Strange experience tonight

[DDD 4]

Bit of a strange one!!

 

Out with the lamp this evening & hmr, had a walk over one of the farms.

 

Now this farm has a wood on the hilltop, walked round the fields & noticed 1, yes one rabbit out, so gets down & naturally the rabbit takes the hit.

 

The shot was taken about 150 yards from the edge of the wood, almost 90 degrees to the wood, you can imagine the noise the hmr made, even silenced. This had the effect of waking all the crows up, pigeon, whole wood basically!! Thought nothing more of it, went to pick the rabbit up, had a scan round, nothing else about.

 

Picked the rabbit up & was walking back towards the car, got about 100 yards or so, still with the wood on my left, still with the cackling of the crows etc, THEN heard this almighty noise from behind me, over my left shoulder, i.e. from in the wood. It was a strange noise, only way I could describe it as being similar to a crows alarm call but about 10 times as loud & sharper. This had the effect of completely & I mean completely silencing the whole wood. Nothing lifting, not a wing flap, a call or anything, almost as if whatever it was scared the sh1t out of the whole wood, as well as me.

 

All the way back to the car, still nothing on the lamp & still no noise from the wood but a strange feeling of being watched.

 

We do occasionally get a few foxes passing through but this wasn't a pup call or a bark or anything like it, they generally don't silence a wood with it.

 

Anyone else experienced anything similar?

 

Going back tomorrow in daylight, unfortunately, it's a keepered wood so won't be going for a look through.

 

Very strange!!

[hedge hunter 107]

very strange indeed mate, i cant be of any help tho sorry mate as never experienced this myself

[DERBOY 18]

Bit of a strange one!!

 

Out with the lamp this evening & hmr, had a walk over one of the farms.

 

Now this farm has a wood on the hilltop, walked round the fields & noticed 1, yes one rabbit out, so gets down & naturally the rabbit takes the hit.

 

The shot was taken about 150 yards from the edge of the wood, almost 90 degrees to the wood, you can imagine the noise the hmr made, even silenced. This had the effect of waking all the crows up, pigeon, whole wood basically!! Thought nothing more of it, went to pick the rabbit up, had a scan round, nothing else about.

 

Picked the rabbit up & was walking back towards the car, got about 100 yards or so, still with the wood on my left, still with the cackling of the crows etc, THEN heard this almighty noise from behind me, over my left shoulder, i.e. from in the wood. It was a strange noise, only way I could describe it as being similar to a crows alarm call but about 10 times as loud & sharper. This had the effect of completely & I mean completely silencing the whole wood. Nothing lifting, not a wing flap, a call or anything, almost as if whatever it was scared the sh1t out of the whole wood, as well as me.

 

All the way back to the car, still nothing on the lamp & still no noise from the wood but a strange feeling of being watched.

 

We do occasionally get a few foxes passing through but this wasn't a pup call or a bark or anything like it, they generally don't silence a wood with it.

 

Anyone else experienced anything similar?

 

Going back tomorrow in daylight, unfortunately, it's a keepered wood so won't be going for a look through.

 

Very strange!!

go back again tomorrow and do the same, see what happens .

 

And take a friend with you this time to hold your hand .

[Catcher 1 639]

DDD Psycho is on tonight.Mind and watch. :laugh:

[shepp 2,285]

Nothing to worry about, that'll just be the wicker man.

[shotgunny 39]

Could of been a jay mate ?

Them feckers can squak lol

 

atb

sg

[DDD 4]

Louder than a Jay mate, way louder.

 

Re the wicker man, probably more of a banshee wail lol!!!

 

Scared the sh1t out of me whatever it was!!!

[watchman 256]

Bit of a strange one!!

 

Out with the lamp this evening & hmr, had a walk over one of the farms.

 

Now this farm has a wood on the hilltop, walked round the fields & noticed 1, yes one rabbit out, so gets down & naturally the rabbit takes the hit.

 

The shot was taken about 150 yards from the edge of the wood, almost 90 degrees to the wood, you can imagine the noise the hmr made, even silenced. This had the effect of waking all the crows up, pigeon, whole wood basically!! Thought nothing more of it, went to pick the rabbit up, had a scan round, nothing else about.

 

Picked the rabbit up & was walking back towards the car, got about 100 yards or so, still with the wood on my left, still with the cackling of the crows etc, THEN heard this almighty noise from behind me, over my left shoulder, i.e. from in the wood. It was a strange noise, only way I could describe it as being similar to a crows alarm call but about 10 times as loud & sharper. This had the effect of completely & I mean completely silencing the whole wood. Nothing lifting, not a wing flap, a call or anything, almost as if whatever it was scared the sh1t out of the whole wood, as well as me.

 

All the way back to the car, still nothing on the lamp & still no noise from the wood but a strange feeling of being watched.

 

We do occasionally get a few foxes passing through but this wasn't a pup call or a bark or anything like it, they generally don't silence a wood with it.

 

Anyone else experienced anything similar?

 

Going back tomorrow in daylight, unfortunately, it's a keepered wood so won't be going for a look through.

 

Very strange!!

 

shitting myself or not id have gone in for a look,couldnt spend my life wondering what the f**k if there was an opertunity of spotting the cause of it ,whatever it may have been,sounds to me like your scared of the dark,as said take a mate along you can hold hands on the way in,i can picture it now

[stav#69 0]

any sika round that way? they make eerie strange loud sounds when alarmed

[Jonophilpott 0]

I know the feeling of being Watched pretty eeeeery feeling :/... I dont enjoy going out on my own tbh.

I have a Thing about Badgers lol sounds silly i know cos if one came for me ive always got to barrels of 12g in my hand.

Got to have abit of a giggle whilst your out take someone with you.

[shotgunny 39]

any sika round that way? they make eerie strange loud sounds when alarmed

 

that was my next guess mate

atb

sg

[DDD 4]

@watchman- you have some strange visions in your head!!!

No sika about only the odd roe.

 

Not known anything to silence a wood like that though.

Should say it was like the first part of a crow alarm call & then.…..............silence!

[watchman 256]

@watchman- you have some strange visions in your head!!!

No sika about only the odd roe.

 

Not known anything to silence a wood like that though.

Should say it was like the first part of a crow alarm call & then.…..............silence!

 

not strange enough to think its a bloody monster or something though eh mate ,cant be doing what i do if your scared of the dark mate,as said i would of investigated simple as that,you be careful out there on your own never know eh something might GET YA

[swamp thang 16]

Let us know if you ever find out for sure just what made that odd noise, DD.

 

I wonder though, if some practical joker with a tape recorder and loud speaker could have made that racket to mess with your mind for some reason. I imagine that a recording of selected other-worldly sci-fi sound track snippets, amplified real loud at night, would do a good job of spooking the wildlife as well as whoever happened to be about at the time

[olib007 1]

Ask one of the keepers who looks after the woods? They may have some idea! Sounds creepy, i always like having a mate when out at night if i'm on foot