[Vision2020] Television crew thinks Bigfoot may be on Moscow Mountain

[Gary Crabtree]

Photographs taken in the early to mid 70's were thought to be conclusive
evidence of a bigfoot type creature roaming the woods to the northeast of
town. Closer examination and analysis revealed that it was actually Mark
Soloman puttering about on his Moscow Mtn. home.

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On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> That's not Big Foot!  It's Wally Steed!
>
> You make the call, V-Peeps.
>
> [image: image.jpeg][image: image.jpeg]
>
> We're not gonna have to go through this . . . again, are we?
>
> Courtesy of today's (July 23, 2014) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Television crew thinks Bigfoot may be on Moscow Mountain
>
> 'Finding Bigfoot' crew asks permission to shoot footage near Troy
>
> Representatives of a production company involved with the TV series
> "Finding Bigfoot" recently sought approval from Troy officials to shoot
> footage in the area of Moscow Mountain.
>
> The crew is expected to shoot twice overnight and wrap up by the end of
> the month, said Rhonda Case, Troy city clerk.
>
> "Finding Bigfoot" is in its fifth season on Animal Planet. Its premise is
> "investigating compelling evidence that may prove the existence of the
> elusive creature," according to promotional material created by its
> producers.
>
> The crew coming to the area is led by Robert "Sean" Mantooth, a 1995
> graduate of Washington State University. He is listed as a producer for the
> cable television program.
>
> Jeff Meldrum, a professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State
> University in Pocatello, is an affiliate curator at the Idaho Museum of
> Natural History and author of "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science." While
> Meldrum is not involved with the shooting planned at Moscow Mountain, he
> said it's a viable location because the site has had alleged Bigfoot
> sightings.
>
> "The challenge with any animal that is rare, solitary, nocturnal and
> far-ranging in habitat is to find them and observe them in the wild," he
> said.
>
> Meldrum said reports suggest an animal fitting the description of a
> Sasquatch would require "a diverse diet" that resembles that of black bears
> - which are described as omnivorous. Such an animal also would need to live
> in a large forest that receives a substantial amount of precipitation,
> Meldrum said.
>
> A website operated by a group called the Bigfoot Field Researchers
> Organization includes written reports about alleged Bigfoot sightings on
> Moscow Mountain during summer 1963 and fall 2005.
>
> According to one report, a man, now around 50 years old, claimed he saw
> the creature when he was 8 years old on the south side of the mountain
> while with his father. The report was submitted in 2003 and the parent he
> was accompanying had died before the claim was made.
>
> A more recent report stated two people saw two furry figures, one small
> with light-colored fur and the other larger and darker. The small one was
> "frolicking" like a "rambunctious child," the report stated.
>
> "There's no evidence to indicate Bigfoot exists that's scientifically
> credible," said Charlie Powell, a senior public information officer at
> Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine who writes a
> weekly column for the Daily News.
>
> Despite rumors to the contrary, Powell is quick to point out WSU has never
> had samples or other physical evidence linked to Bigfoot or any other
> creature remotely similar. One reason the rumor persists, Powell said, is
> because people might be remembering the late WSU associate professor Grover
> Krantz, who was considered a Bigfoot expert. Powell, though, blames a
> documentarian for spreading rumors about WSU having - and withholding -
> evidence of Bigfoot's purported existence.
>
> Powell said he received the latest telephone inquiry on Bigfoot just weeks
> ago from someone wanting to know about the material. The person "wouldn't
> believe me when I said the university had no such thing," Powell said.
>
> "We respect any production company's right to shoot television," but for
> one of these animals to actually exist, one would have to be "hanging on
> someone's wall by now. People shoot at road signs, so if it were out there,
> they'd have shot it," Powell said.
>
> --------------------
>
> Cliff Barackman, Matt Moneymaker, Ranae Holland and James “Bobo” Fay are
> the crew of “Finding Bigfoot,” a series on Animal Planet. They will soon
> visit Moscow Mountain to search for the elusive creature.
>
> [image: 53cf3a616704f.image.jpg]
>
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>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
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>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still.
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
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