Siberian Officials find Yeti Tracks!!

http://thedailyedge.thejournal.ie/siberian-officials-claim-to-have-found-yeti-tracks-250759-Oct2011/

Large Tracks Found At Game Reserve In Michigan

I bet there are many, many times people find similar tracks and never give them a second look thinking they are just human tracks.



This is one of my favorite Bigfoot snow track ways. There is absolutely NO way to fake what your seeing. Notice how easily it stepped over that fence. Those tracks were made by Bigfoot folks!! I pity the deer that the Squatch is following...lol

Neck Deep in Bear!

Hello all! Here are some pictures from my Squatchin adventure last night. Nothing remarkable and no crazy feelings other than am I going to come face to face with the Black Bear that is leaving all this sign around. I couldn't get away from his sign, it was literally everywhere!

I went to a different area of operation last night. It's the same woods as the gifting site but just a mile or so away. I hate to do this all the time but if you read my blog post http://squatchinluver.blogspot.com/2014/04/why-do-bigfoot-make-loud-howls-and-for.html It is the area where the Big Fella came from when he answered my wood knocks. It is steep and rugged terrain as evidenced by the Bear sign. A Bear isn't going to be making bedding sites in an area of high human traffic!! All though I didn't have any Squatch activity I did see some possible old sign. There were some tree breaks that looked like they were made by a Squatch. I also found some weeks old tracks that looked  fishy but they were made in less than perfect soil and I couldn't differentiate from Bear tracks.

The last two pics are slide marks from someone or something that came down the steep bank. As you can see they were made by a flat footed creature...human or Squatch. I must apologize also for the blurriness in some of the pics. I was on edge with the Bear sign and I rushed a lot of these. The fourth from the bottom is the possible old Squatch track. There are toes marks I promise. It was getting dark and my I phone has it's limitations.

Sasquatch Bigfoot Tracks Dec 2012

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South Fork Utah Track Way

Evaluating Bigfoot tracks

I found this very interesting track evaluation by a gentleman by the name of Zack Clothier. He does a masterful job of dissecting 11 potential Bigfoot tracks and explaining the nuances of what
makes a bonafide Bigfoot track. Very Impressive work by Zack!

http://bigfootforums.com/uploads/post-8-0-19518700-1354140268.ipb

Upper Peninsula Michigan Prints

I had a lady email me these pics of tracks she found in October on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. She said they were scouting for bear in a remote area and happened across them. The bottom picture has her foot for scale and she wears a size 10 boot.  Have a look and give me your opinion.

Track way Follow up!

The possible Bigfoot track way that I investigated last week has created such a roller coaster of emotions for myself. It started as thinking immediately they were human, to thinking they might be Squatch, to professionals saying they were human, to finally different professionals saying they were Squatch. I still don't know what to think. Short of Dr. Meldrum looking at my cast and telling me one way or another, I don't think I will ever know for sure!

I went back to the scene yesterday with my oldest son to show him, and to look one final time for any other potential evidence.  We started at the original starting point of the first investigation but quickly made our way to the spot where I ended. I probably shouldn't have gone because what was once a pretty open and shut case was now wide open again. I'm posting a picture of a track that I found. It was on the same trail as all of the others but where it differs is it shows what I believe to be toe nail marks. These aren't the type and shape of toe nails that you are picturing in your head. Please just look at picture below!

 This track was found in a really muddy area and the terrain changed to a slight upgrade and it's almost like these toe nails were used to gain traction. It was the only track like it and the next step was back to the same shape as all of the others that I saw.  I don't know what to think about it. It just created more questions than answers as far as I am concerned.

Since this was where I ended my original investigation, I wanted to follow the trail to see where these tracks would lead me. I was astounded when they veered off the well beaten trail to enter a little rise into the woods. I could see where the ground was matted down pretty heavily and several scuff marks where something slid stepping up the rise. I gently brushed some leaves out of the matted down earth and found what looked like toe marks and the impression of foot prints. They were not evident enough to warrant taking pictures but in my opinion they were there. Since I was not dressed appropriately for off trail hiking, I couldn't follow my suspected quarry through the brush. I backed out to the trail and continued down for several yards to make sure I didn't miss them continue down the trail but that was not the case.

One other thing to note, I did see some suspicious tree breaks and tree formations where I feel the tracks entered the woods. They were not fresh but very suspicious in nature. In hindsight I probably should of documented these but my son and I were getting dangerously close to being late for Easter dinner at my in laws. I would definitely rather face a mean Squatch than a po'd wife..lol

Ooops I almost forgot. I did find two other partial tracks on a whole different trail. They were both very discrete in nature. I took a picture of the one that looks like the "print maker" stepped on a piece of rigid plastic debris and embedded it into the ground. Happy Squatchin.....

Human track vs Bigfoot track

Below is a picture of a suspected human track (on right) that I cast yesterday, compared to a real Bigfoot track. The Bigfoot track just so happens to be a replica of the most well known Bigfoot of all time.....Patty of the Patterson/Gimlin film! Aside from the obvious size difference between the two, there are a few other glaring differences that I would like to bring up. One, the suspected human track has a definite "ball" under the big toe area that is absent from Patty's. This was very noticeable when I investigated the tracks at the site. It also was an indicator to me that I was dealing with a real being and not a fake wooden cut out or similar hoaxing device. Bigfoot track experts like Dr. Jeff  Meldrum have stated that Bigfoot feet have a "mid tarsal break", meaning there is a hinge like effect mid foot of all Bigfoot. This hinging is very helpful in supporting a very large and heavy frame navigate through steep mountainous terrain. The "mid tarsal break" is also used in debunking fake tracks. Because of the complexity of the foot function, most hoaxers do not have the smarts to make a fake that passes the smell test with the professionals. Another differing feature is the heel of the suspected human tapers where Patty's stays pretty wide. Also the big toe of Patty is round where as the human was oblong. These are the differences that I noticed. These differences may or may not be a valid determining factor to judge between the two. Again, I'm only describing what I see.

A few of the similarities are that with the exception of the big toe, all of the other toe shapes are the same. There is also a very similar crease behind the toes that is evident in both. The shape of both prints are very close without taking the width of the heel into account.

So please take a look at the picture and come up with your own conclusion. Squatch or Human?

Track way Education

I'm just writing a little post with some details of my track way investigation today. Got a text late last night from my son saying that a couple of his buddies were looking for a place to camp this weekend in the area that I do my "research" in. They were in a panic because they found what they believed to be Sasquatch prints. They took a couple of pics and a little video and to say they were excited would be an understatement! The first thing I thought to myself was that these guys were playing a trick on my son for one reason or another so I didn't get overly excited about it myself. I didn't get a chance to talk to my son until this morning when he explained that these two kids were dead serious and that they swore they were not joking. The area that they found these prints in is an area that we get a ton of activity in. I already detailed the area in a previous blog post titled "Do Bigfoot Play Hide and Seek??" It's the same area that I had one of my close encounters in.

So I blow off work today to go check these prints out. I eventually find them about a 3/4 of a mile from where I parked my vehicle. At first glance I was pissed that I was duped into missing work  for some human foot prints. The largest print I measured was 10" long, 2-1/2" wide at heel, and 4" wide at the widest part. Well within the size range of an average sized person. There were probably 3 or 4 different sized prints in all. The prints went back and forth on the trail for probably 1/4 mile until I lost them for a couple hundred yards. I then picked up a single set continuing down the trail for a while until I lost that one. This routine happens a couple more times until I come to a large muddy area with huge puddles of standing water. I find several of the different sized tracks again coming into this muddy area from different angles...not the main trail.One of the sets goes right through the deep mud puddle and the others walk around the water but directly through the mud. Why would people do this??? I had traveled at least a mile by this time and my mind starts to wonder. Could these be Squatch tracks???

I'm puzzled to say the least. I am having a hard time believing that anyone would walk bare footed, this far, through pretty crappy terrain. I picture myself walking in that crap and I would probably be tip toeing and at least show some sign of my uncomfortableness (yes I made that word up), but these ones absolutely do not!!

I have to admit that I'm starting to think these might be the real deal. They obviously are not mature adult Sasquatch, but most likely a couple juveniles out for a walk. I'm inventing this whole scene in my head and I'm forgetting about thinking clear and analytically. I'm most definitely not a track expert and these are the first ones that I ever studied. So I have a lot to learn about tracks and the differences between Squatch and humans. So I posted some pictures on Facebook with the hopes that someone who actually knows these differences would respond. I was elated when Tyler Bounds gave me some help and stated that they were human tracks made when the ground was soft...most likely during or right after it rained. His advice is what brought my mind back to reality and what I had known all along. A little later Derek Randles, who I am a huge fan of, reiterated Tylers opinion that they were indeed human. He even shared a cool little detail about one of the tracks. The two smallest toes were squished together, which shows that they were crammed into tight fitting shoes over a long period of time. I had never even thought of looking for that.

Even though the reality was that these were human prints I still wanted to continue my education by casting a couple of the tracks. I had never done it before and it would be great practice.

Most people would of looked at my day and thought that it was a huge waste of time, I don't. I learned a lot from two expert Squatchers, practiced casting a track,and most of all I got into the woods.