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MARCH-April 2013

PRINTVOL iii Issue 001

RESCHEDULED

Page 2 March/April 2013 www.Honobiabigfootprint.com

INSIDE THIS ISSUEBig Foot Print 2 Mary Lee Williams

A PROGRESSIVE ICON 3 Darryl Williams

April Festival Map 4

WHAT’S GOING ON AT THELUDLOW SCHOOLHOUSE 5 Mary Lee Williams

CHUCK’S AFTERNOONSTROLL 6Mary Lou Brainerd

HIGHLY ELUSIVEBIGFOOT 7Stewart Taylor

WE’RE NOT POOR YET 8 Mary Lou Brainerd

THE HUNT 9 Logan Williams

Strange Experience 12Meme Strange

Cover Photo: Many thanks to aratistCharles Middleton for his unique vision andusing it to portray the 2012 rescheduled’Festival ICON. His talent has been seen atthe 2010 & 2011 Honobia Big FootConference & Festivals.

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Stewart Taylor and Logan Williams.

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BIG FOOT PRINTMary Lee Williams

This upcoming rescheduledBig Foot Conference &Festival is going to havemany that fit in the categoryof Big Foot Print. They havemade their prints all throughtheir lives eventually leading to this current Big FootConference and Festival in April.

Some of the speakers you will be privileged to hearlike Dr . Jeff Duff , Dr. Ernest Ables, Rick Taylor,and Darryl Williams, will be sharing the experienceof their life prints. It seems all have at some timeconsidered the existence of Big Foot, Sasquatch, andother unexplained phenomenon

You will be treated to unique ideas and other ways tolook at the unexplained when you visit theirscheduled conference times. Remember,EVERYONE is eligible to attend theses sessions socome prepared to be intrigued, skeptical and“wowed” not only by the speakers but also from theattendee’s questions and comments. Who knowsyour print in life may lead you to being one of ourfuture speakers.

You mustn't forget the musical prints that will be inattendance at the Mountain Music Festival. Thisyear Gatling & Hoffpauir will be entertaining youwith all their regulars and some new material. Thiscouple is local to the mountains but their music hastaken on a flair that causes one to sit, listen, andenjoy.

Doug Russell’s name is synonymous with Festivalsand Music. His experience goes back to childhoodwhere he learn to play and sing and hasn’t stopped.Doug has made his prints at the Honobia Big FootFestival in past years and is always one to be asked

back. His ballads will touch your intellect and thenthe tune will stay in your head for days

Country Touch consisting of Ralph & Becky Elmorewill never disappoint you. This duo plays guitar,bass guitar and sometimes banjo. They also sing thebeautiful mountain songs. You’ll find yourselfsinging along with this well matched team.

The original Big Foot Boogie Song will bepreformed by Logan Williams T&O Express. LoganWilliams is happy to announce his famous “Fiddleplayin Uncle” will be accompanying him on stage atthe Big Foot Festival. Zack “Sonnny” Williams hasbeen making prints in the music arena since his teenyears. To hear his fiddle playing will keep your foottapping and your music ear soaring.

There will be many other music prints performingfor your listening pleasure–-stop by and tell themhow much you enjoy their music.

.Don’t miss all these prints being made BIGGER at theApril 19 & 20 Honobia Big Foot Conference & Festival.

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Someone said “Dolly Parton is an ICON, the mostprogressive Lady in Country Music. While I agreewith both statements, to put the two together in onesentence is a conundrum. Or, two contradictorystatements used to describe the same thing. It’s likepicking an artist’s conception of Bigfoot to put on aposter, and having a researcher, say “that artist’sconcept is wrong.” How can an artist’s concept bewrong? It developed in the mind of the artist. Justbecause it is not consistent with what’s in one mind,does not mean it is wrong. It’s called art. Some onesaid “We need to get a copyright on Bigfoot. How canyou copyright something we can’t even prove exists…Now you can copyright an ICON.In our society today you’ll find all kinds of Icons. Inthe insurance world, there’s the Little Green Lizard,The Duck, The Umbrella, The Good Hands and manyothers you can call to mind. The food world gives you;the Big Red Cowboy Hat associated with Roast Beef,the Smiling Face with the Goatee of Fried Chicken,and everybody recognizes Civilization by the Goldenarches.

There’s the automotive, blue oval, the Bow tie, the Penstar, along with several other recognizable Icons, aRam’s Head for example.Even churches have the cross the red flame, thestanding chalice, the cross with the purple mantel, thepraying hands, and several other symbols to representyour favorite flavor in Christianity.Icons are good, they let us know without saying a wordwhere to find the things we’re familiar with. Thethings we like and the things we’re in agreement with.But a friend of mine said the other day, “We’re tooprogressive to develop an ICON. We’re alwayslooking for new ways to help our customers.” Isuppose this is true in Sasquatchery too. Whileeveryone knows what a Big Foot Print means, there’salways some new development in Life.Recent DNA testing has confirmed “According tosome sources”) that Bigfoot has Human Genes. Someof the articles say the female side shows human DNA.But the male side is still a mystery. Some shout, “Idoubt it.” Some say “I believe it.” And some say“We’ll just have to wait and see.” So I guess that while

we can use symbols to represent our particularendeavor, we can’t honestly say “This is it.”. There isno Insurance company that fits everybody's needs. Noone food that satisfies everybody’s hunger, noautomobile that pleases everybody’s wants. Evidently,it’s the same with religion.Maybe that’s why one ancient sage issued to hisconstituents, “Don’t make any graven images torepresent what you worship.” (paraphrased, not quotedverbatim). We cannot limit something to an ICONICsymbol when we still don’t full understand it. Couldthat be because we too have some unexplained DNAand that we too are still a “work in progress”.The Human is still one of the great mysteries in life,and often times a search of the phenomenal leads to afuller understanding of ourselves.

A PROGRESSIVE ICONBy DARRYL WILLIAMS


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WHAT’S GOING ON ATTHE LUDLOW ROCK

SCHOOLHOUSEBy Mary Lee Williams

Pack up your campers, tents, pick-ups, cars,motorcycles, whatever you have and come on out to

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at the Old Ludlow Rock School Houseon HWY 144

This Beautiful Rock School House was built in 1940by the WPA so the local residents’ children had a

good place to futher their education. The Rock wasbrought in from the local areas and most Dad’s had a

job during that time working on the school. Someyears later The Cline family built the Cook Shackand laid the rock on it to compliment the School

House. The relocation of the Choctaws from Mississippi onthe Trail of Tears to various lands in Oklahoma iswhat brought the Ludlow clan into the lands aroundHonobia. The Federal Government allotted the land

to each family member hence the name of thecommunity was LUDLOW. The School is situated

on 10 beautiful acres loaded with huge Shade Trees. Easy access from HWY 144 from the East or the

West.

ADMISSIONThere will be a $5.00 charge per person per day forages 13 and up. Ages 12 and under come in FREE. This admission ticket allows you to attend ALL theentertainment, conference, and tournament events. Also, with this $5. Ticket you will be eligible forany of the 20 door prizes to be given away

Friday and Saturday every hour.YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.

From 10 A.M. To 7 P.M.Gates will open at 8:30AM

NOW Here’s the Cherry on Top!!! IF you WEARyour T-Shirt at the time of admission you will

receive an extra door prize ticket so you’ll have 2chances that day to win the door prize. You don’t

have a T-Shirt?? Go to the web-site click on the BigFoot T-Shirt in the upper right corner. Or you can

call 580-244-3013 and order it by phone. All majorcredit cards are accepted. If ordered by April 9, 2013you will get it in time. If ordered after April 9, 2013,you can pick it up at the admission booth and still be

eligible for the extra door prize ticket.

CAMPINGIf you want to camp on the grounds (there’s ampleroom) it is primitive camping and primitiveR.V. Camping. Please bring drinking water andwash water for your campsite. Applications forcamping can be downloaded from the web-site:www.HonobiaBigFootPRINT.com festival page,camping page.You can fax in your application to 580-244-7323. Allapplications can be paid with a major credit card overthe phone by calling 580-244-3013. You can registerfor primitive camping at the gate. Be sure to bringPlenty of trash bags. We want to respect Big Footsterritory and leave it clean.

ATV TOURS Don’t forget to bring your ATV (four wheeler) to

join in on the ATV guided tour through“Big Foot ‘s Living Room.”

There will be four 90 minute tours available at $50 aperson. You can choose from Friday or Saturdaymorning or afternoon.You may sign up when you arrive at the FestivalGrounds. There must be at least five for a tour andno more than twelve at a time. Please Note–We will be visiting in Big Foot’shome so bring your best Manners and don’tforget to ALWAYS think GREEN–(extra TrashBags for your discards).

CONFERENCEOur Conference Presenters this year are soeager to share their findings andhear your questions and discussions . They willhave various times on the schedule to speakand answer your questions in the School House.What better place to learn something!!!

TOURNAMENTSWe’re planning several kinds of daily

tournaments for you to be a part of . There willbe a Big Foot Golf Tournament –bring your bestTHROWING ARM no clubs allowed. Sign upfor the Saturday Tournament when you arrive.

VENDORSA Festival would not be complete without the

Vendors and this year’s Festival will have someto write home about. One of the Food Vendorswill have an entree in honor of all the Big Foot’s(Big Foot Toes) Not really their toes but you willtruly enjoy this Bar B Q Delight. Some have told

me there will be some great surprises for theFestival attendee. Now Craft items cannot be

ignored at this Festival. In October I usually takemy Christmas list and do my shopping for the

unique. Believe me, this April I will be doing thesame. Just have to hide the treasures longer ormaybe pull them out during the year and use for

myself. At any rate the quality of gift items Iyou’ll find at the Craft Booths are something tobe proud to give So be prepared to SHOP!! Forall our avid campers there will be a Booth of allthose camping things you which you had–-Nowyou can buy them and try them out while you’re

in our beautiful area..

MOUNTAIN MUSIC MANIFESTThis year’s Mountain Music Manifest will be acontinuous flow of talentedmusicians on the Outdoors Stage both days.Their music will blend with beautifulsounds of nature and you will be so glad youmade the decision to experience it.

Big Foot Music Idol ContestApplications can be downloaded from the website or you can enter at the admission booth uptill 10 AM Saturday. The winner receives atrophy. Jus think how good your voice willsound under the trees, and you might even hearBig Foot singing along with you.

CAMP FIRE STORY TELLINGThis event is absolutely everyone's favorite.Visit the Food Vendors and bring your food withyou to the Camp Fire. Bring your lawn chairsand be ready to hear about all kinds of Big Footencounters, or you might want to share your BigFoot Experience with the crowd. Remember,young ears will be in attendance hoping to learnsomething about Big Foot from the story teller,so please keep you stories G rated. Thisfantastic time of sharing will begin at 6:30 PM inthe center of the Festival Grounds. If there’s a“NO FIRE” Ban there will the ambient lights ofthe Festival Grounds. However, if we’re notunder a Ban, there will be the camp fire and allthe ambience that goes with it. This will becentrally located on the grounds. If you’ve neverattended this you should come on out. Some ofthe best stories will be shared,that you might nototherwise hear.

SATURDAY NIGHTThe final door prize drawing will be at 6:00 pm,prior to the evenings entertainment

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It was a beautiful day and I decided to get oldLightening and do a little exploring. There was anew road that one of the timber companies had builtover behind Mrs. Pickens’s place. Maybe we couldslip by that fancy swing-arm-gate and ride up there alittle ways. They’d hauled quite a bit of timber outof there already, but it was small stuff, so they mustbe thinning, not clear-cutting. It being Sunday, noone would be working today. It would be a goodtime to check it out. Lightening heard me coming to his pen andstarted talking to me. He was ready for an outingtoo. He made a couple of rounds, stirring up the dustthen met me at the gate. I got him saddled up and hejust couldn’t help but do a little crow-hop of joywhen I mounted. We were off on an adventure andit’s hard to say which one of us was more excitedabout it. When we got to the new road, it was plain to seethat the gate was meant deter vehicles only. Therewas plenty of room beside it for us to get around andback onto the road. It would have been too rough fora four-wheeler or motor cycle to get by, but for ahorse or someone on foot it was a piece of cake. I’d never been back into that area of the woodsbefore. The land was pretty rugged. There were lotsof craggy rocks and some pretty rough gullies, butthe pine looked healthy. It had been planted thickerthan usual. No doubt, that was why it had to bethinned now. As we traveled along, we saw severalsquirrels, some rabbits, and even a roadrunner. Birdswere making noises all around. We broke out on ahigh level area where the skidders had been bringingin the logs and where they were being limbed andloaded onto trucks. It seemed like I could see formiles in all directions. I was just sitting thereenjoying the scene and the smell of freshly cut pine,when I suddenly realized that the woods had gonesilent. A funny, tingly, feeling crept up the back of myneck, like you get when you know you are beingwatched but you don’t know who is there.Lightening’s ears perked up, then laid back and hesnorted. He began prancing around in circles andscraping the ground with his hoof. I’d never seenhim act like that before. “What’s going on here boy?” I asked, and pattedhis neck. “Hey, is someone out there?” I hollered.“Just give us a shout if you are. We’re just lookingat the view, we’re causing no harm.” No oneanswered.

“Well boy,” I said, as coolly as I could, “wemight as well mosey on back to the main road, don’tyou think.” We started back down the rutted new road. Stillthe birds and squirrels were silent and nothingseemed to be moving about. I couldn’t help myself from looking over myshoulder from time to time. Nothing seemed to bethere, but I knew that we weren’t alone. Time feltlike it was moving in slow motion. I breathed a sigh of relief when the County roadcame into sight and Lightening must have felt thesame way because he picked up his speed a little too. Just as we were making our way around the gate,I heard it. It was the blood-curdling scream of abobcat. Once you’ve heard it, you never forget thatsound. Lightening just jumped the ditch and headeddown the county road. He didn’t take the time to usethe path around the gate back onto the new road. When I got him calmed down and slowed back toa pleasant walk, I told him, “Those big cats love tostalk people just for the fun of it.” I don’t think that Lightening appreciated thehumor. It would take some coaxing to get him backup that road again. But then, now that I’ve seen it, I

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I could hear a strange high pitched call that wasbarely audible above the continuous buzz of the treelocusts as we made our way through the thicklywooded river bottom in North Texas. Weencountered numerous lean-to stick structures; bentarches and ramps that some folks would not takenotice as being a deliberate, calculated action. Theassortment of bends, twists and interwoven tenderbranches made any random act of the wind orweather totally impossible.I had been in this area before with another researcher.During that time, we had been followed and paced bysomething large in the thick brush, heard treebranches being forcefully snapped, discovered alarge partial foot print and had a small softball sizedobject tossed very close to us. The common subtleactivity of the Bigfoot that experienced people canappreciate, but is often easily overlooked by a casualobserver. To others, easily discounted although theywould not have any plausible answer for what wasactually occurring. Something far beyond just anactive imagination.

The Bigfoot/Sasquatch are masters of using naturalcover and concealment to perfection. It is theirenvironment and they know how, when and where touse it to perfection. The small subtle things often gounnoticed by the weekend hiker, camper orfishermen unless a chance encounter includes avisual sighting. At that point, many people willtotally freak out. A sensory overload looking atsomething they thought only existed in cartoons andfiction films. Some may share it with others, butmany keep it to themselves knowing the story is fartoo incredible for most to believe.I have been fortunate to capture a number of videosand pictures of these highly elusive subjects byknowing when and where to look for them and howthey often choose to hide. The one constant is theytry to keep you within their visual sight by usinggaps and splits in the trees and brush. Quick sidepeeks from behind a tree, peering over the top of abush and lying low in the tall grass are severalexamples how they use natural cover andconcealment to observe us.Steady and deliberate progress into an area withpauses along the way to closely observe an item onthe ground, a bush or tree will often garner theircuriosity. It can even draw them closer to you towatch. It is a game of sorts with them to see justhow close they can get to you, yet remain undetected.By sneaking into an area and trying to lure, bait orswitch them is a sure fire way to usually get little inreturn for your efforts.We were making our way down a rough path when adark fluid motion darted across the trail about 50yards front of us. There were too many bushes andtree limbs between us to make out precisely what itwas. It was moving laterally to us, there one momentand then it was gone!

I rushed up to the location and quickly scanned theperimeter. I could sense that the sneaky Boogerwatching me, but couldn’t locate him with all thevegetation around me! I took my camera and shot aseries of photos all around me. Later while goingthrough them, I found him peeking at me frombehind a stick pile! I have attached two photos withthis story showing show crafty they can be in hiding.He is there hiding in a stick pile watching me whileholding a branch up to his face with his right hand.The first marked photo is the actual distance showingjust how they blend in. The second is the expanded,enhanced view showing him clearly watching me.You can even see the shine of his right eye as itreflected the fill-in flash I was using.I am planning on attending the April BigfootConference and sharing more of my pictures andvideo materials with the public. Not to try toconvince or debate with the skeptic they do exist, butrather to share with those who are truly interested inlearning more about the incredible subject.….A place I was in just a few short years ago.

THE HIGHLY ELUSIVE BIGFOOTBy Stewart Taylor

EDITOR’S NOTE: You will be able to meet Stewartat the April 19 & 20 2013 Honobia BigfootConference & Festival. He will have a time on theConference Schedule and a booth where you mayview and hear his collections of sounds, pictures andabove all his first hand experiences.


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been one of the favorite regularfood vendors to the Honobia Big Foot

Conference & Festival each year. Its no wonder,his menu covers just about anything you couldwant and the tastes are DELICIOUS!! In Honor ofBig Foot he named his specialty dish “Big FootToes” Don’t miss out on this tasty treat.We’re so glad Stan has fired up his grill once morefor this year’s Event and will once again help theFestival attendees manager their Big Foot Sizehunger.—Tell him you saw it in the PRINT

WE’RE NOT POORYET

By Mary Lou Brainerd

When I’m traveling around alone I have a habitof people watching and listening. It is a good way tocheck the pulse of those around us as well as learnnew perspectives. Last week I was having a sandwich at Hardiesand overheard two men visiting about their work.My ears perked up when the younger of the two mensaid, “It looks like we are in for some really hardtimes ahead.” To that the other man said, “Yes, but we won’t bepoor, we’ll just have to make some irritating priorityadjustments.” I thought that was a very interesting statementand I have pondered it for days. A couple of days later I was passing through aWal-Mart here in Mississippi. At the front of thestore, they have several little businesses, one was abeauty shop, another was a McDonalds, and thenthere was a cosmetology shop where they just didmanicures, pedicures, waxing and things like that.Now this is Mississippi, we have always been knownas one of the poorer states in the Union, and what didI see? Every chair was taken by women who weretaking advantage of these luxurious treatments. Itappeared that there were even women waiting to beserved. Obviously we are not poor yet. This caused me to give serious thought to whatkind of luxuries I take advantage of every day andwould really feel abused if they were no longeravailable to me. In a recent trip to Belize we saw that the womenthere do their laundry either in the rivers (and they dohave crocodiles there) or in washtubs. In either case,they scrub and wring them out by hand, and thenhang them out to dry. They have limited indoor

space so a lot of their cooking, eating, and generalliving, takes place outside under shelters or just inthe open. These women are as happy as the womenhaving their toenails painted. Most of them do notfeel poor. They have adjusted their priorities to theirmeans. When our credit runs out and the dust settlesfrom what ever is about to take place, we too willhave to adjust our priorities to match our means, nomatter how irritating it might be.

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The cold January air bit at John’s face as he trudged through the knee-deep snow. It had been a long winter;the snow started falling mid October, and it seemed as if the storm would never quit. John was from a smallcommunity nestled up in the Kiamichi Mountains of Southeast Oklahoma. There was a little river where duringthe spring and summer, the local residents were often found fishing or swimming. Life moved at a comfortablepace in this valley, and that was perfectly acceptable to the people. Logging the abundance of pine trees wasthe main industry, and most of the men were loggers; with some taking up other trades such as Mechanic, orBlacksmithing. There were a few who thought they could tame the wild mountain land by working it as a ranch.Not that there wasn’t an abundant food supply for livestock, but the rough mountainous terrain made cattlelean and tough. Which brought their value down, and with mountain lions and wolves finding them easy prey;cattle ranching never took a strong hold in the area. The community was fairly self sufficient, each familygrowing their own food and sharing with their neighbors; the local store only received supply deliveries oncea month. The nearest town of any size was over forty miles away, so the community was on it’s own for themost part. But this winter caught them unprepared. “It’s never snowed this much” some of the old-timers wouldsay. Most days during the storm, it was too dangerous to stray far from any of the buildings. Folks who livedfurther out from town hardly left their houses. Some days the snow would fall so hard and thick, a personcouldn’t see the end of his outstretched arm. Other days the snowfall would lighten enough, that one couldwade to the barn and check on the animals. The snow blanketed everything leaving the world a vast white thathad little or no shape. The storm started dissipating the last week of December, and January started with crystalclear deep blue skies. About the second week of clear skies, John felt that it was safe to venture out and find some food for hisfamily. They had been surviving off potatoes and corn they stored up, along with what ever can goods his wifeClair had prepared from the last harvest. Food supplies were getting low. With the road into the valley underfive feet of snow, the local store had no fresh supplies and people were resorting to hunting deer and othergame to feed their families. John knew the store would be out of ammo and he only had four shells for his rifle.He didn’t want to leave Clair and their two daughters defenseless, as he may be gone for a few days huntingfor food. John took down the hand carved bow his grandfather helped him make from a Bodark tree, and the quiverof arrows he made. Pulling an oilcloth from a pocket on the quiver he wiped the dust off and slid the bow intoits’ scabbard on the quiver. He strapped on his hunting knife and a pack with the essentials he might need.Kissing Clair and their daughters, John stepped out into the cold featureless world. The first day he walked a good two miles into the mountains. The cold robbing some of his energy, he madecamp early, sheltering in a stand of pine trees. It had been an uneventful day, he found a few tracks of smallgame but they played out. Hopefully, tomorrow he would fair better. The small fire he built revived him withwarmth, as he drifted to sleep thinking about the wondrous beauty around him. John awoke to the sound of snorting. It was in the morning twilight when the shadows were long and thelight dim. The fire had long been out, just a few coals slightly smoking. He slowly rose, not sure what wascausing the noise. His eyes adjusting to the light, he slowly scanned the area under the trees. There at the otherend of the grove he saw it, a twelve-point buck standing majestically, looking right into him. John had neverseen a deer this large; he must have been the alpha of a sizable herd. John knew there was no way he couldretrieve and string his bow with out spooking this amazing animal. But if he could track him, maybe he wouldcome across another deer. The sheer size of this one he knew would be a chore to try and carry home. Besidesthat, to have grown to this size he deserved the right to live out his life. Frozen, their gazes locked with eachother; John began to study this buck. He noted the chips in the antlers, the chewed up ear, and the slight limp.No doubt from years of run-ins with the predators that called the mountains home. He was a noble warriordefending and protecting his herd. The buck blinked a few times, then turned and disappeared deeper into the trees. John quickly and quietlygathered his items, slinging his quiver over his head to where the strap found it’s natural resting place on hisright shoulder. He drew his bow and untied the string keeper. Sticking his left foot through the bow, and restingthe end on his right ankle. He used his body to torque the hard wood shaft into the curve it needed for the stringto snap into its rests.CONTINUE ON PAGE 11––-

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THE HUNT Continued from page 9––

John’s grandfather who was full-blooded Choctaw,taught him the ways of his people, how to hunt,survive, and respect the wonder of the world aroundhim. The leather wrapped grip fit his hand like shakinghands with a life-long friend. He reached back anddrew his first arrow, nocking it on the string he set outafter this master of the forest. The trail was easy enough to follow in the softpowdery snow. They were heading northwest deeperinto the mountains. With the sun rising over his leftshoulder, John could see fairly well. Following the trailleft by the buck, John rounded a bend into a box canyonstill deep in shadows. There were fuzzy shapesscattered everywhere. As his eyes began sorting outthe shapes, he realized it was the herd standing in theshelter of a rock outcropping. The giant buck wasstanding in the middle of the herd looking right at John,as if to say “Your move human”. For a moment, alltime stood still as John took in the size of the herd, andthey all took in the fact that there was a human standingin their path of escape. Every eye was on John, and hecould feel the weight of their stare. In that moment hewas frozen, the wind stopped, heartbeats slowed, andthen he saw the one that would provide for his family.A young buck with one spike broken and one mangledforeleg. Apparently he escaped from a predator, yethad sustained severe injuries. He was a burden for theherd’s safety, and everyone knew it. As the timelessmoment was fading John drew his bow and a breath,the young buck already sighted and locked in his mind.The tension of the solid hard wood giving to hisstrength, he and the bow became one. White tails flewup as the valley exploded into chaos, the wounded buckmoving a moment too late. John’s loosed arrow flewtrue and struck with the precision of a surgeon, piercingthe heart and releasing the pained spirit. John jumpedon a large rock as the rest of the herd stormed past. Hethen made his way down to honor the fallen deer, andto prepare the body for the long hike home. As he walked out of the canyon he could feel theeyes of the alpha buck watching him. He looked backup the canyon, there, on the western ridge he stood.The morning sun setting his pelt aflame, John gave hima slight nod. The faint sound of a snort echoed back tohim from the canyon walls. Thanks to the deer hisfamily would be nourished, and they could survive therest of winter.

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Some say that my kind all look and act alike. Thishas been talked about so much that most Humansrefer to us in the singular form, like there may be justone of us. But, while we have a grounding inphysical substances, we are abstract intangible andunmeasurable.DNA samples might prove Human to some degree,but remember, DNA has to do with a study of Genes.Now, genes replicate with near perfect fidelity andevolution depends on that. There may be slightvariations, but total mutations are rare. Our kind areseldom copied exactly, and our boundaries are kindahairy. We can change with a wild flexibility thatcould be fatal to Biology.I’m Me Me, Meme Strange and I’m here to tell you,we can change our minds in a heartbeat and don’thave to explain anything to anybody. Allow me toshare an example: we’ve observed Humans for along time around the high divide between LittleRiver and Little Eagle Creek in South EastOklahoma. I love to hang out and listen to themSpuds-McKinsey type dogs that live on the ranchnorth of Wells ridge. See I’m a real party animal too,and I believe every good thing in Life happens at oneparty or another.Anyway, we had gotten word that there was going tobe a gathering of Humans on that ranch and theywere planning to talk about us. Hay-Hay, Solo, and Iactually were giving serious thought to making apublic appearance, you know, just for fun, at someunexpected moment, just streak across a smallopening and create a real Hullabaloo.But a few days before the event, Tom-tom, ourmidget albino friend came running up to us withsome disappointing info. He had witnessed one ofthe humans pushing an ATV down the road and hewas wearing a pistol strapped to his belt. I gaveHay-hay a quick glare and said “I thought you saidthese people were of the “No-Kill mind set”. “yeah”Solo chimed in “we could get Hurt streaking aroundthese people, I’m gonna tell my Dad.” Oh no,groaned Hay-hay, no telling what he will do.Sure enough, Uncle Chuey had himself a littleconniption fit when he found out. Now a conniptionfit is different from your standard wall-eyed fit, inthat a conniption fit is accented with words!!!.Finally when he had sorta run down, he muttered“rain on them”.That can happen real easy said grandpa. Hedisappeared into the woods and came back a fewminutes later caring a stick about four feet long. “It’stime you boys learned to use one of these” he said.

“Pay attention boys” said Uncle Chuey. He stillbelieves he’s a real shaman and he’s gone and got hisrain stick. Now you may or may not believe there’sanything to that, but I’ve honestly witnessed humansfind water in the ground with a forked stick. Somecall it divining, some call it witch craft,, but I’ve seenhumans do it so I guess anything’s’ possible. We alltook our turn shaking the stick and holding it up inthe air. “Well” I thought, “That was fun. But youknow what? Three days later, it rained. I mean, acold wind blowing down pour Rained out severalevents around the area, most farmers and rancherswas sure glad to see it though as we had been in along draught that killed a lot of big Red oak trees inthe area.Today I’m walking along Little River, picking wildonions and the river is running bank full. Weatherscience can prove our existence, the power in the rainstick or the divining rod, is yet to be seen. One thingis for certain, humans will almost always create asituation then stand out in it and say “Oh #%&$!!!It’s raining”.Strange, very strange indeed.

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