Skunk Ape search in Myakka River State Park

This expedition with Stacey Brown Jr and his team showed the presence of a large primate in Myakka River State Park.

The Florida Skunk Ape

This is a video that a production team shot of David Shealy in the swamp and the Skunk Ape research center and museum.

Green Swamp Bigfoot video goes viral...sort of

Shaun, at Bigfoot Evidence blog, has the latest video from the Green Swamp expedtion on his site. I'm not sure what it is, but I know something was out there. We just don't know what we are dealing with.

Bigfoot and artifacts

Kevin filming the gator

The river we were following along was clear and wild. The brush was thick and we had to forge our way through. I was thinking not many on land had been in this area. The water was so clear Kevin said that if it was not cold, he would go for a swim. He saw something that changed his mind. A large gator loomed nearby. It was also in a strange place. We had stumbled upon something very interesting.

We came upon the remains of an old logging camp. Logging of giant cypress trees in Florida reached it heyday in the 1920's. Most of the houses built in that era were made of that wood. If you ever watch the TV show "Axe Men" you know how much money is paid for trees. In Florida the Great Cypress trees were hundreds of feet in the air. They were known as "Florida's Redwoods." It was a crime to decimate their ranks as they did. When they were done, they packed up and left.

A strange looking gator

We found an old bulkhead and large chains still attached to trees up above (that is how they lifted them up to place the cypress on a rail line that had been put down through the Green Swamp of Florida. I have no idea how these guys survived during such a primitive time. George even found what was left of a low-tech latrine that was rather sophisticated for that time period.

George watching from the bank

The gator was just off the bulkhead or seawall they had created for a couple of hundred feet to pull the trees into after they were floated down stream. If you came down that creek by canoe, you would certainly run into guys like that gator. Be warned. This is not a very safe place. You can get hurt and or bit by snakes and bugs (like I was). When we got out of there, I was beat. I crashed as soon as I got home from hours of hiking. Don't get me wrong, this was fun and I would chose to do this no matter what.

Bigfoot powerline theory

Bigfoot uses man made corridors such as powerlines, forest roads and horse trails to gain access and cover large amounts of ground. Forging through the thicket would not be an effective way to manage this. So Bigfoot takes advantage of what he finds just like many other animals do. There is also a theory that Bigfoot communicates on the high tension wires by knocking on them, sort of a Bigfoot cell phone.

Rare summertime expedition into Green Swamp

It is extremely rare to have favorable conditions for the swamps this time of year. Kevin remarks about the lack of bugs. That was the one thing that made this tolerable.I was very happy about being in the swamp this time of year. The Tampa area was underwater from storms and we had a clear sky with a full moon, and no bugs. Cool.

Bigfoot expedition Green Swamp

I am very tired but I have a lot of stuff that made this trip very special. Everything went right. The weather and the bugs cooperated and we made it to Skunk Ape Mountain. I will soon upload all the video. We hide nothing.

kevin and George by the "Prepper truck"

Tim and George on "Skunk Ape Mountain"

Campfire at sunset

A test

See were it goes

Headed to the Bigfoot expedition

The area looked good with sign that humans had been out here in months. The weather was cooperating with no rain or bugs. We were very excited about this rare summer Bigfoot expedition in the Green Swamp.

Postcard from Sarasota

Kevin and I met with the founders of Big Wolf Productions today to discuss the upcoming documentary they are planning about the Skunk Ape. They were great guys with some interesting ideas. We hit it off with them and have already scheduled a backwoods camping trip for the last week of October (the one I offered to Matt Moneymaker).

This photo was at Square One Burgers. If you have one up your way, I highly recommend going. The service was great; the food was awesome. Kevin and I can't wait until autumn. Its going to be a great Skunk Ape season. Really good things to come.

Other methods for finding Bigfoot

With the Falcon Project being launched, its a good time to consider other types of research techniques. We have tried navigating waterways. It makes sense. If the Skunk Ape is considered  migratory, he could be using rivers to travel along. Most structures I have found have been near rivers. In fact, all Bigfoot researchers have found most of their stuff near waterways. That only makes since. However, it means we can guess his behavior to some extent. This is how a discovery will be made. Random luck is also very helpful

A video from the last camping trip.