On the night of September 6, 2012, the premeditated execution of a male Sasquatch suddenly plunged eons of a rich relationship into raw, "snuff" pornography. It was a low point in the history of human ego. These creatures are our zoological next of kin; how, exactly, did Rick Dyer earn the right to ambush and slaughter one? And yet, we must take this dark occasion to turn the page and resume the authentic story, finally forging a deeper understanding. Needing no corpse, Dr. Melba Ketchum’s DNA study has found that Sasquatch arose some 15,000 years ago through crossbreeding between female Homo sapiens and males of another primate species. The latter remains unclassified, except for one fact: It was a fellow member of the Homo family tree. But the uncanny humanness of Sasquatch has never been in doubt at “habituation sites,” places with which the hairy folk have become familiar, returning regularly, often for years on end. Throughout North America, certain people have interacted with these curious and tricky visitors to their homes and properties and, in the peaceful, inquisitive spirit of Jane Goodall, sought to foster (so to speak) an ongoing family reunion. The San Antonio killing exploited another habituation site and produced a lucrative trophy, so that now, an open season on Sasquatch may well be at hand, unless halted by insight. We must welcome an immediate flowering of vivid backyard accounts, leading to familiarity, recognition, and protected legal status. Meanwhile, let us fully appreciate this historical turning point—like the moon landing only better, because instead of finding a barren new world, we’re discovering our own planet all over again. SASQUATCH RISING 2013 is the only available source to not only delve into the scientific revolution unfolding before us today but also to fill in the rest of the story, conducting readers behind the scenes at multiple habituation sites—in Iowa, New York State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, and Vermont. These first-person testimonials and the author’s own field notes show the subtle, surprising ways of our ancient living kin.