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If that is the case then he would have no incentive to reveal the hoax/fantasy and every incentive to "keep on keeping on". Admitting to fakery and fantasy has destroyed his "dream life" as well as any acceptance and sense of family he may have previously attained. Perhaps the important question is not Why did he do it? but Why did he admit to it? Admissions of fakery and/or fantasy within the Bigfoot research community are very rare. Do Bigfooters dislike hoaxers and fantasists or do they only dislike those who admit to fakery and fantasy? And, if it is that easy to live the dream (talk the talk and walk the walk) in order to gain acceptance and a sense of family how many others are doing it? How many "researchers" are in a similar position to the pre-admission Ed Smith? How many others are engaging in Bigfoot fantasy? How many researchers are vouching for their friends despite their fakery/fantasy? If you became aware that your close friend (or family member) despite his/her apparent sincerity was actually a Bigfoot faker/fantasist would you "out" him/her? Like it or not, there is a strong fantasy element to Bigfoot (isn't Finding Bigfoot a good example of that?) and this case has the potential to reveal much about the insides of the Bigfoot phenomenon...

I thought she said her "Bigfoot steak" didn't look like the picture of it circulating on the net. There have been different stories from or about Smeja; I haven't kept up, but simply put a question mark by his name in my mental list. As for all the definitions of what's "absolutely wrong" that I have read on this forum, it boggles my mind and the attitude reeks of entitlement. Bigfoot is real to me, but some of the people in here seem rather fictitious.