To be honest, I have a hard time believing your claim wrt Russo. He is a artist, not a journalist…more specifically he is a editorial art director for the Panama City Herald. By virtue of that position (ie. “editorial”), I’d argue it is his job to have an opinion and reflect it in his art/cartoons. However, this is just speculation on my part.
Anyway, all Russo has to do is respond to my e-mail with a "no comment"; this would at least lend some credience to your claim of knowing him. I don't suppose you'd tell folks about your band, like a name?
As to the other, I've done exactly what you said; I've addressed a "fault" in something you said to you...and you continue to avoid the question (in all bold mind you).
Seems that the point of tracking is to follow, and eventually find, what they are tracking (ie. the “prey”).
From a broader perspective, if a tracker knew where his “prey” would be, or regularly frequented, would that not be a good place to start?
For that matter, if a tracker knew of a good way to attract his “prey” to a specific location, say with the use of bait, wouldn’t they do that?
Either scenario would result in success would it not? Can you explain why a tracker would not jump at either opportunity?
LMAO, Lock you are kicking a dead dog. I am very sure you have already been put on the spam list by John from the very first mail you sent and your e-mails never make it to his screen. As for your view that John is not a journalist, I will disagree with you on that. But that is ok, you are entitled to your own views on that, no matter how narrow minded they may be.
Yes we have a band and the name of the band is "The Buddy Hamm Band", we are the house band at Toucan's on Mexico Beach. Buddy has had a band on this beach for the last 24 years and is a local celebrity, as is all of the member of the band. I play dums and vocals and do it very well. I spent 12 years on the road playing music and 6 of those years out of Nashville playing with some of country music's best. If you ever make it down this way I would love for you or anyone else to come by and check us out. My name is Cliff, and please give me a shout when you come in and I will buy you a drink. I am very blessed to be playing with some world class players, VERY COOL GUYS. Just so you are not dissappointed, if you come in December the club will be closed untill after Christmas.
Ok I will break my rule and comment, somewhat, one more time about Creek. Yes Gary is my friend and out of respect I will not comment one way or the other about what he says he see, hears or feels. That is what friends do, or maybe you don't have friends. They don't talk to me. They don't follow me around. They don't knock on my door. They don't eat my beans or bacon, and if they did I would invite it to have a beer with me. Yes you have addressed Creek on his comments and I have no issue with that in the least, in fact I encourage it. Just don't bring it to my door step. Not too much to ask I think. Fair enough?
You said and I quote "Seems that the point of tracking is to follow, and eventually find, what they are tracking (ie. the “prey”)."
I will agree with some of that and yes it would be wonderful if every track you follow you could find what you are looking for, but most tracks anyone follows you will never find the animal you are following. You have been watching way too much TV and this isn't some TV western here and I am not Danile Boon or Davie Crockett or Tarzan. You can also follow tracks to study habits of an animal or see if they may have a pattern that they follow. I do that all the time in my deer hunting and I have had much success in doing so. Also I said that I do not clame to be an expert tracker. I do however have a LOT of experance in the wild. I have covered a lot of this area over the years. As far a bait, I don't know enough about this animal, if there is such an animal, to know what to use as bait. And I guess you are going to bring up Gary's clam about the beans and bacon again. Please don't! Trapping? How in the hell would you build a trap for an animal that stands 10 to 12 feet tall? I wouldn't want to even think about it. Darts? I don't have them and don't want them. All that I have asked is that if some one finds a fresh track that they may think is a Bigfoot track to please contact me. I don't think that is outlandish. Do you?
Creek called me yesterday about the track he was talking about and described it to me. I told him I think it is a bear track from what he described. If he were to find a track that I thought was a Bigfoot track, yes I would be on it like a duck on a june bug, or any one else for that matter.
