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At their size, I call them "Sir". Sasquatch

Have you posted about this WI encounter in this forum before? If you did, I would like to look for it. I live a few blocks from the Lake Superior shore in Northern Wisconsin. I am new to this forum and more recently renewed my interest in this creature. I have not had any direct experiences, only a few "not sures." I can understand your wanting to be cautious. My understanding is that they are especially drawn to and are more willing to approach females.

Ci' Tonga is literally big foot (or maybe feet) in the Omaha Tribe Native Language. That's the name they use on the Reservation.

Looks like a good time Norse. I too hate to fly due to dealing with with airports and now that I don’t have to, due to a career change, I hope not to ever again unless it’s on 2 wheels. No more air!!

I certainly agree with the outdoors benefits. My youngest daughter who resides in the PNW goes out regularly with other believers, camps and searches for evidence. I myself take my granddaughter hiking, fishing and camping. I use her fascination to look and she does howls and tree knocks. It works out great, no video games. Other family members also believe they have had encounters. Keeping them interested. Of course I don't believe in the creatures, but would never discourage the searches. Too many benefits for looking. Also if they exist(not likely) I agree with Huntster would welcome an encounter alone in the dark forest. Since I am never truly alone if you know what I mean.

No way to live being scared to walk out at night. If there's no tracks in your yard there's no Sasquatch walking through your yard .

When I go into the woods I do the same thing. I tell my self that they have been around me before and they are probably watching me most of the time I'm in the woods, so put it out of my mind by accepting that they are there and go about my business.

Doug: Yeah, that is why I've been hesitant. I just really don't know who or what they are. I think research needs to advance a bit more before I feel much more confident in my decisions. If they want to manipulate trees/branches, I'm fine with it. Nothing threatening here but some weird unsettling things in addition to the manipulation of wood. The thing is, since we don't know about them, you can never be sure what their message is. I'm fairly certain they know my temperament. The nagging thing in my mind is that I don't really know who they are. Hoping for more developments/insight, that is why I check in on the subject periodically. I ease my mind by thinking they've always been here and go about their business along side of us. The best I can come up with. Once again, everything about them multi-faceted. Good/Bad. Hoping for more insight from those who interact with them.

Found some nice prints, one fresh, the other in limestone and no telling how old. They were within 20 feet of each other, only separated by eons.

NorthWind: I have thought a lot about the paper/pen thing. Curious to know if they really would want to try to communicate. I had a strong impression that a young one was involved, quite a few things very low to the ground and delicate made me think of a young one. I may try to do something like that this year. Seems like they are around with all the tree/branch/stick work. HiFlier: Your comment made me think of Robert Dodson's videos. He gave them melons and used glow sticks. From what I saw in his videos, they were there and seemed to like to interact with him unless he pushed it too far. You would see the widely space eyes and sometimes silhouettes of them. He was definitely a hands-on researcher! I watched his videos but he did pass away not too long ago. With my situation here it does seem to be a matter of they know I know and that's it. They may be a bit more curious about me because of that. Usually, things happen in spring/summer/fall. Sporadic activity. I've never noticed anything in the winter. I just keep tabs on the forum, just in case something different is reported or if something extreme happens on my end (good to be in touch with others for help if needed.) They do what they do.

People have hung glow sticks from branches or placed them on the ground or a stump. Pretty easy thing to do. Tie on about a 6' length of string to the glow stick and stretch it out with a bell on the other end. String well washed tin cans like from tuna. from I have sprinkled baking flour around to see if anything leaves tracks in it. Kitty litter or a bag some kind of absorbent granules could work too.

It just looks like a great time, Norseman. I have friends who went down to Florida in a trailer and and were thrilled when they were given waterfront....until a 12 footer showed up and spent the morning sun bathing on their site. They asked if they could move more inland that afternoon.

Darryl.

Grandpa, who was a logger, called them "hairy boogers". One of his buddies called them "pine monkeys". I don't have a problem with Bigfoot. Generally I will use that or Squatch. Just whatever gets the point across.

Exploring new wilderness areas (hiking, camping, backpacking) and trying to do citizen science to collect evidence on the reality of these creatures is positive. However, it is all fun and games until darkness falls and you end up with an encounter that scares you to death or psychologically/spiritually transforms you in a negative way. What happens when the dog catches the car? Most people who tell me that they want to see a sasquatch, say that they prefer to see it from the safety of their car or from 300 yards away from a group setting. Rarely do people tell me that they want to see a sasquatch when they are camping solo in the middle of a wilderness area. What if you spend 30 years with this hobby and never see one or gather compelling evidence (that improves the current situation)? I think that situation would still be positive if your intent was to have fun in the wilderness and enjoy the outdoors. It would not be positive if you neglected your family, friends, work, etc. in the pursuit of an unbalanced obsession with the search for proof.

NorthWind, it was a bit startling to see the asterisk/sunburst appear in the tree. I had been in the area picking up things to get ready to mow. A few days later I was on the mower and saw it. It is very close to the house, by an old outbuilding, close to barns. I can say that when this type of thing began to appear in the yard I was extremely uncomfortable with it. It is sporadic activity but something seems to happen with trees/branches each year. One year the top of a thin tree was snapped off and placed directly in front of the riding mower in a straight line. There was another tree between the broken tree and the mower, if it had been natural it would have fallen directly down or tangled in the other trees. The piece that had been broken off was approximately 7/8 feet long and was placed about 15 feet away from the broken tree. In conjunction with that there was another 8/9 foot branch interlocked with a branch 12 feet high in an east/west orientation. There have been tree/branch/stick things of small scale close to the ground which made me think perhaps a young one? There have been things really high, too. Don't know what to make of it all. I just video record and photograph things. It usually happens after I've been working in the yard so the changes are unmistakable. Kind of in your face sometimes and other times it's like one of those puzzles where you need to find changes in a picture that are different than the original. In 2017 I had been working in the pumpkin patch. Two days later a 7/8 foot forked branch was leaned up against the walnut tree where I had been weeding. I paused and looked at the branch closely. It was not a walnut or maple branch, I thoroughly checked both trees, the bark was different and it was not fresh. You just pause and wonder. I'm somewhat accustomed to it now but I should not go outside when it's dark.

DrPSH, we also have coyotes. I grew up with them very near the house, they switch from the north side to the south side of the road during the year. Moving closer to the river and fields, seasonal I think. Unsafe for dogs here because they could be shot if they got loose or hit by a car. We no longer have a sturdy fence. hifler, we recently had a snow. I was still trying to figure out the footfalls when I had my big snow boots on. I really experiment and it is a bit silly but I try. When I heard the heavy footsteps, we did not have snow. Lots of fallen leaves, dry. That is how I first heard the commotion, something really stirring around in the leaves. Was not small. We have lots of raccoons and possums. This was larger. Much larger. Was not a deer, distinctive bipedal footsteps. We've just had the typical things that people report happen in the yard. Arches, asterisks, interwoven branches, upright sticks, trees bent, etc. I pay close attention to what changes in yard. Usually when something changes, I had just been doing gardening/yardwork in that specific area. It's interesting to be sure.

You have snow I take it then? This is news to no one, but anything heavy, or even light, will leave tracks. Can't be avoided. Some daytime exploring could provide you with some good sound answers to your night walker.

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