The Sasquatch Listening Project 2014: Morning Visits
Posted by: Christopher Noël on September 2nd, 2014
Word to the wise: If you establish a consistent interaction with a Sasquatch, don’t suddenly sit 50-60 feet closer one morning…
See also: The Sasquatch Listening Project 2014: Return to the Ravine
The Sasquatch Listening Project aims to learn about the species in the least invasive way possible, through extensive audio recording. Not only is this the least invasive method, it also promises to be the most fruitful, in that Sasquatch will not permit themselves to be videotaped or studied on-site along the lines of anthropological, or even traditional primatological, research. I have conducted field work in northern Vermont for that past seven years and now wish to expand the project with fellow volunteers dedicated to understanding species behavior and “personality traits” through careful, patient monitoring of home sites–that is, places where our neighbors spend significant amounts of time during some parts of the year. I hope to eventually assemble a geographically diverse team of listeners; we could call ourselves the Jane Goodalls of Sasquatch acoustics.
If you are interested in contributing to this effort, please join the open group on Facebook, “The Sasquatch Listening Project.
About Christopher Noël
Christopher Noël is the author of Sasquatch Rising 2013 and editor of the newly released anthology How Sasquatch Matters: Writers Respond to the New Natural Order.
Christopher Noël holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy from Yale. Noël is a freelance editor (ChristopherNoel.info) and lives with his daughter in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.
Interesting interactions, if they are that. Why not take a harmonica out and play it one morning, and leave it there, with the recorder left on? See if “he” will play it. Or leave a bell?
Worth a shot, I’d say.
I found this fascinating. As Chris pointed out, the “Music Man” seems to like to beat on things; I wonder what would result from leaving a child’s drum or a cheap set of bongos in the “no man’s land” area for him to find? It would be interesting to see if Music Man would play something for his guest? Or if Christopher played a distinctive, measured, “riff” on the drum first, then left it for Music Man, I wonder if MM might try to replicate the riff for Chris during another visit?
Cool audio! Thanks!
Grasshopper: Sorry, but I just couldn’t resist…
PS, I thought the (original) video was extremely interesting also.
David-Australia: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!! That was awesome! Thanks for sharing that!! Tee Hee!