I thougt about this but have no real conclusions as of yet.it may be one of those wait and see type things,but I wonder if the fires out west may lead to an increase of sigtings by forcing Bf out of his normal area(s) of habitation?

I'm wondering how the fires impact bigfoot, too. I don't remember where, but somewhere someone posted a comment about how many of the guys who fight these fires for living have stories about bigfoot.

I suspect that bigfoot know enough to get out of the way of a buring forest. I wouldn't be too broken up, though, if one turned out to be a little slow... :wink:

Hey isn't RB a firefighter??? Maybe we should ask him!

Hey RB....aren't you a firefighter?? Tell us something here... :wink:

There are alot of fires out here this year, but then there was last year, too. Some days the smoke is so thick in our valley its just terrible....

I wondered about fires and its effect on bigfoot also....I remember something about an increase in bigfoot sightings after Mt St Helens blew....that area had a long history of bigfoot stories...remember the miners in the cabin that was pelted by rocks after they shot an "ape"? That area was called Ape Canyon and it was on Mt St Helens if I remember correctly....

PS RB is most likely very busy right now, I do believe there is a big fire right around him somewhere burning....I think that is where all this smoke is coming from...........

Ewww, keep safe RB!

Yea MsFit I believe ape canyon is/was on Mt. St. Helens. The area is still there but the original "ape canyon" I believe was buried during the great eruption. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here...

As far as I know (from what I've read) Ape Canyon did get "rearranged" by the Mt. Saint Helens eruption.

Bigfoot is a dominant species in the wilderness for sure, but when Mother Nature gets ready to break wind, everyone better head for cover! :wink:

Hi ya'll. Yep, msfit, there was a fire up by Ice House road, about 350 acres over the weekend...very near where I camped 2 weeks ago.

You know, I've never seen a BF, nor have I heard of anyone seeing a BF during the course of fighting a wildfire. I have squirted water on rabbits (to cool them down) that were running from one though. Does that count?

Usually by the time an urban-based firefighter gets on the scene to fight a wildfire, it is several hours into the operation...after lots of commotion and activity in the area. Most everything has some opportunity to escape by then, unless you are in a situation where you think you are in safe area...and then the wind shifts and starts the fire back at you...and if you are uphill from the fire it can close faster than you can run uphill. That's when you have a free-for-all getting out of there! If it catches up you gotta dive into the "shake-n-bake" fire shelter you carry on your belt.

I don't think a Bigfoot has a fire shelter, but I'll bet they have learned to avoid fires by getting into a creek or river like other animals do. They may duck into a cave to avoid them, or they may just get the heck outta' Dodge at the first smell of smoke.

Yeah, bipto...surely an old, lame Sasquatch would get left behind every so often... ... What I'm waiting for is an arson investigator to discover that a Sasquatch smoking in bed that fell asleep while watching Letterman started some fire!

LMAO ,to funny RB are most of these fires set by arsonists or are they natural?just curious since you mentioned the arson investigator.or is that standard procedure for all fires?

Yeah, jimf...Many wildfires are natural in origin there are certainly lots of wildland fires set by arsonists. If someone is a firebug, they will set lots of little fires...just to watch it burn. This time of year everything is so dry, fires just take off like crazy. Then there are: the kids (and adults) playing with matches and fire, lit cigarettes thrown from moving autos, out of control campfires, cars parked in tall dry grass, moving trains, sun shining thru a broken bottle, power lines arcing, lighting strikes and yes, unfortunately, even some nut-job firefighters starting fires for the overtime pay. It’s been rumored that even a bird sitting on the wrong power line can catch fire and drop to the ground…that is probably why Bigfoot likes roast chicken so much.

It is standard procedure to conduct an investigation into the cause of the fires. Most big departments have investigators on staff and all the big insurance companies usually conduct their own investigations as well. And most firefighters are trained to recognize the point of origin of a fire and to preserve evidence for later investigation.

halfway expect...that the recent fires near here may have displaced a

bigfoot or two......the coming of the monsoon and the re-opening of the

national forest should make hunting easier here ......hope conditions send

the "extra" one my way.......

Shoot, I hope they all just get tired once and for all of running from the forest fires there, and just all head up my way! LOL

I hope you are all wrong and they all come here........

I hope they all go there, too ....then I can go camping in peace again.....right now I am like over everything.....