Hunting a Wendigo?

[Angra]

Jesus... You're all crazy.

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by The Bloofer Lady

This is so cool. I used to watch a show called "Destination Truth" that investigated this kind of stuff. If I lived near you, you could definitely count me in. I would bring my own tent of course.

You know that Josh Gates has a new show that's similar to Destination Truth, right? It's called "Expedition Unknown" and it's on the Travel Channel.

[MichaelMyers]

Originally Posted by The Bloofer Lady

This is so cool. I used to watch a show called "Destination Truth" that investigated this kind of stuff. If I lived near you, you could definitely count me in. I would bring my own tent of course.

Only if I can use you as a human shield....

Meeting with a local Cherokee shaman this afternoon to get some further insight/advice...

[The Bloofer Lady]

Originally Posted by hammerfan

You know that Josh Gates has a new show that's similar to Destination Truth, right? It's called "Expedition Unknown" and it's on the Travel Channel.

I have seen a few but miss his "crew" from DT.

Originally Posted by MichaelMyers

Only if I can use you as a human shield....

Boy..if I had a dime for every time I've heard that...

[Dead Bad Things]

Ya might wanna bring some tobacco with ya to yer meetin' as a gift/offerin'.....Turquoise if can getta hold of some....

[anglewitch]

Originally Posted by The Bloofer Lady

This is so cool. I used to watch a show called "Destination Truth" that investigated this kind of stuff. If I lived near you, you could definitely count me in. I would bring my own tent of course.

They have wendigos in Canada only they are called Inaqua. Just as bad as the ones in North Carolina.

[MichaelMyers]

Met with our local shaman. Some highlights from my notes:

*Wendigo is thought to be something only Native Americans spoke about but others have seen them in recent decades all over N. America. AKA skinwalkers, goatman. Legend is that a long time ago a man had no choice but to eat human flesh to stay alive and became the first wandering Wendigo. Other legends say the Wendigos haunt forests protecting them and its wildlife from outsiders with bad intentions.

*Bloofer is right that you have to dismember the beast so it doesn't resurrect itself. But it's way, way more complicated than I first thought: each limb of the body must be salted and torched completely, then scattered; or each part must be secured in some REALLY remote place (like the bottom of a lake, sea, well, etc.).

*Silver bullets or weapon (knife) are key. Conventional weapons are useless against the Wendigo. This guy, who has met a Wendigo, fired 20 round drum of 12 buckshot and 10 rounds of .338 Mag from 20 yards and it was still coming.

*Heavy duty Boise headphones are needed to block out its shrieks. Hadn't thought of that one.

*Only moment my hair stood up a bit: "You don't hunt the Wendigo. It hunts you."

[anglewitch]

Originally Posted by MichaelMyers

Met with our local shaman. Some highlights from my notes:

*Wendigo is thought to be something only Native Americans spoke about but others have seen them in recent decades all over N. America. AKA skinwalkers, goatman. Legend is that a long time ago a man had no choice but to eat human flesh to stay alive and became the first wandering Wendigo. Other legends say the Wendigos haunt forests protecting them and its wildlife from outsiders with bad intentions.

*Bloofer is right that you have to dismember the beast so it doesn't resurrect itself. But it's way, way more complicated than I first thought: each limb of the body must be salted and torched completely, then scattered; or each part must be secured in some REALLY remote place (like the bottom of a lake, sea, well, etc.).

*Silver bullets or weapon (knife) are key. Conventional weapons are useless against the Wendigo. This guy, who has met a Wendigo, fired 20 round drum of 12 buckshot and 10 rounds of .338 Mag from 20 yards and it was still coming.

*Heavy duty Boise headphones are needed to block out its shrieks. Hadn't thought of that one.

*Only moment my hair stood up a bit: "You don't hunt the Wendigo. It hunts you."

Jesus Christ, just like the were wolf, now that I think of it skin walker is another name for were wolf.

[anglewitch]

The Inaqua are part of Cthulu Myths no stories that are true.

[Angra]

Don't hurt him, he looks friendly.