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I've been out in the woods all of my life because I enjoy hiking and backpacking. I've always felt at home there and underwent wilderness survival training and navigation long before Dual Survival, or any other survival series, was on TV popularizing the subject matter. My interest in sasquatching happened in 2004 and has captured my attention since. Sasquatching involves a lot of tedious work and spending oodles of hours in the field. It can be very discouraging as the success rate of finding any evidence, much less having a sighting, is very small. Those who go to the woods solely to find sasquatch are much less likely to stick with the program if that is their only reason to be there. Conversely, you are far more likely to stay with the program if you love being in the outdoors to begin with. It is akin to going out fishing and coming up dry. Was the day a disaster or did you have a blast? I went out for an overnight Thursday. There was a light amount of snow on the ground which made it perfect to look for prints. We didn't see any. At night around a fire, both of us heard a snort or blow which was probably a deer. It's easy to head home cold, maybe wet, and nothing to show for you efforts. Napoleon trudging home from Moscow. I had a great time, look forward to the next time out, and will examine what else I can do differently the next time.

What field results are you talking about? Here is what rubs me wrong about Todd. He wants science and the government to accept Sasquatch as a real species and set aside provisions for this new species based on ZERO tangible evidence. Like a lot of researchers? He just side steps the scientific requirement of physical evidence. And doubles down on track casts and video footage..... And this is why 50 some years after the PGF? We are still at square one. If Todd doesn’t want to shoot one in the name of science? Then he should be sharpening his DNA collecting skills and pursue proving it that way. To me his Bigfoot subjects in his films show progression. They look like muppets in the beginning but as time goes by they look better and better. Like watching a 1950’s Tarzan movie vs a 1980’s Tarzan movie. But it doesn’t matter how good a film looks. Not to science. A solid DNA saliva or blood sample is worth x10000000 more than a film portraying a Bigfoot leaping tall trees for an hour, or whatever. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. We should all chant it repeatedly. Bone, blood, saliva, tissue, hair, etc. Biology isn’t glitzy or glamorous. It’s methodical in its approach.

I would take this one step further. Plenty of people out looking. Very few have any plan whatsoever if they find it.

Hi, I don't want to start any turf wars here with this subject but it is one of my unanswered research questions. These questions are one reason I joined the BFF. I see lots of comments on other media and some where people cannot even hide their ire about either side of the issue. However, I have not seen any proof of hoaxing, only opinion. Granted, Todd's personality can rub people the wrong way, including me, but he has proven himself capable of field results and working with others. With that being said, I invite you to enlighten me on the subject. Cheers!

The amount of opinions on this subject does not make it easy to cut through and do the research. Here is my take (not proof of anything either way). Todd found out about an area in BC with BF activity. He explored and confirmed activity. BF experiences can be fleeting. Maybe he saw something, maybe he imagined it. At the time, he was not equipped to capture any evidence. Later on he tried to manufacture it to recreate what he thinks he saw. He did so in a few poorly made and poorly edited films. This was back in...I want to say 2005 or whenever he tried peddling those DVDs for $25 or $50. The problem was, he was pitching the DVDs as the ultimate BF evidence. He is more humble about those early experiences now but back when he was selling DVDs, he thought he was king bigfooter and wanted the attention for a few still photos of puppets. That is why everything he has ever done is not well received, because of this early failure to present his claimed evidence honestly. In the early 200os, there is also a hilariously bad episode of a Canadian emergency responder show. Todd made up a story about being chased by bears after escaping being chased by BFs. I'm sure the episode is on YT so you can judge for yourself how clearly out of bounds his claims are. In his early days, he showed 1 interesting, very fast clip of something climbing rocks but that is all the video evidence he ever presented before the setups in Discovering Bigfoot (which is worth watching, even if people are not Todd fans). Fast forward to the present, Todd has improved as a researcher. He can't overcome his early mistakes though. The ending of Discovering Bigfoot, when he trudges out in camo and facepaint...and the way he tries to explain away the puppet photos, just doesn't work. He is entertaining though, in a way. Now he needs another reliable area since he scared away the BFs in his usual spot.

He's a hoaxer plain and simple. The fact folks are even questioning that at this point is just sad.

Hello, I know sasquatch is real. I love hearing reports, learning about evidence to try and put the pieces together about these mysterious creatures. Excited to be here.

I love being out in the woods in winter. Generally no one else is there save for the occasional small game hunter and animals feel more normal now that they aren't feeling the pressure of firearms season. I've not personally seen squatch signs before but this is a new to me area with previous reports so open to the possibility. ETA: Forgot the best part of winter woods, venomous snakes are off in brumation.

Haha. That picture was put there to underscore how beautiful being out in winter can be. Here is an actual picture of Thursday night with less snow and no river running through it. That said, where I go there is lots of water and a good example of what I do encounter when traipsing through the woods.

Understood. I don’t begrudge people who have a different plan than my own. Although I defend my method as the most expedient. But making it back out with yourself and evidence intact is rather important. It won’t do anyone any good if a researcher becomes another 411 case. That’s a personal call.

I have a couple of plans... depending on the situation. I think that you would approve of the many of them. A lot depends on the situation though. No point trying to get a type specimen of them, only to give them a type specimen of BlackRockBigfoot instead.

I did not recall the details of your incident. In my early field work I missed some really great audio because of not being ready or running a recorder. We try to learn from our experience but even that can fail. Now I run the recorder all the time I am in the field. Just hoping something significant happens again. My response to the infrasound was hardly polite. I said something like "Hey stop that, it really hurts!" I think just talking to them surprises them quite a bit. Most people are unaware they are even around much less talk to them. Talking likely makes them feel intellectually more equivalent even if they do not understand. That cannot be a bad thing.

This. So, so much this. The amount of people who have literally zero skin in the game; yet want to offer unsolicited, condescending, idiotic 'advice' is staggering. Or, if they do get out into the field...they stagger around the woods for an hour, bashing on trees and howling at the top of their lungs...all the while leaving their litter like a trail of breadcrumbs. I don't mean to imply that people who are not in the field a lot don't contribute to the investigation of the phenomenon. There are people who rarely or never set foot in the woods who have contributed far more than I ever will through their compilation and examination of actual data...not regurgitating b.s. that they read on Facebook or saw on a YouTube creepypasta video. I am in several Bigfoot Facebook groups, because sometimes they can be a decent source of regional witness accounts. I swiftly learned not to openly discuss anything that we have actually done in the field...after I rage-quit several groups. Too many chiefs indeed... chiefs who are undisputed experts on the phenomenon because they own all of the seasons of Finding Bigfoot on blu-ray and have an extensive collection of Bigfoot themed pot holders. Stop watching YouTube. Get out and get muddy. That's how we'll solve this riddle. That's why I am thankful that I stumbled across these forums. I have been able to discuss the topic and compare notes with people like the Lane County folks, MIB, Natfoot, kiwakee, Skinwalker, and others. No one has all of the answers...but, being able to connect with other people who put actual time, energy, and effort into getting out and looking is invaluable. Sorry for the rant. I have had to spend a bit of time on Facebook lately out of necessity, communicating with some folks on there. The 'too many chiefs' comment is particularly ringing true with me right now. Ok. Rant off. Happy holidays, everyone.

Are you out looking? I think part of the problem is there are too many Chiefs and not enough Indians!