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It has been a while since I have been on here. Lots of life and health changes have slowed me down. But. I will start trying to catch all up in this thread over the next few weeks. I can start with a few photos of my finds. I have many new visuals and happenings I hope you will like. I will try to pick up where my book Forest Friends of the Night, left off.

I am back after a few years

zeebob889 is really vinchyfoot, I hate trolls.

I was listening to some older podcasts and a fellow from the BFRO was on Bigfoot and Beyond talking about a fantastic, evidence laden expedition to the Sierras and touted footage. I looked up Sierra Gate footage online and the video is marked private, the BFRO ala Moneymaker isn't sharing any images, and i cant find anything about it. Even a search on here revealed nothing. Has anyone seen this footage or seen any stills?

Not as spiffy as NorthWind's fancy new truck, but I've got new wheels (again lol). I'm the happy owner of a new-to-me Ford Escape. Looking forward to fixing her up a bit. We took her on our adventuring yesterday and she did well. She's big enough to camp in, just in time for our upcoming night squatching adventure in 2 weeks (stay tuned!). Welcome "Indigo", or "Indy-go!"

I was in a treestand one early morning bow hunting just before sun rise no wind and had a tree fall behind me . It's freaky when it happens because everything is quiet and then you hear a loud crash . Once the sun came up I gave some slack to my harness and swung around just to look at it . I said yup a dead tree

No good book, but I recently came across this interesting video: There are a couple reasons why I found the video so interesting. First, this isn't the first time I've heard of such legends. I posted a story on this forum in 2010 of a sasquatch kidnapping a boy that supposedly occurred in the 1970's. The story was posted in an Alaska outdoorsman forum. The poster, who lived in a native village in the region, told of the native legends of multiple different types of hominids in the region. For some reason I can't open the thread now: https://bigfootforums.com/topic/28150-a-coast-range-bigfoot-story/?do=findComment&comment=544030 The other reason I find the video interesting is because my longtime friend disappeared in the immediate vicinity of the supposed lair of the creatures mentioned in the video less than two years ago. I actually participated in an unsuccessful search for him. His head was discovered a couple months later by the man I searched with. More of him and his possessions were found yet a couple months after that, enough for the Alaska State Troopers to legally declare him dead. The reason he died remains a mystery. When I watched this video and saw that these creatures supposedly like to play with human heads, I of course paid close attention. The area is well known for its abundance of bears, both black and grizzlies. I hope to go bear hunting for several days in Mayif this home improvement project that I'm currently involved in allows. I thought that visiting the site where Don was found would be good closure for me, and coupling that with a bear hunt seems fitting, since a bear might well have killed him. Adding the remote possibility of shooting a murderous monkey man makes the trip too great to pass up.

@CelticKevin I did bring this topic to the attention of BFF back in 2020 (see link below), but there was not much discussion or interest. Back then, the video was still available for public view. I watched the video and took one photo still but did not download the video. A friend of mine downloaded the video, but when he tried to see it again last year it was unavailable. I don't know how YouTube works or how they can make videos unavailable after download. One possibility on why the pulled the video is that they are trying to formally document what happened (over the two trips) by collecting all evidence, recreating what happened in the field, and keeping it private until they are ready to share these amazing experiences. However, I don't really know why they pulled the video and yet gave that excellent interview.

Welcome back, @kbhunter!

Nobody here but us chickens!

Nice to see you back kbhunter.

Kind of partial to Forest Friends of the Night by Keith Bearden (Kbhunter) wink

I have. I watched them with the Olympic Project

Welcome, TheTallOnes

There are a gazillion maps out there to access on GAIA or other mapping softwares. Choosing among the many depends on what you're looking for. There are several major formats I use all the time. A topo map is a must have. Another is one that provides trails and lean-to locations. A third one provides uploaded hikes/bushwhacks from people who have already hiked in an area. The last is satellite imagery. Beyond those four types are very specialized maps that can be a valuable resource. One example is a map showing state or Federal land boundaries. Cell service coverage maps I've found to be reasonably accurate. The ones I use regularly from GAIA are: 1) OpenCycleMap 2) US Topo 3) World Imagery 4) USGS Quad Index I'll also use uploaded hikes from All Trails that will show the course someone took to get from Point A to Point B. Maybe they bushwhacked and already found a way to circumvent an obstacle or determined they couldn't find their way through. Recently, the All Trails helped me get through a large cedar swamp that would have been a much slower, trial-and-error process. I'll also carry a printed topo map of the area I'll be going to just in case my smartphone is inoperable for whatever reason. Before I go, I will draw magnetic north lines on the printed map so when I'm in the field I never have to orient the map and can take readings on the fly. Two is one and one is none. Which maps have you found helpful?