Yowiehunters Forum

Hey team, I wanted to ask you all what you think the stick and tree markers that people report seeing in Yowie territory actually mean...

I have a few theories, what do others think?
A) Territory markers like fences to say "someone lives here, and I'm big enough to use a BIG TREE to show you my might and strength" or to show regular pathways used by Yowies (this is MY place, be warned - I might be home!)
B) Maps or indicators to say "food can be found around here" (might indicate the location of tree food sources nearby or good hunting areas
C) Message boards to show if any other Yowie has been visiting (might they change the pattern of the sticks or re-arrange the twisted tree trunks to show they passed by recently?)
D) Platforms for using in conjunction with say, urine, to serve as a biochemical indicator of virility in case a lonlely female Yowie is hunting around for a potential mate

If you've found stick or tree damage, be it small sticks placed on a pathway or road, or trees twisted and bent or branches/limbs placed in teepee shapes or leaning against other trees or rocks etc, would you mind adding your thoughts along with describing what your stick formation was like? It might help us to 'read' something more about the Yowies ways, even if it is still speculation at this point...

Go nuts, people.

Kind regards,
Shazz

PS. I think they could be all of the above, as there are probably levels of meaning depicted by the size and shape and intricacy of the stick shapes/erections

Personally, I am not overly convinced that stick formations are directly related to the Yowie phenomenon. However, I propose an experiment:

1. If you come across a suspected stick formation note it's location, date, time and take a photo (be sure to place an object down like a phone or lighter for size comparison).

2. String up a single piece of fruit (eg an apple strung up with fishing line) at the closest available location 2-3 metres from the ground. Be sure that the fruit is at least 1 metre away from tree trunks and other vegetation. This should eliminate or limit interference from non-target animals (possums, roos, livestock, deer, etc). Again, take a photo of the strung-up fruit with the stick formation in the same shot if possible.

3. Return to the same location after a delay (1 day, a couple of days, a week) to document whether the fruit has been taken and any other changes.

Information can be posted monthly:

Researcher - forum name will do.
Location - keep it coded or non-specific (eg NPDSg13.01) just as long as YOU know where it refers to.
Time and Date - when experiment was set up
Checked - time, date and any changes noted during subsequent check up. "HIT"=fruit missing, "MISS"=fruit untouched.

If enough of us follow this experiment consistently then we may be able to accumulate enough data to make some reasonable conclusions. Who else is in?

Yes i think it is indeed to mark there land a bit like a mail box maybe so other big guys know who is residing there maybe, just a thought.
But then as Night Walker said it may be just coincidence who knows for sure hopefully one day we will.
BB

If the rock stacks are close to walking tracks then they would most likely be man made.

There seems to be some sort of rock-stacking-art-self-expression-hiking-thing going on. Google "rock stack" and it gets mentioned in quite a few hiking sites and forums, heaps of pics.

Of course, the ultimate test would be to demolish the rock stacks at sunset then check them again just before dawn. If they are remade during the night you could be on to something...

Good Idea Night Walker will try that with the rock stacking when we get there and see if anything moves them through the night... maybe even place a IR Sensor chime near the rocks if they are moved we would hear it.....just a thouht.

BB

Mike Williams wrote: Dont know about sticks...but I keep finding rock stacks near some bush tracks in "yowie central" in the blue mts..... I assume its kids..I dismantle them..another few days..they appear..I imagine some kid is making them...and telling his mates that he thinks yowies are pulling them apart..

... ... funny as Mike... funny as... ... cheers... Stickyfingers.