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Meldrum put an ape looking skull on it, I suppose since he followed what some assumed a Gigantopithecus skull would look like or as Wes T suggested " Paranthropus Boise" I think they have vaulted craniums, not low flat heads over the eyebrows like Meldrum depicted. Also, he practically rested the head on the chest bones to mimic the "no neck" of sasquatches. But I believe the no neck appearance comes from the neck muscles branching out, not forming a column under the head like on Homo sapiens. The pronounced nuchel crests on the Lovelock skull (a possible sasquatch skull) which is for the attachment of large neck muscles, indicates it had large neck muscles that likely fanned out giving it a no neck appearance. Below the pronounced protrusions of the nuchel crest seen on the rear of the Lovelock skull are for the attachment of very large neck muscles. The side view also shows the Mastoic processes are also very large, this is for the attachment of the front neck muscles. This shows sasquatches had huge neck muscles that may have fanned out giving it a no neck appearance. Perhaps since sasquatches travel on all fours at times they need large neck muscles to support the head, not unlike four footed animals need larger neck muscles than bipedal walkers. Below shows the head of Meldrum's model resting on top of the chest bones, and also compared to a human skeleton.

"Perhaps" being the key word, unless a "0" fell off in transit.

Do you believe they sought you out or was it an accidental bothering? First face to face was a bit of a meeting engagement - while backing away from one growling at me, I turned and discovered one was running at me, and when I spotted him, he veered slightly and ran past me. The other times were on their part because I wanted no part of them. It seems we were all living that Summer and Fall on the same mountain. Our bad luck. I suspect our fall may be their summer, if you are using a metaphor. (poetic) Would you recommend getting in touch with them? Or are they uninterestingly giant and hostile? The bulk of commentary from many assume these are benign, shy, gentle giants who just want to be left alone, and are relatively harmless. Maybe. However, in any living population of any species, much like the typical distribution found in a Bell Curve, the bulk of the population, regardless of your factor being measured - has the bulk pattern in the center, and yet on each end of the Bell Curve, there are lesser tails that account for aberrations. In human populations, there are aberrant behaviors that are so dissimilar to conventional behavior, it's hard to believe the aberrations are of the same human species. We have our Jeffrey Dahlmers, John Wayne Gacy, Henry Lee Lucas. There are hundreds of serial and spree killers identified from around the world, a significant number who are also cannibals. Ukrainian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Polish, South American, Arabic, African, on and on. So. For me, knowing the always present dangers of human predators, for me to complicate matters and roam alone in remote areas where there is a fair possibility of meeting one of these critters - however rare - I'd say that if someone alone meets up with an aberrant critter - you may be lunch. While I had one growling at me, and had my full attention, only by habit did I turn and discover one running at me from behind. Maybe he was just trying to get to the other one growling at me to not press the matter - or - the voluminous distraction was by design while the other one closed in on me from behind. I'll never know. I have a problem believing in coincidence. I have a problem trusting unknowns. Just my contrary nature, but it's gotten me through some real close events. I came to the same conclusion with bears and other large animals this summer. I came into close proximity with several bear and a moose and where I had always been adventuresome it seemed though I was able to stay in control of the situation other outcomes were very possible and I realized that I could not count on my luck as much anymore. I have been very close to a large cryptid, though not BF but that was a totally peaceful event. With the bears I just clapped my hands or shooed them, the moose was very startled so I made sure I turned tail and let him be. Had many near death experiences myself, though some day it won't just be near and the deal is the real is. BF seems to be mostly bluff charging and threatening. Seems capable of killing, I wonder if they don't is because then the threat from retaliation from humans is much greater. We tend to wipe out large predators and will track down anything that kills a man and take it out, our modus operandi. Also, I doubt they are a predator, as such but an omnivore, so no real kill instinct except when backed into a corner, like almost any creature. Almost no apelike creature except man hunts down and kills large animals, anyway. Stealing carrion or scavenging remains or small animals, fish, insects, etc. is more what I would expect the protein component of their diet to be. Large animals maybe, but even Chimpanzee spear bush babies contrary to what everybody thought they were capable of in the beginning. And, use tools to do it no-less (check out the efficient nut-cracker while you are at it): http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/chimp_spear Jiggy, that was well thought through. But it is only part of the answer. In a biological sense, the suburbs are actually becoming more plentiful than the wilderness areas. With all the available food for deer and other small animals, their populations are actually increasing. Some municipal areas are having ever increasing problems with deer. Management becomes a big problem since hunting can't be used as a means of population control. So this becomes a readily available food source for predators, along with people's pets. From coyotes all the way up to cougars and black bears. In the Washington and Oregon areas there are constant sightings of cougars and problems with bears and coyotes close to urban areas. They go where the food is. As these predators do, so would something like bigfoot that uses deer and small mammals for a food source. Some suburban areas outside LA have mtn lion problems now, mtn lions that cross freeway no less. http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/09/03/54163/first-look-at-a-proposed-wildlife-bridge-released/

I just had a thought. Given that it is Superbowl Sunday, maybe we are trying to get the wrong people interested in BF. Science has no interest, but you cannot tell me that if BF is at least part human, the NFL has to be very interested in 9 foot, 900 pound football player. Part human cannot be a problem because many of the players seem that way already. I guess one problem being that personal fouls might be ripping an opponent's head off when he says your mother is as ugly as Patty. Who knows a herd of deer and a few cheerleaders to play with might entice some male BF? Just wondering.

Dmaker Now I agree with you, it should not be up to T.V. shows to prove this creatures existence. It should be science that proves this amongst it's peers and placed in a respectable journal. This way it may be debated so that a plan may be made for action. Instead it has turned out to be a ratings fiasco with how much ratings we can make with this show. This is not science, it is just entertainment and making the masses see how silly this is. They are taking away a foundation of exploration of what we do not understand from science. So yes I agree totally about T.V. But Dr. Meldrum has learned from it and I would bet now knows the difference between the real ones and the hoaxed ones. It is his job in a way to learn the difference. If I took casting of any of the prints that I have found I would trust him. It is when you get to a point that you can no longer deny they exist that you are forced to except them. I Believe that we have actually hit this point where all sides are now reached to that single point but are un willing to go further. There is a name for this in science ,but I cannot remember what it is called when all leads or sides have reached a single impact. On most of the prints that I have found I had to reach down and feel the toes and heel with my fingers in the hard leafy ground condition. I never used my gloves and I would take them off so that I could feel the print better in the ground. So it does make one wonder if some of those casting with the finger prints on them might have been with the investigators feeling the print with their hand. IMO

Cryptic, you seem very sure of your assumptions. Do you have any actual evidence to support them? Just curious.

Its a misdemeanor now with a 1000.00 fine. http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/skamania-ordinance.htm A major univerisy would probably pay your fine and legal fees if you donated the body to their Biology dept.