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Andrew-ND-Ape
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~~~ I was wonder what anybody thinks of this area as potential BF habitat.........( This is a good "armchair squatchin" question) ~~~
This large, unassuming Chunk of land in the Gifford Pinchot Nat forest is known on most maps as : "the Big Lava Bed". It is about 5 miles across and 8 miles long, and very flat. And Because of the difficult "lava rock" geology of this landform- NO roads or even a simple foot path exists within it.
http://s2.excoboard.com/forums/1867...2696/469849.jpg
It is VERY gnarly with sharp rocky ledges, nooks and mini-canyons throughout. And although it is very "open" visually , It is VERY difficult to walk into and access. (GPS would be a must) It also has many small caves in the canyons and I bet the Native Indians considered it "skookum" somehow.
Yet, would ( or COULD ) a BF be found living in such areas.....? The Pics below are representative of the Lavaeste area. Your field of sight is very good in this place as well
http://s2.excoboard.com/forums/1867...2696/469850.jpg
I sometimes feel it would be a good place to conceal a TrailCAM - because of all the crevices, but is it too inhospitable "underfoot" for a soft footed mammal? Lava Rock is often Sharp - and No elk venture into here, i would imagine. Plenty elk are just outside it though and----- there are Many yellow bellied "Rock-chucks" here.
http://s2.excoboard.com/forums/1867...2696/469852.jpg
Because the Elevation is LOW, 1300ft circa.......So the Snow is not very deep all winter too.......
This is one where i feel there is several ways to look at this, yet is has Limited water too. Some similar -smaller lava fields are in the nearby too.
Gotta love the diversity in this County!!
(Edited by PBYodeler)
Wildman or Camper's Boogieman? We'll see..... |
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Simplicity
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| Posted: January 1st, 2009 09:03 AM |
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Prime Habitat in my opinion Andrew & an area where i'd pretty much gurantee, as much as i could, that BF's live in..
This is in the " Dark Divide " area Andrew if i'm not mistaken yes, close to Adams & St Helens ??
I have a feeling something BIG is gonna happen withn the world of the Big Guy soon.. Just a hunch of course.. |
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Lookn4skookum
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| Posted: January 4th, 2009 02:01 AM |
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| Andrew read the book "Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide. 1995. Houghton Mifflin. Robert M. Pyle wrote this and it is a fascinating book on backcountry camping in this area. Great pics by the way! |
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Lookn4skookum
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| Posted: January 4th, 2009 02:03 AM |
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| I see you are from Portland. Go to Powells they are sure to have it. |
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Andrew-ND-Ape
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| Posted: January 5th, 2009 05:24 AM |
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Actually, after some research into where the D.divide area is, the Big Lava bed IS NOT in the "Dark Divide".......(& "Dark" is a person's name", and the specific area is between the Lewis and Cipsus rivers).
But it is very close. The D.D. is a hard area to access though,.......I tried placing the trailcam- up quartz creek trail last year, and turned back after the 10th big tree fall blocking the trail within the first 150 yards. (the trail is on a very steep riverside too).
Wildman or Camper's Boogieman? We'll see..... |
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Lookn4skookum
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| Posted: January 5th, 2009 10:17 PM |
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| Sounds like a great territory to hide yourself from anyone. I remember a gentlemen that robbed a bank, hijacked a plane, parachuted into Washington state, and never heard from again. Its another mystery in the great pacific northwest. Change subject... Last summer we went backcountry camping up near there, berry picking, and late night squatching. Like you said it was rugged and you really needed to watch your step. I'll try to post some pics for your pleasure |
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Lookn4skookum
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Simplicity
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| Posted: January 12th, 2009 09:54 AM |
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Some great Pics Looking, thanks for Posting them..
I have a feeling something BIG is gonna happen withn the world of the Big Guy soon.. Just a hunch of course.. |
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Jake Levi
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| Posted: April 2nd, 2009 10:09 AM |
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I expected more input on this.
I've been reading on sightings in the greater area for some years now, and have myself focused on the overal Gifford Pinchot area as an excellent one for study. My interest is in forensics, i planned on coming out two summers ago but got side tracked to a hospital stay, now its looking more doable.
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TooRisky
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| Posted: May 25th, 2009 07:13 PM |
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This county is the leader for reports in the state of Washington on the BFRO site. Keep in mind these are only the reported sighting to BFRO, and not as a whole, which I would assume to be much much higher....
http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_county...county=Skamania
Go Big, Or Go Home... |
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scott84
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| Posted: December 18th, 2009 10:57 PM |
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there are plenty of trails and hunting camps there. i know i guided there off and on for years
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cjsjhs
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| Posted: March 8th, 2013 04:10 AM |
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Once again, knowing I'm posting years after the fact, it's not necessarily where but when with all animals. What game animals are doing/migrating too. What "vegetables" are prime for picking. What fish may be running. Learning the basic habits of possible food sources would go further than guessing where a Squatch would chose to live in your search. I don't think they pick just one "spot". Like all animals the food will dictate where they spend time. I'm a basser. I fish many lakes competitively for bass. I catch bass in different areas of each lake depending upon the time of year and where their "food" is. This is a basic example and where lakes are only so big and bait fish/food items are more predictable in a Lake, try pin pointing a great apes diet. A little more extensive. Native Americans across the board never stayed in one spot. They moved "camp" to where the food was at different times of year.
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