Tim Stover: Results From Analysis On Possible Bigfoot Hair & Fingerprint Samples
On Monday, Ohio Bigfoot researcher Tim Stover sent in some possible evidence of Bigfoot hair samples and finger prints to a university to have it analyzed. Stover had taped a double-sided tape (adhesive on both sides) to a sandwich bag with some peanuts in it and left it out in the woods. When he returned and saw that the bag was ripped apart with peanuts half eaten, he immediately shared his excitement with fans on YouTube and Facebook.
Stover, being the honest man that he is, later that evening, uploaded another video telling us what he learned from the analysis.
The results were disappointing. According to Stover, the finger prints on the tape were from his own fingers, and the hair samples actually belonged to a skunk. He is completely bummed about it but plans to keep on squatching.
That is friggin hilarious.
ReplyDeleteAs a forensic scientist, let me help you here:
ReplyDelete1. Wear gloves...always.
Im so surprised.
ReplyDeleteLMAO!!!!! EXACTLY! This is his M.O.!!!!
Deletehis m.o? yah thats it you retard. If anything it shows his honesty and that it wasnt an attempt to hoax.
DeleteI'm guessing the anon above me is Rick. Hoaxing a hoax for credibility now are we?
DeleteThis is definitely his M.O. Always trying to appear like the honest and forthright guy when he is NOT! The people that get taken by this boob are massively impaired at the brain stem.
DeleteIt saddens me that he spent money to find out the obvious when there are children starving. Not a related issue, but still.
ReplyDeleteyes, that bag of peanuts could feed 1000's of starving people,everybody should stop feeding
Deleteanimals,kill your pets,cook them up to feed
those starving people,because us humans are the only thing that matters on this planet.
@ Michaela
Deleteyou and that skunk have something in common,
the same I.Q.
I think she has a point, maybe stop spending money on DNA analysis and buy yourself a couple high caliber guns. Get the confirmation for the same price as a couple of DNA tests. Done.
DeleteOn the contrary, he didn't spend enough on lab analyses. Watch the video closely -- there is a feather on the bag. No indication that the feather was analyzed. I suspect it was a bigfoot feather!
DeleteI thought bigfoots had hair and not feathers. Do they fly too? Numb nuts
DeleteAt least I have the decency to post my name. And I said it was an unrelated topic, sort of just an analogy to get the point across. All of you need to chill out. I think this was a totally pathetic attempt at field research. Just a waste, that's all.
DeleteAnd I meant the money on the analysis, not the peanuts. I'm not that stupid.
DeleteAs Red from That 70's show would say...DUMBASS!
ReplyDeleteWell we learned a couple of things here. Apparently skunks like peanuts and will tear open a baggie to get them, something I was unsure about a couple of days ago. If a skunk would do this, then probably a squirrel, raccoon, possum, and other forest creatures would do so also.
ReplyDeleteNo.2 is that Tim is a bigger person than a lot of goof balls who come to this site to always slam him as he got back to us soon and humbly told the truth of his disappointing results.
Tim - If you read this do not look at this as a failure, but as a learning tool, and continue your passion. Here is what I would do and you can take it for what it is, and hopefully during this day others will post some good ideas also.
Baiting and the double sided tape is a good idea. Instead of a baggie try putting out a glass jar with an easy screw on lid, and put the double sided tape on it, using the lab. gloves the forensic scientist suggested. No other creature in your neck of the woods except a Bigfoot or human will open the jar.
Another method you could use with the baggie method would be to put it in the air about eight or nine foot high. I would string a fishing line between a couple of trees and fasten the baggie to the line. This would ensure that not even a squirrel or bird will go down the line to get it, and the eight foot height would rule out a bear.
Good luck on your quest.
Chuck in Ohio
chuck search raccoon opening jar, there are many videos showing raccoons opening sealed jars so their goes your theory on using a jar as bait. good idea though,
DeleteWhen you think that everything is Bigfoot and then find out otherwise, it can be quite disappointing.
ReplyDeleteHe should have put a post-it note on the bag that said 'these nuts for Bigfoot only'. Then he could rule out the possibility that other animals have tampered with his bait because all other animals respect the Bigfoots and wouldn't even consider taking something of theirs.
Yea, What you said
DeleteUnicorns and pixie dust
DeleteSay at it Tim.....you know wha you saw on the deer stand that day..just a lil bump in the road..
ReplyDeletehave to admire that he is honest and posted a responce to his first video. good on the man
ReplyDeleteTim posted the video because he got outed by another researcher on YT, the bfresearchse. Although, I just went to check for the video and apparently he's taken it down. Probably felt bad about beating up the poor guy on this video. It was rather hilarious.
DeleteWe all know that Old Biggie prefers Herscheys........
ReplyDeleteand beer.
DeleteNot hershey's, bf like zagnut bars. So says Mike Greene.
DeletePerhaps it was a Bigfoot that shapeshifted into a Skunk.
ReplyDeleteProbably
DeleteKnock it off!!!! Do you skeptics have any idea what you are doing???? STOP TALKING ABOUT THE SKUNK!!!!!!! If Matt Moneymaker sees this, he is going to theorize that "Squatches use skunks to open things," Do you want that????
DeleteInteresting theory, could use some exploring. Would explain why we don't find over complicated tool use in Sasquatch communities. They just grab whatever animal is scurrying by and turn them into a can opener. They use porcupine quills for acupuncture and turn flying squirrels into paper airplanes. It's all clear now, pack it up folks case closed.
Deleteabout time someone got it right.bigfoot hunters can not supply even 1 piece of physical evidence.such as hair,bones,skat,saliva from when 1 kisses them.
DeleteYeah, he made a mistake. But at least he's honest. That's a rare quality in this "field"
ReplyDeleteNo its not a rare quality for field researchers. It is only that the few that are not honest seem to get a lot of air time here. Tim is not one of them.
DeleteChuck
Keep trying Tim, at least you are. Most of the ridicule come from those who are to lazy to even go into the woods looking. I'm not implying that everyone on this site should be a believer, but why come here and bash everyone trying to prove that a creature exists. I know,I know. Cause you can.
ReplyDeleteI'm a big time believer in Sasquatch. My brother and I argue about this all the time. He won't listen to reason no matter what. Here's an example of how hard it is to convince a close-minded person like my brother about Bigfoot: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMqKLhToxI)
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! That's very funny. reminds me of when I get into Bigfoot debates with my friends.
DeleteThe guy on the right is an a-hole. Hilarious video though!
DeleteThere's nothing phony about the images in the Patterson video -- your brother is wrong.
DeleteSo let me see.... Take a bag of peanuts in the woods. Tear the bag open, put some prints on it and a couple of hairs. Announce to the world you have Bigfoot evidence. Get press time on blogs. Announce you are going to a university and spend money to get evidence tested.. Wait a day or so and then announce that it was skunk hair and the prints are yours... Get more press time and sympathy from the BF community.
ReplyDeleteAnother Anatomy of a hoax
Tim thanks for the update and effort. Hope your University contact doesn't lose faith, because I am betting you will have a good sample eventually! As for "news" getting out before results? That is the youtube culture and the website sharing..so no worries, I didn't read the first article anyway!!
ReplyDeleteAll this proves is that bigfoot is part skunk, or possibly the bigfoot recently ate and killed a skunk and still had skunk hair on his hands. We must keep an open mind.
ReplyDeleteNew analysis shows Bigfoot to be 83% Skunk, 9% Wallaby, 7% Salamander and 1% Snookie from The Jersey Shore.
DeleteI am happy to hear that he accepted the results. Being forthcoming with the findings is honest, and it is the right approach. I take issue when researchers avoid other explanations and begin seeing Sasquatch everywhere.
ReplyDeleteSigned,
DeleteTim Stover
LOL
Why does this site waste our time with this crap? Biscardi, Dryer, and Stover. Totally Retarded. If they don't have anything credible to report, just don't post anything. I'm Done! I will leave all you clowns and this retarded website with the Dryers and Biscardis of the world. Enjoy swimming in your ignorance!
ReplyDeleteB.
See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya. Come back if you can grow a sense of humor. You must be a complete bore to hang out with.
DeleteBecause that's all there is, hoaxes and delusion. The next busload of believers will be arriving at any moment. All departing former believers, don't forget to tip your blogger on the way out.
DeleteBecause TS is a controversial person.
DeleteLook at the number of posted comments.
Shawn just posts this stuff. We determine it's quality or controversy by the number of comments whether good or bad.
I must say if you look back at his posts/video's etc have drawn a lot of comments. If you don't want it to continue don't post for TD. Although I am beginning to appreciate his humor.
If any of you really think that he had that analyzed and turned around in 24 hours, you're a moron. The guy is a bold faced liar through and through
ReplyDeleteIt was a setup so after his next hoax he can refer to this latest fake scenario as an example of his fake honesty.
ReplyDeleteWell, this is why having regular folks who aren't trained in forensics out in the woods trying to get samples just muddies the water. It might end up causing some real problems with the DNA project just because accurate accounts for how DNA was obtained and where can be iffy. I would hope he learned a few things from this experience. I have to remind people sometimes that it's fine to go hunting, but hunting and investigation are two different things, even in the "ghost hunting" world. There are those who want an experience and others who want to prove the phenomena. You attack those two different ways and with completely different skills. Maybe he should look into why he keeps trying to prove BF and just accept the experience he had and try to go have some more encounters.
ReplyDeleteThe DNA project of Ketchums needs no help in being muddied. It's a scam. No published scientists I know have had to go through the hoops she claims. The truth is her science is bad, she keeps getting shot down and eventually will be published in some fringe journal whilst whining that mainstream science "ignored the truth". (however the truth is that a journal like Nature would love the chance to publish such information ...if it was good ,verifiable accurate data). The rest of footery will either latch on to her worthless findings as gospel , or get really really mad at her. regardless she will try to siphon some money off via a documentary and field trips for $$$ and eventually be relegated to Bigfoot lore as another coulda woulda shoulda con artist.
DeleteI'm sorry Autumn, but just yesterday you said how smart Randy Brisson was for finding his own technique to collect bigfoot hair. Does he have forensic training? I didn't think so... You contradict yourself a lot.
DeleteSo a skunk ate an apes nuts. Maybe TIM is the Skunkape.
ReplyDeleteLame I know but you guys covered the rest.
Bigfoots Broski
LOL Broski, You nailed it. I think that was the point all along. LOL "A skunk at a Skunk Apes nuts"
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting it into words.
I love your posts!
I meant "ate" not "at" as in "A skunk ate a Skunk Apes nuts."
DeleteI'm truly disappointed in you Blondie! We all though that we could count on you to not debase yourself with vile language and crude jokes! Now who will we turn to to tell us that we should watch our language and treat everyone like a winner? Sure won't be you, not after these comments. I officially take away your fun police badge. You don't deserve to wear it! ( Dramatic Slap! )
DeleteLOL
Deletethats how you analyse evidence and release it in a timely manner, take note ketchum
ReplyDeleteHey back off DR. Ketchum you know nothing of what is like for her to do her job and do it correctly... Instead be grateful that she has taken this huge task on. As far as Mr. Stover good for him for telling the bigfoot community the truth thank you for sharing. I know everyone is anxious in getting the results of the peer review back but seriously do not shot the messenger they are only stating facts and doing all the hard work for those of us that believe and care about the big guy.....
ReplyDeleteWhere did he get his evidence analysed in 1 day ? Joeblack63 has been doing the double sided tape for years collecting hair samples for DNA. Stovar acts like he invented it.
ReplyDeleteThe name for this is "The cry wolfe theory" We were all taught this in elementary school.
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