Leaderboard

My new toy, a Kalhoff hatchet from Sweden.

I found a free infrasound detector app for Android phones. It uses the phone's microphone and accelerometer to detect/log infrasound between 4Hz and 30Hz. I'm thinking of taking it to the zoo when it reopens to see what happens.

Thanks man! I knew it was John, and never, ever recall his last name. Great account.

I second that opinion on Polaris non-reliability. I drove the 6 seat Crew model for Bill Miller's tour company for 3 summers, and Thomas drove both that and the 6x6 they had for a few years, and both units gave Bill lots of grief. I broke down twice on tours, once with a blown drive belt, and once with a blown front diff. That's kind of embarrassing when you're carrying paying customers! Fortunately, both times I was within 5km of pavement, and in cell range to call Bill for rescue.

The P500 has some great strengths, but some significant shortcomings as well. First, at 33 hp, it has about half what the RZR570 has. Top speed is around 42 mph. Second, it has very little articulation in the suspension, which makes it ride rough and be pretty tippy. I tipped mine over on the 2nd or 3rd time I took it out. This is after we just got it back off it's side... But, it is a great little mule for the deep woods and has been trouble-free. Plus, it was relatively dirt-cheap at $9800 brand new. The RZR570 was more comfortable and more fun, but the horror stories of Polaris reliability, plus the issues with my Sportsman 500 HO that I sold to help buy the Pioneer made me unable to buy another Polaris. Can-Am has a 50" UTV, but it was almost two feet longer than the Honda, making it nearly useless on the ATV trails around here, and it was $14k. I may upgrade to the Honda Talon 2-seater in the future, and get another ATV for the woods trails. The Talon is a sexy machine!

https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/gray_wolves/index.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gorillas-endangered/mountain-gorillas-off-critically-endangered-list-in-rare-recovery-idUSKCN1NK2OZ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wild-jaguars-could-make-a-comeback-in-u-s-conservationists-say/

Wacco Aeron Paul Wilson killing of a Bigfoot in the WInd River Moutains Any viable hypothesis needs to explain the data – not just some of the data – all the data. The easiest hypothesis regarding a Bigfoot encounter account is to simply describe the account as “made up” – (as a story – as a “lie”) – with the accuser pointing out potential holes in the story – or many instances pointing to nothing (the former much mor understandable than the latter). Sorry – but that seems to me to be a frequent, and to my thinking, objectionable tack on this forum. Sometimes viable hypotheses require more work – some digging. How about these added details to make the Paul Wilson killing possible? Wacco Aeron Paul Wilson was born June 30, 1951 on the Northern Cheyenne reservation in Montana to a Northern Cheyenne mother and a Welsh father. He was raised in southern Colorado near the small town of Saguache. He loved to hunt in the nearby Sangre de Cristo, Sawatch, and San Juan Mountains of Colorado. Some of his favorite adventures, however, were to visit his cousins in Fort Washakie, Wyoming, from which they would venture into the Wind River Mountains (Wilson’s mother’s father was Cheyenne and his mother’s mother was Shoshone). Vehicles can be driven today from Fort Washakie into the Winds to the west along Moccasin Lake Road or Washakie Park Road, both of which were extant in the late 1960’s when Wilson’s killing was to have occurred (I have friends that for the past 10 summers pay a combination backpacking/fishing fee to the Wind River Reservation and have a guide transport them in a truck from Fort Washakie to the ends of one of those roads for a week of backpacking in the Winds – prearranged meeting time one week later). Some of this, or all of this, may be true regarding Paul Wilson. Perhaps his account should gain some credence.

So, let’s say that he’s a poacher...does it all of the time And has apparently gotten away with it before. This time, all he has to do to get away with it is to cover the bodies and be quiet about it. But, he then decides to concoct a story that is guaranteed to do nothing but gain attention. A lot of attention...on a national scale. He then sticks with that story and knowingly turns over bear meat to the DNA study, knowing that this will definitely bring F&W down on his head. That makes zero sense. If he had poached a bear, by far the easiest thing to do would have been to just shut up afterwards. If he was an experienced poacher his account doesn’t make sense. If he was a first time poacher his account doesn’t make sense. Heck, it doesn’t make sense that he was just making it up...because it looks like it’s gained him nothing but negative results. Why stick to the story? Another thing that rings true about his account is the fact that it hasn’t continued to evolve over the years. Hoaxers like the spotlight, and when the original story begins to fade out of the public’s attention they will expand upon that story. Something new will happen. They will ‘remember’ something new. Justin’s story stays consistent...shot the big one, then shot the little one and watched it die. End of story.

Vinchyfoot...trying to follow you here...your premise is that what he claims to have been a BF, he actually knew to be a bear cub? If so, that seems like a very bizarre way to cover up a poaching crime, since it is no real cover-up at all. Of course, if you tend to disbelieve his story, who is to say you are not right, due to a lack of proof. But, poachers don't as a rule voluntarily tell about ANY details of an illegal kill, let alone go back looking for a sample that would incriminate themselves. I think we can all agree on that.

This article explains his account in detail. His encounter, if true, was significantly more terrifying than Ostman's as it appears the Bigfoot that kidnapped him did so with predatory intent. http://www.bigfootencounters.com/classics/muchalat.htm

Here is a 2 minute clip. I watched it live and honestly could not get through the whole 2 minutes of video. It's my opinion that Igor is being played by people in Russia. Don't blame the people on stage with Igor. They are friends of mine... We did not talk about this at all when Igor came to the Omaha Rez the next day as our guest, and I won't talk about it further. You know where I stand. See also: https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/

I think Wilson’s cultural traditions explains a lot about his reaction and his young age and complete shock provide me with some more insight into his frame of mind. First and foremost he was sent into a tailspin when he thought he was shooting a bear, only to see what he considered a man dying convulsively in front of him. He of course didn’t need or want proof of what he had done, he only felt shame and horror once he knew that killing a Sasquatch as he did would bring down bad fortune on him. Just getting out of there with his arrow was a pretty big accomplishment I think. I can’t say he should have been capable of more than that.

I don't believe so. I can't provide you the proof, but in my rationale, these guys have "help".

There most definitely are factions in the govt who know all about Wildman. I too was once concerned about the hundreds of organisms going extinct when it hit me: extinction of organisms is just a part of this reality. Not to mention or veer down a rabbit hole but, are any species really going extinct? I feel confident that certain factions have all the DNA documented and can bring back species when/if they want. Concerning Wildman, knowing what I suspect, there's absolutely no threat of them going extinct. We will go extinct before they do...in my humble opinion. I'm just an average man, so I can't provide the proof many will demand. I'll end with this: Can a cow on a farm provide the other cows proof that there's an entire world out there? Can it provide its fellow cows proof that they are the domesticated version of bovine? And why can't it...because the other cows demand proof? It can't, because it and the other cows are merely domesticated labor on a farm. They haven't the access, resource, nor capacity to understand their predicament.

Dennis was only 7 years old and 55lbs. He was in special education courses at school. He was most likely a little less robust than you may have been. Once lost its easy to believe went the wrong way or holed up somewhere scared. Factor in the storm and it’s most likely it was some horrible accident IMO. When people get lost some decisions they make can seem irrational to those looking in from the outside, especially given the age of Dennis.

The big one was not female. People ASSUMED, because it had the 2 little ones with it, that it was female. That assumption set Justin off ... I remember him ranting about people's mistaken assumptions in an interview he did. MIB

It's all subjective of course but she looks very gorilla like to me and intelligence wise I wouldn't be too hasty to dismiss gorillas, they can learn sign language of course which shows massive mental capacity compared to most other animals. I think you're right though she fits nicely between somewhere.

Thought I would post pictures of my new Gila and existing Fortress 6,300. Took the Gila out for its maiden voyage today. It carried like a dream. All the weight was on my hips with no weight pulling down on my shoulders. That included a very heavy revolver in a chest pack that was docked to the backpack. Docking allows the chest pack to be weightless even though it held gear plus a 47oz revolver and eight .454 Casull rounds. The weight is transferred to the backpack. Their 4-way forward pull mechanism really allows you to dial in the belt. If carrying all day long, you can readjust the backpack quickly to have more of the weight on your shoulders giving your hips a break. That way, at day's end, neither your shoulders nor hips feel overused. It's a keeper and I'm already looking at ordering different-sized bag. Remove the existing bag and put on the new one in two minutes. One feature which is fantastic is the side pocket. As you can see, a quart-sized Gatorade bottle gets lost in the left pocket which can easily fit two. They've designed the side pockets at an angle so you can reach back on the fly, easily grab the water bottle, then put it back in with ease. You don't need to be a contortionist. Finally, for comparison, on the bottom is SO's much-larger Fortess 6,300 which I've had for 3 years. In my opinion, Seek Outside is on the cutting edge and revolutionizing this industry. The gatekeeper system used to lash things down or tighten the bag can be configured any way you want. Moreover, when carrying additional weight in the pack, you can add either 2" or 4" extenders to the frame to allow the load lifters to actually do their job. Flexibility for any condition. Finally, the weight is crazy light. The Gila on the left is only 2lbs 10oz and the Fortress on the right is 3lbs 13oz (each with cross stay removed).

I don’t understand how people think knowledge will keep you safe. Bears like humans are individuals who make choices. We can formulate averages.... “most bears will do X when there is Y”. But everyone who enters Griz territory is just a meatcicle in the food chain until you get back in your car. Even black bears, cougars and wolves pose a threat. Go armed and vigilant.

A friend of mine got a 1992 all original Toyota. I think it's the Dolphin type upfit. The cab and chassis was shipped from Japan to either the US or Canada and became one of four different types of "onesie" as my spouse and I call them. My friend's model has the one ton dualie axle with a 6 cylinder and the camper was 28 years old at time of purchase. Lots of nice "modern" amenities for its day.