Chris Duncan

🫈🛸🫈🇺🇸Bigfoot Research | Cryptozoology | Forteana |As the island of my knowledge grows, so does the shoreline of my ignorance.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

Please take a moment to read what I have to say. I finished this book carefully. I knew this book was serious when I saw the names on the forward. I must say that I hold certain researchers in extremely high regard for not just their knowledge, but their dedication to gathering data. I am often frustrated by the subject and question of Sasquatch because of the pools of not so good data that have to be gone through to find sincere and credible data. I know that my journey to gain more knowledge in this field will be long and arduous as to be viewed as a credible researcher the work must certainly be put in. I sincerely hope to be included into this network of awesome researchers in time. One of the points Russ makes is that I should have knowledgeable friends and I do hope to gain them.

The problem i continually run into is one that was created because of the massive uptick in the interest in this subject which is a natural result of the explosion of TV shows and content creators on YouTube, Facebook and X. This creates access to more data but hinders the development of better proxy data. This has led me to not want visibility on these platforms other than to network with other researchers in the field because as one of the future Bigfoot stepchildren (if I may be so bold), I would not like to ruin my chances at being viewed as a serious researcher by being a clickbait/content machine. I feel that most “researchers” on these platforms have made social media content their full time job. While entertaining, this does nothing to add to the data.

One of the most important things I took away from this is that in order to get the data you have to put in the time and this is very hard for citizen scientists sort of like myself due to the constraints of life, job, wife, kids, bills etc. This will always be omnipresent and will limit the time and amount of good data that can come with it. I could spend the rest of my life in the woods and would never have spent as much time in the woods as Russ.

I took a load of notes while reading this book and came away with a completely different outlook on how to get better data. I felt a deep sense of relief in knowing that this hard research is being done and not by banging sticks on trees and howling into the night but by gamecam and TIME. Overall personally I wish only to add to the data this way.

Another thing I was hesitant to talk and debate about is the WOO factor. This book provides a good perspective on this. I always thought that if there is something that can be viewed as paranormal about Sasquatch then there simply must be some hard science behind this. For instance the purported ability to disappear I feel has to be explained by the type of hair they have coupled with its color and more specifically our eyes and what deficiency they lack in being able to track color and light in different densities. Russ’ sighting makes me think this also.

Then here’s this. Woo is truly lazy (sorry y’all). Being creeped out in the woods is not data. By all means gather as much “data” that supports it but I feel that in gathering that “data” will inevitably lead to a scientific explanation that will disprove it.

I walked away from this feeling more confident in my ability to study this subject. There is a massive amount of information in this book I feel that one could use this as a code of conduct and practice for research. I have an extremely bright outlook on this subject and my confidence as a researcher and hope to make some serious friends.

Russ, I want to thank you for sending me this book. You really could have overlooked me and I’m glad you didn’t. I can’t get the time of day from pretty much anyone. This has changed my outlook completely and I feel very fortunate to live where I live. @bigfoot_doc @CliffBarackman @MattMoneymaker1

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@DanGarrity9 I would like to think so🧐

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@PollyReturns Yessss!!!! That speaks volumes to me coming from Tyler.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

Good Morning ☀️

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@SasquatchWhsper Good morning Ernie! How’s your day shaping up so far?

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@PollyReturns Pretty good so far. The weather has been awesome. Diving headfirst into my work week. 🙌🏻

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@Bugimus I keep seeing a zoomed in version of this one and finally found the original.

How’s your day starting off?

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@PollyReturns Good lort!! Those eyes!! 😂 Good morning Polly!! How’s your day winding up so far?

[玄安 | 道法自然 @PatrickFolklore]

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The face is the mirror of the heart.
In Daoist wisdom, accumulating virtue does quietly reshape one’s appearance.
行善积德，面相自变。
It is not mysticism, but a natural shift: goodness changes your direction and surroundings, which in turn shape your energy and presence.

[The Bureau for Independent Paranormal Research @bipr_uk]

A tragic event in the village of Meduegna in 18th century Serbia would ignite one of the most documented cases of vampirism in history and marked the start of a European vampire epidemic.

Arnold Paole who lived in the village died after falling off a hay wagon and breaking his neck in 1725. At around 20-30 days after his tragic accident and burial, several villagers reported that Paole had returned from the grave to plague them. Four of these villagers would meet with death shortly after the claims were made.

Before his unfortunate end, Paole had claimed that he had been plagued by a vampire while in Greece and had cured himself by eating soil from the vampires grave and drinking its blood.

Forty days after his death it was decided that Paole’s body should be exhumed to denounce the villagers claims. However, once the grave was opened the villagers were surprised to see that the corpse appeared fresh with no signs of decomposition. They also noted that he had blood around his mouth, nose and ears . His hair and nails had appeared to have continued growing after death. A stake was driven through his heart at which point he is said to have let out a bloodcurdling scream. To further rid the village of this plague, Paole was decapitated and his body burned to ashes.

The village remained quiet for years, however, a second, larger wave of deaths occurred in 1731. Over several weeks, 17 people died with symptoms like fever and chest tightness. One victim, Milica, was suspected because she had reportedly eaten meat from sheep that Paole had attacked years earlier.

This second outbreak prompted the Austrian government to send military surgeon Johannes Flückinger to investigate. His 1732 report, Visum et Repertum ("Seen and Discovered"), documented 17 corpses in a "vampiric condition"—plump, ruddy, and full of fluid blood. These bodies were likewise staked and burned.

Although science and medicine can now fully explain the events, to the villagers of Meduegna, the threat of a vampire stalking them and causing death was a very real experience. The case of Arnold Paole will always be the most famous example in the history of vampire lore mainly due to the involvement of the Austrian military physician who sparked the debate of vampirism among Western intellectuals.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@BestCryptids Here here!! This is a really good channel for all things cryptid. Lots of great art featuring Robert Jacob Woodward. The channel has large selection great stories and the narrator has a very unique voice also.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (observed by JWST): Methane gas detected post-perihelion, with delayed appearance indicating it was buried subsurface. Heat from the Sun’s close approach reached deeper layers, causing sublimation. High CH₄/H₂O ratio suggested unique formation chemistry. Emissions increased as it warmed, then declined outbound.

Methane’s high volatility means surface deposits would off-gas vigorously even at ~5–6 AU or farther, so detected methane often comes from protected interior layers exposed by erosion or heating. Dust mantles can insulate and delay release until cracks or activity expose fresh material.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

Within the massive yet tiny slice of earths history we have occupied, much can be said about losses and gains. From the onset of the concept of society, which when this actually occurred, we may never know. Knowledge was collected, archived and passed down as best could be expected. This system was a natural result of the collective of any organized society and happened across countless eons only to ultimately be all but destroyed by any variety of natural cataclysms. Any survivor will unknowingly be the seed on the wind for what may become.

These variables may have determined what we have left of the knowledge of races of men from eons past. What we may think of as nephilim, could have just been a pejorative term for a different kind of man. Words meanings change over time. The massive gaps in our historical knowledge outside the various religious scriptures leave too much room for interpretation and without any way to validate them outside the scriptures we must come to an important concept. Our faith. The faith that we have in the righteousness of our collected religious and natural historical knowledge of our species and species past. If what the book of Enoch says is true, this creates a schism amongst many believers. For anyone to nail it down as one or another is just irresponsible and impossible.

I can definitely see how sects in the community can very easily lean into equating Bigfoot to the biblical giants. Once again I feel that some scripture isn’t meant to be taken entirely literally. I absolutely believe in giants but some of the ones referred to in religious texts are more open for interpretation and descriptions were used symbolically, possibly even for the sake of brevity. Our oldest texts that have been passed through the ages have no doubt been muddied by politics and censorship while maintaining the original message is an impressive feat for our species.

[Bugs Finds Bigfoot 👣🪶 @Bugimus]

Mt. Shasta stirs something ancient… 👣🏔️

That volcanic giant, Bigfoot guardians, Lemurian whispers, and the way the forest feels alive. I love the lore in this place.

Full story + the video I created from my own Shasta photo (Grok Imagine morph) is in the post below. Worth the read if you’re into Bigfoot, Native perspectives, or high strangeness.

What’s the strangest thing you’ve felt or seen around Shasta? Drop it 👇

🪶 #MtShasta #MatahKagmi #Bigfoot #ModocCountry

[Wired4WondersTales @wired4wonder]

Mermaid lore is usually beautiful, but the Slavic Rusalka is pure tragedy and danger.

These are not your typical sea-dwelling creatures. A Rusalka is born from the spirit of a woman who met a tragic end near water.

During Green Week in early summer, they leave the lakes and rivers to climb into the weeping willow trees. If you get too close, they will tangle you in their long green hair, lure you into the depths, or literally tickle you to death.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@ljhamilton88 Awww I love the skeptical side eye. “Mom, this is not a bed.” What a sweet bear.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@BestCryptids Who? Momo?

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

@wired4wonder This is one of two lake monster mysteries that I haven’t devoted near enough time to. I’m on the fence about Nessie but Champ is on my radar. The amount of sightings is pretty staggering for such a smallish area. https://t.co/iA5s6HDpom Here is Ryan and Shane with their take.

[Chris Duncan @Chrisquatch]

This is great! The older reports are my favorite. The amount of information on the subject wasn’t readily available in the 70s so the information spread slow. I have no doubt that most people back then knew about the PGF, so Bigfoot was in the public eye but only just. Some details in the report are the classic lurker in the woods traits we know so well, but these were not at all well known to the public at the time. The verbiage used in the report makes me think this is real.