( CNN ) -- A policeman and a former corrections officer say that on Friday they will unveil evidence of what they claim is their biggest find ever : the body of Bigfoot . The thawed body of a creature reputed to be Bigfoot reportedly weighs more than 500 pounds . Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer , a pair of Bigfoot-hunting hobbyists from north Georgia , say they found the creature 's body in a wooded area and spotted several similar creatures that were still alive . The carcass of the furry half-man , half-ape is 7 feet , 7 inches tall and weighs more than 500 pounds , they say . However , the two are not disclosing the exact location of their discovery to protect the remaining creatures . Tom Nelson , chairman of the biology department at North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega , said he 's `` pretty skeptical '' the world will feast its eyes on a new species Friday . `` That would certainly rock mammalogy , '' joked Nelson , who specializes in the study of mammals . `` I see a research grant in my future . '' Whitton and Dyer plan to unveil what they say is DNA and photo evidence of the discovery in Palo Alto , California , in conjunction with a group called Searching for Bigfoot Inc. A photograph on that group 's Web site shows what appears to be the body of a large , hairy creature with an ape-like face , stuffed into a large freezer . According to a written release , the two announced the discovery on an Internet radio show , `` Squatch Detective , '' several weeks ago . iReport.com : Do you believe in Bigfoot ? `` The only person we would allow to come down and verify the body was 'the Real Bigfoot Hunter , ' Tom Biscardi , '' Dyer said , referring to Searching for Bigfoot 's CEO , who has been looking for the elusive , legendary creature in the United States and Canada since 1971 . Whitton is a Georgia police officer who is on administrative leave after being shot in the wrist during a pursuit . Dyer is a former prison guard . DNA tests on the body have begun , said the statement , and `` extensive scientific studies '' will be done on the body by scientists , including a molecular biologist , an anthropologist and a paleontologist . Nelson , the university professor , acknowledged that new species of animals have been discovered in recent decades and that , in science , `` we always acknowledge the possibility of something new . '' But he said that even in north Georgia , home to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the foot of the Appalachian Trail , it stretches the imagination to think a family of 7-foot-tall creatures could have eluded hunters , hikers and creeping development until now . `` To the average person , these places just seem like extreme wilderness where you 'll find lions and tigers and bears , '' he said . `` The reality is that you 're never more than a mile from a road . '' The group says the animal is male , has reddish hair and `` blackish-gray '' eyes and human-like feet , hands and teeth . CNN 's Doug Gross contributed to this report .
North Georgia men say they 've found a den of Bigfoot creatures . They say they 'll reveal details of one Bigfoot on Friday in California . The body of the furry half man-half ape is 7 feet , 7 inches tall , they say . Men wo n't reveal Bigfoot den 's location because they do n't want others disturbed .