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More common than many think, apparently thriving, sometimes in close proximity to humans.

Mine would be very similar but I'd probably focus on areas outside of the PNW. I know of good places that are not as vast as the PNW forests. I'd focus on the big rivers and tributaries with riparian forest tracts, There'd be a crew of people paid to double check every SSR entry for accuracy (to correct my mistakes) and funding for groups to establish their own sightings databases, so they can get added to the SSR. oh and this... If I had a million dollars

I would buy a small Navy, and a central base of operations, and a couple of float planes, kidnap Huntster as a guide, and start patrolling the inland fjords and water ways of SE Alaska. 100 million should cover it! When not chasing the elusive beast there would be copius amounts of fresh seafood beach parties served with cold beer and warm butter. And lots of hunting and fishing to boot.....

This question is the conundrum wrapped inside an enigma for me. So much evidence (PGF is the biggest) seems to point to continued existence but then...no body, no bones. The toughest thing for me to get past is lack of observed environmental impact. Groups of 600-1000 lb animals should be leaving much more observable traces. To answer Hifliers OP, I say exist but echo Huntster near extinction or they are minimally able to support a population.

Sept 9 .. wood knock, a good one. I hadn't heard one I had any confidence in since 2012. Unless that knock was "Ghost of Bigfoot", there was at least one still alive that day. MIB

Welllll ... as of September 9th, still existed. How 'bout "know"? It's a good, and fitting, word. MIB

Still out there, and in danger of extinction.