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Well, getting the research year to a bit of a slow start here in WV until last weekend. We were supposed to head out to this site the weekend the report came in but we had a state wide ice storm that had us crippled for 6 days. We finally got on sote on Feb 27th and have been processing data since. This new research location is perfect IMO. 85 years worth of history, sightings of white BF and most recently, Feb 13th some Ohio howl like sounds were recorded. The biggest plus is the massive variety of food literally EVERYWHERE you turn. A family could easily rough it out there and survive fairly easily as thif family has for nearly a century. The witness was getting hounded but luckly recognized me, and trusted we would treat her encounter and the stories she had respectfully. We spent a day surveying the area cataloguing the food supply, fresh/clean water sources etc. Our witness also has some activity 2 days before we arrived where her husband claimed something had thrown gravel at him while he was taking the trash out. Nothing but a large well worn game trail to be found near the trash though, as expected. What wasn't expected though was the track way we found just before we left the site for the day. 5 deep impressions in the ground, most were in the recently sown grass and hay, but 2 were half in a creek and one just on the edge of a mountian stream, where it left toe impressions that had collected water from the previous rain that had come through. We cast the track and documented the others. The gaite ranged between 4.5ft and 5ft heres the one track that we were able to collect. A tuft of grass eliminated the ball of the foot, and some mud from the stream had been left in the footprint as well whoch is visible in the image of the print prior to casting. We documented the entire day using Video, 2 Audio recorders, and multiple cameras for stills. The full video will be up soon and I'll share it here Other footprints were found on the property but were in deep leaf litter and nondescript but worth noting.

SQUATCHMATCH: "ISO single female. You: Must be covered in hair, at least 6' tall and weigh less than 700 lbs, feet not too big, not afraid of heights or caves, likes berry picking and chasing down deer. Me: Rugged, predator type who is considered handsome and rather buff by many in a blurry sort of way. Likes swimming, walks in the woods, occasional bluff charging, and travel. Has winter home on the coast and is an excellent nest builder. Interested in a noncommittal relationship with someone to rendezvous with late at night for howling, tree knocking and quiet strolls down parallel paths in the moonlight. Could lead to more with the right companion. Are you the one? "BuffSquatch""

I always pictured you taller....

SW Oregon .. they don't seem to truly hibernate. They'll nap for 2-3 weeks, then get up and roam about. If they find food, they stay up, if they don't find food, the go back for another nap. They are generally a bit sluggish if they are up like they're not fully functional. It is always possible to run into a bear here .. year around .. although it is much less frequent in winter.

Yup. And I also worked on Lord of the Rings.

Here is the list of foragables just in a small corner of the property. Wine Berries, black berries, raspberries, mulberries, huckleberries, ground cherries, at least 15 species of edible mushroom, oak nuts, hickory nuts, hazel nuts, black walnuts, chestnuts, beach nuts, yellow root, ginseng, rosehips, mountian lorals, water lilly root. Steadily available protein sources: deer, squirrel, skunk, raccoon, opossum, salamanders, frogs, turtles, crayfish, creek chubs.

We go out non-stop during winter...just because there are no people out in these mountains. Less potential noise interference.. and maybe these things feel more comfortable running around with fewer people. They still have to eat. We were up in the mountains of North Carolina for 4 days last week. The Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed for awhile, so we may or may not have gotten up into the surrounding areas. Rain and fog the entire time. I am still cleaning mud off of our gear days later. We actually take the hottest weeks of the year off...when it's super hot and humid it's just impossible to operate. The thermal is next to useless, the cameras fog up, you can't stay hydrated rucking your gear. Winter is our time to shine.