This special was shown on the Travel Channel on Friday, January 6th, 2006, and was very well-done and fair and balanced. The special focused mainly on the Pacific Northwest, but also took us to the swamps of Florida and the forests of Texas. Several luminaries of the Bigfoot field were interviewed, including Loren Coleman, Dr. Henner Fahrenbach, Daryl Colyer and Craig Woolheater. The Pacific Northwest phenomenon was covered, more specifically the town of Willow Creek, California and the Bluff Creek area. Footprints, hair samples and even the famous Patterson/Gimlin film were examined and determined to be not disproven yet. The focus next went to Florida, and (for me) a real low point of the show when they featured known hoaxer David Shealy discussing the Skunk Ape. He showed his hoax photos and casts and hair samples, and this was a real letdown in an otherwise excellent special. They next went to Texas, specifically the Jefferson area and Caddo Lake, where sightings have taken place for nearly 200 years. The Texas Bigfoot Research Center was highlighted, more particularly the president of the organization Craig Woolheater. A group from the TBRC was filmed in the field doing research, which yielded some interesting results. I won't reveal too much more, but let's just say the results were interesting. This special was very well-done and fair to the subject. It will re-air on Saturday, January 7th at 10:00 a.m. eastern, and again on Tuesday, January 30th at
6:00 eastern on the Travel Channel.
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