Guide for Bigfoot watching

[RedRyder21]

Since this forum has been slow for awhile...

I have never seen anything in the woods that could be a bigfoot. I do have an open mind and I would like to see something that I would belive is bigfoot. I dont really care about proving to the world that bigfoots exists, I just want to see him for my own personal fascination with the outdoors. I have learned alot of useful information, but lets make a field guide of sorts for spotting bigfoot.

These are the major things I have learned...

1. Don't make him feel threatened even though he may "fretghtrain", where he rushes you, but dosen't hit you.

2. Bigfoot might be baited with proper foods.

3. Upon death the body may dissapear very quickly.
Anymore thoughts or tips to spot bigfoot...

[RedRyder21]

HHHmmm... I guess everyone is too busy out looking for bigfoot and they don't have time to post here!

[Bigfoot Researcher]

Heres a few tips

1) Do not make eye contact, this is a sign of aggression with apes.

2) Do not show teeth. Also an aggressive sign.

3) Wear earth toned clothes, camo not needed.

4) Display the palm of your hand towards the big monkey. This is a peaceful gesture.

5) Try (!!) not to scream or make odd noises.

6) Have your camera ready, fire off as many pics as you can. Your sighting will last on average, 2 seconds or less. Most people wont react, due to the shock of seeing something that isnt supposed to be there.

7) Dont shoot ... you'll only make him mad.

Try to remember details of the animal, hair color, hair length, any part of the body that looks hairier than the rest, arm length, leg length, eyes, nose, hands, behavior or the animal, how it reacts to you, was it carrying anything ? Eating anything? And please report it to someone !!! ANY report adds to the total data for researchers, patterns of locations, behavior, appearence, all play a big part of the total picture.

9) Remember, if you see one, you've been privy to a unique animal, a fantastic experience, one that you will remember the rest of your life. Your not going crazy, your just Blessed !!!

 

[D.G.]

Shoot first, once he is dead take all the time you want to take pictures.
If you hit it with a big enough chunk of lead it will get over being mad pretty quick.
You have to be prepared, the longest sighting I know of personally lasted approx 30 minutes.

[RedRyder21]

Shoot first, once he is dead take all the time you want to take pictures.
If you hit it with a big enough chunk of lead it will get over being mad pretty quick.
You have to be prepared, the longest sighting I know of personally lasted approx 30 minutes.

I don't know if you are trying to be funny or if you are a troll...

Pictures will never prove if bigfoot exists or not! What good would it do to shoot him anyway? You can't carry it out WHOLE by yourself. Just a hand or foot chopped off will just be debated. I really don't want bigfoot in encyclopedias and science books anyway!

I am not a nut! Some people like skiing, hunting, watching football game. I enjoy wandering aimlessly in the woods killing time and hoping for a bigfoot sighting!

[D.G.]

I'm not trying to be funny, nor am I a troll. I am actively trying to prove these things exist. I've probably had as many encounters with these animals as anybody and know that they can be shot, they do bleed and there is nothing supernatural about them.
Where people make a mistake is they have no viable extraction plan, It is that they are surprised that they actually have some sucess with parts "A" and "B" of their plan.
Let me assure you when I get one down I will get the carcass or carcasses out. They are never by themselves except for certain situations, when you kill one be prepared to defend the carcass.

[RedRyder21]

I'm not trying to be funny, nor am I a troll. I am actively trying to prove these things exist. I've probably had as many encounters with these animals as anybody and know that they can be shot, they do bleed and there is nothing supernatural about them.
Where people make a mistake is they have no viable extraction plan, It is that they are surprised that they actually have some sucess with parts "A" and "B" of their plan.
Let me assure you when I get one down I will get the carcass or carcasses out. They are never by themselves except for certain situations, when you kill one be prepared to defend the carcass.

Ok then, that post was much better! We just differ in our BigFoot quest.
All have been good suggestions. I guess the best time to see BigFoot would be in the morning or at dark?

Keep the suggestions coming!

[TWBryan]

To be honest it's normal human nature if something big and hairy comes rushing out of the woods at someone for them to react by shooting first and counting fingers and toes later. And if it turns out to be someone from the forum,can I apologize in advance for an honest mistake?  
I think if you really want to get a look at bigfoot you are going to definetely have to study habitat first of all. You're looking for a group of large animals in all likelihood that are omnivorious,so you need to check for food sources in the area that reflects this. It's likely as well that this territory for the bigfoot family group is going to have to be rather large, and likely(though not definetely) unpopulated;or very sparsely populated.
       The question I would wonder about first that might have the greatest impact is how well these creatures adapt to living around man. Most people never see coyotes around population centers,but they are there. I suspect that Bigfoot has become a nocturnal forager in most areas,hunting and moving about at night to avoid man,likely a lot of activity in full moon periods. The more I think about it the more I suspect that BF holds up in a sequestered  area during the daylight hours,such as a cave or dense brush. After all deer will lie up during the day while a full moon is on and do most of their foraging by the moonlight. It seems likely that primates would be inteelligent enough to take advantage of this as well.
        The question of whether bigfoot is dangerous to man can be considered in asking how territorial these creatures are. Secondly since BF is omnivorous and a feeder of opportunity ,can we entirely forego the possibility that they may consider us a potential foodsource? It's always been my thought and experience that when something is big enough,and has enough teeth and claws and gets hungry enough they'll try to eat anything they can catch. Which might just include you or I. Food for thought?

TWBryan

[Don Fischer]

If you guy's are really serious about seeing Big Foot, go to California. They're signing them up for driver's licences and registering them to vote!
Next year they'll probally be signing them up for health care because of the guy that want's to plug 'em so he can take their picture!