A Week in Area X
I recently returned from a week in the NAWAC’s primary study area. This area, dubbed Area X years ago, has proven time and again to be a place where odd things happen. The NAWAC is firmly convinced a...
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Sasquatch FAQ Series: Do Wood Apes Avoid Game Cameras?
With thousands of game cameras out there, if bigfoot is real, why are there no pictures?The question above is one I have heard countless times over the years. Make no mistake, it is a fair question and...
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Gray Wolf Killed in East Texas
A wolf has been killed in East Texas. That is not a misprint or a mistake. A gray wolf was shot and killed this past week in a heavily wooded region of East Texas. I will not be revealing the location...
View ArticleBig Cat Conversations Interview Now Available
I was recently interviewed by Rick Minter of the Big Cat Conversations Podcast. Rick is based out of Britain and is looking into the big cat sightings there.You can listen to the interview by clicking...
View ArticleComing Home: I am Kickstarting the Blog
Greetings from the Lone Star State. I hope this message finds you all well and safe. Thank you for coming back and taking the time to read my thoughts. I have been absent from this platform for quite a...
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What Happened to Dennis Martin?
The loss of a child might be the most devastating of all tragedies. It is every parent’s greatest fear, and the burden of protection – perhaps the most important of parental duties - weighs heavy on...
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Catching Up: Previously Unpublished Black Panther Sightings
While it is true that I have not blogged much over the last year or two, reports of “black panthers” have continued to reach my inbox. I feel the need to catch you all up on a few of the more...
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Sasquatch Classics: The Leflore County Bigfoot War
The telling of scary stories around a campfire is a tradition that is likely nearly as old as mankind itself. While tales of ghosts, goblins, and murderous psychopaths can rattle the cage of nearly...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions Answered
As promised, I am going to attempt to breathe some new life into the blog in 2021 so here we go. I receive a LOT of correspondence and get many questions about a variety of topics. I enjoy getting...
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The Missionary, the Former Slave, and the Sasquatch
What do an eighteenth-century Jesuit missionary and a former slave from the state of Arkansas have in common? I hate to disappoint any of you that thought this might be the line to a bad joke, it is...
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Once in a Lifetime: Steller's Sea Eagle Spotted in Texas
Most of us would consider our chances of winning the lottery or being struck by lightning as highly unlikely. The odds of such an event occurring in the life of an individual are ridiculously long....
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The Legend of the Belled Buzzard
Going on ten years ago, I was out checking on some game cameras here in Central Texas. I had placed my cameras along the Lampasas River below the Stillhouse Hollow Dam. My cameras never captured...
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Sasquatch Classics: Daniel Boone and the Yahoo
Daniel Boone was born on November 2, 1734 near the present-day town of Reading, Pennsylvania. The sixth of eleven children born to Squire Boone and the former Sarah Morgan, he would go on to earn great...
View ArticleBook Announcement
It has been too long since I posted here on the blog; however, I am happy to say that I have not been idle during my time away. For the last year, or so, I have been trying to finish up my latest book...
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Historical Jaguar Sightings in Texas
My wife’s birthday was this week. She did not want a traditional gift; instead, she wanted to start redecorating our home (I blame Chip and Joanna of Fixer Upper and Ben and Erin of Hometown for...
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The Headless Horseman of the Nueces
Human kind has always been a superstitious lot. Tales of ghosts, monsters, witches, and other “haints” are universal and cross all cultural divides and borders. Especially terrifying are tales where...
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The Lobo Girl of the Devil's River
Even a man who is pure of heartAnd says his prayers by night,May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms And the Autumn moon is bright. The werewolf legend is likely as old as mankind itself. Tales of...
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The Last Grizzly
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is North America’s most feared predator. While their fearsome reputation is somewhat overblown, few would argue just how intimidating these brown bears can...
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The Ghost Horse of the Llano Estacado
There were no horses in North America until the Spanish began their conquest of the New World in the 1500s. While it is true that the progeny of escaped English, French, and Dutch settlers in...
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The Kindly Phantom of Wilson Creek
As most of you know, I am a native Texan. To be more specific, I am from East Texas. The reason I make this distinction is due to the difference in terrain and geography from east to west. The East is...
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