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Monday, March 26, 2007
Review: Squatch Detective Radio 3-26-07/Report on Melissa Hovey's First Expedition
This was a great show, even with some technical difficulties. The guest was Ron Morehead of Sierra Sounds fame, and he discussed the sounds that were taken by he and Al Berry, as well as the experiments done therein. I called in and asked a couple of questions and Mr. Morehead answered them well. Other callers were also great (except for one prank caller) and the show was pretty wonderful. It was a great show overall. Steve's next guest will be PBS Chairman Eric Altman next week at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thesquatchdetective Please tune in and support great research.
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My first Expedition By Melissa Hovey
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Interesting Article by Matt Knapp ("Oklahoma Squatch")
It has long been speculated that Bigfoot type creatures have the ability to see in the infrared spectrum. There are many people who have the opinion that this is why there are no clear photographs of the creature taken with an infrared triggered device, such as a game tracker camera. This topic has also come up during conversations in regard to the implementation of nightvision devices in the field as a means to try and spot one of these creatures hiding in the darkness. Nightvision devices normally require the usage of an infrared emitter that appears as a spotlight when viewed through the nightvision scope. Some believe the Bigfoot creatures can see this infrared "spotlight" and avoid it accordingly.
In hunting, hunters apply techniques and equipment to conceal themselves from being spotted by their game. Some of these are based on the principles of vision in the specific animal they are hunting. For this reason, as a Bigfoot researcher, I found it beneficial to learn what I could about vision. If a person were to find out certain information about vision in mammals and primates, they could possibly use that to their advantage while in the field. That coupled with the speculation about infrared is what directed me in my own research on the subject of vision capabilities in mammals and specifically primates.
During my research, I kept running across papers and published scientific journals all written by the same person. I would also notice on papers written by various people, that in their acknowledgments and works cited, a lot of them mentioned articles written by this same man, GH Jacobs. So I took it upon myself to search out this GH Jacobs, which I was able to do. To find out more about who he is, you may look here: http://www.psych. ucsb.edu/ people/faculty/ jacobs/index. php
The man is a leading expert in the field of mammalian and primate vision. The website provided his contact information, so I thought who better to ask than an expert on the subject. At first I was a bit reluctant to contact him. For one, I was leery about explaining why I wanted to know the information, and two, I didn't want him to think I was some crazy person attempting to get some sort of backing, either financial or academically, for Bigfoot research. Not that it wouldn't be great, but that was not the reason for my inquiry. After some deliberation with myself, I decided to just be up front and honest in my email. To my surprise, he responded to my email rather promptly. The following is the context of both emails in their entirety.
My name is Matthew Knapp, and I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I'm what one might call an anomalous wildlife researcher. I avoid the term "cryptozoologist. " I will admit however, my greatest field of interest is the "Bigfoot" phenomenon. That is in fact why I am writing you. I have no college degrees, any research or investigations I do is during my own free time, and any expenses come straight out of my own pocket. I understand the scientific community's reluctance to investigate this sort of thing, or to provide any type of funding to someone like myself to help with further in depth investigation. What I am looking for though is some information that could prove valuable in my own endeavors. Please keep in mind I am far from being some sort of fanatic or crazy person. I'm just a man who has seen and experienced things that warrant my own further investigation and research.
I have read several papers you have written on mammalian and primate vision. I come from the belief that if "Bigfoot" actually does exist, it would be some sort of higher intelligence primate. It has been speculated that this creature might be able to see in the infrared spectrum. This is usually said to explain why there is a lack of photographic evidence coming from game tracker cameras that have an infrared trigger device. If we go by sighting reports, even if only a small fraction of them are accurate, we can reach the conclusion that these creatures would be either nocturnal or crepuscular. For sake of argument if that were true, how possible would it be for their vision to reach the ranges it would take to see in the infrared spectrum? Are there in fact mammals out there that can see in the infrared spectrum? Along with that, if an animal were to be able to see infrared, are there any color ranges it would not be able to see, such as blue or ultraviolet? I would also like to know how close the color vision is of great apes and other primates to that of our own. For example, do gorillas see as many colors as we do? It is my own understanding that nocturnal vision lacks color. So it's difficult for me to understand if you are dealing with a nocturnal or crepuscular animal, how it could see in any color spectrum at all, including infrared. Any answers or information you could provide me with will be greatly appreciated, I just humorously ask you not to hold my particular field of interest against me. If nothing else, I hope it brightens your day a little just to know that a non-student layman such as myself appreciates your work and expertise on the subject. Thanks for your time.
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Mr Knapp,
Here is what may be relevant to your interest. No primate, indeed no mammal, has visual sensitivity tuned to the infrared. The mammalian gene family that specifies the long-wavelength sensitive pigment cannot produce a pigment with a spectral peak longer than about 560 nm. And there is seemingly good reason why no mammal has infrared sensitivity. That is because we abundantly emit infrared and those emissions would swamp any photopigment tuned to infrared, thus rendering it unusable. The biological infrared receptors that have proved useful are all in cold-blooded animals, e. g., the pit organs of some vipers.
To your other points:
1. All Old World primates (apes, monkeys, ourselves) share in common their photopigments and, to a large extent, all their visual capacities.
2. Some mammals (mostly rodents) do have visual receptors tuned into the ultraviolet, but as I noted above they do not have any infrared sensitivity.
Hope this helps.
Jerry Jacobs
So there you have it. According to a leading expert on mammalian and primate vision, there is absolutely no chance they would be able to see within the range of the infrared spectrum. The only alternatives to this is that they are either cold-blooded, or they do not fall in biological accordance with any other mammals, let alone primates, living on our planet.
Matt Knapp
Tulsa, OK
Book Review: Sasquatch/Bigfoot: The Search For North America's Incredible Creature
Authors: Don Hunter With Rene Dahinden
This book, released in 1993, was kind of a 20th-anniversary edition of the original volume "Sasquatch" released in 1973, with some updated chapters. All the major classic stories are covered here, as well as some more obscure reports, including an interesting report of what may have been a possibly 12-15-foot-tall creature seen near a dam in Canada. The book is quite a good read and easy to understand. Dahinden's exploits are very fascinating and give us insight into why he was so driven. Get this one if you can.
This book, released in 1993, was kind of a 20th-anniversary edition of the original volume "Sasquatch" released in 1973, with some updated chapters. All the major classic stories are covered here, as well as some more obscure reports, including an interesting report of what may have been a possibly 12-15-foot-tall creature seen near a dam in Canada. The book is quite a good read and easy to understand. Dahinden's exploits are very fascinating and give us insight into why he was so driven. Get this one if you can.
Cryptomundo/Anomalous Headlines
Squatch Detective Radio Tonight...
Steve's guest will be Ron Moorhead of Sierra Sounds fame, and they will discuss the sounds heard on both CD's and even play some clips. Gonna be a great show. The show starts at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central and can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thesquatchdetective As always, we encourage you to to tune in and support great research.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MELISSA HOVEY (OH, AND SOME GUY NAMED HENRY MAY)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today is also former "In Search Of..." Host Leonard Nimoy's birthday (remember those classic episodes on Sasquatch and the Yeti?). Happy birthday, Mr. Spock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sasquatch Articles
Bigfoot Stomped Through the West Elementary School Gymnasium
For Sasquatch believers there's no turning back
" border="0" height="8" width="8"> Larry Lund Article As Promised, just a little lateSunday, March 25, 2007
Review: The Sasquatch Experience 3-25-07
This was a fun and relaxed show, with ABS President Melissa Hovey, who (along with myself) is celebrating a birthday tomorrow. We discussed her field work with the TBRC, her work with casting, different ways of collecting evidence and other forms of evidence. We were truly honored to have Melissa with us, and she was a terrific guest. Our next program is Wednesday night at 9:30 P.M. EST/8:30 Central, which will be a discussion of the recent program on Bigfoot Live with Tom Biscardi about the Patterson/Gimlin Movie which featured Greg Long, Philip Morris, Bob Heironimus, M.K. Davis and Pat Holdbrook. Then, next Sunday, my guest will be "Sasquatch Sleuth" Larry Lund, at our regular time of 9:00 EST/8:00 Central. The show can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience As always, please tune in and support great research.
Sasquatch Experience Tonight...
Our guest will be American Bigfoot Society President Melissa Hovey, who is also a member of the Texas Bigfoot Research Center and the Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers. The show begins at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central and can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience As always, please tune in and support great research.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Announcement
The Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton,CA
presents the first bigfoot event of 2007 in Northern California !
BIGFOOT DISCOVERY DAY
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Felton & Santa Cruz , CA
Featuring a presentation by
Dr. Jeff Meldrum
“Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science”
A one-hour lecture followed by a short question & answer session
And a full hour to meet & greet Dr. Meldrum and fellow bigfooters after the talk.
6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Louden Nelson Center , 301 Center Street , Santa Cruz , CA
Tickets: $10/adult, $7/museum members, students, seniors, $5 children 12 and under
For ticket reservations please contact the Bigfoot Discovery Museum
Weekends from 10 am – 6 pm pdt at (831)335-4478
Or email
Michael Rugg at mike@bigfootdiscove ryproject. org
The museum will have special activities and displays during the day. We plan on having Dr. Meldrum available for an hour in the early afternoon for a book signing at the museum. He will also have footprint casts available for sale as well as copies of his book, “Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science.”
We hope you can make it! It’s the first big event for our local bigfoot museum!
You probably already know someone who is a member…we’d like you to come and join us for this special gathering of bigfooters on June 30th! Make your plans now to be here for this special event!
"Best Evidence"
Bigfoot
It is one of the most enduring unresolved mysteries. Is the missing link between early humans and apes alive today in the dense temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest? In 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin were investigating reports of Bigfoot/Sasquatch sightings in the Bluff Creek area of Northern California. They struck gold when their film camera captured a 22-second shot of an alleged female Bigfoot before she disappeared into the woods. Most scientists believe that this film record and a set of footprint casts that accompany it are an elaborate hoax. But a few self-proclaimed experts make the opposite, startling claim. To them, it reveals compelling proof of a living human-ape. We consulted with numerous researchers and professionals — from anthropologists to orthopaedic surgeons to a famous special effects makeup artist — to evaluate some of the best evidence. Also, we obtained four casts from the Smithsonian Institution as well as the shaky Patterson-Gimlin film. Using new digital video enhancement and stabilization techniques, as well as the expertise of Stanford University's Gait Laboratory, BEST EVIDENCE examines the film creature's costume, posture and gait frame-by-frame against the movements of an actor in a suit. The results will surprise even the most skeptical viewer.
Premiere: Feb. 1, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Sasquatch Experience Lite Tonight.../Link to Virtual P/G Movie cast
Our show tonight will be a discussion of the recent interviews on Bigfoot Live with Tom Biscardi with Greg Long, Philip Morris and Bob Heironimus. The show starts at 9:30 EST/8:30 Central and can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience As always, please tune in and support great research. UPDATE-Show cancelled for tonight, but we will resume this Sunday, March 25th, at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central with ABS President Melissa Hovey.
Virtual Footprint from the Patterson/Gimlin Movie
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Review: Squatch Detective Radio 3-20-07
This was a short, 30-minute show with Steve and Sean Forker discussing the events of the evening before with EB. They pretty well explained all the controversy from the night before and really brought out into the open the animosity towards EB. It was a fun and informal show which seemed to clear the air. Steve's guest next Monday will be Sierra Sounds Pioneer Ron Moorhead. The show starts at 9:00 EST and can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thesquatchdetective As always, please tune in and support great research.
Sean Forker on SquatchDetective Radio Tonight!!!
Breaking News - 9:05pm EST
After the fallout from last nights explosive show, Sean Forker will join Steve Kulls on SquatchDetective Radio to address the situation, and get Sean's insights into what caused the awful breakdown between himself and Erik Beckjord.
Cryptomundo/Anomalous Headlines/Murphy File Newsletter #28/Sasquatch Chronicle
http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/bf-reality-tv3/
Murphy File Newsletter #28 Sasquatch Chronicle Part 1
He’s Back! in Texas That Is…
http://www.cryptoworld.co.uk/new-finch-species-found-in-idaho/New finch species found in Idaho
Cryptomundo Headlines
http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/real-bf-1/
Genuine Bigfoot Tracks">The Real Bigfoot and Genuine Bigfoot Tracks
http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/real-bf-2/Wildmen in North America & Bigfoot Emerges
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