(Research Tactics) The Campfire Tactic

While this is referred to as the campfire tactic, a small camp lantern can also be used. How this works is simple, you have a light source that acts as a beacon to any Bigfoot in the area, drawing them to your location much the same way moths are attracted to light. The Bigfoot will be wary at the presence of humans and maintain a position usually in the woods or brush surrounding the researchers.

To encourage the Bigfoot to come closer and possibly allow a visual sighting of them, the researchers sit at the campfire and engage in small talk, giving the Bigfoot some noise to cover their movement.

No matter what is heard, the researchers do not turn around and look behind themselves, as the researcher sitting across the fire from them maintains a constant vigil behind their researching partner.

For example, Researcher 1 is watching the woods behind Researcher 3, but in doing so, it appears that he is engaged in conversation with Researcher 3, instead of watching the woods behind them. This leads the Bigfoot hopefully into believing it’s movements closer to the researchers is not being observed. The same holds true for the other researchers, they watch the area behind the researcher across from them.

This tactic was used in Honobia in 2007 by MABRC Researchers and succeeding in giving a Junior Researcher his first face to face encounter with a Bigfoot hunkering quietly in the trees behind the researcher he was watching behind for.

As will be noted elsewhere, Bigfoot will feel more comfortable moving closer to you if they have some noise to cover their movement. Do not suddenly stop talking and begin looking around, even if rocks are being thrown at your campfire. It’s been debated that this is done to observe how the participants of the campfire will react. Ignoring this will inevitably lead to further activity and possibly even a Bigfoot making an appearance into the open.