Does Bigfoot hibernate during winter or not?

[rastaman]

With winter fast approaching in B.C. and Alberta, how do these creatures survive the cold, bitter winters of western Canada? Do they hibernate as bears do, or do they remain in a state of lethargy in caves or dens?

This is one facet of their life cycle that still remains a mystery.

[Deleted]

Every facet of the sasquatch is a mystery

...but yes, the question of winter activity. Here in Alberta rastaman, our winters can be much more severe than the Pacific coastal regions. Any animal in Alberta must be able to cope/survive the extreme cold temperatures and limited food sources. In B.C. many areas have a much milder climate during the winter season (November to March) and food sources are more plentiful and accessible.

Sasquatch reports do still occurr (sp) during the winter months. I recently heard a story from the B.C. interior of a land owner who followed a series of large manlike footprints through the snow until the trail crossed an unfrozen creek.

In the true definition of hibernation, I would say "no, sasquatch do not hibernate during winter". It is possible that activity may be reduced. Many animals winter out the season fine e.g. deer, elk, wolves and domesticated animals as well such as cattle, horses, goats, some dogs and cats. Bears on the other hand go into a prolonged winter nap, not true hibernation. A bear can be awakend and I have followed black bear tracks in January in Alberta.

Sasquatch would surely look for shelter of some sort. Caves or dugout hollows seem logical but again we turn full circle back to the mysteries of all facets of the sasquatch's existance.

[rastaman]

That would have been an ideal time to follow the tracks across the creek for you guys (WCSRO). But I also realize that we all have a life, at least most people, and can't always spend hours or even days in the woods all the time.

Finding tracks in snow is the ideal condition to follow a BF. Lots of things can be learned when following animal tracks. That would be the next higher learning course to take studying these creatures. But no one to my knowledge has ever partaken of such an endeavor. Hard enough to find cougar tracks in snow, and even rarer and more difficult to find BF tracks.

In contrast, in southern B.C. it rarely snows enough to stay on the ground for a long time and hard to stumble upon tracks in its environment of rain, thick moss and hard-packed ground.

[Deleted]

Rastaman, unfortunately the story of the "snow tracks" I mentioned was told to me by a relative of the witness, and as usual, happened about a decade ago.

I agree with your observations about snow tracking. I look forward to the early fresh snowfalls for tracking.

[Deleted]

According to a Yukon First Nation, from central Yukon, sasquatch would winter on the Pacific coast and return to this location in the spring.

This is arrived at by the fact that footprints are often seen around this community in early spring and late fall.

Prints in the spring would generally be towards a certain location, while they would generally be towards a totally opposite direction in the fall.

That was pointed out to me last May, by an elder, when I conducted an investigation of foot impressions in the community in question.

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[Sean V.]

Hibernation? I doubt it.

Migration? More likely.

I've recieved quite a few occurrence reports that take place during the winter months at different locations all along the Forest Trunk Road, over the years. So either there are only a select group that migrate/hibernate, or they are up and active all through the winter months.

[Gerry]

There is probably no reason for them to hibernate.
If I have my facts right...bears hibernate because of their protein rich diet which they need to digest their food....protien food gets pretty scarce in the winter months.
Whereas there is no proof that protein is highly valued by sasquatch whatsoever.
It is an omnivore from all apparent reports so it can and does survive on anything.

[rastaman]

An interesting thing that John Green has established about BF behavior in winter during his 40+ years of studying the evidence, is that, "They are not active in cold weather. Less than 10% of reports mention snow and tracks in snow are rare".

In areas where there is snow in Canada, there does seem to never be a high amount of sightings or tracks found in such conditions. I doubt myself, however, that the BF in Alberta move to the rain forest of B.C. when the bitter cold of winter finally hits.

Very possible that they may live in a state of hibernation or lie in a dormant condition, holed up in a shelter. No one really knows for sure.

[vilnoori]

As far as I know hibernation is not something primate species are capable of physiologically. I think it is more likely that they would set aside stores for the extremely cold winter months and stay holed up in caves living off them and also off their fat accumulations. For the most part this is what humans have done as an adaptation to severe cold.

[Gerry]

Also with the lack of prints in snowy regions..? This could also be explained away by lack of human activity in those areas after snow has arrived. So there is no one there to see any prints. At least that is how such a scenario would show up in data showing lack of prints in snow country.

[rastaman]

I know one thing Gerry. The next time that I find a set of tracks in snow, I'm going follow them for awhile with my camera in hand, and record as much of the evidence as possible.

Maybe we'll pass the snuff, as Albert Ostman did.

[vilnoori]

lol be careful doing that. Once I did that with some deer tracks and in about 15 minutes there was the buck looking back at me! Tracks in snow can be quite fresh.