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Maybe some of you remember my original thread on this, but to fill in those who do not go that far back (2013), this marks the 10 year anniversary of my class B encounters in my yard in the outlying suburbs of Chicago. Since then, after several years of recording and documenting strange things at night, including wood knocks, groans, howls, and apparent coyote interactions, much of which I posted to the original thread, I was distracted enough by normal life to move on. This did not mean I lost interest in the topic, but as activity on my property seemed to cease, probably due to my forcing the issue and trying to get a class A, I did not have the same motivation or willingness to research what was no longer present. I always thought that I would meet someone who lived close to me who had a class A sighting, and in part I did. I cannot recall the movie, but it was recent, it documented a police officers sighting, during which he is dispatched to find the large hairy bipedal creature carrying a dead dog or coyote, he approaches it in his squad car and it frisbees the dead dog at him hitting the front of his squad car. Sounds pretty outlandish, but this guy is a very reputable person and a deacon in his church, and had no reason to make all that up. It happened late in the night-early morning hours and I have no reason to doubt the man, he is a devoted Christian, who liked me, stumbled into this. So I ask you, do you think that Bigfoot will actually live on the outskirts of large Metropolitans? As I sit here in Dunedin Florida on vacation, I am reminded of a class A sighting that took place in Clearwater. This was on the bay side of the peninsula, where a little inlet and mangrove area invades the shoreline. The woman was in a early morning dog walking habit, and this thing was probably reacting to the dog. I think she heard it at first and eventually saw it, but this is right across the bay from Tampa. I studied the topography and there was a power line easement and the shoreline it could use to travel... that was too urban for me...freaked me out a bit.

Old story with a moral-- always carry a knife in the wilds, but hopefully you'll never have to put down a Griz!: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/6-inche-blade-vs-grizzly-really-and-the-blade-won.125906/

LOL! My Daddy grew up in Louisiana. Poor. Rarely wore shoes. He said one night he stepped off the porch and was walking across the yard when he stepped on a snake. He never saw it, before or after. Said he jumped, and he's still going up.......... 😂

Well done book by researcher Red Grossinger, who has a highly systematized approach. Reminds me of Thomas Steenberg in thoughoughness. https://www.amazon.ca/Nahganne-Northern-Sasquatch-Red-Grossinger/dp/1988824591 Nahganne: Tales of the Northern Sasquatch Paperback – Oct. 1 2022 by Red Grossinger (Author), Raymond Yakeleya (Foreword), Rich Theroux (Illustrator) 4.6 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

No. She survived. One fang went through her nostril and injected the venom so that it ran our her nose. She got hit with the other one though. She walked maybe 30 yards, and dropped. I cut the head off the snake and took it, my pack, and the dog and carried them out, boy scout style...50 paces trotting, 50 paces walking...trot...walk, etc. Got to the vet 90 mins later. Almost lost her. But she didn't learn her lesson, and would still stick her snout under bushes and places. Not too bright. But she was pretty. I can only imagine. Did you get the snake? I made a snakeskin collar for my dog.

Until very recently, handgun ownership has been legal in Canada, but carry options have been very restrictive. Anyone who passed a criminal check could buy a handgun, but the only uses allowed were range shooting and a few outdoor occupations, such as timber cruiser or prospector. Public carry, open or concealed , is not allowed, except under locked container to and from a licensed range facility, or while in the field as a prospector or timber cruiser. I had a carry permit as a prospector for decades, but let it lapse about 10 years ago, which was a mistake I regret. As of this year, the federal Liberal government has banned all purchase, sales, or trading of handguns, by Order In Council, not by legitimate vote in Parliament.

Calm down people, he paid his Premium Membership last month. He's probably living it up in an island somewhere...

My first encounters with what I presume to be sasquatch were near town, where they could have followed the river (which is all private property) anywhere they please. But I'd say this is RURAL, not urban. I just can't see urban given their reclusive nature and their enormous stature. But rural homes? THOUSANDS of stories. After all, they were here first. We are probably trespassing on lands they've been on forever (or close enough). It doesn't surprise me that they'd go places where they've always gone...but now, humans have moved into their areas. If you do an internet search, you can find where Nathan Reo has logged possible bigfoot activity in Utah, right into the cities (Provo?). Seems they are following creeks and wilderness strips/parks/wildlife corridors while possibly hunting in the night. I don't know where this video is, it might be taken down, but it was very clear when he mapped it out what they were doing and why. He showed the maps, logged the type of activity (structure, prints, sightings) and showed where they were coming down from the mountains. And why? Easy meals of deer and critters locked in by neighborhoods, with a quick escape route back to the mountains. Fascinating.

This is on my wish list. I've seen the price around $75 and that's a shade steep for me.

Why wouldn't the braver ones venture into urban areas if they were close to the tree lines? In Central Oregon, cougar, coyote, deer, bear and even elk have been encountered in the city. Not much of a stretch to think Squatch may creep in.