Dean Harrison wrote:You worded it perfectly Chris, thanks.
On a different subject, I was thinking this afternoon regarding someone either on our Forum, or perhaps somewhere else in the World talking about shining them on by whistling tunes. This was a process I ritually performed in the Blue Mountains and once at Daisy Hill. It worked. I found it very effective. You could imagine dead in the night in the forest and you begin to hear a strange tune. Of course you would head there and observe, if it were your backyard.
Worked for me in the past. But nothing I would do alone at night in a known area. Back in the late 90's, that was how Fatfoot established it was me, and the games began.
I would suggest this to anyone who has a regular they visit. It's familiarity and letting them know you are there.
DMH
Its an interesting fact that in Russia/ Siberia, the Almasty is said to be attracted or angered by whistling. I , whilst working as a removalist had an employer with a Russian background and he loathed anyone whistling but would never say why. Now I know why, so there might be something in being in the right location and rather than being as stealthy as humans can be ( my god we are a noisy lot in the bush ) perhaps rousing whistling might bring in some response?
I've also noticed a lot of fairly recent reports from hunters using full gilly suits and in ambush mode having walk by encounters, which at least indicate a fallibility on the Yowies part that is refreshing. They all to often seem super"human" ( excuse the pun ) when the reality would be closer to them having awesome bushcraft skills as well as a kind of day watch system in place. I've noted in Rustys videos that activity always fires up after he has left the area and then they avoid the camera set ups? Tells me he was watched setting up each time.
One of Deans encounters backs this I think? Sitting quietly, observing and then actually startling one into a reflex attack. I'm ex army and when ambushed you wheel or turn towards the ambush, pushing into the line of attack. Deans encounter reminded me of countering an ambush...the way it wheeled straight into him. Astounding account.
In my case it was humbling to learn that my attempts to draw them away from the car ended up in them drawing ME away, and then flanking the car and almost snatching my fiancée whilst I was a fair distance off into the treeline.
I know that all I ever believed about my own movement capabilities, reflexes and fear thresh hold, went out the window after West Wyalong. I've never been outwardly arrogant but I certainly had inner faith in my physical abilities. Years later and I'm still self assessing what I did and what I could have done differently that night. The uncomfortable answer that keeps coming back at me is that "it wouldn't have mattered what you did ol son".
Whilst on Dean.....mate thanks for the input. I have great respect for your forthrightness and honesty in the face of Australia's terrible and one eyed media. Id love to strand some of those guys "out deep and dark " in the Barrington tops for a few full days alone and see what they would report on the event?
Again thanks to everyone that has added to this discussion and let me assure you that every opinion is deeply considered.
I really see a mission put before "we the experienced" in getting a simple system of warning signs put into appropriate places that yowies use as habitat. People are being hurt, scared and yes killed out of ignorance. It really is their land after all.
Oh and despite how aggressive toward the Yowie my posts might read, that is born of frustration at the system and not the Yowie.
The entire lack of acknowledgement the "Australian bush ape" has gotten from our government and sciences is disgraceful based on the STAGGERING number of accounts and DNA evidence that confirms a human like, world wide distribution of current parallel hominid species evolution.
I read and understood the Ketchem paper and was pissed off at its crappy reception. No other science demands a physical body as the only acceptable proof of truthfulness. What of theoretical physics? What of astronomy? Imagine if they were held to the "No body no reality" rule?
The subject is still considered a joke by the general city dwelling public but tell that to people that have lost loved ones simply because the establishment excludes hominids from our evolutionary and geological past as it applies to Australia.
I've always been open and honest to anyone that would listen and the funny thing is, when the argument is convincing almost everyone I have spoken to will admit to a strange experience by the side of this road or that track.
Sorry about the rant, I just feel very strongly about this topic.
