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I like, and respect Dr. Meldrum. I have had several conversations with him over the last five years. His mind is razor sharp, and his ability to evaluate evidence and apply what he knows rivals the best detectives I ever worked with. That said...as some are asserting that he "sounds like a broken record" on the various podcasts he is invited to appear on...remember he is being asked the same questions over and over and over again. The fact that his answers remain the same is consistency in testimony. It also must be considered that new, or revolutionary evidence is extremely slow in coming, so what does he really have to comment on other than a relatively few new footprints that have come to him that are of a high enough quality to actually examine forensically? He is one of the very, very few researchers of any real high profile who remains committed to common sense, logic, reason, and the scientific method in his approach to the subject. He sticks to what he knows, and is the first to admit what he doesn't know. I give him a lot of credit for that.

Well said. Out of all the big names in BF research , I give Meldrum's voice more credibility just as I gave Krantz when he was alive. I think the fact they stick to their guns and are professors with a lot to lose by being so adamant about the subject makes them even more trustworthy.

Pictures posted on the internet used for discussion and analysis are fair game. If you were to print them in a tshirt to sell... that's different.

I can't say Bigfoot is MY Bigfoot. I can't say they belong to anyone, though I have throughout my life of interest in Bigfoot seen "The Four Horsemen" all seem to lay claim to, and be jealous of, any evidence brought forth by the others. Dahinden wouldn't share files or info, and seemed to scoff at Krantz, and John Greene hated Dahinden according to Steenburgen....on and on and so it went. Personally, I can't poo poo anyone else's thoughts on the subject. After my face to face encounter in November, 1993, I went from being convinced by evidence that they were real and flesh and blood biological hominem, to knowing they were real. It took me a long time to tell anyone other than my maternal grandfather what had happened because I thought people, especially the police community of which I was a member would ride me mercilessly. But knowing didn't make me take possession of the one I saw, or have the temerity to claim I knew anything more about the creatures than I did before I saw one....I only knew that they were real. Nothing more about lifestyle, culture, habits, etc. Now, regardless of who it is that brings in incontrovertible proof to the public, and the scientific community, I will be almost sad for them because neither they nor the remaining Bigfoot in the area where it was discovered will know another moments peace for a long time.

Just seeing this now, haven't been around here much, Life has just been busy. I personally am **** glad Dr. Meldrum does what he does, and I'm thankful for it. Guy knows what he's talking about, and he's got skin in the game. I've learned a lot from his lectures and book. I think he's done a heck of a lot for sasquatch research and general bigfootery.

While I take several trips into the dark forest each year, I have gone on only one bigfoot focused trip. Naturally, I was the new guy. But I did get to handle track castings by Bob Titmus and Bob Gimlin! We were on the East side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State and intended to camp at a location where people have been frightened away by something throwing sticks from the woods. Forest service gates ruined that plan and we camped a few miles away. :( John Andrews showing a casting given to him by Bob Titmus.

This is all very tiring. We can't even post an interview with one of our own without somebody launching ad hominem attacks. I had enough of it, its not who we are.

I watched part of a Meldrum presentation just last night. Listened, really, because the video part was an overhead projection of slides. I enjoyed listening to the guy as I waited for Mrs. Huntster to return from a play, cuz if I went to sleep, she'd wake me up, and I wouldn't get back to sleep. I think Meldrum is an outstanding speaker. He can even slip in some pretty good wit. He's filling a very necessary role, and doing a pretty good job at playing the ambassador between the unwashed researchers and the pointy-headed elite sitting behind their ivy covered walls. I've never met the guy, but I almost want to shoot a sasquatch and package it up just to present it to him.