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I also enjoy Justin Chernipeski's channel which I subscribed to this past year. I like his sensible enthusiasm and open-mindedness seasoned with skepticism. It's why I would include him on my Dream Team as referenced in another post elsewhere in Bigfoot Forums. His camera work is not all over the place. That is one reason I stop watching so many videos on other channels. He has a much better delivery - no senseless drama and exaggerated effects. His own great drone footage and film of some hotspots in the Canadian wilderness is a relaxing experience in itself.

In a country of 330 million people and a world of 8-9 Billion I have no idea how many are even interested in topics such as the Loch Ness Monters, DB cooper, Bigfoot, Amelia Erhart disappearance and so on. Whatever the number, certainly if a Bigfoot was shot today there would be a media frenzy to see it and find out, "What the heck is it?" Take UFO's There was a recent release of a video of a jet pilot who comments about the encounter in real time on a video of their radar screen. What does it mean? I am sure to those who follow the UFO issue it is a big deal. For most other people its a quick interest. Then, not being a smoking gun, the move on and say, "Well if they ever get proof, I'd like to see it, meanwhile, what's for dinner tonight" I have no idea how many are interested in concept, discussion, or proof of Bigfoot. There are enough people who are to at least give decent ratings to that Nitch market of people via TV shows. Discovery Channel doesn't have shows on proving the Easter Bunny is real. They do have shows similar to Shark Week and specials during November 22 about the JFK assassination. So where are we in the big picture of things with Bigfoot? I would say it is a low priority or thought by many people. I have no numbers to back it up. I would imagine that very few have taken serious undertaking of the PGF study. Some of this is generational. Some of this is just scientific political pressure where the serious study by serious academics = being label as a non-serious scientist. Most probably don't care. Many people don't really care about Amelia Erhart. She crashed and died, and they are moving on. But if her plane was found it would be all over the news at least for a day and millions would care deeply short term at least. I imagine most Americans have a very passive interest in Bigfoot, but it is minimal. The pretty much think it's a hoax, it's possible, or it's real. But really until some proof comes out in an obvious way like a new PGF level video or a body on a slab they will move on to other things. Meanwhile, those who take it up as a bit of a hobby like those on the BFF, will continue to give it some strong attention. Really, until the earth-shattering discovery of Bigfoot, that is where we are. Until then, most of America will take interests when there is some new major news to report.

Your female spotter was great! Confident and reassuring at the same time. I know video doesn't properly show just how crazy the incline is, but I could tell that the obstacles you were tackling were way, way above average, especially for a full-size pickup with a camper. Super great job! I am very impressed with the rig you've created and think it will be just amazing for exploring the back country.

Greetings, everyone! First-time poster here, but somewhat long-time lurker. I live in the Washington, DC area but recently had some personal business take me to NW Ohio. I chose a stopover point near Salt Fork State Park, both because it made sense travel-wise and because it gave the opportunity to do some hiking in an area where there'd been Bigfoot activity both in the past and present. I of course hiked around the "Bigfoot Ridge" area. Actually, a really nice park employee pointed me to an unmarked trail (meaning, not on the official trail map) that was nonetheless blazed with red markings and which paralleled below the Bigfoot Ridge area. It's located right behind the picnic area of the Stone House that's one of the sights to see within the park. The same employee also showed me a pic of a tree structure she'd seen herself, and recounted how she sometimes heard whoops and whatnot in the evenings. Anyway, it was a pretty cool trail that was somewhat overgrown and had some deadfall on it, but nothing too bad (it's no longer maintained, apparenty). I can neither confirm nor deny whether I went off-trail to investigate some squatchy-looking hollers. While I didn't observe anything on that trail, earlier I had hiked the Morgan's Knob trail, where I saw an interesting track in the mud (first pic below). A few things to note: 1) there was a squall that had some through in the morning the day before, so it was quite muddy, and I wonder if it could've affected the shape of an otherwise innocuous print or have been an artifact of the water flow itself; 2) the print was on the actual trail, on an incline; and 3) for size reference, the water bottle is 8", sorry it's at a slight angle, as I said, it was on an incline and was kinda hard to place something that'd stay still. I think you can see some good detail of what looks like the heel area and some toe impressions as well. This was from the first of my two trips to the park, in mid-May. I'm interested in others' thoughts on it. I didn't see an discernible prints near it...some indentations, sure, but nothing with detail. To me, while it looked like a pretty good track, I did find it odd that it was basically in the trail itself, where a rivulet had probably flowed the say prior during the torrential rain. The following four pics are from my second trip in mid-June. For this trip, I drove on some of the gravel park roads, and there were pull-offs on these that led to "unmarked" trails. On one of these, after hiking through the woods for a bit, I came to a large meadow with tall grass. I hiked across it to the next wooded area, and shortly after entering, noticed a curious looking tree structure. I took two pics, one close-up, and one further back to give a better sense of the surroundings (pics two and three, respectively). Interestingly, near the possible tree structure (was it perhaps a marker?), I noticed what I thought was really a good, natural "hunting blind" that looked out over the meadow (pic four). Right behind the "blind," there was also a well-flattened area where it looked like something had lain, but perhaps not very recently, as there was a small fallen branch in the middle of the "bedding" area (pic five). I called it a "hunting blind," but it really could be used by prey too, I guess. Anyway, I'm curious to know everyone's thoughts on these too. Look forward to the feedback!

The NAWAC has published detailed descriptions of their attempts to photograph "Wood Apes" with elaborate (and expensive) camera trap arrays. Here is a quote from the NAWAC website" "From 2006 to 2012, NAWAC field research included the long-term deployment and maintenance of camera trap arrays in remote areas. These are areas that have generated a number of reliable observer reports, both recently and historically, and produced trace evidence and/or facilitated direct NAWAC investigator field observations. While this may or may not be sufficient to officially classify or name the species, it would represent an important step in that direction. In 2020, the NAWAC started conducting a camera array trap known as Hadrian’s Wall." The NAWAC has among their members qualified experts in various fields germaine to Bigfoot research and they are known for meticulously documenting their research. I suggest you look into their failed attempts to use camera arrays for acquiring photos of Bigfoot. (BTW I have no relationship to NAWAC other than respect for many of their methods and their careful adhesion to scientific documentation)

Wife and I also got out to the same area we were in a couple of weekends ago. This time we took a couple of local bigfooting friends along for the ride. We did manage to find a couple of promising prints, but they looked to me more like front and rear bear tracks joined together. They were about 10-12 inches long and tapered from about 6" wide at the "toes" to 3" at the "heel". It's a promising area and I definitely want to go back for a campout this summer. It will also be an excellent spot for my Skywatcher 8" telescope.

The rig is looking sweet, norseman, I'm glad you're finally getting to test it out. I took a short run out to a local mountain yesterday afternoon that had been behind a locked gate for the last year. The logging operation is now finished, and the gate is open, so I had to check it out. It's a spot I posted about 2 years ago, with a hikers cabin near the peak and a great view over the central Fraser Valley. I was up there for 3 hours, and saw only 1 hiker coming down and 1 4x4 that arrived at the lookout about 20 minutes after I did. I saw 1 grouse, and several fresh bear scat piles on the drive up, so for the short hike to the cabin I strapped on my bear spray. Spring bear season ended on the 15th, so I wasn't carrying the 300 WSM. I sat at the table near the cabin for a sandwich, and a few pics of the view, then headed home for supper. It was the warmest day so far this year, 34 C, or about 86 F. The white peak on the horizon in the last photo is Mt. Baker, in Wa., reported to have the word's highest single years snowfall in 1999, 30m, or about 100'.

Hi, I was wondering why field researchers are going to all these extreme remote locations in the Pacific Northwest to look for Bigfoot when they are showing up in every state, at people’s houses, and simply crossing an open cut line in the woods…sometimes during daytime! They show up in much warmer climates than trekking through Nordegg in the winter months. So, why do we go so far into the wilderness to find Bigfoot when they come to us in the open fields or just over a hill? Granted, not all researchers do this. For example, the NAWAC uses a designated location, like Area X, and has a much better climate to work with. I linked some videos below as examples of Bigfoot coming out in an open area. Is it pure luck? Is it simply where the researcher lives? Is it better to use long range viewing devices during the day than tree knocks or howls during the night? I welcome your comments and experiences... Possible Bigfoot? 1-28-2021 The Sinks Sasquatch Lone Peak Bigfoot Video Rocky Mountain Bigfoot Footage from 1962