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Your gonna wanna write this down…. 1)Beer 2)Whiskey 3)Cigars Optional: Jerky Matches (for the cigars) Something sharp Something that flings lead Luxurious: tent fart sack hunting license game bags TP Map Compass Rich person: RV Generator TV Chainsaw GPS Rich rich person: Hire an outfitter!

Art Bell should have asked Kiviat some technical questions. Such as what the Intermembral Index number was for the figure in the PGF, and if the person that said they were the one in the film would have the same IM number. He also should have explained to Kiviat the suit material needed to show muscle movement wasn't even available in 1967, and then asked him if the film is a hoax, where did the material that didn't yet exist come from. I must have dozed off when the "damning evidence" was talked about.

Looks like the same one a local grocery store installed after a sighting on my dad's property...

It was raining this morning, so I didn't head out till well after lunch, about 3 PM, when it had quit for a while. Because of the late start, and the high cost of gas right now, I stayed very local, hitting a short, steep logging road just 30 minutes from my door. Once off the main FSR onto my chosen branch, I saw only 2 other vehicles, one a ghost from the past (pics below), and the other a brand new Wrangler with a broken front drive shaft, while I was coming back down the road on my way out. The wrangler was driven by a young middle eastern couple, who didn't seem to have any mechanical knowledge, so I got my poor old body down on the trail to peer under, and saw that the rear section of the shaft was resting on the transmission crossmember, and the front section was too short to hit the ground, so I had him shift to 2 wheel drive and move a few feet. Nothing seemed to be in danger of causing further damage, so I told him it was OK to drive out in 2 wheel, but not to use 4 wheel. I followed him down to pavement, and he made it safely, and gave me a thank you wave as he headed home. While up on the higher section of the trail, I was actually in the cloud layer, so visibility was very limited, never more than 100m, and sometimes down to 30m. In those conditions no critters were spotted, and I didn't even see any tracks or scat. When I left home, my daughter had asked me to return by 6:30, and I just made in time, coming in to delicious smells and a lovely big sirloin tip roast waiting for me to carve for my Fathers Day dinner. What a sweetheart!!

What’s the deal with the zippers? I’ve heard so many people draw the conclusion that it’s not real because of the zipper? For the life of me I can’t see a clear picture of a zipper? Is it just because people don’t think Bigfoot is real so there has to be a zipper?

I made a quarter million dollars from printing and selling Bigfoot hunting permits. The money is long gone but it was awesome while it lasted. I started a vinyl sticker business. Unfortunately due to health reasons I had to quit working and have sold most of my equipment. Even if I wanted to do it again it wouldn’t work because there is so much competition now.(Amazon.com) That being said I have had three Squatch experiences before I started that company so I am a believer. I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t have those experiences.

Bigfoot in the culture? Where does it come from? I say it's a good sign. The younger generation in the 1960's and 1970's is now the 'old guys' Most of us grew up on the PGF and the Peter Graves Bigfoot/ Monsters- type show. In this way an entire generation grew up with at least some exposure to bigfoot through this experience. Then, nothing. But 3 strange things happened. 1) The VCR was available in the 1980's and suddenly these 20 and 30 somethings could watch a Bigfoot show all over again once they ran out of other things to rent. In your home you could -now as an older adult vs a kid- watch a young Grover Kranz and so on talk about the Bigfoot concept. You could watch this with an adult mind. You could run back and forth the PGF and see it again for yourself for hours in the privacy of your own home. 2) Cable TV started which led to more and more channels. Some new networks like Nat Geo and Discovery would fill the hours with content. Some shows like America Paranormal- Bigfoot, X Creatures, and so on came into the TV. Names like Jeff Meldrum and Bill Munns became somewhat household names giving classy and credible discussion of the subject. Hoax or real the discussion of Bigfoot now had people who could make the argument for their cause and do so without appearing like some crazy, tacky presenter. 3) The internet came about which led to a variety of interests which includs Bigfoot. Music used to present a lot of Motown (good stuff!) in advertisement. That Baby Boom generation ruled the marketing and buying power. Now as things shift to Gen Xers the music has shifted to reflect their interests. When they make a soundtrack for a movie the now 50 year old revert to the music of the 1980s they grew up with. (just look at one song from the 1980s explodes to #1 due to appearing in the TV show Stanger Things) These TV shows and so on are now responding to the fact at least some population out there is interested in Bigfoot. This = a ratings source for a real Nitch market. Even if some of this is tongue-in- cheek like Messin' with Sasquatch, it is still appealing to this crowd in advertisements. All of this has created a bit of a critical mass out there to give some of the first serious study of Bigfoot. Just like an old episode of a 1970's show some of the 'styles' have not aged well. The loch ness monster has largely fallen off based on it going a bit out of style. Why? because when serious study has been devoted to it esp with new Tech, the monster turns out to be a bit of a yawn. The Bermuda Triangle was a subject of interests years back. Most of the subject was handled in pretty tacky ways with outlandish ideas of UFO bases and so on. Bigfoot on the other hand has largely stood the test of time. I would suggest it is not only a public with more of an open mind but also the fact the PGF has really yet to be disproven. For me it could be a hoax but has not proven to be. Now when the Bermuda triangle is discussed or Loch Ness they are discussed by serious people giving plausible theories and ideas to the study of what these things might be if anything. For the most part much of the 1970's 'nonsense' ideas on these subjects has pretty much died off. Bigfoot has actually BENEFITED by the somewhat more modern serious study unlike some of these other concepts. So Bigfoot is cool. There are a lot of factors out there making it cool. If nothing else, we are developing the better situation where there are more interested people but who require a bit more sophisticated production/study. Sanford Walking study, Sasquatch the legend meets science, and so on.