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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever shopped at Arii Sportsman's Warehouse, Bass Pro Shops,

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<v Speaker 1>Cabellas or a similar outdoor store. If so, take a

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<v Speaker 1>moment and consider what it might be like to work

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<v Speaker 1>at one of these stores and some of the strange

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<v Speaker 1>stories you might hear from customers. In a way, it's

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<v Speaker 1>actually a great place to engage people about their experiences

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<v Speaker 1>and if they ever encountered something strange or unusual while biking, boating, camping, hiking,

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<v Speaker 1>or hunting. This story is about a twenty eight year

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<v Speaker 1>old man who walked into Bass Pro Shops store in

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<v Speaker 1>Central Florida. He was looking for a new compound bow

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<v Speaker 1>for the upcoming elk season. While chatting with the store's

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<v Speaker 1>employee about hunting locations, the customer opened up and shared

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<v Speaker 1>a traumatic story that he'd never shared with anyone during

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<v Speaker 1>the twelve years since it happened. He only did so

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<v Speaker 1>after the employee admitted that he believed in Bigfoot and

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<v Speaker 1>actually saw one out west where he used to hunt.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, they've both been to and hunted similar areas.

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<v Speaker 1>The man's story took place twelve years earlier, when he

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<v Speaker 1>was just sixteen years old and while hiking with a

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<v Speaker 1>friend at the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in New Mexico.

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<v Speaker 1>Philmont currently covers one hundred and forty thousand acres of

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<v Speaker 1>wilderness near the southern end of the Rocky Mountains. And

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<v Speaker 1>here's how the gentleman relayed the story. During our two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks of hiking, we both put over one hundred miles

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<v Speaker 1>on our boots. We enjoyed the rugged terrain, the lush meadows,

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<v Speaker 1>the thick forest, trout filled streams, and hidden natural treasures.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, we were having a great time. That is

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<v Speaker 1>until we realized that we were lost. Imagine being sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>years old and lost with than an area that large.

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<v Speaker 1>It was crazy. The ranch's land covers more than two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred square miles and is full of all sorts of

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<v Speaker 1>wild animals, namely black bear. To add perspective to their situation,

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen eighty six, Philmont had five separate bear attacks

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<v Speaker 1>on campers during a two week period. In two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>four more campers reported being attacked, and most recently, in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty ten, a fourteen year old boy was sleeping inside

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<v Speaker 1>his tent when a bear climbed into the tent and

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<v Speaker 1>bit the boy. There was even a version of this

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<v Speaker 1>particular report that claimed the boy was drug out of

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<v Speaker 1>the tent by the butt. He'd gone to sleep with

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<v Speaker 1>a candy bar in his back pocket, and that attracted

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<v Speaker 1>the hungry bear. This man continued his story, saying, during

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<v Speaker 1>our second night of being lost, we had just finished

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<v Speaker 1>making camp and had started a small fire. It was

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<v Speaker 1>getting pretty cold at night, so we both wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>warm up a bit at the fire before collecting more

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<v Speaker 1>wood to get us through the night. That decision may

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<v Speaker 1>have actually saved our lives. While sitting next to the

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<v Speaker 1>fire and contemplating our situation, we both realized we weren't alone. There,

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<v Speaker 1>standing quietly next to a tree at the edge of

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<v Speaker 1>our campsite was a massive, hairy creature. Where it came

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<v Speaker 1>from and how long it had been watching us, we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know. We didn't hear or see it walk up

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<v Speaker 1>as we both sat frozen in fear. I remember being

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<v Speaker 1>unable to rationalize a way out of our situation, and

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<v Speaker 1>even thought that we were going to die, and nobody

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<v Speaker 1>knew where we were. Besides, if we could somehow escape,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't know which way to run or for how

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<v Speaker 1>long heck we were lost. This thing was just massive,

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<v Speaker 1>and we were sitting on the ground at a distance

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<v Speaker 1>too close for come in a manner of speaking, we

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<v Speaker 1>were sitting ducks. The store employee jumped in with a question,

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<v Speaker 1>what did you mean then, that the decision to warm

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<v Speaker 1>at the fire may have saved your lives? And the

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<v Speaker 1>storyteller said, can you imagine what might have happened if

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<v Speaker 1>my friend and I had left the camp in different

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<v Speaker 1>directions and into the darkness looking for firewood. What if

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<v Speaker 1>the creature or creatures were out there waiting for us.

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<v Speaker 1>I see what you mean, said the store attendant. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that could have been really bad. His customer continued, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure how long we sat there looking at it

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<v Speaker 1>without making a sound or making a move. Likewise, it

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<v Speaker 1>remained there motionless, but we could hear it breathing. It

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<v Speaker 1>must have had huge lungs with the sound it made

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<v Speaker 1>while breathing. I still can't get over how massive this

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<v Speaker 1>thing was. I keep using the word massive, as that's

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<v Speaker 1>all I can think of to describe it. So what happened,

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<v Speaker 1>said the store attendant. How did you get away from it?

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<v Speaker 1>After a while? It simply turned around and walked deeper

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<v Speaker 1>into the forest. Neither of us slept a wink that night.

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<v Speaker 1>The whole experience from our trip and everything we thoroughly

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed up to that point has been for the most

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<v Speaker 1>part forgotten or maybe replaced as a better word. The

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<v Speaker 1>confusion and fear, compounded with being lost so far from home,

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<v Speaker 1>made us want to repress what happened. In fact, my

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<v Speaker 1>friend and I never talked about what happened or told

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<v Speaker 1>anyone until now I'm talking to you here. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>crazy story. You obviously found your way back to civilization.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you get back? The storyteller continued. At first light,

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<v Speaker 1>we broke camp and headed for the nearest high point

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<v Speaker 1>and we started climbing. We found some landmarks which were

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<v Speaker 1>on our map, and that led us back to the

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<v Speaker 1>main buildings and the parking area. We were very happy,

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<v Speaker 1>but also mentally and emotionally exhausted. Neither of us have

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<v Speaker 1>returned to Pilmont or New Mexico. So where are you

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<v Speaker 1>headed now? With this new bow? I'm going on a

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<v Speaker 1>solo hunt with a guide up in Idaho. I hear

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<v Speaker 1>they have nice elf. Is your friend going with you? Then? No,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't hunt. Actually he doesn't get out that much anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got a family, and a demanding job to keep

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<v Speaker 1>him busy. Well, thanks for sharing your story and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad you guys made it out safely. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what I would have done in the same situation, and

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<v Speaker 1>best of luck on your hunt too. This was an

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<v Speaker 1>amazing story. But what you don't know is that the

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<v Speaker 1>store employee has also been to the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch.

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<v Speaker 1>What are the odds of that? Having a fellow hunter

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<v Speaker 1>to confide in is great, but it's even easier when

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<v Speaker 1>they've seen one of these creatures as well, and have

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<v Speaker 1>even been to the location where you saw it and

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<v Speaker 1>then todd on to rite. All right, Cam, I know

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<v Speaker 1>you've heard of the Philmont Scout Ranch too. You might

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<v Speaker 1>not remember it, but it was mentioned in at least

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<v Speaker 1>two of your earlier videos by people who had encounters there.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't recall which videos, though. Over the years, I've

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<v Speaker 1>met forest service rangers, rock climbers, and a handful of

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<v Speaker 1>others who once worked at Filmont. I bet there are

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<v Speaker 1>many many other Philmont stories out there. I was born

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<v Speaker 1>and raised in the piny woods of deep East Texas.

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<v Speaker 1>Growing up and learning to hunt in East Texas would

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<v Speaker 1>help me home my hunting skills in other areas of

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<v Speaker 1>the country. I've always said, if you learn to hunt

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<v Speaker 1>in East Texas, anywhere else would be like hunting in

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<v Speaker 1>a zoo. I would grow up to hunt all over

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<v Speaker 1>the state. And I found that the hill country, located

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<v Speaker 1>just north of the desolate South Texas region, would turn

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<v Speaker 1>out to be my favorite destination. At the time of

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<v Speaker 1>this event, and then, I still am an active l

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<v Speaker 1>officer for a large and well known agency in the

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<v Speaker 1>state of Texas. I've had an interesting career over the

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<v Speaker 1>past thirty years, and I formed a well respected reputation

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<v Speaker 1>among my supervisors and peers in this community. I'm planning

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<v Speaker 1>to retire soon, but I have planned to enter another

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<v Speaker 1>venture that still involves the law enforcement community, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not willing to damage my reputation at this time by

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<v Speaker 1>giving my real name. In the summer of nineteen ninety eight,

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<v Speaker 1>I was at my dear least located just outside of Vance, Texas.

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<v Speaker 1>Advance is no more than a name of the area.

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<v Speaker 1>It's no longer a true town, and it's in a

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<v Speaker 1>rural area surrounded only by large ranches and agriculture. The

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<v Speaker 1>population of Deer by far exceeds the number of people

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<v Speaker 1>and livestock in the area. There are abundant white tailed

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<v Speaker 1>deer and axis deer, as well as wild pigs and turkey.

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<v Speaker 1>There's also the occasional escaped animal from a nearby game

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<v Speaker 1>ranch that would require some research to identify. This area

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<v Speaker 1>is a hunter's paradise. The property was several thousand acres

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<v Speaker 1>of beautiful land that had river bottom, large hills and meadows,

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<v Speaker 1>and thick cedar cover that was always full of critters

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<v Speaker 1>to hunt. One of the property lines bordered the Nwisees River,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're blessed to be able to hunt the river bottom.

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<v Speaker 1>There large cedar filled hills and all the thicket filled

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<v Speaker 1>ravines and dry creek beds. I don't know if I

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<v Speaker 1>pronounced the name of that river correctly, but that looks

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<v Speaker 1>like it's I think I got it right uses nwist Sees.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure, so everybody correct me in the comments.

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<v Speaker 1>There were also supposed to be caves in the hills,

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<v Speaker 1>but we were never able to locate any of the

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<v Speaker 1>larger ones, only a few small caverns full of bats. Bert,

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<v Speaker 1>my partner of many years at work, jumped at the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to get on this hunting lease with me after

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<v Speaker 1>several invites and him getting to see firsthand what an

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<v Speaker 1>absolute paradise this property is. He and I would travel

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<v Speaker 1>to our lease several times a year to check and

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<v Speaker 1>fill all the deer feeders, and check the camp house,

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<v Speaker 1>and just get away from work and the stresses that

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<v Speaker 1>came with it. On one occasion, Bert and I even

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<v Speaker 1>located a makeshift of meth lab in our woods, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was occupied by two dumb ass meth monkeys who

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<v Speaker 1>were trying to hide behind cedar brush with bright clothing.

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<v Speaker 1>Needless to say, they were quickly arrested and we held

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<v Speaker 1>them until the local sheriff could come haul them away

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<v Speaker 1>and safely gather the evidence for later use in their trial.

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<v Speaker 1>Being in the line of business that we were in,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't go anywhere without a side arm. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>a habit, like always having your wallet. We would feel

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<v Speaker 1>naked without it. During the summer of this event, Bert

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<v Speaker 1>and I split up to check corn levels and the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one feeders we had placed on this property. While

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<v Speaker 1>checking the last feeder in my areas, I noticed an old,

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<v Speaker 1>grown up roadbed that continued up the hill and then

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<v Speaker 1>along the rocky ridge of one of those hills. Getting

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<v Speaker 1>up this unkept road was no small feet due to

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<v Speaker 1>the incline and the rocks, but I scrambled to the

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<v Speaker 1>top of the hill anyway. I then followed the ridge

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<v Speaker 1>running over the cedar and Mountain Laurel that was overtaking

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<v Speaker 1>the old road. I parked and then crept down the

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<v Speaker 1>rocky path on foot in an attempt to be as

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<v Speaker 1>quiet as possible. Now I found that there was an old,

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<v Speaker 1>dilapidated deer stand one hundred and fifty yards up the

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<v Speaker 1>side of the hill, and it overlooked the basin that

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<v Speaker 1>was full of scrub oaks. I could see that there

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<v Speaker 1>were game trails that twisted and turned all throughout the area.

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<v Speaker 1>Now this was a choke point with multiple trails converging

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<v Speaker 1>to this area. There was deer sign everywhere, and I

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<v Speaker 1>figured that this would be the perfect area for a

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<v Speaker 1>new deer stand location. I left the area and returned

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<v Speaker 1>to camp, and after explaining what I had seen, he

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<v Speaker 1>didn't even ask to see the location first. He just

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<v Speaker 1>asked what we needed to make the long trip with

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<v Speaker 1>the stand. So the next day we loaded up his

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<v Speaker 1>side by side and my four wheeler and we began

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<v Speaker 1>the long, slow, trip to set up the stand. We

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<v Speaker 1>were excited to have a new bowstand to hunt in

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<v Speaker 1>the upcoming season. Well archery season soon arrived and I

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<v Speaker 1>left camp right and early for the long four wheeler

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<v Speaker 1>ride and then the long walked to the new stand.

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<v Speaker 1>I quietly climbed in the tripod and I got settled in.

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<v Speaker 1>I then closed my eyes and waited for the sun

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<v Speaker 1>in the distance, I remember hearing an axis buck bugle.

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<v Speaker 1>Their bugle can be described as a cross between an

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<v Speaker 1>but my ears were in tune with my surroundings, and

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<v Speaker 1>what I heard next I will never forget as long

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<v Speaker 1>the ravine that was just to my right. The sound

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<v Speaker 1>top of goosebumps. Now, there was no way that this

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<v Speaker 1>and arrow knocked and ready. It seemed like an eternity.

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<v Speaker 1>As I squinted to see through the brush and dark

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<v Speaker 1>It was maybe a half mile away. The area had

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<v Speaker 1>in my mind in comparison to the other deer calls

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<v Speaker 1>I had heard, and there was no way on earth

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<v Speaker 1>it was a deer call. I could hear small rocks falling,

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<v Speaker 1>as if something was climbing up and out of the

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<v Speaker 1>saw an extremely large black and brown mass moving in

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<v Speaker 1>my eyes to see what it was, and just as

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<v Speaker 1>and look at me as if it knew I were there.

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<v Speaker 1>The entire time my blood ran cold, and then it

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<v Speaker 1>of sight. I remembered I had my forty cow pistol

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<v Speaker 1>the area that I had last seen this creature. What

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<v Speaker 1>I saw will haunt me, but I have not and

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<v Speaker 1>will not ever repeat this story again. The creature that

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<v Speaker 1>powerful looking muzzle and short pointed, sharply crisp looking ears

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<v Speaker 1>that pointed up and back. The height of the creature

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<v Speaker 1>would be hard to determine, due to the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>it was hunched over as it crept through the cedars. However,

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<v Speaker 1>the width of this creature would dwarf that of even

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<v Speaker 1>the largest NFL linemen. It had to have been three

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<v Speaker 1>it weighed in at six or seven hundred pounds. I

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<v Speaker 1>began to cautiously make my retreat back down the trail

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<v Speaker 1>and up the unkempt road back to my four wheeler.

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<v Speaker 1>When I returned to camp in record time, I might add,

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<v Speaker 1>Bert had a million questions about how many deer I

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<v Speaker 1>had seen and how wonderful a hunt I must have

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<v Speaker 1>had in this new locale. I merely told him that

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't a good spot and that I would not

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<v Speaker 1>hunt it again, and I advised him not to waste

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<v Speaker 1>his time hunting there either. I told him that it

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<v Speaker 1>was not worth the trip. We still hunted that land

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<v Speaker 1>for many years to follow, but I would only return

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<v Speaker 1>to that spot wants to retrieve my deer stand and

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<v Speaker 1>deer feeder. I had a lot of help when we returned,

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<v Speaker 1>and I made sure we were all well armed. I

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<v Speaker 1>still hunt and fish, and I explore new woods and waterways,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm always well armed. And now you know why

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't shared the details of this event with anyone.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care if anyone believes me. I know what

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<v Speaker 1>I saw and that is proof enough for me, but

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<v Speaker 1>I would never want to take a chance in jeopardizing

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<v Speaker 1>my career and retirement that would jeopardize my family, and

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<v Speaker 1>I could not and would not allow that to happen. Ever,

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<v Speaker 1>on a side note, during the summer before the season,

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<v Speaker 1>we had a visit from a younger federal game warden

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<v Speaker 1>to our camp. He was a nice enough fellow, and

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<v Speaker 1>he had advised us that they were putting cinide traps

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<v Speaker 1>out for codies. Well. We quickly informed him that there

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<v Speaker 1>were no codes in the area anymore due to the

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<v Speaker 1>bounty that had been placed on them many years ago.

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<v Speaker 1>They were all but hunted to extinction in this area,

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<v Speaker 1>and we had never even heard codies at night. The

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<v Speaker 1>many years that my family, friends and I had hunted

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<v Speaker 1>these woods, we had never seen or heard signs of

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<v Speaker 1>a cody, even on our bone piles where we discarded

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<v Speaker 1>the unused portion of deer and hog carcasses that we

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<v Speaker 1>had taken and clean. But on the back fence line

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<v Speaker 1>where we had put the new tripod stand, Bert and

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<v Speaker 1>I could see the brightly marked danger markers. When we

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<v Speaker 1>initially put the stand up. We walked over to look

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<v Speaker 1>at these markers and we've found that they warned of

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<v Speaker 1>the risk of cyanide poisoning. We could also see them

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<v Speaker 1>for four canister traps placed in small dugout holes, and

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<v Speaker 1>we could see that they were set and had been baited.

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<v Speaker 1>The bait appeared to be pig legs and hindquarters, probably

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<v Speaker 1>from roadkill or pigs caught in a trap that no

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<v Speaker 1>one wanted. I never gave it much thought when I

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<v Speaker 1>saw these traps, but after seeing what I have seen,

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<v Speaker 1>and after hearing the many stories on your channel, it

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<v Speaker 1>now makes sense. I believe that the government agency that

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<v Speaker 1>is in charge of controlling these matters knew of this

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<v Speaker 1>creature's location and they were, in fact trying to kill it.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope they did, and had I seen that thing again,

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<v Speaker 1>while armed with more than a bow and arrow or

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<v Speaker 1>a small caliber pistol, I would have dispatched that evil

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<v Speaker 1>looking thing without blinking an eye. I heard the theory

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<v Speaker 1>about the timber industry and how acknowledging the existence of

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<v Speaker 1>these creatures might negatively affect this industry with ridiculous rules

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<v Speaker 1>and regulations to protect them. I tend to agree with

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<v Speaker 1>this theory. It just makes sense. I do not hunt

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<v Speaker 1>this property anymore, but I miss it and part of

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<v Speaker 1>me wishes to return to try to hunt this creature.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for providing the opportunity to finally get this off

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<v Speaker 1>my chest. I enjoy listening to your story so much

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<v Speaker 1>that I keep it on all the time. Thank you, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>It is definitely a lot better than listening to the

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<v Speaker 1>news that always seems to get my blood pressure worked up.

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<v Speaker 1>Your voice is kind and soothing, and it always calms

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<v Speaker 1>me and puts me in a good mood. Keep up

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<v Speaker 1>the good work, Bubba, mister CW. Thank you for that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so thankful for you and people like you who

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<v Speaker 1>listen to this channel. And I don't always do this,

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<v Speaker 1>but I hope it goes unsaid how much I appreciate

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<v Speaker 1>everyone who sends in these stories, especially stories like this,

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<v Speaker 1>because I believe the way he wrote this and talking

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<v Speaker 1>about his credentials and everything just fits into place. And

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<v Speaker 1>he was saying that he saw canines in a muzzle

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm wondering if this could be a dog man,

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<v Speaker 1>or if it's one of these gugwe's, or is it

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<v Speaker 1>just a standard bigfoot. I don't know. Texas, Texas has

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of reports, especially East Texas and those swamp and

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<v Speaker 1>swampy and lowland areas. I think he said this was

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<v Speaker 1>in northwest Texas, which is a totally different topography, close

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<v Speaker 1>to the Nwisces newiss inn ue Ces River. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I'll have to look that up to see exactly where

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<v Speaker 1>it is. But anyway, this was a great story and

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<v Speaker 1>I think it shook him up when he saw it.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's ready to go back and hunt this thing

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<v Speaker 1>and kill it if he ever gets a chance. And man,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy is a stud I appreciate that, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think it'd be fun to hunt with these dangerous animals.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure how well I would do with that,

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<v Speaker 1>but I might give it a whirl, might give it

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<v Speaker 1>a world. But anyway, one story in this podcast. I

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<v Speaker 1>the next one. Thanks.