Finding something new
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:39 am
Over the course of the last year and a half we have found what can only be described as stab ins. They are branches 4-6 inches in diameter and anywhere from 2-4 1/2 foot long branches stabbed into the ground. The first time we found one was about 2 miles from our main research/listening post area. In the last couple of months we have found two more. Both of these are shorter than the first one. These are located within 150 yards of two of our most active listening posts.
Neither seem to be hid. They are both within a 50 foot from the trails we use to come into those area. In all three cases the branches are not big enough or heavy enough to be a natural result of breaking off a tree and sticking itself into the ground. I am not sure how deep they are in the ground, but they are deep enough we can't pull them out. We can move them a bit, but not much. With the extreme rocky environment we are in it can be difficult to drive in a t-post with a modern driver let alone something like a branch.
At this point I have no idea why they are appearing. Several things it could be is a new male in the troop. Or maybe another troop trying to come into the area. I just don't know. However it is kind of spooky to think that something with a lot of strength is doing this so close to where we do listening posts. Has anyone else seen this kind of thing?
Neither seem to be hid. They are both within a 50 foot from the trails we use to come into those area. In all three cases the branches are not big enough or heavy enough to be a natural result of breaking off a tree and sticking itself into the ground. I am not sure how deep they are in the ground, but they are deep enough we can't pull them out. We can move them a bit, but not much. With the extreme rocky environment we are in it can be difficult to drive in a t-post with a modern driver let alone something like a branch.
At this point I have no idea why they are appearing. Several things it could be is a new male in the troop. Or maybe another troop trying to come into the area. I just don't know. However it is kind of spooky to think that something with a lot of strength is doing this so close to where we do listening posts. Has anyone else seen this kind of thing?