Just my thought of what is presented.

- The actual clip is several minutes long.
- This clip was shot before the Erickson team became involved. It was shot by the family that owned the property. Reportedly, they habituated themselves to these “animals.” Winning their trust over a number of years. That’s why they were able to get so close. This information comes from Robert Lindsay’s blog. The Erickson team allegedly has even more footage of this particular Sasquatch and others in her group.
- I was told via my blog that the Sasquatch in this frame grab eventually stands, making it clear that its not a pile of leaves or dirt or a bear or shaggy dog.
- She’s been identified as female by those who have seen the entire clip.

I still remain noncommittal about this picture. Too many unanswered questions that can only be answered by the Erickson Project documentary.

The bodies (worth a possible fortune?) are supposedly left out in the open for months before a DNA sample is taken of the only piece found, either that, or a slice is taken from the body’s thigh. OR the bodies have been stored in a freezer (in Georgia?) This seems to be what many are hoping.

Then we find out thanks to Cryptomundo that Melba Ketchum’s DNA lab is embroiled in many consumer complaints. Pro-Ketchum forces claim the BBB has given her a low rating because she has not joined the BBB and paid dues. !!

Despite years of statements that no bigfoot bodies have been found, suddenly Ketchum’s lab is flooded with samples. First Melba is conducting the DNA tests, then she is, according to Paulides, logging the samples in and sending them off to other labs. Judging by the nature of the BBB complaints, her lab has great difficulty in doing precisely this, keeping track of specimens sent to them and doing things in a timely way. Why pick HER lab for this critical and possibly groundbreaking work? THEN, despite non disclosure agreements, everyone is talking everywhere, and Paulides and others are left trying to hold the lid on things. Surely a thankless and eventually unsuccessful job. And now the picture of the cat on the mat. A you tube spin off of a newspaper picture, the hoax looks clear enough to me…

Why not get a better picture – indeed a whole slew of them? “Why don’t we have good photos?” is an easy skeptic dodge to skewer. “Why not get more pics when you are this close to a sleeping one?” Not so easy.

And female? Really. How ’bout a shot of that ‘female’?

Until mainstream science gets involved, count on all these being nothing more than entertainment.

The head could be on either end, there is no definition and even crystal clear HD snapshots look like someone’s drunken uncle was playing with a camera once they are printed on newspaper.

As much as I want Erickson Project to find definitive proof of a NAPE I have to admit that I’m becoming very, very nervous about this whole project. Either they have nothing and are trying to save face or he needs to seriously look into hiring a PR firm to stop stupid stuff like this and the ‘Bigfoot steak/Bear Hunter’ stories from being spread and undermining what he’s doing.

Either put the kibosh on the whole ‘leaked information’ stories or come clean and show us what you have so far because anything short of that will drag the Erickson Project down to the level of the Georgia Hoax. And yes, I do understand Dr. Ketchum’s position of peer review and not wanting someone else to claim her work as their own (in science it is all about reputation) but someone has to take a hold of this before it turns into a run away train.

Maybe they put some shaving cream on her hand, tickled her face and then ran…have some more Jack Links…