Guest Stan Norton Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 Mr. Norton, think it will require a dogged effort to sort our all the parameters. We should follow all leads.
Guest Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 FYI (Just for the record): I have a skeptical side to me even though I'm open minded and I am a believer. It doesn't hurt to have some skepticism, especially if it's something that your personally looking at. I'm not a lawn chair observer. After living most of my life on our family farm (1974 to present), I know most of the comings and goings associated with my neck of the woods. I know what sounds are out of place. Now with that being said, after hearing the vocals my skeptical side kicked in. Although the vocals are out of place for my area, I felt I needed more info. How do you get more info? Well, you get off your @ss and go look. Yesterday I took a hike in the area behind our farmhouse. This is not an easy task. Our neighbors behind our farm are over eight thousand acres of briar infested woodlands. There's a lot of vegetation, so prints are kind of hard to find. My hike came up with no prints, but I did find a poorly defined beaten path that runs parallel to our small field behind our farmhouse located about 30 feet just inside the woodline. My conclusions: Still in the unknown category. No claims or conclusions. When I do get time I will walk the creek line on both sides of the creek.
Gotta Know Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 ^Cool. I'll be you find all sorts of clues as you continue to search. Maybe you've stated elsewhere (or don't care to share--cool if so), but what state/area are you in? Thanks for keeping us posted on the events on your farm. I imagine it's added a very interesting dimension to your daily activities! GK
southernyahoo Posted June 9, 2014 Posted June 9, 2014 The bird call: It was approx. 8 to 10 seconds long and was about 11:30 P.M.. First thoughts listening in the dark: That ain't right! My thoughts the next day: I have to laugh too! Because it's bird call impression was outstanding for a bird that doesn't exist! I've never heard this bird vocal before. I don't think it's bird call impression is a bird call that actually exists in nature. This reminds me of a recording a fellow researcher shared with me recently. I'll have to check with him if I can post it. It's one of the freakiest vocals I've heard. It was kind of a cross between a crows caw and a turkey gobble if you can imagine that, with some sort of whistling bird song on the end..
bipedalist Posted June 10, 2014 BFF Patron Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) I have heard those combination medley calls, they are truly freaky esp. when you get a little chatter in between. I've considered local use of rain forest bird calls (Australian or Indonesian preferred) in an area to see what picks up on that at night and uses them during the daytime, LOL. With my luck I'd have a covey of mockingbirds turning the local woods into equatorial rain forest. I do think this wood knock stuff is for the birds though. Edited June 10, 2014 by bipedalist
Guest Posted June 10, 2014 Posted June 10, 2014 Gotta Know: Indiana is where I call home. Not what is considered a big hot spot area. Kind of a funny story. A friend stopped by the other day and I was telling him about the sounds. He was kind of amused by what I told him and he was having a little fun with it. I told him anytime you want to stop out one evening and listen for yourself, I'm not going to guarantee you'll hear anything, but if you do, take a walk back into that woodline and let me know what you find out. He hasn't taken me up on the offer.
Guest Posted February 18, 2015 Posted February 18, 2015 Early Native Americans referred to Sasquatch as Masters of Ventriloquism … Just a thought!
Guest Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Gumshoeye:I know your right brother! The weirdest call back we got was at our one location not to far from the old Primitive Baptist Church graveyard. We used a dying rabbit call and immediately got a call back 30 yards back into the thicket. The call back we got was a mimick of our dying rabbit call, but louder. Tell me that's not odd. Lol! Raised the hair on the back of my neck.
Guest Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Thank you Stillwater! Good post too. Your comment should be posted on the Bigfoot Cemeteries Thread … either a coincidence or anomalies. Tennessee? Is the location largely rural? Could it be close to a hallow backed up to thick woods and hill? It’s just not right for those things be hanging around cemeteries in my opinion.
Guest Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 Gumshoeye: To clarify, the old Primitive Baptist Church and graveyard is approx. a 1/2 mile as the crow flies from our site. That sounds close, but it's about a 1/2 mile of briar infested wooded thicket. The next closest building to our site is approx. 3 miles away. It's a very isolated area. Approx. 6,000 acres of woodland, thickets, briars and river bottoms. We use an old access road to get back into the area and then do a lot of hoofing it on foot. Lot's of hidden ponds back in there to. We've had a lot of activity back in this site. This site is not in Tennessee. We have been working so far in three different states (Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee) and hope to add 2 more to the list in the Springtime. One new area we'll probably be going down to is the William Bankhead in Alabama. My BF partner and I are mainly trying to compare evidence and behavior from one state to another. Are they similar or different. That's what we are looking into. Have a good night my friend. Jeff
Guest Posted February 21, 2015 Posted February 21, 2015 LOL… That is indeed rural Jeff. We down there in Tennessee a couple years ago, and I could see ideal habitat down there all along the Great Smokey Mountains. Sounds exciting, I would like to hear about examples of mimics you can share sometime from your travels … Good post!
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