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Searching for Dartmoor Big Cats #nature #dartmoor #travel #cryptozoology #cryptids #adventure
Steve investigates an area where the hind legs of a horse have been scratched up. Similar things have been reported by horse owners in the area of the past few years.
Whilst filming this, a farmer told us of his recent sighting of seeing a large black tail poking out from a hedge.
Music courtesy of Pixelbay.com
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Magic rituals at Kitty Jay's Grave #dartmoor #adventure #travel #wicca #pagan #fairy
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Claire Casely investigates the grave of Kitty J. Kitty has a sad story that has largely been lost to history. Her surname J comes from her time whilst in a workhouse where their surnames with simply a letter of the alphabet. Claire finds signs of pagan offerings and of witchcraft. Could the Dartmoor pixies have been involved? Claire also talks about some of the various ghost sightings and other...
Magic rituals on Dartmoor #dartmoor #pagan #witch #witchcraft #travel #adventure #paranormal
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Steve searches for signs of magic on Dartmoor. He visits Wistmans Wood, Plymbridge Wood, Plymouth and the pixie cave on Sheepstor. Are they wiccan, pagan or something more sinister? Rituals are often very personal and to the average person, they mean seem evil. However, this is very often not the case. Steve find offerings from rituals and tries to explain the meanings. Everything touched is sh...
Devon's most haunted pub? #halloween #paranormal #ghost #ghosthunting #haunted
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The Miners Arms, a unique 17th century pub and restaurant at the foot of Dartmoor. It has wood from a Spanish galleon in it's loft and a void under the bar containing thousands of oysters. The history of the building and it's features are enough to inspire it's own documentary. The hauntings are often and varied - a figure of man wearing a hat has been seen by staff on numerous occasions and it...
Britain's hybrid Big Cats #dartmoor #cryptids #cryptozoology #bigcat #nature #documentary #wildlife
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Britain's hybrid Big Cats #dartmoor #cryptids #cryptozoology #bigcat #nature #documentary #wildlife
Big Cats in the UK #dartmoor #cryptozoology #bigcats #cryptids #wildcats
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Big Cats in the UK #dartmoor #cryptozoology #bigcats #cryptids #wildcats
Crop Circles and UFO hunting! #aliens #alien #flyingsaucer #paranormal #science
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Crop Circles and UFO hunting! #aliens #alien #flyingsaucer #paranormal #science
Spirit voices at Dewerstone , Dartmoor
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Spirit voices at Dewerstone , Dartmoor
Witches of Dartmoor
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Witches of Dartmoor
In search of witches
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In search of witches
Secret Devil Worship Temple?
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Secret Devil Worship Temple?
Britain's Bigfoot Mystery
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Britain's Bigfoot Mystery
Witnesses of the Beast of Dartmoor
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Witnesses of the Beast of Dartmoor
Den of the Beast of Dartmoor
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Den of the Beast of Dartmoor
Victims of the Beast *WARNING, contains images of dead animals!
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Victims of the Beast *WARNING, contains images of dead animals!
Tracking the Beast of Dartmoor
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Tracking the Beast of Dartmoor
Hunting the Beast of Dartmoor
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Hunting the Beast of Dartmoor
Mysterious Abandoned Farm Explore
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Mysterious Abandoned Farm Explore
The Ghosts of Nuns Cross Farm
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The Ghosts of Nuns Cross Farm
Penlee Point
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Penlee Point
Hunting the Hairy Hands
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Hunting the Hairy Hands
Top 5 Ghosts caught on tape : Devon, UK
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Top 5 Ghosts caught on tape : Devon, UK
Kelly Mine
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Kelly Mine
The Powdermills, Dartmoor
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The Powdermills, Dartmoor
Tourgis Fort
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Tourgis Fort
The TOP SECRET Bunker
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The TOP SECRET Bunker
Dartmoors Abandoned Buildings, Part 4
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Dartmoors Abandoned Buildings, Part 4
Point to Point race course, Buckfastleigh
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Point to Point race course, Buckfastleigh
Lentney Battery
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Lentney Battery
Plympton Guildhall Ghost Hunt
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Plympton Guildhall Ghost Hunt

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  • @AsadAli-jc5tg
    @AsadAli-jc5tg День тому

    The big cats of Britain are bigger than African leopards, it is basically another species of panthera native to Britain. That's why everyone is so proud.

  • @Lambert-k8u
    @Lambert-k8u 11 днів тому

    😅😅 😂

  • @Lambert-k8u
    @Lambert-k8u 11 днів тому

    Interesting i tried to find the DNA proof on UTube but it seems to be only speculation . Labrador sized big cats are what people seem to say they see ? No dogs have been killed or humans not Evan on attack reported of any ?

  • @lloydbeach7321
    @lloydbeach7321 12 днів тому

    Our government hasn't got the integrity to acknowledge that these large cats are out there

  • @OliviaHext
    @OliviaHext 14 днів тому

    Feared by most if the locals as if this woods is so pretty in spring the whole place gets covered in bluebells and wild garlic just sad that the rope swing tree got infested with termites

  • @BillSikes.
    @BillSikes. 16 днів тому

    That Sheep carcass was had by a Bird, probably a Raven or Buzzard, they always pluck the fur/wool/feathers out before getting stuck into the innards

  • @paultatchell-zb8bq
    @paultatchell-zb8bq 16 днів тому

    I lived in the George hostel and one of the staff told me he was at the reservoir and a black cat walked out in front of him I believe him so they are three Paul ❤

  • @paultatchell-zb8bq
    @paultatchell-zb8bq 16 днів тому

    I used to live in George hostel and one of staff told me he was at the reservoir and a black cat walked out in front of him I believe him Paul ❤

  • @ExploringWithConnix
    @ExploringWithConnix 16 днів тому

    Not sure If I walked past one of your cams around Christmas? Around the shillamill rail track?

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 16 днів тому

      Maybe - I did reccy around the bridge could find a spot but the cams werent too far away! Sadly nothing captured in a month so I'm guessing if something was there, it's moved - I see sightings have picked up a few miles away!

  • @Letterboxing.RatBoy
    @Letterboxing.RatBoy 17 днів тому

    Steve does his own stunts - respect!

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 17 днів тому

      You should have seen him later... Crawling in the mud under an electric fence despite the farmer standing next to him telling him it's turned off!

    • @Letterboxing.RatBoy
      @Letterboxing.RatBoy 17 днів тому

      @explorationsouthwest8851 hahaha

  • @brianhitchcock4126
    @brianhitchcock4126 18 днів тому

    Great video nature at its best❤

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 18 днів тому

      Wanted to get closer but it was so slippy, plus I was with my 4yo lad - don't think mommy would have been happy!

  • @Althekeys
    @Althekeys 18 днів тому

    Hi Steve, Where is the Plympton Quarry that you mentioned?

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 18 днів тому

      Its just of Drunken Bridge Hill... go through the woods and be careful not to fall in!

  • @ClayHarris-g4r
    @ClayHarris-g4r 19 днів тому

    I am so sorry

  • @johnmead8437
    @johnmead8437 20 днів тому

    The fake "footprint" needs better hoaxer talent. Not even close. Filmed cat is very standard, not a large domestic type one & probably not seriously feral (they often develop some Wild Cat similarities after a few generations). Usually impossible to tame down once feral, and as an invasive pest, best euthanised. And not crossbred, any big cats sighted are standard figments, an enthusiast condition infecting many social media types. Exotic domestic cat breeds might begin to appear (an interest situation), Bengal's etc. Something to seriously try to extinct is they do, and any cage trapping needs actual knowledgeable input BEFORE attempts. Done wrong they get wary, & that's then firearms/poison territory. Irrespective of delusions captured, trail camera footage is somehow often very interesting, and doing it right some genuine rare/unusual species might be encountered. Records over time are an interesting glimpse into the local fauna unavailable elsewhere.

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 20 днів тому

      As mentioned in the vid, the footprint was metres from the camera so fair to say the cat caused it... The distance between the night and day captured was a couple of miles with a lake in between... Safe to say it was feral? Interestingly, we were there due to sightings of a black cat which I think we've bottomed out... Not a big cat. Also interestingly... the cat hasn't showed up since although there's been a couple of sightings a mike in the other direction!

    • @lloydbeach7321
      @lloydbeach7321 12 днів тому

      These magnificent creatures are being hunted. It is heartbreaking! Our government either hasn't got the integrity or is too lazy to acknowledge their existence. These species should be protected at all cost! They are very unlikely to be a threat to humans.

  • @paultatchell-zb8bq
    @paultatchell-zb8bq 22 дні тому

    That Joel street is full of spirit I used to pick my grandad up from the pub next door at closing time every night seen loads of spirits Paul

  • @paultatchell-zb8bq
    @paultatchell-zb8bq 22 дні тому

    I was brought up in Plympton I am a royal blood line medum I have seen spirits in the hall trust me I have Paul none as cockney

  • @AndrewBarrett-k5b
    @AndrewBarrett-k5b 25 днів тому

    Just like the Bigfoot in the U.S. how come nobody has found a dead large wildcat or a skeleton/bones?

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 24 дні тому

      True... it could be argued that there's literally so much bush and private woodland - if something did die, it would be stripped in a couple of days and no one would know! To make these videos - we go into areas with hardly any public access 🤔

    • @AndrewBarrett-k5b
      @AndrewBarrett-k5b 24 дні тому

      @@explorationsouthwest8851 I'm surprised that there are areas like that left in Britain it being so small and has been settled for centuries.

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 23 дні тому

      We have whole forests like that near us!

    • @AndrewBarrett-k5b
      @AndrewBarrett-k5b 23 дні тому

      @@explorationsouthwest8851 Well you can tell that I am not a Brit as I rarely leave my home in San Francisco! Cheers!

    • @johnmead8437
      @johnmead8437 20 днів тому

      @@explorationsouthwest8851 Big cats are not difficult to locate, their absence is due to .... (fill this space). Evidence is obvious to competent observers. Who can tell fabricated footprints for reality UA-cam hoaxes. And trail cams should have located flocks of them if enthusiasts' enthusiasm has any factual basis. Slightly possible recent escapes of illegal imports excepted, none exist in the British wild. Plenty of other real rare animals exist in Britain to film that are real and interesting. Which none of the bigfoot/cat etc cult seem to show encounters with.

  • @fairywhisperingpodcast
    @fairywhisperingpodcast 27 днів тому

    I really enjoyed filming this such a fascinating placd

  • @michaelfleming9757
    @michaelfleming9757 Місяць тому

    They once caught a puma in Scotland and named it felicity, so they are out there.

  • @sticklebacksummer
    @sticklebacksummer Місяць тому

    Keeping our religion alive

  • @carlhatton6315
    @carlhatton6315 Місяць тому

    Absolutely amazing video buddy thank you for the time and effort and making it and showing his amazing places

  • @AndrewCarruthers-m2h
    @AndrewCarruthers-m2h Місяць тому

    Hi Steve , just over 12 months ago I was driving up from Plym Bridge towards Wrigleys in the early hours. In my headlights I spotted a large cat about to drop down over the bank onto the lane. As soon as my headlights hit it , it turned 180 degrees and sprung out of sight. It was definitely not a deer or fox , but what suprised me most was the reaction speed of it. I would estimate the size to be that of a lynx or caracal.

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 Місяць тому

      Obviously I can't give out the locations, however your sighting would make a lot of sense! There's been a couple of other recent sightings in that general area! Oddly, we were out today setting up cams and filming the next video, and saw something black in a field - sadly we weren't quick enough out of the car with a camera! They're definitely out there!

    • @ldm7532
      @ldm7532 28 днів тому

      I have also seen a black leopard 10 years ago .only 20 feet away in day light .it was walking along a corn field when you see something like that in real life you are just in disbelief of what is in front of you. I have also seen some very large feral cat's I'm talking over 4ft from head to tip of tail ​@@explorationsouthwest8851

  • @SiennaArtsandCrafts
    @SiennaArtsandCrafts Місяць тому

    Well hard ! Ive gone looking for the devil, come ere me ansome an give is a slap ! Proper spooky pub the Miners is.

  • @SiennaArtsandCrafts
    @SiennaArtsandCrafts Місяць тому

    Thank you for this beautiful video ❤

  • @SrmNosnibor
    @SrmNosnibor Місяць тому

    Claire is so knowledgeable about Dartmoor psychogeography and folklore! Always really enjoyable to hear her talk. 😊

  • @TurboTimsWorld
    @TurboTimsWorld Місяць тому

    A few of those coins are from me, and when I did there was fresh flowers infect was surprised there wasn't any in your visit. the background music sounded similar to a song called Lady Jay by Wishbone Ash which tells the story of Kitty J

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 Місяць тому

      I've been there a couple of times and seen flowers and quite elaborate offerings! I've heard that the coins may eventually be given to charity - so it's a kind gesture for Kitty and for the vulnerable.

  • @NickTheDickUK
    @NickTheDickUK Місяць тому

    I've been there a couple of times... and never thought to look around! Very interesting :)

  • @DH007-w2d
    @DH007-w2d Місяць тому

    Bonjour. That's amazing. Your video, of course but what they have done. I live south of Loire-Britanny. We have some stones. But nothing like that.

  • @lauragriffithsoutdoors
    @lauragriffithsoutdoors Місяць тому

    You found some of my offerings, thank you for being respectful and putting it back as it was, and also the non judgmental nature of your videos ❤

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 Місяць тому

      Thankyou... it's a really interesting subject ...I've just come back from some filming where we found some interesting things - I've introduced a new presenter - she really knows her stuff!

  • @lauragriffithsoutdoors
    @lauragriffithsoutdoors Місяць тому

    What a lovely video. It looks like the collection of items were offerings as you said. Shells are usually to do with the moon as well as the spirits of the sea which I would call the undine but there’s many names. Offerings I leave are similar and usually items that you feel drawn too, keep for a while and use in a ritual and then give as an offering when are ready to give it back. You never know what might appear to you when leaving an offering 😉

  • @maffersnshazzasbigadventur9135
    @maffersnshazzasbigadventur9135 2 місяці тому

    Nice little mixture of locations there,I was only in the fort the other day and something strange happened at the end of long tunnel

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 2 місяці тому

      I filmed that part ages ago and didn't quite know what to do with it! I've been in there several times including the spiral staircase building and the now blocked up tunnels - very spooky! What happened to you!?

    • @maffersnshazzasbigadventur9135
      @maffersnshazzasbigadventur9135 2 місяці тому

      @explorationsouthwest8851 appeared to be hit with a stick,I thought it was my mate messing around but when I turned around he was way down the passageway

  • @Owm_mtb
    @Owm_mtb 2 місяці тому

    I remember you now. From when you were waiting for the train to take a video of it

  • @ronniemorton-y5k
    @ronniemorton-y5k 2 місяці тому

    I do know you should not disturb any of the objects that you're finding as they are cast. They are imbued with energy, some positive, others not so positive.

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 2 місяці тому

      These objects are often near paths and points of interest - it's inevitable that someone at some point will come across them... although point taken!

  • @user67883-w
    @user67883-w 2 місяці тому

    You've got a great film. This is the first one I've seen. Very interesting! I agree with you about there being big cats in the UK. We have so many areas of thick vegetation in our countryside it is easy for them to hide and stalk prey. I'm only surprised that not more is being seen in our urban areas as is the case in other countries.

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 2 місяці тому

      Very true, although to be fair, there has been a couple of sightings on the outskirts of the city late at night... You'd hope however, some doorbell footage would come to light!

    • @stephenbrand5661
      @stephenbrand5661 Місяць тому

      Why would you expect them to be seen in urban areas when nobody seems to be able to get decent footage in the countryside? Other countries actually have stable breeding populations of native big cats, where people in the UK are just hoping to see freak occurrences of escaped zoo animals.

  • @Letterboxing.RatBoy
    @Letterboxing.RatBoy 2 місяці тому

    Is a 'postbox' the same as a letterbox?

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 2 місяці тому

      Yeah, like a geocache... A small hidden box when people can write their name to show they've found it. They're all over the moor!

    • @Letterboxing.RatBoy
      @Letterboxing.RatBoy 2 місяці тому

      @explorationsouthwest8851 Cool! You should do an episode on that 🤓

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 2 місяці тому

      That's a great idea! Found some in some really interesting places... as well as random QR codes...

    • @Letterboxing.RatBoy
      @Letterboxing.RatBoy 2 місяці тому

      @explorationsouthwest8851 sounds cool, would like to see that!

  • @digdilem
    @digdilem 2 місяці тому

    Good stuff - although Wheal Betsy isn't the only remaining example of an engine house on Dartmoor. There is one at Canonteign on the eastern edge which has been converted to a private residence. The chimneys and house are next to the road there.

  • @NickTheDickUK
    @NickTheDickUK 2 місяці тому

    Don't know if distubing them is a good idea!?

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 2 місяці тому

      That's a good point! However, I don't think any of the things we find are evil... but i take the point, i've been told carrying some sage is a good idea. This issue is, is that we come across this stuff when making other videos so were a little unprepared.

  • @NickTheDickUK
    @NickTheDickUK 2 місяці тому

    They do a great sunday lunch - gonna be looking over my shoulder next time I go!

  • @argyledart85
    @argyledart85 2 місяці тому

    that's a house cat? lol

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 2 місяці тому

      Looked pretty big, I was stuck in traffic for a while which then suddenly started moving - posted it for opinions!

    • @argyledart85
      @argyledart85 2 місяці тому

      @ it’s clearly below grass level….

  • @cryptidhunter9901
    @cryptidhunter9901 3 місяці тому

    Why show a blatant house or feral cat?

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 3 місяці тому

      Because we were bought to the area aft r a sighting... Turns out that sightings is likely a result of seeing the feral... Also asks an important question whether the big cats legacy has been passed on through cross breeding with domestics....

  • @Jojo93427
    @Jojo93427 3 місяці тому

    The only spirits there are the ones in the bottles🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🍾🤭

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 3 місяці тому

      Love it! They e place has never been investigated before - a rare find! It's got so much history - I'd love to go back and spend longer - who knows - might get that holy grail footage 👍

  • @adamthanks8787
    @adamthanks8787 3 місяці тому

    If your are still big cat spotting I might have a good place for you to look at. I was walking through some woods in Dartmoor for about 40 mins and I wanted to go through some off the trail paths. But when I did I hit a dead end, I turned around and heard a very deep growl coming from some bushes next to me, I froze still and then I saw something dark and big move in the bushes so I sprinted away because I was absolutely terrified. When I got home I UA-cam big cat growls and the one that sound like the one I heard was a jaguar. I looked online and people have been spotting these big cats north Dartmoor but I was in the sound in a woods called Cann Woods. Its not a guarantee that there was a jaguar but its my best guess to what I heard and saw.

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 3 місяці тому

      I heard about a sighting in Cann Woods the other day... The feral cat that was recorded isn't appearing on cameras now so may have migrated that way as it's not a million miles away! I'm trying out a hunting tar liquid so yes, still out looking!

  • @Lbki
    @Lbki 3 місяці тому

    Enjoyed the video. Thank you

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 3 місяці тому

      Cheers... We plan to go back and spend longer there - maybe even bring a medium!

  • @Goat.Herder
    @Goat.Herder 3 місяці тому

    Great vid mate

  • @robettkniejewski7188
    @robettkniejewski7188 3 місяці тому

    Jeden z najstarszych urządzeń do zabijania

  • @RobertDalimonte-ew7rl
    @RobertDalimonte-ew7rl 3 місяці тому

    First, a bunch of hype about these glorified little black mouser kitties, being made out to be black panthers, running around in Great Britain, and now its bigfoot is also running around in Great Britain?! Absolutely ridiculous, crackpot nonsense, 😂😂😂😂!!

  • @Goat.Herder
    @Goat.Herder 3 місяці тому

    They could have made that into a lovely museum type place, other old forts have had this treatment and they're very well maintained, shame about this

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 3 місяці тому

      Totally agree.... However, it is huge and I didn't have much time to explore - the money involved for the hand full of visitors and residents probably don't compute! The island is literally covered in bunkers and defence posts (all open!), so where would they start?!

  • @dorsetbigcats6292
    @dorsetbigcats6292 3 місяці тому

    I am afraid there is no evidence whatsoever that any of the large black and brown cats frequently reported are 'hybrid' animals. Such assertions are merely speculation on the part of people over-thinking matters.

    • @explorationsouthwest8851
      @explorationsouthwest8851 3 місяці тому

      It's still quite fun to research and activitley go looking - some farmers and ex big cat owners swear to me they've seen it! Anyways, it gets me out and you never know!

    • @dorsetbigcats6292
      @dorsetbigcats6292 3 місяці тому

      @@explorationsouthwest8851 I 100% agree it is an enjoyable hobby that gets you out and about and has much to recommend it. I used to have 100 cameras out in the field for about 10 years, and secured some interesting images and footage. But sadly i no longer have the time.

  • @Василий-р7э1ц
    @Василий-р7э1ц 3 місяці тому

    Взрослыи мужик с бородой как у козла а с мозгами не все в порядке!Кроме камни кидать что ещё умеешь?

  • @JayBoi-c2h
    @JayBoi-c2h 3 місяці тому

    Great work I too have seen a few uk big cats 🙏🙏