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Anyone know who’s German Shepard this is? Found this poor guy eating a dead deer on the side of the road no collar on him he is very snippy kinda mean just trying to find his home he isnt very friendly and was terrible to get into the car and whos home he belongs to let me know he is very antsy to go home

Finding leather boots that are comfortable can be a real challenge especially if getting them for purposes of protecting your feet from snakes. Snake gaiters (Turtleskin) will provide protection for most of your lower leg to the knee but there will be an exposed part around the foot. The boot has to have leather thick enough to make it unlikely a fang can penetrate through. For me to feel comfortable it would protect me, I wanted the the boot to have at least 2.4mm of leather. Does 2.0mm or 2.2mm work? I don't know and didn't want to take a chance. Kiwakwe's Tofane are a beautiful boot and have 2.8mm leather. I'd have no reservation walking around snakes in them. I've spent a lot of time looking for leather boots and tried on a fair number of them. Fit is king. Many companies charge nothing, or little, when you return a boot while others charge a paltry amount (usually ~$8). Zappos charges a big goose egg. I found that I didn't like boots that have a super rigid bottom while some people like that. Certain companies, such as Hoffman and Kennetrek, tend toward more rigid boots. Other companies like Schnee and Crispi assigned flex ratings to their boots. @BRB - I've found that certain companies are known for certain fit features. I think Scarpa tends to run narrow. I tried on a Zamberlan 1996 Vioz Lux GTX and it felt narrow and short. I would have tried on a larger size but the bricks-and-mortar retailer didn't have it. Lots of leather boots out these I would try on as many boots as you can find. Boots are something I would err on choosing thicker leather versus thin when it comes to snakes. One venomous bite that penetrates can be life changing both medically and financially. Let us know how you make out.

@BlackRockBigfoot & @Kiwakwe, it's great that you both got out into some very interesting territory, and thanks for the great pics. I got away for a full day today, with my daughter Andrea and Robert J., to the Anderson River watershed, a tributary of the Fraser River. It's quite a bit further than my other recent outings, so we were out the door at 5AM to get to the area at sun up, making for a long day. We first went off pavement at a logging road just beyond the Alexandra Bridge, which took us in to the west branch of the river, towards a sighting from 1997 which is well documented by Thomas Steenburg as the Mike McDonald sighting. We were able to find the spot thanks to the description in the report, and Thomas' previous trip there with Robert a few weeks ago. The trail from which Mike saw the Sasquatch across the river is now quite overgrown, so our short hike to the actual spot required some scrambling and bushwhacking, but was worth the effort to see the area, and visually confirm his report of the circumstances. By the time we got back to our vehicles, we were happy to climb in and crank up the heaters, as the day was quite cold, -2C, in spite of the clear blue skies. We continued a few more km along the now narrow power line trail, till we found ourselves looking into a deep canyon, where the east fork of the Anderson flows in from the south. There was a road visible below us on the other side of the canyon, but no connection to it that we could find from our side, in spite of the fact that Robert's Back Road Map Book for the region showed a route there. That book did show another road off the main highway into the East Anderson, so we backtracked 30km to HWY 1, headed east to the outskirts of the village of Boston Bar, and found that road. A few km in, we found a nice pull out on the side of the logging road, sheltered from the cold wind, and stopped for lunch. Rested and re-energized, we continued up that road to eventually reach a locked gate about 25 km in. Along the way, we saw 1 grouse, which flew off before I could get my 20G breakopen loaded, and 2 different black bears, one large one that Robert saw, while I drove right by, and another a couple of km further along, that bolted down the road and over a steep bank towards the river. Finally, at was nearing dusk, and it was time to head home. Robert once again got some drone footage of both the West And East forks of the Anderson, and will post them up once he gets them uploaded. I have a few of my usual phone shots: East fork of the Anderson Late afternoon on the way out A roadside waterfall turning to ice!

Above is the drone footage of our Eagle Creek, BC outing last Sunday, as promised.

That's a tough go, not something you want to do off the interwebs unless they do free returns--somehwere like zappos may? I love snakes, used to keep pythons, had a 12' Reticulated with a bad attitude for years but if I were down your way, I'd have me a pair o' snake gaiters for sure.

Back to the area of my last report, off the beaten path and back in following a boggy beaver flowage. Saw some old bear and coyote scat, lots of fresh deer sign, one Broad Wing hawk and two pair of Mallards. Outside of a single Blue Jay and Red squirrel announcing my presence the woods were dead quiet. Old logging spur in: Spent the afternoon circumnavigating this area. Lots of potential here methinks.

Something funny to share... We were in a field behind an old ruined settlement where I heard a few growls last night. I was following a track through the grass when I came across a disturbance in the earth that looked remarkably like a footprint... 36" by 25"...with 7 toes. Go ahead and cut me that check for the best research/evidence of 2020. The southern Appalachians are riddled with old settlements that were abandoned years and years ago. This is the area where we were last night and again today. There are whole towns and cemeteries that have been taken back over by the forest and forgotten...

We went back out today to examine an area we were in last night. We are in 'peak leaf' as of today. The mountains are a riot of orange and red as the leaves change...

Thanks, @bipedalist, for keeping the thread on yotes going. Watching Canis latrans (the laughing dog, aka coyote) on trail cams, tracking them, and reading about them in your local media is a gateway to understanding the total ecosystem of your home turf. “Coyote 101” class sets the stage for ultimately “Finding Bigfoot” if some Big Guys live in your area. And if Big isn’t there, the mysteries and intrigue of yotes keeps you in tune with nature in the least likely urban settings.

Not many of you youngsters. Mostly old people like yours truly. Three others that prefer classical music. I am impressed. Denier here. Don't care for soda or HR. I use think so until he gave me a warning. Lol. Just kidding. He is awesome.