wiiawiwb Posted February 2 Posted February 2 If you relocated, or are vacationing or visiting a new area, how do decide where to go for sasquatching? The first thing I would do is a quick search of the BFRO sightings in the general area. Then, I would do a very detailed search of the BFF database. It's a valuable resource. Once I had a geographic area in mind, I would focus on the forests in that region. Over the years, I've had a few features that draw me to certain areas more so than others: 1) Focusing on water sources has been my main criteria for an area 2) Carefully studying topo maps looking for very specific terrain features near those water sources 3) Choosing a location that is off trail and not easy to get to. Preferably difficult. If I were in a new area that was always wet, or had an abundance of water access, my approach would focus on terrain features and difficulty of access. Your approach?
NorCalWitness Posted February 4 Posted February 4 On 2/2/2025 at 5:51 AM, wiiawiwb said: If you relocated, or are vacationing or visiting a new area, how do decide where to go for sasquatching? The first thing I would do is a quick search of the BFRO sightings in the general area. Then, I would do a very detailed search of the BFF database. It's a valuable resource. Once I had a geographic area in mind, I would focus on the forests in that region. Over the years, I've had a few features that draw me to certain areas more so than others: 1) Focusing on water sources has been my main criteria for an area 2) Carefully studying topo maps looking for very specific terrain features near those water sources 3) Choosing a location that is off trail and not easy to get to. Preferably difficult. If I were in a new area that was always wet, or had an abundance of water access, my approach would focus on terrain features and difficulty of access. Your approach? any notable success? sounds like a good strategy. One location I have had multiple "happenings" at is remote and a real bitch to get to. The other is an easy drive in and requires no further walking.
MIB Posted Thursday at 03:47 PM Moderator Posted Thursday at 03:47 PM Pretty similar. Look at the report history for the area. Look not just at locations, but look for patterns in the times of reports. Two things to look for .. first, a series of reports the same years, roughly same time, which might suggest one or more individuals passing through, second, a clustering of reports with roughly the same time of year across a period of years which could suggest a regular travel cycle. Then hit Google Earth to look over the pattern of waterways, hills vs flats, tree cover, anything that might facilitate hidden travel .. or hinder it. See if the county has an online property tax lot map and if so, see how much public land is available, whether there is a large landholder like a timber company that might offer permission to a large area with minimal effort, or whether it is a patchwork of small properties that are going to take a lot of time and repeated efforts to gain access to. Then get out there. First few trips I'd set out audio gear and maybe trail cams watching my vehicle .. hand prints and footprints come from something, yeah? There are no guarantees of success. There are also no guarantees of failure other than failure to try. 1 1
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