Being relatively new to the forum, I do read posts, and I might have missed this one.

Has anyone had any success using bait to bring in a creature? If so what type of bait was used and in what quantities?

We are considering baiting several areas where we do our research. We have tried in the past with little or no success. The food would be gone but no sign of what took it.

Bait we have tried, Fish, trout, Fruit, Apples, Oranges, Corn on the Cob, Apple Juice Concentrate, Honeycomb from a beehive, canned cat and dog food, and angle food cake high up in the tree.

We are considering salt licks and tying them up in trees about 7 to 8 feet up.

This is something we are considering and would like any suggestions.

Thanks
Eric Altman

If the Honobia story is true it seems like deer are good baitfood. Especially if they've been shot and left out overnight. There's several forum members who know a lot more detail on the story then I do. Hopefully they can add some more detail for you.

i think you should try liver for some reason liver has been brought up alot


scott

Hi Eric!
I don't do much baiting but I have been told that using food that is similar to what is natural to the enviornment are the best choices. Things like strong fish(tuna, salmon or herring), fruit such as berries or plums, and even soured deer corn seems to be a favorite. Another researcher told me that he does not handle the food with his hands insisting the human smell remains for days. I guess he uses gloves or some other means of setting it out. He also suggested farm fresh produce from a farmers market worked best because they were not treated with preservatives, waxes and had more of a natural aroma.

on the same topic, if you decide to bait, how do you keep other forest critters from it? Here in town I've seen some wiley squirrels and raccoons do crazy things for food.

Thanks for the tips! I agree it will be hard to keep other animals away from the food especially during this time of the year. All we can do is give it our best shot and hope for the best. We have baited before with no success. Food dispears but no signs of what type of animal took it. Guess we will keep trying.

I had just read something in another post about a person's encounter witha BF in the middle of night.. he saw one sitting around his campfire as teh fire was dying out.. maybe that might be a "type of bait" especially if you go during this season.

Create a large and secure fire with your camp 15-20 feet away .. make it accessible for BF to come up on it without feeling threatened. Maybe even throw in some food or meat that would cook in the fire. The smoke and aroma would most likely garner some attention.

--Alex

Dont you feel that the fire might scare the big foot? I could see it grabbing big foot's attention but I would bet he would try to touch it, burn himself, scream and then run away like a bat out of hell.

I forgot to mention that you might try placing the food in a new ladies stocking and hanging it from a thin branch at least six or more feet off the ground.

You like bears? Go right ahead and toss that last bit of meat
in the fire before you lay down. That tramping through the
woods you hear will probably be a hungry bear. Play it safe,
rethink that course of action...

I think T&A would work well for bating Bigfoot..............whats good for me is good for Bigfoot.

I am not much of an outdoorsman so if throwing meat in the fire attracts bears.. i definitely suggest NOT to do it..

the idea for the fire is that BF might know to warm himself by the fire as opposed to trying to touch it... well hopefully he/she/it might know...

All I can say is.... a Bigfoot will most likely know when a human is present in its territory. If it has been able to elude humans this long, then putting out VERY OBVIOUS TRAPS/ BAITS when there is even a chance that it watched you put it out and notice how you keep looking in that direction. If these things have filled the void of being able to elude humans then we can't simply put out some food and wait for it to show.

More unconventional methods should be taken. Just act natural, but monitor your surroundings, and be ready to shoot your camera or gun.

yo I cant edit my last post for some reason. I meant to say "putting out VERY OBVIOUS TRAPS/ BAITS when there is even a chance that it watched you put it out and notice how you keep looking in that direction" is a bad idea.

There was a 19th century report from Cal. (I think) I've seen posted or reprinted a couple of places (tho a quick search of my files hasn't turned it up) of an outdoorsman whose camp was repeatedly disturbed. He therefore watched it one morning from a distance and said he saw two BFs grab the cool ends of sticks from his fireplace and swing them around to watch the glowing trail their lighted ends made.

(Proto-Ravers??)

Local fruits and veggies would seem the logical choice for bait...

Put camera traps by the bait stations. How would you ever know what was taking the baits unless you had a way of watching over your sites?

Pancakes with syrup.

Are you going through the Archives today RB ??

Don't use carrots or sweet potatoes or anything else with beta carotene type pigmentation, I hear it interferes with the clarity of their
high beams

What about deer livers? Or any liver for that matter?

Dog food and hog grower pellets are said to be irresistible!