JACKSONVILLE, Home of BIGFOOT?

[Ocklawaha]

Cryptozoologist Question of the New Age, Solved Here?

Hey Y'all:

No, I'm not stoned, drunk, or otherwise high. I have been following this story since I have lived in the Mountains of California and Oregon, and have heard of this here. Call it whatever you want, but SOMETHING lives in the Sierra's and Cascade's that we haven't cataloged! No really y'all, I don't think it comes from outer space, visits with Elvis, or sends me messages through wood knocking at midnight. Since this happened yesterday, I think you can decide for yourselves. While State Officers don't want to be labeled as nuts, they have gone on record as seeing this thing. It also fits the descriptions of the "ape" photographed (close up) in the woods at Land O' Lakes and the recent expedition into the Ocala Forest in Lake County, in which a large "ape" was recorded calling, then charged the officers from several states.

MACCLENNY, Fla. -- State wildlife officers are hoping to capture what appears to be an orangutan sighted earlier this month in the woods of Baker County.

On Nov. 2, two men called animal control to report seeing what appeared to be a large ape in a tree off Harry Rewis Road, north of Macclenny.

Animal control officer Tina Thomas went out and confirmed seeing a "big red fur ball" -- apparently an ape -- sitting in a tree.

"We got this call and this man said, 'You are just not going to believe this and I'm not crazy.' I said, 'What is it? We've heard a lot of things.' He said, 'I have a monkey in my tree.'" Thomas said. "I thought the man was on drugs. I said, 'Are you sure?' He was like, 'I'm telling you I'm not on drugs and I ain't been drinking.'"

Not equipped with the proper training to handle such an exotic animal, Thomas said she immediately called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to send an officer out.

When Thomas got to the scene, she saw the animal and realized the caller was right.

"We got the binoculars and could see the whole body of the ape. He was red with a lighter color face," Thomas said.

About 100 feet up in a tree, the ape fit the description of an orangutan. She said the ape was about 3 or 4 feet tall and was curled up, nesting in a pile of leaves.

"We were just wondering where he had came from and if he was wild or somebody's pet. But he was definitely wild. He didn't like people," said Rock Rohden, who saw the ape.

When a Fish and Wildlife arrived at the scene, the officer couldn't identify the animal and did not want to try to tranquilize the animal because it was 100 feet off the ground, so he set out a box of doughnuts and told folks to call him if it came down.

A large patas monkey was captured in Columbia County in December 2006.
The orangutan apparently did come down, but no one saw it. The morning after the ape was spotted, it was gone.

"The game warden stated to leave the animal be, that he would remove himself on his own and that he was probably scared and would go on his way to where he needed to be," Thomas said.

Orangutans, known for their red fur, are native to Malaysia and Indonesia.

Thomas speculated that the animal may be a refugee from an off-road tourist attraction that was damaged by the storms in 2004.

A large patas monkey was captured in Columbia County one year ago. State officials said it belonged to a homeowner who had a permit.

Officials said it has been about two weeks since anyone has spotted the ape. They said anyone who sees the animal is advised not to go near it and to immediately call the wildlife alert line at 888-404-3922.

The Myakka Whatever.

Near the northern border of Florida, one county over from the east coast of the state, is the small community of Glen St. Mary. It is a town in Baker County, Florida, with a population of 473 in the 2000 census, and 489, as of 2004. The people in Glen St. Mary live in 181 households in 131 families. Ninety-eight percent of the people in town identify themselves as Caucasian Americans.

The little town of Glen St. Mary is in the middle of a bit of uproar. A cryptid is the talk of the town. A mystery ape seems to be about.

Needless to say, Florida is the land of accounts of the Skunk Ape, the Myakka unknown, and boogers. There are over a hundred years of reports of this kind coming from this part of America’s subtropical South.

Damn! You know if we could get the goods on this Krispy Kreme loving primate, we really would have something to be known for around the World. Solving one of the greatest Cryptozoology questions of all time in or near Jacksonville, would be most cool indeed! After all, how many Cities have a radio station that goes back to "WAPE?" If you plan a local on-line search, try the key words Myakka (Seminole...for APE that doesn't exist? Hee, Hee!), or Skunk Ape. My hair was once something like this critter. BTW, Krispy Kreme Loving? Oh hell, we could be related!

See Also:
To Learn More...
http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/glen-fl-ape/
To hear the sounds, scroll down on the right...
http://www.bfro.net/news/roundup/report_florida_2006.asp

Ocklawaha
Obviously missing a few links...

[gatorback]

I love Krispy Kreme.  Wish I would have invested in that stock...who didn't see that one coming...those glazed fresh hot are....I'll go there now.

[raheem942]

well i believe it

[Ocklawaha]

Well y'all, looks like the law is about to go on the books here in Florida too...

"Thou shalt NOT shoot, harm, feed, trap, hunt or otherwise molest any unknown primate within the State of Florida, commonly known as the Skunk Ape."

Strange laws to protect animals that DON'T exist? Bull S--T! As for the ones looking for bones to "prove" they are around? A test televised on the Monster Quest show demonstrated a full size (dead) deer in a wood similar to ours but less humid, was consumed and scattered within 7 days. Within 2 weeks the bones were so covered with debris and carried away, that only an expert would have known what it was. They made a guess that the Florida climate would consume the body even faster.

Besides, instead of some of the "A typical" sightings of these animals, instead of: "Yeah, me and my Uncle Daddy, seen this here critter, it was 20 feet high, and it come up an drank up all the moonshine... It come up right out of the swamp, then it gave all us boys some Chiclets an a RC cola..."  This time the folks that saw it and took the food out were Animal Control, Florida Fish and Game, Sheriffs office and local police and fire. I'd say they saw what ever the heck it is. Never mind the escaped zoo animal theory, because these storys run from Florida to Texas and Oklahoma, North into Maryland, and go back to Native Lore, ALWAYS the same description of the same animal.

Still impossible? Well 3 new mammals came into the books just last week... Further, they were from a highly populated island nation much smaller then our own Pacific Northwest, Okefenokee or Osceola Wilderness. Have any of you ever canoed the Okefenokee? I have and it's damn huge.

Ocklawaha 

[gatorback]

looks scary Ocklawaha....i'm sure I wont sleep tonight....

[Know Growth]

BIGFoot sightings are closely tied to mushroom season.

'tis the season

Many recently sighted,but those in the know are tight lipped and as illusive as Squatch

[Tacachale]

I saw no fewer than two 'Squatches the other night, courtesy of Netfix on the ol' XBox 360:

[ben says]

I love Krispy Kreme.  Wish I would have invested in that stock...who didn't see that one coming...those glazed fresh hot are....I'll go there now.

The Donut Shoppe > KK.

[subro]

I wonder if it was related to the Bigfoot in Deercreek on Southside Blvd.


http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=446


Report # 446  (Class A)
Submitted by witness S.G. on Thursday, October 12, 2000.
Security Guards have sighting while on duty near Jacksonville
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YEAR: 2000

SEASON: Summer

MONTH: August

DATE: 22

STATE: Florida

COUNTY: Duval County

LOCATION DETAILS: Off I-95. The area sits between Southside Blvd. to the west. J.Turner Butler Blvd. to the north. Gate Parkway to the east and 9-A St. Johns Bluff Road to south.

NEAREST TOWN: Jacksonville

NEAREST ROAD: Southside Blvd.

OBSERVED: I am a security officer in Jacksonville, FL. I was on duty in an area know as Deerwood Park. Located in a quickly developing area that was once owned by Skinners Dairy. The area is still heavily wooded. Two weeks ago I was on duty in a building and went outside to smoke a cigarette. I was outside for 5 minutes. I heard a noise like something moving through the tree line. I turned my head toward the noise and the noise stopped. I called on of our vehicle patrols in the area and we moved to the tree line to investigate. We could hear the movement of something very large making very suttle movement. The officer with me and myself felt very uneasy. Laying on the ground 8-10 feet from the tree line was a branch from a pine tree. The needles on the branch were still green.There were no burn marks at the break to indicate lightning had struck. The branch was approximatly 3 inches in diameter and appears to have been broken and then ripped from the tree.What ever it was,sounded
as though it moved away from us through the marsh land. This whole incident really creeped me out.On Fri/9-1-00 at about the same time 2:30A.M. The same patrol officer and myself were again standing outside the building I guard. We heard a sonic alarm coming from the building to the north of our location. The patrol officer I was talking to walked back to his car to drive over and investigate. The alarm stopped as though it reset or was deactivated. I informed the patrol officer that it was probably the cleaning crew. As we continued talking about what we were going to do in the gym that mourning. The officer I was talking to turned his head and his eyes got real big. He replyed." Look at that". I turned around and looked toward the tree line and observed nothing. The patrol officer I was talking to sped off in his vehicle in the direction of the trees and I followed on foot. We searched the area and found nothing. The officer told me that he observed heavly built individual who's estimated height was between 7-8 feet in height. The individual appeared all black. The officer I was talking to said when he told me to look, the subject had crossed out of my line of site around another building 100 feet to the south of our location. This officer appeared to be very serious about what he saw. On Sun/9-3-00. I was talking to the other officer who works the same area. He told me of a resident he talked to six months ago,who lives 1 mile to the east of my post. This resident inquired if we did foot patrols through his community? Which was at the time was sparsley populated. When the officer said, "no". The resident continued that a few nights before around dusk he heard a splash in the lake behind his house. What he saw climb out of the lake and walk toward the south and into the trees was exactly what the other officer told me he saw. The resident further stated that this was a regular occurance.

OTHER WITNESSES: 4

TIME AND CONDITIONS: Night

ENVIRONMENT: Old Dairy Farm--now houses going up. Wooded

[John P]

An orangutan is not bigfoot

[Overstreet]

The Big Foot store and museum is in St Louis.

http://www.bigfoot4x4.com/visit.html

[Ocklawaha]

It's a very interesting subject, who knows what other animal life we'll find. I recall going through one of the crypto sites and saw several St Johns County Florida sightings, including one near Vilano Beach where the animal walked along the east side of the river near the edge of the salt marsh then vanished into a stand of pine trees. Since there is about 15 miles of absolutely NOTHING between Ponte Vedra and Vilano Beach it might be decent habitat for an omnivore.

Who knows? BTW, some guy hit a bear in my neighborhood just a couple of months ago.

[Know Growth]

Those in the Know know Squatch fled Skinner lands in the early 1970s.

'dem Skunk Ape smart

Some still return to Skinner and Northern Clay county ancestral grounds. A select few make visits to Towne Centre.Cocktails,steak (very rare!) at Capitol Grille,then a trip to Dick's Sporting Goods
They attract attention but they know citizens are tight lipped about most discoveries,curriosities,concerns.

Some suspect cross breeding between humans and Squatch,which has possibly led to the most profound issues of our time.