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Perfectly reasonable. Or the potential markers that would separate H. erectus from H. sapiens sapiens are not among the gene loci that are normally tested so the difference stays under radar. You would really need to know what test was being used, what the primary / original / design purpose for the chosen test was, to know whether it would have the proper granularity in the proper locations to find what we think we are looking for. The interesting thing about H. erectus is that the timeline does seem to match. A small population without much genetic diversity, cut off in North America, and driven by extreme selective pressures of ice age conditions, would seem to be subject to the factors necessary to drift from what we know of H. erectus to what we suspect of bigfoot within the time line. I don't know if that's the right answer but it would seem to cover the necessary components of potential right answers. MIB

Yeah, I guess they are. But most of the people that I know, that have experiences like mine don't report them (publicly), for obvious reasons.

Agreed. I see your point. And thank you for the interesting link. A lot of work certainly went into it. AND it lends food for thought. Sybilla Irwin has done a lot in the way of drawings in which she worked directly with witnesses: http://www.sybillairwin.com/witness-sketches.html

I conclude quite the opposite regarding a campfire. The only time we don't have a fire is during high / extreme fire danger when regulations ban campfires. Campfire is a component of the sasquatch "bait." However, I set my recorders a ways out from camp for the reasons you suggest .. and more. The main addition is snoring. I've had to listen through hours of Bill and I snoring from opposite ends of camp because I set the recorder too close to camp thus I couldn't use software (Audacity) to visually skim looking for individual sounds worth listening to. Car camping there are other sounds .. metallic pops and pings as parts heat or cool, stuff like that. MIB

PG....I don't know about you, but I would predict if I were on a combat patrol in hostile country, saw something on two legs toss something heavy towards me, which landed with a "thud", the last thing I'm thinking is "Oh, that's just a Rock Ape , it's harmless". Umm no. The first thing I'm likely to think is "GRENADE!!!", which is what I will likely scream as I hit the dirt, possibly as I squeeze off a burst in its general direction. As a general rule, I'm guessing it is not advisable to toss heavy objects randomly at armed and jittery young men who are expecting trouble at any minute. This is why I'm just conducting this little thought experiment....not sure how, if true, we avoided killing a Rock Ape for a VC or an NVA .

Joe, I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only researcher to fall into a campfire. Fortunately, I was not alone when I slipped on a wet root in the dark and tumbled into the fire ring. My buddies reacted instantly, rolling me out of the hot coals and flames so quickly that I only hade a hole burned in my camo pants to show for it. Without them there to save my sorry butt, I could have been seriously burned, as I fell in such a way that I was having trouble getting my feet under me without putting my bare hands into the fire, and the stone fire ring was making it difficult to roll out. Yes, we were all sober, thank goodness. Now when we have a fire, I'm told to stay away and let others tend to it!! I also get out alone, which I shouldn't do at my age, but it's difficult to stay home when others are not available to join me. When I do go out alone, I am very conscious of my safety, and stick to mild trails. It's very tempting to check out the sandbar in the creek at the bottom of a steep, rocky incline, but I leave that for the days when my younger fellow researchers can join me.

I have probably spent more nights alone up the hill than many people. It's taken ten pages of discussion to get to the real danger: Physical accident, not animal attack. Walking at night is a necessary part of my outings. Just last Tuesday night I was in the Oregon Coastal Range, walking alone after a "busy" day by the motorcyclists, plus in the area I was scouting for a group to arrive. Late, under the Zodiac, and without a light, walked by a couple in a cocoon {tent. Without intent, I scared them muchly. {Muchly is a term coined by the great Bigfoot and UFO researcher Geo. Earley (spelled correctly). In my opinion, it should be widely adopted by Bigfooters and UFO'oslogists.} Anyway .... carefully walking at night under Zodiac and moon glow is not difficult. Stay on logging roads or wide trails, walk in the center of them, with some light color exposed { in my case gray hair} so the cougars will think a minute before jumping. Also, walk softly, slowly, feeling your way, and of course, have a light should you absolutely need it. Anyway, anyway, impalement, falling into a fire {not drunk}, an accidental swipe by a devil's club to the eye, and another mishap in one season put me into the Meridian Park hospital emergency room three times in three months. I drove myself there three times. {I was alone in the forest, remember.} After the third time, I was asked, by way of the insurance co. to come to the hospital to discuss why I was so accidental. I've since kept up my "routine," but have been more careful. Once about eight years ago, I was climbing a talus and ended up dropping a stone on my foot while foolishly wearing only walking shoes. That ended up requiring a bone taken out, one bone left to mend, a connector joint, and three pins in my left foot. Don't mention the medical bill .... Oh well, the alarm gives the TSA people something to think about. Only once in the last five years have had to go in to get stitched up. But I've taken two fire fall people into the ER, plus a broken arm, and ... and more accidents. Physical accidents are the danger of Bigfooting alone: Physical accidents. You hurt yourself good out there past routine traveled roads, and can't crawl back to the truck, you are in a bad way. Joe Beelart here, with the hospital records to prove what I wrote.