As the Squatch Turns S01E02 [Grab Some Popcorn]

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Ed Smith Answers Questions.

It is apparent after days of silence the capture project moves forward. Apparently Melissa Hovey has been contacted and has been asked to be part of a bridging group in regards to "Daisy is in the box". She has posted some answers from Ed Smith on the Squatch Unlimited site bigfoot.ning.com) She openly states she is not sure what to think either way but was reporting on her contact with Ed Smith in regards to being part of some sort of secret meeting.

Ed smith answers some of her questions and gives the bigfoot community some new information on where he fits in, the status of his NDA and Non-compete agreements as well as many details on the trap that could have been used to capture the bigfoot.

It is incredible to me. It seems as the days move forward into the new year that hope is renewed. They may just have a bigfoot under study. We could be just days from seeing high resolution pictures and video or at least confirmation that it does exist.

Ed Smith has requested that evidence be present at the bridging meeting to include pictures, video, x-rays, cat scans that he feels should have been completed by the meeting time. He also states they should be able to see the specimen’s blood, hair scat, as well as see the captured animal from what I took from the report.
Ed also states that he is sitting with the people he sold his organization to so infact the meeting with "Quantra" has taken place.

Ed Smith then answers some questions about the trap.

Question: Do you have any information on the alleged cage that was built and allegedly used to capture, "Daisy"? What is it made of, and the specs?

Ed Smith: I retain the rights to my written work so I can talk about the trap unit, but photos, video and CAD drawing are the property of the Quantra Group.

Yes, I designed 95% of the trap unit. It is not a clam shell trap as has been reported in some of the blogs. Those reports are entirely inaccurate.
We attempted to modify a shipping container at first but found it was in satisfactory for our requirements.

The materials used are steel, aluminum and carbon fiber.

The dimensions are 11.5 feet in width and 17.8 feet in length, 8.2 feet in height, excluding the pressure bottle rack.

The unit is transported in parts to a staging site and assembled. The assembled unit is skid mounted can be moved by a tractor or wheeled loader. It is also designed to be lifted by helicopter.

Explosive cylinders much like an over loaded 12ga shot gun shell. Would blow the trip laches on the door and actuate the tensioned springs snapping the sliding door shut.
A weight sensing module is placed at the entrance to the unit covered in ground material would allow a reasonable weight to be attained.

A second weight sensing module is embedded in the floor of the trap unit allowing the electronic controller to activate the explosive latches and servo valves on the nitrogen gas cylinders in the knock down gas system which forces all oxygen out of the space an forces the specimen in to an unconscious state. Side panels could be opened a tranquilizing agent (dart) could be administered.

The dosage could be determined because of the weight data collected at the entrance would be available at this point.

The trap unit can be camouflaged made to look like a hut (out building) or a stone out crop this is achieved by using modular or gunite concrete (shotcrete) units then painted or stained to match the surrounding rock features.

Then baited with temptation materials.

The unit would be under video observation at distance and video coverage would be inside the unit and at the entrance. Small video cams and lipstick cameras would be utilized for this application.

Power for the unit would six to eight 12 volt deep cycle battery configured in a 24 volt parallel configuration this would allow for long duration soak times without disturbance. Battery box and DC circuit breaker unit mounted on top of the trap unit.

Engineers work on problems, Designers work on needs and we needed a trap.

Wow what a detailed description of what it MAY have been; however, Ed was not sure as to the exact setup that was used to capture this bigfoot as the "Quatra" owners have been elusive with much of the information as they may be a bit unhappy at the amount of information that was leaked to the community. I feel that would add much more pressure to the situation and have organizations like PETA, or the SPCA breathing down your neck.

Is "Daisy" still alive? Apparently there are still health concerns but it may still be alive. It seems Ed was not given an update to the condition of the bigfoot at the time of this report.

Ed Smith was finally asked.

Question: Why should anyone believe this?

Ed Smith: I'm posting information it's everyone’s right to believe it or not. I still have issues with some of the information that they should know at this point as I stated above in question one.

For many believing is seeing. It will take much more than a report to convince much of the bigfoot community however this seems to be a step in the right direction. If independent researchers are allowed access to the data results or the captured animal it may bring more credibility to the situation. For me I am still holding out hope that this is really going on and that the answers are coming. Like many others I will be awaiting the next update.

Stay tuned for another installment of As the Squatch Turns.