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Old Dog, M.K. Davis is not saying we know nothing for sure about Bigfoot. Exactly the opposite. There IS something we know for sure, in his view. He is saying that what we absolutely DO know for sure about Bigfoot is that Bigfoot is human, and not an ape. There is no leaning toward one or the other. For him, the record (the Patterson-Gimlin film) is 100% clear that Bigfoot is human. He is trying to say, look at the evidence. Don't let scientists who are in search of fame and money fool you with their razzle-dazzle made-up stuff. That's all he's saying. And OntarioSquatch, yeah, that's pretty much it. Although again, Davis is bothered by a very particular questionable concept. But yeah, I'm pretty much in agreement that everything on your list is dead wrong, except for the first one -- because, to be honest, I'm not really sure what a "relict hominid" is. If one of the implications of the label "relict hominid" is that there are few to zero individuals still here in current times, that's clearly wrong. But from what I understand, they are certainly hominids, and they are certainly more likely (according to Lloyd Pye) to have sprung from (or be more closely related to) all the beings we've been accustomed to claiming as our direct ancestors than we are.

I don't think M.K. Davis is saying we know squat about Bigfoot. I think he is saying that certain people have fallen in love with the idea that Bigfoot is an ape, instead of a person, and they pursue this romance by overlooking the visual evidence to the contrary offered in the Patterson-Gimlin film: "In recent years, however, better versions of the film have surfaced and it has become apparent that the realm of hard evidence, at least for the Patterson Bigfoot film, does not lean toward any ape. All the tools are there to describe a human being. Large size does not disqualify it as a human, neither does unusual Body hair. All other features are there exactly as are the features of a human being. Anything beyond that is conceptual. Concepts should never trump hard evidence." He is saying that even academics, who are supposed to be careful studiers of evidence, discount and throw out evidence right in front of them, if it interferes with their theses. He is kind of saying, Trust you own eyes. Trust the film. Do not be fooled by people who are pursuing money and fame by proposing theories that do not fit the facts as they appear in the film in front of you.

See that's the kind a of stuff I like to walk in the woods. Right where it is foggy or it is very snowy and you can barley see. Everything just looks amazing. You have a great area to hike into and even camp. Michigan just as good except for it is not like PNW ,But there places that may look like PNW and it is just as beautiful . You have a great place for Bigfooting. Enjoy the moments that you spend when you are in the field for they are different each time you visit. Thank You for sharing.