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I like how you're creating a map. That is a very good idea. Create your own personal SSR database where you can see trends more easily. Moon phases, time of day, time of year, access to water, and many more. You and NW are doing phenomenal work and I look forward to your updates. The great news is Spring is around the corner (here for some people) and life begins anew. Sasquatch will be out just like we will.

Agreed. I think Bergman's Rule explains this perfectly. Look at the size of Alaskan Brown Bears and compare them to the inland grizzlies for instance. For the four original proposed types in North America, I think they are likely variants of the same species. There range probably extends into Siberia and northern Russia which is what Krantz seemed to believe. The other types reported from Central Asia and other parts of the world, if they exist, are probably something else entirely. But I haven't done enough research into cryptids outside of Sasquatch to have an informed opinion.

A truly amazing story. 20 points in 4 minutes by a kid who fetches water and towels off his team members. It was heartwarming to see everyone pulling for him and celebrating his special moments. In a world you sometimes wonder about, stories like this help to renew one's faith in your fellow mankind (and womenkind too!). The one thing you know is it just makes you feel good.

@BeansBaxter78 Sounds about right. That piece that I posted mentioned that people with Windows 10 were having difficulties getting it to work with the Scout TK. I picked up a Sionyx when they first came out. It's a great little monocular/camera. With a little bit of IR illumination it gives a great color night vision image. I wish that it has auto focus, but it's still ygreat piece of equipment. Sionyx is really trying to develop the civilian night vision market. It will be interesting to see what they come out with over the next few years.

I agree. Being an intelligent species, I think Sasquatch probably more commonly predated upon humans in the past. Hence all of the American Indian and First Nation accounts of cannibal giants. It was likely only the advent of firearms that made these creatures more elusive. But they still most likely would prey upon a lone, unsuspecting human when given the opportunity.

I have not yet read any of the Missing 411 series, but they are certainly on my to do list as are Paulides other books Tribal Bigfoot and Hoopa Project. I do think however, that BIgfoot may be responsible for at least some of the disappearances. If the old American Indian legends are taken at face value, it would appear that Sasquatches have preyed upon humans in the past. If this is true, and I see no reason why it couldn't be, then it is possible that Sasquatches will still on occasion prey upon humans when the opportunity presents itself. Any human alone and unsuspecting in the forest could be easily taken by a large, powerful, and intelligent apex predator with little chance of ever being seen or heard from again. I'm not saying that Bigfoot are likely responsible for all or even most of the disappearances, but I think they might be responsible for at least some of them. On an similar topic, is anyone here familiar with Headless Valley in the Yukon Territory? Human remains have been recovered from the wilderness areas with their heads snapped off at the neck. Hairy giants have also been reported from the area.

Gotcha. Right or wrong, I love that there are folks like Pye out there asking the question and following up the possibilities. If nothing else it's a good exercise in critical thinking, especially when it goes against the grain.

Well, to say there are no conspiracies is to say there is no Sasquatch. Though I agree, it may not be the best use of time to speculate on the whats and whys. I'm gonna go back to scrolling instagram now...

Having dinner at an exclusive restaurant in Manhattan, going to a ski resort in Aspen for the weekend, or jet setting to Europe for a long weekend are things that would bring me no pleasure. I see them as fleeting moments and a waste of money. Mind you, if they are the things that your dreams are made from, all the more power to you. I judge not. Spending a little more on a backpack that will last for years is an investment from my perspective. If I use it 80+ days a year over a 5-year period the marginal cost is peanuts per use and it brings me unbridled joy.

@Northwind - Hopefully focusing on sasquatching and enjoying the thrill of the hunt can help you through the insanity. Pooches are the best and love for you exactly who you are. Keep the faith!!

Welcome to the forums! I would like to give my opinion on your questions. 1) Fear. Fear makes humans do illogical things. I remember the story of the skier on Mt. Hood. Your alone or lagging in a group you turn around and a Pleistocene monster has stepped out onto the trail. You try to scream for help and your voice fails you. And instead of running uphill to your friends you bail over the side running through the brush and head long off a cliff. Or fall into whitewater. Or maybe the monster pursues you and you lose the foot race. I’ve seen people with that kind of fear packing mules in the mountains. Horses have that kind of fear too. Fight or flight? They choose flight. Often right off a cliff and breaking a leg. Humans frozen on their horses or screaming bloody murder. Some humans have that trait. And you won’t know until the chips are down. It’s also possible that humans could have some ancient fear of giant apes imbedded in them. That could also be a two way street. Which leads too.... 2) I have a sneaking suspicion that no one would want a pack of hungry Homo Erectus on their trail. Our ancestors WERE cannibals. Heck even some primitive tribes STILL ARE! I also think that Bigfoot would have a healthy respect for pack hunting ancient humans that could track like their life depended on it. Because it DID! Loose the trail? Go hungry. Repeat that too many times and your a Dodo bird. So big tough Bigfoot may also have a ancestral fear of groups of men with fire and sharp objects. And steer wide unless they can safely pick off a straggler. But kick the hornets nest? Heck no. 3) There is actually other cryptids that we know existed in North America that may explain some of that. They are still looking for Dire Wolves, Short faced bears and saber tooth cats globally. I try to stay away from woo because it simply muddies the waters. I really think we should exhaust every tangible Avenue before becoming ghost hunters. And I don’t think we are there yet. I’m not trading my rifle in just yet for a proton pack just yet.😉

Now that I'm a knower, I am more open to the possibility that they could be in more places than we assume - whatever their mysterious reasons might be. It was somewhat surprising where we had our sighting, and yeah, right off a road.

You may be onto something Delta Zulu but keep in mind, this road of discovery is well traveled. Where most went off the rails is with their interpretation of a lost civilization of history that is somehow responsible for conditions of the present. Just my 0.2 but that road is the rabbit trail to be avoided. It has yet to yield results with so much as a foothold of substance.

Rochester--Greece Athena--from which comes one of the greatest sports stories EVER!

The wilderness areas of the Pacific Northwest are vast. There is certainly enough habitat and food available to support a breeding population of large, omnivorous primates. British Columbia for instance has more square miles of wilderness than there are people living there. Most of the population in Canada are situated in settlements along the U.S. border. Beyond that is mostly wilderness. Much of which remains virtually unexplored to this very day. To suggest that a species yet unclassified by science could not remain hidden in the Pacific Northwest represents the pinnacle of hubris. More than 200 years of eyewitness accounts combined with many more centuries of Native American and First Nation legends suggest something is out there. It is in fact far more unlikely to assume that this entire phenomenon is the result of more than two centuries of hoaxing and misidentification than it is to suggest that North America is home to a breeding population of an as yet species of unclassified bipedal primate. Just my two cents worth.

The ones that we found did not look like these. The toes were broad like that, but were more normally proportioned. Bigger than what I would expect based on the relative size of the foot, but not so cartoonish as these. Apparently it's not just in the south, as these were found in the snow in Nebraska.