@@neilshannon9930 I believe they did. But don't quote me on that. A Jetstar Pilot was charged with the murders. I know I keep saying this but I may have to do an update on this. Thanks for your comment and support. Glad you're enjoying the content 🤠
@@ShadowMatterYT Thanks mate, it's good to hear an aussie voice on youtube👍Yes, it would very interesting if you get round to doing it. I thought it might have been an argument over something silly like a good camping spot that got out of control. Take it easy
I lived in the bush on an off for over 20 years. Last 3 years until 2021 in vic in the NE and later SW. People thought I was wierd. Even guys i grew up with who know I'm not. I was just down on my luck at the time. Purely because they couldn't do it and its not common? So heres the headspace of living alone in the bush. Not only are you totally up against hardcore cold, wet, hot, dry and all weather extremeties, your also vulnerable. No one will hear you scream out in the bush unless your lucky. So your constantly, listening, checking for tracks and covering your own. You've gotta remember, its illegal. So the rangers are out there looking for squatters like me and the button man. Depending on who you are, you either lose your marbles and end up like button man or you don't. Hope this puts into perspective. Btw. I have a unit now through department of housing, doing well. Also got into gold prospecting while I was living rough and I love doing that still.
Hey Roger people like you I absolutely love and we have a lot in common. Your comment/ story suits me to a tee. I have no one to talk to in this rare passion we have. All the best Josh
Plus the fact that if you head away from the tracks in the bush it is very easy to get lost. The MSM love to sensationalise the news though, regardless of who they may hurt.
I'm disheartened by all this fear surrounding the Button Man. I think people just don't understand the reclusive mindset of a person like him. The thousand mile stare is incomprehensible to many but it is something I possess, so it is relatable to me. I spent a few years homeless in regional areas. There are a lot of resourceful people living in vehicles that have regular migration routes. They are people that have checked out of mainstream society because it has not worked for them. The majority of them are not dangerous. They recognise their own kind and you can talk to them if you know the unwritten rules of the liminal population of Australia. From what I heard, the Button Man co-operate with the police and they think he isn't responsible for the disappearances. If they did, they'd take him into custody.
Buttons is probably a veteran who can’t stand people. He would know who’s around so if you think you can blame him or worse dump a body out there, you’ll have buttons watching, Here’s an idea, next time you go up there , leave a warm jacket, or sleeping bag or non perishable food. Label it Buttons, and then leave him the hell alone….. After all, it’s humans that he’s getting away from….. People always judging people, makes me sick. Debbie NSW
I agree. He probably is a veteran. It's a good idea to leave something for him. I think I have come across his rock piles in bar in various remote areas. Obviously I am not dead yet, but I wouldn't want to mess with Buttons
DO YOU KNOW HOW TUFF YOU WOULD HAVE TOO BE .TOO SURVIVE IN THE BUSH IN WINTER TIME UP HERE (MANSFEILD ) ITS HARD BELIVE ME ...I KNOW ...THE BUTTON MAN IS A HARMLESS RECLUSE WHO IS LIVING HIS LIFE DOING HIS OWN THING ...LEAVE HIM BE......
I like your creativity but if the Button man is so elusive secretive and stealthy I dont believe he would have left such a catastrophic mess of the camping area where the missing couple were.
I remember years ago. I worked for a local council. Part of our job. was Clearing fire trails. And in winter months back burning. We would be in the bush all hours of the night. Back burning. One night I had my hose And was wetting down an area. When all of a sudden. Some guy I’ve never seen before was standing beside me. I never heard him come. Or saw him leave. He was wearing white collar long sleeve shirt. And grey trousers. With black leather shoes. He said how’s it going. He didn’t have a single mark of burnt charcoal on him. He was clean. I was wearing white overalls and they were dirty and covered with charcoal. From sticks. I was chatting to him and when I tuned around he’d gone. I never heard him leave very creepy.
@@ShadowMatterYT just spoke to him about the back burning. and how far we were going with it. And how long we were expected to be there. And. He replied. It really doesn’t matter. And I said where are you from? I got no reply. I turned around and he was gone. Gave me the creeps. No bull.
if you speak to the locals they don't have a bad word to say about the button man - For gods sake stop talking up rubbish about the button man being dangerous and leave him alone
That was interesting id not hesard of this fella,.I remember watching a documentary about the elderly couple on 60 mins though. I think hes just a old guy who is very private. Im a recluse myself its funny cause ive a huge family who are all very out going an sociable then theres me. I love my own company and been very isolated, I'm excited to start my nationwide hike,..hopefully I dont run into any non friendlies along the way. Your very very good at presenting these.. Have a blessed weekend mate.
Sounds like Button Man has checked out on society. I doubt he is an issue if the police haven't taken him in. Going buy some of the comments, he just want to be left alone and that doesn't mean he is a bad person
The majority of people who go missing in the bush simply underestimate the outdoors and how dangerous it is if your not prepared. I go hiking in the bush all the time and I've nearly been caught out a couple of times in areas that aren't even that remote.
@@fair98fair lost my bearings on a couple of occasions, once when it was like 35 degrees and didn't have much water left. I have been caught in the middle of a lightning storm that came out of nowhere, I checked the weather beforehand and nothing on radar, within an hour of my hike lightning was striking like 50 yards in front of me, was terrifying. Another time I got really breathless and faint (I have no health conditions and reasonably fit and healthy) but had recently gotten over a bad flu so put it down to that, this caused to lose my bearings a bit. All of these things happened in places that aren't too remote and I know pretty well, could of been a different story if it happened somewhere more vast and unfamiliar.
People are different up bush. There are many strange things you encounter out here. I ride the area frequently and I can sure tell you if someone doesn’t want you in an area, even if they don’t “own” it, you leave.
I will tell you all this as alpine deer hunter that has spent plenty of my life in the high country I've seen button man in the Thompson Valley at Store Point hut the next night he watched us skin a sambar from Junction hut then we saw him watching us drive out of Merringtons camp ground I've seen him on foot at Tanjil Bren I've saw him walking through Erica I've seen him walking through Bruntons Bridge the week later Then I've saw him a month or so later at Buchan I also the saw him several times at Wonnangatta Station but the most of all 2 places he is frequently there is a home made hut at Walhalla about 1km north of the town turn right this road takes you up the back of the cemetery his about 200 yards east of the entrance and the other spot is on the otherside of the road across a river on a bend between paradise Valley and licola
That's creepy af and now that you have said about seeing him in Erica, and Walhalla (about 30 or so mins away from where I live) I've just had a flashback of when I was at Tyers Wirilda river about 16 or 17 years ago with a couple of mates for a swim and we cooked some snags on the BBQs provided (After cleaning the fuck out of them of course!) And as soon as I started packing our stuff up this hermit looking guy (about 55 or 60) just appeared out of no where and came from the general direction of where there is no track or anything and started walking up in our direction after I said to my mates that if no one wants the left overs, I'm going to toss them so the birds can have a feed. He gave me goosebumps the way he just blended into the bush and we didn't notice him until he was 10ft away from us (the bushline was about 30metres away) He was in dirty tattered clothes with no shoes on and I can't recall excactly what he mumbled but it was something along the lines of giving him the left overs. I said no worries and put them on the bench and I said are you ok mate, where did you come from? to which he completely ignored me. I offered him a can of soft drink to which he snatched it from my hands pretty quick. we got the feeling that he'd been watching us and also that we weren't welcome. Scary for a 20 year old girl at the time too!! He just walked back into the tree line and disappeared into the surroundings. After hearing these descriptions and areas of where he's been spotted, I feel that this dude was most likely button man for sure.
ive had an interesting interaction with him before up on bluff track......I would feel uneasy being up there alone but Its sad that there are people out there now actively looking for him
That's unwise. The best way to find someone like the Button Man is to just enjoy the space, mind your own business and travel a regular route through the bush. If he finds you interesting enough, he will appear.
I caught the bugger spying on us from a tree stand that I've used for years to hit sambar at O'Tooles camp ground past merringtons track and Junction hut half way to store point
@@reswobiandreaming3644 short grey hair with a grey half beard about 70 years old and every time I've saw him his got a dark jacket on I've seen him with shoes and I've saw him without shoes I've story what he did to a mates 4wd from Melbourne And we all had a laugh about it but Andre the skirt shit himself We had a yarn to him that night Funniest thing if you wanted to find his address all you'd have to do is ask r and n blades as he has one of his knives
The couples murderer was caught and faced court. If buttons chooses a life of seclusion leave him to it. He's been basically alone so long he'd probably seem ' different ' to many.
@@HLsab hey there, first of all thanks for stopping by. This video was made a long time ago before any developments were made on the case. I'm guessing by your comment you didn't watch the full video to the end. Links to the information I sourced are in the description of the video.
Yeah just another recluse living out in the bush away from society. There are plenty of people just like him that go off grid for one reason or another. Look up "How a former forest-dweller became a uni lecturer | Australian Story" for a bigger insight into someone who was in a similar situation and came back to society.
The 2 missing campers from the Wonnangatta area, were murdered, it’s been in the news almost daily, up until their remains were found, after their murderer was arrested & charged. So, it can’t have been this so called, ‘Button Man’ at least where they were concerned.
@@realaussiemale567 this is so true. I've got a couple videos coming out in the new year that are really good but hardly any content about them on RUclips. It's like people have either forgot or they just don't know about them
So...the button man is known by police, gave a statement and people know his campsite is a good place to get reception...yet he is still the button man? BAHAHAHA...I love it, can't wait to meet him...full respect to all those and families of lost mentioned
The button man is just an Australian traditional swag man I dont believe he is a threat David paulides missing 411 proves there is more to disappeared Ive heard stories that blow people mind paulide will show stories of this area and disappearances. Button man let him leave in peace please let him be he is a man that is at his own peace and we need to leave him
Camped in there a number of times with a dog or two, i believe he was around due to the dogs and there actions everytime camping in there.. the psycho patient wondering around out there naked is out there but
I've heard of this folklore I used to have a bro that knew a bro that had an out of body experience when the button man looked into his eyes, he woke up back at home in bed and still had to go and pick up his truck.
It sounds like the USA isn't the only country that has a sh*tload of unknown & unsolved disappearances in their National Parks for whatever reasons. Of course people do get lost and confused and die by natural causes and whatnot, but it seems like a very large number of people seem to disappear off the face of the Earth when they visit these National Parks and unfortunately their friends and family never get any answers as to what actually happened to them. I think that for most of these cases there are certain authorities that actually know what happened but they cover it up.¯\_(ツ)_/¯THAT'S JUST MY OPINION THOUGH ‼️💯
Would not surprise me if government cover ups were involved. There are no doubt plenty of those. The government is trying to cover up the cause of death of our 2nd son.
Australia has a tiny population compared to the U.S. America has more because more people visit the national parks there,don't think its a cover up,the vast majority are either unlucky or went out unprepared and paid the price. Obviously some will have met foul play but I'm willing to bet there in the minority.
@@rawdog314nah you should look up the mysterious deaths in Washington state alone. They basically deem all weird deaths “suicides” even there’s signs of harm that isn’t self inflicted. There was a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and they said he did it to himself. He shot himself in the head five times? I think not.
You don't need to be murdered to vanish in this area. You can have a heart attack and fall under a fern and never be found. It is really remote and dangerous. Stop being silly and thinking you can go there alone. It doesn't matter how prepared you are or how experienced. Anything can happen in The High Country.
Maybe there has been no reports of violence about the button man, because when he has been violent, those who were witness to it have disappeared...Just a thought..
Been going up there for 30 year's and never seen or heard of this guy untill now. So who are the locals that call him button man and is it Dargo or Licola that he re stock's
Hey there and thanks for stopping by. There is a list of sources and sites that I got the information from linked in the description of the video if you want to know more about this. From what I've read the town or area he restocks at is Mansfield. Thanks for your input.
@@ShadowMatterYT G'day mate Yeah I seen that somewhere as well. I think the Media are as always twisting is around a bit (lot) interesting fellow but haha. Cheers for the reply 🙂
That's more than All good and thanks again. Yes I agree. when I first heard about this/these cases I wanted to create a Convo about and get people's opinions so this is exactly what I wanted. Hope your Christmas was good and safe.
mate people just need to leave the man alone some people like living off the land and doing there own thing and doing the things they love doing he is just getting a bad rep because he is a weird guy and everyone is weird and different in there own way so stop taking shit about the bloke haha
Thanks mate! Really appreciate that comment. I figured it had more to do with the sound quality or editing. It was made way back in 2021 when I first started so I wasn't so clued up on the genre back then. But cheers for the awesome comment!
Sounds like old mate just wonts to live in the scub in peace.theres a old fella that lives in the bush in albany denmark at torbay been there since about 1983 moves his camp site around i see him less as he gets older
The single walker could have met his end at the hands of the Oona Poona there are many that have but no one wants to talk about that as that thought is too terrifying for most.
Don't know how I ended up here, not bad, just the older couples killer was found. Update would be great. I don't think the button man is a killer, just a hermit who wishes to be left alone & do his own thing.
Thanks for stopping by and yeah I've been meaning to do an update for a while now. Just haven't got around to it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this too. Cheers
I had a stalker that use to take photos of me asleep on my own phone for me to see/find. Then they would delete them by hacking my Apple ID and make me look like a crazy person. It was so creepy and a total head fuck.
With real estate costs the way they are and the government not giving a crap about people , there are more button men each day . Why do you think he is territorial there are entire communities living like this fighting over cave's public toilets and hidden campsite shacks built from pallets and sheet metal furnished with things people throw away the police move them on when they become noticed they tour around to different spots they know under bridges one night sleep in a cave or overhang the next.
Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video. I've been thinking about doing some videos on Aussie Cryptids. That would be cool. Hanging Rock has very little information based in truth. There may or may not have been two girls that disappeared in the 1800's but the movie and the book it was based on were purely works of fiction by the author. Still a good yarn though. Thanks again for your comment 😊
Picnic at Hanging Rock was a fictional novel by Joan Lindsay. It was first published in 1967. The plot was so eerie that people began to believe it was a true story.
He'd be hunting the bucks with velvet antlers. At that stage, the antlers are like plastic and they can be moulded into all sorts of tools. The Inuit did this sort of thing with the horn cores of the musk oxen.
I do wonder about a lot of missing ppl over the yrs & where they are, Australia,s a big place.ppl need to use common sense,even men,stay where ppl are,stay off streets at night,don't go to isolated place,s,they may look peaceful during the day,night falls & things change.
Yes I think so... I should really put a disclaimer comment on this video. It's been a while since I made this and totally forgot about it. Thanks for the heads up 🙂
This is just made by someone who has no idea of the Victorian or Australian bush. The maker 'shadow matter' has put shots of 'desert' scub and European forests. And a wide shot of a totally European or US forest. Australia does not have deciduous trees, so we get no autumrn colour. And the scrub shown is totally wrong for the area around Mansfield / and hight country where Button man lives or lives. Some shots show the escarpment of Blue mountains... about 1000 km north! Victorian high country looks nothing like that! Anyway, getting that stuff wrong indicates a whole lot of other stuff is likely to be wrong or misinformed too. ( just saying).
I cannot believe these so called experienced bushwalkers go into the bush with only a snack bar. where is the Sat phone PLB or epirb. maps and compass at least these. Numptys the lot of em.
I'm already on edge when camping at night, especially after the murders of the couple and all those people missing. So if Button man or any other man wants to visit my campsite at night just to give me a 1000 yard stare then be prepared because I will be hightailing it out of there in the opposite direction not looking back even once. I will be hauling ass.
Just offer him some food to try to make peace with him. The description of the way he behaves, he seems to be patrolling his area and checking what goes on so he stops by at people's camps to have a chat. He's doing it at night to protect himself. If he needs to disappear to protect himself, he can melt away quickly and the people visiting the area won't know the area well enough to pursue him in the darkness if they want to do him harm. One must remember that at the root of human nature is a hunter of game and he's acting like one. Kangaroo tail stew would be a winner with him.
@@ilarnmanrasta91 That's interesting to know. I'm reading about them now. I'm not from an Australian indigenous group but I believe my Mother was from an indigenous group in the Philippines. It seems that there are common elements and shared customs between the two areas.
@@reswobiandreaming3644 yeah man it seems our indigenous cultures all over the world have alot in common with customs, traditions, culture. I'm interested to know your thoughts about my people brother?!
@@ilarnmanrasta91 I think the indigenous and Torres Strait folks are really interesting people. I think that the future of Australia is going to be at least a partial return to the old laws. I have not found it easy to make contact with the First Nations people. I think that sometimes they just don't know how to place me because I have a white father and my Mother was from the Philippines. I'm the halfcaste equivalent in the Philippines. I do a lot of reading about the Dreaming and the customs. I still think the land speaks to everyone and if people want to listen to the rhythms of the landscape, it will talk to you. I believe I've had a few spiritual experiences but I guess since I'm not initiated, I may never know their meaning 100%.
@@BlueTJay been keeping up to date with the latest news in Australia. Apparently remains of bodies were found and one man (a pilot) was charged with their murder. Stories still developing at the current moment. Will do an update on this once we know more
@@BlueTJay I'm not too sure at this stage. Will have to read more on the situation. The plot thickens by the day. The man being charged is only just sat before the magistrate in the last 2 days I believe. It looks as though he burnt down the campsite to erase any evidence. Or so the police reckon
Experienced bushmen dont get lost. Follow a river/creek downhill and sooner or later you will hit civilization! Bushmen very rarely get tagged by a snake! If they were killed at the camp site, there would have been blood or other evidence somewhere there close by. If not the button man, then someone else for some strange reason? Perhaps the lady had a secret lover who was jealous? Many possibilites. Been to 'gatta once, and never was inclined to go back, so I hunted and fished in other areas!
@@ShadowMatterYT I went there with 3 other freinds. We saw several Range Rovers there and a chopper parked, and lo and behold there were a dozen men there in the river naked swimming and having 'fun'. We took off.. later that week we learned that it was Captain Mark Phillips, and his friends. True story!
@@ShadowMatterYT Nope, in those days i had a young family, worked 2 jobs and never went to the pub. But, recently when this stuff about a lovely place called Wannangatta came up, i remembered... I love the NE vic, i lived man years in Wodonga, petrol was cheap and I had a troopie, so i hunted the hills and fished the rivers.. I hope to get back to NE Vic soon..
@Luke Dempsey hey there, first of all thanks for stopping by. This video was made a long time ago before any developments were made on the case. I'm guessing by your comment you didn't watch the full video to the end. Links to the information I sourced are in the description of the video.
@@lucymooch5821 actually above the Zeka track on the Wonnangatta river while fishing.I access the river below the Zeka track on the Wonnangatta track opposite the Zeka. He enjoys fishing 👍🏼
if you're going to do Aussie stories you might want to use Australian footage so as to not break the emersion and creditability This forest in not an Australian forest 5:45 wow 30,000 people reported missing each year in Oz is it really that many?
Thomas stayed in the eidsvold scrub and he attacks people with lawn mowers and chainsaws and hammers, but he works at Andrew Riley piggery, I only swept dust at nacha silos
People that make choices like this often go reclusive because of some kind of trauma in their past. This marries in well with the fact that he asks questions but never answers questions.
Your giving credit ware credit is not due. The Button Man represents every man in a rural area who has no meaning in life so he finds meaning the only way he knows how.....(To cause pain to others. ) This man needs to be recognized, but there's just one problem... there's nothing to recognize about him as far as good. This man has no talent or good things to be recognized for. The only way he can be recognized is to cause someone else fear pain and suffering.. a true loser , a true coward. A man who has nothing better to do but cause pain. This man is not unique ,this man represents almost every man in a town who has no purpose in life so he has to find his purpose by making his purpose to cause misery and pain to other people. To make his presence known ...A true coward. You get these kind of people in all towns.
This is a swag man after a simple life he has a purpose in life As I do as a regional women surrounded by regional man We want a simple life living off the land We have had purpose till city people say we don't The button man and people like him (tht do exist) want a simple life leave them They have purpose and are appreciated and should not be blamed for idiot from city 🖕
The murderer of the old couple was recently arrested and charged. I’m thinking he was hoping the deaths would be blamed on Button man.
Yeah a Jetstar pilot of all things... Bloody hell. Might have to do an update to that case.
@@ShadowMatterYT Yes, please do. I'd like to learn more.
@@ShadowMatterYT Did they find their bodies...and thanks for you're videos, you're doing a good job
@@neilshannon9930 I believe they did. But don't quote me on that. A Jetstar Pilot was charged with the murders. I know I keep saying this but I may have to do an update on this.
Thanks for your comment and support. Glad you're enjoying the content 🤠
@@ShadowMatterYT Thanks mate, it's good to hear an aussie voice on youtube👍Yes, it would very interesting if you get round to doing it. I thought it might have been an argument over something silly like a good camping spot that got out of control.
Take it easy
I lived in the bush on an off for over 20 years. Last 3 years until 2021 in vic in the NE and later SW.
People thought I was wierd. Even guys i grew up with who know I'm not. I was just down on my luck at the time.
Purely because they couldn't do it and its not common?
So heres the headspace of living alone in the bush.
Not only are you totally up against hardcore cold, wet, hot, dry and all weather extremeties, your also vulnerable.
No one will hear you scream out in the bush unless your lucky. So your constantly, listening, checking for tracks and covering your own.
You've gotta remember, its illegal.
So the rangers are out there looking for squatters like me and the button man.
Depending on who you are, you either lose your marbles and end up like button man or you don't.
Hope this puts into perspective.
Btw.
I have a unit now through department of housing, doing well.
Also got into gold prospecting while I was living rough and I love doing that still.
Hey Roger people like you I absolutely love and we have a lot in common. Your comment/ story suits me to a tee. I have no one to talk to in this rare passion we have.
All the best
Josh
The locals that actually know Buttons all say he is a reclusive but decent bloke. Not fair to cast suspicion on him for possible crimes committed
Plus the fact that if you head away from the tracks in the bush it is very easy to get lost. The MSM love to sensationalise the news though, regardless of who they may hurt.
So was Ted Bundy......
@@13thofMayTV great reply dumbarse
People need to leave him alone
Poor bugger 😢
Yip, so what he likes living out in the bush
I'm disheartened by all this fear surrounding the Button Man. I think people just don't understand the reclusive mindset of a person like him. The thousand mile stare is incomprehensible to many but it is something I possess, so it is relatable to me. I spent a few years homeless in regional areas. There are a lot of resourceful people living in vehicles that have regular migration routes. They are people that have checked out of mainstream society because it has not worked for them. The majority of them are not dangerous. They recognise their own kind and you can talk to them if you know the unwritten rules of the liminal population of Australia. From what I heard, the Button Man co-operate with the police and they think he isn't responsible for the disappearances. If they did, they'd take him into custody.
Buttons is probably a veteran who can’t stand people. He would know who’s around so if you think you can blame him or worse dump a body out there, you’ll have buttons watching,
Here’s an idea, next time you go up there , leave a warm jacket, or sleeping bag or non perishable food. Label it Buttons, and then leave him the hell alone…..
After all, it’s humans that he’s getting away from…..
People always judging people, makes me sick.
Debbie NSW
If he wants to just be left alone, why does he keep approaching other people and messing with them?
@@fair98fair because he doesn’t want people camping near him.
I agree. He probably is a veteran. It's a good idea to leave something for him. I think I have come across his rock piles in bar in various remote areas. Obviously I am not dead yet, but I wouldn't want to mess with Buttons
I have also come across the button man as earie as he looked he actually seemed very shy didn’t pose a threat at all I felt he was very harmless
DO YOU KNOW HOW TUFF YOU WOULD HAVE TOO BE .TOO SURVIVE IN THE BUSH IN WINTER TIME UP HERE (MANSFEILD ) ITS HARD BELIVE ME ...I KNOW ...THE BUTTON MAN IS A HARMLESS RECLUSE WHO IS LIVING HIS LIFE DOING HIS OWN THING ...LEAVE HIM BE......
I like your creativity but if the Button man is so elusive secretive and stealthy I dont believe he would have left such a catastrophic mess of the camping area where the missing couple were.
Good observation and thanks for stopping by.
Button man is definitely real, but he is actually a really nice bloke. He is a strange cat but he is harmless
He’s name is Ben. He shoots rabid wild dogs. He goes around campsites. He used to be a fighter pilot
How do you know?
We don't have rabid dogs
The nail that stands out gets hammered down...
Into the hands of Jesus 😢
@@straitarrow5784 Seriously? You want to fuck things up for everyone else with your blinkers fundamentalist idiocy?
I remember years ago. I worked for a local council. Part of our job. was Clearing fire trails. And in winter months back burning.
We would be in the bush all hours of the night. Back burning. One night I had my hose
And was wetting down an area. When all of a sudden. Some guy I’ve never seen before was standing beside me. I never heard him come. Or saw him leave. He was wearing white collar long sleeve shirt. And grey trousers. With black leather shoes. He said how’s it going. He didn’t have a single mark of burnt charcoal on him. He was clean.
I was wearing white overalls and they were dirty and covered with charcoal. From sticks.
I was chatting to him and when I tuned around he’d gone. I never heard him leave very creepy.
Wow best story in my comments ever! Where was this? And thanks for sharing!
@@ShadowMatterYT it was in the bush land at the back of NSW suburb of St Ives around 1989 90
Wow that must've given you the creeps for the rest of the job!? What were you talking to him about? Sorry just really interesting
@@ShadowMatterYT just spoke to him about the back burning. and how far we were going with it. And how long we were expected to be there. And. He replied. It really doesn’t matter. And I said where are you from? I got no reply. I turned around and he was gone. Gave me the creeps. No bull.
if you speak to the locals they don't have a bad word to say about the button man - For gods sake stop talking up rubbish about the button man being dangerous and leave him alone
That was interesting id not hesard of this fella,.I remember watching a documentary about the elderly couple on 60 mins though.
I think hes just a old guy who is very private.
Im a recluse myself its funny cause ive a huge family who are all very out going an sociable then theres me.
I love my own company and been very isolated,
I'm excited to start my nationwide hike,..hopefully I dont run into any non friendlies along the way.
Your very very good at presenting these..
Have a blessed weekend mate.
Sounds like Button Man has checked out on society. I doubt he is an issue if the police haven't taken him in. Going buy some of the comments, he just want to be left alone and that doesn't mean he is a bad person
The majority of people who go missing in the bush simply underestimate the outdoors and how dangerous it is if your not prepared.
I go hiking in the bush all the time and I've nearly been caught out a couple of times in areas that aren't even that remote.
Im curious. In what scenario were you caught out? Lost your bearings? Run out of supplies?
@@fair98fair lost my bearings on a couple of occasions, once when it was like 35 degrees and didn't have much water left.
I have been caught in the middle of a lightning storm that came out of nowhere, I checked the weather beforehand and nothing on radar, within an hour of my hike lightning was striking like 50 yards in front of me, was terrifying.
Another time I got really breathless and faint (I have no health conditions and reasonably fit and healthy) but had recently gotten over a bad flu so put it down to that, this caused to lose my bearings a bit.
All of these things happened in places that aren't too remote and I know pretty well, could of been a different story if it happened somewhere more vast and unfamiliar.
@@rawdog314 Scary stuff, especially the lightning storm 👍
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
- Chopper Read
- Uncle Chop Chop
Who does this creep think he is? The nerve to question people. The bush’s beauty is for all to enjoy. He does not own it.
One of the very many questions surrounding this person. Who knows for sure.
What makes you think he owns the space? Perhaps he is not as territorial as you.
People are different up bush. There are many strange things you encounter out here. I ride the area frequently and I can sure tell you if someone doesn’t want you in an area, even if they don’t “own” it, you leave.
Chillout
I will tell you all this as alpine deer hunter that has spent plenty of my life in the high country
I've seen button man in the Thompson Valley at
Store Point hut the next night he watched us skin a sambar from Junction hut then we saw him watching us drive out of Merringtons camp ground
I've seen him on foot at Tanjil Bren
I've saw him walking through Erica
I've seen him walking through Bruntons Bridge the week later
Then I've saw him a month or so later at Buchan I also the saw him several times at Wonnangatta Station but the most of all 2 places he is frequently there is a home made hut at Walhalla about 1km north of the town turn right this road takes you up the back of the cemetery his about 200 yards east of the entrance and the other spot is on the otherside of the road across a river on a bend between paradise Valley and licola
What sort of area are you taling about here? Are all these places within ?kms / walking distance of each other?
@@BL2197 75km radius but in those areas could be 3 to 5 day walk
Have you ever Communicated with Him? I sounds like he Isn't too fond of People?
That's creepy af and now that you have said about seeing him in Erica, and Walhalla (about 30 or so mins away from where I live) I've just had a flashback of when I was at Tyers Wirilda river about 16 or 17 years ago with a couple of mates for a swim and we cooked some snags on the BBQs provided (After cleaning the fuck out of them of course!) And as soon as I started packing our stuff up this hermit looking guy (about 55 or 60) just appeared out of no where and came from the general direction of where there is no track or anything and started walking up in our direction after I said to my mates that if no one wants the left overs, I'm going to toss them so the birds can have a feed. He gave me goosebumps the way he just blended into the bush and we didn't notice him until he was 10ft away from us (the bushline was about 30metres away) He was in dirty tattered clothes with no shoes on and I can't recall excactly what he mumbled but it was something along the lines of giving him the left overs. I said no worries and put them on the bench and I said are you ok mate, where did you come from? to which he completely ignored me. I offered him a can of soft drink to which he snatched it from my hands pretty quick. we got the feeling that he'd been watching us and also that we weren't welcome. Scary for a 20 year old girl at the time too!! He just walked back into the tree line and disappeared into the surroundings. After hearing these descriptions and areas of where he's been spotted, I feel that this dude was most likely button man for sure.
Stalker 😂
ive had an interesting interaction with him before up on bluff track......I would feel uneasy being up there alone but Its sad that there are people out there now actively looking for him
Wow! That must have been an experience! Do tell! And thanks for stopping by!
That's unwise. The best way to find someone like the Button Man is to just enjoy the space, mind your own business and travel a regular route through the bush. If he finds you interesting enough, he will appear.
I caught the bugger spying on us from a tree stand that I've used for years to hit sambar at O'Tooles camp ground past merringtons track and Junction hut half way to store point
@@hfs_australia6574 What did he look like?
@@reswobiandreaming3644 short grey hair with a grey half beard about 70 years old and every time I've saw him his got a dark jacket on
I've seen him with shoes and I've saw him without shoes
I've story what he did to a mates 4wd from Melbourne And we all had a laugh about it but Andre the skirt shit himself
We had a yarn to him that night
Funniest thing if you wanted to find his address all you'd have to do is ask r and n blades as he has one of his knives
The couples murderer was caught and faced court. If buttons chooses a life of seclusion leave him to it. He's been basically alone so long he'd probably seem ' different ' to many.
Why does no one ever have photos or footage of the Button Man. It would make sense to share it so that hikers can know what to expect.
Leave the button man alone. He's innocent. Do not go looking for him.
Definitely don't go looking for him. You'll end up lost probably
@@ShadowMatterYT You'll end up fine. He's friendly enough- just doesn't like campers who leave trash or hunters who hunter way too much.
@@ShadowMatterYT but it’s ok to make bullshit videos about him and post them on RUclips, you are a disgrace.
@@HLsab hey there, first of all thanks for stopping by. This video was made a long time ago before any developments were made on the case.
I'm guessing by your comment you didn't watch the full video to the end. Links to the information I sourced are in the description of the video.
Yeah just another recluse living out in the bush away from society. There are plenty of people just like him that go off grid for one reason or another. Look up "How a former forest-dweller became a uni lecturer | Australian Story" for a bigger insight into someone who was in a similar situation and came back to society.
Great Video ♥️🙏🏽 I just found your channel on a recommendation so cheers! I’m a former AFP officer in NSW. I love stories like this!
Great to have you along. Thanks for joining ☺️ glad you enjoyed the video
@@ShadowMatterYT oh my goodness you replied ♥️ thank you so much! 😊
The 2 missing campers from the Wonnangatta area, were murdered, it’s been in the news almost daily, up until their remains were found, after their murderer was arrested & charged. So, it can’t have been this so called, ‘Button Man’ at least where they were concerned.
Yeah for sure. Saw the news come out a few weeks ago. And they charged that Jetstar pilot with the murders.... Crazy stuff!
@@ShadowMatterYT So that still leaves a few others that haven’t been located.
@@realaussiemale567 yes that's right
@@ShadowMatterYT I think each state & territory has a great many unsolved missing persons cases, some we wouldn’t have ever heard of.
@@realaussiemale567 this is so true. I've got a couple videos coming out in the new year that are really good but hardly any content about them on RUclips. It's like people have either forgot or they just don't know about them
Woah! So creepy! This is a great video man!
So...the button man is known by police, gave a statement and people know his campsite is a good place to get reception...yet he is still the button man? BAHAHAHA...I love it, can't wait to meet him...full respect to all those and families of lost mentioned
The button man is just an Australian traditional swag man
I dont believe he is a threat
David paulides missing 411 proves there is more to disappeared
Ive heard stories that blow people mind paulide will show stories of this area and disappearances.
Button man let him leave in peace please let him be he is a man that is at his own peace and we need to leave him
At least it's not Zipper man of Frankston. Don't get me started on that thing🤣🤣🤣
Omg i wanna know 😂🤭
Sweet as video dude.
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Our President Oatmeal Brains used to hang out with Buttons during the War of 1812
Sounds legit...
Camped in there a number of times with a dog or two, i believe he was around due to the dogs and there actions everytime camping in there.. the psycho patient wondering around out there naked is out there but
I've heard of this folklore I used to have a bro that knew a bro that had an out of body experience when the button man looked into his eyes, he woke up back at home in bed and still had to go and pick up his truck.
Woah that's crazy!
Did the button man sell him some LSD perhaps?🤔
Buttons took his cheeks and stayed the night
"Never let the truth get in the way of a good story."
Mark Uncle Chop Chop Reed lol
That area apparently has the best mushies.
Wow never heard of this man & I've been a victorian my whole life
Yeah it's such a wild story. Thanks for stopping by ☺️
Has anyone got pictures of he’s hut??
It sounds like the USA isn't the only country that has a sh*tload of unknown & unsolved disappearances in their National Parks for whatever reasons. Of course people do get lost and confused and die by natural causes and whatnot, but it seems like a very large number of people seem to disappear off the face of the Earth when they visit these National Parks and unfortunately their friends and family never get any answers as to what actually happened to them. I think that for most of these cases there are certain authorities that actually know what happened but they cover it up.¯\_(ツ)_/¯THAT'S JUST MY OPINION THOUGH ‼️💯
Would not surprise me if government cover ups were involved. There are no doubt plenty of those. The government is trying to cover up the cause of death of our 2nd son.
Australia has a tiny population compared to the U.S.
America has more because more people visit the national parks there,don't think its a cover up,the vast majority are either unlucky or went out unprepared and paid the price.
Obviously some will have met foul play but I'm willing to bet there in the minority.
In Australia we don't blame it on a Sasquatch!
@@rawdog314nah you should look up the mysterious deaths in Washington state alone. They basically deem all weird deaths “suicides” even there’s signs of harm that isn’t self inflicted. There was a man with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and they said he did it to himself. He shot himself in the head five times? I think not.
They also couldn’t find the gun.
You don't need to be murdered to vanish in this area. You can have a heart attack and fall under a fern and never be found. It is really remote and dangerous. Stop being silly and thinking you can go there alone. It doesn't matter how prepared you are or how experienced. Anything can happen in The High Country.
Very true. Thanks for stopping by -Shadow Matter -
Maybe there has been no reports of violence about the button man, because when he has been violent, those who were witness to it have disappeared...Just a thought..
He's probably just an old dude that enjoys his privacy
Exactly !
All proven now that it wasn’t him ! 😢
Lol the high country has eyes
Been going up there for 30 year's and never seen or heard of this guy untill now.
So who are the locals that call him button man and is it Dargo or Licola that he re stock's
Hey there and thanks for stopping by. There is a list of sources and sites that I got the information from linked in the description of the video if you want to know more about this. From what I've read the town or area he restocks at is Mansfield. Thanks for your input.
@@ShadowMatterYT G'day mate Yeah I seen that somewhere as well.
I think the Media are as always twisting is around a bit (lot) interesting fellow but haha.
Cheers for the reply 🙂
That's more than All good and thanks again. Yes I agree. when I first heard about this/these cases I wanted to create a Convo about and get people's opinions so this is exactly what I wanted. Hope your Christmas was good and safe.
Mansfield leave him be ive camped hunted up there many times never had a problem but i keep to myself
@@mickryan2450 100%
Bushman ain't an uncommon thing in the Australia bush
mate people just need to leave the man alone some people like living off the land and doing there own thing and doing the things they love doing he is just getting a bad rep because he is a weird guy and everyone is weird and different in there own way so stop taking shit about the bloke haha
53k views and less than 1k likes I wish people knew how much work goes into short stories like this,,at least throw a like if you enjoyed it.
Thanks mate! Really appreciate that comment.
I figured it had more to do with the sound quality or editing.
It was made way back in 2021 when I first started so I wasn't so clued up on the genre back then.
But cheers for the awesome comment!
@@ShadowMatterYT any time mate I kinda thought a lot went into it but I just recently started using CapCut it really shows the work that goes into it
Sounds like old mate just wonts to live in the scub in peace.theres a old fella that lives in the bush in albany denmark at torbay been there since about 1983 moves his camp site around i see him less as he gets older
En mi opinión, el hombre del botón si tiene que ver, no hace desaparecer a todos, si no a aquellos que por algun motivo no les caen bien.
bien dicho! gracias por pasar y ver el video 🤠
The story is actually the missing people are those,s who have met him.
Fair point. Fact is I couldn't find those names. Thanks for stopping by!
Thier not buttons, they are tie down ilets for tarps, carrying items on hips, snare anchors and much much more than a button.
The single walker could have met his end at the hands of the Oona Poona there are many that have but no one wants to talk about that as that thought is too terrifying for most.
yowie, bigfoot, the wild man.
what in the world is the Oona Poona
I feel like chilling with the button man 😅
This can't be real. No way is a 70 year old man living outside in the Australian Alps by himself with no pharmacy or prescriptions of any kind.
You'd be surprised lol
That's why he's healthier and fitter and doesn't need meds.
The natural way is always the better way.
Speaks for itself really.
He's often around small towns.
🤦🏼♂️ leave the button man alone. Its all myth that he is an evil person.
Don't know how I ended up here, not bad, just the older couples killer was found.
Update would be great.
I don't think the button man is a killer, just a hermit who wishes to be left alone & do his own thing.
Thanks for stopping by and yeah I've been meaning to do an update for a while now. Just haven't got around to it.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this too. Cheers
I had a stalker that use to take photos of me asleep on my own phone for me to see/find. Then they would delete them by hacking my Apple ID and make me look like a crazy person. It was so creepy and a total head fuck.
That's pretty scary. Thanks for sharing. Hope you got them reported to police
It's not button man. He is more interested in off grid living and gold prospecting.
With real estate costs the way they are and the government not giving a crap about people , there are more button men each day . Why do you think he is territorial there are entire communities living like this fighting over cave's public toilets and hidden campsite shacks built from pallets and sheet metal furnished with things people throw away the police move them on when they become noticed they tour around to different spots they know under bridges one night sleep in a cave or overhang the next.
The muffin man from Drury lanes cousin
The elderly couples bodies were found, this story is incorrect. The man responsible for their deaths is in prison now.
Sorry this story was also made last year before any developments were made. It's an old video
@@ShadowMatterYT all good 👍 I was just saying. Didn't mean to word it like I did😉
What about the infamous Bunyip .
Even more sinister the kids who disappeared at hanging rock
Thanks for stopping by and checking out the video.
I've been thinking about doing some videos on Aussie Cryptids. That would be cool.
Hanging Rock has very little information based in truth. There may or may not have been two girls that disappeared in the 1800's but the movie and the book it was based on were purely works of fiction by the author. Still a good yarn though.
Thanks again for your comment 😊
@@ShadowMatterYT Mim mim lights another mystery
Seen on the Nullarbor Qld NSW and the Flinders Ranges
Yeah I've done a couple of videos on the Min Min lights. My family swear they saw them on several separate occasions in Queensland. Eerie stuff
Picnic at Hanging Rock was a fictional novel by Joan Lindsay. It was first published in 1967. The plot was so eerie that people began to believe it was a true story.
I think I went to hanging rock when I was really little
I am sure the police are well aware of him.
Old guy was pressing the old dears button for sure
Doesn't add up, as soon as you mentioned dear antlers
He'd be hunting the bucks with velvet antlers. At that stage, the antlers are like plastic and they can be moulded into all sorts of tools. The Inuit did this sort of thing with the horn cores of the musk oxen.
You can’t legally hunt at night in Victoria unless it’s private property
Cool story but about 5% factual. Bit like MSM
They found those bodies, they were murdered by a Pilot, he burnt them then buried them,
Buttons was pilot!😂
I live in Canada if my neighbors keep playing that new age country shit I'm afraid the Button Man might do something to them😂😂😂
Now my hunch is, Button man is going to scare or piss off a person or persons with guns and a shovel. The end .
I do wonder about a lot of missing ppl over the yrs & where they are, Australia,s a big place.ppl need to use common sense,even men,stay where ppl are,stay off streets at night,don't go to isolated place,s,they may look peaceful during the day,night falls & things change.
A commercial pilot got charged with the murders didn’t he?
Yes I think so...
I should really put a disclaimer comment on this video.
It's been a while since I made this and totally forgot about it. Thanks for the heads up 🙂
This is just made by someone who has no idea of the Victorian or Australian bush. The maker 'shadow matter' has put shots of 'desert' scub and European forests. And a wide shot of a totally European or US forest. Australia does not have deciduous trees, so we get no autumrn colour. And the scrub shown is totally wrong for the area around Mansfield / and hight country where Button man lives or lives. Some shots show the escarpment of Blue mountains... about 1000 km north! Victorian high country looks nothing like that! Anyway, getting that stuff wrong indicates a whole lot of other stuff is likely to be wrong or misinformed too. ( just saying).
never heard of him
Mr Yowie Man? 🥴
How about rogue yowies or dogman.
Really interesting subjects! Thanks for stopping by 🤠
This didn"t age well
Lod of crap 70 year blok with no camp site non
This made my morning lolol
If a spear isn’t crafted by an indigenous person then how can it be an indigenous spear??
I cannot believe these so called experienced bushwalkers go into the bush with only a snack bar. where is the Sat phone PLB or epirb.
maps and compass at least these. Numptys the lot of em.
The obnoxious voice filter made it impossible for me to finish this video.
Make a better video then.
@shaun469 Well, actually now that you mention it, your mother and I already have. We're seriously raking it in on our Pornhub Premium content.
I'm already on edge when camping at night, especially after the murders of the couple and all those people missing. So if Button man or any other man wants to visit my campsite at night just to give me a 1000 yard stare then be prepared because I will be hightailing it out of there in the opposite direction not looking back even once. I will be hauling ass.
Just offer him some food to try to make peace with him. The description of the way he behaves, he seems to be patrolling his area and checking what goes on so he stops by at people's camps to have a chat. He's doing it at night to protect himself. If he needs to disappear to protect himself, he can melt away quickly and the people visiting the area won't know the area well enough to pursue him in the darkness if they want to do him harm. One must remember that at the root of human nature is a hunter of game and he's acting like one. Kangaroo tail stew would be a winner with him.
How do you this is Bullsh*t without saying This is Bullshit!!
Button man sounds like a(feather foot). To all you non indigenous this is aboringal term. Means this man may be a actual shape shifting man
Would that be a "wirraren" or a medicine man?
@@reswobiandreaming3644 yeah my brother we talking bout same thing. I'm Torres Strait man 💯
@@ilarnmanrasta91 That's interesting to know. I'm reading about them now. I'm not from an Australian indigenous group but I believe my Mother was from an indigenous group in the Philippines. It seems that there are common elements and shared customs between the two areas.
@@reswobiandreaming3644 yeah man it seems our indigenous cultures all over the world have alot in common with customs, traditions, culture. I'm interested to know your thoughts about my people brother?!
@@ilarnmanrasta91 I think the indigenous and Torres Strait folks are really interesting people. I think that the future of Australia is going to be at least a partial return to the old laws. I have not found it easy to make contact with the First Nations people. I think that sometimes they just don't know how to place me because I have a white father and my Mother was from the Philippines. I'm the halfcaste equivalent in the Philippines. I do a lot of reading about the Dreaming and the customs. I still think the land speaks to everyone and if people want to listen to the rhythms of the landscape, it will talk to you. I believe I've had a few spiritual experiences but I guess since I'm not initiated, I may never know their meaning 100%.
Drop bears & Trip spiders
Never - Never go alone.
A tracking system and at least one other person may help you in a difficult situation.
Best wishes to all
I hope they are found, one way or another and whoever is responsible is caught.
Yes same here. Hopefully the new leads the police have come across get the victims families closure soon
@@ShadowMatterYT Are confident the couple is dead?
@@BlueTJay been keeping up to date with the latest news in Australia. Apparently remains of bodies were found and one man (a pilot) was charged with their murder. Stories still developing at the current moment. Will do an update on this once we know more
@@ShadowMatterYT OK, a jealous lover? Do tell!
@@BlueTJay I'm not too sure at this stage. Will have to read more on the situation. The plot thickens by the day. The man being charged is only just sat before the magistrate in the last 2 days I believe. It looks as though he burnt down the campsite to erase any evidence. Or so the police reckon
Experienced bushmen dont get lost. Follow a river/creek downhill and sooner or later you will hit civilization! Bushmen very rarely get tagged by a snake! If they were killed at the camp site, there would have been blood or other evidence somewhere there close by. If not the button man, then someone else for some strange reason? Perhaps the lady had a secret lover who was jealous? Many possibilites. Been to 'gatta once, and never was inclined to go back, so I hunted and fished in other areas!
Yeah well you're absolutely right there. Oh wow! How was your experience there?
@@ShadowMatterYT I went there with 3 other freinds. We saw several Range Rovers there and a chopper parked, and lo and behold there were a dozen men there in the river naked swimming and having 'fun'. We took off.. later that week we learned that it was Captain Mark Phillips, and his friends. True story!
@@BlueTJay WOW that's amazing story lol. Bet that one was a popular story at the pub?!
@@ShadowMatterYT Nope, in those days i had a young family, worked 2 jobs and never went to the pub. But, recently when this stuff about a lovely place called Wannangatta came up, i remembered... I love the NE vic, i lived man years in Wodonga, petrol was cheap and I had a troopie, so i hunted the hills and fished the rivers.. I hope to get back to NE Vic soon..
Could be Mark Tyler
After reading the comments it’s clear you have no idea what is going on with button man , you really should be ashamed of yourself.
@Luke Dempsey hey there, first of all thanks for stopping by. This video was made a long time ago before any developments were made on the case.
I'm guessing by your comment you didn't watch the full video to the end. Links to the information I sourced are in the description of the video.
I would rather see the muffin man
I met the button man…
And guess what he never had the button I was looking for.
@@lucymooch5821 actually above the Zeka track on the Wonnangatta river while fishing.I access the river below the Zeka track on the Wonnangatta track opposite the Zeka. He enjoys fishing 👍🏼
Trip over & you’ll never be seen again !
I live in Australia and this is not true 🤣
It tells me u aint ventured much out of the city
I live in the country it's bullshit
if you're going to do Aussie stories you might want to use Australian footage so as to not break the emersion and creditability
This forest in not an Australian forest 5:45
wow 30,000 people reported missing each year in Oz is it really that many?
Blue mountains in the high country. So Gold Coast must be in the north territory LOL
Well over 50.000 people reported missing per yr. Not certain on how many are never found. It's too many anyway.
Droin????????? Think you mean Drouin.
Thomas stayed in the eidsvold scrub and he attacks people with lawn mowers and chainsaws and hammers, but he works at Andrew Riley piggery, I only swept dust at nacha silos
All bullshit.
What if the button man is mr cruel lmao he just went into hiding.
People that make choices like this often go reclusive because of some kind of trauma in their past. This marries in well with the fact that he asks questions but never answers questions.
Sounds like an ex vet
With issues
They got the butten treatment
The deer antlers are not home made
Your giving credit ware credit is not due.
The Button Man represents every man in a rural area who has no meaning in life so he finds meaning the only way he knows how.....(To cause pain to others. )
This man needs to be recognized, but there's just one problem... there's nothing to recognize about him as far as good. This man has no talent or good things to be recognized for. The only way he can be recognized is to cause someone else fear pain and suffering.. a true loser , a true coward. A man who has nothing better to do but cause pain. This man is not unique ,this man represents almost every man in a town who has no purpose in life so he has to find his purpose by making his purpose to cause misery and pain to other people. To make his presence known ...A true coward. You get these kind of people in all towns.
This is a swag man after a simple life he has a purpose in life
As I do as a regional women surrounded by regional man
We want a simple life living off the land
We have had purpose till city people say we don't
The button man and people like him (tht do exist) want a simple life leave them
They have purpose and are appreciated and should not be blamed for idiot from city 🖕
My child no this history maybe you should look into it
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