I have decided to move forward with Ohio Cryptid after sitting on the idea since 2009. Being hand picked by Eric Altman for the Pennsylvania Cryptozoology Society was a great honor, but I've still wanted to become more involved here in Ohio. I have also been working on an anomalous team that focuses on ghosts, cryptids, and UFO investigations with clients and "hunts", expeditions, and sky watches respectively. This group, Ohio Anomalous Research, was an idea brought forth by a friend who was previously a part of my former group Ohio Paranormal Investigation Network. While this group will focus on cryptid cases it will more than likely get mostly ghost cases. This new group is also a co-founder/co-director role, so since it is a shared group I wanted to have something that was mine. Obviously, the cases will be investigated by myself and potentially those in either group - it's just smart to have a name/website that fits what you are attempting to attract. I don't plan on having a large group with Ohio Cryptid, but will be accepting researchers and investigators if I feel they would be a good fit to my views and share a similar vision. Unlike ghost cases I can pretty much do a majority of the work solo, but there will come a time when having a small team will be necessary plus a group outing for an expedition is always a lot of fun (not to mention learning from the experience and shaking down new equipment).
As far as equipment goes I like to keep things simple. One thing I will be utilizing, however, is a kayak that I will be using on early morning/late evening expeditions along lakes and rivers that are along known hot spots in addition to camping out. Using a small kayak can allow one to move close to the shoreline as well as look for tracks and other sign along areas that appear to be trails to water that might not be noticeable from land. I don't expect much, but it might pay off to try something unique.
Big thanks to Jay at Chum Bucket Studios for designing a new logo for Ohio Cryptid!
