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I'ld be afraid I'ld shoot an unkempt man by mistake. If it was a bigfoot that I shot then I guess I'ld have to drag it in the house and make it look like a burglary/self defense on the off chance it turned out to be some type of human.

Has anyone yet discovered a living, possible "missing link", between Homo Sapiens and the rest of the great Apes ? Besides causing a huge philosophical debate (creation, religion, evolution etc), and considering how staggering of a discovery it would be, I'd say any of the other species or sub-species discoveries you could mention from the last several hundred years, would pale in comparison to this. This discovery would be a game changer, and there is no way to estimate just how explosive of an impact it could make. For that reason alone, there exits reason to believe that there are people, entities, and organizations (Govt or Private), that would want to suppress such a discovery. Same goes with possible ET / UFO activity... Art

The four hundred lbs he carried on his back would just be his chow and water......and when he runs out? He starts eating your patrol! And when the bullets start flying he is a 800lbs bullet magnet. And when he gets shot it enrages him and he starts eviscerating everything in his close vicinity....namely you! No thanks.....

Triton, you just made more sense than anyone yet on this matter - to me. The statement that a single BF has NO reason to knock - makes perfect sense. No reason at all - and all the narratives of knocks were obviously witnessed, or we wouldn't have heard about them - meaning at least one human was in the area to hear them. This basic premise then begs the question - why would the presence of more than one BF need to knock? Communication as a warning, or as I believed previously - to drive game. During recon operations - to maintain strict noise discipline - even with radios, we would push the mic and release (break squelch) to respond that we got the message. No need for spoken words. A knock is not total silence - thus it's likely a vague to us - but distinct to them - a warning, or to assist in driving game. It could be to startle and drive game, or to periodically let other hunting party drivers know where each member is. A drive team member locator. So one can tighten up, close up, or catch up. That just makes sense. Whether they use hand claps, chest thumps, mouth clicks - however - it's definitely a way to communicate without words. We just don't know the code.

^^^ Welcome back Art 1972!