Yowiehunters Forum

Lets start off with numbers and possible dates, we also need to a list of equipment we so we know what we have in equipment

On a side note i think the final date should not be posted on the website as all we need is some fruit loop to try and play games with us that weekend. So only rough dates and location to be posted and final dates and location send via PM or in person at the meeting i hope we can all have :-)

Hi Stainy

The best weekend would be the long weekend in June. Simply because it gives us 3 days to investigate the area. Im thinking most of us probably have to work 9-5 Mon-Fri, so to be that long weekend is a good date.

Dean mentioned "full" moons as being a good time. Might be worth checking when full moons fall over the next 12 weeks.

Note: If your worried about interference by "fruit loops", we really should be using private messaging or E-mail. The last thing we need is a nutbag in a Gorilla suit getting his arms ripped off by a Yowie.

Regards

Folcrom

So anyone got a really good map of that area so I can pinpoint it for you guys. I know how to get there by car.
Stormfreak

The DPI will provide aerial photo's for about $30. They are a God send and provide a great insight to your object/target area. They show valleys, mountain peaks and any other important information that you'll need.

Only then will you understand the habitat that surrounds you.

Get your firm numbers after you set a date. Dates change depending on who is available at these times.

DMH

hi everyone...i don't want to sound like im sticking my beak in ....but...as this is your first time out as a group but i was thinking as the location you are going is a good 5 hour drive from melb and it is following up ya report from a number of years ago don,t you think it would be better to "cut your teeth" in a location closer to home....like bunyip state park as one of you heard something strange there the other day...if i was going out i would head to bunyip for my first time as a group...but as im not you can tell me to butt out of it i just kinda think closer to home and a more recent encounter (sorta)to follow up...but apart from that good luck to you all and i hope you find some thing,then you can say "i told you so" to me.hopefully there will be more expeditions after this one and maybe i can join ya some time...2 promising locations to think of for the future 1. Mt Macedon 2.blackwood....

The problem with that is the whole objective is to go somewhere 'active'. I would hardly call Licola 'active', as we only had one report and it is nothing less than a needle in a hay stack, but to decrease the odds from "needle in a hay stack" is called 'going camping'.

The mount of times I've driven over 12 hours straight over the years to get to a good area has never been a problem for me. Depends on what the boys want ...... very small chance or nothing?

I would rather take a small group to the Blue Mountains or Mt Kembla myself, but if people want to check out Licola - ok.

DMH

Dean,

What part of the Blue Mountains would you suggest?

Tish,

Depends on whether you want to you wish to work off the very latest incident (3 weeks ago), or a long term sighting area. Will PM you.

DMH

Ah well. This looks like going nowhere. I dont mind if we dont go. After my experience up that way I would rather not go anyway. My life is more important than something hiding in bush.
Firstly Licola is not 5 hrs from Melbourne. Paky to Licola aprox 2 1/2 to 3 hrs. Melb to Paky aprox 45 mins.
I go chasing storms into NSW all the time so driving long distances is not a problem for me.
Sure its been a while since I had the s#%t scared out of me by something up there. Where this happened is not people friendly and I dont think many people would go where I went on the day in question.
Then there are the people that wouldnt want anyone to know what they saw because they would be laughed at.
Up until I contacted Dean a few months back I had told nobody about what happened because I know people would laugh. I know I would have if someone told me they had seen a Hairyman in the bush.
If anyone wants the exact location of where this all happened get a good map. Then email me or PM me and we will arrange to meet up somewhere so we can sort out what we want to do.
Stormfreak

Stormfreak - Gear up!

Set the date. Licola is not 5 hours away - Keep on track.

DMH

thats kinda what i ment....it seemed like a one off sighting and its not exactly a 'hot spot' for sightings...ive gone to places that have had a sighting and saw nothing ,heard nothing,and came home totaly dissappointed and bummed out...but hey hope i didnt put a damper on ya trip, thats the last thing i wanted to do..just figured if you want to get some expedition experience wombat state park is just down the road.....that is a bit of an active area ...am i right dean?

No problem Stuart.

MIght be worth a look . There ARE reports from surrounding areas. Winter is not a great time to go, but you'll never never know if you ............

DMH

I look at it this way i say we go and look around as a group the main reason is this WE GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER :-) then from there it will start taking leaps and bounds once we can work together and trust each other

My 2 cents.

Any area with a report is worth a look, even if its not recent. No harm in trying, The worst case you move on. Nothing lost.

mikka wrote:My 2 cents.

No harm in trying, The worst case you move on. Nothing lost.

Precisely mikka it?s your motivation and intent that gets results. Half the fun is getting there!

I was up that way the other week having a look around, looks like a decent spot to check out. Mountain ranges are very steep, caves on the higher parts of the ranges, plenty of rivers and creeks. Creek lines are thick tee-tree brush other areas are low open land forest.

The area east of the Wellington River closer to the Avon wilderness area and Lake Tali Karng would be the best bet. Not much access to these areas though other than by foot.

Look if nothing is found im sure a nice trout or 2 could be pulled out so what ever happens it would be a good field trip :-)

Hi All

Just reading the posts from the weekend.

Licola is a good hike from Melbourne, but not all that far really. A few hours drive is nothing. The Licola valley has plently of thick bush and scrub and plenty of game. Even if we dont see a Yowie, it would be a good place to check out anyway. We could practice looking for signs of Yowie habitation. Tree damage, scats, tracks what ever. A little practice is always useful and we could actually find evidence of Yowie habitation.

Another thing to consider, is that Licola is just a tad further east from Walhalla. A side trip on the way there or on the way back, to the Alberfeldy River crossing north of Walhalla is also a possibility. That area was active, in regards Yowies from the 80s through the 90s. Its also quite similar to the valley north of Licola. Fresh water, thick bush and scrub, deep valleys and lots of game.

On another note: The Bunyip State Park. My 11 year old daughter hearing a vocalisation, is hardly a "decent" report. She's 11 and the only one out of 6 of us who heard it. My little girl may have been right, but she could equally be mistaken. Being close to Melbourne, only and hours drive away, makes the park a perfect place to check on weekend field trips. However, you'd have to go deep into the park. A lot of trail bike riders use it. So you'd have to pick a spot where trail bikes are scarse and Yowie signs are found. It could take many weekend hiking trips to find a good location. Having said that, its worth doing if we have individuals among who want to do the leg work (ie bush walking) looking for signs.

Does anyone live close to Bunyip State Park?
I myself live 45 minutes away from it.

Before making a field trip, we really should organise a group meeting. It helps if the group members know each other before we set out on a field trip. It also would allow us to sit down and actually organise it. Study maps and talk turkey so to speak.

Regards

Folcrom.

OK, I am unknown to the group, so take this as you will, but reading this it seems that you are looking for something relatively close to Melbourne where there has been at least some possibility of recent activity. Based on my recent audible experience in Marysville, and it's close proximity to Melbourne, would that potentially be a good place to go?

Once you go higher, there is no contention with trail bikes, and in winter there will be few walkers. The only drawback is that you'd need to be equiped for carrying everything on your back as the terrain will be to much for any vehicle, and also be prepared for low night time temperatures.

My 2c worth. I'd also be happy to join in. I don't know what to look for, but love the bushwalking around there, and for obvious reasons the area currently has my attention.

Dean also mentioned in an email other recent reports from the area?

C'mon then, who's keen for a look?

raises hand high :-) and i have next monday(all day) and tuesday(before 5pm and after 9pm) 9th + 10th may if anyone wants to meet up somewhere for a talk etc about some hunting

I shall be back by then.

Matty (Stainmaster), call the ball....

Everyone has my permission to call into work with the Flu on these days. Rest assured, your certificate is ready and signed by Dr. Harrison.

DMH

would everyone in vic like to meet up on monday night somewhere ? i am easy with location and ideas troops

OK, now I am going to have to throw a spanner in the works - I am out of town from tomorrow through Thursday 12th inclusive. Earlt the week after would be good though...

i am happy with that i am on dayshift that fortnight so most days ok but the weekend better as i have it off

Make it a weekend and you can meet up at my place if you like....I'm 10 minutes from the site. Pm me if thats what you want to do and I'll get back Sunday night as I'm going bush in a little while!

i am happy with that so it would be 13th or 14th depends on the others

Make it a Saturday. Early morning start - say 8am? BBQ lunch. BYO.

DMH

sounds good so its going to be meet at dawns at 8am for a look around and then bbq lunch is that the sort of current plan? And dawn what it the rough area you live in?

Stainmaster, I'm in Buxton.