[smohare]

Fascinating how we still have yet to find a single carcass of a massive land mammal that lives close enough to civilization for there to be regular sightings.

Also strange that the video evidence is so spectacularly subpar that the most convincing of it requires significant anomaly hunting to persuade anyone.

[rbosinger]

The one argument I've heard to that is: how many dead bears or cougars are often stumbled upon? Turns out not a lot. Animals tend to find hidden placed to die and then nature can dispose and disperse of them pretty quickly. You will find dead deer but there are so many of them and they are heavily hunted. They're also kind of dumb and will die by running into a tree and things like that. The other thing that gives me pause to believe it's possible they're out there is that there have been times in recent history where we've apparently discovered entire large(ish) populations of gorillas when we had believed their numbers were lower.

I don't know. Not arguing bigfoot exists but I like the idea that even in modern times there's still stuff we can miss even though it feels like it would be impossible.

[OnlineCourage]

I actually stumbled upon a dead bear in Wisconsin a month ago, invalidating your thesis. I have pictures.

[rbosinger]

I didn't say nobody ever runs into dead bears. It's just not that common, even amongst folks who spend a lot of time in the bush.

[lo_fye]

One theory is that sasquatch live in family units, and they bury their dead. They’re much smarter than bears.