Jim Sherman began studying all forms of strange phenomenon after getting the wits scared out of him watching In Search of…starring Leonard Nimoy. He recalls hearing ‘footsteps” outside his door late at night and cowering under the covers. These steps were actually his own racing heart beats. Fast-forward many years and countless crytozoological and paranormal books later and we find Jim again cowering inside a sleeping bag while something very real messes with his tent and throws rocks around. It was the last experience that made an important change in Jim’s life. The long-time outdoorsman was afraid to hunt and camp. He found the woods, once a place of pleasant solitude, to now be forbidding and scary. He decided to attack the problem directly. He poured into research and found others who have experienced similar episodes while camping. Could his experience be related to Sasquatch? Jim decided to go on an expedition to find out. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) hosts these events and there is an emphasis on learning through experience from people who have seen and experienced some pretty incredible things. Jim was hooked and was eventually asked to be an investigator for his home state of Michigan. Jim has been a featured speaker at multiple conferences, assisted with the production of and appeared on Animal Planet’s Finding Bigfoot, organized BFRO expeditions, and even wrote a book on the subject Facing the Big Hairy Monkey-Thing: Looking for Sasquatch in the Real World. In the normal world he is a husband and has a very cool daughter. He teaches history and coaches both track and field and cross country.