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6860 total reports are done as of today, with ZERO unclassified entries. All future entries will require a new report. As far as I know, there are no duplicates, but if any show up they will be fixed. Time to step away for awhile... PLUS - today is the 1 year anniversary of my sighting

Maybe its the refuse pile after eating leaves? Kinda like half eaten drum sticks and crushed beer cans after a frat party? 😉

Catmandoo, the gradeability of electric power is phenominal. I'm currently (pun intended) driving a Mitsubishi Outlander plug in hybrid, and the power delivery to all four wheels is so controllable, with a motor at both front and rear axles, that a low range transfer case is not needed; in fact no transfer case is needed. Torque is there right from 1 rpm, so it will inch over obstacles with ease, and the regenerative braking is adjustable to a level that is nearly equivalent to using low/low on the downhills. The driveline is definitely off road capable, though the ground clearance and tires are not. The present state of EV batteries has not overcome the effects of cold temps, my system lost about 25% efficiency when it got near freezing this past winter, but it was still more cost effective than operating a gas engine. The big drawbacks with EV are still range, charge time, and charging infrastructure. If you take your Rivian more than 1/2 its range beyond a charge point, you're not getting back home. That's why I chose a hybrid, with its own 2L high efficiency generator built in.

I was a believer in what I consider a dangerous myth. The myth being if you just go out and hang around long enough, BF will trust you and eventually reveal itself. The myth continues that eventually you could be hand shaking buddies. One conference speaker claims just that. My experience was completely opposite of that. I think I disrupted their daily life so much that I may have put myself in danger of being simply eliminated as a problem. I might have messed up deer hunts, kept them from water, or any manner of things I was oblivious to doing that bothered them. Things got more unfriendly with each interaction and the last event was being hit with infra-sound. I guess fortunately for me, clear cutting eliminated cover in that area about that time, and they moved off. We should always consider the fact that when we introduce ourself into their world, it might not be good for them. To think otherwise is the height of human arrogance.