Standing is a known, demonstrated multiple-hoaxer. Meldrum and Stroud are taking considerable risk to their credibility in the bigfoot field associating with him. I suspect Standing probably did have an encounter of some sort, wasn't able to provide evidence, so he created some ... and got caught. Its a lesson for anyone who is looking to "prove."
MIB
You know, I had to think about that one for a while. Seems like the big rascals will eat a lot of things planted and tended by humans, but I have never even heard of them eating pumpkins!!!! That's odd. They eat dang onions, garlic, turnips, leeks and squash.
I've never seen a real bigfoot made of glass eyes and synthetic materials. Have you? If you look at the muppet pictures and see anything but hoax epitomized, you need to lay off the cool aid.
MIB