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Bears in this area have been noted as having their backs as high as a small Toyota pick up truck. Noted by an experienced hunter previously from Montana who disliked the under brush in western Washington. The Canadians have a system for describing bear scat based upon 'coils'. Eh, it's a 6 coiler.

The largest pile that I have seen was about the volume of a 5 gallon bucket, standing conical in shape. No serious smell. I was thinking bear, an empty bear. I did not see what deposited the pile. Track less area, very hard compacted dirt. I can't remember the time of year. We have American Skunk Cabbage that bears eat the roots as a laxative when they become active late winter/early spring. Cleans them out. Only pearl of wisdom that I can add is to never over trust a fart. I will monitor for double-cheek lifters.

I cant. I was just shopping on amazon and this bag was half as much. So I pulled the trigger... Be nice...or I’ll hit you with it.

Absolutely. Homo is a genus within the family made up of apes. No. All Homo species are within the group of great apes. That means we have common ancestors close enough to share considerable DNA. The current apes are as far removed in time from that common ancestor as we are. You might say we all derive from a "pre-ape". Again, no. You don't get it, you're either badly misusing technical terminology or you're simply wrong. Chimps are apes. They do not derive from Homo. Same for gorillas. We are closely related but none are derived from the other because it's the same distance in time back up the tree to that common ancestor. The only way what you're suggesting can be true, scientifically, biologically, is if you are claiming bigfoot is derived from a bear, lemur, etc or if you're claiming they're alien, or if you're claiming they're mechanical, paranormal, or otherwise non-biological.

Squatchermetrics ·20 January 2018 #Sasquatch We just came across a real interesting article on Lowland Gorilla's Signalling Selectively Using Odor. This article also gives great insight in to the why/where/how they use it also in their family groups.This particular subject is something that is personal to us as the sole reason we (i) became mixed up in the subject was because of a Sighting 25 or so years ago where there was absolutely NO kind of bad odor despite the Sighting itself being of an Animal that was effectively caught out, yet didn't it seem to or feel the need to signal selectively using odor.Nevertheless, reports still roll in to this very day (616 currently in the database) describing odor, and normally foul.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4090154/

In what way? Biologically speaking, you and I, as humans, are great apes. Humans, chimps, gorillas, orangutans. Are you saying they're more distant from us than those other 3 great apes are? If so, why? Based on what? MIB

Norse, I can't believe you got a man purse!

1) I don’t think there are “so many looking for it.” Not with anybreal consistency where a decent amount of time is concerned anyway. One or two weekends per month isn’t gonna cut it imo. 2) You show me a “professional expedition” led by people that would then have to be “professional Bigfoot reaarchers/experts”, and I’ll show you people that are at best, liars. 3) People may have been killed, can’t see how we’d know that to be honest. Best bet would be to look at the cases out there that are still “open” or “unexplained” or whatever the correct terminology is. 4) The truth is out there, absolutely, but humans no matter how wonderful we like to think we are, are still getting run rings around where this subject is concerned in its own domain, which is something that human beings are distancing themselves from with each minute that passes in the modern world.

We do have film and witnesses here in the BFF. There is no need to read stories, you can converse with them.

If the creature moves that fast and is nomadic, it seems to me there would need to be a "fast response" team located in "hot spots" that have the most reported sightings. They'd need access to a helicopter and the latest camera technology as well as sharpshooters with high powered rifles. Let's be honest - a body is needed. Period. Or one of those who claim to know "where they are" can just take said team there and let a sharpshooter with a high powered rifle shoot one.

And why would they? I have certainly had my opinions on that and some were none too flattering. But this is where my post was really going:

Different group, too? Personally, bigfoot is indeed a great ape, as are humans.

uh...no Apes are not comparable to BF. Different species. And...the range of different experiences people have had with BF and stench covers far more than simply a deterrent as an animal would use. Incorrect.

Apes have scent glands that secrete a foul odor when they are distraught. https://seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-infobooks/gorilla/physical-characteristics So they may not go around stinking their whole life. Its only when they bump into screeching humans or honking cars that they emit a foul odor. Presumably of course.

Great questions James. I've been a wildlife biologist for 30 years. The one thing that can be stated with a very high degree of confidence is that nature takes perverse pleasure in making fools of human understanding. With that in mind, every species archetype requires a specific number of individuals for a healthy population. The more complex the organism, the greater number of individuals are needed to avoid species collapse at the genetic level. The smaller the gene pool, the harder long-term survival becomes. There are a large number of factors that have to be considered when calculating the minimum viable population for a species. In humans, the MVP can be as low as 15 individuals or as high as 4000 individuals depending on the variables used, conditions considered and potential morbidity and fecundity rates. We simply don't have enough information regarding bigfoot to make any realistic guesses as to whether the species is growing, stable or in collapse. What they eat will depend on what they are and that hasn't been answered yet. There is a lot of anecdotal information that indicates it's a largish mammal. Popular conjecture is that it is a primate. A strict vegetarian mammal requires a long gut to break down the plant materials consumed. In primates, this normally results in a pot belly physique. Lowland Gorillas are a good example. As protein intake increases, the body shape changes and gets slimmer in the middle. Most reports indicate bigfoot has a high protein diet based on general body description. Another indication of a high protein diet is intelligence. Bigfoot is reported to be very intelligent. If true, then protein is likely present in their diet. There are a number of primate studies that conclude that primates with diets containing 20-50% protein exhibit higher intelligence than strict vegetarian primates. Lowland Gorillas vs. Chimpanzees. You also have to consider brain size. Elephants are fairly intelligent for being herbivores, but their brains are 11-13 pounds compared to humans that have 3 pound brains. However, these musings are all guesses based on what "should" happen. It's inductive reasoning and suffers a few ad ignorantiam fallacies, but fun to consider. That brings us to how much a bigfoot eats. That depends on diet, metabolism, activity, and standard environmental conditions. That requires subjects for study and they seem to be difficult to locate reliably. Until someone figures out how to observe bigfoot for days at a time without them knowing, speculation will be the only information you will find. The same goes for where they sleep. It might be in caves, ground nests, up in trees, in abandoned mines, abandoned structures, or gullies. There is no consensus on this subject, but bigfoot seems to be as opportunistic about its sleeping arrangements. It if is as intelligent as the pundits believe, then it will take whatever the most advantageous accommodations are at the time.

Incorrect. The fact that you bring ape into the discussion on BF speaks for itself. BTW, no one is saying you can track BF by it's stench. You bring up irrelevant points to try and pursuede your off target perspectives.