Stan Courtney’s Public Presentation
  |
Bigfoot In IllinoisWho I Am Not!I am not a bigfoot hunter.
I do not look for bigfoot.
I am not trying to prove that bigfoot exists.
I attempt to gather evidence, especially audio recordings.
My HistoryRetired – I worked from 1971-2007 Â in the medical field. 1959 – newspaper article – Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon
1967 – first possible encounter Springfield, Oregon
2003 – got involved in research after seeing documentaries on TV
2004 – first expedition with BFRO to New Mexico
Held over 200 interviews, 150 reports published with the BFRO.
Audio recording – 1st nature recordings in 1968, then started again in 2004
Personal Goals1. Witness advocate & consultation
2. Audio Recording
3. Gathering information on Illinois
Illinois sightings and reportsInternet reports
182 published bigfoot reports on-line for Illinois
BFRO – (118 reports)
Bigfoot Encounters– (008 reports)
GCBRO– (017 reports)
Oregon Bigfoot– (005 reports)
John Green Database– (034 reports)
Books that include Illinois reports
Bigfoot Casebook – (026 reports)
John Green – “Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us” – (023 reports)
Loren Coleman – “BIGFOOT! The True Story of Apes in America”– (033 reports)
Taylor, Troy – “Weird Illinois””– (024 reports)
Illinois IndexesIllinois Bigfoot Chronological IndexIllinois Bigfoot Media IndexIllinois Bigfoot Media ReportsIllinois Bigfoot Sightings MapIllinois Newspaper articles1883-1977
hiatus from -Â 1977- 1988
Earliest known newspaper article in print – Â 1883 Centreville, St.Clair County, Illinois Described as:
escaped lunatic
ghost
missing link
monster
wildman
Names given bigfoot / sasquatch in Illinois include:
ape
CoHoMo
DuPont Monster – Seneca
Farmer City Monster
Gooseville Bear
Gorilla
Hairy Creature
Hairy ‘Human’
Kickapoo Monster
Maywood What-Is-It
Murphysboro’s Big Muddy Monster
Salt Creek Monster
Sangamon River Bottoms Monster
Tuttle Bottoms Monster
Red ‘Creature’
Wabash “monsterâ€
Evidence: Video, Sounds, Hair, Footprints, StructuresVideoPG Film – October 20th 1967 (Roger Patterson & Bob Gimlin at Bluff Creek, CA)
Freeman Video -1994 (Paul Freeman – Deduct Springs, OR)
Memorial Day Film – May 26, 1996Â Â (Lori and Owen Pate – Â Chopaka Lake, WA)
SoundsSierra Tapes – (Berry-Morehead) 1972
Ohio Moaning Howl – (Moneymaker-Watson) 1994
Tahoe Scream – El Dorado County (2001) (unavailable publicly)
Stan Courtney.com – Stancourtney (2005-2010)
Stan’s recordings: Illinois Howl – (24 May 2006 ) Illinois Chatter – (20 Mar 2007) Who’s Knocking At My Door – (15 Aug 2008) The Mumble – short – (2 Mar 2010) The Mumble – long – (2 Mar 2010) Bachelors Grove Howl – (2 Nov 2010) Other night sounds: Commonly heard sounds include:
Chatter
Howls
Growls
Grunts
Mumbling
Ohio Moan Howl
Screams
Tahoe Scream
Whoops
Yells
LanguageScott Nelson, retired Navy Linquist studied Sierra Tapes
Complicated language
Low and high frequencies
Twice as fast as human speech
HairDr. Henner Fauerenbach
Footprints
Dr. Jeff Meldrum (Anatomist & Physical Anthopologist) Dermal Ridges Foodsberries
chickens
deer
domestic cats
elk
goats
lambs
leaves
livestock
nuts
roots
rabbits
vegetation
Things to look for:fallen trees
nests
pyramids
smell
stick structures
tracks
twisted trees
Exhibit normal behavior of great apes
bluff charge
branch breaking
camp inspection
gifting
knocking on walls
pushing over trees
rock and stick throwing
stalking
window peaking
wood knocks
Non-ape attributesfacial features
human-like breasts
language
upright walking
Odd attributesinfrasound
nausea
tingling
paralysis
pictures in head
slideshow
mental telepathy
Bigfoot frequentcampgrounds
cemeteries
golf courses
gravel pits
lovers lanes
Witnesses includecampers
fishermen
hikers
hunters
kids
motorists
|