Yowiehunters Forum

This is a rough outline of some theories I have about why the Yowie(If in fact it does exisit)* remains as elusive as it does, these are only theories backed up by no evidence to support them.
I am not a highly educated person and have no personal expirance with Yowies, just a fasination with the subject.
Anyway have a read and post any thoughts you may have on my theories.

Diet And Adaption

I believe that in the case of the existence of the Yowie* (Bigfoot,etc) it's diet must be varied and locally available, therefore the food source must be contained in a small enough area to allow the Yowie* to remain within it's dense covered and secluded territory. (Hence remaining elusive).
I believe that the food source would aleast include such items as insects, grasses, yams, bark, worms, reptiles, fruits, eg (Berries), small mammals, dirt (which can contain minerals}and I am sure many more items of food could be thought of and included here?
The Yowie* would I believe gather food at night. And therfore be mostly nocternal.

On dietary adaption and digestive function,
I believe the Yowie* would need less food than would be genaraly thought of to maintain it's observed large size. A slow matabilisim could account for this theory, often times within the safety of the Yowie's* territory I believe the creature would restrict it's movement to be slow, relaxed and deliberate in order to keep energy levels down.
Maybe exessive sleep could also achieve this, or perhaps some limited short term form of hibernation.

Procreation, Life-span And Maturing Rate

Pertaining to Yowies* mating habits, I believe males from differing family groups would go on what I call mating runs.
The mating run would consist of a male leaving his territory and meeting with another family group and mate with a female from that group.(Many sightings would happen at this time).
The male would visit this group once and in a future mating run would go else where in order to keep a healthy gene pool.
Mating would occur once every eighty years or perhaps only once in a lifetime, or sooner if the offspring die for some reason.

A Yowies* life-span I believe would have to be longer than that of Humans or other primates, I would suggest maybe somewhere around 150 years maybe more or less, the long life-span must be correct otherwise overpopulation and birth rates would be to high for them to remain elusive and hidden.

I believe Yowies* would also mature at a slower rate, reaching maturity at perhaps 80-90 years of age. (Note, Neanderthals are thought to have had a longer lifespan than humans).

Habitat And Dwellings

Yowie* habitat must be rather small and remote, often it would be situated hidden deep in rugged heavily over grown places.
These areas would be inaceasible to an unprepaired man and medium to large sized animals, in the case of men these places would be overlooked as places not worthy or pointless to atempt entering.
Although I am sure the Yowie* could taverse this terrian if need arised and would do so in an attempt to gather food in lean times or for mating runs

Dwellings would I believe be wholy or partly sub-terainian, another pluasible theory on the creatures elusiveness. The dwellings would comprise of naturaly formed caves and caverns, this would also explain most sightings near mountains seeing as though mountains regulary have caves.
Perhaps entrace ways to these dwellings could have some rather crude door or covering so that the dwelling remains hidden .
I believe Yowie's* would spend atleast 60-70% of their time underground.

Concusion,

I am sure some of these theories have been covered many times before in many forums and publications.
The most important thing when it comes to the Yowie* is how has it remained unfound,
I believe this subject warrants more examination.
Hard line Skeptics use the lack of pysical remains to debunk the Hominiods existence time and time again, therefore this subject as I said must be examined at great length.

In the future I plan on going alone deep into the Victorian Alps and surrounding areas for several weeks, I will be hunting sambar deer with a bow and will also attempt to find evidence of this creature what ever it maybe.

Some very valid points made there nature-man. I found myself regularly nodding my head in agreement. Quite different I think to others' perception. Sometimes the most logical is not the most obvious.

Hi, thanks for the reply.
It's interesting to think about this subject and the reasons behind it, I just typed down some thoughts I had.
Maybe the explanation could be as simple as the Yowie is just to intelligent to be cuaght.
Anyway a great site and I will continue to come here and read all your great post's.

That was an interesting read.

That was very well thought out, as Romeo said you made some valid points.


If you have any other thoughts in the future dont be afraid to type them out

Did you see the footage of the Giant Squid caught on camera at a depth of 900 meters. It was on the News last night.

It's emerged from folklore into mainstream acceptance over the decades yet it has existed for millions of years.

We've seen woodcuts, drawings, seen old sepia photos of putrid carcasses on beaches.

My point is this is. If you had the choice to show a skeptic a woodcut, a drawing or a photo of a Yowie. You'd go for the photo because it's what the community at large would accept as a unit of evidence. Even then it would and has been met with furious skeptisim.

The Yowie has been found. Many times by hundreds of people over hundreds of years. He just hasn't shown up for his photoshoot and interview with people magazine.

Yes the Yowie has been found... but not proven to the wider community at large.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story ... ?gusrc=rss

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/kraken.htm

(There are photo's but I prefer the woodcuts)

Cheers Buck

Hi Buck, thanks for the reply.
You make a good point, maybe I should have thought out the title of the post a bit more.
Yes as you said Yowies have been found by those who have seen them over the entire history of Aborniginal and White Australia and other countries, perhaps my point is why the Yowie or it's remains have not been discovered by science or main-stream society.

I hope oneday if they are found and brought before our scientific community that the Yowie will be protected and respected by all.

Possible reasons:
It evolved to be highly "cryptic" - avoiding humans as a matter of survival.
It prefers dense forest where it isn't easily seen.
It is nocturnal.
It has naturally low population density.

Or....
Maybe it doesn't exist.

There is still a hell of alot of ground on this planet that isn't used by us. Even the intrepid bushwalkers tend to stick to paths and marked trails. It would not be to hard to avoid humanity if you wanted to and if you were big enough to use the areas that are for us, unaseible. I think that the yowies we spot are the ones that, for watever reason, waunder in to our domain.

Perhaps they are curious about us, or perhaps some are 'rogues', and are no longer welcome in their family group.

These days the majority of us wizz through the countryside on highways and freeways, we avoid the old dirt roads and tracks because we are in a hurry to get where we're going. We probablt travelled more of the country 50 years ago then we do now!

Hi Dawn, thanks for the reply.

You are right in what you say about the majority of people not entering the most remote places of our great country.
I am sure there are many a bushman who could tell us some great stories or not, about the uncharted regions of this fair land.
Many stories I have read about Yowie sightings I believe have some merit, does the Yowie exist?

I believe it does whether in the minds of those who have seen it or in actual fact.
I am no sceptic but I will remain partial until the day I see one for myself. Although I wish upon wish that the Yowie does exist.

My personal belief is that the Yowie and it's sightings does warrant investigation as this web site promotes.
I hope Dean and the other Yowie hunters hard work will pay off someday.