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Hard to really analyze evidence of paranormal if it’s largely anecdotal.

You could invite her to comment on my book, however she has stated numerous times that she does not engage in Internet debates. She prefers her own FB page where she controls the narrative and various sensational radio shows where sympathetic hosts feed her softball questions for her to seemingly hit them out of the park, without any chance of rebuttal. See my Appendix D for the only exception on Die Tiefe.

I had the thought maybe they could be tricked into thinking a campsite is unattended. 3 people hike in, set up camp and do campy things for a couple of hours. Then someone has an "injury" like maybe a twisted ankle. Construct a stretcher and carry the "injured" person out. (but that person would only be a dummy head and blankets) and the real person stays quiet and hidden in the tent. Would they follow the "rescuers" or check out the camp? Maybe both....

I did some winter research with a friend several years back:

I finished Dr. Hart's missive (Kindle edition) tonight. I come away a little more informed about the whole DNA subject. I'm thankful for that. I previously had a dubious opinion of Melba Ketchum, and regret that impression was not improved in reading her interactions with Dr. Hart. He gave her every opportunity to reconsider many of her (and her publishing group's) conclusions, and she generally resorted to ad hominem replies. She comes off (at least as related by Dr. Hart) as the lesser person. I wonder whether BFF might facilitate another conversation between the two, and hopefully encourage a public, more cordial interaction between them. Is this something BFF members would find interesting, and worthy? Edit: And would Dr. Hart be a willing participant, if such a conversation could be created? @hvhart

Filtering out the DNA of Humans who handle samples is common practice. What MOTU's represent are DNA fragments that don't match a known species in the GenBank. But sometimes MOTU's will come in that match other MOTU's. When that happens then the fragments that match each other become a proxy that is considered a species but scientists have yet to determine what that species is. Until they arrive at a consensus the MOTU's are placeholders in order to have something in the database to match new Motu's coming in. It's sort of like giving a house lot on a street a number even though no one knows what the house that is going to be built on it looks like yet. The street number is a placeholder for the house's future physical form. It's a numbered place to stack the wood and materials for building. That's my VERY basic understanding of MOTU's. Is it possible that some of those MOTU's are fragments of Sasquatch DNA? Honestly the fragments could belong to anything. There are a lot of microbes and fungi that are not in the GenBank so much of the fragmented material could be from them. It is said that Humans are made up of so many microbes, bacteria and other stuff that if one counts up the actual Human cells in the Human body we are only something like 43% Human. Sounds wrong...but it's not.

Science DOES save the unknown DNA fragments and sequences that pop up now and then. There is a term for that type of material but I can't remember the name. I saw the reference to the unknown DNA repository in another article somewhere on my computer. I'll see if I can find it. BINGO! They are called MOTU's: https://blog.csiro.au/loose-genes-and-haunted-ecosystems-meet-edna-environmental-saviour/ "....searching for DNA evidence of the unknown, and, when the reference database isn’t sufficient to define enigmatic DNA sequences, using placeholder MOTUs—Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units—the equivalent of unidentified species silhouettes....."

My stance with regard to BF is that it is, physically, a highly developed primate- in form......but not in brains. That has been my stance for a long time now, complete with my theory on where I position the species on the evolutionary primate line leading to Humans. Because of that stance I continue to pursue the creature as an entirely physical creature that branched off a couple of million years AFTER chimpanzees split off. The Sasquatch did NOT find its way into this modern world via some branch of Great Apes. Especially the Gigantopithicus/Orangutan branch in Southeast Asia. The real bottom line here is that the Sasquatch is no more paranormal than we Humans or any other living creature. Of course we only have reports to base any of this on, so reports will just have to do. I'm also not quite sure you understood my previous post? Because if I see one captured it will NOT be "willing itself out of the cage". Nor will it go into Predator mode any more than Patty did. Mindspeak and invisibility are not the hallmarks of something that is alive and breathing and only gets to the other side of a road by running there.

I've seen thousands of dogs, but I don't recall seeing dog blood.

When people ask about my religious affiliation, I tell them that I'm a Baptist, but really bad at it. I consider myself a Believer, and saved. But still have a proclivity for whiskey and women that I can't seem to shake. I too, have struggled with the spiritual implications of if/when alien life is confirmed, and the demonic paradigm of many aspects of the paranormal world. I've tried to shed my faith during some dark times in my life, but was never able to. God won't give up on me.

Those "one glimpse" and sounds in the night are not really outlook-changing for me. Those are part of my outlook, always have been, except the first glimpse lasted at least 3-5 minutes and covered roughly 550-600 yards of total travel beginning more than 100 yards to my left, moving 75 yards in front of me, and continuing away for 400+ yards to my right before going out of sight. That's not a glimpse. It is plenty of time to ask yourself questions, to weigh what you are seeing. Oddly enough, despite all else, I can't report any bone-chilling cries. "Whatever." So, whether you choose to accept it for yourself or not, understand that <<for me>>, non-existence of bigfoot is no longer an option. I can't suggest it, I can't coddle it, not with any integrity whatsoever. At the same time, it is also clear Science does not accept the existence of bigfoot as reality. I'm a science guy .. despite all else. The apparent inconsistency disturbs me. Science SHOULD be able to find and validate the existence of bigfoot. I see only 2 options. Either the bigfoots have been astronomically lucky and the humans astronomically unlucky, or we're missing something in our understanding of science. And that latter should not be a surprise. When we talk about discovery of new species, new medicines, new sub-atomic particles, finding out that science was incomplete via the mechanism of discovering something new is almost commonplace. And yet when we consider bigfoot, suggesting that seems to be offensive. A challenge of dogma. So here's where I get in trouble by answering your question. Besides being a science guy, I am also a born-again Christian. A terrible one, worst example you'll ever meet, don't want your view of others tainted by what you know about me, but here I am, that's me. Mark Barton's interview goes into things that I have heard other places from other people though not in the same level of detail. Go back to the older posts here and read what ThePhaige shared. Consider parallels. Until I know what they are, from the standpoint of scientific proof, I have to consider other things they might be, things that science doesn't allow for right now. In this case, what amounts to being demonic entities. Being Christian does not remove my science bent. I have wondered if "demonic", "alien", and "interdimensional" could really be 3 different descriptions for the same thing, just viewed through different cultural understandings of "science" of the time. If that is the case, we could be in way over our heads. We might be assuming superiority over "these things" the same as we have intelligence superior to a raccoon and yet it might be role reversal, something so offensive to our ingrained sense of human superiority that we refuse to look at it. I'm not concerned about what happens out there in the woods. I'm concerned, to some small degree, about what might know me and follow me home, not in a physical sense, but in a metaphysical sense. What doors, what boxes, are we opening when we seek them out? What boundaries do we have to protect ourselves from something physically, and metaphysically, immeasurably mightier than ourselves? Understand ... if any of these notions are correct, are real, I believe that like everything else real, they operate by physical principles science CAN understand .. though it may not do so yet. Suggesting such things, hopefully I've offended the monkey hunters, the scientific establishment, the small minded, and the rest of the Christians all in the same post by putting ALL of the dogma I can think of on the table, including my own, and questioning every bit of it. Flame away ... But if you're thinking, not flaming, maybe you understand ... we do NOT know, and until we DO know what is, we also do not know what is not. Since what we know is failing at every turn, I think we better consider that something we do not know is in play. If wrong, we lose nothing but a little mental gear spinning, but if right, we might save ourselves from a lot of grief. Maybe even being 411-ed. MIB

Or maybe Daniel Craig? AWESOME to hear from you, m'lady

Giant critter crawler like the transparent spheres you put a mouse/gerbil in and drive the cat crazy. Those hanging domes are expensive, Hard to find a 'dome' tent that you can lift up into the trees after a bottom plate is installed. These types of 'blinds' are private property only. I believe that if you had one hanging and left the area that you would be cited for littering. I was in a National Forest and stopped to read the Forest Service message board. There was a paper plate with a message about the location of a picnic/birthday gathering. It was stuck on the message board with a nail. A ranger pulled up and asked me if I put the paper plate up. Informed me that the paper plate was littering as they pulled it down. Tough crowd.

You are soaking in EMF. Point your phone at your computer monitor. Wave it around fluorescent lights. Ghost meters do well when used indoors. They detect the millamperage current generated by moving air when a 'body' moves and displaces air. Outdoor use in wind / breezes is a challenge. 'Ghost meters' should be operated on a fixed platform away from humans and motor vehicles. Holding a ghost meter and waving it around will generate false positives. You did not post if the ghost meter was used in daytime or nightime. Could be fun when it is so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face and the cold air is still. Spooky.

You should have the crap he posts to twitter, if he knows so much about them, where's the proof? They are but a business. They don't publish all the reports just the ones that support their narrative, one has to wonder about that. If they attempt to control that narrative, why? I think it's to keep the money coming in. You still would think he would try though after all the time and money put into it.