anyone widely accepted in the Sasquatch collaborative (we can't use the term community anymore I guess) that is widely trusted and held in esteem?

Lets, see, Rick Noll is out, he MIGHT have been involved in some sort of machinations involving rock-throwing for a tv show.
Jeff Meldrum is involved in this show as well, so musta been in on it, so he's out too.
The BFRO is (allegedly) only in it for the money, so their out.
We here as NESRA have been accused of only being in it for the money, I seem to recall seeing the term NE$RA used, so we're out. We also failed to stand up for a couple of our junior members when they had a sighting (although none of us were there, so I don't see how we can vouch for their sighting, but we won't consider that)
SRI is a bunch of meanies, so their out.
Tom Biscardi is an opportunist (and a hoaxer, allegedly) and is only in it for the money, so he's out.
The Bigfoot Forums is populated with mean people and folks who question everything, so their out.
Steve Kulls has been associated with Biscardi, so he's out.
Loren Coleman is only in it for the money and fame, so he's out.
Craig Woolheater writes for Cryptomundo, which is also associated with Loren Coleman, so he's out.
Doug Hajicek is involved with the new MonsterQuest Sasquatch episode, where a rock was thrown to allegedly make the show better, so he's out.
Doug Hajicek was involved with Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, so any person or group associated with that, is out.
Jeff Meldrum's book Sasquatch:Legend Meets Science is the companion piece to the documentary of the same name, so, becasue Mr. Hajicek was involved with the MonsterQuest Sasquatch episode where a rock was allegedly thrown to boost the ratings, I'm afraid Dr. Meldrums book is out.
Anyone who agrees with any of the above named people, or groups or websites, or forums, is out.
Anybody who's read Dr. Meldrums book is out. Cause he was invloved in the MonsterQuest tv show, where a rock was thrown as an alleged attempt to make the show more exciting.
The GCBRO is out, cause they seem to be of the attitude that one should be killed.
Any person, group, forum member, website, or entity that agrees that one should be killed is out.
Anyone who's ever made a mistake in the field is out, cause that's just not good science.
Anyone who's ever listened to a radio show that's hosted any of the above named people, groups, forums, websites, or entities, is out.
Any host, or anyone associated with any radio show that's hosted any of the above named people, groups, forums, or entities, is out, cause you must BE IN ON IT!
Anyone who doesn't know what every sound in the woods is immediately, is out.
Anyone who's ever mentioned something on a forum or website, and has then been accused of associating it with Sasquatch just BECAUSE they mentioned it on a fourm or website, even if they didn't mean to, is out.
Anyone who's ever made a spelling or grammatical error in a post, or has mistyped something on a website, is out.
Anyone who only wants to read ABOUT Sasquatch, but doesn't care to look for one, is out.
Anyone who lives in an area that's not a known Sasquatch hotbed of activity; and this includes folks from other countries as well; is out.
Anyone trying to have fun while doing this type of thing, is out.
Anyone who doesn't have the nature skills of Daniel Boone, is out.
Anyone coming up with a new theory or idea, is out.
Any group, or person, or website, that sells Sasquatch related paraphernalia to fund the group, or themselves, or the website, is out.
Any group, or person who uses the equipment they have, instead of the latest technology, is out.
Anyone who visits paranormal websites that contain content that includes UFO's, ghosts, or any other paranormal things, but also has a separate section for the Sasquatch phenomena, is out.
Anyone who's ever read a work of fiction about the Sasquatch, or has watched a movie that contains anything fictional about the Sasquatch is out.

I think I pretty much covered it all. It's kinda like that Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game really. Anything listed above can be connected to anyone or anything in the Sasquatch collective. So, with that being said, GO FORTH AND ENJOY!!!

Hello?

Hello?

Anybody there?!

Was a couple of weekends ago that I made my way out to the fabled Hockomock Swamp for an overnight. Seeing as how your reading this, I made it back alive none the worse-for-wear. I may have found a regular spot for myself. In all honesty, I wasn't exactly ass-deep in swamp-water, but it was a good start. Next time, I'll venture deeper. The hammock worked well. It was fairly comfortable (gotta give some credit to my sleeping bag for that) and helped keep the monsters at bay. Although, I may have just looked like a giant McDonalds breakfast burrito to anything predatory that may have wandered by. Thankfully I was spared the indignity of trying to fight off a giant bird-of-prey while firmly shrouded in cotton, canvas and Polartech. Huge thunderbirds out there apparently.

I was comforted by the fact that I may have done something that nobody has ever done before, spending an entire night, ALONE, in the dreaded Hockomock Swamp. In your face Loren Coleman!! You may be able to string some words together and produce some of them there fancy books, but I am hardcore to the core.

Wanna count the hairs on my manly, flying-in-the-face-of-danger chest?

I'll have to make some return trips. Maybe I'll bring someone along the next time. I'm thinking of waiting till Kevin falls asleep, and then stringing up some pork chops around his hammock and sitting back and waiting for the feeding-frenzy to ensue. Betcha he'll scream like a little girl at a Backstreet Boys concert.
Something occurred to me while I was out there. The ordeal of taking a dump while out in the woods. How can such a simple thing take on such overwhelming logistics? Fear of someone coming along while your doing your business, fear of squatting in a lovely field of poison ivy, fear of being discovered by rabid, driven-mad-by-syphilis hillbillies bent on finding themselves a "Mountain Bride?" Not being able to read the latest fly-fishing tips from the newest Field and Stream!!! Talk about being in the center of a hellish nightmare. I could be; to quote Mike Tyson; wrapped in a cocoon of horror. Crude subject I know, but hey, I spent the night in the HOCKOMOCK SWAMP. So I can say whatever I want, you fancy-boy pack of sissies!
All that toilet humor aside. I think I've found my spot. I will go back. It's a huge area and begs further investigation. I might have found a weekend home. Wish me luck. And if I don't make it back, well, anyone need a subscription to Field and Stream?

It's mid-March and the new researching season is almost upon us. During the winter months alot of researchers spend their time indoors and online. It's a good time to catch up on what's going on in the Bigfoot community, and also a good time to read and perhaps come up with some new strategies for the coming season. Not to say that there isn't anyone out there working a spot, but the potentially cold and snowy weather, combining with the drop in sighting reports from the winter months, keeps many folks indoors.
I'm very much looking forward to spring. I plan on doing quite a bit more field-work than I have in the past. My first year in this endeavor was spent solely on reading and learning all I could about our hairy woodland friend, and although I by-no-means consider myself an expert, I think I have a good starting place on which to work from. The second year was a combination of field-work and armchair research. Now, coming into my third year, I'm going to concentrate more on field-work.
I've gone over all my gear. Added a few pieces. Even repacked my evidence bag. I have a couple spots in mind where I plan on doing some overnights. Should be a good year. Will I find anything? Gee, I hope so. But even if I don't, there's nothing bad about spending time afield.