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Learned a great tip from this video on how to get some dry firewood with a knife by making a draw knife. In the past when camping in wet conditions and needed some dry firewood, I would go to where the cliffs or boulders are and usually will find dry wood where it is protected from moisture. https://youtu.be/LNKTSa7OK_0

Lets put it this way..... Its gonna take a body. A good way to get a body is to follow a trackway. If I was snowmobiling and cut the Bossburg tracks? I would follow them!

^^^^^ Yes. Being dry is critical. I watched both videos. Good information. I am in the PNW. I am not around dense stands of deciduous trees. I am around thin layers of wet, decaying leaves. The 'long fire' looks nice. The persons in the videos had 'fat wood'. We don't have that except in the stores for kindling. Fat wood is loaded with pitch and is easy to light, burns hot and fast. The firewood in the videos looked dry. The ground was dry. The leaves were dry. No snow. All the actors were wearing coffee cups. And that bacon? No thank you, I don't want to invite a bear into an emergency shelter unless of course the bear is having a bacon emergency. A You Tube presentation with everything being soaking wet would be helpful. Hypothermia and the wind chill factor. We know that wind chill factor does not record on a thermometer. It is basic. Moisture evaporating from skin in cold wind is a calculated wind chill factor. Prevent/minimize moisture evaporating from your skin and you will be a lot happier. There is a survival outfit in Colorado. Wilderness Survival Institute, also known as "WISE". They used to sell survival supplies but their website "store/shopping cart" seems to be having problems. The person who started that organization was nicknamed "Papa Bear".

What next? Dogs and cats living together? Have immensely enjoyed the last several submissions from posters I respect.

Here is an excellent video (two parts) of how to rig a quick shelter in frigid weather that can save your life. It is from Dave Canterbury of Dual Survival. It involves a 2 mil painters plastic and a space blanket. Very little cost and next to no weight to carry with you in the backcountry. A fringe benefit is that fire will help keep some predators away and keep you occupied so your mind (and imagination) doesn't run wild.

That is inaccurate. It is not a “permit”.When you check your firearm as luggage, iypt must be in a hard sided, lockable firearms case, and it must be locked. It must be declared to the agent, and you sign a declaration acknowledging that it is properly packed and unloaded. Ammunition must be either in a container manufactured to hold ammunition or in its original packaging. You are not required to declare ammo. Hunting permits to hunt sasquatches are not available anywhere. A hunting license and tag legally justifies the possession of firearms both in your car and on your person. Wild pig tags are usually valid year round in the western states, and tend to be the cheapest big game tags available. Whoever kills a Bigfoot can likely count on a myriad of aggressive and vengeful legal persecutions ranging from illegal big game hunting to murder. It would be best to take some photos, get a gps fix on the location, quickly cut off a hand, foot, and head (which together probably weigh up to 50 lbs), put them in a burlap bag, and immediately drive to Idaho State University where you walk into Jeff Meldrum’s office, put it on his desk, give him the gps coordinates, and drive away without a word.

There isn't one of us who doesn't forego something each and every month in order to fund our bigfoot endeavors. There isn't one of us here who hasn't had to put money aside week-by-week in order to acquire sound equipment, a thermal, new tires, or just to pay bills while we are in the field. You spend no time investing yourself here on BFF, just waltz in, and come straight towards us with your hand outstretched and beg for money like some unseemly street urchin? It's situations like this that underscores why I have no respect for millennials. In my opinion, they are profoundly lazy, don't possess a drop of ingenuity, and expect others to do things for them rather than knuckle down and makes things happen on their own. It would never dawn on me in a million years to ask a friend or neighbor, much less someone unknown to me, to give me money for something I want to do. As far as me and your request is concerned....hit the road!