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New viewer question about the 'calls.'

posted 8 years ago by hornakapopolis
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I don't get the logic behind the calls at all.

I watched a rerun earlier today, my first viewing of this show, and I'm a few minutes into the new episode. One of the guys said that if they make noise, whatever is out there will hear them and maybe they'll come to them out of curiosity.

Whahh???

So, we haven't had a lot of contact with these creatures because we've been too quiet? Every person I've seen so far yelling sounds different (And I think one of the guys on the new episode even said that he had a call they had never heard before???) and the thought behind it is that either these things are so dumb they won't realize it's not the same species *or* they'll just hear the noise and want to check it out? By that logic, my annoying neighbors should have Bigfoot crashing their parties every weekend since they're outside partying until 3am.

Have they described the thought process behind this in greater detail in other episodes and now in the later seasons are just giving a quick overview that doesn't makes sense in its condensed version? I get the concept of shows like these, but I do believe these people believe in these things, but this logic just doesn't make any sense.

[–] Burlywop 8 years ago

It's the same idea as game calls. Elk, Deer, Duck and so on. Make a call of the animal you are hunting in hopes that animal hears it and decides to check it out.

My problem with calling for Bigfoot is if the creatures is so damn smart, shouldn't it be able to tell the difference between creature made and human made? They make out like its smarts is a superpower so surely the Bigfoot wouldn't pay attention to, and even run away, from a human made call.

[–] magickemerald 8 years ago

Have they described the thought process behind this

In theory, folks have heard sasquatches calling to each other. One will whoop or howl, and then it gets a similar response (same with the tree knocks) from another sasquatch. So they make the calls in the hopes of getting a reply (which they sometimes do; whether it's an actual bigfoot they hear is up for debate).

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[–] rosemei 8 years ago

My problem with calling for Bigfoot is if the creatures is so damn smart, shouldn't it be able to tell the difference between creature made and human made? They make out like its smarts is a superpower so surely the Bigfoot wouldn't pay attention to, and even run away, from a human made call.

Whenever they do their night searches, I imagine the Bigfoots are hiding just out of camera range laughing at them. 😁

[–] Scarecrow-88 8 years ago

My problem with calling for Bigfoot is if the creatures is so damn smart, shouldn't it be able to tell the difference between creature made and human made?

I have always wondered why there wouldn't be a type of voice call instrument which might combat the varying vocal performances of those who hunt for the Sasquatch. Of course having an actual official sound of the Sasquatch would mean recording the animal hunted.

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[–] Crustacean_Predation 8 years ago

Like Burly said, the goal is to lure them out. I do birdwatching and sometimes when I'm with people they will 'pish', or make kissy noises, to lure birds out of the undergrowth and into the open. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. More often than not, in my personal observations, it does not, but there are videos on youtube of it working wonders for some people. It's all about doing it right I imagine, being able to make the right pitch to fool the bird. That's the problem with howling for sasquatches. At least with birds we have a baseline sound we can build off of, and then test it out on birds we have on hand to see what works and then fine tune it. But there are no verified sasquatch sounds to go off of, so everyone's howl sounds different. For all we know we're telling them we're diseased and to stay away. But for me the bigger problem is this show has popularized howling so much you can't trust it's a sasquatch you hear if you even get a response. It's just as likely to be someone else out in the woods at night making their own howls thinking you are the sasquatch.

The bottom line is a sound will never be proof because you could never be sure what made it. Even experienced birdwatchers can be fooled by a sound, so visual is always better. Which confuses me is why they only go out at night when it's not only far more difficult to see anything, but most witness accounts are from the day. Cliff has posted his reasoning for doing night only searches that I won't repeat again here, but it still doesn't make much sense to me.

[–] AlarmedGibbon 8 years ago

Why they film at night... the answer is very likely that it simply makes for better television. Darkness creates a mysterious ambiance, especially in the woods. It sets the table well for mysterious/mythical creature hunting.

It makes more sense if you realize that they're not really hunting for Bigfoot, they're just trying to entertain Bigfoot believers.

[–] Scarecrow-88 8 years ago

Cliff has posted his reasoning for doing night only searches that I won't repeat again here, but it still doesn't make much sense to me.

I guess the use of the thermal and that animals might be a bit more willing to move about at night could be reasons I guess. But doing so much at night seems to accomplish little.
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[–] tajackson-89190 8 years ago

Hey I live in Arkansas and l promise to GOD I saw something out near y mountain off highway 10 I was on my motorcycle with a lady friend it was big and harry and it was needing at the waters edge

[–] tajackson-89190 8 years ago

I promise on a stack of bibles' me and a lady friend saw a hugeharry something out near y Mountain off highway 10 needing at the waters edge

[–] eholzapfel26 8 years ago

Maybe it was Harry. Maybe Harry was out meeting Sally.

[–] Head_Cheese74 8 years ago

I don't get the logic behind the calls at all.

That should tell you something.

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