Although I have heard the Ape Canyon story told many times on C2C, I have never heard it told correctly, including last night. Twice I have made the trek up to the site of Fred Beck's cabin on the edge of Ape Canyon; not a difficult hike, just. about five miles. So far on C2C, the guests have always said the mountain devil was shot by Beck and tumbled into the canyon BEFORE the attack. Actually, that happened the morning after, as the miners were beating a hasty retreat. One mountain devil was shot AT by Beck the. afternoon before the attack, but was not hit. Considering that the tale, in Beck's own words, is online... well, it can only be laziness that it continues to be repeated in error.
Back in the days before Bigfoot was a thing, a few respected researchers like John Green and Rene Dahinden spent their entire lives devoted to the Bigfoot enigma. Now anyone can read a few books and come on C2C as a "researcher" and an "expert". They just repeat what they read. C2C rarely has the real deal as a guest. The producers are as lazy as George.