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Interesting. The one that charged me was a 3 year old male, according to the F&W report from the skull I sent to them, as required by BC law at the time. Grizzlies are now fully protected in BC, the only exception being self protection from immediate attack.

@Catmandoo The hunters that were killed were in a "motorized vehicle restricted area" in a watershed called American Creek, and had hiked in. When they were a day late returning to their base camp on Hawkins Creek, a search party was sent out, and found them near the elk carcass, with a sow and cub still acting aggressively nearby. They were shot by the search party. Because of the time taken to find them, no precise time for the attack could be determined. My 2 buddies that were charged at their campsite had just returned at sunset. Both of these incidents occurred within a few km of the point where the borders of Idaho, Montana, and BC meet, My own encounter was several years earlier, and about 800km north of there, and happened mid morning. Another buddy, with whom I was camping this past weekend at Sasquatch Provincial Park, was treed by a grizzly back about 1990 while hiking off the Duffy Lake road. The bear came at him through the brush, he described it as a ship leaving a wake as it came at him. He was unarmed, so scrambled up the nearest sturdy tree just as the bear got to it's base. As he was climbing, the bear reached up and tore his fanny pack off, leaving a scar on his butt that is still there to this day. The bear made a fuss under him for about 15 minutes, which he said felt like an eternity, then left. He waited another hour before coming down and high tailing back to his truck.

Great pics, norse. I used to hunt the headwaters of the Yaak in BC about 20 years ago, and always saw lots of game. On 1 trip, my wife and I came out with 1 elk, 2 whitetails, and 2 mulies in 1 week. A couple of my buddies were charged by a grizzly right in their campsite, and had to shoot it, though they had no tag. The CO in Cranbrook came out to investigate when they reported it, and he ruled it a justified "danger to life" kill. Two other hunters in there were killed by as grizz while packing out their elk, just a year before that.

We are using a Pulsar and an AGM. Our supposedly water resistant FLIR will no longer boot up after using it in a fog one night. When I registered the unit, I accidentally transposed two of the digits of the serial number. FLIR will not cover any warranty claims on it as a result.

A thermal imager is the one piece of equipment we can use that helps to level the playing field, to some extent. I'd ditch buying trail cams, game calls, audio equipment, drones, travel to BF events, and devote that money toward a decent thermal. A sasquatch emits a heat signature which is difficult, if not impossible, to hide. Moreover, you can sit silently in the dark of night and let it come to you. If you see something upright and walking normally on two legs, it's either a human or a sasquatch. The thermal also provides camp security, by means of providing advance notice, in the event someone or something approaches you during the night. Pulsar is what I bought and would buy it again were I looking for one.

Depends. If that family member lived in a high-rise condo in Manhattan, and never entered the woods before, I'd proceed with a high degree of caution. Conversely, if a family member, who is very familiar with the forest, claims he or she saw one, I'd give them the benefit of the doubt but would what to know more...in excruciating detail. I've talked to people who've had sightings or encounters. When asked, they provided very precise details about where they were and the circumstances of the events. Moreover, they were all people who either recreated in or made a living from the forest. Never had reason to doubt any of those as nothing they said ever raised a red flag.

Just got back. East side of Priest Lake. Almost no cell service. Saw mostly Moose and Elk tracks. Something came into camp one night. Probably a deer. I would like to explore east into NW Montana. In the Yaak river country. The lake itself was a mad house but only saw a few people in the mountains. The Dodge did great!

Sell a kidney and get a Pulsar. $3k. Phenomenal, crystal clear night vision views. NorthWind has one and I'm terminally jealous and just glad that he lets me use it It's worth more than my truck, LOL! My FLIR pales in comparison. However, it's vastly better than nothing and thermal imaging at night gives you great peace of mind! We saw two sasquatch at night on the FLIR in 2020 and it was clear what we were seeing but not by much on the video. It would have been outstanding footage on the Pulsar (which he got after the fact). If I ever have money again, I'll get the thermal that @@BlackRockBigfoot suggested. You can see them use it on their site, Hellbent Holler, and it seems sufficient to the task.

https://www.ashbyfuneralhome.com/obituary/billy-joe-white-7889924 "Billy J. White, 87, died peacefully on February 18, 2022 at Arkansas Heart Hospital. He was born on September 19, 1934 in Star City, Arkansas to Carey Andrew White and Juanita Johnson White. He graduated from Bryant High School and attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He was retired from Reynolds Metals where he worked as a chemist and retired from the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission where he worked as an inspector. He was the founder of the Interstate Inspector Services and was also the first paid City Marshal of Bryant. He served as Deputy Sheriff of Saline County and served as a Benton Police Officer. In his free time, he was a Bigfoot researcher and lifelong woodsman and author. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Raymond, Gene, and Jackie White. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Sean Michael Morrissey and his great-granddaughter, Gracie Honey Manning. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Hazel Wilkerson White. He is also survived by his children, Theresa Gideon, Sharon Manning, Mendy White, and Joe White. He is survived by his two siblings, Wanda Phillips and Jerry White as well as his wonderful 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. He will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital."

Sad news, our long time member, Branco, passed away on February 18, 2022 at the age of 87. I will miss him greatly.