Yowies in the Cathedral Range, VIC?

[NiteOwl]

Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone has heard of the Cathedral Range State Park being a potential hotspot for Yowies in VIC? I'm curious because of some strange occurrences I had there while camping with my girlfriend mid-last year. We were recently back there on the Australia Day long weekend which got me thinking about it again...

Basically what happened was we were camping at a site right next to the start of the hiking trail which takes you up into the mountains. It was early winter so the campsite wasn't that busy and it was drizzling rain all weekend. What first piqued my interest and, to be honest, started to give me the creeps, was I noticed an area right next to our campsite which appeared to have a lot of 'tree breaks', for lack of a better description. i.e. I must have taken photos of about 20-30 trees that were all snapped over, twisted around, bent down and even one rather large tree that had been placed upside down into the branches of another tree. This is in an area next to a cleared section of forest, so maybe it could have been caused by bad weather, or damage from the logging process, or maybe it could mean something else?

The really creepy stuff happened on our last night. As it was a Sunday night every other camper went home and left my girlfriend and I alone in the bush. We noticed a sudden influx of animal life; wombats, birds, feral cats trying to steal our food and what I suspect was a koala growling around our tent. The growling actually woke my girlfriend up, terrified after we'd gone to bed, but it didn't bother me. It was a few minutes later that I heard the strangest sound though, which I can only describe as a monkey-like sound, chattering and 'whooping' around our tent. It actually sounded curious and playful like it wanted to investigate the growling koala. It then headed back quickly into the bush, and judging by the distance from the ground, I'd say it was about 3-4 feet off the ground. I don't know what it was, it could have been a low flying bird, but honestly it sounded more like a monkey to me!

Throughout the rest of the night I was woken up by the sounds of long screams echoing down the mountain. I also remember hearing what sounded like a large group of people chatting away up the mountain, but I suppose it's possible that was only an audio illusion caused by the stream on the other side of the campground, I don't know. My girlfriend also recalled hearing the screams the next morning.

When we went back in January, the campground was packed of course. The only odd thing that happened was, on a walk away from the camp at dusk, I decided just for fun to try tree-knocking on a hollow old tree. I did 3 loud knocks and weirdly enough, immediately heard a sound like 'whoo-ooo!' echoing down from the mountains. Could have been a bird, or a hiker, or something else... who knows.

Anyway, sorry for the long post, I just wanted to include as much detail as I could think of! Would love to hear if anyone else knows of any reported Yowie activity in this area.

Cheers.

[Dean Harrison]

Hi NiteOwl,

No doubt they are across that area, as Marysville is a stones throw away and I have heard many rumblings come from that area and towards Eildon.

Regards


DMH

[Wolf]

Thanks for the post.
Can you put up pictures of the tree breaks?

[NiteOwl]

Hi guys, thanks for your replies.

The photos I have posted all caught my interest because they are all of rather large trees bent over and broken, all facing away from the bush and into the direction of the trail going up the mountains. I don't know what the consensus is on the 'Survivorman Bigfoot' series, but I remembered they posited a theory that this would denote a territory marker, i.e. 'stay out of this area', which is why it caught my attention. The other pictures show trees and branches that seem out of place to me, like they've been pushed together or placed there. It's possible there are other explanations but to me it all seemed rather unnatural, and it would have taken a lot of force to move the trees.

I'm curious what you guys think of the sounds we heard too... Is it possible there could be a family of Yowies living up in the mountains? And that a small one would come into our camp? I guess like most people, I'm just looking for answers to my experiences. I've never seen a Yowie, but I'm starting to believe they may truly exist...


NiteOwl.

[yowiedan]

If you go onto a recent post on here called bimberi and see if the scream are like the ones recorded in that area cause the screams are foxes.

[VicYowieResearch]

Hi Niteowl,

Yes, in fact you are not that far from our research area and where sightings, broken trees and vocalizations have been experienced. There tends to be more activity in the colder months for your info, but we do not recommend going out alone. At least a few in our area are very cranky and intimidating.

[gregvalentine]

Hi guys, thanks for your replies.

The photos I have posted all caught my interest because they are all of rather large trees bent over and broken, all facing away from the bush and into the direction of the trail going up the mountains. I don't know what the consensus is on the 'Survivorman Bigfoot' series, but I remembered they posited a theory that this would denote a territory marker, i.e. 'stay out of this area', which is why it caught my attention. The other pictures show trees and branches that seem out of place to me, like they've been pushed together or placed there. It's possible there are other explanations but to me it all seemed rather unnatural, and it would have taken a lot of force to move the trees.

I'm curious what you guys think of the sounds we heard too... Is it possible there could be a family of Yowies living up in the mountains? And that a small one would come into our camp? I guess like most people, I'm just looking for answers to my experiences. I've never seen a Yowie, but I'm starting to believe they may truly exist...


NiteOwl.

Interesting, and yes, they may quite possibly indicate yowie behaviour, but it's going to make more than that to convince me further; remember than nature more often has a hand in fallen/broken trees.

[Yowie bait]

I agree Greg but not all are falling trees either. An intricately woven x or asterix is not always something that occurs naturally.
Id say the four wheel drives and motor bikes would really piss them off.

The noise and fuel smell i mean. I know it pisses me off when i go for a walk on the track and all i can smell is bike fuel. Unfortunately my stink diesnt carry too far and my psychic powers are somewhat limited so i just put up with it...

[Wolf]

I agree Greg but not all are falling trees either. An intricately woven x or asterix is not always something that occurs naturally.
Id say the four wheel drives and motor bikes would really piss them off.

The noise and fuel smell i mean. I know it pisses me off when i go for a walk on the track and all i can smell is bike fuel. Unfortunately my stink diesnt carry too far and my psychic powers are somewhat limited so i just put up with it...

Don't worry about the stink... just break some trees and let go with some loud screams

[Yowie bait]

I agree Greg but not all are falling trees either. An intricately woven x or asterix is not always something that occurs naturally.
Id say the four wheel drives and motor bikes would really piss them off.

The noise and fuel smell i mean. I know it pisses me off when i go for a walk on the track and all i can smell is bike fuel. Unfortunately my stink diesnt carry too far and my psychic powers are somewhat limited so i just put up with it...

Don't worry about the stink... just break some trees and let go with some loud screams

It always comes out sounding like 70s tarzan but ill give it a go.

[gregvalentine]

It always comes out sounding like 70s tarzan but ill give it a go.[/quote]
Johnnny Weissmuller 1940s Tarzan yell.

[Yowie bait]

It always comes out sounding like 70s tarzan but ill give it a go.

Johnnny Weissmuller 1940s Tarzan yell.[/quote]
Hey Greg thats awesome. Weissmuller is my favourite tarzan for sure.

The 60s or 70s tv show was great but not as good as the movies. I can remember seeing the Supremes dressed as nuns on one episode. Sure got my pre pubescent blood boiling!! .

Back on topic..i would suggest Nite Owl have a listen to any aussie animal noises on audio. If anyone could suggest a good site for this it would be much appreciated.

Ive been hearing things slapping or dispelling water in the swamp where i go. Sounds like communication back and forth between two things with a strange vocal noise as well. I was thinking water rats but i couldnt find any reference to it. Frogs maybe?