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The difference is a fish is not equipped with cognitive thought. We have to presume BF is a mammal of some variety and therefore, is equipped cognitively. The species is built to be on the move and with that, the ability to evade detection. It is a misnomer to believe humanity has eyes and ears everywhere (which seems to be the case because we are drenched in tech but in reality, is not the case at all).

I somehow unearthed this apparently valid U.S. government document from 1959. It seems to be an agreement that Himalayan expeditions searching for Yeti abide by regulations imposed by the Nepalese government. I am wondering what would have prompted this agreement by U.S authorities. Politically in 1959 the U.S would have sought to influence China's neighbors as a buffer against communism. The CIA was actively backing a violent Tibetan independence movement against China. I'm not sure if Nepal was under threat by China at that time or what their politics of the day were. But what does fighting communism have to do with Yeti? BTW, I ran a search and did not see this document discussed elsewhere on this forum. Apologies if I overlooked it. I do see it posted on many other sites but no meaningful answers as to why such a document came into existence.

The peer review process is where the problem lies. But if it doesn't get approved it's doubtful the results would remain secret though. Too many people are going to know the results for them to remain a secret. Regardless of the peer review, that would put pressure on the scientific community to not be so biased if the results are in favor of an unknown primate.

Yes but this fish was supposedly extinct by 60 million years. With extinct hominid species we are talking about much less time than that. Less than 50,000 years in some cases. Its not a huge range of time with the fossils we do have. Also, we have to imagine that a bipedal hominid has a lot more smarts than your average fish. Even Chimps change patterns when pressured by Humans. The media section has tons of video examples to peruse at your convenience. Im not here to convince you of existence in the absence of evidence. But I do think we need to keep an open mind.

Personally, I think Bigfootery would be a lot more interesting if Bigfoot was more creative and left us clues like this. Of course, the more clues and evidence he leaves us would attract more hunting of the species. It would be a sociological disaster. But, it would help us get to the bottom of the mystery.

Now, I just consider footprints possible evidence of BF activity. If anyone wanted to, they could produce a different hoaxed footprint a week, far better than the real ones I think I have found. Someone really talented could produce them with dermal ridges etc. But as rare as they are, that would be a sure sign of hoaxing to me, since I have not found more than a couple a year in widely separated locations. Most of my finds have been BF trying to avoid leaving them in muddy places. My theory is that they are good trackers in their own right and know what not to do to leave tracks. Some of the puzzling finds of track ways simply stopping are only explainable if BF is a talented tracker that wants to mislead someone attempting to track them. I guess unless you believe in dimension hopping or beaming up to the mother ship in mid stride.

China certainly accused them of that. In Loren Coleman's book "Tom Slick,: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology" He researched a lot about the early Yeti expeditions. China was convinced that the expeditions were a cover for watching China's missile launches. It is a good book for anyone interested in the beginnings of the search for the Yeti and the high intrigue that came with those early expeditions.

It was very hard to order, 2 dealerships said no, and you're right, I've never seen another one either......it's heavy, but moves pretty darn good now with the crate motor:) The BF's know I'm coming too, has a louder and very distinct sound.

Forest Ninjas!!!

https://fishgame.com/2018/02/alpha-coyotes-proven-avoid-game-cameras/ is an entertainment site that has paraphrased a very old research paper. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0110832#s2 is a good read. Slightly dated, but much better. The Reconyx model HC600 used in the tests is a screamer in the ultrasonic region. Coyote can smell our foot paths. Regardless of whether or not we are putting a trail cam in place, setting Coyote traps or hunting them with firearms, they know we are there/have been there. Some avoid us. All avoid a certain forum member who seems to shoot everything. Coyotes can find and dig up buried traps. I have wondered if they can 'smell' the steel or just smell human even if scent blockers are used. And there is the question of disturbing the ground balance when a trap is buried. Concerning 'smelling' the steel traps, I wonder if they detect the fe++ isotope? Fish in salt water inhabit steel hulled shipwrecks because they love the fe++ that is released.

Is that a long bed step-side?

Unless I'm missing something, it could never be positive for sasquatch. There is no baseline to match it against. It could only come out as an undocumented primate.

IMO, I think big brother has always known about these creatures, and secretly manages them......if they are forced to acknowledge their existence officially, then the 'management' part that will come will surely be detrimental to their well being, my opinion of course. Plus, some dang liberal group will get legislation passed prohibiting guys like us from doing what we do. Nope, more fun for all as a Cryptid, and better for our hairy cousins:)