Finding a Yowie

[theloneranger]

Hi guys,
I have been reading about these things since I was about 7, and lived on a farm in the Hunter Valley. We used to have loads of Kangaroos and when they hop, they are really really loud and to a kid I was positive that it was Bigfoot outside the house, until I saw the roos hopping and making the loud noise. Anyway I kept believing and went bush walking a lot on our farm which backed into a few mountains, but I never saw anything except one time a massive black dog.
Ive now been living in Europe for the last 10years and so never had a chance to really explore the aussie bush.
I am glad you lot do your interviews because most of them seem 100% reliable, ok your mind can play tricks on you, but these people saw something. But most of the interviews etc from the US are obviously fake.

The question I have is, there are a lot of you going out and looking but it is generally in the day time, and it seems they roam at night, or go out at night, hear some noises then get scared and leave.

There have been a lot of sightings in the royal national park and the Pilliga scrub. These areas are not that huge. If you are definitely sure that they are there, then why do you think no one has been able to get a decent shot of one? I know in some of the scrub you can barely see 10m, but especially you guys that are full timers on the subject what stopped you staying out, with enough people and fire power to be "safe" until you can get a decent video of one? If your aim is to be famous, you will be up there with Charles Darwin as making the greatest scientific discovery in the last decades, or if your aim is for their conservation the government would be forced to give these big guys all the space in the world to do their thing.

What are your motivations, and how many of you guys put a lot of time into this?

I am not trying to be critical, but if they really are there, they cant evade us forever.
Cheers and keep up the good work.

[Wolf]

Personally, I simply love the bush and all the animals in it (not counting ticks and mozzies).
The idea of a large, hairy, nocturnal cousin surviving relatively unnoticed in the bush is not only plausible but fascinatingly humbling to human society in general.

My motivation is not to 'discover' or 'prove' they exist but rather to satisfy my own curiosity and reaffirm my own belief that we humans are not the kings of the castle we think ourselves to be.
In fact, if I ever had a class A encounter I would likely not talk about it to anyone other than my closest friends, not because I fear ridicule, as I don't give a sh*t what people think, but because they have done just fine without human help for far longer than humans have even been on this planet. And if you want something stuffed up, tell people about it.

If I somehow got that 'money shot' I would not publish it nor tell anyone either for the reasons stated above.

As to how much time I spend looking for them... not that much. I was in the bush every day growing up because that is where I lived and played and as an adult I am frequently in the bush and often in some pretty isolated, 'squatchy' country, at night and during the day. It is fun and uplifting spending time in the bush and while I am very aware of the possibility of Yowies in the vicinity and look for sign or evidence all the time I would be there even if I had never heard of them.

Simply put... the idea of an 'undiscovered' close cousin being out there piques my curiosity. I want to know what they are... ape or ancestor? Like all mysteries it sparks the imagination.

[ChrisV]

Hi guys,
I have been reading about these things since I was about 7, and lived on a farm in the Hunter Valley. We used to have loads of Kangaroos and when they hop, they are really really loud and to a kid I was positive that it was Bigfoot outside the house, until I saw the roos hopping and making the loud noise. Anyway I kept believing and went bush walking a lot on our farm which backed into a few mountains, but I never saw anything except one time a massive black dog.
Ive now been living in Europe for the last 10years and so never had a chance to really explore the aussie bush.
I am glad you lot do your interviews because most of them seem 100% reliable, ok your mind can play tricks on you, but these people saw something. But most of the interviews etc from the US are obviously fake.

The question I have is, there are a lot of you going out and looking but it is generally in the day time, and it seems they roam at night, or go out at night, hear some noises then get scared and leave.

There have been a lot of sightings in the royal national park and the Pilliga scrub. These areas are not that huge. If you are definitely sure that they are there, then why do you think no one has been able to get a decent shot of one? I know in some of the scrub you can barely see 10m, but especially you guys that are full timers on the subject what stopped you staying out, with enough people and fire power to be "safe" until you can get a decent video of one? If your aim is to be famous, you will be up there with Charles Darwin as making the greatest scientific discovery in the last decades, or if your aim is for their conservation the government would be forced to give these big guys all the space in the world to do their thing.

What are your motivations, and how many of you guys put a lot of time into this?

I am not trying to be critical, but if they really are there, they cant evade us forever.
Cheers and keep up the good work.

They are some valid questions you've raised Lone Ranger. Many people have similar ambitions in trying to prove it either for themselves or in the public domain.
Personally I would be far happier to see the Yowie, Squatch etc stay out of the public eye simply because humans as a race can not be trusted. The researchers on here - be it in the field or via the armchair have I believe the best interests of the species in mind so that creates a positive forum to discuss the topic.

Regarding why we have not made progress....well thats a matter of perspective. There are plenty of witness reports, researching parties and general information that when put together makes a fine description of our hairy friends.
The actual photo evidence is the only thing that really has to be bridged - thats providing harder than ever to achieve for a multitude of reasons.

Will a picture finally surface that eliminates all doubt - your guess is as good as mine.

[adventurer]

Hi, i dont think its about anyone wanting to be famous. Its about us actually seeing something and wanting to capture it on film to show certain people who believe in it what we saw.
We do go out at night, hear noises get scared and leave, why??
Well thats easy, its pitch black, when you hear hard thumping multiple feet running past and grunting noises, you soon realise how big these things are. It doesnt matter how many people you have with you, you get a strong feeling "to get out " a danger feeling.
Yes you may have a gun, trust me by the time you hold it to the sky to make a warning shot, they will have been already on top of you. These things are FAST. You get the feeling you are in their territory, you soon find respect for them. When rocks come flying at you all in different direction, you know they also have great aim in the dark sight unseen. Appropriate expensive brilliant night vision is needed to get that shot.
The night we saw one, it was the front walker with the night vision cam on, who got distracted looking in the bush with large rocks being thrown. We were looking ahead and saw it, they seem to know where the red lights are flashing and can distract that person to look away.
These things are extremely SMART.

You basically end up leaving because they are 3 times your size and half maybe wild? who can fight with that?
Cars get damaged by them-expensive trip.
They can see in the dark--we cant.
You could possibly get a army of people out there but do you think the yowies will hang around--i think not.
They have extreme hearing from a mile away--they surround you before you realize it--you can get blocked in--then what are you going to do?
You have to be 100% fearless to sit through that, have everyone with a body cam and get that pic. Very difficult. Dee

[theloneranger]

thanks for the replies.
i guess if someone offered 100% bona fide proof in their existence it would be amazing but at the same time i would say a lot of national parks would become totally off limits to humans and there would be no more logging in certain areas.

interesting times ahead