Opinion: Yowie Mega-structure or just fluke of nature?

[BushcraftAndCampingA]

gday everyone!

I just posted my latest video to YouTube and I want opinions!! I was searching a new location (still in Watagans) and found a large tree sitting 'Stonehenge stye' on the trunk of another tree. It was pretty freakin cool! I suspected a natural fluke but what do you guys think??

THe video is only 10 mins but let me know what you think - if I knew how to do a poll i would.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDHd0Ry ... e=youtu.be

[AL Pitman]

The tree balance would appear to a natural phenomena , nature is amazing !
Of more interest though and usually raises debate Yowie v Cockatoo is the tree bite at the start of the vid .
Once again something had been accessing the tree to get at the grubs within .
Awesome spot it's amazing how similar it is to many locations along the great dividing range .

[BushcraftAndCampingA]

The tree balance would appear to a natural phenomena , nature is amazing !
Of more interest though and usually raises debate Yowie v Cockatoo is the tree bite at the start of the vid .
Once again something had been accessing the tree to get at the grubs within .
Awesome spot it's amazing how similar it is to many locations along the great dividing range .

As far as im concerned, i dont think that is black cockatoo handywork. There are telltale signs of black cockatoos and to me none of them are present. I think a more likely scenrio (which only occured to me during editing) is that the marks were caused by machinery used in the logging process. The biggest mark against that is that these marks appear relatively fresh, whereas everything else in the site seems untouched for what seems like many years.

[AL Pitman]

Most of the “tree bites” that I have seen and could possibly attest to a Yowie have visible K9 teeth marks in them , usually across the trunk as if the Yowie turned its head sideways to obtain better purchase when biting into the tree .
Most have been removed nowadays due to the collapse of the company back in the GFC .
But a walk through a stand of plantation, cabbage gum trees should allow you to see plenty of tree bites .
Those trunks are full of grubs and the timber is a little softer than say an iron bark so it makes the pickings a tad easier for the Yowie. And look up as most of the ones that I seen in the Kungala area of Northern NSW were at about 2.5-3mts up the trunk .
Once again I really dig your vids I have never subscribed to a YouTube channel but I reckon I’ll give yours a go !!

[BushcraftAndCampingA]

Most of the “tree bites” that I have seen and could possibly attest to a Yowie have visible K9 teeth marks in them , usually across the trunk as if the Yowie turned its head sideways to obtain better purchase when biting into the tree .
Most have been removed nowadays due to the collapse of the company back in the GFC .
But a walk through a stand of plantation, cabbage gum trees should allow you to see plenty of tree bites .
Those trunks are full of grubs and the timber is a little softer than say an iron bark so it makes the pickings a tad easier for the Yowie. And look up as most of the ones that I seen in the Kungala area of Northern NSW were at about 2.5-3mts up the trunk .
Once again I really dig your vids I have never subscribed to a YouTube channel but I reckon I’ll give yours a go !!

really appreciate that - thanks for the support! you know ive honestly never looked up too much for tree bites. i will absolutely start to do so now. thanks for the tip!