Posted by Jay Cooney
Self-proclaimed "bigfoot tracker" Rick Dyer has recently claimed to have shot a sasquatch after baiting it with ribs, and he has just released images of the supposed body. I was extremely hesitant to give these ludicrous claims any attention, but the mainstream media coverage which this has been receiving has urged me to issue a statement on this blog. Please note that this is not meant to be a personal attack on Mr. Dyer, but rather is a brief analysis of his claims. From the photographs of the alleged "bigfoot body", it is apparent that this is nothing more than a poorly constructed mannequin.
In comparison to the faces of known great apes, as seen below, the face of Dyer's alleged bigfoot carcass is vastly different and does not appear to be composed of flesh. It lacks the pronounced supraorbital ridges (brow ridges) which would be expected on a nonhuman ape or primitive member of Homo, and cracks like those on dry clay can be seen on the nose. The "hair" is also highly irregular in comparison to that of apes, and looks to be made of a fibrous material like that of costume fur. Thus, this is certainly not the body of an ape species and is a clear fraud in my opinion.
In case you have forgotten, Rick Dyer attempted the same antics in 2008. This recent "body" seems to be modeled after a dwarf from The Lord of the Rings, and serious researchers of sasquatch reports are not falling for it. In fact, such nonsensical hoaxes are very detrimental to the little credibility that the "Bigfoot Community" has in the public view, and it is important to know that cryptozoological researchers such as myself and countless others are not taking Dyer's claims with a grain of serious interest. Let us not pay any attention to this rubbish and carry on with serious and critical-minded research into the enigma of alleged American apes.
The 'Shooting Bigfoot' documentary was fake!
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