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Well it’s all relative. Beavers make a more elaborate nest than the Olympic project nests. They even make dams. Does this mean Beavers produce cultural artifacts? No. In Anthropology? Scientists are looking for stone tool artifacts. https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/stone-tools I.e. Oldowan, Acheulean, Clovis, etc There is no evidence of Bigfoot making or using stone tools. A uniquely genus Homo trait. Undoubtedly as some form of great ape (which includes humans) it must have some form of tool use. For example Chimps fashion termite sticks to fish for termites. If Bigfoot belongs in the genus Homo? Then it’s a real head scratcher. Because human ancestors have been working stone tools for 2.6 million years. If it’s split with Homo Sapiens was before 2.6 million years ago? It’s not human. It’s a bipedal cousin like Lucy, etc. So Dr. Mayor is biased based on what scientists know about our past. This is the lens she looks through when looking at this mystery. It’s possible that Bigfoot has regressed. Maybe it’s in the genus Homo but has somehow lost the knowledge of making stone tools. Or maybe it’s hand and fingers have adapted for a different purpose. It’s huge by human standards. Maybe that comes into play. Until we have a type specimen to examine? We just don’t know.

Here is another way I decided to try filming with my Trijicon thermal units. This method is not unique as it simply used the video output of the thermal unit. I bought a DVR from Amazon and used a USB power pack to power it. I had to figure out the pinout of the 9pin Fischer connector to make a cable. I then cut two pieces of Oak one to hold the thermal and the other to hold the DVR. I used a torque hinge to join the two pieces. This allows me to change the viewing angle of the DVR. I installed a weaver rail along with a spacer to the one piece of oak to attach the thermal. The battery pack is on the reverse side of the DVR. This is now similar to a video camera setup.

I use a product called Fix-All (sometimes it's called Fix-It-All). Seems to work pretty well, and a big bag of it is cheap at the home improvement store, and I usually have some on hand anyway. Some people swear by hydrocal. I have never used it.

I've seen your jokes, NorthWind. You're already a ham!

Backpacks can be like knives--a subject which you have an intimate and deep knowledge of. Special designs for special purposes. Mystery Ranch, Seek Outside, Kirafu, Stone Glacier, EXO, Kuiu, Barney's, and others were all unknown to me before 2017. They are packs designed by and for hunters which I am not. The MR packs are fantastic and have a great reputation on Rokslide. You can't go wrong with any of them as long as they fit well and perform in the field. In the end, this is a caliber of backpacks which are all superior. Depending on what a person's needs are, sometimes good is more than enough especially with the way we abuse them each outing.

My dad is a ham. I grew up going to hamfests. Dad had a number of articles published in the ARRL magazine over the years. I like you have my GMRS license and now would like to w my Ham license.

Greetings, Raven here, I am basically in the southern WY and northern CO region. Glad to join this community in hopes of learning from everyone's experiences.

Yes, Ham here. Callsign is N4NMK. Getting your license is easier than ever you no longer have to know Morse code. There are many free study guides available on the internet. Your local Ham club provides the testing. Hope this helps.

I wish I could have a 10 minute talk with Dr Mayor. She still does not get it that she is not dealing with some big ape. She even mentioned on one show that it seemed they were being played with but dismissed that. Some of their experiences were nearly identical to mine when one was messing around with me. When they encountered and examined the fish trap in the river I was concerned one would get beaned with a fist sized rock. I suspect the fish trap was a valuable asset to the area BF who might be inclined to protect it. I thought the fish trap was very interesting and proof that Meldrum is wrong about his assumptions about BF lacking cultural artifacts which include tools. He has stated on more that one occasion that BF do not have cultural artifacts. How he can say that and be involved in the Olympic Peninsula nest investigations is puzzling because those nests would be cultural artifacts. I guess he is waiting for a picture of one laying in a nest.

I should have . If I remember correctly the only other thing I saw that day were squirrels

Hi, I am from Massachusetts. I have not seen Sasquatch. I read that the the indigenous peoples (such as Penobscot, Micmac) in the northeast called Sasquatch, Gwakcoo. I love the mystery of this, and I love being in the woods.

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.

Howdy stranger, been a while...hope all is well.

@bipedalist still here

Good to see you again!

@wiiawiwb You're always so positive and I love that about you! I could use this bag for an overnight. All I would need to do is add more food, a Luci Light, my sleep pad and bag. The top lid can be extended to go over whatever - like my rain jacket or the sleeping bag. I'd swap the seat for my Helinox camp chair and I'd be set! I could do it, but prefer not to. It's at least a pound heavier than my other pack, and has a severe lack of pockets. I use it for day hiking only, or in inclement weather, as it's only 30L. I'd rather take the Shadowlight (45L) overnighting because it has 6 awesome outside pockets and can carry my fishing poles easier. It weighs 2 lovely pounds and has pockets on the waist, in addition. Very useful. It's easier on my shoulders, as the pads are better, too. I barely feel it when it's on. The 45L Shadowlight fully packed - actually carrying more - is lighter than the Savotta 30L fully packed with less.

I really like the ability of your bag to accommodate whatever you want to fasten down to it and whenever you choose to do it. That makes it very flexible and gives you the most choices.

zeebob889 is really vinchyfoot, I hate trolls.

Used my Savotta Jaakari M yesterday (30L). Did great in the rain and hail.

I went out for a hike today to poke around a stream. I took the new bag out for the first time. I liked everything about it except that it was a bit slippery to the touch. After removing the X-Pac bag and replacing it with the new one and then loading it, using it, and otherwise handling it, the bag lost it's slippery feel. So it's a keeper and I'm pleased with it. Here is the gray XPac X-21 and the new black Ultra 400. Totally different bags altogether with the Ultra 400 about an ounce lighter. I'll probably keep the X-21 bag--for now.

Nice looking pack. Let us know it works out when you had a chance to take it for a few spins.

On almost every TV bigfoot show thermal videos are shown scanning the nearby area using a color palette. I've never understood the use of anything other than black and white. Using my Pulsar Helion, I've found "hot red" to be pleasant to the eye and makes a fully-visible deer jump pop out to the eye. That said, in my experience the greatest detail is achieved using black hot especially when the target is only partially visible. I've experimented with different palettes using sasquatching friends and had them barely peek out from behind a tree or rock. I found black hot was best followed by white hot and always more detail than any other palette I've used. YMMV

Don’t laugh, I’m finally finding out my local library has access to Bigfoot books! I put out an inter library request for Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science and will be getting it soon. I’d like to support the writers and publishers of Sasquatch related books, but right now libraries are the perfect source.