How to Find Bigfoot
I’ve seen a lot of people come and go here in the Klamath River Valley — Bigfoot researchers looking for Northern California Bigfoot action. It saddens me that they can stay only a few hours or days — then must return to their city jobs in other parts of the country.
Yes, the Bigfoot Scenic Byway is prime Bigfoot territory and home to the Patterson-Gimlin film site, but let’s not forget that Bigfoot can be found in almost every state.
Do you want to find Bigfoot?
If you live near a forested area, consider spending more time there on a regular, hopefully daily basis. Check Bigfoot sighting databases online to see where Bigfoot has been seen in your state. Choose a nearby sighting location and make it your home away from home. The regularity of your being there will be a possible draw for a curious Sasquatch.
Bigfoot Encounters State-by-State Sightings List
Bigfoot Information Society Bigfoot Sighting Database
Oregon Bigfoot National Sightings Database
BFRO Geographic Database of Bigfoot/Sasquatch Sightings and Reports
What to do while you’re there
Offer music and food. Look for footprints and broken tree branches. Do some howling and wood knocking and rock pounding. Announce your presence as well as you can, then show yourself as a harmless, nature-loving companion that Bigfoot might consider visiting. If you play acoustic guitar or flute, take your musical instrument with you. Maybe Bigfoot will be curious to see where the beautiful sounds are coming from. A dulcimer, recorder, or djembe would work well too.
I find that a few hours alone in the woods can be a profoundly peaceful experience. I usually take my journal to write in and a comfortable chair to sit in when I’m not hiking around, looking at things. I don’t take food — at least, not for myself — because I’m not there to attract bears. Many researchers leave food in the forest hoping Bigfoot will discover and appreciate it. You might like to read Ray Crowe’s article on baiting. Be aware that some counties have ordinances against feeding wildlife. Stay on the safe side of the law.
Don’t forget, Bigfoot are nocturnal. If possible, spend the night in your research location every now and then. Take a night vision scope if you have one.
Psychological considerations
I believe that motivation is a big factor in whether or not you’ll attract a Bigfoot to your research area. If your motivation is to capture or kill, they may sense that and stay away. I know many researchers have the desire to prove that Bigfoot exists, so they think only a body (dead or alive) can do that. Purify your motivations and you may have a better chance of connecting with a Sasquatch. Many people believe that Bigfoot has eluded captivity for so long because they are wise and possibly quite psychic.
Your intention to have contact with a Bigfoot may work to draw them to you. Have faith that it will happen! Put yourself in the right place on a regular basis and you’re more likely to see one than if you stayed home in front of your computer or TV.
One more thing — if you’re full of fear, will Bigfoot sense it? Be emotionally prepared for what you might see!
Establishing your own nearby Sasquatch research area is much more practical than a trip across country to see the place where Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin saw one. Of course, you’re welcome to come check it out, but Bigfoot research doesn’t have to be an occasional thing. You’ll have a better chance for a sighting if you put yourself out there every day, and that means doing it close to home.
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bigfoot is not real.waste time looking for a non -existent creature.
Comment by dave — December 10, 2009 @ 1:09 am
Bigfoot is real.
And to be perfectly honest, Those who say these animals are not real, haven’t spent any time in researching for themselves.
And this tells a whole lot about the type of person that you really are.
You believe something without proof.
What do I mean?
Well, if you don’t believe in bigfoot, that’s because you heard others say that bigfoot is not real, you didn’t do anything personally to come to that conclusion, you just took their word for it.
If you believe they are in fact real, That’s most likely because you studied the research of others or you’ve done the research yourself.
It’s very easy to say they don’t exist. All’s that you have to do is say it.
But for people like me, I say something because I know I’ve done the research myself.
Any scientist says it doesn’t exist, is saying so because they have done no research on them.
And that isn’t science.
It’s fraud.
Comment by Vic — December 29, 2009 @ 2:13 am
Vic, the point you make is ‘bang on’. Any person has the right to believe in whatever he/she wants to. But anybody calling themselves a ’scientist’, surely has an obligation to their work, to research and study the mountains of evidence that exists?
To simply say these animals don’t exist, without investigation of any kind, totally contradicts the job they are supposed to be doing.
Jon(Wales).
Comment by Jon (Wales) — December 29, 2009 @ 5:28 am
There is a lot of thing that most bigfoot researchers don’t know or understand about bigfoot and the sooner they learn it the better off they’ll be. Bigfoot is more like a human than an animal.He is able to basically read your thoughts. He knows what you are thinking and what you have planed to do. It is almost impossible to out think him. He’ll always be one step ahead of you . When he’s ready for you to see him that is when you’ll see him. There are some rare times when by some strange chance you get to see one.Yes I agree that the more times he sees you the better are your chance of seeing him. I have had five sightings of bigfoot. All sightings were within 50 feet. Two of those sightings it was less that ten feet from me. He is also able to put you into a relaxed state to where you are so relaxed that you really don’t want to move or care if you move or not. I tell you this because I know this from experience.
Comment by Denny — January 10, 2010 @ 5:34 pm
I have a lot of questions about Bigfoot. But first of all I know they exist from my own personal experience. My question is: If I should and hopefully will get into a situation where I’m face to face with Bigfoot (like 20′ apart) what should I do? Its obvious I won’t be able to outrun one. And I certainly do not want to harm them. I know they are a magnificent being. Thank you, Tom….
Comment by Tom Thomas — January 23, 2010 @ 11:21 am
Tom, my plan, if I see one, is to say “hello” and smile. I figure if I’m friendly the Bigfoot might be too. A smile is a universal language.
Comment by Linda Martin — January 23, 2010 @ 6:49 pm
I agree Linda, a smile is the universal language but not in certain areas of Detroit. I had an interesting experience last October in Northern Michigan. It was 3:00am and I saw something that I can’t explain. I saw it from the waist up covered with long hair with its back to me. My friend was a 100′ away from me, I was to nervous to make any noise so, I just watched it for a minute with my night vision binoculars. I changed my position to get more comfortable and then it was gone I didn’t see what ever it was leave.
Comment by Tom Thomas — January 26, 2010 @ 8:40 am
Showing teeth might not be a wise gesture to make to any animal. It could easily be interpreted as hostile. Take a dog for example. When it shows it’s teeth there is usually a mean intent behind it. Open hands with palms up held waist high signifies that you are unarmed and have nothing to hide. Show a wide smile, but leave the lips closed, don’t show teeth..
Comment by George — January 29, 2010 @ 4:55 pm
Not so. In a lot of animals, showing teeth is an act of defense or aggression. Showing your teeth could actually provoke a large animal. For instance, you would want to stand up and smile at a silverback gorilla. When he comes at you, the thing to do is cower, and do not make eye contact with him, or you would a new definition for pain I would imagine.
Comment by Jim Johnson — January 29, 2010 @ 8:52 pm
Im a hunter and i know that every animal big and small leaves a sign. Like skat, foot prints, hair, and sign where they have been hunting or been beding down. We only found foot prints, and hair. But i still think he is out there. So im thinking we can go to one of these bigfoot sites and camp out with a thermal camera and a tranquilizer gun. This is one way we can be absolutely sure that bigfoot is really. It might seem bad at first but think of it. It would be an amazing find.
Comment by Thomas Richardson — January 30, 2010 @ 11:41 am
@Denny
“I have had five sightings of bigfoot. ”
Do you have a proof?
Any pictures or videos?
I need evidences to believe in this ape.
Comment by Musab Dür — February 3, 2010 @ 11:21 pm
Mr.Thomas Richardson, good luck on your quest, should it happen. I hope you are able to gather tangible evidence and data supporting the existence of bigfoot. In fact, I hope you find concrete, indisputable proof. As you say, it would be an amazing find. Take all precautions and please share with us the outcome. LAB
Comment by Lee Bitsilly — February 6, 2010 @ 12:07 am
Bigfoot is real , just because you cant see it or have not seen it dont mean it dont exist.
Comment by Bruce — February 20, 2010 @ 6:33 am
Bigfoot is real .
Comment by Bruce — February 20, 2010 @ 6:34 am
I think he is real cause ive seen him one night i was hungry so i got me something and i saw a ape looking creacher
Comment by hunter dear — March 1, 2010 @ 8:49 pm
they are as real as you are i are and there are many different colors of them , black with black faces , black with brown faces , brown with brown faces , brown with black faces , redish with carmel faces , white with black and brown faces , and they all have different personaitys just like us , the stories you hear about bigfoots that try to scare people by screaming or throwing rocks or branchs at them or usally a teenage male that is alone because he was pushed out of his famialy group by the domaite male and hes on his own untill he matures and starts his own famialy , think about it when we were teenagers and by our selfs and exspearancing something for the first time that made us nervous the testosaterone was flowing and thats the only way we knew how to deal with at that time in life , because when you are lucky enough to be in an area with a famialy group alot of that scarey stuff dosent go on because they are more relaxed and feel more secure knowing that theres a famialy member close by , and as far as them being able to read our minds i really dont know but what i do know is that they can smell our emotions just like dogs can , example i just took a freind up to a winter migration area and i knew he was a little nervous but i didnt realize how much untill a little juvenile showed his teeth and i never have had that happen to me ever , and as far as you being able to find them , they will find you first , and you just need to go back and spend time in the woods and if you are a desent person they will show them selfs sooner or later and i truely hope that your first exspearance is as amazing as all of mine good luck
Comment by ron — March 3, 2010 @ 12:06 am
i have seen bigfoot in the woods in my backyard.it was the scariest moment of my life.i have been wondering about bigfoot and what he looked like.
Comment by bob — March 9, 2010 @ 6:01 pm
I’ve had personal contact with Sasquatch. They are warm & loving beings. They don’t want to be captured, killed, put on public display, or examined by “scientists”.
Think about it. Would YOU want to be taken captive, poked, probed, experimented upon, put in a cage on public display?
Well, neither do they.
Comment by Jack — March 20, 2010 @ 9:38 pm
Jack, how did you communicate with them?
Comment by Linda Martin — March 20, 2010 @ 10:15 pm
Belief is always a sketchy thing. We tend to believe in what we personally experience, i.e. what we can see, touch, hear, smell or taste for our selves. Some may say that they “feel” that something is true or real, and there may be some validity to that, but a belief of that nature is very difficult to prove or to pass on to others.
Seeing is believing, but sometimes seeing is deceiving. Film and even most (but not all) encounters can not truly prove anything with absolute certainty either. We see many things in cinema and TV that look absolutely real, but we know that these images are comprised from elaborate costumes or CGI. Some of the costumes look absolutely real, even extremely close up, and I would not be surprised if someday some kind of Rick Baker prodigy type pulls off a hoax or two that challenges even the most hardened skeptic.
A previous post stated “If you don’t believe in Bigfoot, that’s because you heard others say that Bigfoot is not real”, however, the transverse is equally true, that just because you heard others say that Bigfoot is real, you should not simply believe for that reason. Either way the burden of proof lay upon those who say that we should believe, and all the websites, testimonies, photos, footage, hair samples, foot castings, dermal ridges, or Monster Quest episodes in the world will still never truly suffice.
The bottom line, we need tangible empirical evidence. We need to find an actual specimen of flesh and blood. Anything less is just belief, and when all is said and done, belief is just belief.
I personally “feel” that these forest dwelling giants are real, but I will not say that I believe until I can say it with the utmost conviction of the facts.
Comment by Kurt Christensen — March 22, 2010 @ 9:56 pm
Is it possible to get info on the campgrounds or hotels in the area of willow creek or bluff creek areas? If someone has any suggestions i would like info on them please. I want to spend a week or 2 up there in Bigfoot country and expierence this as i have been interested in Bigfoot for about 30 years… Thank You Much!
Comment by Brent — May 6, 2010 @ 3:16 pm
Brent, thanks for the suggestion. I just wrote this: Bigfoot Research Lodging: Hotels, Motels, RV Parks, and Campsites Near the Bigfoot Scenic Byway and Bluff Creek in Northern California.
Comment by Linda Martin — May 8, 2010 @ 1:19 pm
I believe that Bigfoot is real because I know what Bigfoot really is. Bigfoot was created a long time ago by men that had sex with female gorillas. If you don’t believe that humans and primates can reproduce then watch these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvVpRLvj3qs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHVFE02NTgu
Comment by Jesus Christ — May 14, 2010 @ 4:30 am
Ok everyone is saying that bigfoot is not real well there right yet there wrong because there use to be apes larger than man but do they roam this world now nowbody knows.
Comment by Kali — June 12, 2010 @ 4:45 pm
Mr. Kurt Christensen, thank you very much for your comment. Pure and simple scientific logic, not meant to insult, hurt, or destroy the hopes of others who want to know what “bigfoot” is. I hope we all find out soon. G’day sir. LAB
Comment by Lee Bitsilly — July 1, 2010 @ 12:24 pm
I am seriously anticipating spending my honeymoon deep in the forest for two weeks in search of the elusive creature sasquatch. I am from the Northern Kentucky area and was hoping someone could help with some info about bigfoot in my state. Also interested in what to take, expect, and do on a bigfoot research trip? Thanx everybody for staying enthusiastic!
Comment by Mel — July 7, 2010 @ 5:28 pm
Ive never had an experience but I would like to. I believe they exist.
I almost think it’s better that we dont find out for sure one way or another. The only way to find out for sure is if somebody kills one or tranquilizes it for us all to see. I dont like the idea of either one of those options. We can never prove that it doesnt exist. But if it’s proved one day that it does exist, than what ? Where do we go from there ? It will be as exciting as a bear or a caribou. Though Id love to see a Grizzly in the wild. But you get my point/ The aura of it is gone.
The best way for us all to know is to just be fortunate enough to see it for yourself and have the tale to pass on to others. Nobody needs to believe it. But deep down you will know what you saw and wil be intrigued enough to return to where you saw it in hopes of seeing it again.
Its better left that way than us all having that concrete evidence and turning a legendary, mysterious creature that excites and captivates us all into a zoo animal for the world’s own selfish need to know.
Comment by Travis C — July 10, 2010 @ 5:02 pm
Travis, I agree. I’ll be sad if Bigfoot is found and verified, not only because the mystique will be gone, but because scientists will want a body to study.
Comment by Linda Martin — July 10, 2010 @ 11:10 pm
Not only that Linda, but humans for the most part tend to destroy. Right now, we dont know if Bigfoot exists or not so the only people who bother to pay attention are people like us. Imagine if it was verified that he actually exists ? He’d be hunted like a deer by people who dont give a damn. Id rather not put that attention on him.
The mystique is what makes Bigfoot so interesting to people like us. Its like a hockey or a football game. The intriguing part is not knowing whats gonna happen. As soon as its over what do we do ? Click. Change the channel. Same thing would happen once we found out Bigfoot exists. The unknown is far more interesting than the known. It’s best we keep Bigfoot in the realm of the unknon for sure so he will always belong to us and not the rest of the world who would only attempt to hunt and kill or turn him into a zoo animal.
My girlfriend and I are planning a trrip to San Francisco in September to go watch my 49ers. We’re not sure wether to fly or drive. Im hoping to drive. I want to map our route and visit some Bigfoot hot spots. Driving from Alberta. Cant wait. She’s not interested in this sorta stuff but Ive always been.
Comment by Travis C — July 11, 2010 @ 8:06 am
I can assure you that at least in Florida, the Bigfoot is real. I have seen and studied a local group of them for 15 years and learned much about them. It is my greatest hope that this creature is never captured, killed, or molested in any way. I want to get some legislation in the state of Florida to protect this magnificent and peacefully sentient creature. To learn more about the Florida Bigfoot go to http://www.pinellaspascoparanormal.com where I have provided much information about it.
Comment by Laurie Champion — August 6, 2010 @ 12:08 pm
I have discovered 6 (six) distinct individuals aged very young to 30 supported by visual evidence.. I have studied them and done detailed analysis of them for two years. Their reproductive and survival strategies are unique. They are not half man / half ape, they are at least 99.7 % the same as Sapiens and comparative extrapolations show 99.8 + % the same DNA as humans. They diverged from our common ancestor more than 1 million years ago. They are strong, agile, very shy (more so during the day), mostly nocturnal, omnivorous, and gentle. They seem to love fish. Their children experience a much longer sustained period of brain growth than humans. I believe the U.S. Canada and China should adopt protective laws. My skull and skeletal shape analysis which I will release soon shows that they should be classified in the genus Homo. For more information visit http://www.LivingHominids.com.
Comment by Tom Miller — August 6, 2010 @ 6:14 pm
If a person were to shoot and kill a bigfoot, something tells me his (the bigfoot) or her friends and family would be quick to rescue their fallen member. What on earth would someone do with a 600-800 pound creature anyway? load it in their truck? That is, if their truck happened to be right next to the kill. I think the shooter and his buddies would go missing and the bigfoot would be mourned and burried by his family.
Comment by Janine — August 9, 2010 @ 8:49 am
Janine, you’re probably right about that!
Comment by Linda Martin — August 11, 2010 @ 8:47 pm
Tom Miller – thanks for letting us know about your research, and your website.
Comment by Linda Martin — August 11, 2010 @ 8:48 pm
Laurie, about Bigfoot protection legislation – here in California there’s a law for hunters that details exactly what they’re allowed to kill. Bigfoot, of course, is not on the list. I think that’s protection enough (as far as the law goes.) I wonder if there’s anything similar in Florida.
Comment by Linda Martin — August 11, 2010 @ 8:50 pm
Anybody know if the exact location of the Patterson video is accessible ? If so are there exact directions ? The best I have so far is just above Notice Creek somewhere between Onion Mountain, Bee Mountain and Fish Creek Butte. I looked at the area on Google Maps and I saw Bluff Creek Trail runs through a lot of the area. Is the trail a walking trail ? Was the exact location of the sighting on the trail ? Im wanting to go to the exact location myself in a couple weeks. If it’s possible. Through help from Linda ( thank you Linda ) I already have directions to one location Im interested in. This location would be great aswell. Thank you to anyone who can help.
trav_doggy_dogg[@]yahoo.ca
Comment by Travis C — August 31, 2010 @ 7:52 pm