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Oregonbigfoot.com file# 03976

Date: November 04, 2006
Henderson county, TX

Nearest town: Cross Roads
Nearest road: FM 753
Conditions: Clear, cool, dry
Time: pre dawn dark hours
Location: To get to this place you travel east on Highway 31 from Malakoff, about 10 miles to FM 753. You go south on 753 about 10 miles and enter the property, the Lewis Ranch just off the main road. You go through a locked gate to a dirt road that runs west about 1 to 2 miles and up a hill. You arrived a a locked gate and turn left on a dirt road just before you reach the gate. You drive up this dirt road for about 1/4th mile and enter an open field. The field is about 100 yards long and about 6o yards wide. At the opposite end of the field is a corn feeder to feed deer. As you enter the field, there is a deer stand about 1/2 way across the field which is about about 4 feet off the ground and is enclosed withpartitions to see out of it on three of the four sides. It faces the deer feeder across the field which is about 80 yards from the stand. The field is surrounded by a creek and behind it and on both sides, it is surrounded by woods. Behind the deerstand,are woods and about 100 to 200 yards into the woods, there is a 2-3 acre lake that is stocked with catfish. The area is heavily wooded. The owner is a long-time friend and he runs about 50 head of cattle on the property. I have known him since our college days (1967) and have hunted the property since that time. Their are deer, feral hogs, squirrels and Mountain lion has been seen also. A pain of eagles are seen from time to time on the property.

Description of event: I arrived at the site on the opening day of deer season at about 4:30 a.m. I parked my truck on a about 1/4 mile from the deerstand. At about 5:30 a.m. I left the truck and walked to the deerstand with my rifle and backpack which contained my supplies. It was still dark and there was no moon. I used a light on my cap to light the way and I had the light on a green tint. On arriving at the stand, I entered the back of the stand and climbed into it I rested my rifle in a corner of the stand and took a seat and began to sort through my backpack to get my ammunition and knife and to put my light away. I was at this point that I heard the first sound. It sounded like squirrel chatter but was stronger and louder tone. I stopped moving and noticed that it seemed to come from the direction of the deer feeder. I listened and the sound stopped. I then heard the same time of "chatter" coming from behind my stand and in the woods. This seemed to elicit another response from the source at the deer feeder. I took a night vision, starlight scope (first generation) and tried to see if I could get a glimpse of the source by the deer feeder. I had not checked the battery in the scope and found that it was weak and I could not get an image. This chatter went on for about 5 minutes and it then stopped. Again the source at the deer feeder sounded less mature and had a higher tone than the one behind me which sounded deeper. It really seemed as if they were communicating with each other. I have hunted small and large game all my life and have never heard these sounds in the woods. I hunt alone, most of the time, and have not trepidation in hunting in deep woods or in areas where others might not attempt to hunt. I always have atrifle, a large caliber revolver, and a hunting knife and feel that I can handle almost any situation. I have had some unusual experiences while hunting but this is the strangest. I feel chills when I heard these sounds especially when it seemed that the two sources were communication with each other.

Source: oregonbigfoot.com
record updated: 2007-10-28 19:04:36

Investigation by: Mike Hall I met with the witness on Saturday October 24th. We sat and had breakfast at a local diner where he related the story of his encounter. We then drove to the home of the property owner where the encounter took place. As we sat and talked, the land owner related some other things that have happened on this property. The Property itself has a creek running through it that is a tributary of the Trinity River, which is only approx. 7 miles away. There is also a 50 acre Lake that is teaming with fish, its very wooded , and remote. The Property owner has several Tri-Pod deer feeders in this area, (for those of you who do not know, these deer feeders stand about 10-12 ft. off of the ground and have a battery operated feed spreader attached to the bottom of the 50 gallon barrel sitting on the top of the tri-pod). The land owner told of having filled one of these up and placing the lid back on and locking it in place, noticed that the battery was dead. He returned the next day with a new battery and someone or something had un-locked the lid, tossed it about 20 yards away and ate about half to 3/4 of the deer feed inside. He then re-filled it and locked the lid on again and replaced his battery. The next week he returned to find that the whole tri-pod, barrel and all, had been knocked over and the lid removed and taken and never found. At a different location on the property at a different deer feeder the full 50 gallon barrel of the feeder was missing completely and never found. The land owner also said that he had a game camera that had been messed with and taken apart near one of the trails, Coupled with what the witness described as a conversation between two creatures of some kind and visiting the location myself ....to me this points to Bigfoot type activity. I also took a CD of the raw tracks from the Sierra Sounds (copy right Ron Morehead) and played them for the witness who sat with jaw in hand as he listened to several of the tracks and stated that what he heard sounded similar , but not as aggressive in nature as some of the Sierra Sound tracks do. What the witness stated was that he heard a casual conversation, one with a higher pitched voice and one with a lower pitched voice, and that this lasted for about 15-20 minutes, just before sunrise. Both the witness and the Land owner have un-impeachable backgrounds in both their professional and personal lives and I find them both as the most creditable witnesses one could have. We also gained permission from the land owner that once Deer Season had ended we would be given full access to the property for research. An interview audio with this eyewitness is available in the OregonBigfoot.com members archives Mike Hall OregonBigfoot.com Investigator Athens, TX Mike Hall been involved in researching Bigfoot/Sasquatch for the past seven years as a field researcher. He is a member of the TexLa Research Group based in East Texas Mike and is a Native Texan, growing up hunting and fishing....and like many researchers out there today was first introduced to this amazing creature at the age of 10, when he saw the 1970's cult classic "The Legend of Boggy Creek". From that point on, Mike was hooked and studied and read everything he could Bigfoot/ Sasquatch related. After High School, Mike Joined the United States Navy and served as an Aerial Reconnaissance Photographer for 4 years, stateside and aboard the U.S.S. Enterprises. After returning home, Mike went to College close to home at Trinity Valley Community College, where he was a part of the 1994 NJCAA National Championship Football Team and Graduated with a Degree in Kinesiology. Continuing his education at Stephen F. Austin State University, he graduated with a degree in Kinesiology. Mike has spent the last several years as a field researcher with TexLa Research Group and currently works for the state of Texas.

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