Thom "Cat" Cantrall is a 5th-generation native of the West. After spending nine years in the US Navy, the majority of which was as a missile technician aboard a Polaris submarine, Thom was discharged while living on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. He began college in Port Angeles, WA, and finished his degree in Logging Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. During this time, he owned and operated a small logging company on the North and West ends of the Peninsula. Sasquatch sightings at this time eventually led to his current work.
Being a mainstay in the Sasquatch community, Thom’s findings have shaped current thoughts on Sasquatch, and he has mentored many researchers in this field. He is a prolific writer and a popular speaker at many Sasquatch conferences, in addition to having authored 13 books on the subject along with many essays.