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Sasquatch Tracks

Micah Hanks, Dakota Waddell and Jeff Smith

Sasquatch Tracks takes a scientific look at whether there are large animal species that remain undiscovered. With special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, the show looks at claims of apelike "relict hominoids" and other animals purported to exist in various parts of the world.

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01:33:52

Daniel Perez: Bigfoot Times, Bluff Creek, and Beyond...

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2022/01/31

In this very special installment of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is proud to welcome longtime researcher Daniel Perez to the program, a historian and chronicler of the Sasquatch subject and editor/publisher of the legendary newsletter Bigfoot Times. According to Perez, The Bigfoot Times is "where you go when you need to know!" when it comes to the subject of Bigfoot. As of January 2022, Bigfoot Times has celebrated an incredible 24 years of continuous publishing, which Perez points out that "Few --

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01:55:13

John Mionczynski: The Biologist and Bigfoot | ST 027

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2021/12/21

On this special holiday edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by legendary biologist John Mionczynski, whose personal experience with a Sasquatch in 1972 while camping in the Wind River Mountains propelled him on a decades-long search for answers about the creatures and their existence. A naturalist, ethnobotanist, and musician with a penchant for old BMW motorcycles, Mionczynski is a revered and well-regarded field scientist who has worked with the U.S. Forest Service and a number of

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01:33:01

Todd Neiss: Bigfoot and the American Primate...

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2021/11/17

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by veteran Sasquatch researcher Todd Neiss, a retired Staff Sergeant from the Oregon Army National Guard and a veteran of the Iraq War. In 1993, Neiss's life was forever changed after he had a firsthand encounter with Sasquatch during a military training exercise, of which he later found that he hadn't been the only witness. Todd has been actively researching these elusive creatures for over two decades, and has been the subject of many

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01:28:52

Gareth Patterson: The Otang: South Africa's...

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2021/11/03

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Gareth Patterson, a researcher who has spent the last several decades chronicling the elusive Knysna elephants in South Africa. However, during the course of his work, Patterson managed to discover evidence of something even more incredible than the world's most elusive clan of elephants. According to the book's description, "Beyond the Secret Elephants is the continuing story of Gareth Patterson’s almost two decades of research into the

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02:12:26

Mike Mayes and Rick Minter: Big Cats and Sasquatch...

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2021/10/05

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by Texas-based researcher Mike Mayes and UK podcaster and researcher Rick Minter for a discussion about the unusual appearances of large cats in various places, along with the relationship between the big cat mystery and the study of Sasquatch. A member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy (NAWAC), Mike Mayes also runs the Texas Cryptid Hunter blog, and is author of the book Shadow Cats: The Black Panthers of North America. Rick Minter is

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01:44:28

Josh Moss: Sasquatch Data: Mapping the Mystery | ST 23

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2021/09/04

On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the fellows of the Appalachian Institute for Hominology Studies are joined by Josh Moss, a researcher who uses GIS data and mapping software to analyze the Sasquatch mystery. Josh's professional background is in environmental science and archaeology, but in recent years he began to turn his attention to the discussion about Sasquatch in North America. Since becoming involved, Josh has created maps of several regions of the continent, particularly those

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02:00:06

Thomas Steenburg: On the Shoulders of Giants | ST 22

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2021/08/11

On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by the legendary Thomas Steenburg, a veteran Canadian researcher who has devoted decades to the pursuit of North America's mysterious relict hominoid. Steenburg's journey began at a young age following his early fascination with Hammer horror films, although his very serious interest in the study of Sasquatch from early adulthood onward has put him in touch with many of the true "giants" in the field, which includes legendary names like John

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02:00:49

Leon Thompson: Psychology, Systems, and Sasquatch |...

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2021/07/23

On this installment of Sasquatch Tracks, after leading off with news and discussion of all things Sasquatch, we are then joined by Leon Thompson of Bigfoot Okanagan, a group that applies scientific principles toward the study of Sasquatch. Leon's background is in the study of systems theory, and over the course of the last several years, Leon has applied his unique background and skillset toward the study of Sasquatch and purported sightings in western Canada. Balancing critical thinking and

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01:28:25

Shane Corson: The Olympic Project and Bigfoot Field...

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2021/07/04

On this special edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we are joined by Shane Corson, an active researcher who is a member of the Olympic Project, an association of dedicated researchers, investigators, biologists and trackers committed to documenting the existence of Sasquatch. Shane joins us to discuss his own personal experience that led him to believe in the existence of the creatures, as well as the current efforts of the Olympic Project to collect information and evidence about them. This includes the

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01:34:48

Living with Sasquatch: Jason Sakrisson and Charles...

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2021/06/02

On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, Jeff and Smoky lead off with an update about their recent investigations in a state park with a history of purported Sasquatch activity, and Micah reports on a number of items currently in the news, which includes a nighttime sighting by an Ohio woman who says she saw such a creature. We are then joined by researchers Jason Sakrisson and Charles Lamica, who share their field research and interests in the topic of Sasquatch studies, in addition to their

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01:53:08

Bruce Champagne: Desert Hominoids and Aquatic...

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2021/05/18

On this episode of Sasquatch Tracks, after news and discussion about the latest happenings in the world of Sasquatchery, we are joined by Marine Biologist and former law enforcement and security specialist Bruce Champagne. Bruce has been involved with the investigation of relict hominoids and other cryptids for over forty years, and has been published in the Woodknocks: Journal of Sasquatch Research, Journal of Cryptozoology, International Cryptozoology Journal, and Elementum Bestia and Dracontology

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02:11:11

David Ellis and Julie Rench: Sasquatch Sounds | ST 017

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2021/04/27

On this special edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researchers David Ellis and Julie Rench, who discuss their ongoing research with audio recordings of unknown provenance in various parts of the United States. Joining us to discuss this unique research, Julie brings us a remarkable selection of recordings she has made near the Uwharrie National Forest in North Carolina, with comparisons to similar recording types David has been collecting for years in the Pacific Northwest. David

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01:52:23

Amy Bue: Bigfoot and Project Zoobook | ST 016

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2021/03/27

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by researcher and educator Amy Bue, Co-founder of Project Zoobook and member of the Olympic Project Bigfoot Research Team. Amy is also the head of Amy’s Bucket List Expeditions (ABLE), and a former investigator for the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. A language arts teacher, writer, and editor from Ohio, Amy Bue became interested in the search for Bigfoot after seeing something strange in Ohio’s Mahoning County in 2012. While her main

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02:24:02

Marc Myrsell: Incident at Ape Canyon | ST 015

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2021/03/16

In 1924, a group of miners who had been prospecting near the southeast shoulder of Mount St. Helens, Washington, returned from the wilderness with a hair-raising story. The men claimed they had been attacked by "apemen", who bombarded their remote cabin with stones after firing their weapons at one of the creatures. Known today as the Ape Canyon incident, it is regarded by some as one of the earliest widely-publicized stories in American newspapers involving what would become known as Sasquatch or

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01:34:37

Doug Hajicek: The Mind Behind Monster Quest | ST 014

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2021/03/02

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team is joined by legendary television producer Doug Hajicek, creator of programs and documentaries like Monster Quest, Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, Giganto: America's King Kong, Mysterious Encounters, and several others. In addition to his television work related to applying science toward the search for Sasquatch, Doug Hajicek has produced programming and contributed to papers and research related to a variety different animal species. Some of his

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01:43:48

Russ Jones: Tracking the West Virginia Stone Man | ST...

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2021/02/17

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, we turn a critical eye toward a possible sighting report from the Pacific Northwest, as some residents say they observed a large animal near a secluded roadway. We also touch on gorillas recently treated for COVID-19 at one U.S. zoo, and the possible implications regarding America's purported relict hominoid. Then joining us for a discussion about his research in West Virginia is Dr. Russ Jones, a chiropractor and longtime BFRO investigator whose book, Tracking

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01:19:07

Blood on the Tracks: Shooting Sasquatch | ST 012

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2021/01/29

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, Smoky and Jeff lead up by bringing Micah up to date on a recent field excursion of theirs, and Micah revisits a discussion with folklorist Thomas E. Bullard where they discussed the American tradition involving hairy bipeds. Then getting to the heart of the main topic at hand, we examine why an Oklahoma lawmaker has recently proposed legislation that seeks to establish laws related to hunting Sasquatch. In fact, it isn't the first time ordinances have been passed

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01:22:51

Abominable Snowman: The Legend Returns | ST 011

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2020/12/25

On this special holiday edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the team calls in from remote and snowy corners across the globe for a historical deep-dive in pursuit of the true story behind the first purported relict hominoid ever to have risen to worldwide fame, the yeti, or "Abominable Snowman." In addition to the origins behind its name, we look at the historic record of sightings dating back to the 18th century, and study the notable accounts from over the years which support the existence of an

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01:48:32

Shelly Covington Montana: Citizen Scientist | ST 010

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2020/11/23

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, the gents lead off with a discussion about the influence of classic late-night radio on modern Sasquatch podcasts, and why finding a balance between entertainment and the presentation of scientifically literate perspectives on the issue of relict hominoids is important to the citizen science effort. Then we are joined by our guest, Shelly Covington Montana, a Texas native whose work may be one of the best representations of citizen science being applied in this

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01:50:54

Matt Pruitt: Sasquatch Theory | ST 009

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2020/10/21

On this edition of Sasquatch Tracks, after a bit of discussion geared around the Halloween season, we are joined for a lengthy discussion with Matt Pruitt, a longtime researcher of the Sasquatch mystery and current member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy (NAWAC). Matt Pruitt grew up in the mountains of Northeast Georgia, and has been conducting active sasquatch field research for several years following his first encounter in 1999. In addition to being a member of the North American Wood

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