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Headed pretty far East in Idaho today with my dad and brother on an ATV ride to check out new elk hunting territory. Went to an area called Jackson Mountain. Some elk sign, but more moose sign, and really fresh wolf sign. And an actual moose. Just a little guy. Temperatures where in the upper 80's and the woods were bone dry. Normally, this area is snowed in until middle of July. Only snow we saw... Some beautiful views out there and could see mountains about 40 miles away... Stopped for lunch at the site of an old lookout cabin and dad showed us his soon to be patented ATV burrito cooker... Only covered 25 miles, but they were good miles. My brother broke in his brand new Yamaha Grizzly 450, dad rode his trusty and ancient 1987 Honda Fourtrax 300, and I rode my 2018 Honda Pioneer 500 UTV. I may trade in the Pioneer on a smaller ATV; they are just so much more nimble and versatile in the woods. I barely was able to follow my dad and brother on some of the trails today. And, no Bigfoot. No tracks, no tree structures, no sightings. In this country, you can see hundreds of square miles of land from a single vantage point. It is the ideal scenario for spotting a Sasquatch a mile away that has no idea you are watching.

If they are that intelligent, and 99.9% human, they also have the ability to choose to run and not take on a fight. There's no way, IMO, to make a blanket statement like that. It may have decided the best course of action was to escape.

But i have read all of this thread. You asked what would be the motive. I was simply offering what i see could likely be the motive. A need for attention. And fabricating a "I shot Bigfoot" story would do it. But, as with all hoaxers, its difficult to guess motive as they all have their own reasons. And you are quite correct. I don't know the guy. But if I did, I would tell him straight up that I think he is a liar. I believe him as much as I bought into the whole "Bugs" narrative on Art Bell years ago whem i first heard it.

Hello!!! From southern Ontario Canada. Have been interested in the possible existence of Bigfoot as long as I can remember. Just found this forum and I cannot wait to explore it!

Hey all. Glad to be back. Years ago, I spent hours lurking and looking at pics and reading encounters. Hoping to spend some more time checking into reports and learning about the big fella.

I learned something new today about how to care for Goretex clothing, such as a jacket. After continued use, in the rain it can feel as though it "wetted out" and will stick to your body. Apparently, cleaning it in a washing machine then putting it straight into the dryer to tumble dry on medium heat will revive the Goretex. I was always concerned heat might damage a Gortex jacket or pants and would let it air dry instead--not any more!!

According to the sequence of events reported, there were 3 creatures. 1 ran away presumed critically injured, 1 was shot dead point blank and the other left the area. More were discovered in the area, I forget if it was weeks or months afterwards by an investigative team. Hoaxers need a motive. What's the motive here?

Agreed.

Welcome to the BFF, That 1 ol boy, Jack, and makeupgeek!!! Principled skepticism is certainly welcomed here, just "show your work". Good evidence will be able to stand up to tough scrutiny.

Hello Everyone, I’ve always been interested in Bigfoot and love reading the sightings and I’ve lurked this site until I can’t so I’ve been forced to join lol.

Hello from the U.S. South (Tennessee, to be exact), I am fairly new to the world of Bigfoot and have only been a believer for roughly half a year. Prior to my spouse introducing me to the possibility that BF could be real, I would have never even given it a second thought, but after watching multiple documentaries and conducting other research, I know that this thing is real! Excited to be here 🙂

Not likely since it's a product of his imagination.

Hello all, That 1 ol boy here. . .I am in my early 60's with at least two college degrees and a skepticism that goes back to having a mother that was a high school Chem and physics teacher. Actually, my first real skeptical event was after seeing Erich Von Daniken and his "Chariot of the Frauds" in the early 70's. . as first it seemed plausible, but over time, news of wildly misrepresented information and outright lies made it's way to me. . I started looking at motives and dollar signs made a lot of sense. . .In the late 70's I was introduced to SKEPTIC magazine and life was never the same. . . I noticed that the old Sagan truism, "Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence" was mentioned in your mandatory reading page. Strange as I had just recently found an excellent paper outlining Sagan's true intent in the phrase. See it here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11406-016-9779-7#Sec2 There is a .pdf link, I think you may find it interesting. Perhaps boring, depending on your perspective. At any rate, I discovered your site while researching Meldrum and Mumms infamous paper, "ANALYSIS INTEGRITY OF THE PATTERSON-GIMLIN FILM IMAGE" and had started to realize that mathematically, Meldrum did not "show his work," a bad boy. . .for shame, but I digress. Noticed some of your material on the actually first page and was impressed. Among other things I am contemplating a probability problem with eDNA. "For an unknown creature that normally sheds DNA, and its probility of discovery via bianual eDNA surveys in the area is X% (still contemplating how to figure this value) what is the probability of discovery after 10 years, and 50 years. . .?? (think discovery of "patty" some 50 years after she hammed it up for Roger Patterson on Bluff Creek. . I suspect the probabilty a creature could avoid detection via eDNA for 50 years is essentially impossible. . .And I am not even talking about all the spurious appearances on YouBoob every day! But alas, I digress!