Bicyclecamper wrote:

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..........  armed ( Barry will be) night scopes and night visiion cameras, hunting cameras, bait, you name it, we are going on a route  on foot thru GF up to Gabraltar all the way to Lamington if we have to. We also have acquired tranq darts and blow guns enough to bring down a bull, .....

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 So let's assume for a moment that you do encounter one, do you want to go down in the hall of fame for killing the only ever identified specimen? Maybe two darts get fired (enough to bring down a bull you said), and the much smaller yowie succumbs due to overdose. Or worse, gets shot in self defence. You would make world headlines and I doubt the vibes would be very positive.

Maybe you encounter a hermit living in the bush and you get charged with murder.

I also gave that some thought in the last few days.
If they are humanoid, is it murder or manslaughter?

There is also the question of intent.
Personally, I can understand the need to arm for defence, it is natural to do so.
Though better to be armed with a camera here than a weapon?
The good result here is - don't get to locate one!!!!

I lost my shooters licence 30 years ago.
As the magistrate said - if I was industrious enough to manage to put seven bullets in a six shot rifle I meant business......

Intent is no doubt an important component of the law.
I was lucky, the recidivist targets also got to tell their side of the story.

Bicyclecamper wrote:

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 The damn things exist, the reason why no one has really got a good pic of them is, they are not dumb, that is why they have survived for over 150,000 years they will still be here after humans are gone, unless we stuff the planet for them too, which is likely to happen.

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Oh, I do agree with you there... They are definitely NOT DUMB.....

 

The people believing in them, on the other hand... Well, let's just say that the case is close... 

I don't believe you do drugs, at least not now, not anymore... I mean, it seems that you no longer need them... Hey, not sure if you are ready for it, but I have a bridge for sale..

Thanks for the good story. It was fun...

 

PS.

We may still be able to have some fun...

And you know they have survived over 150.000 years, because???

Your turn...

I refer back to my earlier comment re: reckon there is a possibility ancient populations could have existed in remote areas over time.

Look at the Sentinelese tribe on the remote island off India.

They have survived as a remote aggressive population in their current environment virtually unchanged for 60,000 years?
Why is it so? Is it not possible other populations of peoples could survive in friendly natural environments over a long period of time.

In the animal world, there are many species that have been unchanged over many years, the ancient and continuing story of the crocodile for instance.
Basically the same highly effective killing machine apex predator for millions of years.

Were there populations of Yowie like creatures and pygmies that have been possibly killed off over time? By the invading species of Africans and then the Munda speakers of India that eventually evolved into the Australian aborigines who allegedly killed off an existing pygmy population.

Were Yowies and pygmys the original inhabitants and a few big fellas survived in remote locations?

I am open to the belief a few existed and made it through to recent times? Physical proof would be handy for the pro argument though !!!!