David writes “I was with a small group of kids in a forty acre cow pasture. Along the west fence line was a dense forest and bushes. As we approached, the trees exploded with activity.
Thirty foot alder trees began swaying violently, then two inch limbs were being pulled off.All of a sudden the loudest vocalization I have ever heard an animal make was belted out from the dense woods. I was less than thirty feet away from the vocalizer. I later described the sound, to my parents, as a cross between a lion roar and an elephant trumpet. It was a chord of sound containing both high and low elements. The vocalization lasted well over 10 seconds. This desire drove me to learn and become proficient at track casting and audio recording.”
