Big Rhodey ~ Name coined by Carl L. Johnson, to signify a large, ape-like creature reportedly sighted in Rhode Island, specifically in an area of Cumberland.

How long has this legend been around?

Well, there have been some sporadic sightings of a large, hairy, humanoid figure in sections of Rhode Island over the past 25 or so years. However, this particular creature has allegedly been sighted three times in the same area of Cumberland.

Planning a "Search for Big Rhody" event, Carl has suggested either the evening of July 24th, 31st or August 7th, with a get together either before or proceeding the excursion at Savini's Restaurant in Woonsocket.
*type*

The classification name for Big Rhody is: Troglodyte Atrobilius Robustus (T.A.R.).

Interesting!!! Is there any evidence of Big Rhodey available anywhere or a website??? Big hairy ape like creatures seem to show up in quite a few places here in the United States. Please let us know how the investigation goes. I would love to be there!!!

The name "Big Rhodey" is actually a new connotation coined by my brother Carl, but there do exist records of alleged Bigfoot sightings in recent Rhode Island history. I'll be sure to keep you updated!
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Yes please keep us updated!!! I have been interested in Big Foot sightings since I was about 5. My cousin and I saw what we still believe to be a young big foot. I would love to investigate there in Rhode Island sometime.

Did you get to go "Big Rhody" hunting?

It was actually rescheduled because of the heat, although some people did show up anyway. I will let you know the new date. Here is some footage from the first investigation.
http://www.oracleparanormal.com/show_bigrhodey.php

Cryptozoologist and noted Bigfoot researcher Don Keating was here from Ohio visiting in RI over this past weekend, and I had the pleasure of interviewing him along with Carl for an upcoming episode of Ghosts R N.E.A.R.! Ray and Lisa Dowaliby were also interviewed, as well as Shawn Robbins who experienced a traumatic encounter near a local wooded area back in 1991.
*bat*

Did anyone see the episode of Ghosts R N.E.A.R. earlier this evening? If so, what did you think? Michelle Harnois mentioned that she watched it. The topic was on the possibility of Bigfoot-like creatures possibly inhabiting the state of Rhode Island. Both pro and con views were expressed. During the latter part of the episode, footage of an on-location search for "Big Rhody" was shown, with author Rosemary Ellen Guiley participating. (This footage was provided by Greg Best of ORACLE Paranormal.)

thgvg

Join the Ghosts R N.E.A.R. crew along with some surprise celebrated guests for Episode 68, as we step out of the studio to discuss the possibilities of a Bigfoot-like creature actually existing in sections of rural Rhode Island! We discuss the pros and cons with authorities on the subject, interview eyewitnesses... and conclude with an actual on-site investigation for evidence that a small population of these hominid creatures may in fact exist locally.
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Just a hint of what to look for edbility wise...

Just a warning I DO NOT RECOMMEND EATING ANYTHING I MENTION WITHOUT MAKING A PROPER IDENTIFICATION AND DOUBLE CHECKING THEIR EDIBILITY

alcohol inky, small beautiful mushroom, Usually clustered in grass and wood debris and near buried wood, may to september you will find them. {POISONOUS} Confirmed from hunting buddy

Green Amaranth, really tall weed, they need to be cooked, Roadsides, Fields, Waste Ground. Their in season now, generally more north eastern part of new england. It's also known as Redroot Pigweed.

American Beech nuts, brown, prickly spheres, splitting in 4 parts in the fall revealing 2 triangular nuts, these are roughly 1/2 inch long, shiny light brown. Generally after the first frost you can find them on the ground. Rich moist soils, and upland forest.

Ash-tree Bolete, it's a fungus that grows under ash and maples, june-october generally.

Boars head tooth, another fungus, grows on wood. Common on deciduous trees; sometimes on stumps.

Black birch, in an emergency you can get water from the sap, and flour from the inner bark. Cool and moist habitats, with mixed hardwoods and conifers.

Black raspberries, their out of season now, but Sunny areas. Thickets or edges of pastures, june-september.

Painted bolete, june-november you can find them. You can almost always find them under eastern white pines.

Common burdock, requires to be cooked, can find it on the road side or waste areas, july-october it's in bloom.

Cattails, Shallow water (fresh or brackish) in marshes and ponds, Young shoots and young stalks in the spring. Dormant sprout from rootstocks beginning in late summer and through winter. Young sprouts and the bases of these in early spring. Immature flower spikes should be gathered in spring. Pollen from mature flower spikes should be gathered during summer.
Rootstocks can be gathered in late fall, winter, and early spring.

Northern white cedar, you can boil the bark and the leaves for tea. Moist, deep, loamy soil.

Cinnabar-red Chanterelle, mushroom easily found on the ground, july to september.

Chicken of the woods, another mushroom, On living trees, buried roots, stumps, trunks, and logs of deciduous and coniferous trees. May-november you can find them.

Common clover (the stuff you pick looking for 4 leaf clovers), april-september

Red clover, april-september as well different species from common clover.

Dandielion, spring and fall

Sunflowers,milk weed, evening primrose, crabapples, cranberries all common all widely known.

Common Laccarcia-In poor soil, waste site, sandy soil and under pine. June to november

white coral, On the ground in woods and rarely on decaying woods, july to october

yellow spindel coral, woods and fields june-october

crested coral, all over, june to october always in wooded areas.

viscid violet cort, under deciduous trees in low woods august to september, look better then they taste.

earth balls,On the ground, woods debris, near trees, in woods and sandy soil, july to november

eastern redbud, Mesic soils, especially in valleys and on slopes, new jersey to florida, spring to summer, also known as the judas tree.

salmon unicorn entoloma, On the ground in leaf litter, in moss under conifers, on rotten logs, and in mixed woods, August-october

straight stalked entoloma, On the ground, in deep humus or on rotting logs. In wet areas of woods, april to september

european horsemint, Roadsides, often occurs in thickets, best if harvested in summer.

False solomons seal, woods, clears, river banks in early spring.

gem stuffed puffball, open woods, along roads, july and october, their only edible when young.

golden pholito, Clustered on living trunks and logs of deciduous and coniferous trees, especially maple, elm, beech and birch. September-november

golden waxy cup, On soil and humus in deciduous and mixed woods. Often in wet, mossy areas. June to november

sweet goldenrod, Dry open areas, such as roadsides, dry woods, and pine barrens. Summer-early autumn

wild grapes, all over, but prefere Thickets, woodland edges, tops of trees. Leaves are best in early summer, grapes are good in the fall.

ground juniper, Rocky, poor soil summer-fall, great for seasoning meat.

Shagbark hickory, moist to dry soils on upland slopes and valleys, Nuts should be gathered after they have fallen to the ground, usually in late autumn after the leaves have dropped. Sap should be harvested in the spring, when daytime temperatures are above freezing and nighttime temperatures are below.

honey mushrooms, stumps of trees and open areas, august-november

ringless honey mushrooms, bases of trees of over buried wood, especially oak. September-november.

Jack in the pulpit, not edible raw, Areas with rich soil such as woods, thickets, and swamps, fall to early spring.

orange jelly, mushroom On coniferous wood, may to november.

jerusalem artichoke, Fields, and roadsides, waste places. Fall to early spring, best to find them when in bloom.

jewelweed, (spotted and pale), shady and moist habitats, early spring.

Lamb's quarters, overgrown pastures, waste ground. Summer and fall.

lawn mower's mushroom, may-july and september, and they grown on grass

red maple, wet soils along river banks, streams swamps, spring for the sap

sugar maple, wet soils along river banks, streams swamps, spring for the sap

yellow white melanoleuca, decidious woods, june-september

mica cap, next to stumps, tree bases, wood debris, april to october

red mulberry, rich soil and open forests, spring to summer

mullein, poor fields, waste areas, may-september

white oak, dry moist soils, early fall

orange peel,hard souls, disturbed soils, fresh planted lawns and land slides, may-octover

oyster mushrooms, stumps, decidious trees, year round

pestle-shaped puffball, near oaks, edible when young, september-november

sharp scaly pholiota, decaying wood, september-november

white pine, sandy soils, year round on the needles, spring for the bark, shoots and cones.

pokeweed,old fields in the spring

purple bloom russula, near oaks, on the ground and grassy areas, june-october


Just the ones I can remember, so if you can find these, chances are you can find a potential feeding spot to stake out.

WOW, what a list... and they were mainly mentioning "acorns" on the episode!! :rofl:

acorns are very nutritional, if it was me, I'm a hungry hairy bipedal hominid (somewhat true but not that hairy), I'd camp out acorns and get me some venison. There are many books that are on the edible plants of new england.

Fiddlehead ferns come to mind as well.

Wild lettuce as well.

If I recall school, we were asked to find how many plants grew, from mass,maine, rhode island, conneticut (spelling), new york, new hampsire, and vermont....it's over 17,000 different plants and mushrooms. I could compile a list but it will take some time.

I am sorry if people have been seeing "Big Rhody" over the past 25 years in the woods of Cumberland. I will be sure to wear a shirt when I go hiking from now on. I am sure there will be no future sightings now I have been made aware of my wrong doings.

I heard of a sighting back in 2002. I know the area very well.

http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/report_detail.php?id=00516

Something I'd like to point out is the seeming relationship of pines and other coniferes. I think I understand why. Primitive glue. I know I've probably lost a few...majority of people here, yes sap is sticky, no it's not glue. Pine sap is a ingredient in primitive glue. Pitch from each species varies in its consistency and properties so some experimentation will be required to get the formula right for making glue with your particular ingredients.


lumps of pitch from a coniferous tree
charcoal from a campfire
dry shredded plant matter

Plant matter is best to use animal dung (like deer, moose, caribou, elk)
grind it all up (charcoal and plant matter). The finer the better, you need to boil the pitch. I'm sure that bigfoot can use an animal skull for this. I know I would.

WARNING: This next step can and will turn into a 7 foot tall fireball. Watch your fires. Children do not attempt without adult supervision. Adults don't do it unless you've practiced in a none fire conducive area.

Take your chunks of pitch (the dried white sap stuff on the trees, local indians called it chaw and actually chewed it for its sugar) you melt this over an open fire. Once the sap/pitch is boiling you add your powdered charcoal and dried plant matter. It will form a thick sticky tar like substance. This is a primitive glue. It also burns kinda nicely if you use animal fat instead of plant matter.

Generally the ratio is 5 Parts melted pitch 1 Part powdered charcoal 1 Part ground plant material.

I've also seen recipes wich use :
wood ashes
sulphur
iron filings
hair or fur
bees wax
animal fats or tallow

The animal dung must be dry about a week old. Carnivors won't do here.

very useful for:

primitive knife making (I have used it on stone knives to bind cordage to the handle)
Fletching arrows
Making bark containers
Temporary equipment fixes (seperated soles, torn patches on tents, etc etc)
minnow traps from 2 liter bottles
bows (can use it to glue thin peices of maple together and carve it into a working bow for hunting)

In new england there is 17705 plant species documented...It's taken me a long time to get a list. In rhode island 9431 plans from 17705 grow here. That is roughly 53.26% of the plants that grow in new england can be found here in rhode island.

Here's the list. Going to go through and add to this list what each one can be used for and it's edibility.

http://www.freewebtown.com/grendal/rhode%2...d%20plants2.txt

"In new england there is 17705 plant species documented..."

I think we have that many species of Poisen Oak down here in southwest Mississippi, and about that many different kinds of mosquitos! :lol:

Chiggers is something I've wondered about, if bigfoot does migrate those in the south must run into chiggers.

We call 'em "red bugs" - and they are a pain. We specialize in bugs and unpleasant "critters" - alligators, snakes (like water moccasins), mosquitos, red bugs, roaches, rats, spiders, thorns and thistles, heat & humidity... makes me want to move to Rhode Island! I wonder if ya'll need any Deputies up that way. I've always wondered why my ancestors stopped here on their way west. They must've run out of money! lol

*huh*

road out west probably was too dangerous for one reason or another and they stayed....or they thought they were far enough away from civilization. We can always use police here.

We have moccasins and anyone who says otherwise ain't been out fishing with me. (I almost got bitten in a single fishing trip 8 times by babies and 1 adult!) We also have the rare timber rattlesnake. Very rare, I've only seen them once and in a very isolated area. So don't let the department of environmental management fool you. No one's caught one cause those who know where they are aren't dumb enough to go get bit getting one.

I wonder how a bigfoot would deal with red bugs. I've heard mountain mint repels them.

Others I know of are Basil * Catnip * Cedar oil * Cinnamon * Dill seed * Eucalyptus Leaf * Feverfew * Garlic * Geranium Oil * Hyssop * Lavender Oil * Lemongrass * PennyRoyal * Peppermint * Rosemary * Rue * Sage * Tansy * Thyme * Wormwood * (I use rosemary and garlic myself, though I smell like an italian resturaunt, doesn't bother me. ) I know we've got these growing here.

Uses might vary depending on the species though. Example, Henbane. Extremely poisonous. small amounts cause anything from dizziness to delirium. Too much brings slow and painful death. Solanaceae is the family it belongs to. The family includes Datura (Jimson weed), Mandragora (mandrake), belladonna (deadly nightshade), Capsicum (paprika, chili pepper), Solanum (potato, tomato, aubergine or eggplant), Nicotiana (tobacco), and Petunia (petunia). All the plants in the genus Hyoscyamus, (henbane) are poisonous and contain the same properties. Might not be true with all the listed below.

Would also help with mosquitoes. Any human would have to have a remedy to avoid infections and other nasties that can kill ya in the wild.

Mountain mint

Pycnanthemum mountainmint USA (AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)
Pycnanthemum albescens whiteleaf mountainmint USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, OK, TX)
Pycnanthemum beadlei Beadle's mountainmint USA (GA, NC, SC, TN, VA)
Pycnanthemum californicum Sierra mint USA (CA)
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides basil mountainmint USA (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum curvipes stone mountainmint USA (AL, GA, NC, TN)
Pycnanthemum flexuosum Appalachian mountainmint USA (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, VA)
Pycnanthemum floridanum Florida mountainmint USA (FL, GA)
Pycnanthemum incanum hoary mountainmint USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)
Pycnanthemum incanum var. incanum hoary mountainmint USA (CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON)
Pycnanthemum incanum var. puberulum hoary mountainmint USA (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, OH, SC, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum loomisii Loomis' mountainmint USA (AL, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, NC, NJ, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum monotrichum onehair mountainmint USA (VA)
Pycnanthemum montanum thinleaf mountainmint USA (AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum muticum clustered mountainmint USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV)
Pycnanthemum nudum coastal plain mountainmint USA (AL, FL, GA, SC)
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides southern mountainmint USA (AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides var. pycnanthemoides southern mountainmint USA (AL, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, NC, OH, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides var. viridifolium southern mountainmint USA (AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum setosum awned mountainmint USA (DE, FL, GA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, SC, VA)
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium narrowleaf mountainmint USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
Pycnanthemum torrei Torrey's mountainmint USA (AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Pycnanthemum verticillatum whorled mountainmint USA (AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum whorled mountainmint USA (AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MS, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. verticillatum whorled mountainmint USA (AR, CT, DE, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia mountainmint USA (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, ON, QC)


Wormwood-Sorry for it being so huge. We got loads of different species of wormwood.

"Artemisia" "sagebrush" "USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)"
"Artemisia abrotanum" "southernwood" "USA (CO, CT, DE, IA, IL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OR, SC, UT, VT, WI, WY), CAN (AB, MB, NB, ON, QC, SK)"
"Artemisia absinthium" "absinthium" "USA (CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)"
"Artemisia alaskana" "Alaska wormwood" "USA (AK), CAN (BC, NT, YT)"
"Artemisia aleutica" "Aleutian wormwood" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia annua" "sweet sagewort" "USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (NB, ON, PE, QC)"
"Artemisia arbuscula" "little sagebrush" "USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)"
"Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula" "little sagebrush" "USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)"
"Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longicaulis" "little sagebrush" "USA (CA, NV, OR)"
"Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba" "little sagebrush" "USA (CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WY)"
"Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola" "little sagebrush" "USA (CA, ID, OR, UT, WY)"
"Artemisia arctica" "boreal sagebrush" "USA (AK, CA, CO, MT, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT)"
"Artemisia arctica ssp. arctica" "boreal sagebrush" "USA (AK, CA, CO, MT, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, YT)"
"Artemisia arctica ssp. beringensis" "boreal sagebrush" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia arctica ssp. comata" "boreal sagebrush" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia australis" "Oahu wormwood" "USA (HI)"
"Artemisia biennis" "biennial wormwood" "USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia biennis var. biennis" "biennial wormwood" "USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia biennis var. diffusa" "biennial wormwood" "USA (UT, WY)"
"Artemisia bigelovii" "Bigelow sage" "USA (AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, TX, UT)"
"Artemisia californica" "coastal sagebrush" "USA (CA)"
"Artemisia campestris" "field sagewort" "USA (AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)"
"Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis" "field sagewort" "USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, UT, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. borealis" "field sagewort" "USA (AK, CO, ID, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NY, OH, OR, VT, WA, WY), CAN (NT, NU, YT)"
"Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. petiolata" "field sagewort" "USA (UT)"
"Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. scouleriana" "field sagewort" "USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)"
"Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. wormskioldii" "field sagewort" "USA (OR, WA)"
"Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata" "field sagewort" "USA (AL, AZ, CO, CT, FL, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, QC, SK), DEN (GL)"
"Artemisia cana" "silver sagebrush" "USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)"
"Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi" "silver sagebrush" "USA (CA, NV, OR)"
"Artemisia cana ssp. cana" "silver sagebrush" "USA (AK, CO, MN, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)"
"Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula" "silver sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)"
"Artemisia carruthii" "Carruth's sagewort" "USA (AZ, CO, IN, KS, MI, MO, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, RI, TX, UT)"
"Artemisia douglasiana" "Douglas' sagewort" "USA (CA, ID, NV, OR, WA)"
"Artemisia dracunculus" "tarragon" "USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia filifolia" "sand sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CO, CT, KS, NE, NM, NV, NY, OK, SD, TX, UT, WY)"
"Artemisia franserioides" "ragweed sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CO, NM)"
"Artemisia frigida" "prairie sagewort" "USA (AK, AZ, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, KS, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, PA, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia furcata" "forked wormwood" "USA (AK, WA), CAN (AB, BC, NT, NU, YT)"
"Artemisia furcata var. furcata" "forked wormwood" "USA (AK), CAN (AB, NT, NU, YT)"
"Artemisia furcata var. heterophylla" "forked wormwood" "USA (AK, WA), CAN (BC)"
"Artemisia globularia" "purple wormwood" "USA (AK), CAN (YT)"
"Artemisia glomerata" "Pacific alpine wormwood" "USA (AK), CAN (YT)"
"Artemisia glomerata var. glomerata" "Pacific alpine wormwood" "USA (AK), CAN (YT)"
"Artemisia glomerata var. subglabrata" "Pacific alpine wormwood" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia gmelinii" "Gmelin's wormwood" "USA (OH)"
"Artemisia kauaiensis" "Kauai wormwood" "USA (HI)"
"Artemisia laciniata" "Siberian wormwood" "USA (AK), CAN (YT)"
"Artemisia lindleyana" "Columbia River wormwood" "USA (AZ, CA, ID, MT, NM, OR, WA)"
"Artemisia longifolia" "longleaf wormwood" "USA (CO, MT, ND, NE, SD, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana" "white sagebrush" "USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. albula" "white sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CA, CO, MS, NM, NV, NY, OH, TX, UT)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans" "white sagebrush" "USA (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. estesii" "white sagebrush" "USA (OR)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta" "white sagebrush" "USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana" "white sagebrush" "USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana" "white sagebrush" "USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, KS, MA, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NV, OK, TN, TX, UT)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. redolens" "white sagebrush" "USA (AZ, NM, TX)"
"Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. sulcata" "white sagebrush" "USA (AZ, NM)"
"Artemisia macrobotrys" "Yukon wormwood" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia mauiensis" "Maui wormwood" "USA (HI)"
"Artemisia michauxiana" "Michaux's wormwood" "USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia nesiotica" "island sagebrush" "USA (CA)"
"Artemisia nova" "black sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WY)"
"Artemisia packardiae" "Packard's wormwood" "USA (ID, NV, OR)"
"Artemisia palmeri" "San Diego sagewort" "USA (CA)"
"Artemisia papposa" "Owyhee sage" "USA (ID, NV, OR)"
"Artemisia parryi" "Parry's wormwood" "USA (CO, NM)"
"Artemisia pattersonii" "Patterson's wormwood" "USA (CO, NM, WY)"
"Artemisia pedatifida" "birdfoot sagebrush" "USA (CO, ID, MT, WY)"
"Artemisia pontica" "Roman wormwood" "USA (CT, DE, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WI), CAN (MB, NS, ON, QC)"
"Artemisia porteri" "Porter's wormwood" "USA (WY)"
"Artemisia pycnocephala" "beach wormwood" "USA (CA, OR)"
"Artemisia pygmaea" "pygmy sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CO, NM, NV, UT)"
"Artemisia rigida" "scabland sagebrush" "USA (ID, MT, OR, WA)"
"Artemisia rothrockii" "timberline sagebrush" "USA (CA)"
"Artemisia scoparia" "redstem wormwood" "USA (MD)"
"Artemisia scopulorum" "alpine sagebrush" "USA (CO, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY)"
"Artemisia senjavinensis" "arctic wormwood" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia serrata" "sawtooth wormwood" "USA (IA, IL, KS, MN, MO, ND, NY, WI)"
"Artemisia stelleriana" "oldwoman" "USA (AK, CT, DC, DE, FL, HI, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)"
"Artemisia suksdorfii" "coastal wormwood" "USA (CA, OR, WA), CAN (BC)"
"Artemisia tilesii" "Tilesius' wormwood" "USA (AK, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia tilesii ssp. elatior" "Tilesius' wormwood" "USA (AK, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)"
"Artemisia tilesii ssp. gormanii" "Tilesius' wormwood" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia tilesii ssp. tilesii" "Tilesius' wormwood" "USA (AK), CAN (BC, MB)"
"Artemisia tilesii ssp. unalaschcensis" "Tilesius' wormwood" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia tridentata" "big sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MA, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)"
"Artemisia tridentata ssp. parishii" "big sagebrush" "USA (CA)"
"Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis" "big sagebrush" "USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WA, WY)"
"Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata" "basin big sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MA, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)"
"Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana" "mountain big sagebrush" "USA (CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)"
"Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis" "Wyoming big sagebrush" "USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WY)"
"Artemisia tridentata ssp. xericensis" "big sagebrush" "USA (ID)"
"Artemisia tripartita" "threetip sagebrush" "USA (CO, ID, MT, NV, NY, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)"
"Artemisia tripartita ssp. rupicola" "Wyoming threetip sagebrush" "USA (WY)"
"Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita" "threetip sagebrush" "USA (CO, ID, MT, NV, NY, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)"
"Artemisia umbelliformis" "Alps wormwood" "USA (NY)"
"Artemisia vulgaris" "common wormwood" "USA (AK, AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL)"
"Artemisia vulgaris var. kamtschatica" "common wormwood" "USA (AK)"
"Artemisia vulgaris var. vulgaris" "common wormwood" "USA (AL, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL)".



Thyme
Thymus thyme USA (CT, DE, GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL)
Thymus capitatus thymus
Thymus kosteletzkyanus Eurasian thyme USA (MI)
Thymus praecox mother of thyme USA (GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, OH, OR, RI, TN, UT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NS, ON, QC), DEN (GL)
Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus creeping thyme USA (GA, IL, IN, MA, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, OH, OR, RI, TN, UT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NS, ON, QC), DEN (GL)
Thymus pulegioides lemon thyme USA (CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, MI, NH, NY, OR, PA, RI, VA, VT, WA), CAN (MB, NB, ON, PE, QC)
Thymus vulgaris garden thyme USA (DE, MA, NY, PA)

Tansy
Tanacetum tansy USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)
Tanacetum balsamita costmary USA (CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NH, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (NS, ON, QC, SK)
Tanacetum bipinnatum Lake Huron tansy USA (AK, ME, MI, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
Tanacetum bipinnatum ssp. bipinnatum Lake Huron tansy USA (AK), CAN (YT)
Tanacetum bipinnatum ssp. huronense Lake Huron tansy USA (AK, ME, MI, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
Tanacetum camphoratum camphor tansy USA (CA, OR, WA)
Tanacetum coccineum pyrethum daisy USA (CO, NY, OH)
Tanacetum corymbosum corymbflower tansy USA (OR)
Tanacetum parthenium feverfew USA (AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
Tanacetum vulgare common tansy USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Rue
Ruta rue USA (AL, CA, CT, DC, IL, MD, MO, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, ON, QC)
Ruta chalepensis fringed rue USA (CA, TX), USA+ (PR)
Ruta graveolens common rue USA (AL, CA, CT, DC, IL, MD, MO, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (AB, ON, QC)

Rosemary-Rosmarinus officinalis-USA (CA, NC, OR, SC, TX), USA+ (PR)

Peppermint-Mentha ×piperita-USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (BC, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

PennyRoyal-Mentha pulegium-USA (CA, HI, MD, NJ, OR, PA, WA), CAN (BC)

Lemongrass
Cymbopogon lemon grass USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)
Cymbopogon citratus lemon grass USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)
Cymbopogon jwarancusa Iwarancusa grass USA (FL)


Lavander
Lavandula lavender USA (CA, NY, VT)
Lavandula angustifolia English lavender USA (NY, VT)
Lavandula stoechas French lavender USA (CA)

Hyssopus officinalis-Hyssop-USA (CO, CT, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VT, WI), CAN (NS, ON, QC, SK)

Geranium robertianum-Germanium-USA (AK, CA, CT, DE, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC), FRA (SPM)

Tanacetum parthenium-feverfew-USA (AL, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)


Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus globulus-Tasmanian bluegum-USA (CA, HI)
Eucalyptus grandis-grand eucalyptus-USA (FL)
Eucalpytus polyanthemos-redbox-USA (CA)
Eualyptus pulberulenta-silverleaf mountain gum-USA(CA)
Eucalyptus Robusta-swamp mahogany-USA (FL,HI)
Eucalyptus sideroxylon-red ironbark-USA (CA,HI)
Eucalyptus tereticornis-forest redgum-USA (CA, HI)
Eucalyptus torquata-Coral gum-USA (CA)
Eucalyptus viminalis-manna gum-USA (CA, HI)

Anethum graveolens-Dill-USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)

salvia officinalis-kitchen sage- USA (AL, CA, CT, GA, ID, KY, ME, MI, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Ocimum basilicum-sweet basil-USA (AZ, CT, FL, HI, IL, LA, MA, MO, NC, NY, PA, RI, SC, VA, WI), USA+ (PR, VI)

allum sativum-cultivated garlic-USA (AL, CA, CT, GA, ID, KY, ME, MI, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Nepeta cataria-catnip-USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Thuja occidentalis-Northern White cedar/arborvitae-USA (CT, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
Western Red cedar-thuja plicata-USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA), CAN (AB,BC)

Cinnamon-Cinnamomum camphora-(yes it's a species of cinnamon tree) USA (AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

I was sitting and thinking last night on this after a long conversation with a hunting buddy. My hunting buddy was out at break heart pond and had the eerie feeling of being watched. He didn't see or smell anything, nothing was thrown, but he was followed out of the woods by something.

Break heart pond is loaded in deer, and there is black bear that DEM has released into the area. Deer could of been curious as to what this strange thing in their woods was and were checking him out, or maybe a bear was kinda curious if he was edible and was stalking him.

So we were talking about the local wild life and he asked if there were any bigfoot sightings in the area. To my knowledge no one has had any sightings. There was perry Ave, back in the 70s in wakefield. Another one early 80s, late 70s in charlestown. Other then that, washington county is free of bigfoot sightings.

The pond it's self is surrounded by large white pine trees all around the pond. The shoreline is mostly gravel. The pond is stocked with trout several times a year. There used to be a old bever dam that was removed that housed a few snakes believed to be cotton mouths. (I know my snakes very well and this place is infested with northern water snakes as well as northern copper heads.) There is also very rare...I mean extremely rare, as in I've only ever encountered them once. Crotalus horridus, the timber rattlesnake. The northern copperhead and the timber rattlesnake is listed as endangered.

The pond is part of the Arcadia Wildlife Management Area. Arcadia covers a total land area of an impressive 13,817 acres. The forests are roughly 64 percent deciduous forest and 36 percent evergreen cover, principally white pine. The terrain includes Freshwater wetlands, including swamps, marshes as well as dence cover wich gives animals such as cottontails, snowshoe hares, wild turkey, bobwhite, ring-necked pheasant, and scores of several game animals, fish and non-game species plenty of places to hide.

So if there is a bigfoot in the area. What would it be eating? Well there is lots for it to eat. Rabbits, hares, turtles, snakes, foxes, pheasant, turkey, bobwhites, deer, bear (there isn't many there), crayfish, tons of different fish, snakes, raccoon, mink, ruffed grouse, trout, bass, frogs (some big bullfrogs), pickerel, snapping turtles, grey squirrel, sunfish, perch, crappie, eels, catfish, and I've heard carp (mirrored, koi, and ghost carp).

So there's a lot of things to eat. This then lead to talking about lack of physical evidence. These people (bigfoot) evolved along side us. I think there might be some canniblism. Weather for survival or ritual, I am not sure. I hope both, their eating their dead to get protein and to avoid being discovered, but I'd also think there might be some ritual significance. Perhaps they are eating and taking apart of the person into themselves and will always carry that dead with them. Now he asked bones...why don't we find bones..I said well they are leaving bones perhaps. Maybe their smashing the bones to get to the bone marrow wich is very nutritional. For example.

Raw caribou marrow 1 ounce serving contains

220 calories
213 from fat
7.4 from protein

1.9 grams protein
67.2 IU of vitamin A
.1 mg of niacin
23.6 grams of total fat
1.3 mg of iron
30 mg of phosphorous
2.1 grams water
.4 grams ash

We then went on to talk about the taste of bone marrow. In my experiance it's creamy rich and nutty paste. Sometimes a bit sweet. This is only an ounce.

Bone marrow account for 4% of total body weight. Bigfoot weights roughly 600-900 pounds according to experts and eye witnesses.

A 900 pound individual would have 16.32 kilograms roughly of bone marrow, or 575.67 ounces of bone marrow. Let's say they need double our chaloric intake, 4000 calories a day. 575.67 ounces of bone marrow would roughly equate to 18.18 meals. So 1 dead 900 pound body, could feed 1 individual 18 days, or 18 individuals a day, just on bone marrow.

Thats if the bone marrow had the same nutritional value of a caribou. Wich probably isn't anything close.

So if your looking for bigfoot, chances are your looking for bone fragments in the woods, not a complete skeleton.

Bone fragments are going to be kinda hard to find. They can get covered over by vegitation, they may get covered over by dirt, they maybe scattered by other animals. They may simply be over looked.

Some tribes have only recently stopped practicing cannibalism. In febuary, five members of the Kulina tribe in Brazil were wanted for killing a farmer and eating him. The Korowai tribe of south-eastern Papua is believed to be one of the last tribes who still partake in cannibalism. If we are still doing it, why not a relative of ours?

The question is, ritual or survival? By doing this are they doing it to knowingly cover up their existance and/or at the same time feed themselves or are they doing it as a ritual.

We then went on to discuss call blasting....I think it's a bad idea. If your call blasting, your giving away your location. Your call blasting what might be a sound that is particular to that individual. If their standing next to that individual maybe their going to answer as a warning, then they will all leave. Most of the sightings and reports are not by people call blasting. I think if you wanna find them, you might wanna stop call blasting cause those sounds are individual specific.

Extremely interesting; I have never heard the cannibalism theory before. As far as their nutritional diet, let's not leave out the acorns as well. lol It's just that I've often heard of acorns being associated with whatever area they've been sighted in. But you're right, there would be a great deal of nutrition from the food sources you mentioned.

On our Ghosts R N.E.A.R. episode, I think Carl did the call blasting because he'd seen it done on a national TV program, which I believe was aired on the Travel Channel. Not surprisingly (this was in the middle of a bright day), no Bigfoot-like creature responded to his call.

The reason Carl's girlfriend Dina did not appear on our episode, is because she did not wish to exploit the creature and draw undue attention to it on local TV, which is commendable.
*type*

The problem with acorns I have is food storage. Acorns for human consumption need to be dried to prevent them from molding. Infact to dry acorns, you need to check them 4 times over 4-5 days. The outter shell is inedible to humans, deer can eat them just fine. The edible part is the meat inside. There is also the problem of tannic acid. White Oak acorns contain very little but Red Oak acorns contain a lot. There is only 2 ways to get rid of it, boiling, or cold water flushing. If you over boil them, they turn into a goo. If you don't boil them enough you can get too much tannic acid. Tannic acid can cause side effects such as stomach irritation, nausea, vomiting, and liver damage. Regular consumption of food with high tannin concentrations seems to be associated with an increased chance of developing nose or throat cancer in humans. It also can damage the kidneys and cause heart failure.

I would think since they are so remarkably like us they would be very similar to us food wise as well.

Insects and worms are your biggest problem before drying. Mold after is even bigger threat. After they are dried and everything, they can be eaten by people. It's a lot of work, deer and other animals seem to be able to cope with the tannins.

Could a bigfoot also of learned to cope, I do believe so, but there is no evidence of it. I can find people near acorns all the time. I got 20 people on my street with oaks in their yard. Doesn't mean they are eating acorns. Acorns are so abundant that it's not funny, expecially here in new england. Does not mean everyone is eating them. It can take 4 weeks to dry acorns, and their shelf life after is not that great, about 4-6 months.

http://www.beyondtheveilparanormal.org/big...expeditions.php
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interesting sounds like there is some things done wrong.

Edits- 1) we realized that the familiar forest noises such as birds chirping, the buzz of flying insects and humming cicadas has eerily ceased.

Then you should have your head on a swivel and the thermal out, a predator was near by.

2) a nighttime excursion was conducted by myself and two others on the watershed path.

In my opinion a bad idea, I know the area well, coyotes are in the area, generally traveling in a pack of 4-6, most commonly in 5 closely related individuals. 3 people will stand no chance against eastern coyotes wich are accustomed to taking down large prey such as deer. Eastern coyotes are known for 1 fatal attack in the last 3 years, 2 wounded a young woman who was hiking. Her name was taylor mitchell. She survived the attack, thanks to a pair of hikers, she died later that night. She was the second person killed by a coyote.

3)As an experiment in communicating with the creature, we banged a stick against a tree midway along the path. After doing this several times, the three of us heard a thumping sound coming form further up the path that I can liken to an elephant walking on its' hind legs, and we could feel the subtle reverberations on the ground. We didn't stay to further observe.

Bad science, they should of stayed to observe. It could of been me killing an insect with a log! It could of been big rhody striding up to shake their hand....we will never know cause they left. I'd of crept up on it.

4)camped out overnight in a wooded setting in Bellingham, MA accessed by a four wheeler recreational vehicle.

Another lack of judgement, they make a good deal of noise.....the deer heard you comming a mile away, and so did it, and it probably went a different direction. Walking is quiter, and a far more suitable method.

5)They tried the tree-knocking experiment and this provoked audible raps, apparently in response.

Good idea, give away your location, the response I believe is a kin to saying, I'm with stupid on your tee shirt. They are relaying to others.....humans in the area...It's like sign language, you don't just wave your hands and hope you make sence....basically banging a log on a tree, your trying to talk through a method we lost long long long ago.

6)Dina and Kris smelled a pungent odoras of urine and decaying flesh, then heard a loud and singular "thump" which came from the nearby thicket of foliage to the right of them, same spot as the rapping they'd heard.

This time of year, the bears are out in numbers. The decaying flesh smell is most likely because they are feeding on carrion. Keep in mind they are also predators. The urine smell is cause they tend to urinate near their summer beds, In cold weather, especially in spring when the ground is still frozen, they insulate themselves from the ground by raking up leaf litter or placing conifer boughs in their beds. They obtain the boughs by biting branches off conifer saplings. Sometimes they strip the bark off cedars to use as bedding. In warm weather, they bed directly on the ground, often in cool, damp, mossy areas. Judging from the description and the location, I will say they bumped a bear, the thump was a threat display, and when they screamed, it slunked away scared cause it now knew it was facing down it's largest predator, man....The only smell I've link to none native species, is a strong musty sweat like scent often accompanied by a mildewy mold smell. I believe I know why this secondary smell is accompanied. The mildewy mold smell is because of the enviornment, during the summer, the tempratures are 70-80 degrees usually, during a rain like we had recently, they are out in it, as that is the best time to hunt, the leaves are not as crunchy, you tend to make less noise. That hair must take a long time to dry out, wet hair, combined with 70-80 degrees is perfect for bacterial and mold growth. The bacterial and mold growth gives them this moldy mildewy scent. As the temprature drops off, the bacterial and mold growth will die off. This may be smelt with the decomposition of leaf matter as well, mold will grow on leaves on the forest floor.

Well, this video seems to have been intended to be more of a character profile than an actual Bigfoot investigation; I think they were basically just out there having girl fun. However, I believe there is another serious Big Rhody expedition being planned for early next month.

Happy Flag Day! *flag*

Keep me informed....I'd not mind going out. I should be clean shaven and have had a hair cut...so hopefully no mistakes me for one.

:D

July 15, 2011: Big Rhodey Expedition 2011. Details to follow.

That Tower Hill Road area, I've heard many stories over the years about how haunted it is. Is there any basis to that beyond Big Rhody?

place dates back to 1748 so I'm quite sure there is some hauntings going on. I know shady lea mill is along the road...the mill was built in the late 1820's.

A lot of roads in rhode island are based on old paths...like burnt hill road. So Could be, big foot in the area....probably not...lots of hunters in the area...myself included....I have heard a lot from novice teams and most of it I could debunk...

Fingers...ciggarette smoke...their own shadows, dust, pollen, actual children playing....There was a photo that came to me many years ago of an alleged ghost child playing in the lawn.....it was the owners child playing in the yard.

So is there stuff there, no doubt in my mind, the watched feeling, never experianced it, alot of reports I believe are over active imaginations. However some of the reports around the curve, I do believe are true, it is the deadliest curve in all of rhode island. The legend is that these are the victims of accidents who died on Tower Hill Road. Thats something you'd have to look up at the town halls and stuff. The deaths along the road. The area is rich in quartz and iron deposits.

As for bigfoot, I've only heard of 6 or 7 reports...I've traveled all along tower hill...Thats for the most part my hunting and foraging grounds. There are stories of them but I've never seen any of the reports scientifically documented or submitted. If the reports are true, then they don't frequent the area, no matter what your surrounded by housing and roads. There maybe some areas where they maybe crossing but, to me it's too inhabited. I'd think, maybe from carr pond, to hundred acre pond would be most likey, it's not as heavily populated, but then your going to run into ccri and stuff....so maybe a nocturnal spot. Every's at home asleep on the side roads, and if it's stealthy enough it can slip through....almost all the reports I know of are during the day....some of the brush is quite thick.

Coastal woodland and scrub
Conifer forest
Pine-oak forest
Conifer-northern hardwood forest
Mixed deciduous forest
Oak-dominated forest

These are all habitats found along the road....I will add more later, it's 5 am...I should of slept 5 hours ago.

What y'all think? This footage was taken in Exeter RI by Dina (Kris was driving).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZKWZw-rgLk

Blurry at best....The focus is way off. It appears to be taken in the vacinity of campee huntee, based upon the wall (I know I've seen that wall before but forget the exact location) The object appears to be stationary, though I cannot be certain...I'd need the original video clip (prior to youtube uploading), from there I can break it down into still photos and run them through an over lay program to determine if there is any movement.

This area of exeter if it's the area I'm thinking of has had a few odd things happening lately. Is this bigfoot, probably not, it doesn't appear to have the massive bulk the species of human is said to have. I'd say it could be a hunter tracking wounded game. The hunched appearance could be that they are leaning to look down at the ground trying to find a blood trail. Wich is very hard in that area from my experiance due to lots of animal traffic, and even other people. It is currently not hunting season (and it wasn't hunting season in june), but there is lots of poachers who hunt exeter. (I've been shot at by poachers.)

The reason for the dark and hard to distinguish appearance could be due to hardwood camo, wich is designed to break up a person's outline. Wich might be why it's so hard to see and why they blend so well into the background.

Dina and Carl will soon be discussing this footage and their Rhode Island Bigfoot project on national TV, Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot."

I'll be eagerly watching.

*clap* Cool beans!

Since there is of course no footage of Dina's original sighting, the TV crew for Animal Planet apparently did a recreation.

That sounds like animal planet...interesting and makes you inquisitive.