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Some of you must be in some good stuff! I drove an hour each way to work and while I zone out I’ve never ended up somewhere I don’t recognize. lol

Forests are patchworks of burn sites. Unfortunately, the recent deaths, displacements and property damage are a huge disaster. Fire ecology of forests is a normal evolution. Before humans got careless, forest fires were started by lightning. At any given time there are about 2,000 thunderstorms around the planet. That is about 50 lightning strikes per second. Pinus Contorta is an interesting example of a mutation in evolution that has occurred over a very long time. 'A fire-dependent species'. From Wikipedia ( you don't have to read it if you don't like Wikipedia ). Pinus Contorta: Ecology[edit] P. contorta subsp. latifolia forest 23 years before (above) and 10 years after (below) the Yellowstone fires of 1988 Pinus contorta is a fire-dependent species, requiring wildfires to maintain healthy populations of diverse ages. The bark of the lodgepole pine is fairly thin, minimizing the tree's defense to fire; however, the heat of fire opens the cones to release the seeds. This allows the species to regenerate and maintain its place in the forest habitat.[28] One plant community in which Pinus contorta is found is the closed-cone pine forest of coastal California. Excessive wildfire prevention disrupts the fire ecology. The stands are usually so densely populated that the trees self-thin, or out-compete each other, leaving dead trees standing. These become a dry ladder fuel that can accelerate the fire to the crown of living trees. When the fire reaches the crowns of the trees, it can jump from tree to tree and becomes relatively unstoppable. The natural fire regime for this species is primarily driven by climate. The fires occur most often after years of drought. Pinus contorta occurs from the upper montane to the subalpine region. These types of forests experience a lot of moisture in the form of snow in the winter due to their altitude. The density of the tree stand also inhibits the establishment of an understory. With all of that being said, the likelihood of a surface fire occurring is rare. Thus, infrequent but severe fires dominate this species.[28] An example of the climate that plays a huge role in the fire regime of Pinus contorta is quite complex. There are three different oscillations that play a major role in droughts. These are the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO) and El Nino (ENSO). A combination of these oscillations being in effect (+) or not in effect (-) have a global effect on the water available to these forests. So when the AMO +, ENSO – and PDO –, there is going to be a drought and likely a severe subalpine fire.[29] A cluster of pollen-bearing male cones at Mount San Antonio Suillus tomentosus, a fungus, produces specialized structures called tuberculate ectomycorrhizae with the roots of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia). These structures have been shown to be the location of concentrations of nitrogen-fixing bacteria which contribute a significant amount of nitrogen to tree growth and allow the pines to colonize nutrient-poor sites.[30][31] Threats[edit] This species is attacked by blue stain fungus (Grosmannia clavigera), distributed by the mountain pine beetle from its mouth. A study released in 2011 concluded that Pinus contorta could experience significant reductions in distribution due to climate change by the late 21st century.[32][33] Intervals between massive burns are noted on tree ring studies. Indigenous peoples of the west coast may have oral histories of huge burns. The Forest Service studies the burn histories to develop strategies for fire prevention. The methods for 'pine' forests are different than 'fir' forests but politicians want a 'one size fits all' approach and that does not work. The USFS in your states will have research papers on pine and fir forest fire events. Worth a look. I found a paper on a Washington State area that examined tree rings from the 1600's to the 1800's and found over 100 fires.

The Beachie Creek fire has been burning since August 16th. The fire fighters were told to stand down and monitor it. I suspect it was because a healthy forest is one that occasionally burns, as well as is managed responsibly and sustainably. So, allowing it to burn some was decided as it posed no danger to life or dwellings, that is until it did. As those 60 plus mile an hour east winds coupled with historic low humidity, pushed the fire west, it over ran the the firefighters base camp and there was nothing that could be done but warn those it it's path. I work with people who where woken up with an order get out now. They were asleep at 2:30 in the morning with no knowledge of the fire and now they were told to grab their clothes and carry them to the car and drive. They could put their clothes on later. Some coworkers had to drive through the flames to get out, as the fire was in their yard. It happened way too fast for something that can only run 40 or so miles an hour to escape in my opinion.

While I do not wish any harm to BF during these fires I’d have to agree with PNW here, they’ll move and be fine most likely. Wildfires are nothing new to BF or other animals. I hardly doubt Finding Bigfoot did much to change their way of life. BF has probably spent its entire lives hiding or avoiding mankind, we can’t even find rock solid evidence they exist short of the PGF. My guess is they think of us as bumbling idiots in the woods and we only catch a glimpse when they don’t care enough to be stealthy or want to mess with us.

Looks so perfect. Where's the trackway?

If one starts taking doe-in-heat internally about two weeks prior to opening day, that works best.Raccoon urine you can delay until a week before opening day. I hope you find my hunting tips useful. You're welcome, in advance.

The radio gear they use is line of site high frequency and just like you don’t get a GPS signal in big trees you would loose radio contact with the drone. Someone with big bucks could chance it but I guarantee they would loose a few trying.

Blackrockbigfoot Do you have a problem how I see things. You had plenty of time to answer my post way before Skinwalker13 did. You could have told me not to armchair him way before i asked him the question about the hair I thought I seen in the photo. See military folks think different out in the field and when looking at photo's. This is why I asked about what I was seeing in the photo. In the photo it had that shadow as though it looked like a hair but as we found out it was a snail crawling trail. So for me i trust on what Skinwalker13 is posting. This print can go either way as being human or Bigfoot. What does not make it for me is that it was in a muddy grade. As far as it goes for me this could very well be a boot print. But the fact that he was able to get a casting in that wet muddy grade is outstanding. I give him a great job. The other thing is that I have with you is this. Are you hell bent trying to make me look bad? Since this was edited two hours ago after the fact of what was posted by Skinwalker13. I do not blame you on what has gone on the BFF but the Powers that Be who once ran this site. Which were on BFF 1.0 .Like the so called Data loss of the movement of data from server to server. I can go into details But I will not This is not the place for it.

The subject would be taken more seriously by fellow scientists if there were more solid evidence that is measurable. Plaster casts of footprints, credible witnesses, unreliable contaminated DNA, supposed sound and film recordings will not suffice. Neither will a 52 year old film. The film is iconic and absolutely the best I ever saw. Many so called experts have many conclusions. Bill Munns did a super fantastic job with his analysis of the film subject. His book is great and there are several others about the subject. I have read several. Still, I must come back to the fact it is belief and opinion. Without a body to examine ,test and document.

Where are you seeing a hair? There is no visible hair in those pics. Marks in the sand, maybe. But no hair. Don't armchair quarterback the guy. He apparently knows what he is doing. ETA. nevermind. Skinwalker13 addressed the hair above.