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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2006 4:24:29 GMT -5
Im just gonna refer to the "Bigfoot, Sasquatch" as Fluffy or just plain old Bob from now on. Anyways, Ive more or less mapped out my trek for fluffy. From Yale all the way to The old Settler and then to the top of Harrison lake. I have 2 gents comming with me. A filmographer and my back-up just in case. Besides all the basic camping essentials, would there be anything else benaficial to my journey? BTW, this is gonna cost me a bloody fortune so lets leave out the satalite TVs
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Post by bushape on Nov 19, 2006 12:38:54 GMT -5
Arms!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2006 16:07:52 GMT -5
Do you mean firearms? Its not one of my main priorities. Ive only planned on two rifles and a flare gun.
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Post by vilnoori on Nov 20, 2006 0:09:16 GMT -5
They may be nocturnal. Bright lights instead of arms might keep them away if you have trouble, and infrared might help you see stuff you might not otherwise see.
I'd suggest using sound as an attractant, since that way you will avoid attracting bears. Knock some rocks together in a pattern, such as repeating a set number. You can also try wood knocks. Stay around the site you knock for awhile to give them time to travel to you. Listen for responses.
If you film or photograph tracks for pete's sake put something in the picture that people can use as a size reference, like a good ol' fashioned ruler, or tape measure. Measure the distance from track to track, the depth of the track, and the size of the track from heel to toe.
Watch for broken saplings above the 6' level, bent over ones, or woven ones as possible sasquatch sign. Lookout for nests, hair, bite marks on trees, teepee shaped tree or brush shelters, and caves! And, it goes without saying, big human-looking (tube shaped) scat. If you find scat take a sample and something to keep it cold and sterile in.
By the way, you will need to cache a lot higher up in Sasquatch country.
Keep warm, stay safe, and good luck, eh!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2006 17:26:00 GMT -5
Not to sound weird, but what would you all think about something to really get fluffys attention? I dont want to sound rude in anyway so feel free to call me a kook, but I was thinking about feminine products to lure it in. Animals can smell their own kind when they are ovulating and we are probably the closest to fluffy so this is where my logic iscomming from. If he is..giddy enough, it might attract him. As for the females, not much I can do about that. ill just make sure that Im nowhere near the area. the last thing I want is to have a video of me getting violated by an 8 foot fluffy
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Post by vilnoori on Nov 24, 2006 18:05:09 GMT -5
Oh right...how about sticking with rock knocking or getting the Sierra sounds CD and playing it. In case you don't know, all big apes including humans do not have any telltale sign when they are ovulating, and females are always receptive. So apparently are the males.
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Post by Sean V. on Nov 24, 2006 21:16:47 GMT -5
Do you mean firearms? Its not one of my main priorities. Ive only planned on two rifles and a flare gun. When we (the WCSRO) are out in the field, we usually bring no more than two [2] firearms. And most of the time they stay inside one of the vehicles. My biggest concern are grizzly bears, followed closely by black bears & mountain lions. My days of lugging a high-powered rifle around, scoping for a Sasquatch to shoot, are long over. I'm still pro-kill in attitude, just not in practice. I would suggest that you bring a light high-powered rifle (.222, .223, .243, .270) along with you, and/or a shotgun (10 or 12 ga.). All I carry now is a 12ga. shotgun. Best of luck to you on your trip. Be alert & stay safe.
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Post by bushape on Nov 24, 2006 21:25:29 GMT -5
Yes Sean thats what Im reffering to, something for close range,self defence purposes. I use a win. defender with 3" mag slugs. There isnt a living thing in North America walking away from that! Backup = .44 mag. Good luck manhatten.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2006 20:18:41 GMT -5
Oh right...how about sticking with rock knocking or getting the Sierra sounds CD and playing it. In case you don't know, all big apes including humans do not have any telltale sign when they are ovulating, and females are always receptive. So apparently are the males. Bummer. Things to ckeck off my list.. Wine Candles Tom Jones CD ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Seriously though, Thanks for the info
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Post by vilnoori on Nov 26, 2006 1:25:16 GMT -5
Yeah, well, we don't know what all those sasquatch sounds mean, do we. maybe that long hoot, growl thing means, "Come on over, boys, I'm available." So keep those eyes open and be prepared for action eh. Of whatever kind. It would be logical that Sasquatch females emit calls rather than smells when announcing their availability since most sasquatch are sighted alone or in small (mother-child) family groups, and since they seem to cover a heck of a big territory and move so quickly through it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2006 2:06:43 GMT -5
I take it you mean a rifle shooting .44s or you're prospecting. If you get my drift. And if you plan on using a pumpgun for self defense for gods sake spend some time on it actually doing some shooting drills. Also I've got to say I never go into the "bush" without a gun. don't leave them in the truck, or to put another way "be prepared"
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Post by Sean V. on Dec 1, 2006 4:13:17 GMT -5
And if you plan on using a pumpgun for self defense for gods sake spend some time on it actually doing some shooting drills. Also I've got to say I never go into the "bush" without a gun. don't leave them in the truck, or to put another way "be prepared" I agree totally.
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Post by vilnoori on Dec 1, 2006 18:12:34 GMT -5
Still it might not do you much good if you shoot one, miss, or shoot one and wound it, and there is a bunch more of them nearby concerned for their wounded family member. I wouldn't even go there, if I was you. Don't depend on it. A gun might stop one, maybe. But it won't stop a gang of them. Use your head instead. Most of the encounters with these creatures have been non-violent, and we pose more of a danger to them than they do to you. I'd rather encounter a sasquatch in the wild than an armed person of a different language, culture and appearance, quite frankly. I speak from experience, too, having grown up in rural Africa where there were plenty of both large, dangerous wild animals and wild, dangerous indigenes. Believe me.
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Post by bushape on Dec 1, 2006 21:02:13 GMT -5
Thats all I was referring to was the self defence/be prepared notion. I too never venture into the sticks without protection, after all BC has very wild and isolated areas. As for practice with a pumpgun, more rounds than a tree has leaves, and erm yes.... while Im 'prospecting'. LOL
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Post by Sean V. on Dec 2, 2006 2:40:22 GMT -5
Still it might not do you much good if you shoot one, miss, or shoot one and wound it, and there is a bunch more of them nearby concerned for their wounded family member. I wouldn't even go there, if I was you. Don't depend on it. A gun might stop one, maybe. But it won't stop a gang of them. Use your head instead. Most of the encounters with these creatures have been non-violent, and we pose more of a danger to them than they do to you. I'd rather encounter a sasquatch in the wild than an armed person of a different language, culture and appearance, quite frankly. I speak from experience, too, having grown up in rural Africa where there were plenty of both large, dangerous wild animals and wild, dangerous indigenes. Believe me. No one here is talking about shooting one. I don't know where you got that from. We are just discussing the other possibly dangerous creatures that roam this part of the world (ie. Bears, Mountain Lions, etc.), and the possible need for a firearm to stop an attack if one should happen.
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