7/15/25 - Sasquatch Hunting and Zoobook with Amy Bue
Paranormal Among Us with Paranormal Paul
2025/07/16
7/15/25 - Sasquatch Hunting and Zoobook with Amy Bue
7/15/25 - Sasquatch Hunting and Zoobook with Amy Bue

Paranormal Among Us with Paranormal Paul
2025/07/16
Amy Bue, a writer and educator from Northeast Ohio, joins the podcast to share her journey into Bigfoot research, which began with a personal sighting in 2012. She discusses her work with Project Zoobook, a think tank of scientists, and her field research in Pennsylvania and Washington State. This summary covers her experiences, the challenges of studying Bigfoot, and her efforts to make the subject more accepted in scientific circles.
Amy Bue's fascination with Bigfoot started with a 2012 sighting in Ohio, leading her to extensive research and co-founding Project Zoobook, a collaboration of over 40 scientists and field researchers. She recounts a 2018 expedition where a FLIR camera captured a large, uniformly colored figure, though later hoaxers cast doubt. Amy also shares a terrifying encounter in the Allegheny National Forest where the ground shook and a powerful yell was heard. She uses Bigfoot to engage kids with nature and critical thinking, emphasizing the importance of keeping an open mind. Amy explains why people rarely photograph Bigfoot, comparing it to her own surprise encounter with a black bear, and discusses carrying a firearm for protection against people, not Bigfoot. She also details her involvement with Small Town Monsters and her scientific approach to Bigfoot research.
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Reluctant entry into Bigfoot research
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A 2012 sighting sparked her Bigfoot research.
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Both could be real and Bigfoot might be curious about UFOs too.
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Memory tests and separate drawings confirmed the sighting.
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Six unrelated Sasquatch sightings went uninvestigated for two years.
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Keep an open mind and think scientifically.
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Fear and surprise prevent documentation.