1 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:06,840 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:09,920 In this episode, we're talking about Bigfoot reports from South 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,400 Dakota. That's correct, Bigfoot reports 4 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,120 from South Dakota. Lots of cool things happening up 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:16,320 there. It looks like on the Bigfoot 6 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,560 front. Hey, while you're listening, if 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,360 you like to program, go ahead and hit that like follow 8 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,560 subscribe button. Doesn't cost a dime and it 9 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:25,080 really does help out the algorithm. 10 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,000 This first rate was submitted by a witness on Monday September 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,000 27th, 1999. It says the creature was 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,840 observed coming over a Ridge. Now the actual year it happened 13 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:40,320 was 1996 in June of that year and the county was Mead County, 14 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,640 South Dakota. Location details 1996. 15 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:47,200 It says Bear Butte State Park Cheyenne side observed. 16 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:51,320 My sister says I must tell this to this website so here goes. 17 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:56,040 In June of 1996, I was a helper at a vision quest on the 18 00:00:56,040 --> 00:01:01,200 Cheyenne side of Bear Butte. This is a State Park, as many or 19 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,480 all of the sacred sites of the indigenous peoples of this land 20 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,560 are. Camp was set and people went off 21 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,440 to do errands as the painters had yet to arrive. 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,360 I know that I should explain some of the terms I use, but 23 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,560 please bear with me. That isn't a point anyway. 24 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,080 The head woman asked me if I wouldn't mind serving the next 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,480 camp over some soup when they can't, when they are done with 26 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,080 their work. I said sure. 27 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:30,680 I found myself alone on the back of the Butte when the men also 28 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,040 left for town. Sturgis, SD. 29 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:37,000 I was standing at the cook stove wondering what to do with the 30 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,680 pot of soup, whether to sit it on the ground or put it over on 31 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,240 the table. I happen to glance out across 32 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,160 the camp and to the Ridge beyond. 33 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,640 About 100 yards over the top, he came. 34 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,960 I say he because I felt this was so. 35 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,560 He was as stunned as I was. I dropped my eyes. 36 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,280 I don't know why I looked back, but in that moment I felt a rush 37 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,120 and the feeling that someone pulled on the back of my 38 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,360 T-shirt. No mortal being could travel 39 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,880 that fast, nor could they come unseen. 40 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,080 In that moment I was changed. I no longer can nor will poke 41 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,720 fun at the cooks who have seen things that few others have 42 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,160 seen. My body was charged. 43 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,240 Goosebumps. I spoke out loud. 44 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,160 I'm going to my tent now. As if to let him know I felt no 45 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,760 threat. I didn't, but I was unnerved. 46 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,440 The elders in camp at breakfast dismissed my sighting as 47 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:34,520 run-of-the-mill, no big thing as many see him back there. 48 00:02:34,920 --> 00:02:37,720 Good luck for the camp. People who stand in the doorway 49 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:41,400 see him when alone watching the Fort or in this camp. 50 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:46,280 Many who are firekeepers for lodges have seen him skirt the 51 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,840 encampment like no big deal. Well, I don't care what the 52 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,960 Northern Cheyenne say, it was a big deal for the Sioux. 53 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,920 As I struck camp days later, I thought of the feeling, the 54 00:02:56,920 --> 00:03:00,520 surprise we both felt. And how could he be startled by 55 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,800 a human? I know he had so many more 56 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,480 powers than many humans. He can move unseen so fast. 57 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,920 Also noted people in camp went up the Ridge and looked for hair 58 00:03:10,920 --> 00:03:13,920 or footprints and to see how tall the pine tree was. 59 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,080 That was as tall as he was from looking at him from 100 yards 60 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:23,120 away and down elevation. He was thought to be around 7 61 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,960 foot tall. Other witnesses cleaning up a 62 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,960 camp kitchen, visiting with elvers and tarped area. 63 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,720 Other stories. Butte State Park had a forest 64 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,040 fire two or three years ago. There have been no sightings of 65 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:40,040 this being now to date. My heart is sad to think the 66 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,240 worst each year I am at the Butte. 67 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,160 Several times I watch and hope I was startled, but not from a 68 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,840 sense of fear. I just didn't want to give up 69 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,080 what I thought real and illusions were. 70 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,440 So there you have it in a nutshell. 71 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,280 The environment says landscape, pine forest, high elevation, 72 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:01,560 mountain Ridge, large rock outcroppings, lakes and streams. 73 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,280 Very cool. Sounds like kind of a Native 74 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,000 American thing going on there. Had this really up close and 75 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,000 personal sighting. Very neat stuff. 76 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,240 This one here says submitted a witness on Thursday November 77 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:18,200 9th, 2006 early evening sighting by motorists on Hwy. 244 near 78 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,560 Horse Thief Lake. This happened looks like 79 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:26,400 November 4th, 2006, South Dakota County. 80 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,320 It says Pennington County, South Dakota. 81 00:04:28,840 --> 00:04:33,880 Location details West of Horse Thief Lake about one mile, just 82 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:37,480 about four in a row. Rd. signs and before sharp right 83 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,080 curve nearest town Keystone nearest Rd. 84 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:45,280 Hwy. 244 observed. I was driving home to Custer, SD 85 00:04:45,280 --> 00:04:50,000 from Keystone, SD on Hwy. 244, also known as the Mount Rushmore 86 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,720 Rd. at about 5:20 in the evening. 87 00:04:53,280 --> 00:04:55,640 Along the side of the road was a large Bigfoot. 88 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:57,840 I looked right at him as I drove by. 89 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:03,160 It was reddish brown in collar, hairy, very tall with long big 90 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,480 arms and slightly hunched over. I drove by at about 40 mile per 91 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,560 hour and when I looked in the rear mirror it was gone. 92 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,560 Later the next day I went back to the spot to look again and 93 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,680 found nothing but a well used trail. 94 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,520 I didn't go up the trail. It was about a mile West of 95 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,640 Horse Thief Lake. Also noticed there was a vehicle 96 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,400 way behind us about an eighth of a mile. 97 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,920 No other witnesses. Pine Ridge Bigfoot sightings in 98 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:33,000 July and Spearfish, SD sightings says time and condition about 99 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:38,360 5:20 PM Environment. Rocky Mountain Pine Forest says 100 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,320 several details can be added after a telephone interview with 101 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,920 the witness shortly after dark. The witness was driving 102 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,120 westbound and saw the figure three to four feet off the South 103 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,120 side of the road. Although it was a very brief 104 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,320 sighting of only two or three seconds as he passed by the 105 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,040 figure, the witness claims to have gotten a fairly good look 106 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,120 at it. It was standing just past 107 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:03,080 several Rd. signs, one of which was a no passing sign and 108 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:06,000 appeared to be about the same height as the signs, which he 109 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,960 estimated to be about 8 feet tall. 110 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,720 The creature was facing S, giving him a left side profile 111 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,920 view and did not move while in his sight. 112 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,680 He mentioned the reddish brown collar to be much like the tree 113 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,680 trunks in the area. The head was only visible as a 114 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,760 hump as the figures appeared to be slouched over and slightly 115 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,400 forward. The arm reached to its knee. 116 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:33,040 He noticed hair that was several inches long on the thigh. 117 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,960 He described the large figure as not fat but lean. 118 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,600 The immediate area is the highest in the Black Hills and 119 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:45,000 in the South and in South Dakota at 6 to 7000 feet in elevation 120 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,640 and on the north slope of Harney Park, the highest point in South 121 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,640 Dakota and the Black Elk Wilderness Area. 122 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,600 The witness mentioned that the siding location is also a very 123 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:59,520 common game crossing area and the entire regions seems to 124 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,120 currently be overpopulated with deer and elk. 125 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:05,000 Very cool. Well I guess they have plenty to 126 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:08,640 eat there, don't they? This was says submitted by a 127 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,640 witness on Sunday, October 27th, 2002. 128 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Large bipedal animal frequently observed by a South Dakota 129 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:20,440 family. Year 1988 season fall September 130 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,000 South Dakota. Shannon County Location Details 131 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,640 This location is near the junction of Bureau of Indian 132 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,240 Affairs Highways 27 and 14 on the Pine Ridge Indian 133 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,120 Reservation. The closest towns Porcupine, 134 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:37,240 located approximately 35 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, SD. 135 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,600 The nearest Rd. is BIA Highways 27 to 14. 136 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:45,080 Observed For the past four years, my family and I have 137 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,720 repeatedly observed an unidentified creature near our 138 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:52,480 home located 7 miles north of Porcupine, SD. 139 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,440 The creature appears to stand between 7:00 and 9:00 feet tall 140 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,800 and has left footprints measuring 18 inches long and 141 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,640 seven inches wide. It walks upright, but with a 142 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,080 slight hunch when moving. We have found several pieces of 143 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,280 evidence, including hair, possible saliva mixed with 144 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,400 grass, and dried blood stains on cactus. 145 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,680 Additionally, small trees on the property have been snapped, 146 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:21,000 suggesting significant strength. The creature has often been seen 147 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,200 running at high speeds, moving too quickly to follow. 148 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,000 All family members, including myself, have observed the 149 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,760 creature multiple times, with days or weeks sometimes passing 150 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,840 between sightings. This area seems to be its 151 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,000 primary habitat or stomping ground. 152 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,799 Similar sightings are reported in the same location during the 153 00:08:39,799 --> 00:08:43,600 1960s. Other witnesses, 9 individuals, 154 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,880 have seen the creature, usually while entering or leaving the 155 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,880 area. Additionally, there are three 156 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,720 houses on the property and a creature has been observed 157 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:56,280 moving between these houses. Yes, similar sightings were 158 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:58,880 reported by people who lived in the area during the 1960s. 159 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:00,760 However, those individuals are no longer alive. 160 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,720 Time and conditions says the sightings have predominantly 161 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:06,960 occurred at night over the past four years. 162 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,440 The area consists of rolling hills, small valleys and a 163 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:14,920 swampy region nearby. And a follow up report here says 164 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,440 since late summer, early fall over the past four years, a 165 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,200 family has observed a large bipedal creature near their 166 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,960 home, primarily during evening hours. 167 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,840 The creature is often detected by the barking of family dogs, 168 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,240 but it's occasionally been startled, causing it to flee. 169 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,400 Sightings are most common in the fall and spring. 170 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,760 On at least two occasions, the creatures came close to the 171 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,680 house late at night when the outside lights were off. 172 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:44,600 It reportedly knocked down a ring gutter and threw a dog 173 00:09:44,600 --> 00:09:47,880 against the house, stunning it but not causing fatal injury. 174 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:52,000 Witnesses also claimed the creature has slapped the side of 175 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,840 a parked box truck as it passed through the area. 176 00:09:55,720 --> 00:10:00,240 In the fall of 2001, a 13 year old granddaughter retrieved a 177 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:04,200 sample of unknown hair from a small shed on the property. 178 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,400 The hair was snagged on a metal tub handle, frequently 5 feet 179 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,520 off the ground. The family attempted to identify 180 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,880 the hair through a local taxidermist but was 181 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,840 unsuccessful. The sample, along with other 182 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,760 potential evidence grass mixed with possible saliva, was 183 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,360 submitted to the BFRO for further analysis. 184 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:28,560 In December 2001, the witness used a spotlight and observed 185 00:10:28,560 --> 00:10:31,320 the creature sitting or squatting on a Ridge near the 186 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,800 house. It appeared covered in reddish 187 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,320 brown hair with golden eye reflections. 188 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,000 Subsequent sightings involved the creature standing near trees 189 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:44,320 and moving quickly when spotted. There were unusual sounds. 190 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,760 In the spring of 2002, the family's son-in-law, a captain 191 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:52,120 of the Ogalaga Sioux Tribe police, heard heavy bipedal 192 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,320 footsteps late at night near his house. 193 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:58,800 He described the sound as originating 9 feet off the 194 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,360 ground and compared the breathing to slow, deep and 195 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:05,960 congested inhalations. He refrained from investigating 196 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,560 out of fear. The captain later observed the 197 00:11:08,560 --> 00:11:14,040 creature twice in the fall of 2002 and pursued it in a 4 by 4 198 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:17,200 vehicle. The creature evaded capture but 199 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:19,520 left a large partial footprint in the area. 200 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,280 All witnesses recounted their experience in detail and 201 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,720 appeared genuinely affected. Based on their testimony and 202 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,240 supporting evidence, their accounts are credible. 203 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,320 Wow that really does sound amazing. 204 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,640 Have these sightings like this shirt? 205 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,160 I mean just hanging out there for four years or something. 206 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:41,440 Very strange. This sighting happened in the 207 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:45,840 fall of 2003, specifically November at Jackson County, 208 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:49,440 South Dakota says. I'm quite surprised that there 209 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,760 are no other reports coming from the Wombley area. 210 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,040 There is a Creek running from a Butte 8 miles South of Wombley, 211 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,440 through Wombley and out to the Badlands. 212 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,160 There is a rich history of Bigfoot sightings in this 213 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:05,760 particular area. Nearest town it says Wombley. 214 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:10,480 Nearest Rd. Highway 44 observed I had just 215 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,560 started working as a police officer and was assigned to the 216 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:17,040 midnight shift. While performing my patrols, I 217 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:18,880 realized I was running low on gas. 218 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,760 The officer who had worked the evening shift still had the gas 219 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,720 card with him and he lived approximately 7 miles South of 220 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:30,120 Wombley on a gravel Rd. I spoke to him over the phone 221 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,320 and he said he would wait for me to come over and get it. 222 00:12:33,680 --> 00:12:37,160 I drove to his residence, retrieved the card, and began 223 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:41,120 driving back to Wombley. As I approached a hill, a ditch 224 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:43,800 on both sides of the Global Rd. was approximately 4 to 5 feet 225 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,080 deep. I noticed something bobbing in 226 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,280 the ditch on the West side of the road. 227 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,720 Driving a Chevy Tahoe, which sets relatively high off the 228 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,600 ground. I initially thought it was a bat 229 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,600 or a burden, Didn't think much about it. 230 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,280 Moments later, something ran across the road directly in 231 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,920 front of me, heading east. Through the windshield, I could 232 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,480 see its shoulder area down to its thighs. 233 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:11,200 I had a side view of the figure and still vividly remember it's 234 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,400 reddish brown hair, which appeared to be approximately 4 235 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:18,440 to 5 inches long. The torso and bodies seem slim, 236 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,600 particularly from the chest to the arms, which were long and 237 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,320 thin. I don't recall seeing its hands. 238 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,760 The entire siding lasted only a second or so, but whatever it 239 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:33,600 was, it moved incredibly fast. I stopped and turned around to 240 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,160 investigate, but it had vanished. 241 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,520 The next morning I found some repressions in the ground. 242 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,440 When I stepped into them. I wore a size 13. 243 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,560 I could make out the heel and toes and the grass. 244 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:48,280 However, I couldn't locate any tracks in the dirt as the ground 245 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:51,800 was very hard. No other witnesses, just myself. 246 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,160 There are other stories. There are numerous stories of 247 00:13:54,160 --> 00:13:57,320 Bigfoot sightings in the area. A Creek line runs through the 248 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:01,560 Womblee and out to the Badlands. If you plan any expeditions in 249 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:04,600 South Dakota, this region would be worth investigating. 250 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,160 Feel free to contact me and I'll provide as much information as I 251 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:12,840 can since time and conditions. Approximately 4:00 to 4:30 AM. 252 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,520 The weather was clear but there was no moonlight and it was very 253 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:20,640 dark environment, rolling hills. The incident occurred as I drove 254 00:14:20,640 --> 00:14:23,600 into a valley. There were a few trees and some 255 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:27,040 brush and the general area. I have had the opportunity to 256 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,200 speak with this officer many times via phone, e-mail, in 257 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,680 person. I have also stayed at his home 258 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:34,560 and visited the sitting location. 259 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,800 From our discussions, a few additional details emerged. 260 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:42,000 The officer was driving at a moderate speed of about 35 mile 261 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,120 per hour when he noticed movement out of the corner of 262 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:47,720 his eye. Within two or three seconds, a 263 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,080 large, upright figure dashed across the road from left to 264 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:54,200 right. The sighting was so brief that 265 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,000 he didn't have time to brake before it had already crossed in 266 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,560 front of him. The figure was brightly 267 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:03,400 illuminated by his headlight and was so close, likely within 268 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,280 feet, he could only see its shoulder to thigh area. 269 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:11,600 Its lower legs were out of view beneath the vehicle's hood and 270 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,760 his head was above his immediate field of vision and outside the 271 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:18,680 light. He described the torso and arms 272 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:21,640 as skinny and noticed the pronounced swinging motion of 273 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:24,080 its arms. Several local residents and 274 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,000 police officers are now in contact and their investigations 275 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,480 are ongoing. David Petty, investigator, 276 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:32,840 Pretty cool stuff. Well, you know, it's a police 277 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:34,920 officer. It's like I always say, these 278 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,200 guys can put you away with their testimony, so they have to be 279 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,120 considered a reliable witness. Really pretty wild stuff. 280 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,600 This one here says submitted by a witness. 281 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:46,440 They're asking to keep everything private. 282 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:51,360 Looks like November 17th, 2019. A camper describe stalking my 283 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,120 Bigfoot near Devil's Bathtub in the Black Hills. 284 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,800 Year of 2012 I guess is when it happened. 285 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:02,080 Looks like October 13th. South Dakota County is Lawrence 286 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:05,800 County Location details. I parked my vehicle at Devil's 287 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:09,600 Bathtub trailhead on Cleopatra Road just off the Spearfish 288 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,720 Canyon highway. The time was roughly 2 PMI hiked 289 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,600 into Devil's Bathtub trail and reached the end of the trail 290 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,440 where there was a fence that said no trespassing. 291 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,440 So adventurous me scrambled parallel to the boundary up a 292 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,400 steep closer incline for what felt like 30 yards up the side 293 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,600 of a small Canyon. I came to a game trail and made 294 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:33,520 my way N back facing the boundary for 1/4 mile to where 295 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,200 there was a disused logging trail. 296 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,960 I then started heading up the disused logging trail further 297 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,880 and further up to the rim of Spearfish Canyon. 298 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,200 Maybe 2 to 3 miles. Now it says the nearest town 299 00:16:45,200 --> 00:16:49,360 Spearfish nearest Rd. Cleopatra Rd. observed. 300 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:53,080 I would like to start by saying I am an avid hunter, hiker, and 301 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,320 all around outdoorsman. I was going to the South Dakota 302 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,680 School of Mines at this time for engineering. 303 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,640 It was late October 2012. I went solo camping in the 304 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:06,240 Spearfish Canyon area on Black Hills Forest Rd. 305 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:08,960 The location is near Devil's Bathtub. 306 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:13,200 I was going up an unused logging trail when I noticed the sun was 307 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,760 getting low, so I knew I had to find a place to rest or I'd end 308 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,560 up setting up camp in the dark. I quickly found an overgrown 309 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,160 logging trail that veered off to my right. 310 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,200 The foliage consisted of either Aspen or Birch thicket butting 311 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:30,840 up to the edge of the trail, with very little room to walk on 312 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,400 the gravel trail. This continued for 20 yards, at 313 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,360 which point I came out into a fork in the trail. 314 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:40,920 The fork had a patch of grass just big enough for me to set my 315 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,960 tent up as the surrounding area was strewn with rocks, uneven 316 00:17:44,960 --> 00:17:47,120 ground, and thick overgrown trees. 317 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,800 I watched as the sunset and laid in my tent for what felt like an 318 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,800 eternity as the sun was setting by 7:00-ish at this time of year 319 00:17:56,120 --> 00:18:00,600 and I of course forgot my book. Back in my vehicle, I startled 320 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,400 from my relaxed state when all of a sudden I received a call. 321 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,560 This was unusual because cell service drops when you go into 322 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:09,440 the Canyon, but I was high enough up to get a few bars. 323 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,320 The call was from an officer working for the Spirit View 324 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:15,240 Sheriff's Department he'd seen in my car at the trailhead. 325 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,320 Usually only people go on day hikes in this area as the train 326 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:22,600 is too aggressive for any camping and it's very popular 327 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,800 for inexperienced hikers to get hurt on. 328 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,440 The sheriff thought the worst and was able to look me up on 329 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,400 Facebook and found my phone number, thus explaining the 330 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,400 call. We chatted for a while and once 331 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:36,720 he figured out I was well equipped and knew what I was 332 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:40,320 doing and put him at ease and he called off a supposed search 333 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,640 party. Apparently the party hadn't left 334 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,480 Spearfish yet, but still the sheriff told me to give him a 335 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,800 call and once I made it back to my vehicle the next day he was a 336 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:51,960 real down to earth guy. I did call my parents who had 337 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,680 been informed I was lost to put them at ease. 338 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,720 I finally attempted to go to bed and of course sleep would leave 339 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,760 me this night. I've been laying in my tent for 340 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:03,720 a couple of hours not able to sleep. 341 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,800 It was 11:00 PM when it all started. 1st I heard what 342 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,440 sounded like a bird whistling a short tune a couple feet to the 343 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:14,320 east of me, but it sounded more like a person. 344 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:18,280 Second after that what sounded like a tree trunk hitting 345 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:21,680 another tree trunk came not too far away from the tent to the 346 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,120 South. And 15 seconds after that 347 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:27,560 something on two feet started walking around toward my tent. 348 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,880 The steps were slow, long and heavy. 349 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:33,000 All I could hear were the steps. And then came the skunk like 350 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,240 trashy smell that almost burned the nostrils. 351 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:39,080 I set up my tent, The rainfly wouldn't allow me to see outside 352 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,280 of it. I drew my hunting knife and 353 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:44,800 screamed at the top of my lungs all the profanity I could muster 354 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:46,840 at whatever I had approached my tent. 355 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:51,280 The scariest part was it will stop for a second and continued 356 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:55,160 with this long slow heavy strides beside my tent and 357 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,400 headed in the direction of the tree noise heard earlier. 358 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:02,440 It made no other noises, but the smell lingered for a good 15 359 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,320 minutes as I lay in my tent quivering. 360 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,680 I called the sheriff about 1/2 hour after this and described 361 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,640 the whole account. We talked about every detail I 362 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,080 could think of and walk through, every animal. 363 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,960 It could have been in the hills. Nothing matched up. 364 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,280 He told me he was an avid hunter of the area and it sounded like 365 00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:21,960 nothing he'd ever encountered. He then asked me if I was 366 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,840 planning on coming back down that night. 367 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,120 I made the decision to stick it out since I didn't want to be 368 00:20:27,120 --> 00:20:30,040 stumbling around the darkness with whatever was out there. 369 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:33,640 Probably not too far away. I passed out from all the 370 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:35,640 adrenaline. This is not the end of my 371 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:39,440 experience. I awoke at around 2:00 AM and 372 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:42,920 started hearing more tree knocks in the same general area as the 373 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:46,440 last time, and then the whooping noises started. 374 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,400 First came a whoop near the tree knock area, and then whoops were 375 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:54,360 a few seconds apart, maybe a mile away, and more whooping 376 00:20:54,360 --> 00:20:57,240 noises and tree knocks were heard even further away, 377 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:01,200 possibly across the Canyon. I lay there in the thick of it, 378 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,840 not having ever experienced anything like this, shaking in 379 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:08,040 my sleeping bag with my sorry excuse for a honey knife. 380 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,640 I can truly say I've never been that scared in my life. 381 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,360 I felt like the noises were coming from all over the forest. 382 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,720 At this point I accepted my fate was comfortable with the thought 383 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,840 of death as I didn't know the intention of these creatures. 384 00:21:22,360 --> 00:21:24,520 I look back and laugh at the thoughts I had. 385 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:28,480 These literal monkey like whoops continued for about 15 minutes 386 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,680 and I didn't once think of recording it due to my 387 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:34,000 paralyzing fear. Each whoop sounded different 388 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,120 depending on the area it was coming from and with different 389 00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:40,120 length and strength. As soon as that hint of light 390 00:21:40,120 --> 00:21:42,920 crept over the trees, I slowly unzip my tent to find out a 391 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,320 single sign of whatever had been there the previous night. 392 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,080 Of course I didn't know what to look for at the time. 393 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,280 I quickly packed everything up and hiked out the same way I 394 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,360 came in before I left that offshoot trail. 395 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:58,000 I turned around and said thank you and bowed in case something 396 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,800 or someone was listening. I wanted to let it. 397 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,960 No, I was grateful even though it wouldn't understand. 398 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,000 I called the sheriff as soon as I changed my phone and my 399 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,800 vehicle to let him know what all he'd missed. 400 00:22:10,120 --> 00:22:13,440 Once again he was dumbfounded. I never was big into Bigfoot 401 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:16,200 before this, but ever since then I go into the woods with a 402 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,160 different level of respect. No other witnesses, other 403 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:20,600 stories. My friends told me. 404 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,520 They had told a guy in my story and when he was a young boy he 405 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:26,440 had gone out hunting by himself in Spiritfish Canyon. 406 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:29,840 As he was going up a draw he saw something moving on the other 407 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,080 side of it. He pulled up his sight on his 408 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:36,000 rifle and saw a brownish hair covered bipedal creature going 409 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,120 straight up the straw like it was sprinting on the flat 410 00:22:39,120 --> 00:22:41,680 ground. He was so afraid that he went 411 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,920 straight home to tell his father what he saw. 412 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,520 His sighting probably happened 10 to 15 years before mine. 413 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:51,160 The father then told his son that he had a similar experience 414 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,960 at his age roughly 20 years prior. 415 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:57,560 I'm unsure of the guy's name and I've been trying to figure out 416 00:22:57,560 --> 00:22:59,880 who spoke to my friends that night ever since. 417 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,280 This all happened between 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM. 418 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,280 The weather was clear to partly cloudy with no wind and probably 419 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:10,600 30 to 40°, says the environments pine forest, Aspen and Birch 420 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,640 thicket. The follow up investigator was 421 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,880 Carter Bershot says. I had a very nice chat with a 422 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,160 witness. He was glad to get it off his 423 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,240 chest. He also had many questions as he 424 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:26,520 mentioned he was there just to get away from civilization for a 425 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,480 while. Not hunting, just camping, just 426 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:30,840 in peace and quiet in the forest. 427 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:32,720 Well, he didn't get the peace and quiet. 428 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,600 No fires were allowed that year due to drought. 429 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,000 All he had was a headlamp. That was all he needed because 430 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,480 he was just going to read a book. 431 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,960 But he forgot his book. So he was just laying there 432 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:46,000 watching the forest go from light to dark when the whistling 433 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:47,800 began. It seemed like more of someone 434 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,560 whistling a tune more than a bird call. 435 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,400 This was just a few feet away from me, literally. 436 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,200 And within seconds came the tree knock. 437 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:59,080 As he stated, the whistle was from the east of him and the 438 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,840 knock to the South. Then came the steps. 439 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,560 He estimated they began no more than 10 feet away. 440 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:09,040 He felt the heavy thud thud thud of the steps and I could hear 441 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,880 the gravel and rocks crunching under the beast. 442 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:15,120 He screamed quote every profanity I could muster. 443 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,760 The creature stopped as if to listen and then kept going. 444 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:22,240 He felt the creature stopped no more than a foot or two from my 445 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,240 tent. He said while he was screaming 446 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:28,000 you can see nothing because of the rain flap configuration on 447 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,440 his tent. After that or they walked off, 448 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:35,280 the force became silent. He gathered himself for about 30 449 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:36,840 minutes before he called the sheriff. 450 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:39,880 The only thing to add to the conversation with the sheriff 451 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,560 documented in report was that neither of them brought up a 452 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,480 Sasquatch. There was a second event. 453 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,960 He was awakened by the sounds of knocks. 454 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,320 Around 2:00 AM. He started hearing more tree 455 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:53,680 knocks in the same general area as the last time. 456 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,000 And when the whooping and then the whooping sound started, 457 00:24:57,360 --> 00:25:00,160 first came a whoop from the nearby tree knock area, and then 458 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:03,800 came some whoops a few seconds apart, maybe a mile away. 459 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,160 And then more whooping noises and tree knocks even further 460 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,360 away, possibly across the Canyon. 461 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,520 The witness had no working knowledge of Sasquatch before 462 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,040 these events, nor any preconceived notions he had 463 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,600 heard of them. Probably seen an item or two in 464 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,160 the media, but that was it. Even though he's 100 and spent 465 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,920 hours upon hours in the forest, nothing ever gave him pause for 466 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:28,480 thought about Sasquatch until that night. 467 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,000 Wow, that is really something. We'll do a couple more here, and 468 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,280 we'll finish up this one here. Says submitted by witness on 469 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:37,960 February 4th, 2009. It looks like the year this 470 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:41,160 actually happened was 2008 June 22nd it says. 471 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,200 Lawrence County, South Dakota location. 472 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,960 Take Highway 140. Take Highway 14 W out of Sturgis 473 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:50,680 nearest town Deadwood nearest Rd. 474 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:55,640 Highway 14 a observed. I travel every year on vacation 475 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,680 to South Dakota to do some camping in the Black Hills and 476 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:02,080 have for the past three years camped in the same location. 477 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,680 I belong to a club of outdoor enthusiasts. 478 00:26:05,120 --> 00:26:07,840 We traveled to certain locations to scratch a living from the 479 00:26:07,840 --> 00:26:10,480 earth for a few days. And once you have the fever, 480 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:14,120 there's no there's no such thing as a non working vacation. 481 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:18,160 This last trip, June 2008, I had an experience I couldn't 482 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,520 explain. I was asleep in my tent. 483 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:24,080 I was the only person left in camp as everyone else had packed 484 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,200 up and left. I wasn't too concerned since I 485 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:29,040 have camped by myself in this area several times and could 486 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,200 only recall one other time when I felt like something was 487 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:36,080 nearby, perhaps a cougar or other predator type animal. 488 00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:38,480 As the cricket stopped chirping and the whole area became 489 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:42,720 extremely quiet, I was sleeping soundly and was suddenly awake 490 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,760 and aware that something was up. Everything was silent. 491 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,240 I didn't know what had woken me up at first, but I reached over 492 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:52,000 and checked my watch. Seeing that it was 311 AMI 493 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:54,600 thought to myself, I need to go back to sleep. 494 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:57,760 Then I heard it. Someone or something was moving 495 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:02,280 around and the stream below my camp, not directly below, but 496 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,320 more to the north and West of my camp. 497 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:06,520 Following the curvature of the stream. 498 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:10,920 Picture a curving L shape. Now rotate the L1 quarter turn 499 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,200 to the right. Apply that to the moving stream 500 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,640 water. My camp sits above the water 20 501 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:19,880 to 30 feet on the inside turn of the Li heard splashing in the 502 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,480 stream and then smack, smack. There was a pause for a few 503 00:27:23,480 --> 00:27:25,960 seconds, then smack smack, smack. 504 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,960 It was two rocks being hit together in a pattern. 505 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,840 OK, creepy. Not what I was expecting, so I 506 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,280 reached over and put a shell in the Chamber of my weapon. 507 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,240 It checked the safety. I decided to give it a few 508 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,120 minutes and if nothing else happened, I'd go back to sleep. 509 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,360 Nothing else did happen, except when the sun came up. 510 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,520 I packed up and left. The area around the stream is 511 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,760 covered in rocks of every size and shape, from small pebbles to 512 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:52,720 boulders as big as cars and trucks. 513 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:54,600 I didn't think to look for tracks. 514 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:58,320 I was still the only one there and I didn't know what to think 515 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,400 except that if someone thought it was fun to show up at a 516 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:04,880 secluded camp at that time of night to smack rocks together, 517 00:28:04,880 --> 00:28:07,480 there must be something wrong with them and it was time to 518 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:09,640 vacate the area. A few months later I saw a 519 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:13,320 program on primates and how they will knock rocks and sticks 520 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,760 together to communicate. I put two and two together and 521 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,880 realize I may have had an encounter. 522 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:23,480 Also notice it says just silence, very quiet. 523 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:25,920 Other witnesses just me, other stories. 524 00:28:26,120 --> 00:28:29,640 The bare Butte area report on this site. 525 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,240 Time and conditions. This happened at night. 526 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,400 Calm, no wind. There isn't any light in the 527 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:37,320 area except Starlight. I don't recall the moon being 528 00:28:37,320 --> 00:28:40,680 out this night and I did use my watch light and check the laser 529 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:44,840 light on the weapon pointing at a wall inside the tent away from 530 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,760 the disturbance. Outside environment, pine 531 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:51,520 forest, mountainous terrain. A follow up investigation by 532 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,920 Thomas Bruns says. Thomas Bruns is a native of 533 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:58,080 South Dakota, living there for over 25 years and has spent much 534 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,840 time in the Black Hills. I discussed the events of this 535 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:03,920 report at length with this witness. 536 00:29:03,920 --> 00:29:06,520 He is from Minnesota and frequently goes to the Black 537 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:10,000 Hills of South Dakota to camp at a private gold claim area. 538 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,280 He is a member of a group with access to this private land. 539 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:19,240 This area is very isolated and requires A4 wheel drive for 540 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:21,680 access. He camped next to a Creek about 541 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,760 10 feet wide. The stream bed contained many 542 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,880 different sized rocks, but no rocks were on the shoreline. 543 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:31,560 Thus, it is doubtful that an animal could have been walking 544 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:34,960 on the shoreline and caused rocks to tumble causing the 545 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,840 clacking noise. Also, the sound of the clacking 546 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,320 was very loud and distinct in a pattern. 547 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:43,120 With further thought, he remembered the clacking to be a 548 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:48,080 pattern of three clacks about a two second pause, then repeated 549 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:51,160 two more times. This made him think some person 550 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:54,320 was there who shouldn't have been, so he loaded his weapon 551 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,280 for protection. He also distinctly remembers how 552 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:01,520 quiet it had become with no sound whatsoever other than the 553 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,560 rock clacking. A very interesting fact which he 554 00:30:04,560 --> 00:30:07,360 discussed was how while watching a television show he learned 555 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,600 that primates we hit rocks and sticks together to communicate 556 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:13,400 and this is when it dawned on him that he might have been 557 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,960 visited by a large primate. Rock clocking isn't often 558 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,880 reported during Sasquatch encounters and on BFR 559 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:22,360 expeditions. Overall, this gentleman was very 560 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,680 sincere and truthful in his description of his encounter and 561 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:28,040 most probably had a nighttime visit by Sasquatch. 562 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:31,520 Of note, other reports for the adjacent counties of Mead, 563 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,920 Pennington, and Custer are found on the BFRO website. 564 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:38,200 The Bear Butte report the witness is referring to is 565 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:42,080 report #1082. Man, what cool stuff. 566 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:45,600 We'll take a look at one last one here and wrap this up. 567 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:48,400 This one was submitted on January 27th, 2004. 568 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:52,600 Looks like the sighting actually happened on October 1st, 2003 or 569 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:56,800 Friday. State South Dakota County 570 00:30:56,800 --> 00:31:01,440 Cluster County location details Just past the 2.5 horse camp 571 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:04,320 sign, take 16 A to the Blue Belt Lodge. 572 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:08,280 Go past the lodge to the dirt road and continue for half a 573 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:11,720 mile until you reach the top of the hill you are there. 574 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:16,800 Nearest town Custer, SD nearest Hwy. 16 A Observed. 575 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,560 I went to Custer State Park after the Buffalo roundup to 576 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,400 rest and ride my horse. I rode all day Friday. 577 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,560 When I returned to camp I fed and watered my horse. 578 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:29,080 I was the only one in camp since I was tired and didn't feel like 579 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:30,960 cooking and went down to town for dinner. 580 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:34,040 After eating a burger and Custer, I headed back to camp. 581 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,680 As you pass the Bluebell Lodge, you take a dirt Rd. about 3 582 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,720 miles to the camp. At the 2.5 sign you go up a 583 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,480 sizable hill. Just as I reached the top of the 584 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,360 hill I saw something coming down the hill to my left. 585 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:49,360 It crossed the road in front of me in one long step and 586 00:31:49,360 --> 00:31:50,800 continued down the hill to my right. 587 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:55,000 Dust and rocks followed as it moved, but I got a Clearview. 588 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:58,000 It was six to seven feet tall, covered in brown and reddish 589 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:01,160 hair and resembled a gorilla but was more man like. 590 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,680 It was not a Buffalo, deer, elk or bear. 591 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:06,960 I went back to camp, quickly loaded my horse into the trailer 592 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,240 and drove home. I didn't tell anyone because 593 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:11,680 they already think I'm crazy, but I know what I saw. 594 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:15,760 It wasn't a man in a suit. Wow, additional details. 595 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,480 I didn't get out of the truck until I returned to camp. 596 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,680 My horse was uneasy and difficult to load, which was 597 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:24,760 unusual for him. He was clearly agitated and we 598 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,280 left quickly. No other witnesses, no other 599 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:30,280 stories, time and conditions. Around 9:00 PM it was very dark, 600 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:34,080 clear and cold environment. It says Custer State Park has 601 00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,600 high ridges, deep hollows and thick pine forest. 602 00:32:37,080 --> 00:32:39,560 The witness describes himself as a cowboy who works 603 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:42,240 professionally with leather, making saddles and tack. 604 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,840 He has participated multiple times in the annual Buffalo 605 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:49,160 Roundup in Custer State Park and is an experienced hunter. 606 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,160 When asked if it could have been a bear, he replied no. 607 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,280 I've raised a bear before. It was no bear. 608 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,960 The creature came down a steep embankment on the left side of 609 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,360 the road and landed 10 to 15 yards in front of his truck. 610 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,680 It was 9:00 PM dark, but the witness saw it clearly in his 611 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:07,720 headlights. It picked itself up and in one 612 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:10,960 step crossed the road and descended a steep slope on the 613 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:12,840 right side. According to the witness, a 614 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:15,920 person wouldn't attempt to go down such a slope even in 615 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:18,200 daylight. He described the creature as 616 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,960 tall, with long legs, a thick build and covered in hair. 617 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:26,040 It didn't turn to look at him as across the road, the witness 618 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:27,640 emphasized. I know what I saw. 619 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,400 No way was it a man. It was too big be aware of 620 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,160 Bigfoot, Loch Ness monsters and similar phenomena, the witness 621 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,520 said. I didn't really care about any 622 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:37,280 of that before, and I still don't. 623 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,760 However, the sighting has profoundly affected him. 624 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:43,840 He is now afraid of the dark and reluctant to venture into the 625 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,280 wild. He left the roundup early, and 626 00:33:46,280 --> 00:33:49,040 even though he had planned to stay longer, the witness didn't 627 00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:50,960 share his experience with others of the roundup friend. 628 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,960 They dismiss it as a joke because of his reputation as a 629 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:56,520 practical joker. He just wanted to leave. 630 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,880 Based on my interview, I find the witness entirely credible. 631 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,440 He is convinced that what he saw was not a man or a bear. 632 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:06,640 He continues to struggle with accepting what he witnessed. 633 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,560 Sounds like it really rocked his world. 634 00:34:08,880 --> 00:34:11,040 But I hope you enjoyed the podcast today as it was. 635 00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:13,719 Like I say, be sure to hit the like follow subscribe button. 636 00:34:14,040 --> 00:34:16,880 Really helps out. Until next time, this is UFO 637 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:17,960 warning out of here.