The state is huge and actually has a lot of forestry, especially in the eastern portion,

which known as the Pide Woods. And there's thickets and swampy areas, the coastal areas as it

pushes south and goes towards Louisiana. So that is kind of a place where you would they got.

You could naturally see one of these creatures. That's author and crypto zoologist

Lyell Blackburn on Texas Bigfoot up next on the Paranormal Podcast.

This is the Paranormal Podcast with Jim Harrell.

Welcome to the Paranormal Podcast. I am Jim Harrelled and so glad to be with you once again.

And one of the questions that keeps coming up is Bigfoot real. Time after time people want to know

and I think that our guest probably has a better perspective on that question than almost anybody

on the planet. And he has a new book out as well. I'm talking about the book Texas Bigfoot

History Legends and Modern Encounters in the Lone Star State. Our guest today is the great

Lyell Blackburn. He is a native Texan known for his work in writing, music and film. He is the author

of several acclaimed books, including The Beast of Boggy Creek and Sinister Swamps and also the founder

of the Rock Band Gould Town. He's the narrator and producer of documentary films such as The

Moth Man, a point pleasant and Boggy Creek Monster. He's a frequent guest on radio programs such as

Coast to Coast A.M. He's been on featured on many, many major television shows on all the big

cable networks. And when he isn't writing books, hunting monsters are performing with his band.

He can be found speaking at various crypto zoological conferences and horror conventions around

the United States. Just look for the trademark black cowboy hat. We're so glad to have Lyell Blackburn

with us and I will someday learn to pronounce crypto zoology. Lyell, welcome to the show.

Thanks for having me. Yes, that word into mouthful is a nod.

You know, when you have somebody like you who has a great bio and you've done so many things and

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