We have smaller brains...

[Lefty]

Recent studies of fossilized remains of our ancesters, australiopithises (SP), concluded that their brains were about 20+% larger than ours is today. We have, in researchers' conclusions, about the size of a tennis ball less brain matter than our anscestors of 20,0000 or so years ago. This they said, is likely due to our socialized behavior, and cooperative problem-solving, the idea that one man need not have all the answers in his own survival, when others can help him. While I'm not saying that BF is an anscestor, I look at reports of the size of an adult BF, and its elusiveness, and wonder just what its brain is capable of. I look at our ancestors and also wonder the same thing. Could our hearing abilities, vision, smell, climbing abilities, our survival abilities have been amazingly acute back then? It would have had to be to survive.
If we were to be considered BF's main survival opponant/threat today, BF must have a heck of a brain to elude us. How close to human can BF, if it exists, be without being human?

[Goosekiller]

I'm new here but I've read nearly all the class A posts on the BFRO and most other sites as well. While I'm no scientist nor have I eye witnessed Sasquatch behavior myself, but have heard vocalizations. I have come to several conclusions based on the observations. First the obvious.

Thier hairy, they grow to immense proportions, they have large feet, maybe larger in proportion than human feet. The feet also appear flat, or having little arch. They exist all over the world in secluded areas and small numbers. It seems as if they are omnivores and opportunistic, taking fresh deer kills from hunters. They are primarily nocturnal or at least equipped with night vision.

Are they smarter than humans?

I would tend to say yes and no. To many arguments could be made in either direction. 1st of all, the bigfoot community --researchers, believers, converts due to interaction with the beast-- is a small portion of the human society.  All of thier natural advantages are evolved and adapted to thier environment, so smarter is in question. Are thay smarter than us in the wild? Yes. Are we smarter than them them in our environs? Yes. The thing that might push us out in the lead is the ability to create our own environments. They are on the cusp of creating thier own environments though as it seems they make thier own shelters and use tools to communicate and prepare thier own food. They seem to use tactics to hunt game also, which would make them at least smarter than thier food. It seems that just having an opposable thumb is not the key to achievement, but it does come in handy in survival.

[Bullet Maker]

Good post Goosekiller, and welcome