Weather conditions, moon phases, seasons and so forth have always peaked my interest where Bigfoot activity is concerned. One condition in particular is rain. Is there activity during thunderstorms? Is it more active just before, during or after a rain? Do the Bigfoot hunker down like we do when it gets bad? Where do they go when the wind gets rough and trees start falling? What about hailstorms? So many questions and so few answers.
Springtime in the smokies means many things... one of which is rain, rain and more rain! A very unpredictable weather pattern is the norm here to say the least. I spend a lot of time monitoring various locations with long duration audio recorders that come on at dusk and turn back off around daybreak. Rainy weather makes for a harsh recording environment with many wasted nights of audio filled with extremely loud raindrops. When reviewing, it used to be that I would immediately delete the rainy nights and move on to the more quiet rainless nights. Not so anymore, as it turns out that things DO happen when you least expect it! Especially when you get a short break in the rain during a storm and you can actually hear what’s going on.
During the spring of 2016 at one of my national park recording locations, there was a period of approximately two months that the bigfoot were noticably more vocal than usual. Yells, screams, wood knocks, whoops and footsteps.
There was one particular rainy night that stood out the most... producing two extremely loud and forceful yells that sent chills down my spine. I could only imagine what it might have felt like to hear something like this while standing there in the total rainy darkness.
This recording happened at approximately 10:30pm. Earlier that evening heavy storms had passed through the area leaving much moisture still dripping from the trees and frogs croaking in the background. In this recording you will hear a single yell. After a short pause, a response yell from further away answering back. If you listen with headphones, you will also hear possible whoops and wood knocks in the background.
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Scream and Reply
I would like to reinforce the fact of how remote and deep in the mountains this area is. Several conditions strongly indicate in my opinion that these vocals are not man made.
1. Time of night.
2. Location... a remote uninhabited area deep within the smoky mountains.
3. Extreme weather conditions earlier that evening. Very unlikely people would be out.
4. Vocal range of these calls is extremely hard for humans to create.
5. Why would people be in the middle of a deep remote forest at this time of night in bad weather conditions making these particular calls?
I suppose anything is possible, but take a listen and I’ll let you decide for yourself!
