Location: Kilkivan, Queensland
Date: March, 2001
Another night out to a location that has proven to be a good one for us in the past. Many sightings of the Yowie have occurred in this location for many years, including our own. It was a one nighter with Steve, Trevor, myself and Rob, where we chose a track where we action a month or so before. We set up a tent and some very basic equipment, however on this trip we left the expensive gear at home and travelled light. This night had no action at all besides the odd noise that could have been put down to almost anything. We woke the next morning after around 2 hours sleep feeling flat and disappointed.
We packed up camp and decided that before we left we would check out another track on the other side of the mountain that we had found an odd track leading to on the previous day. This place is really in the middle of nowhere and not many people know about it or how to get there - very remote.
We took my car and a 4wd to the point where my car could make it no further, then continued in the Fourbie. This wasn’t an easy drive even for the 4wd, as Steve would have to get out at each creek crossing and remove rocks and logs to give us access. On about the 4 th crossing Steve was removing yet another large rock when we all heard a thumping big crash in the bush to the right of the vehicle. Steve then looked down towards his feet and said, “Hey boys, you’d better check this out”.
Along the sandy creek bed was a maze of footprints measuring only 9” long, about the size of a child’s. We had rain the day before and huge rain the days prior to that, so these prints were as fresh as they get. We searched for other prints such as a human adult, however there were definitely none. So here was a child in the middle of the Australian bush miles from anywhere by him/herself ? Very unlikely. The track in which we drove in on had not been used for a very long time, so what are the alternatives?
A bare foot child wanders aimlessly miles through the bush by themselves heading only in one direction within hours of us being there which would also mean that he/she may have spent the night in the bush alone? Doubt it What about a child that was dropped by helicopter out there, but forgot his shoes? Nah.
I know, I know, the dad was Tarzan and swung in from the vines and thats why we couldn’t find his prints? Yes thats it….. wait a second, there were no vines.
Personally from being there at the time I feel that the only feasible explanation is that it maybe another Yowie. After all they have been sighted there many times in the past and by credible witnesses. Another thing is that although they did look rather humanish in most ways, the arch was all wrong. The arch was far more “arched” than a humans which is a common trait with the Yowie.
In any case, there we were and there they were. There also many tracks through the bush, although they may have been from other Australian native animals.
It was an interesting trip after all, and a target for our cameras in the future.
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