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I have to take issue with Ryan Shirlow when he says of the Patterson-Gimlin footage of Bigfoot: “This has been dissected thoroughly in FT over the years… and is widely believed by scientists to be a gorilla-suited hoax – one that doesn’t even match the descriptions given by other witnesses. Participants in the charade have since come forward, but their testimony is itself disputed by other believers…” [ FT410:32-39]

The Patterson-Gimlin footage has been accepted as genuine by Professor Jeff Meldrum, an anthropologist and leading figure in Sasquatch research, and many others. It is considered to be the best evidence we have of Sasquatch on film. Importantly, eyewitness Bob Gimlin has always held fast to his story (Patterson died long ago).

And Shirlow’s statement that it “doesn’t even match the descriptions given by other witnesses” is contentious. The Patty type of Sasquatch is only one of a number of different types seen in the US and Canada. Morphological differences may simply be down to circumstances of geography. The Florida Skunk ape is a very different beast from Patty, for example. Four types have been tentatively identified by veteran researcher and eyewitness Will Jevning, who worked closely with both journalist John Green and field researcher Rene Dahinden. I recommended publications by John Green, Grover Krantz, Will Jevning and others. Or simply listen to one of the many excellent podcasts to get a flavour of what is out there, e.g. Sasquatch Chronicles, Dogman Encounters, Creek Devil, etc. Nick Smith

Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire