WierdAustralia: Bigfoot hunting’s non as well as hence novel … Meet Australia’s 19th century Yowie Hunters

Early instance of a human being chased past times a Yowie

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With the electrical flow atmosphere of digital trailcams, nighttime vision goggles, thermal cameras, parabolic microphones, in addition to high-tech recording devices, its squeamish to plough dorsum the clock in addition to reckon how they searched for Bigfoot (or Yowie inwards this case) back in the 19th century. WierdAustrailia does a terrific project taking us dorsum to a house in addition to fourth dimension earlier these high tech gadgets. 

Bigfoot hunting’s non so novel … Meet Australia’s 19th century Yowie Hunters

Posted on Jan 12, 2012 

Reputable witnesses swearing past times their sightings, tantalising but ultimately inconclusive evidence, enthusiastic search teams out scouring the wilderness, outlandish claims past times dubious characters of creatures captured or killed, in addition to a scientific community stubbornly unwilling to convey seriously the possibility that some hairy hominid may but live living inside our midst … sounds similar the search for Bigfoot inwards 2011, right?

Well, mean value again. This is Yowie hunting 19th century style.

From the fourth dimension those early on colonials starting fourth dimension headed out from the relative security of the expanding short town past times the banks of Sydney Harbour into the unknown wilds of the Australian bush, stories speedily spread of terrifying encounters amongst a huge hairy, in addition to often smelly, ape-like animal.

Many of those starting fourth dimension encounters occurred inwards the rugged Blue Mountains that lay to the W of what is today the ever-expanding urban meat of Sydney. Check them out inwards The wild hairy human being of the Blue Mountains.

Claims that a Yowie was shot

One of those earliest reports, from some 1820, is of the intriguing, yet unfortunately unsubstantiated, delineate of piece of occupation organisation human relationship of a colonial soldier startled past times such an ape-like creature piece out hunting for food. Apparently, the creature approached the unsuspecting soldier from out of the trees in addition to began making “threatening gestures”. Obviously inwards fearfulness of his life, it is said he shot the creature dead.

No convincing photograph or video, no body, no DNA. But who knows? With the remoteness in addition to ruggedness of the area, it’s unlikely the soldier could’ve dragged such a huge trunk dorsum to civilisation. He would’ve had petty choice but to exit the carcass to speedily rot inwards the bush in addition to render to military camp amongst his to a greater extent than appetising bounty.

As to a greater extent than colonists moved into the mountains, to a greater extent than encounters were reported. The creature was right away good known to those hardy residents of the mountains. They often referred to him every bit the wild hairy human being or the Yahoo. Today, nosotros affectionately know him every bit the Yowie. He was said to similar chickens, in addition to was blamed for raiding many a local’s coop.

Opportunities for moneymaking

It didn’t convey long earlier some of the to a greater extent than enterprising chaps of the colony began thinking of the entrepreneurial opportunities. One such chap was Mr Cummins of the Royal Hotel inwards Springwood. He offered fifty pounds for the capture of a live Yahoo so that he powerfulness “fasten him upwardly inwards a hen coop in addition to exhibit him to an admiring public, or sell him every bit an promotion to a hair-restorative company”.

The Australian Town in addition to Country Journal, inwards August 1885 also saw the merit inwards Yowie hunting.

“The rising generation inwards in addition to some Tarago have got been almost frightened past times the appearance of an orangutan, or hairy man. Some brusk fourth dimension agone i of these for certain rattling peculiar animals for this province was reported every bit having been seen close Parker’s Gap.

“Here is a adventure for curiosity hunters,” the newspaper stated.

Yowie Hunters run bush

It was the practiced townspeople of Bredbo in addition to Jingera who presently took upwardly the challenge.

In An Esoteric Guide to Australia’s Capital, weirdaustralia reported the instance of the Jingera Yahoo, spotted past times a beau looking after stock on a Bredbo station in addition to after also observed past times several other reputable locals. The Yahoo was described every bit “walking amongst an unsteady, swinging, in addition to fast step, his arms existence bent forrad in addition to nearly reaching the ground, whilst the colouring cloth was described every bit bay, betwixt a cerise in addition to chestnut”.

Perhaps it was that same entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated past times Mr Cummins of the Royal Hotel, perhaps it was for the advancement of science, or perhaps it was the fact that they did non fancy a huge, hairy apeman wandering the district terrorising farmers in addition to their stock. Whatever the reason, the Queanbeyan Age reported: “It is the intention of Bredbo in addition to Jingera residents to scour the bush inwards a potent trunk in addition to capture the monster live or dead. For this exercise they volition run across at Mr. Kelly’s hotel … on Mon side past times side to organise their forces in addition to obtain a provide of ammunition.”

Unlike the high tech recording equipment in addition to cable TV contracts of today’s Bigfoot Hunters, this political party of 19th century Yowie Hunters would run inwards search of the creature amongst null to a greater extent than than their guns, lots in addition to lots of ammo, a swig or iii of liquor from Mr Kelly’s hotel … in addition to quite perchance a few open fire torches in addition to pitchforks for effect.

This early on Yowie hunting political party did portion i similarity amongst their modern counterparts, however. They returned domicile empty-handed in addition to extremely disappointed.

A Tom Biscardi moment?

This was non the starting fourth dimension time that disappointment had been experienced inwards relation to such cryptozoological wonders. Back inwards Oct 1871, The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser, announced to the world, (well to the inhabitants of the Hunter Valley at least) an astonishing revelation. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 mysterious creature had been captured inwards the Lower Hawkesbury, said to live a Bunyip or Yahoo in addition to that “it was determined to forrad the wonderful creature to Sydney, in addition to at that topographic point exhibit it to a wondering in addition to gratified public”.

Sound familiar?

But, yes, similar so many similar promising breakthroughs since, this exciting tidings presently proved a huge letdown for the wondering in addition to gratification-seeking public. The article concluded amongst the next heartbreaking bombshell: “An inspection proved the creature to live a large wombat … peculiar to New South Wales. The brute weighs close 100 pounds, in addition to gave his captors a tough project to secure him”.

A captured Yowie … for existent this time?

And then, a few years later, inwards 1912, hopes were over again raised amongst the headline: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Queer Capture. Enormous Creature Resembling Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Man.

“There is considerable excitement inwards the Bombala district over the reported regain of a hairy human being on Creewah station,” the article announced.

The possessor of the station, Mr Sydney Jephcott, came across some peculiar tracks piece out mustering stock. He described them every bit “like a human footprint, nearly twenty inches inwards length in addition to 8 inches across”. Mr Jephcott, realising he had stumbled upon some remarkable evidence, or wanting to attempt he was non a stark, raving lunatic “sent to a Bombala storekeeper for a quantity of plaster of paris amongst which to convey an impression of the tracks”.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 neighbouring landowner, Mr Summerill, in addition to then claimed to have got also seen the Yowie. “In a thick bush yesterday he saw an enormous creature resembling a man, covered amongst long hair. The creature was carrying a large stick in addition to amongst long leaps made off through the bush.”

The article ended amongst the startling declaration that: “A study was received after to the upshot that the creature was captured today.”

And of course, that’s where the storey ends. At to the lowest degree Mr Jephcott took some plaster casts!

The scientific debate rages

Like today, the scientific institution seemed unwilling to convey the possibility that the Yowie or similar creature may truly exist, every bit the next correspondence to Australian Town in addition to Country Journal from Mr H J McCooey of Mandurama Survey Camp illustrates.

In the journal’s The Naturalist inwards twenty Oct 1883 Mr McCooey wrote:

“A telegram from your Blayney correspondent appeared inwards the Evening News … announcing the fact that ‘a foreign animal, similar an ape has over again been frightening the residents on the route from Orange to Bathurst, at a house called The Rocks. Several ineffectual attempts have got been made to capture it’.

“Now, it is in all likelihood that you lot in addition to many of your province constituents may recall that inwards your number of Dec 9, 1882, I gave a somewhat lengthy description of a large ape, (or Yahoo, every bit the creature is called past times bushmen) I had seen a few days previously inwards a rugged mountainous locality on the coast betwixt Ulladulla in addition to Bateman’s Bay …

“But foreign to say, Mr. Ramsay, curator of the Australian Museum, disbelieves inwards their presence. Not because it is non possible for apes to live inwards the province upwardly to appointment without existence captured, but because of the deficiency of nutrient plants for them to be upon.”

McCooey goes on to debate that these Yahoos “have been oft seen throughout the colony in addition to that they were known to the aborigines of this colony, in addition to were dreaded past times them, long earlier a museum was always founded inwards Australia”.

He in addition to then makes the tantalising, but sadly unproven, claim that “one was truly captured in addition to killed close Braidwood inside the retentiveness of persons soundless living”.

But again, no photo, no video, no trunk in addition to no DNA.

Mr McCooey, however, remained optimistic close obtaining suitable evidence amongst which to convince the stubborn curator that the Yahoo did indeed exist.

“The curator of the Museum, terminal December, offered me a bonus of £100 if I brought him either live or dead an indigenous ape, in addition to I mean value it is highly probable, that earlier many months elapse, I shall live inwards a seat to claim his bonus.”

Unfortunately, that proved wishful thinking on Mr McCooey’s part. However, that did non halt him continuing his debate amongst the curator. In a 2d missive of the alphabet published inwards the mag inwards Nov of 1883, McCooey made the next valid point:

“The seat taken past times the curator of the Museum inwards regard to the presence of indigenous apes inwards this colony is wholly untenable. His declaration is this. That every bit at that topographic point are no fruits or nutrient plants inwards Commonwealth of Australia at that topographic point tin sack live no indigenous apes. Now, I readily acknowledge that this declaration would live of some weight if no ape had always been seen inwards the colony, or if it were satisfactorily proved that without fruits or nutrient plants it was impossible for the Australian ape to exist, but when it is notorious that apes have got been seen inwards all parts of the colony at different times in addition to past times different persons, in addition to when it is non shown that fruits or nutrient plants are absolutely necessary for their existence, the curator’s declaration becomes illogical.”

Well, it seems non much has truly changed over the past times 150-odd years.

SRC: WeirdAustralia.com

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