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[WV FOOTER]

Welcome to the BFF Kyle. Good Luck, I hope you get the crap scared out of you.   

[Guest Kyle]

Welcome to the BFF Kyle. Good Luck, I hope you get the crap scared out of you.   

Ha I dont

Sorry for the link to the hoakser. I didnt know (link has been removed)

[Guest]

Hope I never need it. 

I hope you never need it, either.

[Guest LarryP]

Any pointers would be awesome. We have started a list of things we want to try while were out there to get some sightings.

 

My pointer is get rid of the list and just go hiking and camping, enjoy yourselves and forget about BF.

 

Otherwise all you're going to do is waste a bunch of money and come back with nothing.

 

The best way to find a BF is not to go looking for a BF.

 

I would also pack some fishing gear and spread out and go fishing whenever you find an opportunity.

 

There's something about people fishing that tends to pique their curiousity.

[daveedoe]

My pointer is get rid of the list and just go hiking and camping, enjoy yourselves and forget about BF.

 

Otherwise all you're going to do is waste a bunch of money and come back with nothing.

 

The best way to find a BF is not to go looking for a BF.

 

I would also pack some fishing gear and spread out and go fishing whenever you find an opportunity.

 

There's something about people fishing that tends to pique their curiousity.

 

very good points

 

be careful if you go off trail into any canyons around Mt St Helens, it is a volcano after all and the canyons are formed by water and loose rock and ash, very unstable.  Be safe 

[Guest]

My pointer is get rid of the list and just go hiking and camping, enjoy yourselves and forget about BF.

 

Otherwise all you're going to do is waste a bunch of money and come back with nothing.

 

The best way to find a BF is not to go looking for a BF.

 

I would also pack some fishing gear and spread out and go fishing whenever you find an opportunity.

 

There's something about people fishing that tends to pique their curiousity.

I agree with the above, not that I expect any one person stands a reasonable chance at encountering Bigfoot regardless of tactics. Hiking/camping/boating/fishing should be something you do because you enjoy it, not as a means to an end.

[Guest]

Hahah!

[Guest]

Hanging around forums, watching the BF shows, and checking out youtube videos can give the impression it is pretty easy to find sign, hear vocalizations, and even see monkees on a regular basis.  This just isn't the case, the majority of the time you go out, you won't.    My advice is to accept the reality that it is highly likely you won't see or hear a monkee or monkees, just enjoy being outdoors on it's own merits.

[Guest keninsc]

Welcome to the world of Bigfootery. As you're learning equipment, that is proper equipment is an expensive proposition.

 

Renting equipment is a great option if it's one that's open to you. Then decide which pieces you want to buy first and collect them along and along. First thing you will need is a good high resolution camera, with  zoom and IR capability. The IR on most regular cameras is great for some low light conditions but it's not all that great in the middle of the night. I highly recommend you get a GPS with the Local topo maps built in, that way you know where you are and how to get out if need be.

 

I envy you that you're getting to go on this adventure. I hope to have my act together enough to give it a try next year myself. One last great adventure before check out time comes. Good luck to you. Please be safe........and now I'm going to state the obvious, or what should be obvious. Know some basic first aid, know how to make a litter, know how to survive should the need arise. Yes, I know I sound like you mother but I've had to help rescue too many people who should never have been allowed to leave an urban area without an escort.

[Guest]

Welcome to the world of Bigfootery. As you're learning equipment, that is proper equipment is an expensive proposition.

 

Does it need to be?  Military surplus is acceptable, if you're on a budget.

[Guest keninsc]

Does it need to be?  Military surplus is acceptable, if you're on a budget.

 

Military surplus is fine if you can find stuff that will interface with civilian stuff. Odds are military IRNV equipment might not tie in with your civilian recording equipment. It's one of those things that can be frustrating. Fact is the biggest ticket item I can think of is an good Night vision camera, preferably IR. A really good one that is tough enough for being dragged threw the woods after a Bigfoot will set you back around $3,800.00 to $5,000.00.

 

Stuff ain't cheap.

 

Not only that but if the stuff breaks then who do you take it to in order to get it repaired? I like military gear for hiking and camping, but for my electronics I'll go with the civilian market stuff.

Edited April 5, 2014 by keninsc

[Guest]

I really wasn't refering to IR equipment.  I generally don't take electronics with me on hiking or camping trips apart from my cell phone (in a plastic baggie, in the case of camping).

Edited April 5, 2014 by Leftfoot

[Guest keninsc]

Only thing I ever carried with me in the past was a disposable camera to take some pictures with, but if you decide to take up looking for Bigfoot it seems one thing sort of leads to another. I know a couple guys who claim they encounter as many in daylight hours as they do at night, so they didn't see what the need for night vision stuff was.

 

I use a tactical vest and MOLLIE pouches with a padded tactical belt and two drop leg thigh platforms. A good pair of boots with ankle support, firehose work pants and a digital woodland BDU top and brimmed hat.

[Xion Comrade]

I agree with the above, not that I expect any one person stands a reasonable chance at encountering Bigfoot regardless of tactics. Hiking/camping/boating/fishing should be something you do because you enjoy it, not as a means to an end.

 

I think that the best piece of advice to give to someone who wants to go out and see a bigfoot is to NEVER go into the woods looking to see one, I mean sure you pick a spot you are sure they could/are in and experiment with things that could get their attention,, but I think the real trick is to just enjoy yourself out there as much as you can. If you are snooping around like some dang uptight hunter man-on-a-mission type of deal tracking and stalking around it is going to be a very major turn off to them(Not to mention possibly make them view you in a threatening manner) and you are going to burn out on it all fast. Robert Morgan said it best, always think you are being watched, always.

[Guest keninsc]

^^ Excellent advice. If you have the objective of encountering one right off then you don't, you can wind up getting frustrated, disillusioned and give up. Attitude can be the difference.