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NAWAC Report #01140018: Couple Encounters Something Strange While Hiking in...
Following is my write-up of a recent investigation I did concerning an alleged sighting of a sasquatch, or wood ape, type creature within the confines of Palmetto State Park. What follows is my...
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Sasquatch Classics: The Ottine Thing
What is it about swamps that strike such a primal chord in men? Is it the near impenetrable vegetation that obscures our view and potentially hides all manner of threats? Is it the slow moving black...
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Classic Photo of Ivory-billed Woodpecker
The photo below was taken in the doomed Singer Tract in Louisiana by James Tanner in 1938. The photo shows an ivory-billed nestling as it rests on the shoulder of Tanner's friend, J.J. Kuhn. This is...
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Gorillas Use Odor to Communicate in the Wild
“The smell was just awful, like something had died.”“That smell almost knocked me over. I swear I wanted to vomit.”“It smelled sort of like a wet dog, but much worse; a very sour, pungent odor....
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Another Texas "Chupacabras" Tale
I got a reminder about the power of the media this past week. A good friend of mine who lives in SE Texas called me and said that he had been contacted by an acquaintance about a “chupacabras” roaming...
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Cougars in the Metroplex
I was contacted by a good friend and fellow NAWAC member today regarding a big cat sighting in Collin County, Texas. The story is short and sweet but very interesting.My friend was visiting a Metroplex...
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Sightings of Black Panthers in Texas Continue Unabated
It has been a while since I provided an update on black panther sightings in the state of Texas. Make no mistake, however, those reports keep coming in to the site. They show no sign of slowing up and,...
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Updated Black Panther Distribution Map (8/11/14)
Below is the latest version of my black panther distribution map. The map now includes the latest reported sightings deemed credible and discussed in my post on the subject dated 8/8/14.Understand,...
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A Real Texas Sea Monster
Below is a photo of a 2000 lb. manta ray (Manta birostris) that was caught off the jetties in Galveston sometime in the early 1900's. This brute was caught by a 75-year old man. I can only imagine the...
View ArticleOn the Ivory-billed Woodpecker
During a recent interview I was asked why the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, among all the species driven to extinction by human behavior, has remained so much in the consciousness of the American public? To...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Henry David Thoreau
"It is not what you look at that matters, it is what you see.”- Henry David Thoreau
View ArticleWhere Have You Been, Texas Cryptid Hunter?
I have received several emails over the last couple of weeks that have all asked basically the same question, “Where have you been?”It seems that I write some version of this post every year as I don’t...
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Could a Cryptid Discovery Save the Earth's Wildlife?
I started this blog with the idea of discussing cryptozoologically related topics such as bigfoot, black panthers and chupacabras in a reasonable and level-headed manner. I wanted it to be more than...
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Dallas Man Hospitalized After Bee Attack
KWTX, a CBS affiliate in Central Texas is reporting that a Dallas area man has been hospitalized as the result of an attack by bees. The story is brief so I will post it in its entirety below.Bee...
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Ellis County Camera Maintenance Trip
I made a trip out to check on one of my game cameras yesterday. The camera is located on private property in Ellis County, Texas where some odd goings on have been reported. The property owners have...
View ArticleA Word From Brian Brown
“I think that the fear and the ‘giant monster’ thing comes from a lack of understanding and knowledge… I’ve been down there enough (Area X) that I understand they’re wild animals. And I understand wild...
View ArticlePersonal Update
I thought I would take a moment to update everyone on my activities, or lack thereof, of late.I have not posted much on the blog the past month or so. This is due mainly to the fact that I am a...
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New Black Panther Sightings Reported
I felt it was about time to update everyone on the latest black panther sighting reports I have received over the last several months. The reports just keep coming and some real areas of interest are...
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Could Red Wolves Still Roam Texas?
The red wolf (Canis rufus) once roamed a large part of the southeastern part of North America. The range of the red wolf once stretched from the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts northward into Indiana and the...
View ArticleThe Big Thicket is a Weird Place
Here is an interesting account from noted author, teacher and philosopher A.Y. Gunter. It just goes to show that the Big Thicket has always been a unique place. Stories of wild men, remnant bands of...
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