My daughter and my self saw a big cat when we were out diving it was a puma running a cross a open field and when we got just up the road a framer was park up and said to us did you see that puma running across the field iv been watching it for a while we live in Oxfordshire.
I've experienced the tree knocks at night about 20 ft in front of me, with eyeshine at human height when I turned my headtorch in the direction of the knocking. I couldn't make out anything apart from the eyes, thank God. I was with someone else and we had a tent set up. We could hear this thing pacing us through the undergrowth when we decided to head for the tent. That was it for us, we turned tail and headed for the car and took off like a bat out of hell. This is in Scotland.
I'm in the West country buddy and there's been loads of sightings of quite a few things from big cat's to cryptids..I've spotted a few things myself by accident. My brother in law walking his dog in the forest saw what he described as a black leopard in the distance in front of him so he turned around picked the dog up and went back to his car 😂. That knocking is your classic Sasquatch knock or someone also camping trying to attract them.
1991, I was wild camping in the Peak District. Id walked across Ladybower Dam, then up through a steep thick pine forest, the up the side to Bamford Edge. I eventually got to a wall 90 minutes later. I had something quick to eat then got inside a large Gortex bivi bag. In the middle of the night something woke me... i heard heavy foot steps. They stopped for a few seconds, then carried on. 1982, I was camping again about 20 yrds from the banks of the River Trent miles from anywhere. In the morning, i had a walk to the riverbank itself. In the fresh mud was a huge deep footprint. It mustve been at least size 15, as i was an 11 at the time, and it was miles longe than my boot. It was the only footprint there, on it's own.... just one made it feel real creepy as to put it there, he would had to be 8-9 ft tall to stretch to the mud from the bank..
Glad to see you back mate! You’re a brave sod for staying out there on your own even after all that noise. Genuinely sounded like someone was thumping a tree
Thanks mate good to hear your still with us 👍🏻. If I had been not so far from the road I probably would of disappeared, it was not great. I've had situations night fishing but always found a respectable reason for it. I'm going to be putting up regular videos now it's a fresh year.
Your mind definitely plays tricks on you. I’ve had some spooky thoughts when night fishing. Looking forward to the other videos. As well as where this topic is going
Thanks for watching, Most definitely they're so stealthy. The noises that I experienced was something totally unrelated to any cat. I'm going back to that place soon. Thanks again
Have had several big cat experiences, people dont want to know about them I have generally found, so dont talk about it much, but they are out there and probably all over the country.
Those banging noises made me think of Sasquatch! I HAVE heard that they can be in the UK or anywhere in the world, not just in North America... And they are said to be able to move between dimensions too, so that may explain why Carl didn't see anything? Did you have your night vision binoculars or camera with you? It didn't seem like it. Perhaps that would have shown more?... Perhaps next time...
Thanks for your comment 👍🏻. I heard the same theory loads over this video, although I'm not so sure it was a creepy creepy night. I've heard a few tales about that particular wood since and will be sharing it when I go back. Unfortunately I only got my night vision equipment just recently so I didn't have those back on that trip. I'm going back this year in the same spot with my new equipment 👍🏻 hopefully that was a one off.
I've seen the photographs (theres more than one) of the big cat your talking about in the video, where the gamekeeper is holding it up by the tail. Through work I used to visit the gamekeeper who laid the snares and caught it. At this time he was now retired, and living in Gravesend. That cat was indeed well over six feet long, although stretched out in the photos. I mentioned this to Neil Arnold who runs a Big Cat Forum and is a known authority on the subject, he knew of the incident, and also had a similar picture with the same guys in the picture but the dead cat hanging over a low tree branch. I was quite amazed to hear you mention it in the video, as your description is 100% correct, and it's the first time I've heard It mentioned for aprox ten years.
I saw a big cat in Yorkshire. It ran across the road as I was overtaking a land rover on a back road on my motorcycle, saw it clearly as my lights and the Land rovers were on it too. I was staying on a farm at the time and there were several dead sheep with throat wounds
I’ve encountered European Lynx four times at very close range - 15-25 metres - near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. My son observed a very large, sandy coloured big cat for ten minutes just after dawn, hunting along a hedge line near my home. He estimated a body length of four to five feet, comparing it to fixed ground features. I’ve had ‘something’ growl at me from a bush in broad daylight that most certainly wasn’t a dog. Some years ago in Somerset we went for a walk with our Springer when it went ballistic. This happened in and off for an hour and when we retraced our steps - on muddy ground - we found large pug marks imprinted OVER our tracks. I’ve found a number of dead sheep that look as if a grenade has gone off inside their bodies - not a typical fox, dog or badger kill. There’s certainly something out there and it’s only when you fly over the south west that you really appreciate how little man encroaches on the countryside. So long as the main food source of these ‘cats’ are small mammals and game, rather than cattle, horses and pets, people tend to not to notice or ignore them.
@@ness-ee hi, it seems entirely possible that Lynx could tackle roe deer. Few people would notice deer losses, whereas losses of sheep would immediately attract attention.
From the audio the knocking sounded like US Bigfoot, but no, I never heard we have anything at all like that here. In my late teens with a friend we spent every Friday night out in the woods and found it fun, but to be honest although noises can freak you, the only real danger in this country could be other people who aren't so good to meet. So as other comments say, I'd always have some kind of weapon to use as last resort, though never really expecting to. And always within reach *without* being in a mummy bag with no arms free if something's going on. Lol talking of being freaked out, I went hiking solo behind the Teton Range in Wyoming USA once, the first person in the season to go. What I could have done without was the Park Ranger's farewell, meant seriously: "The grizzlies are coming out of hibernation now, so if you see one please do let us know when you get back." Woke up in the morning and didn't want to look outside my tent! I *was* stalked by one once in Montana in the forest, night, and snow -- it kept crossing my own footprints just 4-5 minutes afterwards. But it left me alone. (Sorry for the off-topic.)
Wow fascinating story mate. Don't worry about being off topic I love that sort of thing. It's about the outdoors 👍🏻. Although it must have been terrifying what an experience. Lucky to of had the chance to go out In those places. I've been to the US once for a few weeks and would love to go back now im abit older.
I've just seen your channel for first time, very interesting, I'm in North Yorkshire, east coast, we have history of big cats in this neck of the woods and yes allways by the sheep farmer and his land and the sightings are also next to houses but only because that land was sold for the expanding population where as prior to that it was just land that became over grazed by sheep and cattle, but the big black cat was identified by locals and farm workers that know the difference between a big cat and a sheep. Regarding your noises through the night maybe pest controll that is contracted for that area and has night hours at set times of the season, they can be there from dusk well into the night and quite often work in pairs but well camouflaged, they just don't warn you that they are there, they just get on with the job well into the night. Stay safe, but enjoy your quest too.
That knock was deffo deliberate, although I don't subscribe to the UK bigfoot idea myself. As for the big cats, I'm convinved we have a number of them loose in our countryside. I actually touched on the subject a few years back on an overnighter. I'm in Norfolk, & East Anglia has had a fair few reports over the years. To catch one on camera while out on an overnighter would be epic
Hello there mate, Thanks for the message. Yes it was so intense the video don't really do it justice. I can't still say what it was, so many others have said Bigfoot. I keep a very open mind but I just can't see why I've not seen anything before. I've herd plenty of odd things but all I've managed to disregard. That was just too intelligent, I've been back there a few times since and found no sign of any one. I'm back there next week to start building a bushcraft tree house to stay in. Thanks for watching again and enjoy the woods mate 👍🏻
@@welcome2thewoodsuk it,s bigfoot ,they throw things and growl,they are paranormal so can move direction of the noise,it didnt hurt you anyway did it,they arent out to hurt us,we are just in their home,outdoors,come to somerset if you wanna see bigcat .
@@welcome2thewoodsukI have to say I follow quite a few channels in the USA for Bigfoot, and everything you have on your video and the deep throaty groan you heard all point to the big hairy man, I truly never believed we had them in the UK, Until only the other week a guy I follow informed me he had been notified of a Bigfoot sighting here in the UK, Totally shocked the living bahebies out of me. 😮
The Brecon Beacons is my local area. It's so nice there to wild camp, just let someone know where you are up there the temperatures can drop pretty quickly at times.
It's not an if but a definite .. We do have big cats in the UK it's been proven now that most including the beast of Exmoor were/are either escaped or abandoned exotic pets from Black panthers, Cougars and now more commonly Servals, Caracals and I believe one Ocelot ... especially in large wooden areas and the moors with vast unpopulated ground and prey in abundance from small furries(and no I'm not including those that identify as 😬😆) birds, deer and the odd sheep they've adapted nicely and are very illusive. So, it wouldn't surprise me...might be worth taking a couple of trail cams with you just to see what you possibly could capture especially while your asleep 😴
@welcome 2 the woods UK Absolutely, something I learned from my father and other training inputs in my life - your weapon must always be within arms reach. Just remember to employ proper safety procedures if you have tools next to you whilst you sleep. Also, the birds making noise suddenly in the dark is a sure indicator they feel overly threatened. Birds will normally stay silent when something is below them on the forest floor etc. There are wildcats in the UK (wolves now in Scotland too). Try and plot your position here on a map and then do some investigation into other sightings in the local area snd elsewhere. You might notice a pattern emerging. I kind of hope it waw just an animal and not a human. I'd be more alarmed encountering a human out in the sticks in the dark who appears to be just wondering around as that isn't exactly 'normal'. Doesn't mean they're doing anything wrong either, but I hope you get what I am saying. This is all probably a one off. Stay safe. ATB. 👍🏻
Think about it this way... Why would you leave weapons lying about that could cause you harm, or worse. A bit paranoid, but I feel better knowing that they're secure...
I do personally believe in the large cats in the UK without a doubt. The thing i will say is that You will be surprised what a large Dog is capable of though. I had a 18 month old Rotwhiler and when it got out it tore the whole back end off of a sheep.
I wonder if big cats like valerian and cat nip as much as our little ones do. Might be an idea to put some around the trail cam. Might be worth a try anyway.
New subscribers here . Channel was just on my recommended watch list so thought we would give you a try . Enjoyed the video will watch some others of your
Hi Bob, Thanks for your message. Very strange this is the first time I've had something like this before. I had a weird experience fishing once but this is still the weirdest. I'm going back there soon. Take care thanks mate 👍🏻
New subscriber, saw you mentioned the downs. I wonder if you're talking about the downs in the area i live near, Beds maybe? I admire your drive to seek Cats out and stay in the Wilds of the UK. I'm not too bothered by the wild but those bipedal noises and wood knocks would scare the crap out of me!
+30 years hiking, some hikes 3 weeks, alone. There is nothing in nature that is unnexplainable, so that is the first thing to rule out. From time to time, different sounds had occurred. Last summer far up north here in Norway, I suddenly heard a sharp "hissing" sound outside the tent. My reaction is a reflex, thinking, its normal, its natural. I went out of the tent, had a look, made some noise etc. This was also bear territory, but they dont "hiss".😅.
That certainly sounded like a local doing wood knocks as they vanished into the dark having a chuckle at freaking you out. It would freak me out also being well away from a town.
That's what I've put it down to possibly aswell. Pretty freaky though I don't know why someone would have the nerve to but some people can be a bit different shall we say lol. It still dose leave questions though. I'm going back there soon. Just finished another 3 days in the woods yesterday 🙌. It's been a heck of a trip. Thanks for watching 👍🏻
You mentioned i believed something about water board land, could be a sewage plant nearby, they make all sorts of noises 24hrs a day, scum traps operating, etc, after working at some for years and on call outs the noises can seem strange, especially in the night.
great video sir, a few friends and myself went camping for two nights the first night we had rabbits and a emu looking for food they could smell #2nd night we had something chasing the Kangaroos around the camp site, and something big was walking around the tents, we were deep in the bush and i had a hand gun i shot up into the air and what ever was walking around us took of running it sounded like a big fat guy running crunching and breaking branches. Im in Australia (western Australia) we all had no idea what the hell it was.
@@welcome2thewoodsuk we will be going camping again soon and I have 3 trail cameras i will setup, If i get something strange or an alien i will send the footage to you to view. stay safe out there as (we are not alone hahaha.)
Big cats were dumped by unscrupulous owners in the 1970's when the government made big cat oweners get licences . If seen several here in North of Scotland .
Thank you for your message. Yes that's a true fact that's come up multiple times. I love Scotland I've spent a lot of time up there in Invergordon (near Loch ness) It's beautiful. I see a large cat, size of a spaniel dog laying dead in the road early hours of the morning a few years back up in the Highlands. Keep a camera close by. Thanks again
I hugely enjoy your channel, the reason that predators know the camera is there in the dark is that they can smell them, I have never seen anyone putting up a trail camera that was wearing gloves, consequently our hands are all over it and that leaves our scent all over it.
You mentioned someone from higham near gravesend, I'm from cliffe near higham and around the late 90's early 2k there was rumours of many sightings at higham and cliffe marshes. A work colleague claims to have seen a large cat near Cliffe fort and I've seen bones and sheep remains in a bush quite far from the field where the sheep are kept.. I've not seen or heard any mention of large cats for years now in this area. 👍
Thanks for your message. Yes indeed it was a higham man who reported that to me during a routine maintenance visit I was carrying out. I also have connections in the cuxton and halling woods that I know very well. Also reported large cats been seen on the shoot there. It's understandable how it all ties together. Thanks for your message again 👍🏻
Hello Mate, very interesting experiences you had there. I suspect that I am not far away from you geographically - I am on the southern periphery of London and I tend to roam in Surrey and Kent in particular woodland areas in a band beneath the south of the M25. If you are curious, I would be more than happy to give you my take on what might be going on there that night - happy to chat on the blower, e-mail etc. All the best!
27:39 what is that Fox carrying off? 28:12 one of the biggest wild rabbits I’ve ever seen. Is this England or Scotland? Thanks for posting this great evidence.
They dont like cameras and they can see infared.= so will avoid cameras. They also have the ability to make you scared enough to leave. It is 'deliberate'.
I lived and hiked in Canada for twenty years and big cats will avoid humans like the plague I only did see one once and it ran off they are beautiful animals for sure if you look back there were several big cats released on Dartmoor years ago yet I camp there a lot and never seen one
That is a very valid point mate I've even been to a wildlife park and you can't see them sometimes when there in a large enclosure. They're masters of blending in. Humans are ignorant sometimes to how highly adapted the real preditors are hundreds of years of practice. I don't think what happened to me in January was a big cat it was very different and very creepy. Big cats are definitely a huge possibility hear in the UK though. Cheers for your comment mate 👍🏻
Just found your channel - You got a new SUB! Someone had a woodland visitor - Maybe 2. I'm investigating a specific subject here in the UK and I talk to guys like you that have had 'Strange' experiences. Anyway of reaching out to you for a chat at all please?
Hi there, Thanks for your message. That's interesting to know. Yeah sure shouldn't be an issue. I have attached my email on the profile of my channel. If it helps you out I can discuss it with you.
My late Dad was travelling from North West Scotland, (home) to London 4am saw a big black Cat cross the road in front of him at Inchbae Straight The next day there was a sighting in Aviemore. So Definitely.
4:26 check thst foggy patch just behind you and zoom in, you should be able to see a few of them cloaked, but you can still make out their faces if you look hard enough.
My mum seen a black leopard that jumped a 6 foot wall effortlessly in Harewood house in leeds back in the 90s and i had a lynx hiss at me at close range on moorlands near Shipley Bradford when i was a kid also in the 90s also look up ilkley moor big cat someone took a great clear pic of 1 sat on a boulder iv been to that same boulder and by my measurements the cat in question was at least 4 foot in length without the tail and lastly you could have heard a big cat walking through your camp especially that drain noise has me thinking low gutteral warning sound to let you know its there
I watched a guy hunt using a slingshot at night and he used one. Handy piece of kit. Good luck with your big cat hunt. Sounds daft, but should hang a big bag of catnip from a tree branch. It will work, seen people use that in the jungle to get footage of a rare jungle lepoard. Not in person,,lol was a documentary I watched ages ago. Good luck.
Hello there , a new Subscriber , As a Wild Camper , I am very interested in the Big Cat Issue , At my age , I would not want to cross paths with one ! , Watched a couple of your Videos now , and will be going through the back catalouge of vids to play catch up , keep up the good work , and be safe out there . 🙂👍
Hello thank you, I'm glad to hear there is so many like minded people and good on you for the wild camping. Yes that's great I'm no expert in video but I upload them as I enjoy it. Thank you and the same to you 👍🏻 🌳 🪵 🔥
@@welcome2thewoodsuk I have been wild camping since 1975, and have traveled over most of the UK, and a large slice of western Europe , and as of yet , have never come face to face with a big cat , my Camping days are now numbered , due to failing health , but am still an avid watcher of the younger generation following in my footsteps , be well my friend .
@bobhead6243 That is amazing. I hope I can also venture out for as long as that. I'm sorry to hear about that, but even if you get out for a few hours, do the world of good. Keep an eye out. I've got a living wild episode coming up. The best to you my friend and thanks for joining us hear 👍🏻
Great video mate, spooky night fair play for sticking it out, those noises sounded pretty deliberate as to let you know you weren't alone, would eliminate big cat, would of thought thay be light on feet knowing you were there, possibly deer but I'm no expert and wasent there, I've not long started a channel, did a big cat video myself, would be great if you could give them a watch see what you think, doing them on my phone at minute so not best but hoping thay will get better, great channel mate , following you now 👍
Thank you very much mate for watching. Yes I agree that wasn't a big cat it was more human like but to close then far away to be a single person if it makes sense. Never had anything like it before or really since those events. I'll have a look mate 👍🏻 it doesn't matter if its off the phone mate you got to get yourself out there it's good for you. Being out in the woods is the best natural medicine for the mind mate. Thank you very much again
@@welcome2thewoodsuk very true mate, I suffered from mental health for a few years, getting out there got me back to normal, all good now, keep it up mate, great channel , thanks for replying 👍
you pointed out that you thought something jumped over a fallen tree, should of gone to that tree if was jumped that would of been where the heaviest boot prints etc would have been !!
You can't misidentify a very big black cat that walks out just in front of you on the road and that cat was a good six foot from nose to tail.. I also know of three reports of european lynx,two were shot in the same day.
Thanks for your message Simon. Yes mate I have been checking. Obviously the area is very big so can only do so much. I did find a fox half eaten last year stashed under a bush up my land. Also found a large gull half eaten up a fallen tree during covid so I do hear you mate. Something I'm keeping a good eye out. Next week I'm going to build a tree house style bushcraft shelter out In that wood to stay in every so often. Make me feel better up a bit higher than sleeping on the ground, I had a pretty rough night last time. Thanks buddy
You should get yourself some trail cams and set them up in different places make the spots with your phones GPS leave them out for 2 weeks or until the battery dies on it then go gather them up and look at the footage. Then repeat.
I can categorically say that I am not programmed to stay on paths and tracks 😉 I'll never understand why modern camping pots, pans etc have plastic coated handles - duh!
100 percent. There was live puma captured in scotland. The uk is full of them. Mostly black hybrids i hear. Still to see one. But ive seen the eyes at loch achray 3 of us plus the dug. The dug knew what he was looking at and didnt like it one bit haha.
I saw a black cat when I used to live in Scotland walking my dog, few hundred metres away and it was too large for a normal house cat size .....needless to say turned round walked home fast
You have allowed yourself to become the victim, in a situation like this, I would have gone out and stalked whatever it was. If it was after you, a few millimeters of tent material aren't going to save you. Better to face it, and before anyone says, "all talk" been in this situation may, many times. I suppose it all depends on the person and their abilities. ATB Cheers from the mountains of NZ 😊😊
It could possibly be something else much larger than a mountain lion. You have lots of forests out there, just because they're not as much as another country doesn't mean you can't have Cryptids and other things in your woods. Think Dogman or possibly Bigfoot never know. What mountain lion do you know that can swing a branch to hit a tree to make all those noises 🤔. I haven't heard of any animals that can pick up a branch and swing it or even pick something up and throw it. Just saying watch out! You best have protection out there.
Was it bi-pedal? Why do things like this on your own? Did you look for tracks ect in the morning, you need a trail camera out of the tent or even two, then you could check your phone if you hear anything while still inside tent,good luck and have fun.
I heard the whacks but the crackling was your feet crunching on the undergrowth. I don’t think a big cat would make that much noise if it was stalking you.
Thanks for coming in to watch. Yes I agree when I'm moving about I would disregard those noises. My gear is only a action camera and it sounded a lot worse in the woods it was all night pretty much. I know the sounds of the wood, I've been out shooting since I was about 10. A big cat would be like a ghost mate I'm well aware. I'm back there next week I may find a logical reason for it all. Cheers mate 👍🏻
You’re cute. and funny too I love your videos thank you for sharing. Let me ask you something. Did you ever think that when you’re out there in the fields that maybe somebody else is doing RUclips videos out there as well and y’all scaring each other? I was just wondering about that.
Hello, I cover lots of permission along the downs coming from medway end all the way across to the coast. Most of my permission is private for obvious reasons because the use of firearms. That area isn't far from a place called hucking stretches across all the way to Dover.
I’ve had some seriously loud noises when out and put it down to branch’s breaking/falling. It definitely gives you the heebie jeebies Good shots of the fox deer and hare 👍👍 Should have done the catapult this time, I’d have a better chance of winning. All the best fella Johnny (Chief Scout)
Thanks for your message mate. I got to say of all the places I've been even Scotland over the years, this particular one did have me spooked. I've had cows turn up before lol but not nothing like this. Glad you can relate. Don't worry the catapult hasn't gone yet keep an eye on the next video. 🔥 🌳 🏕 👍
There actually is a couple of different breeds of native wild cats that are huge that inhabit England. The first is the Mountain Welsh and the second is the Highland 🐅. Both are very fierce and highly skilled at taking down a medium sized animal it decided to do so. I am writing a cosmic horror story that involves those particular breeds of cats.
I know what was out there. Your imagination and nervous energy. If there was a big cat there, when it became aware of you there,it would shit itself and run away long before you would.
My daughter and my self saw a big cat when we were out diving it was a puma running a cross a open field and when we got just up the road a framer was park up and said to us did you see that puma running across the field iv been watching it for a while we live in Oxfordshire.
I've experienced the tree knocks at night about 20 ft in front of me, with eyeshine at human height when I turned my headtorch in the direction of the knocking. I couldn't make out anything apart from the eyes, thank God. I was with someone else and we had a tent set up. We could hear this thing pacing us through the undergrowth when we decided to head for the tent. That was it for us, we turned tail and headed for the car and took off like a bat out of hell. This is in Scotland.
Sasquatch
That was big Tam. Pished.
I don't know about changing the battery, I think I would have been changing me pants....💩💩.......🤣🤣
Clearly a sasquatch trying to scare you off.
A person or squatch. They do wood knocks and that is what I was hearing.
I'm in the West country buddy and there's been loads of sightings of quite a few things from big cat's to cryptids..I've spotted a few things myself by accident. My brother in law walking his dog in the forest saw what he described as a black leopard in the distance in front of him so he turned around picked the dog up and went back to his car 😂. That knocking is your classic Sasquatch knock or someone also camping trying to attract them.
1991, I was wild camping in the Peak District. Id walked across Ladybower Dam, then up through a steep thick pine forest, the up the side to Bamford Edge. I eventually got to a wall 90 minutes later. I had something quick to eat then got inside a large Gortex bivi bag. In the middle of the night something woke me... i heard heavy foot steps. They stopped for a few seconds, then carried on.
1982, I was camping again about 20 yrds from the banks of the River Trent miles from anywhere. In the morning, i had a walk to the riverbank itself. In the fresh mud was a huge deep footprint. It mustve been at least size 15, as i was an 11 at the time, and it was miles longe than my boot. It was the only footprint there, on it's own.... just one made it feel real creepy as to put it there, he would had to be 8-9 ft tall to stretch to the mud from the bank..
Awesome 😎
Glad to see you back mate! You’re a brave sod for staying out there on your own even after all that noise. Genuinely sounded like someone was thumping a tree
Thanks mate good to hear your still with us 👍🏻.
If I had been not so far from the road I probably would of disappeared, it was not great.
I've had situations night fishing but always found a respectable reason for it.
I'm going to be putting up regular videos now it's a fresh year.
Your mind definitely plays tricks on you. I’ve had some spooky thoughts when night fishing. Looking forward to the other videos. As well as where this topic is going
Loving these videos i really need to stop watching them in the dark in bed scareing myself 😂 keep the videos coming really am enjoying watching 👍
Cats are quite. They move in silence. Be it a house cat,bobcat,cougar or leopard they move around very very quietly.
Thanks for watching,
Most definitely they're so stealthy.
The noises that I experienced was something totally unrelated to any cat.
I'm going back to that place soon.
Thanks again
Have had several big cat experiences, people dont want to know about them I have generally found, so dont talk about it much, but they are out there and probably all over the country.
Those banging noises made me think of Sasquatch! I HAVE heard that they can be in the UK or anywhere in the world, not just in North America... And they are said to be able to move between dimensions too, so that may explain why Carl didn't see anything? Did you have your night vision binoculars or camera with you? It didn't seem like it. Perhaps that would have shown more?... Perhaps next time...
Thanks for your comment 👍🏻.
I heard the same theory loads over this video, although I'm not so sure it was a creepy creepy night.
I've heard a few tales about that particular wood since and will be sharing it when I go back.
Unfortunately I only got my night vision equipment just recently so I didn't have those back on that trip.
I'm going back this year in the same spot with my new equipment 👍🏻 hopefully that was a one off.
I've seen the photographs (theres more than one) of the big cat your talking about in the video, where the gamekeeper is holding it up by the tail. Through work I used to visit the gamekeeper who laid the snares and caught it. At this time he was now retired, and living in Gravesend. That cat was indeed well over six feet long, although stretched out in the photos.
I mentioned this to Neil Arnold who runs a Big Cat Forum and is a known authority on the subject, he knew of the incident, and also had a similar picture with the same guys in the picture but the dead cat hanging over a low tree branch. I was quite amazed to hear you mention it in the video, as your description is 100% correct, and it's the first time I've heard It mentioned for aprox ten years.
So sad it was killed
Absolute rubbish. If it was 6 feet long how was he holding it up by the tail?? Was he a giant?? You have no proof just fairy tales.
@@rebekahsalt26 don't be sad it's only a myth
I saw a big cat in Yorkshire. It ran across the road as I was overtaking a land rover on a back road on my motorcycle, saw it clearly as my lights and the Land rovers were on it too. I was staying on a farm at the time and there were several dead sheep with throat wounds
I’ve encountered European Lynx four times at very close range - 15-25 metres - near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. My son observed a very large, sandy coloured big cat for ten minutes just after dawn, hunting along a hedge line near my home. He estimated a body length of four to five feet, comparing it to fixed ground features. I’ve had ‘something’ growl at me from a bush in broad daylight that most certainly wasn’t a dog. Some years ago in Somerset we went for a walk with our Springer when it went ballistic. This happened in and off for an hour and when we retraced our steps - on muddy ground - we found large pug marks imprinted OVER our tracks. I’ve found a number of dead sheep that look as if a grenade has gone off inside their bodies - not a typical fox, dog or badger kill. There’s certainly something out there and it’s only when you fly over the south west that you really appreciate how little man encroaches on the countryside. So long as the main food source of these ‘cats’ are small mammals and game, rather than cattle, horses and pets, people tend to not to notice or ignore them.
There’s a lot of roe deer living in fields and hedges around Shepton Mallet / Castle Cary. Do you think a Lynx might take one?
@@ness-ee hi, it seems entirely possible that Lynx could tackle roe deer. Few people would notice deer losses, whereas losses of sheep would immediately attract attention.
From the audio the knocking sounded like US Bigfoot, but no, I never heard we have anything at all like that here. In my late teens with a friend we spent every Friday night out in the woods and found it fun, but to be honest although noises can freak you, the only real danger in this country could be other people who aren't so good to meet. So as other comments say, I'd always have some kind of weapon to use as last resort, though never really expecting to. And always within reach *without* being in a mummy bag with no arms free if something's going on. Lol talking of being freaked out, I went hiking solo behind the Teton Range in Wyoming USA once, the first person in the season to go. What I could have done without was the Park Ranger's farewell, meant seriously: "The grizzlies are coming out of hibernation now, so if you see one please do let us know when you get back." Woke up in the morning and didn't want to look outside my tent! I *was* stalked by one once in Montana in the forest, night, and snow -- it kept crossing my own footprints just 4-5 minutes afterwards. But it left me alone. (Sorry for the off-topic.)
Wow fascinating story mate.
Don't worry about being off topic I love that sort of thing.
It's about the outdoors 👍🏻.
Although it must have been terrifying what an experience.
Lucky to of had the chance to go out In those places.
I've been to the US once for a few weeks and would love to go back now im abit older.
Really enjoyed that video. Hope for more like that, although maybe you won't be so keen.😅 Keep up the good work.
I have watched a few of your videos. this I classic bigfoot behaviour
I've just seen your channel for first time, very interesting, I'm in North Yorkshire, east coast, we have history of big cats in this neck of the woods and yes allways by the sheep farmer and his land and the sightings are also next to houses but only because that land was sold for the expanding population where as prior to that it was just land that became over grazed by sheep and cattle, but the big black cat was identified by locals and farm workers that know the difference between a big cat and a sheep. Regarding your noises through the night maybe pest controll that is contracted for that area and has night hours at set times of the season, they can be there from dusk well into the night and quite often work in pairs but well camouflaged, they just don't warn you that they are there, they just get on with the job well into the night. Stay safe, but enjoy your quest too.
That knock was deffo deliberate, although I don't subscribe to the UK bigfoot idea myself. As for the big cats, I'm convinved we have a number of them loose in our countryside. I actually touched on the subject a few years back on an overnighter. I'm in Norfolk, & East Anglia has had a fair few reports over the years. To catch one on camera while out on an overnighter would be epic
Hello there mate,
Thanks for the message.
Yes it was so intense the video don't really do it justice.
I can't still say what it was, so many others have said Bigfoot.
I keep a very open mind but I just can't see why I've not seen anything before.
I've herd plenty of odd things but all I've managed to disregard.
That was just too intelligent, I've been back there a few times since and found no sign of any one.
I'm back there next week to start building a bushcraft tree house to stay in.
Thanks for watching again and enjoy the woods mate 👍🏻
Well they are in the uk. They do fake owl calls regularly for the record
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@@welcome2thewoodsuk it,s bigfoot ,they throw things and growl,they are paranormal so can move direction of the noise,it didnt hurt you anyway did it,they arent out to hurt us,we are just in their home,outdoors,come to somerset if you wanna see bigcat .
@@welcome2thewoodsukI have to say I follow quite a few channels in the USA for Bigfoot, and everything you have on your video and the deep throaty groan you heard all point to the big hairy man, I truly never believed we had them in the UK, Until only the other week a guy I follow informed me he had been notified of a Bigfoot sighting here in the UK, Totally shocked the living bahebies out of me. 😮
The Brecon Beacons is my local area. It's so nice there to wild camp, just let someone know where you are up there the temperatures can drop pretty quickly at times.
It's not an if but a definite .. We do have big cats in the UK it's been proven now that most including the beast of Exmoor were/are either escaped or abandoned exotic pets from Black panthers, Cougars and now more commonly Servals, Caracals and I believe one Ocelot ... especially in large wooden areas and the moors with vast unpopulated ground and prey in abundance from small furries(and no I'm not including those that identify as 😬😆) birds, deer and the odd sheep they've adapted nicely and are very illusive. So, it wouldn't surprise me...might be worth taking a couple of trail cams with you just to see what you possibly could capture especially while your asleep 😴
They are definitely here, alongside the UK Bigfoot.
Trail cams are the ones. Plus cameras never lie🤞🏻
Deepfake
🦍🌿 ground x next to your ⛺ in the back ground when ya filming .UK🇬🇧 Wild man . Sing's all day 👍 you already got the print 👣🦍👌
Doesn't matter where I or a group I've been with, have stealth/wild camped, I always sleep with my garberg and axe by my side, *always.*
Thanks for watching,
To be honest that's a good rule of thumb.
Get complasant and that happens.
My trail hawk may need to stay packed every trip.
@welcome 2 the woods UK Absolutely, something I learned from my father and other training inputs in my life - your weapon must always be within arms reach. Just remember to employ proper safety procedures if you have tools next to you whilst you sleep.
Also, the birds making noise suddenly in the dark is a sure indicator they feel overly threatened. Birds will normally stay silent when something is below them on the forest floor etc.
There are wildcats in the UK (wolves now in Scotland too). Try and plot your position here on a map and then do some investigation into other sightings in the local area snd elsewhere. You might notice a pattern emerging.
I kind of hope it waw just an animal and not a human. I'd be more alarmed encountering a human out in the sticks in the dark who appears to be just wondering around as that isn't exactly 'normal'. Doesn't mean they're doing anything wrong either, but I hope you get what I am saying.
This is all probably a one off. Stay safe. ATB. 👍🏻
@@discipleaj
Great advice and wise way of looking at this.
Thanks for the comments and taking the time 👊
Think about it this way... Why would you leave weapons lying about that could cause you harm, or worse. A bit paranoid, but I feel better knowing that they're secure...
@@littlesmokey57 They're always securely sheathed. Thanks.
I do personally believe in the large cats in the UK without a doubt. The thing i will say is that You will be surprised what a large Dog is capable of though. I had a 18 month old Rotwhiler and when it got out it tore the whole back end off of a sheep.
South west Scotland, papa was hunting to feed family, he told story's of big cats
I wonder if big cats like valerian and cat nip as much as our little ones do. Might be an idea to put some around the trail cam. Might be worth a try anyway.
Something I definitely thought of aswell.
I used the spray one for a while.
I shall keep trying 😌 🙂
New subscribers here . Channel was just on my recommended watch list so thought we would give you a try . Enjoyed the video will watch some others of your
Hi Karl
I had some weird things happen when I solo camping
Logs thrown to the ground each time I go in my tarp 😮
Hi Bob,
Thanks for your message.
Very strange this is the first time I've had something like this before.
I had a weird experience fishing once but this is still the weirdest.
I'm going back there soon.
Take care thanks mate 👍🏻
New subscriber, saw you mentioned the downs. I wonder if you're talking about the downs in the area i live near, Beds maybe? I admire your drive to seek Cats out and stay in the Wilds of the UK. I'm not too bothered by the wild but those bipedal noises and wood knocks would scare the crap out of me!
+30 years hiking, some hikes 3 weeks, alone. There is nothing in nature that is unnexplainable, so that is the first thing to rule out.
From time to time, different sounds had occurred. Last summer far up north here in Norway, I suddenly heard a sharp "hissing" sound outside the tent. My reaction is a reflex, thinking, its normal, its natural. I went out of the tent, had a look, made some noise etc. This was also bear territory, but they dont "hiss".😅.
Cats dont walk heavy, do tree knocks, knock over wood frames or throw things.
Creatures of different dimensions roam the woods/forests of the UK and beyond
That certainly sounded like a local doing wood knocks as they vanished into the dark having a chuckle at freaking you out. It would freak me out also being well away from a town.
That's what I've put it down to possibly aswell.
Pretty freaky though I don't know why someone would have the nerve to but some people can be a bit different shall we say lol.
It still dose leave questions though.
I'm going back there soon.
Just finished another 3 days in the woods yesterday 🙌.
It's been a heck of a trip.
Thanks for watching 👍🏻
You mentioned i believed something about water board land, could be a sewage plant nearby, they make all sorts of noises 24hrs a day, scum traps operating, etc, after working at some for years and on call outs the noises can seem strange, especially in the night.
That sounded like a rifle shot to me and the birds going nuts may well confirm it, love the channel, new subscriber atb Lee
Welcome mate.
Thanks for watching 👍🏻
I'm due back there next month should be interesting
great video sir, a few friends and myself went camping for two nights the first night we had rabbits and a emu looking for food they could smell #2nd night we had something chasing the Kangaroos around the camp site, and something big was walking around the tents, we were deep in the bush and i had a hand gun i shot up into the air and what ever was walking around us took of running it sounded like a big fat guy running crunching and breaking branches. Im in Australia (western Australia) we all had no idea what the hell it was.
Thank you very much for watching.
Wow that is interesting that must of been intense.
@@welcome2thewoodsuk we will be going camping again soon and I have 3 trail cameras i will setup, If i get something strange or an alien i will send the footage to you to view. stay safe out there as (we are not alone hahaha.)
Yowie
Definitely a Yowie.
Big cats were dumped by unscrupulous owners in the 1970's when the government made big cat oweners get licences . If seen several here in North of Scotland .
Thank you for your message.
Yes that's a true fact that's come up multiple times.
I love Scotland I've spent a lot of time up there in Invergordon (near Loch ness)
It's beautiful.
I see a large cat, size of a spaniel dog laying dead in the road early hours of the morning a few years back up in the Highlands.
Keep a camera close by.
Thanks again
I hugely enjoy your channel, the reason that predators know the camera is there in the dark is that they can smell them, I have never seen anyone putting up a trail camera that was wearing gloves, consequently our hands are all over it and that leaves our scent all over it.
You mentioned someone from higham near gravesend, I'm from cliffe near higham and around the late 90's early 2k there was rumours of many sightings at higham and cliffe marshes. A work colleague claims to have seen a large cat near Cliffe fort and I've seen bones and sheep remains in a bush quite far from the field where the sheep are kept.. I've not seen or heard any mention of large cats for years now in this area. 👍
Thanks for your message.
Yes indeed it was a higham man who reported that to me during a routine maintenance visit I was carrying out.
I also have connections in the cuxton and halling woods that I know very well.
Also reported large cats been seen on the shoot there.
It's understandable how it all ties together.
Thanks for your message again 👍🏻
Just ran across your channel today. U.S. guy here. Subscribed for future vids.
Hello Mate, very interesting experiences you had there. I suspect that I am not far away from you geographically - I am on the southern periphery of London and I tend to roam in Surrey and Kent in particular woodland areas in a band beneath the south of the M25. If you are curious, I would be more than happy to give you my take on what might be going on there that night - happy to chat on the blower, e-mail etc. All the best!
are you going to do review on the wood stove in your cabin, would love to see it.
Thanks for watching.
Yes I'm sure I could do a review on the stove at some point.
It was on my to do list lol.
Thanks again for watching 👍🏻
Definitely have big cats here in cornwall...i know of at least 2 people that have seen them local to me,very credible witnesses
Weird how, in an age when everyone carries a camera in their pocket, we never get any actual, you know, evidence.
That’s Sasquatch behavior! No doubt & great content.
Keep up the good work mate, that was the hairy man, maybe 2 of them 😉
You just spooked yourself….Or it was Bigfoot and the English Woodsman cooking his tea…Have fun stay safe.
27:39 what is that Fox carrying off? 28:12 one of the biggest wild rabbits I’ve ever seen. Is this England or Scotland? Thanks for posting this great evidence.
It's England and thank you
Just found your channel new sub loving this video as very interested in the big cats of the uk
They dont like cameras and they can see infared.= so will avoid cameras. They also have the ability to make you scared enough to leave. It is 'deliberate'.
So how come there is endless big cat footage on trailcams in Africa?????
Hi. LIKE. LIKE. SCENERIES. LANDSCAPE. CAMPING.
I lived and hiked in Canada for twenty years and big cats will avoid humans like the plague I only did see one once and it ran off they are beautiful animals for sure if you look back there were several big cats released on Dartmoor years ago yet I camp there a lot and never seen one
That is a very valid point mate I've even been to a wildlife park and you can't see them sometimes when there in a large enclosure.
They're masters of blending in.
Humans are ignorant sometimes to how highly adapted the real preditors are hundreds of years of practice.
I don't think what happened to me in January was a big cat it was very different and very creepy.
Big cats are definitely a huge possibility hear in the UK though.
Cheers for your comment mate 👍🏻
Did anyone else hear what sounded like a tree knock at 17:34?
I heard it
Pheasant that sounded like.
Excellent video, thanks for sharing.
Just found your channel - You got a new SUB!
Someone had a woodland visitor - Maybe 2.
I'm investigating a specific subject here in the UK and I talk to guys like you that have had 'Strange' experiences.
Anyway of reaching out to you for a chat at all please?
Hi there,
Thanks for your message.
That's interesting to know.
Yeah sure shouldn't be an issue.
I have attached my email on the profile of my channel.
If it helps you out I can discuss it with you.
@@welcome2thewoodsuk
Hi buddy. Thanks for your inetgrity.
Great stuff! Okay, I'll go find that now and shoot you over an email. Have a positive day 👍
My late Dad was travelling from North West Scotland, (home) to London 4am saw a big black Cat cross the road in front of him at Inchbae Straight The next day there was a sighting in Aviemore. So Definitely.
4:26 check thst foggy patch just behind you and zoom in, you should be able to see a few of them cloaked, but you can still make out their faces if you look hard enough.
My mum seen a black leopard that jumped a 6 foot wall effortlessly in Harewood house in leeds back in the 90s and i had a lynx hiss at me at close range on moorlands near Shipley Bradford when i was a kid also in the 90s also look up ilkley moor big cat someone took a great clear pic of 1 sat on a boulder iv been to that same boulder and by my measurements the cat in question was at least 4 foot in length without the tail and lastly you could have heard a big cat walking through your camp especially that drain noise has me thinking low gutteral warning sound to let you know its there
Spine chilling solo camp in the woods. Creepy noises from the cold dark woods. What is lurking out there, at night ??
Should try a thermal scope if You go there again
Thank you for your message.
That's not a bad shout, I might do that 👍🏻👌🏻 idea.
I watched a guy hunt using a slingshot at night and he used one. Handy piece of kit. Good luck with your big cat hunt. Sounds daft, but should hang a big bag of catnip from a tree branch. It will work, seen people use that in the jungle to get footage of a rare jungle lepoard. Not in person,,lol was a documentary I watched ages ago. Good luck.
I shall definitely take that on board and consider that, seems a reasonable tactic.
Thanks very much take it easy
Mr fox has sussed the cam there so intelligent r foxes I love um beautifull animals THAY r
Hello there , a new Subscriber , As a Wild Camper , I am very interested in the Big Cat Issue , At my age , I would not want to cross paths with one ! , Watched a couple of your Videos now , and will be going through the back catalouge of vids to play catch up , keep up the good work , and be safe out there . 🙂👍
Hello thank you,
I'm glad to hear there is so many like minded people and good on you for the wild camping.
Yes that's great I'm no expert in video but I upload them as I enjoy it.
Thank you and the same to you 👍🏻 🌳 🪵 🔥
@@welcome2thewoodsuk I have been wild camping since 1975, and have traveled over most of the UK, and a large slice of western Europe , and as of yet , have never come face to face with a big cat , my Camping days are now numbered , due to failing health , but am still an avid watcher of the younger generation following in my footsteps , be well my friend .
@bobhead6243
That is amazing. I hope I can also venture out for as long as that.
I'm sorry to hear about that, but even if you get out for a few hours, do the world of good.
Keep an eye out. I've got a living wild episode coming up.
The best to you my friend and thanks for joining us hear 👍🏻
Oh dear...here come the bigfooters 🙂
More haunted I think 🤔 bigfoot are in America 🇺🇸 or suppose to be anyways 🙂
Great video mate, spooky night fair play for sticking it out, those noises sounded pretty deliberate as to let you know you weren't alone, would eliminate big cat, would of thought thay be light on feet knowing you were there, possibly deer but I'm no expert and wasent there, I've not long started a channel, did a big cat video myself, would be great if you could give them a watch see what you think, doing them on my phone at minute so not best but hoping thay will get better, great channel mate , following you now 👍
Thank you very much mate for watching.
Yes I agree that wasn't a big cat it was more human like but to close then far away to be a single person if it makes sense.
Never had anything like it before or really since those events.
I'll have a look mate 👍🏻 it doesn't matter if its off the phone mate you got to get yourself out there it's good for you.
Being out in the woods is the best natural medicine for the mind mate.
Thank you very much again
@@welcome2thewoodsuk very true mate, I suffered from mental health for a few years, getting out there got me back to normal, all good now, keep it up mate, great channel , thanks for replying 👍
you pointed out that you thought something jumped over a fallen tree, should of gone to that tree if was jumped that would of been where the heaviest boot prints etc would have been !!
Great video
Dude, theres sasquatch knocking on trees and killing the sheep or possibly a dogman too. Sasquatch is famous for imitating owl calls.
You can't misidentify a very big black cat that walks out just in front of you on the road and that cat was a good six foot from nose to tail..
I also know of three reports of european lynx,two were shot in the same day.
Are there wild boar in that woods? That might have made the noises.
Some larger breeds of cats will pull their kills up into a tree. Have you looked for bones etc up in trees?
Thanks for your message Simon.
Yes mate I have been checking.
Obviously the area is very big so can only do so much.
I did find a fox half eaten last year stashed under a bush up my land.
Also found a large gull half eaten up a fallen tree during covid so I do hear you mate.
Something I'm keeping a good eye out.
Next week I'm going to build a tree house style bushcraft shelter out In that wood to stay in every so often.
Make me feel better up a bit higher than sleeping on the ground, I had a pretty rough night last time.
Thanks buddy
You should get yourself some trail cams and set them up in different places make the spots with your phones GPS leave them out for 2 weeks or until the battery dies on it then go gather them up and look at the footage. Then repeat.
I can categorically say that I am not programmed to stay on paths and tracks 😉 I'll never understand why modern camping pots, pans etc have plastic coated handles - duh!
have ya got wild boar there
Maybe try and hide your sleeping setup behind more cover and do a complete walk around in the daytime to see what happens
I think you had a sabe...aka bigfoot.messing about......😊
100 percent. There was live puma captured in scotland. The uk is full of them. Mostly black hybrids i hear. Still to see one. But ive seen the eyes at loch achray 3 of us plus the dug. The dug knew what he was looking at and didnt like it one bit haha.
Sasquatch, they communicate by banging on the trees
I saw a black cat when I used to live in Scotland walking my dog, few hundred metres away and it was too large for a normal house cat size .....needless to say turned round walked home fast
Cats don't snap twigs.
Yes it definitely wasn't a cat.
I don't know what it was
@@welcome2thewoodsuk Probably aliens.
Snares for foxes.....how wicked ....real men have nothing to prove...
Snares for foxes...freaking disgusting !!!!
Yes it's what some gamekeepers do. I don't to reassure you
You have allowed yourself to become the victim, in a situation like this, I would have gone out and stalked whatever it was. If it was after you, a few millimeters of tent material aren't going to save you. Better to face it, and before anyone says, "all talk" been in this situation may, many times. I suppose it all depends on the person and their abilities. ATB Cheers from the mountains of NZ 😊😊
It could possibly be something else much larger than a mountain lion.
You have lots of forests out there, just because they're not as much as another country doesn't mean you can't have Cryptids and other things in your woods.
Think Dogman or possibly Bigfoot never know.
What mountain lion do you know that can swing a branch to hit a tree to make all those noises 🤔. I haven't heard of any animals that can pick up a branch and swing it or even pick something up and throw it. Just saying watch out!
You best have protection out there.
😂
It could be haunted your tellin me about sleeping bag i have the same problem mummyfied could be layline
You should have turned off all lights and just led down as still as can be. Then you would have freaked them out
Was it bi-pedal? Why do things like this on your own? Did you look for tracks ect in the morning, you need a trail camera out of the tent or even two, then you could check your phone if you hear anything while still inside tent,good luck and have fun.
I heard the whacks but the crackling was your feet crunching on the undergrowth. I don’t think a big cat would make that much noise if it was stalking you.
Thanks for coming in to watch.
Yes I agree when I'm moving about I would disregard those noises.
My gear is only a action camera and it sounded a lot worse in the woods it was all night pretty much.
I know the sounds of the wood, I've been out shooting since I was about 10.
A big cat would be like a ghost mate I'm well aware.
I'm back there next week I may find a logical reason for it all.
Cheers mate 👍🏻
"People spend too much time in front of their phone.".....spends hours talking at his phone 😆
😂😂😂😂 it's a action camera 👍🏻
You’re cute. and funny too I love your videos thank you for sharing. Let me ask you something. Did you ever think that when you’re out there in the fields that maybe somebody else is doing RUclips videos out there as well and y’all scaring each other? I was just wondering about that.
Put some trail cams up next visit
Cats knock on wood?
I don't think its a cat
Where abouts on the downs were you at
Hello,
I cover lots of permission along the downs coming from medway end all the way across to the coast.
Most of my permission is private for obvious reasons because the use of firearms.
That area isn't far from a place called hucking stretches across all the way to Dover.
Spooky Valley? Ghost Wood? Auto-Suggestion Copse? Bullshit Downs?
@@welcome2thewoodsukwow you live in medway?? I’m a chatham man myself! I do a lot of hammock camping around higham woods😅
I’ve had some seriously loud noises when out and put it down to branch’s breaking/falling. It definitely gives you the heebie jeebies
Good shots of the fox deer and hare 👍👍
Should have done the catapult this time, I’d have a better chance of winning. All the best fella
Johnny (Chief Scout)
Thanks for your message mate.
I got to say of all the places I've been even Scotland over the years, this particular one did have me spooked.
I've had cows turn up before lol but not nothing like this.
Glad you can relate.
Don't worry the catapult hasn't gone yet keep an eye on the next video.
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There actually is a couple of different breeds of native wild cats that are huge that inhabit England. The first is the Mountain Welsh and the second is the Highland 🐅. Both are very fierce and highly skilled at taking down a medium sized animal it decided to do so. I am writing a cosmic horror story that involves those particular breeds of cats.
Complete BS
Could have been the elusive wild boar?
Sasquatch in UK?
I know what was out there. Your imagination and nervous energy. If there was a big cat there, when it became aware of you there,it would shit itself and run away long before you would.
Probably fireworks
If this Guy has a Picture of a Puma why hasn't he already involved the Newspapers?
Definitely someone messing with you in my humble opinion