Attracting Yowies

[folcrom]

Hi All

I was just wondering if this would be an idea worth trying.

Pick a spot where Yowies are suspected of being active. In this particular instance, say Bunyip State Park.

Use various methods to attempt to attract a Yowie into the area. Perhaps by playing Yowie vocalisations over a loud speaker, or perhaps other methods. Then sit back, camp over night and see if we get a result.

Would this be worth attempting?

Any takers on making such an attempt?

Folcrom.

[dawn]

How would you know what the call you play back to it means. What if it is a male challenging any other males in the area or a female looking for a mate? You could end up with a reaLLy pissed off Yowie to deal with!

[ferral]

I really like the BBQ theory.Apparently the "giants"in the Solomons cant resist the smell of eels cooking.So therefore,the Yowie's(who i believe are related to the Solomon giants somehow)would be attracted to an eel or two on the fire.In other posts it says people have fired up the BBQ with meat and sausages and the like and have had success.Thats just my theory and i reckon its well worth a try.At least they shouldnt get offside with us if we are cooking their favourite food lol. Ferral

[Romeo]

I have camped out many a night in the hope of hearing, seeing or coming across something, although I must say I have not had too much luck.

Friends of mine commonly claim to hear and see things while on these expeditions, in the middle of the night, in the middle of the bush. 99.9% of the time I know it is their own paranoid imagination.

However, a friend of mine and I went out one night to a known hotspot and cooked a barbecue. Couple of snags, eggs, rissoles, that sort of stuff. Later on we both heard very slow, very heavy footsteps circling around. Much later on we both heard strange howls that seemed to come from miles away. I don't know if yowies have been known to howl, but what we heard was definitly different to anything else.

From personal experience the barbie seems the way to go, however as I have never tried the vocalisation-recording theory, I can't say that it won't work as well. Worth a go I reckon.

Romeo

[folcrom]

Hi All

I was thinking of worrying about what to do with a pissed off Yowie, after its been attracted to the area.

Safety in numbers is my first thought, then perhaps leave it an offering to appease its anger. Say a nicely roasted leg of lamb/goat (cheaper and has stronger smell) or something hanging from a nearby tree.

I like the barby idea, not too keen on eels though. Then again, the Yowie might be, so jellied or barbecued eel might be the go.

The main idea was, instead of trying to find a Yowie in the thick of the bush, (like a needle in a haystack), try and get the Yowie closer to an area over which we have greater control. Some place where we can have cameras etc set up. Perhaps even try to get it to interact. Even if that is, just twisting of saplings or bashing on a tree to appear threatening.

Just a thought.

Folcrom.

[hillbilly]

Hi all,I agree with the food for attraction idea.to attract a yowie through sound,which might in itself be a threat/attack sound,could be dangerous.

[Dean Harrison]

Tampons.

Cooking after dark.

Camp lights/talking/noise.

Music.

Plus if you dare to step outside the F&B realm, the Para researchers say "use your mind".

Basically picture yourself in the bush - it's your home and your not too fond of Humans. Besides used Tampons (sorry folks, but it's true), what would spark your attention to urge you to come in for a closer inspection? It is no different for them.

I couldn't begin to imagine how many campers and bush walkers have been observed closely, all the while with no idea.

DMH

[dawn]

According to some books I've read, kids attract them too! Round up a couple of happy little 4 year olds, and bob's your uncle! I'm still not sure whether the American Bigfoot wants to play with them, look at them or eat them, but that gives you a 2 out of 3 chance welfare will leave you alone! LOL

What ever method you choose, good luck with it!

[folcrom]

Well, Deans given us a whole swag of possibilities.
From fully loaded vampire teabags to the simple noises produced by the joys of camping.

Sounds to me, that a good way to attrack a night walker, might simply be to camp, barbecue after dark and simply enjoy the experience, complete with all the noise that entails.

As for Dawns idea of using children for Yowie bait. Hmm, I not so sure thats a good idea. My four are so destructive, they might "break" the Yowie.

No seriously, two of mine are a bit too young to take camping. Maybe in a couple more years and even then, not in an active Yowie area.

So what do we have.
1. Pick an area that's accessable, yet remote from main human popuplation areas, where yowie signs and or activity have been noted.
2. Camp in the area.
3. Have a late barbecue (at night) with lights.
4. Play loud music and make noise.
5. Wait and see. (with cameras and equipment ready)

Sounds more like a party than a plan.
So it sounds to me, like time to plan a party.

Cheers

Folcrom.

[Dean Harrison]

Basically, it comes down to the nature of the beast.

Their personalities vary greatly. The extreme is the Ormeau Yowie, which I wouldn't like to meet alone during the night (again). Just plain nasty.

Then there was the legendary "Fatfoot" in the Blue Mountains who was a lot of fun and wanted to play games for hours during the night. Cat and Mouse was his favourite game and he was always trying to outwit me. Miss that guy.

Springbrook was ok, however I felt it held off too much depending on it's mood, although when we became bogged it was a moment of great interest for him/her, plus it left signs for us and sat me on my backside once. It took an interest in us, but was very cautious.

Coonabarabran was interesting. For hours I ignored him, thinking he was a Kangaroo. That was until he started yelling at me in some caveman type dialect, but he still remained elusive even though he broke silence and stomped around us. This is a classic bad judgment call on my behalf. As usual in these situations, you have two options: Either turn on the lights in effort to gain footage and risk scaring him away for good, or keep quiet and hope he will stay with you in confidence and come in closer for a better shot at some stage. Although I took footage (in darkness - which I really should re-visit), I made a second bad judgement call by driving off to gather the rest of the team - all over by the time we returned.

Taree Yowie was elusive, however Ash had a good daylight view of him after he had rocks through at his feet. Nice prints, bad smell, but always kept it's distance.

Kilkivan Yowies certainly had their moments. Two families that we know of and a small one that we dubbed "Junior" because of his/hers small footprints. I liked those guys, although there was one out there that I had some rather negative feelings about, but the others seemed harmless. Steve had the shock of his life when he sat between two of them during the night. Myself and Mike had one come through the forest and sit down behind us. It's breathing sounded like an Asthma attack. We had a lot of good times there. Many stories here.

Kilcoy - Well..... nothing grand. Yet another disappearing act when push came to shove. Still makes me wonder how can something so large can disappear into thin air?

Daisy Hill. It was bad enough for me alone during the day, let alone at night. Appeared out of nowhere and stalked me aggressively. Stood my ground and it broke every tree in it's path as it charged directly at me. I remember the trees and brush violently flipping side to side as if were yesterday. I egged it on during the stalking - it apparently worked well. I had no choice but sprint and luckily it stopped as I made my way back to the car.

This provides a window towards the differing personalities. For more references, visit our witness audio section (of which we lost 50% during the crash - but will be back up soon).

Again, you have two options. Either make noise and make yourself known, or if you know what your doing - stake out the area you know it comes bye.

Hope this helps.

DMH

[folcrom]

"Disappearing into thin air"

I have a theory about that.

Over the years I met my share of odd people, especially being a pagan and all.

Some of these were able to "avoid being seen". Its like being invisible, without actually being invisible and takes quite a bit of occult training. Apparently they are able to project an aura of "invisibility". They aren't actually invisible, but passersby, just dont consciously see or acknowledge them. They could walk through a crowd of a hundred people and nobody "sees" them. Its a kind of "glamor", except instead of fooling someones consciousness into seeing something different, they fool them into seeing nothing at all. Only someone who has had the same training can catch them out.

Perhaps Yowies have this kind of ability, only for them it comes naturally. A part and parcel of being a cryptic hominoid.

Just a thought.

Folcrom.

[Buck]

If you've seen "What the Bleep" which I highly recommend, there is an anecdote about the South American indians not seeing Colombus ships anchored just off the coast.

Having never seen a sailing ship and therefore no reference to what ships were they actually did not perceive them at all. It was only when a shaman noticed ripples on the water and looked, really looked did he see the ships in front of him.

So, if you have no concept of a Yowie and you are walking through the bush, you could walk right past one who is staring at you. Not having any knowledge or expecting to see an 8' hairy hominid a person could be in front of one and not even know it. Invisible?

I'm wondering if this would also work the other way, in particular the event with Jason Garlicks Car on tablelands road. It would have been amazing to them to see this thing in the middle of the road. There are probably Yowies out there who have never seen a human.

The other invisible factor is fur. It's amazing... you only have to be a few metres in between trees partly obscured by shrubs for things to disappear off the visual radar. It's called camoflage

Highly recommend "What the Bleep" , a doco about reality, thought and conciousness. It will make you think.

BTW - I use my powers of invisiblilty when there is housework to do, my wife curiously has also developed the corresponding power to find me.

Cheers Buck

[folcrom]

Our sense of reality is based upon two things.

1. Sensory information provided to us by our senses.

and

2. How we perceive that sensory information.

Altering of the sensory data or the perception thereof,
can thus alter our sense of reality.

Folcrom.