Bigfoot Sighting - Daviston, Alabama (May 2009)

Man living in Daviston, Alabama witnessed a bigfoot-type creature on May 4th, 2009. This is his account as he left it on our online report form (photo above NOT ACTUAL):

"Dear Mr Jeff,

I was outside on the morning of May 4 working on me tractors. I have 5 giant black cows. They were siting under the big tree next to my barn while I was working on my tractors. After about 30 minutes i realized that I had being seeing 6 black cows. When I stood up and looked out for a bit one of the cows stood up on two legs. Well. it was not a cow. It was dark black and hairy and was about 7 feet tall. it loooked like a man but with hair on it all over My boy found you website on the internet and we decided to tell you about this story. If we see anything else we want you to come and see it to "


Comments:
I have not heard anything else from this witness; but I must say that I find it remarkable that a bigfoot would camoflouge himself among farm animals. Right in front of the witness above all things. I did email the witness back and tried to assure him that the bigfoot was probably just curious as to what he was doing (or working on). Though it is tough to tell by merely reading emails; bigfoot are not typically violent creatures unless you upset one or more of them.

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Addendum (05.12.2009):

On the night of 05.11.2009, I was once again contacted via report form by "Zachary", the recently found to be 76 year old African-American man who witnessed a bigfoot seemingly laying with a small heard of black cows located on his small farm. He responded to an earlier email I had sent him. I wanted to know specifically what the bigfoot did once it stood up as he did not elaborate on this in his original report? It was really difficult for me to interpret what Mr. Zachary wrote due to run on sentencing, lack of puntuation, possible keyboard malfunctions and misspelled verbiage. But, I will attempt to re-write what he sent me just last night:

Mr. Jeff,

Once the bigfoot arose from the cattle, it stood there for a moment and simply stared at me. All of the while my dog was frozen at my knee side not making a sound. Not even a whimper! After some five to seven minutes of looking at each other, the thing(Mr. Zachary refers to the bigfoot as "a thing" throughout his correspondense because he could not determine if what he was observing was a monster or a man)casually strolled off into the nearby woodline. Once it got to the woodline, it took refuge behind a large pine with only its head peering out from time to time. It then walked further back into the forest until I lost sight of it.

Comments (05.12.2009):
I am trying to gain Mr. Zach's confidence so that he will allow me to investigate his farm in detail. I surmise that either 1.) He has had bigfoot near him all of this time but was unaware until a few days ago OR 2.) this could be the beginning of a genuine habituation situation.

Sparta, Tennessee Wildman - c.1878

I travel through Sparta, Tennesee quite a bit. I found this article particularly interesting:

“A Wild Man" --- [Louisville, Kentucky]

The wild man brought to the city yesterday by Dr. O.G. Broyler, of Sparta, Tenn., is truly a mysterious and wonderful creature. He will be exhibited throughout the country by Manager Whallen of the Metropolitan, who is a third owner in this remarkable being, who promises to successfully baffle all scientists who desire to give a satisfactory explanation of his unnatural appearance. Before entering into the details of his capture, which form quite a thrilling and interesting episode, a description of the curiosity which promises to excite more attention than Barnum’s “What Is It?” will be given. At a distance the general outline of his figure would indicate that he is only an ordinary man. Close inspection shows that his whole body is covered with a layer of scales, which drop off at regular periods, in the spring and fall, like the skin of a rattlesnake. He has a heavy growth of hair on his head and a dark reddish beard about six inches long. His eyes present a frightful appearance, being at least twice the size of the average sized eye. Some of his toes are formed together which gives his feet a strange appearance and his height when standing perfectly erect is about 6 ft 5 in. A nervous twitching of his muscles shows a desire to escape and he is constantly looking in the direction of the door through which he entered. His entire body must be wet at intervals and should this be neglected he begins immediately to manifest great uneasiness, his flesh becomes feverish and his sufferings can not be alleviated till water is applied. At times he is dangerous and yesterday morning when Mr. Whallen attempted to place him in a wagon in which he intended to bring him to the theater, it occupied some time. The strange creature acted in the most mysterious manner, refusing obstinately for some time to get into the wagon. He has quite a sharp appetite, having eaten a meal yesterday morning that would have fully satisfied at least four men. With the exception of fish, his meals are all prepared in the ordinary way, but the fish is eaten entirely raw. Dr. Broyler says that when alone he will sometimes mutter an unintelligible jargon which it would be impossible for anyone to understand, but that in the presence of visitors he remains perfectly silent. Yesterday afternoon from one to four a private exhibition was given, and a number of physicians were present, among them Drs. Brady and Cary Blackburn who said that he was a great curiosity. Dr. Blackburn said that his scaly condition could not be attributed to any skin disease, but undoubtedly he was born in that condition. He will be on exhibition in one of the private rooms of the Metropolitan Theater this afternoon and tomorrow between the hours of one and four o’clock.

Only physicians and those specially invited will be allowed admission. His exact age is not known, but for the past eighteen years he has been running wild in the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee, near Caney Fork and Big Bone Creek. He has been the constant terror of the community, although he was never known to attack anyone until the day of his capture. Dr. G.G. Broyler of Sparta, Tennessee, says that since the surrender of the Confederate Army it has been his intention to capture this creature and exhibit him throughout the country. The doctor says the parents of the wild man are respectable citizens of North Carolina named Croslin. That their son is unquestionably a mysterious freak of nature they did not deny, but they could not account for his scaly skin. At the tender age of five years, having always been possessed with a roving disposition, he left his home and plunged immediately into the mountainous region of Tennessee. Here he lived as best he could, subsisting on the products of the country, such as roots and herbs and small animals that he could capture. When in the water he was in his element. He would dive down into the depth of the inland lakes, remaining under water for a considerable length of time, and finally emerge with both hands filled with small fish, which he would devour at once in the raw state. Dr. Broyler says that until about eighteen months ago he had not attempted the capture, although he had been watching the creature’s actions for the past twelve years. About the 15th of September he started into the mountains fully determined to succeed in the capture.

Louisville Courier Journal

Sounds from The Ground (The Third Report from "Martha" In Valley, Alabama)

My cyber friend "Martha" emailed me again this afternoon. From prior posts, Martha is an elderly young lady who has sounds coming from underground near here residence in Valley, Alabama, United States. Valley, Alabama is just a mere 45 minutes drive from my home but I cannot get Martha or members of her family to allow me to investigate.

Last night Martha and and her cousin (I am assuming they live together)taped on cassette some of the noises that they encountered around 10:30p while sitting on their front porch. I was not played the recordings and so I really can't vouch for anything anomalus. In the past, Martha has described mechanical sounds coming from under a field just beside her home. The sounds are those akin to a large machine digging or rotating. Sometimes she described metal-on-metal or a heavy thumping vibration that not only she has felt but other members such as her female cousin and a nephew.
Where ever Martha is, she's not giving up the location either a.) this whole episode that has been going for months now is not real OR b.) Martha and her family are scared shitless and DO NOT want to know the true origin of these strange auditory anomolies. I'd like to hope for the best in picking scenario "b".
For now I am just going to be Martha's friend and hopefully she'll gain my trust over time.

Strange Places Where Things Do Go Bump In The Night...

My bigfoot research ultimately led me to believe that something was going on in the woods and on farms that could not be explained by conventional methods. Many times I followed very fresh sets of 16-18 inch footprints left behind by an enormous being only to have them disappear in front of my eyes. Not in the literal sense that all of them just vanished but more that the tracks just cut-off (or stopped abruptly). The most memorable of these times was when I followed a set of prints into an alfalfa field. It was a most beautiful day, the sun was out and I was on the chase. Near mid-field the tracks suddenly stopped without warning. So imagine my surprise when I am standing there with gear in hand looking a quarter of a mile in either direction at wide open space.
It would seem that my culprit had floated off of the planet or levitated away by some unknown means. Once realizing I reached a dead end; I meticulously looked for other signs to see if anyone or anything else had been near the footprints. But NO. Nothing. Nada! Backtracking proved unfruitful as I realized that the creature did not reverse its path because the other prints left remained too defined and undestorted. So the creature did not back track to cover its where abouts. This incident occured near Valley, Alabama - a place that I learned later included a plethora of unexplainable activity ranging from bigfoot, UFO's to ghosts.

The second time I had these experiences was at Standing Stone State Park near Hilham/Livingston, Tennessee (a place noted for ghostly apparitions,spirits, strange lights and bigfoot activity). I was in the park near a creek bed that was outlined with grey shale rock. Upon stepping out of my vehicle I noticed a "single" freshly wet track on a rock surface. I had a camera and wanted to take photos. BUT, the camera did not work. I had charged the batteries to full capacity just an hour before. To my surprise just up an embankment a mere 25 yards away (approx.) stood a large, black hulk of a thing. It turned gently to its left and began to walk above me without care or worry. After many feet it stepped over a fallen tree trunk and vanished behind it. I gave chase once again. I figured if this was the last thing I'd see before it ripped me apart that it would be worth it! I got to the trunk, slowly peered over it.............nothing! Nothing but a gully full of leaves and skinny trees (also called sapplings). The creature had not been out of sight for more than one or two minutes. Where did it go? What skinny-thin tree could it have hidden behind? Once again, no footprints were found.

These episodes led me to believe in the paranormal bigfoot. What interdimensional doorways can these beings and others like them open? I do know that I am not crazy but I do realize that the bigfoot's world may revolve around many other similar dimensions of existence. I believe that special places such as the two areas mentioned earlier share if you will "portals" that allow someone (or something) who is in the right state of mind to travel in and out...at shear will. I believe that there is a barrier in our modern human minds that prevent creatures as ourselves from doing so. Other notable places of interests that I believe exhibit these truly remarkarble dimensions and doorways are the Bermuda Triangle, The Oregon Vortex and so on. I do believe that "mini-sites" exists (not as grandiose and large) in our own back yards. Its our job to find them. It would be great to have two or three other individuals that shared my interests on this subject. That way we could research areas of high strangeness with more thorough investigations and document them along the way.

What Do The Bigfoot-Type Creatures Eat?

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This is a question that has arose on many, many occasions. Again I found myself over on another message forum (name of it withheld because it has become somewhat of a joke in the bigfoot community) that stated "giving the bigfoot horse feed, and oates with molasses". Geez! What philosophy. Are trying to give the poor animal the "shits?" In that same paragraph this individual recommended raw beef or pork livers (so much for reducing any parasite and microbial infections). I suppose these are viable sources of proteins that work well in one area (if cooked) but again we have a situation with "what works well in some areas....may not work well in others!"
It is the reponsibility of the individual researcher to perform trial and error with different food sources when trying to attract bigfoot-type creatures. I however would not recommend whole grains(at least not in their purest forms such as farm animal feeds). We are talking about a creature that may be closer to us physiologically than any other known animal. With that being said, what types of gastro-intestinal problems would arise if one of us were to consume large quantities of raw grain? Even molasses after about two teaspoons would cause severe diarrhea with any warm-blooded animal. So WHY do you suppose this individual would recommend such an "insulting" diet regimen for these beings? The answer is simple; they've never tried it.
So, that leads us back to the question. What will bigfoot eat? Don't insult the creature with a laxative first of all. Go into your research area and look around. Look up, look down and in trees and bushes. Find natural "eatables". Well what are eatables you ask? Start by analyzing food sources that you yourself could eat. Natural foodstuffs such as fish are abundant in most creeks throughout the world. You might then want to locate mushrooms, various wild berries, certain types of flowers, water plants, different bugs, yams or whatever. The list is too extensive. Offer these types of food for your experiment. It will however require the researcher to educate himself/herself on wild things that grow in their research areas.
To accomplish this, the researcher will almost certainly have to put down the two-litre Cokes, leave the armchair, keyboard and television behind and travel out to do ACTUAL research. If you can't go out by yourself, find a partner. There really is no excuse is there?

Bigfoot The Stupid Versus MAN The Smart...

Largely in part underestimated, bigfoot-type creatures are probably some of the smartest warm blooded animals on this planet. Who says so? I say so. There was a time when I went out in the middle of the night tossing out cookies, fruits and a myriad of other snacks in the hopes that these creatures would take them. Not once did I physically see one of these man-beasts take one of our treats. However, in some of the following days a few of us found empty wrappers and what not but really no proof that they ate our foods despite that they were gone. I can say that the bigfoot are fascinated with the packaging because more often than not, we'd find the colorful packaging neatly folded (and sometimes tucked neatly within the vine growing up the side of some large tree). Well what does that have to do with anything right? Well, for one it establishes that they are dexterous AND that they must have a thumb. Which in turn means that it is a thinking "manimal."
I was fortunate enough a while back to hear two or more of these creatures chatting with each other. The only way that I can describe what was heard was a gibberish akin to that of very fast Japanese. Many other researchers have described similar auditory encounters. So, this tells us that they have a language of sorts. Again this requires some degree of intelligence.
For my taste, the best form of intelligence that these creatures perform is "elusiveness" or covertness if you will. How does something described as weighing well in excess of 500 lbs. that is stinky and hairy dissuade the majority of the general public in to thinking it doesn't exist? This is truly a master cunning on this creatures part. in part, the bigfoot almost certainly will use the night to help conceal itself (themselves). But as with any animal of the night, darkness is not always available when movement is necessary. This can be witnessed with armadillos, opposum and sometimes bats just to mention a few who mainly depend on the cloak of night to meddle around for food sources. They bigfoot have to be skilled in covertness for day, evening and early morning. How many of us could perform this one task day in and day out without being detected? I think that this skill far outweighs any of their others.
I suspect that in bigfoot habituated areas(the place where rogue or family clans reside most often)that they are the kings and queens of their domain. However, what is the one thing that could wipe the bigfoot out? That's right! PEOPLE. These poor homins for whatever reason have chosen to remain just out of societies reach only to reveal themselves largely on whenever they please and not when we just simply want them to.
What's remarkable about this entire "shpeal" is that whenever our economy falls, when unemployment is at its highest level ever and when the people of this great nation are committing the nastiest of crimes just for survival; the bigfoot will go on with their lives as usual in the same manner that they have done for centuries if not millenia.

Tuklo Is RIGHT!

I just got through visiting my good friend Tuklo Nashoba's Blog. His main article deals with the coming (if not already here) depression that we are about to face not only as a nation....BUT as a world. Let me ask anyone these question: "How many of you could build a campfire from scratch?" Can you plant, nurture and grow a garden? Will you be able to distinguish a poisonous plant from one that is safe to eat? When you become homeless; will you be able to find or build shelter?

If you answered NO to the above questions then you are in for a world of hurt. Because "my gut" as well as others such as "Tuk" knows instinctively that these scenarios will most certainly play out if we as a human race don't change the methods in which we do things upon this Earth. Tuk's article has inspired me. Beginning this week; I will take one day out of my week and live as meager as I possibly can. Perhaps in six months I'll move up to two days. I'll call it "training for things to come!"

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I'll leave this article with a few points to ponder:

• Despite what many believe and due to our pride and greed, the world is becoming a much warmer place environmentally to live
• People are so "in love" with themselves that helping others has pretty much become a thing of the past
• There have been more record storms in the last 10 years than in any other recorded time in history
• Droughts!
• Unemployment has reached all time highs!
• Wars

.......something to think about