I am going to build a scenario that has been repeated in our investigations here in Texas and I would like for investigators in other areas around the country to comment if they have seen the same thing. This involves the association with nest building/tree breaks etc., and clearings in the woods.

On several occasions we have been investigating an area where sightings have either been reported on this property or in areas adjacent to the property. We have arrived at an area that is either a natural clearing or even an old unused pasture. First thing that we notice are the tree bends, breaks and twists, in the pasture/clearing and around its periphery. After thorough checking of the area we have found a limb/tree construction that is either in the clearing itself or in the adjacent woods. These constructions cannot be attributed to any known natural event, i.e. wind, snow/ice, lightning, deadfall etc. Living trees, are bent over and woven into the nest with limbs broken and brought in from the surrounding woods. On at least 2 of these occasions the construction has been within 100 yards of old seldom used dirt roads.

What I am wondering is if anyone has found a "nest" to be associated with either man-made clearings in the woods or natural meadow type clearings. I would be interested to hear about it.

Finally, I don't know what all of this might mean, just trying to see if people investigating around the country may have seen something similer.

Thanks.

Interesting account. Do you have any pics to help illustrate this a little better?

Our own HairyMan has a good article here regarding a possible nest near Sonora.

Hello fellow Texan! About thirty minutes away drom GP, depending on the traffic. What areas have you looked into? I don't want to know the precise area, just the general area or areas....

Thanks.


BTW, Welcome to the forums!
typo's :doh:


Belle

That is a good article BM. I've read it several times.

Here's a thread you might find interesting. Enter at your own risk!

http://www.bigfootforums.com/index.php?showtopic=10119



Hey, at least it has pictures.

I do have pictures, I'll share a couple here:

This first picture shows the individuals stalks of a living tree and is a closeup of the base so that you can see that whatever did this was very picky about which it wanted as part of the construction.

I'll follow this post with a couple more.

Cyber-Squatch

This second picture, is taken from I am calling the backside of the nest. The feature in the first picture is on the left in this one with the closeup taken on the other side of the construction. I'll follow with one more.

Cyber-squatch

This last picture is another taken from the front of the construction. Belle the general area is along the Neches River. Sorry I can't be more specific at this time as this is an area that we are currently working in.

I welcome any comments/contributions, and if you are a property owner here in Texas and any of this looks familier to you, please contact us at www.texasbigfoot.com

Cyber-squatch

Pic 1

Pic 2

Pic 3

And ya know what those Squatches do with all of those tree breaks?

Well, I know exactly what they do with them.

Case Closed.

hard to see anything out of the ordinarly on those photos.
The bent trees, I see that sort of thing all the time. Same with the crossed/piled brush. Nothing to indicate it's even "built" let alone made by a sasquatch. Sorry, but that's what I see(or don't see).

If a dog were taken to the site of such a nest and reacted oddly to some lingering scent, that would strengthen the odds of it being BF-related. And vice versa.

Never mind.

Were any of these sites shown in a river bottom land?

Pastural land and "bottoms" often have local water supplies. Thinking flooding colobus?

GOOD IDEA, Rog !

Whether of Human or BF origin,looks like more of a concealment blind as opposed to a viable shelter.

Pic one looks like the trees grew that way... The curvature of a some of the trees look odd to me. Not saying it wasn't done by a Sassi. I'm not expert on bent trees by any stretch of the imagination. I would suggest taking the first pic to a nursey and see what they have to say.. Try Big Johns off of 1382 in Cedar Hill. John, he knows his stuff....
Thanks for the pics....




Belle

The Neches River flows for 416 miles through East Texas to its mouth on Sabine Lake. Two major reservoirs, Lake Palestine and Lake B. A. Steinhagen are located on the Neches. Several cities are located along the Neches River Basin including Tyler, Lufkin, and Beaumont.

Info.
Deep East Texas is known for its flatwater rivers flowing through tall pine forests, dense riverbank vegetation, strainers created bydowned trees and dead-end channels that deceive paddlers.The Neches is an historic river in Texas lore that begins in Van Zandt County and flows through Smith, Henderson, Cherokee, Anderson, Houston, Angelina, Jasper, Tyler, Hardin and Orange Counties on its 416 mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico at Port Neches. With a drainage area of 10,011 square miles the Neches River dumps about 6 million acre-feet of water into the Gulf of Mexico each year. Lake Palestine in Anderson, Henderson and Smith Counties and B.A. Steinhagen Lake in Jasper and Tyler Counties are the two major reservoirs created by damming the Neches. The river has adequate flow for paddle trips most of the time, though the flow may be slower and more shallow than normal during droughts or long periods without recent heavy local rainfall. Logjams can be an obstruction to paddling on many parts of the Neches, particularly on the upper sections where the river flows through Davy Crockett National Forest and the Big Thicket National Preserve.

The area is also home to the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation, Sam Houston and Angelina National Forests, though they do not border the river. Access is limited, so careful trip planning is a must. The Neches has steep, muddy, heavily wooded banks that make egress difficult to impossible in many areas. The slow-moving river is excellent for fishing, with catfish and largemouth bass being most prevalent, though other species are to be found there. A large variety of wildlife can be seen along the river and in the nearby forests. Primitive campsites on sandbars along the streambed are plentiful for those who prefer overnight trips. Because of the length of the river and the two major reservoirs found along the way reports on the Neches River are broken into several trips for your convenience. The first 108 miles, from Rhine Lake Dam to State Highway 21, is generally too low, slow and clogged by logjams for practical padle trips, and will not be covered. Click the links below for information regarding the section of the Neches River where you want to paddle.




Belle

That is exactly what it is belle. I have seen some wildlife using it, but it is a natural structure. It is about 40 yds behind my house. Just thought I would throw it out there and see what people said about it.

oops! I was talking to CS! Sorry Counslor. But I can see what you're driving at!!!!!

Belle

On the BFRO expedition to Humbolt county last weekend, we found an area with possible nests, structures, and sticks purposely making an "X"; upright. There were also little structures, from 1.5 to 3 feet high that were like lean-to's against logs.
Some of the structures I looked at could have been made by limbs falling in the same place, but most were purposely woven together (not very intricate, though), and couldn't have been made by naturally falling limbs or by throwing brush into a pile (i.e. to clear a trail). I didn't see any free-standing structures; all were built up against either a log, a tree branch parallel to the ground, or against a stump/tree. The first group to find this area also reported that while observing the structures, something very large took off through the brush and went downhill very fast away from them. Another group encountered a 400lb black bear near the bottom of the same ridge; so it may have been the same animal. I didn't see any tracks, and the structures were not covered with many leaves from the deciduous trees that were mingled with the redwoods around them, leaving me to believe they were "built" after last fall. Some sticks on the little structures were broken off to make them similar lengths, but the breaks didn't look fresh.
On this trip, some sounds were heard both during daytime and at night, including the scream, grunts, wood knocks, and the weird Russian-Japanese sounding chatter (once, during day as group member turned around and went back up a trail he had just walked through).
The area cannot be disclosed, as per agreement and contract with BFRO.

Interesting stuff!

I have to wonder why a big hairy creature would need to make a nest? Any alleged nests which have ever been offered for viewing hardly looked water proof!


Do apes or gorillas built overhanging structures for shelter?

Or is there just one....????

http://www.primates.com/misc/mystery-ape.html