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