Is this the face of Bigfoot?

******UPDATE****** THIS IS A HOAX******Details here:

http://sasquatchscoop.blogspot.com/2013/12/hoaxed-scammed-bamboozled-new-bigfoot.html

 

 

 

Being a Bigfoot researcher, it's sometimes a daunting task to wade through all the Blobsquatch, blurry and misidentified animal photos to find that one that may be a gem. That gem is a rare find indeed. So when it finally comes around your first reaction is that of a skeptic. No one can get that good of a photo, right? There's got to be some  real photos of Bigfoot mixed in with all the garbage. This may be that photo.

My friend, Sally Petri, contacted me at the beginning of November with a seemingly extraordinary photo and an equally extraordinary claim of how this photo was obtained. This is not Sally's photo but was obtained by Norm Glasser. Norm is a paranormal investigator among other things but not a Bigfoot researcher. I later found that there was a second photo, same creature but a slightly different angle. I added the watermark to protect Norm's rights, Norm did not ask me to do this. I will release an image without the watermark but the copyright information must remain with this photo and please, if you would, link back to this article.

The Glasser Photo #1

This Photo First appeared on Norm's Twitter and Facebook pages back in July of 2013 and a post in the Hauntedsociety.com's forums in August. The abbreviated story goes something like this. Norm had had a possible Bigfoot encounter when he was a youth, he never saw the creature but he and his companions experienced something very frightful. They had trees that had been broken off thrown at them while they were in a boat. They never saw what threw the trees. Norm returned to the area this year to get some photos for a possible re telling of this and many other stories from his life for a possible book he may write. When he got to the site he caught a glimpse of a bipedal creature covered in white hair or fur in his headlights. Norm reached for his trusty Bell and Howell S7 slim camera to get a photo. It took him a bit to get the camera turned on and ready, as he raised it up to snap a photo, to his astonishment, this creature staring in his car window.Norm was able to snap 2 photos but does not recall doing it. He says all he remembers is the camera flying out of his hands, throwing the car in reverse and high tailing it out of there. Norm said he had to remind himself to catch his breath.

Glasser photo #2 From Hauntedsociety.com forums (arrows are not mine)

I knew I had to speak to Norm to get the full story. After contacting him he agreed to have a phone conversation with me and it was at that point that I decided that Norm sounded very straight forward and honest. He did not try to fill in details if he did not know them. I could find no deception in his story and the facts hadn't changed since his first telling on the hauntedsociety.com forum. Norm has never tried to push this photo for any gain and, aside from Josh Gates, didn't really seem to show anyone in the Bigfoot community. If this was a hoax surely he would have shown someone and tried to push this thing. Instead I came across it quite by accident when a friend shared it with me.

 

I can't say that this photo shows a Bigfoot but it shows something very strange. It does not appear to be a costume and it is not photo shopped. What it is I do not know, but I am very intrigued by the possibilities. Are we looking into the eyes of Bigfoot? 

My complete interview with Norm will be available soon, I am in the process of editing it to remove names and locations. My hope is that you will draw your own conclusions based on Norm's own words.

See Matt Knapp's take on this photo at www.BigfootCrossroads.com 

 
The Glasser Photo - All images copyrighted. If sharing, please link back to source.

Derek Randles Olympic Project Brown's Thermal the investigation continues

The excitement over the recently released thermal footage by the Browns and The Olympic Project headed by Derek Randles is still at a fever pitch. Derek has been releasing more photos of the area and the Browns have uploaded some videos to Youtube showing what they believe to be several stick structures. The investigation is on going and as the days go by more and more is being released. There are many who are working on the project and it is believed that in the days to come there will be breakdown videos and comparison videos of the footage. Whatever the thermal shows, bigfoot or not it appears to be taller and wider than a human subject standing in the same position. Will the breakdowns and comparisons prove this is a bigfoot? The short answer is no but if done correctly they could add a very important piece to the puzzle.

Melba Ketchum's opinion of Bigfoot Bounty and an invitation to debate the facts from Dr. Todd Disotell

Dr. Melba Ketchum is seemingly disgusted that one of her favorite actors is hosting a new Bigfoot show. Today Dr. Ketchum posted her concerns on Facebook and Twitter. The subject of her concern is Dean Cain, who is set to host 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty airing January 10th, 2014 at 10pm/9c on Spike TV.

Although Ketchum hasn't seen the show yet  she believes the show is rigged, and that the show will be "just another disgusting harassment of the Forest People". 
Ketchum also took the opportunity to further her claim that her DNA study is the real deal and shows absolute proof.
As of the writing of this article it is yet unclear if Mr. Cain or Spike TV have responded to Dr. Ketchum

While most in the Bigfoot community and the scientific community dispute her claims, one scientist has sent an invitation to Dr. Ketchum recently asking her to debate the facts her study allegedly shows. Dr. Todd Disotell, who will be one of the judges on the new Spike TV show, recently appeared on the After Hours With Rictor podcast and asked Dr. Ketchum to engage in a scientific debate regarding her claims. Dr. Ketchum has not yet responded.






I urge Dr. Ketchum, and anyone else for that matter to give this new show a chance before making uninformed conclusions based on rumors or personal feelings. If you wish to join the debate come on over to the Bigfoot Bounty fan page on Facebook.

Bigfoot Bounty - Rumors abound but are they true?

Recently Dean Cain appeared on the Today show and promoted his new show, 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty set to premiere on Spike TV in January. Since the promotion some in the Bigfoot community have come out against this show based on the very short clip and rumors that have been going around for a long time.

In the interest of full disclosure I am going to say here, publicly, for the first time that I auditioned for this show. My partner and I didn't make the final cut but it does give me a unique insight on just what this show is about.

The first rumor, and the one I have wanted to address for some time is that this show is out to kill a Bigfoot and that's the only way to win the 10 Million dollars. FALSE. This show has nothing to do with killing a Bigfoot, in fact it's a NO KILL show. There won't be any dead Bigfoot on the show. Many of the contestants would have turned the show down if that were the case, I know I would have.

Rumor Number 2 is that all the folks on the show were unknown until this show was conceived and that it seems fishy that they , a lot of them any how, became popular around the same time that the idea for this show came about. That perhaps maybe all their youtube videos, claims of shooting bigfoot, and other evidence was contrived just for this show. FALSE.  I can say with 100% honesty that this one isn't true. Yes, it is a coincidence but that's all it is, in fact most of the folks didn't learn of the show till the Fall of last year at the same time I did. In any show there are several steps to pre production, the first is always a research and development phase. Many were originally contacted in that phase and as far as I know none of those folks appear on the show. The second phase where we are concerned is casting, casting started in late summer or early fall of 2012 to the best of my knowledge, well after all these folks had already been known to the Bigfoot community.

Dax Rushlow and Rictor Riolo from Bigfoot Bounty

Rumor 3, this is a competition show and there's a cash prize and therefor can have no value to the Bigfoot community. This one is a matter of opinion. I guess the opinion is like this: "How can we take a competition show seriously? There's no place in Bigfoot research for competition." Really? Have you been in the same Bigfoot community I have? It's always been about competition. Copyrighting photos, my group has a better approach than your group, don't be friends with so and so because I don't like their ideas. Sounds like a competition to me. I hear the 4 Horsemen being mentioned and how they wouldn't like the competition aspect of this show. Look into history folks, those guys were as much about being first as many are today, some of them hated each other, oh and they all made money off of books and TV appearances when they could. Nothing wrong with that at all. They needed to feed their family's just like all of us do. Would they like the show? Maybe, maybe not but it does not demean the work they have done.

I guess in summary, lets watch the show before we make judgements on it. You don't have to like all the people on the show to enjoy it. Many of my friends made the cut, and at least one individual that I don't care for much but I wish them all luck. I know I'll be watching this show with the mindset that it's entertainment first and research second, much like Finding Bigfoot is. I know one thing for sure, the cast is very diverse and perhaps it will bring some folks into Bigfooting who may have been a little worried to do it before. I also know that the science on this show will be real, no BS there as it features Dr. Todd Disotell a well respected scientist.

PS: I'm rotting for Team Rictor and Dax! Love those guys!
Think you might give the show a try? Check out the Fan Page on Facebook :Bigfoot Bounty Fans

A public appeal & invitation to Dr. Melba Ketchum from After Hours & Dr. Todd Disotell.

A public appeal & invitation to Dr. Melba Ketchum from After Hours & Dr. Disotell. We want to give Dr. Ketchum the chance and opportunity she deserves to talk about her research and results in a neutral forum regarding the subject matter we all love, Bigfoot. No jokes, no teasing, no judgment, or silliness. When someone is a guest on this webcast they are treated with utmost respect. So Dr. Ketchum please consider this. You will get a Sweet Sassy Glassy Bigfoot pendant out of it and that alone is worth it!

Dr. Bryan Sykes finds 'Bigfoot' DNA matches rare bear

Bigfoot Lawsuit, sad state of affairs : Hovey V Poling

So I have been away from the blog for quite some time, I was burned out on all the drama that goes on both behind the scenes and in public. The latest drama just couldn't escape my attention and I felt it is necessary to put the whole thing in perspective from a legal stand point. No, I am not a lawyer nor do I have any legal background but even a layman such as my self can clearly see what the law says.

First a little background. Melissa Hovey released the alleged Bigfoot photo way back in February of 2012. She clearly stated that she did not own the photo and issued an ultimatum to the real owner to come forward, the real owner did not and expressed clearly to Hovey that he/she wished to remain anonymous. Melissa clearly stated both in blog posts and on podcasts that the photo was not hers and she only claimed copyright to "protect" the author of said photo.

Shortly after the release of the photo Phil Poling, on his old SuperSoylent youtube channel, posted a video that removed Hovey's copyright and replaced it with his own, it was clearly a parody and Mr. Poling was trying to point out that Melissa could not own copyright to that photo since she openly admitted that it did not belong to her.

Fast forward to the lawsuit, I wont go into details about the suit as others have done a great job in that area already, Matt Knapp in particular and you should check out his blog for all those details. Suffice it to say Hovey was wrong, it can be spun however she likes it but she is wrong. She can not claim copyright on this photo, never could. Whether or not the photo belongs to Karl Kozak or not, the fact remains that Hovey NEVER had ownership of the photo.

What the copyright law says is important, here is a snipet of the law straight from copyright.gov. It speaks to ownership and who can be considered an owner of a copyright:

§ 202.3   Registration of copyright.

(a) General. (1) This section prescribes conditions for the registration of copyright, and the application to be made for registration under sections 408 and 409 of title 17 of the United States Code, as amended by Pub. L. 94-553.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the terms audiovisual work , compilation , copy , derivative work , device , fixation , literary work , motion picture , phonorecord , pictorial, graphic and sculptural works , process , sound recording , and their variant forms, have the meanings set forth in section 101 of title 17. The term author includes an employer or other person for whom a work is “made for hire” under section 101 of title 17.
(3) For the purposes of this section, a copyright claimant is either:
(i) The author of a work;
(ii) A person or organization that has obtained ownership of all rights under the copyright initially belonging to the author. 1

1  This category includes a person or organization that has obtained, from the author or from an entity that has obtained ownership of all rights under the copyright initially belonging to the author, the contractual right to claim legal title to the copyright in an application for copyright registration.

So, we see here that Ms. Hovey CAN NOT claim copyright because, by her own admission, she is not the author of the work nor have ANY ownership rights been transferred to her. An open and shut case in my book and aparently in the courts eyes too.

So what does this all boil down to? Melissa Hovey, either out of spite, or out of a severe faulty understanding of the law took an innocent man to court over something she did not own and he had every right to use under the fair use law. Mr. Poling, I assume, is out a boat load of cash defending himself against a lawsuit that never should have been. I don't care what you think about Melissa Hovey, she was wrong and even a cursory examination of the law would have made that apparent. I don't know who her Attorney was but they seemingly had no clue what copyright law is or they would have advised her to never file the suit. I don't care what you think about Phil Poling, he was right, he was right from the beginning and he was right in the end, maybe some of his statements were not appropriate, and I believe that's what really what enraged Melissa, but he was spot on about copyright law from the very start.

It's no secret that Melissa is a friend of mine, it is also no secret that Phil is too. I assume after this article goes public, one of those friends may no longer wish to remain that way. My intentions are not to bash anyone but to point out FACTS. Melissa always told me she wanted the truth out there and the truth is that the photo never was hers to claim and she took an innocent man to court over a grudge. That is a sad state of affairs.

Christopher York said it best in the Facebook group The Squatchers Lounge:

 yes everyone lets just let this be and continue to be lemmings. We should never ever look at how messed up our legal system is. We should allow [Hovey] to claim copyright on whatever they want, and never question anything after the fact. Because we never ever go back through history to look at court decisions, right? Yes the court did rule and that ruling should be looked at because of what it says about the state of affairs in this community. Self righteous egos are what this community is full of. People who believe because they have been on TV or a documentary that they are justified in whatever they say or do. Now lets look at what Hovey is saying, you know besides the fact that she acts like this is a big surprise to her.... Oh yeah she just wanted the truth about the picture... BS! She wanted someone to pay for her feelings getting hurt. PERIOD! And the sad part is she wasted your taxes and tied up the courts with this ignorant waste of time lawsuit that did nothing more than force someone else to have to defend himself for something he never should have had to defend. So yeah lets just move on and be complacent and leave the community as it is. BLIND!