Guest Boolywooger Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Bring a digital audio recorder. You'll be amazed what goes on while you're asleep. One thing, don't try to trick them. Walk a little distance from camp and put the recorder out in plain sight. I have recordings of them coming in to the recorder while my footsteps are fading out. 1
Guest DWA Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 1. Find a place with really compelling and RECENT evidence. Make contact with a researcher or two in the area. 2. Quit my job. Seriously. (You asked.) 3. Buy all the supplies I could; find a rich buddy(ies) to buy still more and get them to me by whatever method. 4. If the area can be accessed by both land and water, paddle in and have two ways to get around. 5. Stay. Stay. Stay. (6. Months. Years.) (You asked.) The evidence says that you'll get somewhere beyond a random lucky sighting only if you get them to come to you. (Think Jane Goodall.)
hiflier Posted January 8, 2014 Author Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Hello DWA, #1 is part of my plan. #2 is coming up fast. The rest? nnnnnnnnot so much LOL. A recorder is a good move I think. It occured to me that some may be a bit too apprehensive to stay the night if not used to it. Some cheap perimeter alarms can be fashioned out of tin cans hung from trees with a trip thread about five feet off the ground stretched across perceived accesses to one's camp. Then too there are relatively inexpensive battery-powered motion sensors for under $20 aimed in the same direction(s). Use your imagination but not for seeing Sasquatch behind every tree. In the daytime when looking for Sasquatch don't focus to narrowly. Do what security personnel do. Scan slightly un focused to cover larger areas and go for discovering movement. It's easier to see a wider area if a person's eyes are allowed to relax. it greatly enhances peripheral sight abilities as well. Edited January 8, 2014 by hiflier
Guest Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Bigfoot: The Ultimate Adventure by Robert W. Morgan http://www.amazon.com/dp/1885969031/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1P2ODMNDQPUMD&coliid=I2VU6W0K7KRPA7
southernyahoo Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Bring a digital audio recorder. You'll be amazed what goes on while you're asleep. One thing, don't try to trick them. Walk a little distance from camp and put the recorder out in plain sight. I have recordings of them coming in to the recorder while my footsteps are fading out. I agree, many times I've been out there and didn't see or hear a thing until we left a recorder and walked away (listened later) or went in the tent for the night. It means something is watching, and it knows when it is safe to check out what you left behind. Alot of the detection work is done with the ears and often well after you've left the area. Just hiding in a tent in camp alone while the rest of your group leaves to do other things works also. They may not be able to keep track of everyone and may expect the camp is empty when it goes quiet.
CMBigfoot Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 I think some people might be more amazed if they actually knew what was making some of the sounds they recorded.
MIB Posted January 8, 2014 Moderator Posted January 8, 2014 Indeed. I'm not sure which way you mean it, but either way, you're right. MIB 1
Sunflower Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 I've learned a few lessons in the past ten years. Don't shine a maglight into their faces, that got me and my niece growled at from less than 3 feet away. We were on a second story deck of a log cabin in Tennessee and she nearly fainted. Don't whoop and holler, you really don't know what that means.........duh. Same with woodknocking, they will know and you might make someone angry that you tricked them or you have disturbed them in a hunt. Sit in the middle of a clearing in the woods and wait. No guarantees but did that in Mississippi and got woofed at from a few feet away. We think it was behind me over my left shoulder and it was definitely not a deer. Walk, take pictures of the grass, flowers, berries, whatever but not directly at them if you suspect they are near. Whistle softly and speak very quietly as they might have little kids with them who could be frightened by strangers. Give them the opportunity to approach you first. And last but not least. Don't think that they can't tell your intentions because they can and if you've come to trap them or hurt them, most times it will be totally silent and they will go on their way. If I think of more, I'll post. Just be respectful and try to empathize what you might be doing if you were in their situation. 1
Guest Posted January 8, 2014 Posted January 8, 2014 Just hiding in a tent in camp alone while the rest of your group leaves to do other things works also. They may not be able to keep track of everyone and may expect the camp is empty when it goes quiet. -I would second this, this would be in my bag of techniques. I've heard alot about the group leaves and the person left behind sees one crossing the road when they come back or something.
hiflier Posted January 9, 2014 Author Posted January 9, 2014 Hello Wag, I've seen it mentioned as well and hve even commented on it somewhere. This thread is about how to pull it together enough for a novice to just get him or herself into the woods without too much complication or expense. AND most importantly, enjoy the process. The more the merrier when it comes to encouraging proponents to be more actively involved in being eyes and ears in the forest as long as it's safe and fun. So simple equipment, simple food ideas, simple but effective ways to explore and investigate whatever area one may be interested in. For instane, a two burner stove and a one pound propane canister is around 35 bucks but cooks a lot of meals and can make coffee and tea. It's light, easily stored and can be a part of a tailgate excursion for an afternoon. A fold up card table and a couple of folding camp chairs and one can have a really nice few hours by a pond or creek not far off the beaten path. Just sit and watch and listen and enjoy.
Hammer102492 Posted January 11, 2014 Posted January 11, 2014 Hiflier - my method is simple. Find a good place, (easy to do with all the good info here). Set up camp. Walk around and scout your surroundings during the day. Have fun. Make food. Play music. Enjoy yourself. Then later that night, turn off the music and have everyone be quiet. The BFs will know you are there from your earlier activities, and will most likely come around for a look. IMO, if you run around looking for them, it will be like a cat and mouse game. Stay put and make them come to you. They will always win in the chase, but if you are interesting to them, they will show up. Call it if you want during the day. They will show up several hours later. For example, practice your squatch calls during the day, and let a good one rip at night. The next night, I bet they show up to your campsite. This has worked for us twice this past summer. Keep it light though. If you get to a good blissful, relaxed, peaceful place in your mind, you will be sending out good vibes, (ie non threatening). They will come around for a look see.
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