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I don't either. But if that's where the evidence eventually leads, I'm not going to refuse to accept it. I'm perfectly comfortable looking at whatever the data says. Not without questioning it .. data must be interpreted by fallible humans with ulterior motives. We, as a culture, seem to put more value on validating our own views than we do on finding the truth, whatever it is. Given how much we do not know, it is as unscientific to reject her views out of hand as it is to accept them out of hand. There simply is not enough clear evidence for either. And yet we seem to do it anyway and we belittle others who do the same thing, just supporting a different view, as somehow being anti-science. Bigfoot is a mirror. We're guilty of the things we accuse others of and we can't set our egos aside long enough to see it. There are no special points for "i told you so" when Ketchum is proven right or when she is proven wrong. All the "gotcha" in the world is just our own egos on display.

and coexisted with other more archaic hominid species. https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/our-ancestor-homo-erectus-is-200-000-years-older-than-previously-thought?utm_campaign=organicsocial&utm_content=🔄from_the_archive%3A_🌍🦍_our&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3Eomyo9h2YFQOtDPx2Qp-k8VeB7nUYPpOf_CFJrM6VuyfpO36DnWwRrBE

We have sunny, unseasonably hot weather here in BC right now, so I took advantage and got out for some exploration today. Earlier in this thread there was mention of Ruby and Garnet creeks, which triggered me to head that way today. I had some honey-do chores this AM, so didn't get away till about 2, and the temp was up to 31 C (90 F), about 15 C higher than average for this time of year. I took lots of water and soft drinks, and had the AC turned up all the way out there, but had to turn it off on the steep logging road up Ruby Creek drainage, as the H3 overheated, and I had to pull over, open the hood, and turn on the heater to get it cooled down again. It didn't lose any coolant, but stayed on the high side all the rest of the trip, so I may need a new thermostat. The joys of driving a 17 year old 4x4 ! I checked out many of the off shoots of the main FSR, most of which ended in washouts or at giant powerline towers, as there are 3 major lines that cross these mountains parallel to each other. I only met 2 other trucks on these trails, one stopped for a picnic, and the other looking for a route to nearby Deer Lake, in Sasquatch Provincial Park. I had to tell that couple that although the lake is visible in the valley we were in, the route to the lake was cut off by a washed out bridge, and the only access was via Harrison Hot Springs, about 30 km back around the mountains on the highway. I came back out the valley on an alternate trail, rough and overgrown, but a fun descent through the old forest. Once back on the highway, I went a few km further east, to the Garnet Creek FSR, which had been severely damaged back in 2021 in our November storms, which flooded a huge portion of Sumas Prairie and caused terrible damage to major highways, rail lines, and of course many logging roads. I arrived at the washout site to find that it had been "sort of" repaired, making it passable to 4x4s, but not logging traffic. My target was to climb the pass near the headwaters to cross over to American Creek, and return to the highway on the east side of Hope. I made it up to the pass at 800m (2600') to find a deep snow patch right at the summit, next to a lovely little alpine lake, so I had to turn around and retrace my path back to pavement. In this watershed I never saw another vehicle anywhere, and also failed to see any wildlife, or even signs of critters, No tracks, no droppings, nothing at all. I did take a few pictures to share, and a couple of very brief videos showing Garnet Creek in full freshet from snowmelt. IMG_1380.MOV IMG_1381.MOV

7.62, you asked. This has been covered on this forum several times. Google the below title to visit a journal citation. It is good reading despite the age since the cameras that were tested are no longer in production. Camera Traps Can Be Heard and Seen by Animals smell color noise magnetic fields camouflage Smell. The plastic housings can absorb odors from storage / home. The mounting straps / security cables can have an odor. Python cables have a plastic covering. Plastics are made with flexibilizers or plasticizers. Plasticizers migrate out / off gas over time. Formic acid is a favorite of insects and bears. Noryl plastic and polypropylene do not absorb odors or moisture. Color of trail cameras is bad. We learned in WWII that color blind persons could detect enemy camouflage. Green is the worst because our man made green dyes can not match 'biological greens', especially near sunrise and sunset. Noise. Ultrasonic, sonic and infrasonic. Humans make ultrasonic noise when we breath and move. Wool and cotton clothes are quieter than synthetics when we walk. Trail cameras are emit obnoxious amounts of ultrasonic noise. Charging up capacitors for flash is loud. Bear boxes / security enclosures are reflector-projectors of ultrasonic noise. Plotwatchers emit a repetitious sequence of ultrasonic noise. Ungulates look at Plotwatchers when their image is captured. Shielding for ultrasonics can have a cost higher than the camera. However, the first Reconyx series called the 'Silent Image' was mounted in a 'Sea Horse' brand polypropylene case. 120 size I believe. That PP, about 1/4" thick did an amazing job of attenuating the ultrasonic noise. Sonic noise comes from the filter switching fixture when the camera shifts from daylight to infrared. As far as infrasonic noise is concerned, we are screwed. You can not attenuate infrasonics. ELF, X ELF is how Navy's communicate with their subs---- through the earth. Magnetic fields. Trail cams have switching, regulated power supplies. They have fluctuating AC and DC magnetic fields. The area of the batteries is enjoyed by ants and spiders. The color and texture of plastic housings can be dealt with. ASAT fabrics, Cambush and something we don't see much of in the US, Camohide from South Africa. The previously mentioned camo items do not reflect UV. ASAT 3D leafy fabric changes color and texture. Cambush does the same. Camohide was not developed for 'wild' animals. It was developed to hide cameras from human animals, poachers. It is 3 dimensional, has good texture and color options. Worth a look just to see what is out there. Paint your own with the DIY option. I bought the 'pine' bark. It does have a 'synthetic' smell even after being outside for a month. Less than $30 and the shipping is high. DHL out of South Africa is the fastest. The philosophy of the Camohide people is that bark pattern is second to color. Cameras are not easy to deal with. I am reminded of a forum member who stays anonymous. He placed several trail cameras on trees. When he returned to the location, the trees had been pushed over to the ground, camera side to terrain.

You missed much and are wrong in many regards. Ketchum is, or was, a veterinarian with a highly regarded DNA lab. She did the equine genome in the same manner that the neanderthal and human genomes were done. This is not a trivial accomplishment. Her lab was regarded highly enough to have been used by the FBI in identifying Sept 11 human remains. Earlier. She was brought into bigfoot research by David Paulides. Hers was the "mysterious" and un-identified DNA lab mentioned in either The Hoopa Project or Tribal Bigfoot, I forget which. Anyway, those were published in 2008-2009 and her involvement began several years earlier. I'm guessing 2005-2006. +++++++++++ There's more that I can't say. I sat in on calls Ketchum made to my old bigfoot research partner as a silent fly on the wall .. not sure Ketchum knew anyone was listening. That gives me perspective on things she said which others probably don't have. I'm not saying she's right, I'm not saying she's wrong. I'm dismayed by the apparent drive to ridicule and dismiss, to nit pick stuff to death, rather than to weigh the big picture. Most likely Ketchum is absolutely wrong .. but what if she isn't? Have the hecklers considered that? .. or is it fear she might be right which leads them to heckle?

The PGF site is well known but doesn't get a ton of traffic. Maybe that is how it would go if you shared a location/hotspot. Maybe, though, your pristine location would start to attract the shoot types, the trapper types, etc. and then your spot is ruined and the ecosystem holding a sasquatch will be stressed. Not sure sharing with the psychos online is a great idea.