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Get head over to the website, check it out, 25 00:01:55.319 --> 00:01:57.920 become remember there and help support the show. As I said, we've 26 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:02.599 got a great show lined up for This is chapter two of Dogman Terror in 27 00:02:02.680 --> 00:02:07.840 the Woods. I'm really enjoying the way this story is developing. Tiffany is 28 00:02:07.840 --> 00:02:12.800 doing a great job in providing us with some really cool dog Man stuff, 29 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:15.439 So I hope you guys are enjoying the story as much as I am. 30 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:20.080 This is chapter two of possibly three in the story. We really don't know 31 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:23.400 where it's going to take it yet, so we'll see how it goes after 32 00:02:23.599 --> 00:02:25.719 this chapter. Let me know how you're enjoying the story. I would really 33 00:02:25.719 --> 00:02:29.159 like to hear from you, guys. Brian at Parent and War Productions dot 34 00:02:29.159 --> 00:02:31.120 Com. Send me an email and let me know how you're enjoying these stories. 35 00:02:31.360 --> 00:02:34.319 Speaking of which, I know that's why you guys are here. So 36 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:37.280 I'm gonna stop talking. You guys, sit back, relax, and enjoy 37 00:02:37.319 --> 00:03:00.280 the show. I'm sorry, Connie said, I think I'm misunderstood you. 38 00:03:00.280 --> 00:03:04.960 You didn't say that you were going outside. You yourself told me that this 39 00:03:05.039 --> 00:03:07.120 dog man used to do the exact same thing to the family who lived here 40 00:03:07.159 --> 00:03:12.199 before us. You said that it drug its claws across the house. Do 41 00:03:12.280 --> 00:03:15.120 you not think that's what it's doing now? And yet you two want to 42 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:17.240 go outside with this thing. I know what I said to you about us 43 00:03:17.240 --> 00:03:21.520 being hunters, and we are mark, but we have to be smart about 44 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:24.520 it. We will take this animal down, But loading up two small weapons 45 00:03:24.520 --> 00:03:29.479 and going out the door field with anger, fear, and testosterone isn't smart. 46 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:31.599 John and I looked at each other, both caught off guard by her 47 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:36.360 tone. Well, yeah, we're going outside, I said, trying to 48 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:39.159 match her intensity. We have to figure out what that sound is. We 49 00:03:39.159 --> 00:03:43.520 can only assume that's what it was, but we won't know for sure unless 50 00:03:43.520 --> 00:03:46.520 we go check. Connie couldn't believe what she was hearing. Look, I 51 00:03:46.560 --> 00:03:50.280 appreciate this thing that you two are taking. You are the men, and 52 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:53.039 you want to make sure that me and Marie are okay. I get it, 53 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:54.879 Mark, but you didn't see what I saw that night coming out of 54 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:59.280 the woods. You didn't see what John and Marie saw in the woods during 55 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:03.080 their encounter either. This creature is big and it's mean. It's not like 56 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:06.800 any other animal we've seen or taken down in the woods before. This dog 57 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:10.800 Man is not something that any weapon we have is going to take down. 58 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:14.759 The only thing you're going to be successful at is making it even angrier than 59 00:04:14.800 --> 00:04:17.279 it already is. We are going to have to formulate a plant, all 60 00:04:17.319 --> 00:04:21.600 of us together. I holstered my gun and motioned for John to do the 61 00:04:21.639 --> 00:04:26.040 same. If we walk out that door now, the dog Man would be 62 00:04:26.079 --> 00:04:30.199 the least of our worries. I can't lie. John started. I didn't 63 00:04:30.199 --> 00:04:32.560 really want to go out there and face that thing again. I just shook 64 00:04:32.600 --> 00:04:35.720 my head I guess until I see this thing, I'm just not going to 65 00:04:35.800 --> 00:04:40.560 understand. Well, what do you propose we do? Then? I asked 66 00:04:40.600 --> 00:04:43.439 everyone. They all looked at each other and then looked back at me. 67 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:47.639 Well, Maurice spoke up. It's been quiet since that one sound, no 68 00:04:47.839 --> 00:04:51.680 movement, no more metallic scraping sounds, just the sounds of our voices talking. 69 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:56.399 One thing I'm certain of, she continued, is that John and I 70 00:04:56.439 --> 00:05:00.399 are spending the night here. I am not walking out that door the sun 71 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:03.639 comes up. Connie reached out her hand from Maries, Honey, you are 72 00:05:03.680 --> 00:05:08.519 both welcome to stay here anytime. She stood up from the table and walked 73 00:05:08.519 --> 00:05:11.600 into the linen closet to get some extra pillows, sheets, and a blanket. 74 00:05:12.120 --> 00:05:14.160 The couch has a pull out bed in it, I said, as 75 00:05:14.160 --> 00:05:15.720 I made my way into the living room to show them. It may not 76 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:19.560 be the most comfortable, but for one night, it'll be fine. That'll 77 00:05:19.600 --> 00:05:24.360 be just fine, Mark. I appreciate yours and Connie's hospitality, I really 78 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:27.959 do, John said as he shook my hand. Connie came in the room 79 00:05:28.000 --> 00:05:30.839 carrying four pillows, the sheets, and a large quilt. She began making 80 00:05:30.920 --> 00:05:33.399 up the pill out bed for them, while I showed them where the towels 81 00:05:33.399 --> 00:05:36.959 were in case they wanted to take a shower. We sat around that evening 82 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:41.639 like a bunch of teenagers. We watched movies and had popcorn, and soon 83 00:05:41.680 --> 00:05:44.959 we all fell asleep. Connie woke me up a little after three in the 84 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:47.079 morning to come to bed with her. I didn't even know she left the 85 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:50.600 room. On our way to the bedroom, we heard a loud scream from 86 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:55.800 outside. Connie turned around, eyes wide open, and whispered to me what 87 00:05:55.920 --> 00:05:59.240 the hell was at If I had to guess, I would say it was 88 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:01.639 a Bobcat. Said. We're in a new house, so we aren't too 89 00:06:01.680 --> 00:06:05.240 familiar with the noises that happen overnight, and honestly, we're never up at 90 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:09.399 this hour. It could happen every night and we just don't know it. 91 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:12.879 I was trying to keep her calm. I can only hope that I was 92 00:06:12.959 --> 00:06:15.839 right about what I told her. Who's to say I'm not. This whole 93 00:06:15.879 --> 00:06:19.560 dog man thing has everybody in an uproar, and every little thing that happens 94 00:06:19.560 --> 00:06:24.959 automatically is because of that. We just need to get back to normal somehow. 95 00:06:25.439 --> 00:06:28.879 The next morning, I woke up before everyone else. I made coffee 96 00:06:28.879 --> 00:06:32.000 and breakfast and set the table seven in the morning. That's lazy from me, 97 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:35.639 John said as he walked into the kitchen. I'm usually up no later 98 00:06:35.680 --> 00:06:40.360 than five thirty. Well, we were all up later than normal and tensions 99 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:43.720 were high, so I'll have to cut you some slack for that. Just 100 00:06:43.800 --> 00:06:46.879 as John sat down, Connie Marie both walked into the kitchen at the same 101 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:49.560 time. They both looked like they were still half asleep. I set the 102 00:06:49.560 --> 00:06:54.079 coffee and mugs on the kitchen table, along with the food. I dreamed 103 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:57.399 of that monster all night, Marie said. This is why I tried to 104 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.560 convince myself it didn't exist all those years. John looked at me and then 105 00:07:00.600 --> 00:07:04.079 back at Marie. I knew what he was feeling. I felt like I 106 00:07:04.120 --> 00:07:08.639 had to be the leader in this charge because I felt more capable of carrying 107 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:12.439 a level head in the situation since I had not had an encounter yet. 108 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:15.079 Well unless you want to count me almost hitting it with my car, that 109 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:18.519 is. But it wasn't a good enough siding to scare the wits out of 110 00:07:18.519 --> 00:07:23.240 me like it had everyone else. I'm going outside, Mark, if you 111 00:07:23.279 --> 00:07:26.720 want to join me. John said after breakfast had been cleaned up. I 112 00:07:26.800 --> 00:07:29.879 know I've seen these things in the daytime, just as Marie has, but 113 00:07:29.959 --> 00:07:33.120 I'm not going to be afraid to leave your house or mine. Connie Marie 114 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:36.639 put up less of a fight today than they had last night. John and 115 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:42.040 I cautiously walked outside our heads on a swivel. It had to come from 116 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:45.240 our back lot, I said. These woods you see to the side really 117 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:47.800 don't have much depth to them before. It's just trees and a steep cliff. 118 00:07:48.639 --> 00:07:53.079 I wouldn't even call them woods. However, Connie said she saw it 119 00:07:53.120 --> 00:07:55.560 coming out of the woods, and this would have to be where she saw 120 00:07:55.560 --> 00:07:59.560 it. No wonder she was blaring the horn. That was a close siding 121 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:01.720 of this thing. I never doubted my wife, But until you're in the 122 00:08:01.759 --> 00:08:05.040 position that the person is when they're telling you about it, you can't really 123 00:08:05.040 --> 00:08:09.879 appreciate it. This is also the side that the guy had to paint before 124 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:13.879 they could sell the house. It had long scratches down and across the aluminum. 125 00:08:13.879 --> 00:08:16.720 Over here, John said, as he was pointing, we walked to 126 00:08:16.759 --> 00:08:20.480 the side of the house where we had heard the metallic scraping sound coming from. 127 00:08:20.519 --> 00:08:24.199 It was the same side that John was talking about. I fully expected 128 00:08:24.199 --> 00:08:26.279 to see large scratches in the aluminum that I would have to prime and paint. 129 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:31.240 From the sounds of it, possibly replace altogether. But there was nothing, 130 00:08:31.680 --> 00:08:35.679 not a mark, nothing to be found. Anywhere we went all around 131 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:39.679 the perimeter of our house. There wasn't any evidence of any damage whatsoever. 132 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:43.279 John and I just looked at each other in bewilderment. That makes no sense. 133 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:46.879 You were here, you heard it too. How can something that was 134 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:52.360 so loud, that could have only been something dragging their nails across the aluminum 135 00:08:52.720 --> 00:08:56.440 have not left a mark? I asked John, your guess is as good 136 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:58.679 as mine. I have no explanation for that one, he replied in shock. 137 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:03.960 We started walking towards the furthest part of our back lot. We were 138 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:07.600 looking for anything. At this point, John and I split up in hopes 139 00:09:07.639 --> 00:09:11.080 to better our chances. There were some areas in the back where you could 140 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:13.200 go into a shallow portion of the woods. It was all grown up, 141 00:09:13.240 --> 00:09:16.759 however, and no human could get through there. Connie and I ventured back 142 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:20.759 there. When we were getting everything set up for the chickens in our gardens. 143 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:24.440 They were brier bushes back there as tall as we are. That's, 144 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:26.360 of course, not saying something like a dog man could get through there. 145 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:30.919 I'm assuming just like a big foot, they go through all kinds of things 146 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:33.840 and it just doesn't bother them. So maybe whatever this was did come from 147 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:37.440 back there. Either way, it still didn't explain the sound we all heard 148 00:09:37.519 --> 00:09:41.960 last night. Two and two were not equaling up to four here, and 149 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:45.519 I don't like it at all. We don't have neighbors near us, We're 150 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:50.320 not near any highways or any machinery plants. Something was on our property last 151 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:54.200 night. I don't believe in coincidences, and I totally believe that whatever almost 152 00:09:54.279 --> 00:09:58.440 hit my truck and this strange sound were somehow connected. I just have to 153 00:09:58.480 --> 00:10:03.080 prove it. Connie Marie met us in the backyard and I explained to both 154 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:05.080 of them that the house had no damage on it at all. They were 155 00:10:05.120 --> 00:10:09.799 also shocked based on that sound. Connie Marie started looking at the woods where 156 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:13.799 we stood. Connie saw it first and gasped, well, you got it 157 00:10:13.879 --> 00:10:16.720 right, Mark. It was a bobcat, she said, looking over at 158 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:22.039 me while pointing to the wood line. This bobcat lay on the ground surrounded 159 00:10:22.039 --> 00:10:24.960 by waist high briars and bushes, and me and John had completely missed it. 160 00:10:26.720 --> 00:10:30.000 I pushed the briars back as far as possible to take a closer look. 161 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:33.120 This thing had been mauled, but early enough. The look that was 162 00:10:33.159 --> 00:10:37.639 frozen on its face was one of terror and shock, almost like it was 163 00:10:37.639 --> 00:10:41.240 caught off guard. Is there such a thing in the animal world while these 164 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:43.960 things have this look on their face when they're attacked that I don't know for 165 00:10:45.000 --> 00:10:48.960 sure, but this bobcat sure did appear that it had been ambushed. We 166 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:52.200 have to bury it, Marie said. If not, you guys are going 167 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:54.919 to have an even bigger problem. John chuckled, trying to lighten the mood, 168 00:10:56.480 --> 00:11:00.360 bigger than dog man. Luckily, I'd left my post hold digger out 169 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:03.120 there, so we buried the bobcat before making our way back to the house 170 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:05.759 to prevent other critters from making a meal of it. Well, I feel 171 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:09.799 like we've overstayed our welcome at this point, John said, Marie and I 172 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:13.399 need to get back home and tend to our animals. No doubt their raising 173 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:18.000 came wanting something. After gathering all their things from inside, Connie gave Maria 174 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:22.159 a hug. You guys are welcome here anytime. You know that if we're 175 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:26.240 having to go through this, at least we're all experiencing it together. We 176 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:28.360 watched them from the front doors as they walked past our cars to get to 177 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:33.639 the hairs, but they stopped suddenly turned back around to face us at the 178 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:37.240 front door. They motioned for us to come outside, so we walked out 179 00:11:37.279 --> 00:11:39.840 to see what the problem was. They're on my truck. We're scratches all 180 00:11:39.840 --> 00:11:43.399 the way from the hood to the back bumper on the driver's side. Damn 181 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:48.440 it, really my truck, I said angrily. My truck was an older 182 00:11:48.480 --> 00:11:52.840 model when I used for hauling farm equipment and whatnot. None of this plastic 183 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:56.159 and aluminium stuff these newer models are made of. It was a battle axe 184 00:11:56.200 --> 00:12:00.120 I'd had for years. Connie rubbed my back. I'm so sorry. I 185 00:12:00.159 --> 00:12:03.559 know you loved that truck. Luckily, if there is a luckily here, 186 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:07.360 it's only scratches and nothing worse. She always had a positive side, but 187 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:11.039 I was not in the mood for that right now. I was mad. 188 00:12:11.440 --> 00:12:13.519 I didn't care if it was only minor damage. The fact that there was 189 00:12:13.559 --> 00:12:18.320 any damage was enough that finding did make sense though my truck was sitting on 190 00:12:18.360 --> 00:12:20.960 the same side of the house that we had heard the sound coming from the 191 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.480 night before. But what magnified the sound so much in our house? It 192 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:30.080 was like the nails on a chalkboard sound. I would think that if it 193 00:12:30.159 --> 00:12:33.120 was just scratching my truck, it wouldn't have made enough noise for us to 194 00:12:33.159 --> 00:12:37.120 hear it. Nonetheless, it was an answer, but an answer that brought 195 00:12:37.200 --> 00:12:41.320 even more questions. After seeing one happened to that bobcat, Connie and I 196 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:45.360 got straight to work beefing up our animal housing. I can't say for sure 197 00:12:45.399 --> 00:12:48.919 if Dogman was responsible. We're in the woods. It could have been anything, 198 00:12:48.799 --> 00:12:52.679 but we wanted to make sure that whatever did that to the bobcat didn't 199 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:56.639 have a chance to do that to our livestock. Our property was coming along, 200 00:12:56.639 --> 00:12:58.440 and the day finally came for cows, chickens, and pigs to be 201 00:12:58.440 --> 00:13:01.679 delivered. John and Marie had come over to help us to get everything in 202 00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:05.840 place. Seeing as how we were sharing the land with some sort of cryptid 203 00:13:05.879 --> 00:13:09.200 devil, hunting would be limited for the time being, at least on our 204 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:13.840 land. John had given Connie and I permission to hunt on his property, 205 00:13:13.919 --> 00:13:16.039 so that's what we did. For some reason, the brunt of our incidents 206 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:20.320 as were happening at our place. We still had to figure out why. 207 00:13:20.080 --> 00:13:24.639 That's where the pigs came into play. If Johnna Marie had no children, 208 00:13:24.759 --> 00:13:28.840 no dogs, just cows and chickens. But we're having no activity to catch 209 00:13:28.879 --> 00:13:31.039 this dog man, we were going to have to throw in something to really 210 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:35.320 entice it. This thing toys with you. I know that at any point 211 00:13:35.360 --> 00:13:39.720 it's large enough and strong enough to attack us at any minute, Yet it 212 00:13:39.759 --> 00:13:43.159 doesn't. The Only thing that clicks when we talk about it is that this 213 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:46.960 is where it has a home, assuming that it has one, It sees 214 00:13:46.000 --> 00:13:50.440 this place as its primary territory, and Connie and I are living right at 215 00:13:50.440 --> 00:13:52.679 the heart of it. We all sat at the table at John and Marie's 216 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:56.759 and came up with a plan, well as much of one as we could 217 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:01.679 make. I don't feel like this thing is other worldly paranormal by any means, 218 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:05.360 John said. I started doing some research on them, and they're everywhere. 219 00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:09.320 I've listened to encounter after encounter, and they all match for the most 220 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:13.360 part. The one thing that's common in almost every story I've heard is that 221 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:16.879 they're just like any other living breathing animal. They all need shelter, food, 222 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:20.879 and water. On your property. It has all of that. You 223 00:14:20.919 --> 00:14:24.399 guys experienced it at the water that day. They're alone. It has two 224 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:28.360 things. It needs food and water. You know you have deer and other 225 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:33.080 small game there as well. Connie smiled a devious smile. We need to 226 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:37.799 find out where it lays its head. I have some small animal calls that 227 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:39.399 I used to hunt. I said, why don't we use that to call 228 00:14:39.480 --> 00:14:43.759 it in. That's going to get it here quicker, right, I'm sure 229 00:14:43.759 --> 00:14:46.480 it will. Mury spoke up, but it still isn't going to help you 230 00:14:46.519 --> 00:14:48.519 locate where it's den Is. You'll be drawing it out, but that won't 231 00:14:48.519 --> 00:14:52.039 help in the long run. I don't know, Murray. Maybe since this 232 00:14:52.120 --> 00:14:56.039 dog man came out during the day as well, we can distract it. 233 00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:58.240 We can have one of us at the woodline at the house and the other 234 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:03.679 person making the calls. If this dog man is primarily a canine and an 235 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:07.919 apex predator, the hearing on this thing must be top notch. If someone's 236 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:11.200 here in the cornfield making animal calls, it will be safer for the other 237 00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:13.919 person to go looking for some sort of cave or large hole or something for 238 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:18.639 it to sleep in. John said, I guess. Marie said hesitantly, 239 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:22.279 but is that actually safe? Me and John made eye contact at that point. 240 00:15:22.720 --> 00:15:26.679 We knew that it would be dangerous and someone could get hurt, but 241 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:30.679 we didn't want to share that with Connie Marie. Connie had the mind of 242 00:15:30.679 --> 00:15:33.919 a hunter. Her goal was to take this thing down whatever it took. 243 00:15:33.600 --> 00:15:37.000 But would she be willing to sacrifice me or John in the process. No, 244 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:41.440 she wouldn't, but he and I both knew that this would be our 245 00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:43.879 best shot at taking care of this problem. Well, we hope, So 246 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:48.759 anyway to make this easier, I have several walkie talkies we can use to 247 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:52.799 communicate. Since John knows these woods better than Connie and I, he can 248 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:54.080 be the one to go in and do the search while I hide in the 249 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:58.039 cornfield and make the sound of an injured animal. When I hear something coming 250 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:00.879 in my direction, I radio him and let him know it's okay for him 251 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:03.879 to go in. I don't know, guys, Murray went on, this 252 00:16:03.960 --> 00:16:07.720 seems like it's too much. I can't believe we're sitting here formulating a plan 253 00:16:07.840 --> 00:16:11.840 to do something like this. I just felt like we're putting too much at 254 00:16:11.919 --> 00:16:15.000 risk. John reached over and grabbed your hand. Look, we've hunted all 255 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:19.039 of our lives. They've already struck this thing's curiosity, even more so by 256 00:16:19.080 --> 00:16:23.879 bringing in these pigs, probably something that's never been here before that's going to 257 00:16:23.960 --> 00:16:27.360 keep it on its toes. I wouldn't agree with something like this if I 258 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:32.360 didn't believe it was absolutely necessary. And wouldn't you want something done if you 259 00:16:32.440 --> 00:16:34.799 always had to worry about your home, the lives of your animals, and 260 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:38.840 most importantly, the safety of you and your loved one. I guess you're 261 00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:42.000 right, she conceded. Just be safe, John, That's all I ask. 262 00:16:42.519 --> 00:16:45.480 If you feel you're getting into deep, get out of those woods. 263 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:51.759 John smiled. Deal. The next couple of weeks, Connie and I observed 264 00:16:51.799 --> 00:16:56.320 all of our animals closely. Something was definitely stirring them up. They always 265 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:59.919 acted different when a predator was around, so we could always pinpoint the exact 266 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:03.480 times has happened every day to get a handle on when to put our plan 267 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:07.880 into action. Luckily, nothing had been able to get to them again. 268 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:11.720 The mindset of how these things toy with you, Connie. I also set 269 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:14.720 up motion detectors at the back of the house, just as an extra layer 270 00:17:14.720 --> 00:17:18.240 of protection. Bright halogen lights would come on with any movement from the woodline. 271 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:21.880 The first time they went off, we ran to the window at the 272 00:17:21.880 --> 00:17:25.559 back of the house to hopefully see what it was. Nothing but a raccoon. 273 00:17:26.240 --> 00:17:27.880 But it did let us know how sensitive the lights were, and we 274 00:17:27.920 --> 00:17:32.400 got to see how much light they gave off when they came on. Stay 275 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:38.480 tuned for more sasquatch otos will be right back. After these messages, we 276 00:17:38.559 --> 00:17:41.759 all met over at John and Marie's early and went over what we had observed. 277 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:45.319 We explained that the only thing that had tripped our motion detectors were small 278 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:49.400 animals at night when it was completely dark. But we had noticed that every 279 00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:53.200 day around dusk, probably around five or a little after, all of our 280 00:17:53.200 --> 00:17:57.839 livestock got really worked up. These long summer days plays in our favor because 281 00:17:57.839 --> 00:18:02.359 it keeps John out of the woods alone at night. Connie said, we 282 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:06.359 looked like infantry men getting ready for battle. I had my hunting gear on 283 00:18:06.680 --> 00:18:10.440 rifle on my back and my walkie talkie in my hand. I grabbed my 284 00:18:10.519 --> 00:18:14.000 injured deer call. On the way out the door, John met me outside 285 00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:17.519 and I found that he too was dressed for war. It almost felt like 286 00:18:17.559 --> 00:18:21.440 we were kids again, trying to ambush the neighborhood bullies. Honestly, though, 287 00:18:21.519 --> 00:18:23.279 I was still having a hard time wrapping my mind around all of this. 288 00:18:25.200 --> 00:18:26.720 All I had to go on was the words from my wife and our 289 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:32.160 dear friends as to what we were even dealing with. I still hadn't fully 290 00:18:32.200 --> 00:18:34.440 laid my eyes on it. Part of me wanted to see it, while 291 00:18:34.440 --> 00:18:37.599 the other part of me didn't. Based on everybody's description and hearing how it 292 00:18:37.599 --> 00:18:41.160 affected people after they saw it, I certainly didn't want to have a fear 293 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:45.960 of the woods. It was my life. The interest to the woods is 294 00:18:45.960 --> 00:18:48.640 about two miles from our house, John, it's five miles from our house 295 00:18:48.680 --> 00:18:52.839 to yours. Based on the size of this, however, I don't think 296 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:55.960 it would take it very long to get from here to there. I'll hit 297 00:18:56.000 --> 00:18:57.359 you up on the walkie talkie when I'm in the cornfield, and when I 298 00:18:57.440 --> 00:19:00.599 make my first call, I'm not sure if you'll be able to hear it 299 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:03.799 from where you are, so let's keep open communication at all times. So 300 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:07.480 we're all on the same page, I told him. Just then Connie qued 301 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:11.000 up her walking and said, Hey, are you guys ready to do this? 302 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:14.720 As ready as we'll ever be, Connie, I said back to her. 303 00:19:15.400 --> 00:19:18.359 She and Marie were inside keeping an eye out the back window, hoping 304 00:19:18.359 --> 00:19:21.240 to see this thing tear through the woods along the woodline, to give us 305 00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:23.400 a heads up and to let John know when to go in. You're going 306 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.160 to have to be quick, Mark, Connie said the night before while we 307 00:19:26.160 --> 00:19:30.200 were going over the plan. This has speed like you won't believe. Once 308 00:19:30.200 --> 00:19:33.119 it hears that call, it's going to be coming for you full force, 309 00:19:33.279 --> 00:19:37.759 and it won't stop once I signal you. You must be able to get 310 00:19:37.799 --> 00:19:41.359 back to your truck in time. Marie had given John the same speech. 311 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:44.920 I get it, though he and I were facing the same amount of danger. 312 00:19:45.480 --> 00:19:48.359 If we're being honest here him more than me. He's going to look 313 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:52.160 for this thing's den. Who knows what he might find. I brought some 314 00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:56.880 pigs blood from the butcher to spread across the section of the cornfield to hopefully 315 00:19:56.880 --> 00:20:00.000 give me enough time to get away and to keep it occupied while I try 316 00:20:00.119 --> 00:20:03.039 to get the John with the girls in position inside and John in his truck 317 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:06.640 at the entrance of the woods. At the dead end, I made my 318 00:20:06.680 --> 00:20:10.680 way to their house. My heart was pounding and my adrenaline was raging through 319 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:15.160 my system. I started having doubts creep in as I drove. What if 320 00:20:15.160 --> 00:20:18.440 this doesn't work, What if it makes the situation at home worse than it 321 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:22.279 is? That was my worst fear, what if we have to move to 322 00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:26.519 finally get away from this monster. I quickly dismissed all of my doubts. 323 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:30.319 I also tried to think of everything my Grandpa would say if he were here. 324 00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:33.480 He would tell me I have to stand up for my family and our 325 00:20:33.519 --> 00:20:37.920 home. Remember, these things only show themselves to people who want to see 326 00:20:37.960 --> 00:20:41.680 them. No fear sign get this son of a bitch. I had all 327 00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:45.480 I needed. Then all my doubts are raced and a new air of confidence 328 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:49.039 instilled. I got to their farm and walking them to let them know I 329 00:20:49.079 --> 00:20:52.839 was walking to make my way into position. I grabbed the pigs blood out 330 00:20:52.839 --> 00:20:56.079 of the back of the truck and made my way to the right corner of 331 00:20:56.119 --> 00:21:00.160 the cornfield. I was in just far enough not to be seen, but 332 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:02.839 not too far in where I wouldn't be able to make my way out. 333 00:21:03.400 --> 00:21:06.599 I spread the blood around in a circle about fifty feet from where I would 334 00:21:06.599 --> 00:21:11.200 be positioned, still way too close for comfort in my opinion. Nonetheless, 335 00:21:11.559 --> 00:21:15.240 it was time making my first call now, I told everyone. It was 336 00:21:15.279 --> 00:21:18.359 so quiet it was almost deafening. At this point, I could hear my 337 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:22.880 heart beat in my ears. That would play in my favor. However, 338 00:21:22.839 --> 00:21:26.319 most anything should be able to hear this. I cut the call to my 339 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:30.160 mouth, and I gave three to four calls, each with different intensities than 340 00:21:30.240 --> 00:21:33.960 I waited. It seemed like forever sitting in the corn field, surrounded by 341 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:38.759 blood and nothingness while I waited for a ferocious beast to break through. Run, 342 00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:41.400 Run, Run, kind of yelled over the walkie, it's coming, 343 00:21:41.480 --> 00:21:45.680 Mark, We saw it, and it's quickly headed your way. Please hurry. 344 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:48.799 John took that as his cue, and he ran as fast and as 345 00:21:48.839 --> 00:21:52.400 hard as he could into the woods, tearing through briars and thick brush, 346 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:56.079 searching for anything that resembled an opening or a cave. He remembered going through 347 00:21:56.079 --> 00:22:00.400 that area with his old neighbor. Just over the ridgeline, and out of 348 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:03.640 breath, he saw it a very large cave. This must be it. 349 00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:07.319 I found it, he yelled into the walkie, trying to catch his breath. 350 00:22:07.880 --> 00:22:11.839 That has to be it. It's huge. I was running as hard 351 00:22:11.920 --> 00:22:15.880 and as fast as I ever had before. I was too winded to reply 352 00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:18.559 to John, and I was hoping that either Connie and Marie would answer. 353 00:22:19.079 --> 00:22:23.279 My lungs burned with every breath I took, and fear was beginning to overtake 354 00:22:23.359 --> 00:22:27.039 me. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes, and that's when 355 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:33.240 I heard it, a low, long growl approaching. I'd made it almost 356 00:22:33.279 --> 00:22:36.799 out of the cornfield. I was home free. Then I fell with a 357 00:22:36.799 --> 00:22:40.799 hard thud, and I dropped my walkie. This thing was inching further into 358 00:22:40.839 --> 00:22:45.160 the corn I could hear its thrashing. No doubt it found the blood by 359 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:48.079 now. I didn't have time to look for the walkie At this point. 360 00:22:48.279 --> 00:22:49.839 I scrambled up as fast as I could and made a bee line from my 361 00:22:49.880 --> 00:22:53.359 truck. I threw it in reverse, spinning gravel and making a large dust 362 00:22:53.359 --> 00:22:56.720 cloud, and I hauled ass out of there. Mark, come in, 363 00:22:56.880 --> 00:23:03.319 Are you out of there yet? Connie pleaded into awey radio silence. Marie 364 00:23:03.400 --> 00:23:06.480 was pacing the floor in praying. I knew this was a bad idea. 365 00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:10.279 I just knew it. Connie paid her no mind, Mark, answer me? 366 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:12.599 Are you okay? John could hear everything that was going on, and 367 00:23:12.640 --> 00:23:17.640 he was trying to reach Mark as well. Just then John saw the movement 368 00:23:17.680 --> 00:23:22.119 in the cave. There's more than one, he exclaimed. He was immediately 369 00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:25.119 on the wakee to whoever would listen. Guys, we have a problem. 370 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:32.640 There's just then the transmission became garbled and broke up. Silence. Now both 371 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:36.599 Connie and Marie were frantic. John, what's the problem you broke up? 372 00:23:36.599 --> 00:23:38.839 Can you repeat? Connie? Ask? There's more than one of these things, 373 00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:42.279 he said fearfully into the mic. We screwed up. We weren't prepared 374 00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:47.359 enough for this. Connie pleaded into the waukee again, Mark, please answer 375 00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:49.160 me. I slid into the grass, into the front of our house and 376 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:52.960 ran inside. I must have looked like a maniac at that point. Mark, 377 00:23:53.039 --> 00:23:56.079 you're alive, Connie yelled. She threw her arms around my neck and 378 00:23:56.119 --> 00:24:00.799 cried, Look, I love you too, but we've got to get to 379 00:24:00.880 --> 00:24:03.559 John. I dropped my walkie in the cornfield when I fail. Where's John? 380 00:24:03.839 --> 00:24:07.279 Have you heard anything from him. I was spitting out my questions left 381 00:24:07.319 --> 00:24:10.920 and right. My adrenaline was at an all time high, and I just 382 00:24:10.960 --> 00:24:14.880 wanted to get to my friend. Connie's face changed in an instant. He 383 00:24:14.960 --> 00:24:18.039 found the cave of the dog Man. But there's a problem, a big 384 00:24:18.039 --> 00:24:22.559 one. She said, what's the problem? I was almost frantic. Suddenly 385 00:24:22.559 --> 00:24:25.519 a noise crackled out of the walkee. If you can still hear me, 386 00:24:25.559 --> 00:24:29.039 I'm hunkering down here, they spotted me. I could really use some help 387 00:24:29.119 --> 00:24:33.000 up here. Has anyone heard from markt I grabbed the walkie from Connie. 388 00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:34.880 I'm here, buddy, Where are you at? Mark? Thank God you're 389 00:24:34.920 --> 00:24:37.799 okay. It's a big cave, but there's more than one. I need 390 00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:41.480 your help. He said. I'm coming, but you have to tell me 391 00:24:41.519 --> 00:24:44.599 where. John, where, argue, I'm at the top of the ridge. 392 00:24:45.359 --> 00:24:48.440 His walkee had gone out again. I queued up Milwaukee again. At 393 00:24:48.440 --> 00:24:52.000 the top of what John, you cut out? They're coming the ridge line 394 00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:59.359 hurry. Then his transmission went silent. They say, you don't gotta go, 395 00:25:00.079 --> 00:25:10.039 oh, but you can't stay and I don't want to be alone the 396 00:25:10.200 --> 00:25:40.119 world out trying to try that time everything come her baby, right baby, 397 00:25:40.279 --> 00:26:48.880 my joy for me to stay right now. I'm coming right away, suss 398 00:26:56.480 --> 00:27:03.240 Us to un