Quit watching the shows. They give you mostly false information. And don't do the screams/yells as its not necessary, unless you want to do them before you leave the area. They are either in your AO, or they aren't and you won't know until after dark, generally. The only one that handles the situation reasonably well is Les Stroud. They really are pretty easy to find if you know what sign to look for, YouTube is your friend here. Go into those areas that the locals won't go into, this is key. They will call that area "haunted" or "spooky" or will say, "I've had crazy stuff happen there and won't go back or my dogs won't hunt there and just run back to the truck". Go into areas with local names like "monkey creek" or "screaming woman creek", or "devils creek", "panther creek", etc. Also focus on areas where the locals say there is no game, so they don't hunt there. Generally no game means a predator or group of predators lives there. Railroad tracks through WMA's and National/State Forests work well. Stay close to water, always. You don't find them, they will find you. When you come into an area, they push farther back, but will come in closer on a dark moon and/or depending on cover and terrain. Set up camp with a campfire, have a leisurely, enjoyable camping trip cooking smelly food, like bacon. Go to bed, let the fire die down and listen as that is when they come in for a closer look. Best of all, use Thermal, they will glow super bright white (white = hot setting) when compared to other animals or especially people. They can't hide from the thermal and it is a game changer and the best way to see them. They will come in always keeping tree's between you and them or will low crawl in to watch you. If you go walking around, scan with the thermal and generally look for them on all fours or on the ground watching you with their face at 90 degrees to their shoulders (very diagnostic through thermal), not standing up on two legs. We don't go out alone, always with a partner due to the potential danger. Use pherome chips if you can find them.....they work. Dogs can indicate when they come in, but that takes a lot of experience with your dog, as some bark, some whimper and run away and some times they just get really freaked out, best to leave them at home. Lots of different ways to interact with them, once they come in. Don't expect them to just be standing there waiting to be seen, cause it ain't gonna happen.