Bob Gimlin Caught Lying About New Bigfoot Documentary Footage

So there's some seriously wild drama unfolding in the Sasquatch community right now, and if you haven't been following it, buckle up because this one has layers. A recent video from the YouTube channel Hairy Man Road, hosted by Eric, dives deep into what he calls a "bold-faced lie" from Bob Gimlin regarding the upcoming "Capturing Bigfoot" documentary. For those who may not know, Bob Gimlin is one half of the legendary Patterson-Gimlin duo who captured what many consider to be the most compelling Sasquatch footage ever recorded back in 1967 at Bluff Creek, California. The man has been a central figure in Sasquatch research for decades. Here's what's got everyone buzzing. The Bigfoot Times newsletter reached out to Bob Gimlin to ask if he had any comments about the new documentary, specifically about some mysterious new footage featured in it. Bob's response? He wrote back saying, "Because I have not seen any part of the mystery film, I can't answer your questions. However, my memory, my beliefs, my thoughts have not changed since 1967." Eric from Hairy Man Road isn't buying it, not even a little bit. According to him, Bob Gimlin is literally shown in the documentary sitting outside his home near Yakima, viewing this new found footage on a laptop. And not just glancing at it, either. He's apparently watching it multiple times, rewinding it, the whole deal. Eric points out that Bob is even featured in the new 1966 footage itself, riding his pony, which Patricia Patterson apparently recognized immediately when she saw it. Now here's where it gets really interesting. Eric describes a moment in the documentary where someone off-camera asks Bob, "Who's on that horse, Bob?" And Bob apparently gives this little side-eyed grin, like he knows exactly what's going on. Then there's Bob's wife Judy sitting off to the side with her arms crossed, looking none too pleased about the situation. And apparently Bob gets pretty desperate at one point, repeatedly insisting "I'm telling you the truth" and even pointing to snowfall as proof he's being honest. That moment, according to Eric, is when "the gig was up." The drama doesn't stop there. Eric also addresses claims from some in the Sasquatch research community that the documentary filmmakers ambushed Bob Gimlin at a conference in Yakima. He completely shuts that down, pointing out that the filmmakers have email receipts proving they were invited, and that Bob Rohrabacher was in a wheelchair at the time, so the idea of an "ambush" is just ridiculous. Clint Patterson was there too, and there was apparently a real conversation happening between Bob Gimlin and Bob Rohrabacher that you can hear perfectly clearly in the footage, despite claims that it was too loud in the convention center. Eric doesn't hold back his feelings about the "I Stand with Bob" crowd either. He makes the point that a lot of these folks have only met Bob once at a conference, got an autograph or took a photo, and suddenly think they know the man. His take? Bob has been untruthful about the whole Patterson situation from day one, and this latest denial about not seeing the footage is just another chapter in a long story. The documentary "Capturing Bigfoot" is apparently set to drop soon, and if the behind-the-scenes drama is this intense before release, the actual content is going to send shockwaves through the community. Mark Evans is the filmmaker behind it, and despite some harsh criticism from folks like Matt Moneymaker, Eric defends him and says the real issue is that certain legacy personalities are terrified of what this documentary might reveal. If you want to hear Eric break all of this down in detail, definitely check out the video on the Hairy Man Road channel. It's one of those situations where the backstory is almost as fascinating as the subject matter itself, and the comments section is probably going to be on fire once more people catch wind of this.