Sounds as evidence

Audio evidence has never been sought after as much as video evidence
in Bigfoot research. Video has a great television impact, and is sure to get
a large audience, sometimes worldwide. Even fakes and mistaken identity
are subjects of endless discussion.

But audio evidence might be just as good, if more study is put into the
analyzing of it, and methods adjusted to obtain better files to study.
The widely popular method of "call blasting", in my opinion is self defeating.
Always promoted on the TV shows, the results are usually some far away howl
that is hard to hear, and even harder to know what it is. Part of the time it is
some other call blasters, sirens, Coyotes, Wolves, Dogs, Owls, Elk, or trucks.
And if any Bigfoot are near enough to reply with a good sound, they are usually
going to remain silent and leave the premises.

So I think the best way to get good closeup audio that can be heard clearly, is
to use self contained recording devices at likely places, and get out of the area.
A few of us have been doing this, and I think with good results. The one group
that I know of that does this is the texla research group. And some of their audio
is the only ones I've heard from a group that I would bet are authentic Bigfoot.
Another thing is to quit concentrating on howls. Howls are exciting to hear,
but the identifying of them is beyond the average person's ability. Perhaps with
our modern spectograms and frequency analyzers it will become possible to
positively identify a howl scientifically, but for now a trained ear seems about as
good. When a more diverse collection of actually identified howls is put together,
it should be possible.

I think much easier to identify are spoken vocals, but these have to be
obtained close up to the subject. And these, when associated with bipedal
footsteps or wood knocks, absolutely rules out Owls, Coyotes, or any other
animal.

In this one there is a distant call of "ah-oom",followed by an answer of
"ah-oom-pah-pah". (102009 403)
http://www.box.net/shared/0k14qlginz

This one is similar to some recordings on the texla research site, which were
said to have been the same as a vocalized sighting of a Bigfoot.
The spectrograms also show the same pattern.
"ah-ooh" (102609 306)
http://www.box.net/shared/glpi5i94dr

This was caught in the beginning of the hunting season, a nearby shot by a
poacher at night startles the subject. A fearful grunt is heard, and some
grunts diminishing in volume following that.
http://www.box.net/shared/bzdd1i22lf

I am familiar with this sound, because I always use a walking stick when
walking. In this clip notice that there is a stick in each hand hitting the
gravels of the road, then the cadence of the sticks changes as one stick
is dragged on the gravels. There are no crunching footsteps as there would
be if the subject was wearing shoes.
http://www.box.net/shared/bishdb1hd6

This is two knocks, answered by a closer knock and deep vocal.
(011 45)
http://www.box.net/shared/tukhkcsxox

A roar.
http://www.box.net/shared/ki1djs2t2x

A call made by either one or two subjects. The first call of one sylable at the
beginning is similar to some other animals, but the second call of two
sylables is not typical of other animals. (unkn call)
http://www.box.net/shared/smfmotj5ua

Some of these may be repeats, but I'm trying to get them organized.

January Sounds

Late in January, after a long quiet spell, my recorder again began to
capture a few sounds.

This one is definitely the sounds made by a bipedal subject. It was
made at 403 A.M. First is a wood knock, followed by footsteps, and
included are light taps on wood like a stick occasionally hitting a bush.

This was repeated twice, I believe the subject made the knock to
see if any dogs were out as he approached the cabin, then took a few
steps and knocked again. I just posted one knock and series of steps.

Knock and footsteps:
http://www.box.net/shared/3phu61l78i

This next clip is a vocalization of I think two subjects, one calling at
a distance, which is right at the beginning and hard to hear, and an
answer which seems closer.

Unknown call:
http://www.box.net/shared/smfmotj5ua

A Sketch

The Lady who lives in the cabin where I do some recording tells me
that she had a Bigfoot sighting when she was a child. Here's her
description:

"I was walking down the country lane from where we lived, some other
kids were with me. I saw the Creature looking out from behind a tree,
watching us. I didn't get scared, it just looked curious. I knew what
it was because ever since I could remember I heard my family mention
the "Hairy Man" that lives in the woods, both here in Southern Ohio and
in Kentucky where we lived before. We just kept on walking and it just
watched us go."

I drew this sketch based on her description. She said it looked
"Human like, and nothing like an Ape, it had fine hair over it's face
and long head hair to the shoulders."
She says my sketch looks very much like it.

Angry Roar

I haven't had any new activity since the Hunting season. Happily it's
over now and the Creatures can begin the long process of calming down to
normal. The Snow, in my opinion, is no help in finding Bigfoot sign. If
they had not learned long ago to not go walking in the snow near Humans or
Human trails, then they would have been wiped out long ago. They also lose
their excellent camoflage with a snow on.

So it's a good time to try to figure out how to work this blog. So far
I've not been able to put an audio link into the post, but have put them
separately on the side panel.

So today I'm experimenting with an audio file I recorded in December
before the Deer season. It's a roaring sound such as many witnesses have
reported in Sasquatch sightings. I've caught it two times, this was the
closest, I hope to sometime get it even closer for better analysis.
(p.s. see feb7 blog for link)

unknown howls

For those who enjoy hearing mysterious howls in the night, as I do, I am
posting a new audio, "unknown howls".

Most all of the "big time" researchers post audios like these as probable
Bigfoot howls, a lot from the Pacific Northwest, and included on a lot of CDs.

But I am going to call them unknown for the time being. Even though they
do not match any Owl or Coyote howl that I have, I cannot say for sure that they
couldn't be made by those creatures. Anyway, they are interesting to listen to.
And I recorded them in Ohio.

It starts with one individual howling at some distance, 3 times. Just before the
second howl can be heard a faint voice saying "oh-wah, oh-wah". So this does
sound like it is a Sasquatch.
Then others reply closer in. In the 2nd group can be heard a brief barking sound,
which does not necessarily disqualify it from being a primate, since Chimps and
Babboons also make these barks.
(P.S.But the group does sound like probable Coyotes.)
http://www.box.net/shared/r5ggrm4rom

If you listened to the previous audio "howls", you can recognize the same
individual in this group.

I have not heard any positive Sasquatch sounds since the middle of the Deer
gun season. I hope things will soon return to normal.

2009

During the past two years I have worked full time on the project to prove the
existance of the Wild Man of our woods. I have found three of the four things I
consider necessary to prove their existence. Those four being footprints, vocal
recordings, dna, and a picture.

I cast my best footprint , and had it examined and verified by experts, and it
will be included in Dr Bindernagle's next book.
Vocal recordings are plentiful, and ongoing. The dna I believe, is waiting in the
hair. The big name organizations who vie for the position of "dna authority" all
have their excuses for not testing hair unless it comes from someone with a Phd
or TV coverage, of which I have neither.
The BFRO would not help, and MM called me a liar because I would not turn
over the locations to them. NABS says I need to see a creature where I obtain
the hair. I have enquired to several other places with no answer. The only hope
so far is that NYU accepted two hairs six months ago, but so far won't let me
know anything.

But when I get that last item, the picture, I think things will change. And that's
what I'm working on next, as soon as I can obtain the necessary optical
equipment. Pictures have failed to be seen up to this point. But I think I have
figured out the secret. But since I would like to be the first to get one, I will wait
til I get it to reveal the solution.
But for the maximum effect, one needs to get all these things at one time,
from the same creature. This of course is difficult.

The gun Deer hunting season has begun and will slow down research I
think. Since it started a few days ago the sounds have stayed much farther
away from the recording area, and there are a lot more warning knocks than
before, the creatures are nervous and frightened.

I'd like to wish all friends of Sasquatch/Bigfoot a Happy Christmas.

True and false sounds

A good case has been made by linquist Scott Nelson that Sasquatch
has a language. And I have recorded some that sounds like that.
But there is another type of vocalization needed by them.

When roaming through the woods in search of food, the only efficient way
to do it is to spread out to cover a wider area. This method requires a way
for members of a group to constantly know where the other members are
without alerting potential enemies. This can be achieved by low toned vocal
sounds. I believe I've captured those sounds several times.

The audio "whoop" is an example of this.
http://www.box.net/shared/7ukciqh9xq

I think the calls of Owls fool a lot of people and cause a lot of wasted time.
Although I do think that Sasquatch does sometimes imitate an owl, the vast
majority of such sounds are really Owls.

In the audio "fake owl", the first hoot sounds real, but the second one does not.
http://www.box.net/shared/efrazi08ka

In the audio "scream and monkey sound by owls", there is a good
example of the so called "Peacock scream" and "Monkey sound" which are
made by the Barred Owls, but hundreds of times are attributed to Sasquatch.
http://www.box.net/shared/hsna94dzfr

Night Sounds

I am posting some more night sounds which could be from our hairy people.
The first one, "Howls" is of a pack of Coyotes who howl
regularly almost every night, but this time they were joined by something
sounding very un-Coyote like, which sounds closer to the recorder.
http://www.box.net/shared/tdmeb6uixg

Lastly, I know an older couple who live in a cabin in the Wayne National
Forest. Having heard some strange sounds there, I decided to put out the
overnight recorder.
They have two small dogs which often have to be let out during the night. In
this recording, which was at 4:30 AM, distinct wood knocks are recorded as
the lady opens the door to call the dogs back. Obviously warning knocks.
http://www.box.net/shared/dtitiiushm

Ohio Hair

I don't like to be repetitive, but I need to more fully describe one of the hairs
I found in order to convince a lab to do a dna test. I reported on this hair before
as "Unknown Hair".

There's no positive way to tell what a hair is until a dna test is done on it. But
the researcher has to have some target idea of what he/she is looking for. The
target in this case was the hairs described in several books as follows:

" Half dozen light colored hairs found by government game guide Wayne Twitchell,
and examined by 36 year police lab veteran Ray Pinker.

1..both animal and human characteristics.
2..resembled animal in showing variation in color and thickness from root to tip,
whereas human is uniform in color and thickness.
3..the scale pattern is similar to human.
4..there was no continuous medulla as would be with almost all animals.
5..there were both coarse outer hairs and fine hairs from an undercoat.
6..He could find no matches amoung known animals."

7.. And an additional characteristic quoted by Dr Henner Fahrenbach:
"Color of suspected sasquatch hair, when viewed under the microscope,
always includes a red tinge plus a variable amount of very
fine pigmentation (melanin) granules. No matter whether the hair
looks black, brown or red to the naked eye, it shows the reddish
tinge under high magnification."

So after a couple of months of study and comparisons, I realized that this
hair does not seem to be a Bear hair as I first thought, but instead exactly
matches all of the criteria above, except 5, since it was found alone.

The first picture shows the root at the top, and representative sections
in order below:









The hair trap was placed 2 feet above the ground, which makes unlikely,
even before examination, of it coming from any of the smaller animals.
(and human arm hair).

Scratches

The scratch marks on this log look to me like fingernail marks rather than
Bear claw marks. They would be very strong nails, mine would bend and
break if trying this:





Also, Bears seldom use only one paw, and usually make much more mess,
such as this log:


Nearby was some older and very unusual scratch marks on a tree. Usual
animal scratching is vertical, but these are horizontal:



Another older nearby sign was this log pulled apart with no claw marks on it.
I had seen this before, but had not remarked on it as there was the possibility
of Bear work, but the finding of the fingernail marks reduces that possibility: