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Hi all - I've read a bit about some of the markers people have come across.

I've recently found several trees with large handfuls of grass hung over branches - looked very similar to the sort of debris you see after floodwaters recede but the trees were on the crest of a hill - no way it could have been left by water. Has anyone seen similar?

Hey Forestguy are you able to get any photographs of them. What you are explaining to me sounds very much like some sort of birds nest or something. I haven’t heard of grass being left in trees buy by our big friend but anything’s possible.

The best evidence to look for would be broken and twisted branches and or trees, well worn tracks in isolated areas, footprints if you’re lucky enough to come across one and things that just look out of place to the normal senses, Grass in the tree would be one, but again I’ve never heard of it.

If I go bush now I always have a camera handy as you never know what you might stumble upon

Hi all - found a lot more of this, but on closer inspection everything that's been put in the trees is the same species of weed - I think it's called Asparagus Fern - so I think I can just chalk this up to weed concious walkers...

p.s. - Chewy, I'm still talking my wife into letting me buy a little digital camera...

Chewy, what you're describing sounds similar to the stick formations here in the states. After quite a bit of research on stick formations, one of the more interesting aspects of it is the small limbs broken off, bark stripped and the limbs littered about everywhere. This is a very interesting correlation with mountain and silverback gorillas. They break small branches off, strip the bark then eat it for sodium intake. Also the smell people are describing upon closer encounters is also identical to the scent emiited by mountain and silverback gorillas when threatened or aggresive. All the evidence I need to conclude this primate is out there and not documented properly is right in front of us with these behavior patterns and footprint casts. If any of you are trying to lure this big primate in, try using bacon grease, the smell travels for kilometers and they are very curious about that smell.

doesnt the smell of kfc drive them mad as well? i remember someone saying that they use kfc

Stainmaster, could it be the 11 different herbs and spices .
i personally have gone with the frying bacon attractant..seems to be the popular choice, plus when it,s crispy i get to eat it and strart again, Any other suggetions for attractive odours ?

I'm sure the odor of KFC would get their attention. Also I went to a conference yesterday held by the TBRC here close to where I live. One of the researchers said that fried chicken liver also brings them in. I would think after reading the Aborigine stories that if you consistently leave food where there's activity they will stick around for it. I listened to a woman on squatchtalk radio recently that takes cooked meat out once a day towards dusk and leaves it. She also calls to them. She asked a professional photographer to come and assist her with camera equipment. This photographer was a skeptic til she walked with the woman when putting out the food. When the woman called to them, she described the sounds she heard as being 6 to 8 people walking through the woods towards them, and it unsettled her. I'll give you a bit of info I think is relevant from Mary Greene who claims to have decades of interactions with the sasquatch here. Place your cameras to the rear of your tent and keep your attention focused towards the front of your tent, they will always approach from behind, just as the Honobia Walker did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkYRWoBX6Nc
This is the Honobia Walker video in case you haven't seen it.

thanks for that i enjoyed watching that and in makes perfect sense just a pity you can only see outlines but still great how good would a thermal camera be setup like thank