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*Hypothetical, lets have some fun with this* Bill Gates being the Pacific NW Billionaire entreprenuer that he is has just decided to fund the biggest Sasquatch hunt of the century. And he has called you to lead the expedition! He wants to know the following things before he writes the check to fund you and he asks for physical proof of the creature existence (Dna, bone, tissue) Anything short of that will be considered a failure. 1) Where will you go? What area in north America gives you the best shot at proving the creatures existence? 2) What gear will you be taking and what strategies will you be deploying? 3) How costly will it be? 4) How long will it take? 5) How many people will you be bringing with you and what positions will they fill? 6) Whom will you be bringing with you? Discuss!

I would guess fully half of the proponents here believe the Skookum cast to be an elk. It is hardly self deception. I don't think there is enough evidence there to determine what it was. It makes no difference to the question of existence because it is just another indeterminate piece of evidence. At least most proponents have the integrity to examine evidence and make their own judgment even if it does not support the case for existence. I don't see that among the denialists.

This was a nice constructive thread and then you came in trying to troll it. You do this a lot. You might want to re-examine your process.

Here is the first place my search took me - a YouTube interview with Mike last summer: He sent Melba and Sykes a sample from the tooth. Sykes did not test it and did not return the sample. He didn't send the whole tooth. I didn't even pay attention to what Melba found. One person commented that it was found to be from a prehistoric camel - but no source for that info. I'll keep digging. Ok...towards the end, they said it still at that point, has not been DNA tested (as of last summer).

Find hotspots and seasonal clusters first, only of which have occurred in the last 10 to 15 years max via me. Get a team together of 4-6 people that are real tight and are prepared to do round the clock 8 hour stints in a specific area at a specific time of year. Costs will be low where Mr Gates is concerned. $5k each to each team member per month wages to feed their family whilst their away, field equipment which doesn't need to be overly excessive, base camp within 2 miles in pre determined location. Human bait in a tent just going about their business is used at the same place every single night throughout the summer, a sniper in a tree is positioned in a safe position with an unobstructed shot as far away as possible and as high up as possible. No cameras at all. It will be in the Southern Cascades of WA State.