Sorry, I meant
these comments....
I assume you mean this:
....If you mean filter, as in not buying every report that comes in from certain ecological areas, then yes...I definitely have strong feelings on where I don't think it's possible to have a primate population......
.....Alaska - Short growing season for plants. Native populations live almost exclusively off of animal protein (from land and sea)....but what does grow in the growing season is extraordinarily rich and diverse. IF there was a population, I would have to hypothesize some very serious fishing abilities (salmon, etc.), very complex structures, and major migration......
I respectfully disagree with Hairy Man to a certain extent, even though I hold her opinions and experience in high regard. Allow me to address her statement point by point:
....Short growing season for plants....
Alaska is a huge place. It includes the arctic, sub-arctic, and temperate regions. While true that there is a short (but very intense) vegetative growing season in Alaska's northern latitudes, in Southeast Alaska, it's quite a bit longer (in addition to being a land of the "evergreen", like the rest of the PNW temperate rain forest.
....Native populations live almost exclusively off of animal protein (from land and sea)....
Close, but not "exclusive". I've actually studied a bit of the Koyukon culture (interior Alaska), and their dependence on flora is every bit as critical as their dependence on fauna.
And that has little to do with what a sasquatch (or bear, for that matter) might depend on........
....IF there was a population, I would have to hypothesize some very serious fishing abilities (salmon, etc.), very complex structures, and major migration...
On this we agree, although the migration part will be difficult for many to understand. I'm still learning about moose migrations within habitat sub-zones, and how they differ so much from the mass, long distance caribou migrations so many are remotely familiar with.
I'm certain sasquatches in Alaska (and all over the continent) "migrate" within a certain range. Just like bears, they might be found in particular vegetation in the spring, near salmon streams in the summer, in the berries in the fall, in the clam beds at the lowest tides, etc.
"Major" migrations?
No way.
Do you have any thoughts or surmations about what sasquatches adaptive survival strategies might be in Alaska?
I've mentioned
this particular book several times both here and at BFF. I found it to be a complete, pleasant surprise when I read it after it was recommended to me by Mrs. Huntster's cousin, who was a teacher out in the Bush for several years, and who is big in anthropology (like Hairy Man).
Check out the reviews; there's not a negative one among them:
Far from being a romantic attempt to pass on the spiritual lore of Native
Americans for a quick fix by others, this is a very serious ethnographic
study of some Alaskan Indians in the Northern Forest area. . . . He has
painstakingly regarded their views of earth, sky, water, mammals and every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. He does admire their love of
nature and spirit. Those who see the world through his eyes using their
eyes will likely come away with new respect for the boreal forest and those
who live with it and in it, not against it
Note that review states that "He has painstakingly regarded their views of earth, sky, water, mammals and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."
Guess what critter that includes?
This isn't a Southeastern Native culture. These people live just south of the Arctic Circle. And their reference to the "woodsman" isn't just a passing mention. There are many details, descriptions, references to their lifestyle, migration movements, etc.
While I was aware that the Yukon River drainage was a lesser known area within Alaska with reports of sasquatchery, I never held them in high regard until I read this book.
It is certainly food for thought and consideration, however I still maintain that Southeast Alaska is the region of this state where the highest densities of sasquatches is likely to be found, because it is the most likely habitat, it is the most remote, and it is also the area with the most reports.
Usually it's LAL with the disgusting feet photos to do so.
