Maine Bigfoot Footage-Enhanced And, NO, This Is NOT A Sasquatch.

ah-ha.  The phone footage that astounded the investigators.  Is this a joke?  THAT is a man and I don't even think it's a gillie suit he's wearing just warm clothing.  NOT a Sasquatch.



Checking a link I note Para Breakdown has done some work on the video and his conclusions are interesting.

Turner Maine Bigfoot Footage

"Holy Crap! Holy Crap! Turn it off! Turn it off!".....WHY?  The video shows someone/thing but I have no idea what the investigators are supposed to be seeing because I've watched this 8 times, stopped it, looked at it again and all I see are some legs.



This is just another non-event video and no attempt at cast taking of the footprints?  No recordings of the vocalisations and this "creature" has been seen at the front of the house....but no video footage? 

per cognitionem veritatis and Encyclopedia of Lake and River Monsters

I was asked what "per cognitionem veritatis" up in the header bar meant.  It's Latin and means "Through Knowledge Truth" and no, that was not my school motto which was Opportunitas tempus est "Time for Opportunity" -I guess "opportunity" to learn!

And I learnt when I purchased Encyclopedia of Lake and River Monsters by James Foster Robinson.  A big disappointment.  Slim book (124 pp) but it is an A-Z of lakes and rivers where unidentified aquatic animals have been seen.  Nothing really in depth and what I was surprised at was the fact that there are no illustrations or even alleged photographs of these animals.

Compared to Bayanov's Bigfoot Research The Russian Version Robinson's book is the contents label on a tub of ice cream.  Nothing we didn't already know from many other books on lake and river creatures, some omissions.  The book blurb reads:






"The lakes and rivers of the world are said to harbor monsters. Many look like dinosaurs from another age. Others are snake or eel-like while some are human-like amphibians. These monstrous creatures come in all sizes and shapes, not to mention color. They exhibit many different mannerisms from hostility to inquisitiveness to total disregard. Legends and stories can be found about them in all the folklore of different cultures around the world. Today the experts calculate that there are over two hundred and fifty lakes inhabited by some sort of creature. This Encyclopedia of Lake and River Monsters has been compiled to provide a starting point for those who are interested in pursuing the subject."

Maybe I'm just getting jaded but I could have written this in a week and included illustrations and photographs.

Disappointing.

I Believe That Ghost Adventures Has "Lost It"

Now, Nick Groff has split off -amicably apparently- from Zak Bagans and Aaron Goodwin to produce his own TV series Ghost Stalkers .  There has even been news items and snippets on Groff's Face Book about his leading ghost tours....one to Bobby Mackeys.

This made me sit up.  Okay, unlike other series in which we had three me with a camera and tape recorder each -meaning that "real time playback" ruled out hoaxing- the later series turned into three guys totally going over the top on demonic possession and demon attacks and noting all the demonic signs such as "666". 

I previously posted an item that featured Andy Hamilton's documentary "Search For Satan" in which it was explained that Satan/"the Fallen Angel" and a lot of other things did not appear in the original versions of the Bible -they were all much later, Christian era additions.  Around 2005, a fragment from Papyrus 115, taken from the Oxyrhynchus site, was discovered at the Oxford University's Ashmolean Museum. It gave the beast's number as 616 χις. This fragment is the oldest manuscript of Revelation 13 to date at about 1,700 years old .

So all these "signs" and demons using terms like "Hell" are odd.  

But the team believed that Bobby Mackeys was (another!) "gateway to Hell" -is it a franchise thing then? But -and this is important- Nick Groff swore never ever to go to Mackeys again after the evil that attached itself to him there.  Now he's going to guide a tour there?

Having seen both Bagans and Groff be so incredibly and  obviously duped by a 'psychic' in the last series and even "a guy standing nearby as we started filming who said he'd seen something" --which VERY conveniently backed up what the 'psychic' told them.  We also saw Bagans stir up alleged activity at homes of desperate people and then...go home.

That last series as well as the Transylvanian and Ireland specials dug the crew into a grave of their own making.  And the various guests who kept popping up added more scope for fakery NOT of their making. Now every ghost hunting show on TV or You Tube features demons and the usual inaccurate Satan data.

It has even made me doubt some of the things I thought were quite convincing in early series.

Then Bagans purchased a very haunted home.  Guess what? It contained ANOTHER "gateway to Hell"!!! 

Let's look at a news item about this from last year:http://www.examiner.com/article/ghost-adventures-host-zak-bagans-stops-production-of-demon-house-documentary

Zak Bagans stops production of demon house documentary due to unsafe conditions

November 4, 2014 

Zak Bagans says the house is unsafe for crew

Photo courtesy of the Zak Bagans

"Ghost Adventures" host Zak Bagans recently halted the production of a documentary film that will feature an alleged haunted house that he purchased earlier this year. According to a post on his Twitter page yesterday, Bagans said the house became unsafe for his crew and he had to call a priest to come exorcise the house.

The small house on Carolina Street, in Gary, Indiana has over 800 pages of official police reports of odd occurrences that have been said to have happened there. A police captain with the Gary Police Department says he believes that the home is haunted. According to the police captain and various psychics, the house is infested with hundreds of ghosts and demons.

In a recent photo of the house, a strange figure can be seen peering out of one of the porch windows of the home. City officials claim that there were no inhabitants living in the home when the picture was taken.

One family that lived in the home fled due to the supernatural events. The Ammons, who lived in the home claimed to have experienced their children levitating, strange footsteps, odd behavior from animals and insects. A family case manager and a family nurse even witnessed one of the children walking backward up a wall.

"This may well be one of the most well-documented cases of demonic possession ever," Bagans said to Robin Leach in an interview about the house.

Psychics came and informed the Ammons that the house was infested with over 200 ghosts and demons. According to the seers, the demons were attempting to possess the family's children. The home has been labeled "a portal to Hell."

"If it's true that this home is a portal to Hell, then I want to go there and see what happens," Bagans said in an interview with TMZ.

Bagans convinced another family that lived in the house in the 80s to come back to the home to appear in his new documentary. As soon as filming commenced demonic activity started to stir up within the house. The former home owner claimed that she was kicked and her daughter began speaking in tongues and threatened to attack the crew. Bagans took the possessed girl to a Catholic priest for an exorcism to rid the evil spirits.

"One of my production crew quit on the spot when we heard what the girl was doing when she was possessed. It was then I made the decision that the home was unsafe and called the priest to exorcise the house. The exorcism was unsuccessful, and things continued. For the safety of crew we halted production, and it’s been months since then. We plan to resume in December," Bagans told TMZ last week.

Bagans purchased the house on January 29 and paid only $35,000 for the home. He started production for "The Demon House" back in April but had to temporarily shut down production in the summer due to unsafe conditions. Production will resume in December.
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Yes, ham it up for the photographer, Zak.  This is the other problem -suddenly with the last series we heard and saw all the additional TV crew.   And when has an exorcism EVER rid a house of ghosts or demons -read the literature: whatever it is moves about or gets even more active.  And a lot of these American exorcists seem far more bent on publicity.  "You say your coffee was cold after an hour? That is a true sign of demonic possession!" (I made that last bit up).

Outright fakery did not take long to appear on the UKs Most Haunted TV series -in fact it seemed fore-planned and proven beyond a doubt hence it admitted in court to being a fake entertainment programme.  Ghost Hunters has been caught out so many times but they still continue.  I really liked the Groff, Bagans and Goodwin crew when they started but I think over the top entertaining and even hysteria -if you watch the series you'll know what I mean- has taken over. 

I seriously doubt I'll watch the next Ghost Adventures series.

For me it was died.

Mystery Of Grey Seal Deaths Causing Concern

It goes without saying that if you are in any coastal area -not just the UK but Ireland, France, Netherlands -wherever- if you come across a dead seal or seals you should report it to your environment agency or whichever body is responsible.  This is quite serious.

There are fewer grey seals left in the wild than African Elephants, and concerns are growing after an unprecedented number were found dead in Cornwall.

More than 40 have been washed up since October, including pups and adults, but the cause of death is a mystery.

There are only around 350,000 grey seals worldwide, so experts say it's vital they find out why they are dying before it has a long-term impact on the population.
 
Caz Waddell, marine conservation officer at the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, told Sky News: "We have got large numbers of seals dying on our shores and the real worry is that a lot of these individuals are adults that are breeding, so the impact to the population could be huge."

Finding out what is killing them isn't easy, as the Government doesn't fund post-mortem examinations on seals but storms, pollution or illness could all be possible causes.

Dan Jarvis, from the Cornish Seal Sanctuary, said the deaths have come during the main birthing season, which could mean more are at risk as pups often can't survive if their mothers die.

He explained: "We really need to show a duty of care for this species to try to figure out what is actually going on, because by the time we have figured out something is going on it could be too late."

The public are being asked to report any dead seals that they find to the authorities.

ADDENDA 10th July 2018

The question as to what happened and whether any solution was found has to be "no idea". I sent an email to each body in question introducing the various parties and that was it.  I am told there was no inter-group conversation or cooperation. Is this an ego thing?  Surely the seal deaths are more important than personal kudos or press coverage.  Very very sad state of affairs.

Cryptozoologist Of The Year 2014

I'll break the news to you now....it is not me.

I know -like what??

Anyway, this is how Loren Coleman announces it on Cryptonews where you can read MUCH more:http://www.cryptozoonews.com/munns14/

Cryptozoologist of the Year 2014: Bill Munns

 

The Year 2014 saw some intriguing discoveries made and research revealed. One individual stands out in the field of Bigfoot research, Sasquatch studies, and cryptozoology for his work in pushing forward serious, thoughtful, analytic work on a specific piece of evidence – the Patterson-Gimlin footage. That person is our “Cryptozoologist of the Year 2014.” He is Bill Munns.

 

 

Who is this person?

 

William “Bill” Munns has been a makeup and special effects artist in Hollywood for decades, and a filmmaker in general, as well. He applies his unique perspective to the analysis of the famed October 20, 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film. In the last seven years, Munns assembled the finest image data archive on film and photographic material related to this classic “Bigfoot” mystery, and analyzed the apparent unknown hairy biped seen in the film with state-of-the-art analysis technology. 

 

His 2014 presentation in Yakima, “When Roger Met Patty,” and his 2014 book, When Roger Met Patty, were the culmination of that seven year research program. After 47 years, the Patterson-Gimlin footage has a serious in-depth study for all to consider. For this, we thank and recognize Bill Munns.

 

 

Congratulations to Munns. I think Munns is a very good choice and there are a number of videos on You Tube involving his work -including this one.....

 

Eastern Cougar Conference Paper

I was asked about the technical paper I was contributor to for the 2nd  Eastern Cougar Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2004.

It was titled A Method For Grading Sightings Of Non-Native Cats: Application To South and West Wales, UK.  F. A. Street-Perrott, Alaric Smith -University of Wales- were the presenters and I contributed data from the files of the Exotic Animals Register (EAR) from 1977 on.  Thirty-six pages in all but nothing to get the layman over excited!