There are so many things we could ask of those who claim to have seen a Sasquatch. I keep coming back to wondering what color of clothing they were wearing.

Were the colors dark, blending into the surrounding environment or brightly colored like those yellow rain slickers? Was white worn in the summer time?

You see I think that the very first sense these animals would be able to detect you with, if not already within smelling distance, is eyesight. I know that at one time someone was trying to gather information as to what eyewitnesses were doing at the time of their sighting... like changing a tire, hunting, picking mushrooms, throwing a ball, fishing, etc. (hummm, no photographers). But I thought it came up with that most people see them crossing a road as they are driving. So what color are the cars in these encounters?

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What other kinds of information could be gathered that might have a bearing on this?

To be monitored they first have to be reported. I can't recall any reports I've read that included that description, other than assumptions you could draw if for instance they were bow hunting for deer and you know the general rule for that region is camoflauge. Rifle/Shotgun season usually means at least red if not blaze orange in many areas. It would also be interesting to know the size of the vehicles, which we would know by make and model. Maybe more apt to step out in front of little vehicles vs big vehicles ie Pickups and SUV's.

All sorts of factors might apply. For instance if we think that the big guy might see into the near infrared a little way, then the color of clothing that we perceive may not be what he percieves. Some otherwise dull colors may glow in infrared, and to him will look white. This is not something that's easy for us to tell by reported color, since one blue shirt that to us is the same shade as another blue shirt may show up more in IR than the other. Military issue camo clothing is designed to react very little to IR for obvious reasons, whereas sport/leisure camo clothing may glow.

Also engine of vehicle might make a difference, some vehicles are real quiet at say a sub 2000 rpm rural road cruise because they have hydraulic lifters, only noise might be road noise. Road noise might be more or less according to tire pressure, type of tire, road surface, wet or dry road etc. Headlights might make a difference took normal halogen are real high in the infrared range, they put out far more in IR than visible. So if he's seeing the near IR, then normal lights will stand out further away. If the vehicle has xenon bulbs, then the output spectra is spiked in mostly visible colors, tending more toward the blue end of the spectrum and might not be so obvious until they're closer.

So anyhoo, collection of such data might reveal a pattern, or it might not, until live ones are studied, we've no idea how they percieve things, so there might seem to be no pattern.

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Oddly enough, Sasquatchery and I had a conversation/experience similiar to this last summer. We were on a trail and all morning had that odd feeling of being followed. We seperated to about a 50 yard gap, me in the lead. I was wearing a white T-shirt. We would walk a piece I would stop and listen while Sasquatchery would catch up to me then I would go ahead as he stood still and listen for movement. Sasquatchery was wearing a black shirt. We noticed that when I went ahead there were sounds of movement (Twig snaps, shuffles, birds and squirrels giving warning calls, ect), when I stopped the sounds stopped. When I took back off they would start. We figured what ever it was shadowing us was keying on my movement because of the white t-shirt. It stands out. This whole deal went on for 40-45 minutes...we didn\'t see what it was so it could have been anything.

Since apes have the ability to distinguish between individuals I always try to wear very similar outfits when going out (which is helped by the fact that I have a very monochromatic wardrobe). I figure it can't hurt.

This is a quote from another researcher, it seems to have some merit. :new_thumbsupsmileyanim:

Well, you would be referencing my work. Im not finished as of yet - so Im not ready to discuss it in full. My work in this regard is focused on Texas for now. But, there is a stumbling block anyone will have (unless you have full access to all the witnesses) information like this is not obtained by researchers, at least not vehicle colors or clothing colors.

I did notice some interesting things however. I think its more the activity, and maybe not the clothing, that draws the attention of the animal in question. I did notice that in the reports I read Hunters who had sightings had longer visual sightings, and for the most part had better detail, I think because they were in camoflauge, in deer stands or in some kind of hunting blind. That just kinda stands to reason.

I will go into more detail when I have all my work done.

Sighting where the Bigfoot was oberving people included children playing, people camping, or cars driving by. Though the reports are absent of clothing info, I would think none of these wore camo. The reports made by hunters indicated that when a Bigfoot was aware of their presense it quickly left the area.

If bigfoot was of the intelligence level to remain undetected by careful track placement or times of travel to avoid human contact, then I would think that it could also discern humans being evasive (camo) or non-evasive (bright hiking clothes).

Watching BF hunters over the years, I find it rather comical how some consider that dressing in full camo, some even with face paint, will bring an advantage over BF. Walking tip toed, whispering, using night vision to see something that has known you were there hours ago. Like the "native americans", they can know immediately when something isn't normal to them. They can feel you there long before you notice it. IMO they can also feel intent, if you bring guns or dogs, etc. Trying to camo, only adds to a feeling of danger to them. They're curiousity factor, seems to happen more with people who are just out and about, doing stuff, when the BF "feels" unnoticed. Our ability to feel like someone is watching us, is just a tiny fraction of the feelings that something like BF can detect. That might explain alot of the lack of evidence from groups that have the "intent" of hunting down a BF. That intent would keep them far away, or depending on the situation, it might also bring a BF closer to keep an eye on you, if a family is close by. Rock throwing, branch throwing, vocalization, etc. Not a good situation to be in.

Be careful of your Intent, or you may get more than you bargained for.

I tend to agree with Melissa here that color makes little difference. I recall a Mythbusters episode where they tested the myth that red attracts a bull better than other colors, and they discovered that it is the motion rather than the actual color. Going with the assumption that Sas is more intelligent than a bull it stands to reason that he can easily identify us and gives little regard to the color we're wearing, but is more interested/curious about our activity.