Its been discussed in so many various threads already,but i couldn't find a single one devoted to it.Just curious as to how far you have to drive or walk to get to what you call "your area" ?..I've got about a 15 minute drive before i depostit myself in the middle of what I would call a pretty likely area that could be used by a BF as a travel corridor.Very wooded,swampy,with a good river/crek flow for movemen.Also what do you use as criteria for considering where you go an adequate habitat or area ? I base it on food souces available,concealment,and travel routes available.just curious as to what others see as the reasoning behind thier research areas and how far some of really travel to engage in our research.

About 6000 miles !!

Good one Paul..
For me, anywhere from about a half hour up.
"Best" area is about 2.5 hours.

Excellent questions.

Now to show what kind of idiot I am.

I have been (on occasion) checking a few spots that really suck to venture into. Why did I pick the areas? Well there were a few sightings in the general area, and the place just sounded like a neat area to poke around if nothing else. As far as food? I don’t really know. I would think the type of Squatch (if any) in my area would be a mainly fish eater. The everglades is really a big river of grass and there are plenty of turtles and easy to catch fish. Intermingled within the river of grass are hardwood hammocks. They are VERY jungly (is there such a word?) they can be incredibly dense and some quite large. Perhaps 20 acres or more, but most are about an acre. These hammocks are like islands that dot the environment and the water is only about chest deep in most places.

Gator holes pocket the landscape creating small pools where fish are trapped. All a BF would have to do is reach in and grab all he wanted. Of course there is the issue of the gators still in the holes. But many are abandoned for one reason or another and still hold plenty of fish and turtles.

Anyway back to the main point of the post. The first few, and most recent places I venture into, take about an hour to drive to. I head out to old 41 off loop road. (I think Shorebreak knows the road) I travel down for about 15 miles, this puts me almost square in the middle of the glades. The first few places are fairly close to the road. I would venture to say 600 meters off the road near some old structures. The road is barely a road, but it’s easy to get to (sort of) and there have been a couple of sighting in this area.

Another place I hit was based on some sightings in this area. It’s the sucky location. I say that because I have to trek through about 3 hours of waist deep water with all kinds of nasty creeping around and on me. There is large hardwood hammock that possibly spreads out for 30 acres, maybe more. This is the area I thought that one might have located to but I am thinking I am actually to far out and the actual BF may stay closer to the population. I say that because I believe this one may be either one creature, or a member of a small group that inhabited this area for about 30 yrs. There are numerous sightings concentrated in a 10-mile radius. Painhorse husband had a sighting there as well. The last sighting documented was in the early 90s on the BFRO site. There were also two more I found that took place nearby and actually made sense, as the urban growth would have pushed them to the exact area they were last sighted at in 2001.

I think they seem to always stay close to civilization, not with it but from historical reports and activity, it seems they stay somewhat nearby. Maybe it’s a territorial thing? I don’t know. Heck all the reports could be bunk for all I know. But it’s all I have to go on.


As far as location and direction, I think maybe I am going to far out. (didnt think it was possible)


Oh yes there was another location I want to check out in Everglades National Park. It requires an overnight pass and the location takes about 2 days to get to in a canoe. North american crocs abound, so it should be fun.

i live 30 miles from the sam houston national forest in texas. not many sightings but there again alot of the area is very dense forest so who knows whats out there?

I'm very lucky for all I really have to do is walk out the back door a few hundred yards and I'm in very good habitat with some posible history to it. Most of the time though I travel around 30 miles to my main area of interest. I regularly also travel about 150 miles to other locations that keep me interested. In the summer I have another area about 60miles a way that has a good history. This area and my main area have miles without vehicle access, good watersheds and plenty of food. These areas are on the Olympic Peninsula of Wahington state. I chose them because of a history of possible sasqautch activity and habitat.

I`m 20 miles from Strawberry Ca a place with a long history of BFs and about another 10 to get into the Herring ck area there as been many sightings here near ground hog meadow we will be looking here come spring

i'm in the north sacramento valley, along hwy80. i could go about 20 miles towards reno just past auburn, where there were reports in the past...(70's)...just a little farther up the road it gets less populated and this is the sierra mts, which i believe have a lot of possibilities.

if i go up hwy 50, about 45 min from here, also the sierras, there is quite a bit of forested areas that seem a good place to look. i've been out driving the lesser-used roads but havent ever stomped around.

my sister and her boyfriend often go up past pollock pines into the desolation wilderness and always keep an eye out for the big guy. this is also up hwy 50 about an hour from here.

i've been known to drive 5 hours to the mount shasta area and slowly drive the back unpaved roads with a camera in my lap.

but most of my bigfooting is about 20 seconds from my front door....the computer

gael

Currently just walking distance, thought this would be a good area as the area has plenty of food sources, rabbit, deer, pig, orange groves, garbage dumpsters etc. Water sources are good also, plenty of ponds and canals. Concealment is good with numerous palmetto, pine and scrub. Only 2 old reports to go off of. Have also checked out areas from 80 and 27 west into Labelle. But have been totally unsuccessful on finding any sign.

I'm with you Gael! Lately I haven't had a lot of time to get away. But one of my favorite places is up in the Klamath area...Tule Lake California and up around there in Modoc County. I also like to go up to Humboldt when I can..but both of these trips are a 6 hour drive for me...

When I was younger and a wee bit more courageous, I used to drive up there all by myself and sleep in my truck for 4-5 days. I'd get up before the sun and rundown into the valleys at Lava Beds National Monument to photograph deer and pronghorm, then I'd go to the wildlife refuge during the day for birds. Was the most relaxing freeing time I've ever experienced. I got the best pictures when I was by myself. I could sneak up on Coyotes...it was fun! But then my friends and family were worrying about me too much..and I could understand that...a woman all alone out there in the wilderness...not even a dog with me...an no weapons either. But I always used to register at the ranger's office and let them know where I was going and stuff.

But now if I want to go somewhere I have to find someone to go with...my friends and family just get too freaked...especially after the whole Yosemite murders thing...even 3 women couldn't save each other...that really freaked me too I must admit. I have to say...it really does bother me that a woman cannot go out and enjoy the wilderness in the same way a man can. I don't think, other than animals, you guys have much to fear from other people. I am not saying I am a fearful person...I am not...I would go out today and sleep in my vehicle again for 4 days if I could without everyone in my life freaking out and telling me how stupid it is to go off alone. But I would get the best pics when I was by myself....and I think to see a BF would be the same thing...I'd have to be by myself. Every once in a while I get to sneak off...

This month I am going with my best friend up to stay at a lodge up in Klamath...she is bringing her two kids 4 and 9...lol! Mostly I want to go up this time of year because the Bald Eagles come down from Alaska and Canada...and it has been a bit cold so maybe there will be a lot of them around. One year, when we had that Arctic Cold blast swing down into Northern Cali...the ranger up there said that the lake froze over and there was only one area where it had thawed and that is where all the ducks were....and the bald eagles followed...he said there musta been about 500 of them on the ice just feeding on the ducks! I wish I coulda seen that! But maybe this year will be like that too....we'll see!

-Janice

Cool

I live in the San Antonio area and been thinking about the area around me that have had some
sightings a few years ago. Would love to go to the National Forest! Thinking about it. Camping with the Kids, seeing they like to hunt BF.
There is another Lady here who lives a bout 5 miles away from me who is thinking about doing aliitle hunting in these areas herself. Her friend has some land in the Blanco area that has a few reports. Haven't heard from her yet.

There is a few sighting in the Rusk county and surrounding areas! Don't know if you went to TBRO.com yet. They have some good reports as well as GCBRO.


Nice to have ya here!

Belle

Heh. I'm pathetic. Despite being from British Columbia, i live in New York City.. no chance in hell of doing any research. But i've been in South Florida for the last two weeks. Went up to Grassy Waters Preserve today to try to escape the concrete wasteland that is South East Florida. So i was toddling around the nature path board-walk, peering into the mud in hopes of seeing a Skunk Ape print. Fat chance. Saw three squirrels

I thought of asking the ranger lady about Skunk Apes, but she looked extremely straight laced, and i decided not to risk it


One day, one day, i'll do some real BF hunting. Until then, BFF it is!


-robo

Robo,

Green Mountain NF is close to you in Vermont, which does have some wilderness areas. And there are a few sightings in Vermont. It may not be Ohio or Washington State, but it's something!

Hmm.. which subway line do i take? People who live in NYC do not own cars

Too bad. Recently, i've really started to miss the freedom you have when you own a car. But that's an impossibility for me right now.

Maybe next year...

-robo

I typically am looking for bigfoots where i live ....i look at the familiar hills near my travel trailer before i have breakfast.......hunt for them on my way to work and back.......take a drive in the Chiracaua National Forest (no doubt spelled wrong) occasionally........so, usual travel time and disatance = zero......have driven back to Idaho and Washington for the same purpose....but there´s plenty of them here.....

In my case I drive for around 25-30 minutes[if I don't see any sheriff's patrol cars that is] I then have to hike somewhere around a little less than a 1/4 mile to get to the outter edge of where the activity usually is.[if anything happens to be going on anyway] What has worked for me as far as finding activity here is I was lucky enough to find a small creek that is fed from an underground spring and is around 20 miles from any other fresh water period. There is alot of red clay here and naturally anything drinking the water would have to kinda chew before swallowing so I beleive the spring water is quite attractive to anything thirsty as it is crystal clear and quite cold. It's around 8-10 miles from the nearest home and the creek itself proper is close to a mile give or take off the main highway.

I for one have a question that kinda fits in with the topic. I KNOW there is all kinds of animal life in this area. I find buck and doe tracks, turkey tracks, rabbit, coon, hogs, armadillo and skunk quit often. I've found the 4 toed tracks of various size several times. Now if sasquatch is an omnivore like it is beleived how come I am yet to find a carcass of a kill in over a years time? I've seen what I beleive is Sasquatch twice in this area now. I find somewhat large holes dug up where I beleive something is after roots of various plants and they are kinda big to be an armadillos or a hogs root. Some holes are 2 foot deep and around a yard wide. I also see fireant mounds dug into quite deeply and quite often? I once found close to a quart of green muskedines in a pile and no muskedine vines anywhere around. I did find an area where it appeared a struggle of some sort had occured. There was no blood there but there were doe tracks and it was way to early in the year for rut and mating. Any thoughts anyone?

Hmmm....good question...it all depends. There have been vocalizations heard about 45 minutes west of Calgary; recent sightings about 30 minutes south-west; but the best area based on what I have heard from investigators is probably out 2 to 2.5 hours north-west of Calgary (up around SFS' area).

The area west of Calgary is the one I tend to explore the most (I scout out areas with a 4X4 group I belong to and then head back to the area alone for a night or two of camping).....but it is the rugged area between Lake Louise and Jasper that I want to head to more often (about a 3 hour drive from Calgary).

James

One BFRO report about 1/4 mile from my front door, and another
BFRO report (Arundel Mills) within 5 miles. Most looking done
within 2-3 miles of home. Fair amount of woods to the SE of
me in the form of Patuxent wildlife refuge, and a minor river
very close by.

No luck yet, but I've got a lot of avenues to exhaust before I
give up.

I would have to travel 3 or 4 hours to get into an area that I would consider a "good area" to look for Bigfoot. I classify an area as a "good area" if that area has a history of reported sightings in the past and also some pretty recently reported activity.

Sometimes it sucks to live in suburbia.

I travel 2 1/2 hours to my favorite area. I could research closer to home, based on past reports but I dont. I stick with my fav. area because I KNOW that BFs are there because of my sighting. I also love the area. I have been studying maps and have a few areas that I am going to investigate this year. If any look promising then I am going to invite others here along, if they're interested. I have a challenge to answer this year. I'm going for physical evidence. I plan on gathering evidence and supplying all the facts surrounding the gathering of it. Hopefully we all can learn from my efforts. It's also looking good for us to make the big move this year. We will be making a life change by moving so far away from friends and family. Hubby and I will both have to find new jobs and it's looking like hubby will be making a career change (one that he's very happy with). Kids will probably not care for it at first but I think I can make the transition easier for them. I cant wait! We've been wanting this for about 5 years now and it's finally looking like we have most of the major details worked out.