Announcement: Bigfoot Ballyhoo has been under attack, in the past, by a couple of people who wished Ballyhoo and its editors to look as if they were hoaxing information.

One of the biggest examples would be the claim that we made up the ESP Team, Bill Emery, Cole Saxton and the late Hank Parchell. A well-known bigfoot researcher found photos that looked like Emery, Saxton and Parchell. He claimed the three to be the real men and not any part of the ESP Team. (In fact, he claimed there was no ESP Team).

And then while the Emery Team was processing trail cam photos a couple were sent to Ballyhoo. These photos turned out to be well-known bigfoot photos, one from a movie and one of Patty. The technician’s son that was processing the trail cam photos replaced the real photos with fakes. In good faith Emery sent the dallied-with photos to Ballyhoo. When it was found out what happened it was explained.

Another photo of a footprint with a believable history was given Ballyhoo to post. Turned out to be Tim Fasano’s photo from Florida. Again, we’ve given explanations for each occurrence. We were hoaxed.

We in time recognized each hoax and explained what happened



Saturday, July 14, 2012

Newspaper Column


Someplace in Oregon last week a cougar was seen walking lazily through a pretty, landscaped mobile home park. An elderly woman troubled with insomnia, was sitting on her front porch late at night when she observed this big cat moving down the middle of the street as if it owned the place. We know cougars are plentiful in Oregon. Why? Well, it seems that not much time elapses between sighting reports. So, we know there are plenty of them. And because of the sighting reports the animal is not considered endangered.


Could this work for bigfoot? What if everyone that has seen a bigfoot or sees a bigfoot, reports it? Soon the government agency responsible for such animals would be aware of their true number. The animal would not be considered endangered because of the many sightings, right?

Just as you would not hesitate to report a cougar near your home, why not report bigfoot when you see one? There are so many guesses as to just how many sightings over the years have not been reported. The number of guesses might surprise you. And just where does one report a bigfoot sighting? Please let us know where you’d report. I’ve often thought if I saw a bigfoot, I’d take the information to the local TV station, and to the local paper.

An ongoing stigma lingers where bigfoot is concerned. What stigma? you ask. That would be the laugh in your face stigma, with just the mention of the animal. Once bigfoot is on the list of known animals, the laughing will stop. It will stop abruptly. And some believe that harmful problems, hit you in the wallet problems, will materialize. For example, forests may be closed and not just in Oregon, but across the US.

Doesn’t it make sence to report bigfoot sightings, considering the consequences? Why not endure a few uncomfortable minutes of smirking and head shaking from the person taking your bigfoot report to get to the truth about these animals, to get their true number? I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that bigfoot may in fac,t be few in number. Whatever the case proves to be, the truth should be revealed. As citizens of planet earth, it should be our right to know about all the animals that exist, including bigfoot. Remember bigfoot may seem funny to some, but in reality . . . Until next week, Linda Newton-Perry

Beautiful Oregon


Photo courtesy Robert William Perry

Can't you see, in your mind's eye, bigfoot enjoying himself in this refreshing river? What is going to happen to our access to rivers and forests once bigfoot is "discovered"? What do you think? Click on photo for larger view.