Boggy Creek Aerial Reconnaissance, Photos of Boggy Creek, Mercer Bayou & Sulphur River Options

[billgreen2005big...]

hey foukeflyer & arkansas reseearchers whats new with the sasquatch activity or possible evidence around the boggy creek area or arkansas forests this month so far. bill

[foukeflyer]

hey foukeflyer & arkansas reseearchers whats new with the sasquatch activity or possible evidence around the boggy creek area or arkansas forests this month so far. bill

There's been quite a bit of much needed rain in the past month - over 5". I plan to visit the area in Feb. I will probably make a recon flight before the visit to see how much standing water is in the bayous so I can plan the mission.

I'll post some photos of the trip. I've never been over the area during the winter and I'm not sure how much foilage will be present on the cypress trees. I'm hoping I will be able to capture some detailed photos of the bottomland ... detailed enough that would capture any large mammals that might be walking around. :-) If visibility is good, I will probably fly a back-and-forth grid (like a crop-duster) while taking photos every 2-3 seconds. If anything, it will give me a few fun hours of reviewing the photos for a Blogsquatch.

Happy New Squatching Year!

[billgreen2005big...]

There's been quite a bit of much needed rain in the past month - over 5". I plan to visit the area in Feb. I will probably make a recon flight before the visit to see how much standing water is in the bayous so I can plan the mission.

I'll post some photos of the trip. I've never been over the area during the winter and I'm not sure how much foilage will be present on the cypress trees. I'm hoping I will be able to capture some detailed photos of the bottomland ... detailed enough that would capture any large mammals that might be walking around. :-) If visibility is good, I will probably fly a back-and-forth grid (like a crop-duster) while taking photos every 2-3 seconds. If anything, it will give me a few fun hours of reviewing the photos for a Blogsquatch.

Happy New Squatching Year!

hey foukeflyer good morning thanks for new boggy creek update, looking forward to you to post photos of possible evidence etc or eyewittnesses testimanys about the fouke monster -sasquatch. please keep us posted ok. bill :smile:

[VAFooter]

If one owns a single engine plane or has a friend that does, the only immediate cost is the gas for the engine. That generally runs about $25-35 per "flying" hour. The majority of fixed-gear single engines fly about 120-160 mph.

My plane happened to be within 30 minutes of the area, so it was an inexpensive flight and I plan to do it again. :smile:

If your friend doesn't own a plane, it costs about $80-110 per hour to rent one (including gas).

Fly Safe!

Just an FYI.



Most pilots that I have known are thrilled to get whatever flight time they can. If you offer to pay for the expenses such as rental and gas, I bet most of us know someone who would be happy to fly some recon flights in area of our choice. Anyway, a thought!

[foukeflyer]

Just an FYI.



Most pilots that I have known are thrilled to get whatever flight time they can. If you offer to pay for the expenses such as rental and gas, I bet most of us know someone who would be happy to fly some recon flights in area of our choice. Anyway, a thought!

VAFooter,

You are absolutely correct. In fact ... if one is just a semi-friend of a pilot, there is a good chance that the pilot will take you up for FREE ... especially if they own a plane. I know I love taking people up in my plane just to see them smile. And I've never taken a cent from any of them for the flight. And if they press the subject, I tell them that they can buy me a burger after the flight.

Another thing <<IMHO>>, pilots need to fly 40-50 hours a year to keep up their skills and internally justify owning an airplane (as opposed to renting an airplane). The way I look at it, the more I fly, the cost per flying hour decreases as I'm amortizing the investment of the plane and hanger cost by a larger denominator. :smile:

So don't be bashful to ask any pilot you know for a little help. The worst thing they can say is no. Taking a bigfoot hunter up for some aerial scouting would be more fun to the pilot than just going up and practicing stalls or touch-n-go's.

Fly Safe!

[creekfreak]

Wow very nice looks bigfootish to me ! Lately every time I see a private plane around here I think its somebody looking for my bigfoot . a few months ago a lear jet flew tree top level right up the creek it flew right over me too that is something you dont see every day around here . 3 ultra lights flew by yesterday man I would love to have one of those . Humm maybe I can build one with an outboard motor !!

[sparks]

Thanks everyone for your comments. Here are some additional comments.

Future Reconnaissance Flights:

Darkwinglh, Sunflower & Billkirbywofb asked about the possibility of photographing additional locations. My plane & I are based in the Dallas area, but I make frequent trips to NE Texas to visit my folks. I have thought about taking a detour up to LeFlore County, Oklahoma, but I don't know which areas have had sighting reports. If someone can give me longitude and lattitude of the locations, I should be able to take some photos by the 1st quarter of next year. [I have a one year old future pilot that has slowed down some of my long flying trips.]

Also, I've thought about taking some photos of the Black Cypress Bayou and Caddo Lake area. Again, any GPS coordinates would be helpful.

Mercer Bayou Ground Exploration:

I appreciate the comments of ARsquatch. Any help in finding a place to rent a canoe would be very much appreciated. I plan to use my photos to find the corresponding location on a topo map. Fyi, we took about 30-40 photos of the area, including downtown Fouke and a few of the Boggy Creek bridge (from a longer range out). If there are any particular photos anyone would like to see, let me know.

BONUS PHOTO!!!
I thought our aerial expedition was a success, but we were -- of course -- hoping to capture a very special image. Well, after "analyzing" and "enhancing" one of the photos, we were able to find what we were originally hoping to see with our own eyes while flying. <<smile>> Hope it brings a smile to your face too.

The Boggy Creek Anomaly
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I have to ask you what was the altitude and the range to the anomaly?

These are my musing at the moment:

1) This is a near pefect frontal shot. Any random shot I was expect something off an angle other than perfect frontal angle.

2) Was the altitude and range close enough that an animal would turn to square it's shoulders to watch the passing plane? Or were you so far away that the plane was not even noticed?

Did you go back? Take a second photo? Find the anomaly gone or still there?


I have evaluated 1000s of aerial recon photos and I never got the building/vehicle/person at a perfect frontal angle when the shot was random.

[VAFooter]

Ummm, hate to burst your bubble, but this imagery is "digitally enhanced". However, it is probably the best photo (most realistic) that I have seen outside of the PG film.

[foukeflyer]

Ummm, hate to burst your bubble, but this imagery is "digitally enhanced". However, it is probably the best photo (most realistic) that I have seen outside of the PG film.

Yes, I spent about an hour enhancing the photo to what I hoped I would find flying over the area. Adding the shadow and the reflection off the water was the hardest part. If anyone wants to use it, feel free.

Just fyi, the photo was taken about 500 feet with the plane traveling at about 90 mph. Had there been a primate standing out in the open, gazing at the plane, I probably would've caught its image.

[billgreen2005big...]

Yes, I spent about an hour enhancing the photo to what I hoped I would find flying over the area. Adding the shadow and the reflection off the water was the hardest part. If anyone wants to use it, feel free.

Just fyi, the photo was taken about 500 feet with the plane traveling at about 90 mph. Had there been a primate standing out in the open, gazing at the plane, I probably would've caught its image.

hey foukeflyer thanks for new update. bill . keep in touch :new_thumbsupsmileyanim:

[scoobiestkn]

Thanks for the great pics foukeflyer,im in the UK so its nice to see the areas people are talking about.

Just need someone nice and generouse to buy some thermal imaging equipment to strap to youre plane now..

Scott

[Teresa]

Hey Foukeflyer!

I just now got back to this thread. I was off the internet for about four months so didn't see your pic of downtown Fouke until just now!

Your pics do a marvelous job of showing just how much uninhabited land there is in that area.

I may have to take you up on that "burger" deal for the ride-along when you get back to this area again. I'm in Little River County, over by Millwood Lake if you ever get up this direction. I'd love to see pics of a fly-over of this area too.

Many thanks for sharing! That spoof pic was amusing, BTW. LOL

[foukeflyer]

Thanks for the great pics foukeflyer,im in the UK so its nice to see the areas people are talking about.

Just need someone nice and generouse to buy some thermal imaging equipment to strap to youre plane now..

Scott

Hi Scott,

My last name is Scottish, so I have some UK roots. I few years back, I went over and stayed in several castles ... including Balfour Castle and Castle Stuart [darn French spelling].

If you ever make it over the pond to Dallas, shoot me a message. I would be more than happy to fly you over some Bigfoot areas for a bottle of Scotch. :biggrin: If you haven't checked out the Texas Bigfoot Research Center website, please do so. You will enjoy it.

And yes, some military grade thermal imaging equipment would be helpful.

Cheers Mate!

[scoobiestkn]

Thanks for the offer fouke flyer,if i ever get out youre way ill certainly be in touch.Just let me know what youre choice of scotch is..

cheers

Scott

[Shakedown]

Hey Foukeflyer!

I just now got back to this thread. I was off the internet for about four months so didn't see your pic of downtown Fouke until just now!

Your pics do a marvelous job of showing just how much uninhabited land there is in that area.

I may have to take you up on that "burger" deal for the ride-along when you get back to this area again. I'm in Little River County, over by Millwood Lake if you ever get up this direction. I'd love to see pics of a fly-over of this area too.

Many thanks for sharing! That spoof pic was amusing, BTW. LOL

Hello Foukeflyer and ARsquatch
I currently live in the Fouke area for the past 8 years and was raised 20 miles away and all
my Dads family and himself was raised in the bottoms of Fouke area, anyway long story short
a flatbottom boat with a small motor 4 cycle is quiter would be best for the mercer bayou expedition
there is little or no curent of water movement ,also there are some very large gators in the bayou
I mean 14 -16 footers , there is 2 areas to access mercer bayou , the only downfall is there is no safe place to leave a vehicle so contents need removed before parking , I have a friend who may would take us for
a evening expedition or early morning .
Thanks shakedown countrypets@swat.coop

[foukeflyer]

There is 2 areas to access mercer bayou , the only downfall is there is no safe place to leave a vehicle so contents need removed before parking , I have a friend who may would take us for
a evening expedition or early morning .

Thanks Shakedown for the information about the dangers of alligators and car thieves. I think that I'm threatened more by those two creatures than the Fouke Monster. :new_lmaosmiley:

I will send you an email about the boat expedition.

Thanks!
Foukeflyer

[Teresa]

Hi shakedown! I'm not very far from you at all. I'm just north of Texarkana Nice to see a neighbor here!

T

[foukeflyer]

Here are some photos of Mercer Bayou which basically runs parallel to the Sulphur River (on the west side). I took these this weekend. The water was much higher than in October when I took the aerial photos. Just fyi, for visitors of this area that do not have a canoe, you can rent one for ~$30/day from Gander Mountain in Texarkana (highly recommended). This was my first time to explore these bayous and I plan to come back in the future.

Notes:
Exploring in the morning







One can explore the shores for tracks fairly easily with a small boat






Bonus Photo: Firetruck in Fouke



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[Teresa]

Nice pics!

[Squatch]

u heard em people, fouke taken on 5 inches of rain, the swamp are flooded, so hes coming out

[foukeflyer]

Be sure to check out the Feb 18th "Swamp Stalker" episode of MonsterQuest. It was filmed in Mercer Bayou, the same location as "The Legend of Boggy Creek."

Here are a couple of photos that I took in September.

[billgreen2005big...]

hey foukeflyer wow...AWESOME....above new photos of the areas that look like prime sasquatch-fouke monster wildlife habitat. yes please keep us updated ok. great above replys as well. good afternoon. bill green

[PEPPERSFARMS]

Ummm, hate to burst your bubble, but this imagery is "digitally enhanced". However, it is probably the best photo (most realistic) that I have seen outside of the PG film.

Wild thought, how cool would it have been to put this out as an authentic and see how long it would take for someone to show up and claim it was them in a suit??????



Pictures are very cool some counties have fly over picture of their area at property records office, we used some during an ivestigation at work.

[billgreen2005big...]

this thread is getting verry interesting indeedy.. keep it up ok..

[JayleeD]

Great pictures foukeflyer. Thanks for sharing them.


"He always follows the creeks."

[slewfoot]

Be sure to check out the Feb 18th "Swamp Stalker" episode of MonsterQuest. It was filmed in Mercer Bayou, the same location as "The Legend of Boggy Creek."

Thanks for the heads up on the show. It is on my calendar now.

[billgreen2005big...]

hey fouke flyer everyone etc im definetly looking forward to that new segment about the boggy creek creature on monsterquest in 2 weeks A+++. thanks bill

[TooRisky]

Thanks everyone for your comments. Here are some additional comments.

Future Reconnaissance Flights:

Darkwinglh, Sunflower & Billkirbywofb asked about the possibility of photographing additional locations. My plane & I are based in the Dallas area, but I make frequent trips to NE Texas to visit my folks. I have thought about taking a detour up to LeFlore County, Oklahoma, but I don't know which areas have had sighting reports. If someone can give me longitude and lattitude of the locations, I should be able to take some photos by the 1st quarter of next year. [I have a one year old future pilot that has slowed down some of my long flying trips.]

Also, I've thought about taking some photos of the Black Cypress Bayou and Caddo Lake area. Again, any GPS coordinates would be helpful.

Mercer Bayou Ground Exploration:

I appreciate the comments of ARsquatch. Any help in finding a place to rent a canoe would be very much appreciated. I plan to use my photos to find the corresponding location on a topo map. Fyi, we took about 30-40 photos of the area, including downtown Fouke and a few of the Boggy Creek bridge (from a longer range out). If there are any particular photos anyone would like to see, let me know.

BONUS PHOTO!!!
I thought our aerial expedition was a success, but we were -- of course -- hoping to capture a very special image. Well, after "analyzing" and "enhancing" one of the photos, we were able to find what we were originally hoping to see with our own eyes while flying. <<smile>> Hope it brings a smile to your face too.

The Boggy Creek Anomaly
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Not to be a jackass, and totaly looking out for you and understanding a good joke....But some that dont read, some that are new, and some that plain just dont check referances and jump to conclusions could start posting that in your name and end up doing your credability harm....might be best to put some sort of explanation with the picture, cause it really looks cool, damn good job....

BTW I was a kid to when that movie came out...it scared me on the level that Jaws did, and I will never forget either...remember the bathroom scene where it came through the window....burned into my collective brain.....

This post has been edited by TooRisky: Apr 17 2009, 08:51 PM

[billgreen2005big...]

hey foukeflyer whats new good evening. so any new possible sightings,experience,rumers, footprints, or strange sounds lately in boggy creek or surrounding swampslands. ty bill g