BilletHead Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Missouri Fisherman Claims Bigfoot Threw a Huge Boulder at Him (khmoradio.com) "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 If a tree can "know", then a tree can throw. ☝️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 No boulders yet, but I've had golf ball-size or smaller rocks thrown at me while fishing in a few places...in Iowa and Missouri. No wind, no overhanging trees, usually landed in the water within 6' of me. I've heard tree knocks while fishing in both Iowa and Missouri. My buddy was fishing out-of-sight from me on a remote trout stream in NE Iowa, he saw a panicked deer racing along a treeline, and then it turned and shot up a big steep wooded slope. A few seconds later, he saw something black following after the deer very fast. The deer made lots of noise running through the weeds. The black thing made no noise. There's no bear there. A dog would have made as much or more noise than the deer. I've seen tree structures, tree breaks, and trees placed in "X"'s in the woods in a number of places. These folks are everywhere. Terrierman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 The only logical answer is that they are trees that can momentarily come to life. And then turn back into trees at will, and obviously when they die. When you consider the life cycle of some insects, that theory isn't so far fetched. And besides..... there are illuminati clues 😉 Careful where you hang those tree stands, boys ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshndoug Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Ok boys now I am scared to take out the trash at night .I guess I will just casually ask my wife to take it out tonight tho1mas and Foghorn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Alone at Riverview access in Cuba, MO on July 5th? The bigfoot claim is more plausible than being alone there on July 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 21 minutes ago, fshndoug said: Ok boys now I am scared to take out the trash at night .I guess I will just casually ask my wife to take it out tonight Get this lovely creature to escort you ! fshndoug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 1 hour ago, FishnDave said: A few seconds later, he saw something black following after the deer very fast. The deer made lots of noise running through the weeds. The black thing made no noise. There's no bear there. Unless it was bipedal while running, it was more likely to be a bear. 20 yrs ago many did not think that there were bears in MO, now they have a limited hunting season due to the growing numbers, which includes breeding populations across the state. Black bears Black bears are native to the state of Iowa. Before European settlement, these bears were widespread in the Midwest, and they were documented in 48 counties --- mostly in eastern Iowa --- before 1900. The last historical documentation of a pre-1900 black bear being shot was actually near Spirit Lake, in the year 1876. During colonization, bears were killed because they damaged crops and harassed and killed livestock, and they were also valuable as food and for fur. Because of overhunting during settlement, the black bear was extirpated in Iowa. Extirpated means a species no longer survives in an area, usually due to human persecution or habitat destruction, but it is not completely extinct in the world. Regulation of the killing of bears in the 20th century helped create viable --- or healthy --- populations in states around Iowa, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri. Iowa does not have a current breeding population of black bears, and those appearing in eastern counties are usually coming from surrounding states. It may just be a matter of time before there are established breeding populations of bears in Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 I'm going to call it. Someone will now suit up in a big foot outfit and start throwing rocks. Then someone will shoot him out of fear. The Ozark citizens will look like crazies across the nation when both parties are probably not from the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted September 13, 2022 Share Posted September 13, 2022 Pretty rare. 2-3 sightings/year now. More than previously. "Black bear are not common, but are spotted in Iowa almost every year. Between 2002 and 2021 (20 years), there were 43 confirmed bear in Iowa. According to Jeff Harrison, Conservation Officer with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, “In the last five years, we’re probably receiving two to three reports a year now, whereas 10 years ago maybe once every two years”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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