The "Bigfoot Blues" campfire jam fest

This is Stevie Strings and Jeff Cook getting down at the Bigfoot expedition this weekend. For you folks that are armchair Bigfoot researchers, you don't know what you are missing. It was fun for all.

Investigating a BFRO reported sighting area

A nature photographer reported a Bigfoot sighting near Tampa to the Florida BFRO. One of their field investigators did a followup. She believes its real and we went to the area based on the Google Earth skin of the sighting map. This area is the best wildlife area Kevin and I have ever been to. Game trails were everywhere and I suspect this is an ambush point. We will soon have covert trail cams up in this area. This is all part of "Florvanic" the land of the Skunk Apes. When they found out we were doing this, the BFRO removed me from their FaceBook ground and the field investigator removed the comment I had made on her video. Its nice that politics have nothing to do with research. Good grief.

Wear orange in the jungle

Tim exploring the swamp jungle of Florida

I don't know if Sasquatch sees in color or black and white. I do know that hunters see in color and I don't want some drunk guy with a gun thinking I am a deer. So, I wear an orange camp. In this case, a vintage Tampa Bay Buccaneer cap. I know I also wear a camo shirt. So, as Obama says, "sue me." Kevin also wears this cap and I could not recommend it enough. In fact, during hunting season (not poaching season) it would be wise to wear an orange vest.

Investigation in the Bigfoot sighting zone

Kevin and I were able to get back out to the Sasquatch sighting area Thursday. Our hope was that since the area was fresh, there may be evidence at the scene. The terrain would be just like it was 10 days before so we were able to do test that determined the height of the creature.
Using a bamboo pole and having each one of us stand behind the palmetto line, we did test from the shooting angle to see how tall it was. Our conclusion was it was upwards of seven feet. That is why he may have been having trouble hiding for he was out in the open and not directly along the line.
Kevin had a parabolic mic which many in Bigfoot are using now becasue it can pinpoint sound from quite some distance. The day we did the follow up investigation there was, of course, not much going on. That is the nature of this business. Exposure increases your odds. That is how I got lucky the other day.
I believe the Bigfoot that was video taped in Florida was standing 20 feet behind the palmetto line. We discovered a hard packed dirt horse trail in the open that would be consistent with the lighting seen in the video. The position was elevated and that made him look closer to the brush.
In the image below I am standing where I believe the Sasquatch stood. In the distance you can see where I was at. That is why he was trying to duck because he got caught in the open.

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This was six months ago before this area became a lake. The pig would have been under water. The last deployment taught us that wildlife loves the swamp area when its dry and that pigs don't swim. Without critters, the big guy stays out as well. :
We went back to trail cam "C" after three weeks in field. We loaded new batteries and switched out the media card. This game cam will sit out until November. That will the only time it will be possible to get back in there. The storm season is upon us in Florida and the water in the bugs will prevent any real access to this area. That is exactly what we want.

If this animal is a swamp beast, this will be the perfect environment for him. You can see by these pictures that the area is teaming with wildlife and other predatory animals. Food sources abound. Combine water, cover, vegetation and meat and you got a skunk ape paradise.

A Wiley Coyote

He sees the camera..damn that Wiley boy

A mother in her child on a misty morning

A black hog

A wild turkey (bottom left)

Kevin and I exchanged the old batteries for the new Copper Tops that should provide enough life until November. The purpose of this trial cam project is long term and months left in field is the ultimate goal. Short outings, even up to a month, is not reccomended by people with lots of experience doing this. The criptid can smell man like deer can. Your scent is left behind up to five days after you have left the area. You really want the area to be clear of your presence and let the trail cam "settle in" and become part of the environment.
For example, Derick Randles of the Olympic Project says they leave their cams in field for six months in very remote locations. It often takes overnight backpacking trips to reach them. They have to be marked with GPS coordinates so they don't lose any units.
That would be our ultimate goal with this project. Areas north of the Green Swamp such as Ocala National Forest would afford overnight backpacking to reach areas in the wilderness areas, far away from any campers with RV's.

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.

Kevin and Tim taking a break

A new feature to this blog are going to be the exclusive videos uploaded ONLY TO THIS BLOG! Now how cool is that! By coming here you will be able to see videos not seen on YouTube and videos that show outtakes and good stuff we just want you guys to see. It is our way of saying thanks for stopping by.

This video was taken last February on the day Obama was inagurated. We were in the well fields in Pasco county where there had been a recent Skunk Ape sighitng Kevin told me about. We sat down to take a break and eat a snack. The three hour hike did not yield much. The water source we had seen on Google Earth showed no signs of any Bigfoot or primate activity. That is the way it goes in this business. You must do the leg work.

Why we focus on the Green Swamp

I am mostly confining my searches for Bigfoot or the Florida Skunk Ape in the Watershed areas of Florida primarily the Green Swamp in Polk and Lake Counties and the Myakka River valley in Sarasota. This is logical, for a large primate needs an abundance of water to survive. With the current drought, his area is becoming tighter and favorable for Bigfoot hunters. The reasons for looking in the Green Swamp of Florida are clear.
The Green Swamp System ranks possibly second only to the Florida Everglades in terms of hydrologic and environmental significance to the state. Overlying an important zone of groundwater recharge for peninsular Florida and the highest elevation potentiometric surface of the Floridan Aquifer, the Green Swamp ecosystem is important to the preservation of clean potable groundwater supplies. As noted above, the Swamp also includes the headwaters of various rivers including the Hillsborough, Withlacoochee, Little Withlacoochee, Oklawaha and Peace.
In the upper reaches of the Green Swamp River Systems, the floodplain forests and swamps promote natural detention of flood waters and provide habitat for many wildlife species. In addition to the rivers and their associated floodplains, habitats within the Green Swamp River Systems include a mosaic of cypress and hardwood forests, pine flatwood, prairies and sandhills.

Two views of the palmetto line were the sighting was at

This is from way in front of the palmetto line and one taken from behind on the line on the horse trail. This is how I believe these creatures can navigate large tracks of wilderness. The Green Swamp is 120,000 acres and it makes total sense. Why try to carve out a trail in the thick brush when you can use what man has already made. Take a good look at these photos.

From in front of the palmetto line

From the horse trail behind the palmetto line

The Sighting video from the Green Swamp of Florida

What we found on the Bigfoot trail camera

We went back to trail cam "C" after three weeks in field. We loaded new batteries and switched out the media card. This game cam will sit out until November. That will the only time it will be possible to get back in there. The storm season is upon us in Florida and the water in the bugs will prevent any real access to this area. That is exactly what we want.

If this animal is a swamp beast, this will be the perfect environment for him. You can see by these pictures that the area is teaming with wildlife and other predatory animals. Food sources abound. Combine water, cover, vegetation and meat and you got a skunk ape paradise.

A Wiley Coyote

He sees the camera..damn that Wiley boy

A mother in her child on a misty morning

A black hog

A wild turkey (bottom left)

Bigfoot Research with Damian Bravo of Team Tazer Bigfoot

Easter Sunday was a special day. I had the pleasure of working with Damian Bravo of Team Tazer Bigfoot. We planed the outing after a conference call with Shaun of Bigfoot Evidence blog. Since Damian was currently in Florida, it seemed like a natural thing to do. I told Mr. Bravo that he could take all the video and images he wanted, just as long as he did not reveal the area we were in. He agreed.

I met Damian and we went to the trail head were he interviewed me on camera for about 25 minutes. He set up his lighting gear and cameras right on the edge of the road and again - no questions were off limits. After the interview, we headed for the trail.

It was a beautiful day with clear blue sky's and low humidity. That was good because we had a long hike in front of us.

I was able to show Damian what are strategy is and why we select areas to work. Much thought goes into these decisions. The area we headed for was chosen because it the epicenter of the South West Florida Water Management flood zone area. We the amount of vegetation, water, cover and wildlife, it was perfect for a Skunkape habitat. Damian agreed.

I will have more later as I post the videos. They really tell the story. At one point, Damian saw something moving in the Palmetto field. We ran in and tried to track it down, with no luck. Damian, on camera, told us exactly what he saw. I could tell from his initial reaction that it was genuine. He seems to be an honorable man.

Seminole Project proving swamp flood plane perfect sasquatch habitat

She walked right in front of the camera

They say Bigfoot needs food, water, and cover to survive. He lives in remote areas, and perhaps, only moves out of his comfort zone when migrating. The results from the Seminole Project using a Rerconyx RC60 shows the flood plane they are in fits all of the criteria. The project wants their cameras to be very remote, Tim Fasano has even removed it from spots to go further out. With the help of Kevin, They have gotten into areas Fasano has not seen before. This plan of attack seems to be working.

Tim Fasano in field

Images are now coming in from the project that prove this area is rich and teaming with wildlife. The other night a wild hog was captured by the camera, and now, a group of deer were moving through. In the picture above, you can see the upper body of a female deer (we position the camera at a height of five feet). There are glimpses of other deer on subsequent frames. I believe she may have had yearlings with her.

What is  positive about all this is the hard work is paying off in verifying our tactics as being correct. It is just a matter of staying with a long term project to catch images of animals that just don't belong in Florida. A panther or wild cat would be an amazing discovery, as well.

Tomorrow I will show you how she reacted and why I think that is no matter for concern.

Seminole Project website and YouTube channel are up

Kevin, filming the deployment zone in the swamps

You can find the Seminole Project at the link here. We also have a Youtube channel at "The Seminole Project." We are right not a team of five guys that are committed to deep field deployment of covert stealth cameras. We use the Reconyx RC60. There is no flaw in its design for it emits no infrared signature. Check us out.

Day One of the Seminole Project Deep Field Bigfoot Trail cam deployment

This is a video of the area where we secured a spot to deploy our first trail cam. This area was very "squatch" or "skunky" so we went with it.

How I know Bigfoot Ancestral DNA is not human

This was recorded on the Enigmatic Anomalies TV show in an interview segment. I had an hour long sit down to explain my views on many Bigfoot topics. I know some of them are controversial, but I can back them up with logic. Face it, Bigfoot is not a tool maker, a fire maker, or an artist. These three things set us apart from all animals.

"Bigfoot will never be captured alive" Bigfoot Live Talk Show

On this video I explain why I don't think a Bigfoot will ever be the subject of a lab study. That is because he will never be taken alive. His evolutionary programing is just that good.

Video from Skunk Ape field operations with "Enigmatic Anomalies"

This is some raw video edited by me to show what is being found in the Florida swamps and wilderness. These footprints are very cool. So is the thing crashing through the jungle.

Will a bonfire draw Bigfoot in at night?

My campfire last month

One of the things I do during night Bigfoot hunting is light a good bonfire. I  have been told that it may make Bigfoot curious and he will come to check it out. That may depend on what he associates it too.

It could mean food, but I have never heard of a Bigfoot coming into someones camp raiding it for food. I have heard of them coming into a camp at night after everyone has turned. Maybe researchers should fake going to bed then be on the lookout for something scavenging the camp. Having a camera trained at the fire may be the ticket.

I am only guessing for I have tired the bonfire but am unsure if it has done anything. It has allowed me to cook meat and vegetables over the fire. That is always a good thing. Bigfoot hunting can work up a good appetite.

Florida Bigfoot Organization is formed

www.floridabigfoot.org

This new weblog is about the Florida Bigfoot Organization. This org will be devoted to real and scientific research of the Southern Skunk Ape along the Gulf Coast. My goal is to advance on a National level, with organized expeditions. The response for such a thing has been immense.

Anyone willing to offer their time is welcome in this organization. We will need people who have experience in science, hunting, animal identification, and hiking and camping skills. We will take this to the woods, and off of the messge boards. Are you ready?

The Southern Bigfoot is considered to be smaller then it's Pacific Northwest cousin. It has gone thru several evolutionary adaptations to cope with the swamp environment. It has longer hair to ward off bugs, and a smaller size so it produces less heat, to live in a hot environment. It is believed to migrate regionally in the south as the weather changes.

The late spring and summer will give us an opportunity to hook up with resources up north, to go on weekend expeditions with other groups. This is just a possibility, and we are certainly a long way off from this. The economy needs to get much better.

I have received many request from average people who have an interest in the outdoors and Bigfoot who want to help out. Many of these people are experienced in the woods, and have new ideas about how to approach research. There are no official members, only people that I have worked with in the field, and who may want to be included in future outings.

Modern research seems to have reached a dead end with the same old call blasting and wood knocking not yielding much evidence (it did not for me last week in the Green Swamp). A new paradigm might be developed by cooperation among people in which the money factor has been eliminated.

No money will change hands. I may even cater most of the events for I like to cook chicken and burgers over an open fire, and backwoods camping allows that to happen.

Just wanted to let you know what my ambition is for a new way to get this research on the road and off of the comment sections of blogs that accomplish nothing.

I have scheduled an expedition in Central Florida for Mid February. It will be over a three day period but you don't have to stay all three days. Primitive camping may not be for you and this is one good way to find out. Anything you could do to help, is more then welcome.

I hope this takes off and something becomes of it, like real evidence instead of folk tales.

POWERLINES AND BIGFOOT: A new theory in Bigfoot research

The video above was taken by me in November of 2010. It records sounds coming from a power line system that could be a possible form of Sasquatch communication. I was working with a member of a local Bigfoot research group. This area was a spot that they had been observing for years and they had heard activity in the area before. They made no claim as to what that might be, but it was interesting anyway.

The video records the genuine reactions from the two researchers...Fasano hearing this for the first time and formulating a theory on the spot..Cryptoseeker bursting with excitement and acting a little leery of the high tension wires up above. She then explains to Tim the working theory her group has developed.

(She would subsequently state that this video was a hoax. She would imply that Fasano staged and misrepresented it somehow. She now claims it was only hunters, miles in the distance, that we were hearing. Her reaction on the scene shows otherwise).

Jack Barnes of FB/FB ripped this from Youtube when it was up (I did not know that). Jack has done a good amount of research on the importance of Powerlines and how Bigfoot can use them to hide out, communicate, and travel undetected even in heavily populated areas such as New Jersey!

Many people first heard this theory when Matt Moneymaker on the show Finding Bigfoot explained it while in North Carolina. You can see other researchers have been onto this as well.

I once had this video up on YouTube but was told they would sue me if I did not take it down. It does not make her look bad...it makes her look genuine. Since I took it down she has had free reign to tell everyone on Facebook that I was hoaxing her that day. I have all seven videos taken at that powerline (32 mins of video) They are unedited and do not show any hoaxing.

The matter WAS over, but now that it has resurfaced on Facebook, I felt a need to comment. I truly hope the past does not keep hanging around. I am over this.

She does state on the last video that there are hunters down the line and they may be moving toward us. But she does not state that is the only reason for what we encountered.

I will stand my ground on this one. Jack of FB/FB published it, I am only using an embed code. If someone has a problem with that, go complain to Jack. I am sure, in a nice way, he will tell you to go piss up a rope.