This is the reporting by a Bigfoot researcher of an ongoing study in the Southern part of the United States in a very large park area near homes and urban setting.
Prior installments
#1 What is Urban Sasquatch?
#2 "The Original Experiment"
#3 "The Urban Study Begins"
#4 "Signatures and Signs"
#5 "Mixing It Up"
#6 "Neglected and Discouraged"
#7 "Adding Complexities"
#8 "Stunning Interactions"
#9 "Showing My Intent"
#10 "I'm Being Directed"
#11 "New Team Member"
#12 "Working It Vigorously"
#13 "Curious Interactions"
#14 "New Season Begins"
#15 "Answering My Thoughts?"
#16 Trail Cam Sham
#17 Training for Cameras
#18 Weather, Birds and Unexplained Sights
#19 More Preparation For Filming
#20 Revealing the Research Site
#21 Research Considerations
Conditions: 95, hot, humid, possible afternoon rain clouds building up.
3:32 p.m. I arrived at the parking lot. I began the walk to the bridge trail at 3:42 p.m. and arrived at 3:55 p.m. I ended staying just over an hour on this visit.
The grass was high on on both sides of the ditch. It will probably be mowed soon. The water in the ditch was low. We were now in very hot conditions daily with no rain. Sometimes with the clouds building up in the late afternoons, it looks like rain could come but then it doesn't. The last 2 weeks have been like it had been since before the rains started late last fall. My hard now needs watering daily.
On the way, I stopped at the fire pit and got another rock. There are 3 rocks still left at the fire pit. They will all be moved to site 1B in 3 more visits. I walked on to the main creek and noticed nothing out of the ordinary. I then entered my opening to site 1B. I'm always anticipating something having taken place.
Here's the new items seen this visit:
Food wrappers were on the ground around bucket tree #1. The larger peanuts bag was missing when I noticed it behind the vertical, leaning yellow tire. In order to get the opened bag into the spot it was located, the tire had to be moved and used bag placed behind it.
At food bucket tree #2, wrappers on the ground around the tree. The blue tire had been moved away from the tree and the yellow handled hammer which was in the bucket was now on the ground.
On the ground, limbs arrow direction pointer had one of the rear limbs slightly moved. Also the 3rd rock from the arrow point had been moved out of the line.
Near bucket tree #1, there were 2 small limbs laid out as a possible small pointer. One limb was approx. 2", the other 1-1/2". I didn't know what to make of this one. When you line up with it, it is towards the corral of balls with the 3 tires.
Nothing else seemed to have changed.
I did go over to site 1A. I took photos of what looked like a heavy use, hog rooting/wallow spot. Also, I found at the base of the old food bucket tree #1, the lid of the peanut butter jar I opened a few visits back. The jar was not in the vicinity. Also some white potatoes left at the base were gone also. They had been at the base of the tree since last fall and nothing had taken them till now. I found 3 more balls at the site and brought them over to the corral. I took photos first then placed them in the corral.
Other things I did this trip:
I put both tires at the bucket trees back vertically and put the hammer up behind the blue tire.
Added a rock next to the moved rock in the arrow pointer formation.
I restocked the food buckets.
I changed the rear of the arrow pointer, moving the limbs to a cross look.
I added 2 sweet treats to the bottom of the 2 rocks and quarter stack on the green Frisbee attached to bucket tree #2.
I put out another pile of deer corn in the same spot,
stood up 2 long limbs as 'door' or 'gate' formation. This is at the long limb with wrapped cord and hanging glass chime bottles.
33 photos follow with explanation:
#1. thru #5: At food bucket tree #1. Wrappers are on the ground. The open bag of unshelled peanuts is behind the vertical, leaning yellow tire.
#6. Third rock from the point of arrow and water container has been moved.
#7. One of the rear limbs has been slightly moved.
#8. thru #11. At food bucket tree #2, wrappers of the ground around the tree. The blue tire has been moved and the yellow handle hammer has been removed from the food bucket onto the ground.
#12. Food items for restocking the food buckets. Unshelled peanuts, sweet treats, fruit.
#13. Blurry but bucket #1 restocked.
#14. thru #16. Possible tiny arrow pointer 2 limbs, 2" and 1-1/2". Pointing to the corral of balls.???
#17. Added a rock beside the moved rock in ground formation.
#18. At the rear of the arrow pointer, I made it into a cross look instead of arrow.
#19. Blur. Not sure what happened on this one??
#20. I stood the blue tire vertically again and put the hammer in a vertical position at the rear of the tire. this is under food bucket #2.
#21. Food bucket #2 restocked.
#22. Two sweet treats under the 2 rocks and quarter stack.
#23. and #24. Some kind of track marks??? Near bucket tree #1.
# 25. and #26. Two long limbs added vertically to long limb with wrapped cord and hanging glass chime bottles. This to make a 'door' or 'gate' formation.
#27. Another pile of deer corn put out at previous spot.
#28. thru #31. Site 1A, hog rooting and wallow spots. Also trash areas.
#32. Peanut butter jar lid. Full jar taken recently.
#33. Three balls recovered form site 1A.
Sometimes, it's puzzling, the back and forth. I want something more definitive. I hadn't realized it when I was doing this, but something definitive was just around the corner....
July 12, 2015
Visit #14
Conditions: 95, hot, humid, possible afternoon rain clouds building up.
3:32 p.m. I arrived at the parking lot. I began the walk to the bridge trail at 3:42 p.m. and arrived at 3:55 p.m. I ended staying just over an hour on this visit.
The grass was high on on both sides of the ditch. It will probably be mowed soon. The water in the ditch was low. We were now in very hot conditions daily with no rain. Sometimes with the clouds building up in the late afternoons, it looks like rain could come but then it doesn't. The last 2 weeks have been like it had been since before the rains started late last fall. My hard now needs watering daily.
On the way, I stopped at the fire pit and got another rock. There are 3 rocks still left at the fire pit. They will all be moved to site 1B in 3 more visits. I walked on to the main creek and noticed nothing out of the ordinary. I then entered my opening to site 1B. I'm always anticipating something having taken place.
Here's the new items seen this visit:
Food wrappers were on the ground around bucket tree #1. The larger peanuts bag was missing when I noticed it behind the vertical, leaning yellow tire. In order to get the opened bag into the spot it was located, the tire had to be moved and used bag placed behind it.
At food bucket tree #2, wrappers on the ground around the tree. The blue tire had been moved away from the tree and the yellow handled hammer which was in the bucket was now on the ground.
On the ground, limbs arrow direction pointer had one of the rear limbs slightly moved. Also the 3rd rock from the arrow point had been moved out of the line.
Near bucket tree #1, there were 2 small limbs laid out as a possible small pointer. One limb was approx. 2", the other 1-1/2". I didn't know what to make of this one. When you line up with it, it is towards the corral of balls with the 3 tires.
Nothing else seemed to have changed.
I did go over to site 1A. I took photos of what looked like a heavy use, hog rooting/wallow spot. Also, I found at the base of the old food bucket tree #1, the lid of the peanut butter jar I opened a few visits back. The jar was not in the vicinity. Also some white potatoes left at the base were gone also. They had been at the base of the tree since last fall and nothing had taken them till now. I found 3 more balls at the site and brought them over to the corral. I took photos first then placed them in the corral.
Other things I did this trip:
I put both tires at the bucket trees back vertically and put the hammer up behind the blue tire.
Added a rock next to the moved rock in the arrow pointer formation.
I restocked the food buckets.
I changed the rear of the arrow pointer, moving the limbs to a cross look.
I added 2 sweet treats to the bottom of the 2 rocks and quarter stack on the green Frisbee attached to bucket tree #2.
I put out another pile of deer corn in the same spot,
stood up 2 long limbs as 'door' or 'gate' formation. This is at the long limb with wrapped cord and hanging glass chime bottles.
33 photos follow with explanation:
#1. thru #5: At food bucket tree #1. Wrappers are on the ground. The open bag of unshelled peanuts is behind the vertical, leaning yellow tire.
#6. Third rock from the point of arrow and water container has been moved.
#7. One of the rear limbs has been slightly moved.
#8. thru #11. At food bucket tree #2, wrappers of the ground around the tree. The blue tire has been moved and the yellow handle hammer has been removed from the food bucket onto the ground.
#12. Food items for restocking the food buckets. Unshelled peanuts, sweet treats, fruit.
#13. Blurry but bucket #1 restocked.
#14. thru #16. Possible tiny arrow pointer 2 limbs, 2" and 1-1/2". Pointing to the corral of balls.???
#17. Added a rock beside the moved rock in ground formation.
#18. At the rear of the arrow pointer, I made it into a cross look instead of arrow.
#19. Blur. Not sure what happened on this one??
#20. I stood the blue tire vertically again and put the hammer in a vertical position at the rear of the tire. this is under food bucket #2.
#21. Food bucket #2 restocked.
#22. Two sweet treats under the 2 rocks and quarter stack.
#23. and #24. Some kind of track marks??? Near bucket tree #1.
# 25. and #26. Two long limbs added vertically to long limb with wrapped cord and hanging glass chime bottles. This to make a 'door' or 'gate' formation.
#27. Another pile of deer corn put out at previous spot.
#28. thru #31. Site 1A, hog rooting and wallow spots. Also trash areas.
#32. Peanut butter jar lid. Full jar taken recently.
#33. Three balls recovered form site 1A.
Sometimes, it's puzzling, the back and forth. I want something more definitive. I hadn't realized it when I was doing this, but something definitive was just around the corner....
