Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Back at it, The Adventures of a Sasquatch Farmer

We finally have a sunny day again in this area of Wisconsin.  For what seemed like two weeks, we had nothing but heavy, thick clouds, and rain.  Thank goodness we get a little break.

The animals are appreciative of the break as well.  The Sasquatch, bison, deer, and elk are all busier and more active today.  A lot of the sasquatch are laid out across logs and rocks, lying in the sun and soaking in some rays.

We've been busy today, taking advantage of the weather and getting some more things prepped for winter.  We pulled out the lights to hang on trees for the holiday season coming up.  Don't worry, we won't be hanging them just yet (wayyyy too early), but we pulled them out and checked to make sure that all of the lights are working properly.  Maisy, our mascot sasquatch, was wondering what we were doing as well, so we let her watch us.  She stayed close by, content and curious, even picking up some strings of lights at times to examine them more closely.  That's one of the parts of this job that I love.  Seeing almost "human-like" emotions and gestures that the sasquatches make.  It's very cool.

But enough for now, I need to grab some lunch and get back to work outside.  I hope all is well with everyone.  Take care!

Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

A Final Farewell to our friend Alexander

As you already know, one of our sasquatches, Alexander, died from old age last week.  It was sad to see him go, but it was his time.
As news spread, we have been getting a steady stream of phone calls from all over the country.  They are people who have visited our farm and kept track of us via our weekly e-newsletters that we send out.  It has been awesome knowing how many people care about our farm, and everyone at Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC has felt a huge sense of community with everyone we've met at the farm over the years.

Today in the mail, we received this drawing from a girl living in SE Wisconsin. Thank you SO much Taylor!


The scan may be a little hard to read, but it says "I Miss you Alexander!"
Thanks again Taylor.  We truly appreciate it.

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Rainy today at the farm, but we are still getting a steady flow of tourists and visitors.  We had a small group of kids stay with us for a few hours this morning.  Their teacher insisted on showing them the farm before the snow came.  But alas, it seems as though the rains can be even more difficult sometimes.  We still showed them the visitor's center, and let them watch the educational movies.  Of course Maisy had to make a surprise visit at the end.  We managed to sneak the 8' sasquatch into the visitor's center during the end of the movie when the lights were off, and somehow none of the kids noticed.  When we flipped the light switch back on, there was this giant sasquatch towering over the kids, chuckling and more excited than a fruit fly on a banana.  The kids were just as ecstatic.

As always, life is good on the farm.
Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Back to work

I took the past three days off after working straight for 14.  It was a nice break, but I'm glad to be back at the sasquatch farm.
Cloudy today and currently 43 degrees.
Maisy is in the visitor's center this morning, and we're getting her prepped for a one-on-one question and answer session.  Somehow, she got a ton of burrs in her fur, and so we've been taking turns trying to comb them out.  I can tell she doesn't like it, but it will be a lot more comfortable for her once we get the burrs out.

Friday, October 16, 2009

A mournful beginning

I didn't write yesterday because a lot was going on yesterday.  At about 10:00 a.m. yesterday morning, we heard a distressed howling near the northern edge of the sasquatch pen, and it didn't stop.  One of our staff members went down to see what was going on, and she found three sasquatches standing in some taller grass, looking down.  As she got closer, she realized that there was another sasquatch lying in the grass.  It was "Alexander", our patriarchal sasquatch who has been living on this farm for 53 years.  He was the last pup born from one of the two original sasquatch cows when this farm was established.
Alexander wasn't looking too good.  Not good at all.
We transported him to "The Cabin", which is a small enclosure on our farm used to house sasquatches when they are wounded, sick, or having complications of any kind.  It's actually pretty nice inside.  A few years ago, I slept there a couple nights while taking part of a 24 hour monitoring of a pregnant sasquatch in bad condition.
We called in the local vet who checked out Alexander, and he basically said that Alexander was on his way out.  53 is a ripe old age for a sasquatch.  I think Alexander knew it as well, or at least it appeared that way.  He was very gentle, and appreciated the attention he was getting.

Two of our staff members asked to spend the night with him, and so we let them.  We also brought Maisy, our favorite cow sasquatch, to the Cabin as well to sleep there to provide some additional comfort.  From what they told me, Alexander was pretty darn happy about all that.  They went to sleep, and then around 4:00 a.m., they noticed that Alexander's breathing sounded strained.  At 5:13 a.m., Alexander the Sasquatch passed away.

It's been a rough morning for some of the staff.  Alexander was well loved.  We've already been getting phone calls from some of our regular visitors, so thank you to all of you folks.

If you'd like to say a few words, feel free to post them in the Comments section below.  All would be appreciated.

Take care,
Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Some interesting orders

Well, today we had quite a nice surprise. We got an order for 40 pounds of sasquatch filet mignon, which I must say is something that no ordinary human being could ever afford.  The order came from Hannover, Germany for a special convention.
Because of the extreme rarity of Sasquatch filet mignon, we sell it for $15,000 a pound, so add it all up, and you'll see why we're excited.  A very nice sale indeed, though not our biggest sale ever.  We had a couple nice ones two years ago.  I'm pumped about this one though.  From the sounds of it, we could get future orders from these guys.  I found it funny that they were also really interested in bison jerky as well.  So we threw in a few of them for free.  Really nice people though, and they were extremely courteous.

We found a couple sasquatches today near the fenceline next to the bison pen watching the herd.  If a bison began to gallop, the sasquatches would stand up and hoot at it.  It was amusing.  I was giving a group of tourists a ride on the hay wagons when we saw these two guys.  I'm pretty sure one of them was "Griz."  He's a four-year-old sasquatch whose mother died in the wild.  We got a call the summer he was born from some locals up near Ashland who found him, still clutching his mother's arm.  It's tough seeing that.  If somebody hadn't found him, he would have died from starvation or been caught by wolves.  We took him in, and presented him to one of the cow sasquatches who just snatched him right up and called him her own.  Now, four years later, Griz is healthy as an ox, and probably one of the biggest sasquatches in his age group.  Another success story presented by Sasquatchicus Farms!

But that's all for now.  It's been another long day and now it's time to get some sleep.
Until next time...

Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Another one of those days...

It's chilly at the farm this morning. Our thermometer reads 26 degrees, so it gave us an excuse to pull out some free hot apple cider for our visitors who come in today.

Today is a big day for our promotional video. The video crew is here, and he's setting up his equipment.  We'll be taking some shots of the sasquatch pen today which I'm looking forward to, so after I finish writing this, I'll be working with the video guy all day. The weather is perfect (except for the cold). It's sunny outside and there are no clouds in the sky, plus our trees are in their brilliant fall colors right now, so it should make for a beautiful video.

It'll be a short one today, but stay tuned for more!
Take care,

Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Monday, October 12, 2009

And the snows came blowin' in at the Sasquatch Farm!


Okay, we didn't really get THIS much snow, but it has been snowing steadily today at Sasquatchicus Farms. I took this picture last winter right before New Year's Day in our elk pen.

So today, the snow hasn't been accumulating at all, although I should hold my tongue. It's finally starting to collect on the ground, I'd say we have maybe a quarter of an inch. If the snow stops soon, it probably won't stick around for all that long.

As much as I don't like to think about it, and as early as it may seem, we are starting to think about the upcoming holiday season. We're starting to prep for all the monstrous decorations that we set up both inside and outside of our gift shop.  The day after Thanksgiving is our busiest day of the year without a doubt, and we start organizing early on for that.  We bring in four sasquatches to the visitor's center, which they usually enjoy, because they can get out of the cold weather for awhile.  Of course, the guests love it too, and I have to say, one of the coolest pictures that you could ever take is a picture of you standing alone with four sasquatches towering over you. Plus, you'll have an awesome background with the large picture windows looking over the forests and fields.

There were a lot of sasquatches howling this afternoon for some reason. Sometimes, when one starts going, a number of them feel as though they need to join in on the fun, and before you know it, the woods are filled with a mournful howling sound. Sasquatches sound somewhat similar to wolves, but at a lower pitch and slightly human-esque. It's hard to explain, and you really can't get a grasp on it until you hear it for yourself.

As always, I invite you to stop at the gift shop. If you see me, say "Hi!", and don't forget to get a seat on one of our hay wagon rides through the farm.  Take care!

Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Sunday at the Sasquatch Farm

It's Sunday and that means free cheese samples at Sasquatchicus Farms. We keep a nice supply of our Cheddar at hand in the gift shop for all of our guests, so if you're in the area, stop by today and try some for yourself. Our cheddar is made from 100% organic sasquatch milk which normally sells for $32.00 per pound, so it's nice to try it before you purchase any.
We also carry a mozzarella, a parmesan plus a few others. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by each of them.

There's frost on the ground again this morning, and last night I noticed a few flakes of snow at around 9:00 p.m. But it didn't stick and seemed quite scattered in the area, so I'm not sure if the farm had any. There isn't too much going on today at Sasquatchicus Farms.  Sunday is usually our biggest day of the week for tourists, visitors and shoppers. A few are already buying gifts for Christmas, something that I don't really want to think about just yet. But if I may give a little sales pitch here, our gift shop has a lot more than sasquatch meats and cheeses. We also carry a variety of meats made from bison, elk, and deer. All of it delicious. We also have stuffed animals, some really neat educational toys (I'd love to play with them myself), and some beautiful art made by local artisans. I think you'll be surprised by how much is in our gift shop. One of my favorite pieces of art here is a small bronze statue of a sasquatch leaning over water to catch a fish. It was modeled after one of the farm's favorites sasquatches, Greta, who died two years ago. She was fifty-one years old, which is pretty old for a sasquatch.

But anyways, stop by the farm sometime. Let me know that you read this blog, I'd love to meet you. Don't forget to sign up for the RSS feeds, or follow us via Google Friends.
Take care,
Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Winter's Comin'

A clean, crisp ring of ice about 6 inches wide had formed around all of the ponds today. It was a cold one this morning, and I don't think it has really warmed up. We spent the morning cleaning the place, and making sure that all the buildings are in tip-top shape.

Our sasquatch herd is doing the same thing. We've noticed increased activity amongst the sasquatches, they are preparing for the coming winter in their own ways. We have been finding bigger, larger nests made of bent saplings, and tree branches. They make them bigger in winter so more individuals can fit inside, thus keeping the temperature higher when they're all "nestled" in. There's an interesting sense of community amongst the sasquatch this time of year. You can tell that they are working together, quite diligently I might add, making their new nests, and also storing anything that might be of value to them. They become packrats in the winter, because they don't want to lose anything under the snow. We've found some interesting things in their nests come Spring.  Staff members who had lost articles of clothing during the fall while out in the woods have suddenly re-discovered them inside the nest of a sasquatch after the snows melted.

A couple bull elk were bugling this morning. The farm is absolutely magical this time of year. I hope to see you around. Let me know if you're stopping by!

Until tomorrow...
Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Friday, October 9, 2009

Bear, Bison and 1st graders

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I wanted to give an update yesterday, but I simply ran out of time. It was very busy at the farm.

First off, the 1st graders were ecstatic when they arrived. They saw a black bear run across the County road just outside of our farm (for a map of our farm, click here). Then we took half of the kids on the hay wagon rides, and they thought the sasquatch were the coolest things in the world. I still find it neat to see kids sitting high up on those wagons at eye level with the sasquatch that are standing. Our tallest sasquatch is about 8'4". He's the big bull who thinks he owns the SW corner of the farm. We brough a bag of apples along for the kids to give the sasquatches. It was humorous because the majority of the kids just tossed their apples on the ground, but there's always one or two children who feel a little more courageous than the others and they hold their apples out and wait for a sasquatch to grab it. Their patience and courage paid off. "Bruno" a three year old bull sasquatch took them from the kids. We had seven sasquatch in all come up to the hay wagons this time around.

After that, we came back to the visitor's center where the other half of the kids were hanging out. They then watched a documentary we have, and then we brought Maisy back to the center to meet the kids. The kids absolutely adored her, and Maisy loved them right back.

At that point, the kids had their lunch, and then we took the other half on their hay ride. These kids lucked out a little more. When we were in the elk/deer pen, they saw two bull elk fighting near the edge of the woods, and when we got to the sasquatch pen, there were sixteen sasquatch waiting in the same area as before, waiting waiting waiting for some apples. This time, the majority of the kids were willing to hold the apples out after hearing the stories from their friends. Bruno was the first one up, and he started grabbing as many as he could which the kids thought hilarious, but our big bull, Max, put an end to that and chased Bruno off before he could get too many.

We had a good time with the 1st grade class yesterday. At 1:00, we waved them off and thanked them for coming. 100% success yesterday! After the kids left, half of our staff and I (or is it "me and half of our staff"?) went to the bison pens and rounded a few of them up for butchering.

Butchering took up the rest of the day and we didn't finish until 10:00 last night. Today, they'll be making the sausages and jerky. The fresh steaks are already in the freezer.

My job today is to work with the video design company that is making our promotional video. A little bit less hectic than yesterday, which is a nice change.

Until tomorrow...
Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Tree Knocking Sasquatches!

I heard tree knocking coming from the SW end of the farm when I arrived this morning. Sasquatch will do this for territorial purposes and also to warn others of danger. This one happened to be more of a territorial nature because we have one big bull sasquatch in particular who thinks he owns that whole corner of the farm.

Five of our staff members just left to go milk the female sasquatches today. This is usually an all day affair, because it can be difficult to track some of them down. Most of the females, however, are quite compliant with the task, and when they hear the truck coming, they'll make their way to the edge of the lake in the south central part of the farm, which is the normal location for the milking process.

The sun has finally decided to show itself today (at least for awhile), and the rain has cleared away. We were able to get our first hay wagon ride on its tour of the farm today. Each tour is an hour and a half long, and the normal schedule for those is 8:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m., plus in the summer months, we add another tour at 4:00 p.m.
Unfortunately, we had to cancel all of the tours yesterday due to the rain.

We have a school bus coming in tomorrow with about forty 1st graders, so our goal today is to get everything ready for that, which means putting breakables in our gift shop up on higher shelves.

Rumor has it they may start filming our promotional video today. I've got to practice my lines and look good for this!

Until next time...
Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Lay of the Land

Today it rains on Sasquatchicus Farms. Most of the animals are laying low and doing what they can to stay dry. We heard some howling this morning from the male sasquatches, but it all ended by 8:00 a.m. October marks the beginning of the breeding season for our elk and deer. On clear days, our farm gets pretty loud from all the animals calling and showing each other who the boss is.
During their respective mating seasons:
The sasquatch howl
The bison bellow
Our elk trumpet (which is one of the neatest sounds to hear)
and the deer grunt

We had to cancel our hay wagon tours this morning due to the rain, but hopefully the weather clears up soon so we can continue them again.

Currently, we have a live sasquatch in our visitor's center, with some staff members close by to answer questions. We do this every Tuesday as part of our learning program. The sasquatch, "Maisy," is very gentle with kids, and she is well socialized. She absolutely LOVES hugs, and chocolate. As I sit here on the computer in my office, I can hear Maisy "chuckling."

Life is good on the farm.

We have an updated map of Sasquatchicus Farms. The hay wagon rides start at the visitor's center, go into the deer/elk pen, then cut across Bigfoot Lane into the bison pen. From there, it goes into the Sasquatch pen for a long ride through the forest and fields, and then back out by the lake.


Now is a perfect time to go on a hay ride through our farm. With the trees turning colors, and the animals active getting ready for winter, chances are you will be amazed.
Take care,

Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC

Monday, October 5, 2009

Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC - Introduction

Welcome to Sasquatchicus Farms' blog!

We are located in North-Central Wisconsin amidst 4,000 acres of pristine forest. Below you can see one of the many beautiful sunsets that can be viewed from our Visitor's Center and Gift Shop

As you may know, we are the world's leading purveyor of high quality Sasquatch meats and cheeses. We currently have 212 breeding pairs on our farm, and we estimate that we will get between 15-30 newborns this coming March. A new record!

We are currently in the pre-production phase of a new promotional video, which will be available for viewing as soon as it is finished.

Our plan is to keep you updated on the happenings of our farm. We should have some pictures up soon. Until then, take care!
Dave
Manager
Sasquatchicus Farms, LLC