1 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:06,840 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,200 In this episode, we're talking about Bigfoot in Oregon. 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,560 That's correct, Bigfoot in Oregon. 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,320 I found this first article over at oregonencyclopedia.org 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,160 talking a little bit about the history of Bigfoot in that 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:20,960 state. It's written by Robert Walls. 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:25,360 This is Bigfoot Sasquatch. Legend tells us this Bigfoot is 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,840 a large and mysterious humanoid creature purported to inhabit 9 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:32,240 the wild and forested areas of Oregon and the West Coast of 10 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,800 North America. Bigfoot is also known as 11 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,520 Sasquatch, an anglization of the of the name Sasquats from the 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:44,640 Hako Millennium language spoken by First Nations peoples in 13 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:48,200 southwestern British Columbia. Most people who believe in 14 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:51,560 Bigfoot's existence or claim to have seen one assert that they 15 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:56,000 are hair covered bipeds with ape like features up to 8 feet tall 16 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,680 that leave correspondingly large footprints. 17 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:02,400 They are generally characterized as non aggressive animals whose 18 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,480 shyness and human like intelligence make them elusive 19 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,480 and thus rarely seen, though some wilderness travelers claim 20 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:12,680 to have smelled their stench or heard their screams and 21 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,480 whistles. A few physical anthropologists, 22 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,960 such as Jeff Mildred at Idaho State University and Grover 23 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:21,880 Krantz of Washington State University, have espousy 24 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,920 biological reality of Bigfoot, based on their examination of 25 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,680 the 1967 film footage of a purported Bigfoot taken in 26 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,200 Northern California's Klamath Mountains, or on their 27 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,440 morphological analysis of footprints, some of which 28 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,960 exhibit dermal ridges as those found in the 1980s by AUS Forest 29 00:01:39,960 --> 00:01:43,280 Service employee in the Blue Mountains of northeastern 30 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,520 Oregon. Most scientists, however, remain 31 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,880 skeptics and dismiss the phenomena as the product of the 32 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,480 of the mistaken identification of known animals or elaborate 33 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,400 hoaxes with Prince cleverly planted to deceive. 34 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,960 Over time, stories about Bigfoot have entered into oral tradition 35 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,480 and become part of regional folklore. 36 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,320 The historical record of Bigfoot in Oregon's in Oregon Country 37 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:09,240 begins in 19 O four with sightings of a hairy Wildman by 38 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:12,680 settlers in the Sixes River area and the Coast Range. 39 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,240 Similar accounts by miners and hunters followed in later 40 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,800 decades. In 1924, miners on Mount Saint 41 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,200 Helens claimed to have been attacked by giant apes, an 42 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,000 incident widely reported in the Oregon press. 43 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,600 Local Native Americans used this event to discuss publicly their 44 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:34,240 own knowledge of the Siete Co Hersuit Wild Indians of the 45 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,400 Woods traditions first documented in 1865 by by 46 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:44,320 ethnographer George Gibbs. After 1958, woods workers east 47 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,960 and West of the Cascade Mountains began to report seeing 48 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,800 creatures and discovering their immense tracks along logging 49 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,280 roads, enhancing public recognition of the Bigfoot name. 50 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,400 Witnesses observed these so-called humanoids crossing 51 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,640 roads at night, striding furtively through forest and 52 00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:02,600 mountain terrain, or digging forward and eating ground 53 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:06,160 squirrels in rock piles. Bigfoot quickly entered into the 54 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:10,200 occupational culture of loggers, manifested as serious stories, 55 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,920 jokes, chainsaw sculptures, and fabricated prints as playful 56 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:16,840 pranks. By the 1970s, former Yeti hunter 57 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,440 Peter Byrne had established the Bigfoot Information Center at 58 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,640 The Dalles, gaining national media attention for his 59 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:26,760 documentation of eyewitness testimony and footprints adduced 60 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,320 as evidence for new species of primate. 61 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,680 Footprints In it dirt or snow continue to be found and 62 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,320 reported to various organized groups who have followed Byrne's 63 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,720 path. Native Americans in Oregon have 64 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:41,520 increasingly situated Bigfoot within traditional belief 65 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,960 systems as beings with deeply rooted cultural significance. 66 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:49,000 Tribes in coastal Oregon related Bigfoot to ancient tales of wild 67 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,880 men who worked near villages in Lefty Mets tracks, as described 68 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,760 in Clara Pearson's tale from Nehalem Tillamook. 69 00:03:56,320 --> 00:04:00,000 Members of Plateau tribes, such as those at Warm Springs 70 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,240 Reservation, identify Bigfoot as a stick and in a diverse 71 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,080 category of potentially hostile beings who stole salmon or 72 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:09,280 confused people by whistling, causing them to become lost. 73 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,320 Sightings and stories continue on reservations today, 74 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,160 representing a spiritual connection to the pre contact 75 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:18,720 past and resilience of indigenous cultural heritage. 76 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,920 Most recently, Bigfoot in popular culture has devolved 77 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,400 into a series of sports mascots, children's entertainment and 78 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,200 cryptozoological reality shows. It has also been playfully 79 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,640 promoted in state legislation and celebrations. 80 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,520 Politicians in both Oregon and Washington have proposed bills 81 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,520 to protect the creature from hunters and Harry Humanoids have 82 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,240 served as official state mascots, first as Harrison 83 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:45,080 Bigfoot for Washington Centennial in 1989 and then and 84 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:50,320 then Seski the Sasquatch for Oregon's Sasquatural in 2009. 85 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:52,960 A number of prominent writers have reflected thoughtfully on 86 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:56,520 tradition and literally explores changing attitudes toward the 87 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,800 natural world. Yeah, pretty cool. 88 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,600 And then article kind of goes on down from there. 89 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,160 But I think it gives you a pretty good idea how this thing 90 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:06,120 really, this whole concept of Bigfoot has been around for 91 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,560 many, many years, has been around and many traditions for 92 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,160 thousands of years. And in really in the early 1900s 93 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,200 when white started to come into contact with these areas, it 94 00:05:15,280 --> 00:05:18,040 kind of emerged into popular culture. 95 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,360 Today is is Bigfoot we'll take a look at some of these sightings 96 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:27,280 over here from bfro.net. This first sighting as dated 97 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:32,640 2011 says September Baker County, Oregon location details 98 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:36,240 elevation 7821 feet so you're up here in the mountains always 99 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,320 nearest town Sumter, Oregon nearest Rd. 100 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,600 Cracker Creek road. Now I looked in the map there 101 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,040 and Sumter seems to be kind of in the West central or excuse 102 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,040 me, the East Central area of Oregon there, you know, you have 103 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:52,480 on the western part of the state looks pretty, pretty green, say 104 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,880 on the map. And then as you get into the 105 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,000 interior, it starts to get a lot drier. 106 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:00,400 But this area seems to be at a higher elevation and you have 107 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,400 more logging, more tree growth there, it appears observed. 108 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,000 I was part of a group that spent the summer and fall on the side 109 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,680 of a mountain several 1000 feet up, reopening old gold mines 110 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,600 that have been closed during World War 2. 111 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:18,000 Phone reception was poor and one evening at sunset Steve asked me 112 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,760 to take him up to the top switch back so he could make a phone 113 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,440 call. I drove him the relatively short 114 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,120 distance on the ATV, turned it off and walked about 100 yards 115 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,560 away to give him some privacy. It started getting dark quickly, 116 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,920 as it does at that elevation, and cold. 117 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,960 I began mandering back to hopefully hurry him along. 118 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:39,440 As I approached a cluster of trees located just uphill from 119 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:42,440 the switch back, I suddenly heard the deepest, most resonant 120 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:46,280 growl I've ever experienced. It was clearly a warning. 121 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,680 At first I thought it was a big cat, but the tone was far too 122 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,960 deep. Expecting a short trip, I left 123 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,880 my rifle and shotgun at camp and only carried A1911 sidearm. 124 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:59,000 I quickly drew it. I was concerned for Steve as 125 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,240 whatever it was that stood between US and he was unaware of 126 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,640 any threat. I moved cautiously toward him 127 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,520 with both arms extended, sidearms at the ready. 128 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,920 I peered into the trees, but the combination of the dense cluster 129 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,040 and the dim light made it impossible to see anything. 130 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,000 As I finally passed the tree cluster and positioned myself 131 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:19,880 between Steve and the source of the growl, I glanced over my 132 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:22,280 right shoulder. Steve had noticed something was 133 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,720 wrong. He also had drawn his pistol, 134 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:26,920 still holding the phone in his other hand. 135 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,600 Just as I turned my head back toward the trees, I was stunned 136 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:34,240 to see an absolutely massive, tall creature hurrying toward 137 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,400 the tree cluster. It had to slide past me to get 138 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,440 there. Clearly it wasn't targeting me. 139 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,240 Once it reached the trees, all noise stopped. 140 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,280 I began backing up slowly. Had it been a Mountain Lion or 141 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:49,280 other large predator in those trees, I imagine there would 142 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,000 have been a commotion. But everything fell silent. 143 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,000 I remember being less shocked by its size than by how fast it 144 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,880 moved. I remember thinking this thing 145 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:02,040 could outrun a deer. From Steve's angle he couldn't 146 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,520 see it but the creature had crossed about 30 yards of knee 147 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,000 high brush which gave me a very clearview. 148 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:12,320 I reached the ATV and said simply, we're leaving and 149 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:15,840 hindsight after playing this in my mind 100 times, I believe 150 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,520 there may have been a female or juvenile in the trees. 151 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,760 It growled to warn me off and the adult hurried over to 152 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,320 intervene. This is speculative of course, 153 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,880 but I feel confident the large individual was coming to settle 154 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:31,800 things down. The 45ACP is a highly effective 155 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,200 round for personal defense at close range, but based on the 156 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,600 size and speed of this thing, if it had wanted me dead, I 157 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,760 wouldn't have had a chance. After that, Steve chose a new 158 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,840 location for phone calls much closer to camp. 2 weeks later, 159 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:49,040 he came back to camp in a panic. He'd heard a heavy thumping 160 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,840 steps behind him and turned to see one of the creatures running 161 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,680 up the mountain. We stayed a few more weeks, but 162 00:08:55,680 --> 00:09:00,040 I didn't get much sleep. Oh wow, says also noticed the 163 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:04,240 creatures thighs were thick as my waist which is 32 inches. 164 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,000 Boy. Other witnesses One other 165 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:08,640 witness, Steve who was on the phone. 166 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,320 Other stories included in this report. 167 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:14,120 Time and conditions. Twilight dry, clear and cool 168 00:09:14,560 --> 00:09:16,320 environment sided mountain near the top. 169 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:19,560 Follow up investigation report by BFR investigator Jeff 170 00:09:19,560 --> 00:09:21,720 Robinson. I spoke with the witness by 171 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,680 telephone for approximately 45 minutes. 172 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,520 He was calling from his home in the southeast. 173 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,320 He is a mature, articulate man who spoke calmly but was clearly 174 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:31,720 still disturbed by his encounter. 175 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:34,920 He explained that it was his first and only experience of 176 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,880 this kind, and even a year later, the vivid imagery 177 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:41,160 continued to haunt him. The witnesses A retired Special 178 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,000 Forces soldier with extensive decorations from the Vietnam 179 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,400 conflict. He is an experienced tracker, 180 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,240 hunter and all around outdoorsman. 181 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,200 He described his military, especially as Manhunter, yet he 182 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,080 had never seen anything like the creature he encountered. 183 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,720 Initially the vocalization led him to believe he was dealing 184 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,040 with a large cat, but once he saw the creature he described it 185 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,560 as at least 2 1/2 meters tall with shoulders twice as wide as 186 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,000 any man. It had long muddy brown to 187 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,800 nearly black hair and a cream colored face. 188 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,160 During our conversation, he used Technical and military dragon, 189 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,480 describing how the growl seemed to come from the tree cluster, 190 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,400 yet the vibratory and Sonic impact made it feel like the 191 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,000 creature was standing beside him. 192 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,040 In the moments that followed, he witnessed a creature move 193 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,360 between him and his friend. Panic began to set in, not 194 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,200 because of fear alone, but because he realized his sidearm 195 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,120 would likely be ineffective against a creature of this size. 196 00:10:35,560 --> 00:10:38,560 He emphasized the sheer girth of the creature's legs and its 197 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:41,040 rapid movement. He speculated that it was in 198 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:43,240 some kind of urgency or panic as well. 199 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,400 The witness had been staying in a local inn during this time in 200 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,920 the area. The innkeepers, a couple, were 201 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,960 well aware of large bipedal creatures reportedly inhabiting 202 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,240 the region. I interviewed them as well. 203 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:57,520 They confirmed the witness state at they're in along with Steve 204 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,480 and other miners during the mineral exploration season. 205 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,200 They recounted 2 additional sightings from the other miners 206 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:05,760 in July of 2012. They also took me to the 207 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,200 location of the reported encounter high in the hills 208 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:12,040 while we access the site by ATV. Late in the afternoon, one of 209 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,320 the innkeepers spotted a dark figure across the Ridge on a 210 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,560 rocky outcrop. We attempted to observe it 211 00:11:17,560 --> 00:11:20,560 through blockers and a nine X scope but were unsuccessful. 212 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,400 The area is rugged and remote, only accessible by durable off 213 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,520 road vehicles, and is known for mysterious vocalizations and 214 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,880 sightings. All details from the innkeepers 215 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:31,760 aligned with the witnesses account. 216 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,800 Given the region's mining history, there is long standing 217 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,560 local lore about monsters in the hills. 218 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,440 Wow, that's pretty wild. And then it has a little bit of 219 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,880 a buyout here. About Jeff Robertson says he's a 220 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,160 software engineer and manufacturer representative. 221 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,240 As a teenager, he spent many nights raccoon hunting in 222 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,720 Georgia Forest. Strange and unexpectable events 223 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,080 during that time sparked his interest in researching the 224 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:57,120 elusive bipedal primates. Wow, very very cool. 225 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:02,800 The sightings dated November 15th, 1995. 226 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,240 Also Baker County location details says I'm a little 227 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,920 reluctant to reveal the exact location where the sighting 228 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:11,720 occurred. The person who gave me this 229 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,240 information likely wouldn't want a lot of people to know about 230 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,280 it, however, I will provide the exact location to an 231 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,160 investigator if they wish to contact me and it says nearest 232 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:23,320 town Baker, Oregon. This sighting was related to me 233 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,520 by a man I've known for over 20 years. 234 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,280 We've haunted and fished together many times and I've 235 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:29,880 never known him to tell tall tales. 236 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:31,920 He is well respected in his community. 237 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:36,000 He told me he had been cutting a load of firewood and was driving 238 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,400 down a dirt Rd. that runs from the bottom of the Canyon along 239 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,160 the Snake River up into the timber. 240 00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:44,920 It was hunting season. From one point on the road, he 241 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:47,520 looked down the mountain and thought he saw a bear near a 242 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,920 salt box. These salt boxes are placed by 243 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,000 ranchers to provide salt blocks for cattle. 244 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,680 His intention was to shoot the bear, so he hurried down the 245 00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:57,240 road and his pickup. There are many switchbacks on 246 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,640 that road and at times he couldn't see the animal. 247 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:02,880 When he got within 400 yards, he saw it again. 248 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,440 He said the creature stood up on his hind legs and quickly walked 249 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:10,200 40 to 50 yards before descending into a steep Creek bottom. 250 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:13,400 He said that if it had been a person, they would have been 251 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:17,320 dressed entirely in dark brown or black from head to toe, all 252 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,960 on one collar. He estimated the figure was over 253 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,600 6 feet tall. He also noticed there were no 254 00:13:22,680 --> 00:13:25,640 other vehicles in the area and no other roads leading into that 255 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,840 location. He didn't stop to look for 256 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,240 footprints, he just kept driving past the spot, but with a very 257 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,560 uneasy feeling about what he had just seen. 258 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,640 Wow also noticed he was alone at the time, the sighting occurring 259 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,080 at Hills Canyon. The terrain there is extremely 260 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,520 steep and rugged, with numerous lava rims throughout the area. 261 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:48,360 It is intersected by many creeks, each of which has cut 262 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:51,880 steep gulleys, many which could be described as canyons. 263 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,040 The upper elevations are forested with pine and fir, 264 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,280 while the lower parts of the Canyon are covered mostly with 265 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,400 brush and alders along the Creek bottoms. 266 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,320 The hillsides are grass covered all the way down to the Snake 267 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,560 River which carved the entire region. 268 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,960 Elevation ranges from 8000 to 9000 feet at the top down to 269 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,640 about 1800 feet at the river. That's a pretty good 270 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,400 description. Very cool sighting this 271 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:17,920 sighting. Our encounter, I guess I should 272 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,600 say, is dated August 11th to 12th, 2023. 273 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,000 Clackamas County location details on the southeast side of 274 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:30,040 Mount Hood near Lamberson Butte. We had passed the ridgeline and 275 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,920 were camped at the tree line before the descent into Newton 276 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:35,560 Creek. Nearest town Rhododendron 277 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,400 nearest Rd. Highway 35 observed On the night 278 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,720 of August 11th, 2023, my partner and I were camping along the 279 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,920 Timberline Trail in Mount Hood National Forest. 280 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:50,120 Around 12:00 AM we were awakened by the sound of distant wood 281 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,200 knocks. We had stored our backpacks 282 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:55,680 several 100 feet from the campsite and only had water with 283 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,120 us, hoping to avoid attracting any predators. 284 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,200 Over the course of three hours we heard a total of 10 knocks in 285 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,200 volleys of three to five at a time. 286 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,800 The sound was clearly wood on wood coming from below our 287 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,040 position. I eventually fell back asleep. 288 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,720 We were nearing a 40 miles on our track, but our partner 289 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:15,920 stayed awake spooked by the noises. 290 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:19,200 Wow, these guys are right out there in the middle of the 291 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:22,120 timber it sounds like to hear these crazy wood knocking sounds 292 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,040 that we associate with Bigfoot so often. 293 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,960 Also notice our backpacks nearby were untouched, confirming there 294 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:31,560 were no bear or cougar that had been running rummaging for food. 295 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:33,840 Other witnesses to other stories. 296 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,480 I'm submitting this report after reading about a similar incident 297 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,440 in 2023 of August South of this location. 298 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:43,160 My partner and I both live in Plain WA, a very rural densely 299 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:46,520 forested area where long time hikers in Washington 80s and 300 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,760 neither of us had heard anything like this before since time and 301 00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:52,880 conditions. Nighttime clear summer night 302 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,160 with visible stars and minimal cloud coverage. 303 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,280 Environment between the Ridge and tree line. 304 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,600 Follow up investigation by Matthew Moneymaker. 305 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:03,080 Although this is a Class B non visual encounter, it may be more 306 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,680 significant than a typical Class B of knocking sounds. 307 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,840 The behaviour described as unusual. 308 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:11,440 Combined with the location, it may suggest a recurring pattern 309 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:14,440 in which a Sasquatch returns to the specific area of Mount Hood 310 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,400 at the same time each year, possibly expecting to make 311 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:21,680 contact with others of its kind. This possibility makes the site 312 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:25,240 a strong candidate for targeted recording efforts, as the sounds 313 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,080 may be predictable in both time and location. 314 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:32,000 The loud and powerful knocking sounds reportedly carried for a 315 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,080 mile or more. You wouldn't need to be close to 316 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,680 hear them, you just need to be in the general facility. 317 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:41,280 Identifying the precise origin of the sounds could then follow. 318 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,200 I spoke with the two backpackers at length by phone. 319 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,200 Although in their early 20s, they have enough experience to 320 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,440 undertake multi day treks. At the time of this incident 321 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:54,800 they were nearing the end of a full circle hike 41 1/2 miles 322 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,560 around Mount Hood via the Timberline Trail. 323 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,800 This trail is not for the faint of heart. 324 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,120 You must carry four days worth of food plus all your camping 325 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,760 gear and hike approximately 15 miles a day. 326 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,800 Oh man. Much of the trail sets near 327 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:12,880 10,000 feet. Elevation or oxygen levels are 328 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,680 low and physical exertion is more difficult. 329 00:17:16,079 --> 00:17:20,160 The loud knocks came from below their camp near Lamberson Butte, 330 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,720 a short distance off the Timberline Trail. 331 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:25,880 This suggests the source was down in the drainage of the 332 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:29,800 South Fork of Cold Spring Creek. The witnesses estimated the 333 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,400 knocks were coming from a half a mile to a mile away. 334 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,520 They were confident the sounds were not gunshots or mechanical 335 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:37,800 in nature. They originated from a steep 336 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,320 forested area with no roads or trails. 337 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,040 The knocks did not change location during the night. 338 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,640 All came from the same direction, distance and over a 339 00:17:46,640 --> 00:17:50,240 three hour period and sounded as if the source was striking the 340 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,440 same large hollow tree trunk. One of the witnesses remained 341 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:57,960 remarked that it didn't sound like a typical stick hitting a 342 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,040 tree. The stick must have been the 343 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,640 size of a telephone pole. Of course that's an 344 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,320 exaggeration, but he was trying to convey the death power in 345 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,440 residence of the Knox well beyond what a human can produce. 346 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:12,680 He also noted a visible swath of burned trees down in that remote 347 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:16,880 E slow slope drainage. He speculated the hollow tree 348 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,760 being struck may have been among those burned trunks. 349 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:24,040 Aside from the knocking, there were no other populizations, no 350 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,080 howls, whoops or whistles. The encounter occurred during 351 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,320 the warmest part of the year, when lower elevations of the 352 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:35,520 east of the Cascades can reach 90 to 100°F at the elevation of 353 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,400 their camp. Temperature at night range from 354 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,320 50 to 60°. At the time this report is being 355 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,680 busted early April, the entire area remains buried under 356 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,320 several feet of snow. This report is especially 357 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,000 valuable because it suggests this may be a location where 358 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,880 Sasquatch returns each summer to engage in specific, purposeful 359 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,360 behavior. That's a pretty cool take on 360 00:18:55,360 --> 00:18:58,400 that. The sightings dated July of 361 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:03,440 1995, Clackamas County, Oregon. It says location details. 362 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:07,560 The camp where the sighting occurred is off Hwy. 211 about 5 363 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:11,400 miles from the town of Malala on the road to Dickey Prairie, 364 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:14,280 nearest town. Malala nearest Rd. 365 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:18,160 Hwy. 211 observed. I saw what I believed was a 366 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,360 Sasquatch about five years ago when I was 16 years old. 367 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:24,080 I was volunteering as a counselor at a day camp. 368 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,200 A friend and I went for a walk on the trails within the camp. 369 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,320 We were doing trail maintenance and had brought our lunches, 370 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:33,200 planning to eat them later. We were on the outskirts of 371 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:37,200 camp, maybe half a mile from the main area, very close to the 372 00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:40,640 Malala River. I was about 60 feet from a muddy 373 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,360 Creek in a somewhat swampy area. I remember sitting down to eat 374 00:19:44,360 --> 00:19:47,400 lunch when my friend realized he had forgotten something back at 375 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,600 camp. I can't recall exactly what it 376 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,400 was, maybe a tool or something to drink. 377 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:55,480 He headed back while I remained seated on a log waiting for him 378 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,280 to return. I expected he'd be gone about 10 379 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,000 minutes. He had been gone for at least 7 380 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,320 minutes when I heard something in the woods to my left. 381 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,360 I stood up to get a better view and saw a massive hairy man like 382 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:09,600 creature standing next to a large tree. 383 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,880 I believe it was a cedar about 15 feet away. 384 00:20:13,360 --> 00:20:15,160 I estimate it was about 8 feet tall. 385 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:19,360 I was about 5 foot 9 at the time and it was far taller and much 386 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:21,240 wider than me. Very bulky. 387 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:26,120 Its fur was thick, fairly long, around 6 inches and medium brown 388 00:20:26,120 --> 00:20:28,240 in collar. It looked directly at me for a 389 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,160 few seconds. We made a solid eye contact. 390 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,520 Its eyes were dark in color. It appeared surprised, like it 391 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:39,200 was deciding what to do. Then it stepped to its right, my 392 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,520 left behind the large tree, and immediately began to run. 393 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,520 I couldn't see it running due to the tree blocking my view, but I 394 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,600 definitely heard it. It sounded extremely heavy. 395 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:50,640 Its footsteps were clearly audible. 396 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:53,520 I could hear branches snapping as it ran, creating a lot of 397 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:56,200 noise. It sounded incredibly powerful. 398 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,040 I listened for about 10 seconds as I crashed through the forest 399 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,720 and turned and ran back along the trail toward camp. 400 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:04,720 I met up with my friend on his way back to meet me. 401 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:08,840 Wow, that is something, says other witnesses. 402 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,440 I was the only one who actually witnessed the account. 403 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:12,480 My friend was still returning from the main camp. 404 00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:16,040 I may have been snacking on some of my lunch at the time. 405 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:19,120 Other stories I've recently heard a story about a mother and 406 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:21,920 a daughter in Beaver Creek, OR who also encountered A 407 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,320 Sasquatch, but I don't know any details. 408 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:26,720 Beaver Creek is not far from Molalla. 409 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,320 It's in the same county. And then it says timing 410 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,360 conditions occurred in the afternoon around lunchtime. 411 00:21:31,360 --> 00:21:34,200 It was very sunny. It was a sunny summer day with 412 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,640 good lighting. Environment. 413 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:39,080 The force is fairly mature with limited low brush. 414 00:21:39,360 --> 00:21:42,680 There are many ferns along with needles and cedar debris 415 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,320 covering the ground. Large cedar trees are common, 416 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,560 especially around the creeks. There are also the city's trees 417 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,760 near the Muddy Creek, a swampy area, and plenty of Douglas fir. 418 00:21:53,120 --> 00:21:55,920 The camp has a network of private trails that are 419 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:59,760 typically used only in summer. Isn't that neat? 420 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:01,560 Sounds like this is a perfect habitat for one of these things 421 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:03,600 to be living at. We'll go ahead and we'll do 422 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:04,760 three more of these and wrap this up. 423 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,280 The signings date is September 15th, 2012. 424 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:13,240 Curry County, Oregon looks like it was submitted October 14th. 425 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,680 Location details a footpath for hikers just above the National 426 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,000 Bridges viewpoint. The trail was called the Loop 427 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,240 Trail. On the same path is a trail 428 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:25,000 called the Coastal Trail. Nearest town Brookings OR 429 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,480 nearest Rd. Highway One O 1 observed. 430 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,200 I took a three day vacation beginning on September 14th, 431 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,960 2012 from Northern Nevada to the southern coast of Oregon. 432 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,880 I take professional photos for a website I operate and was hoping 433 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,480 to capture some great scenic shots before the weather turned 434 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,480 too cold and unpleasant for the rest of the year. 435 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,000 My fiance and I were hiking about 6 to 8 miles north of 436 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:50,280 Brookings, OR in Curry County. We were on a trail in a densely 437 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:53,480 wooded area called the Loop Trail about 1/4 mile past the 438 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,000 area known as Natural Bridges Viewpoint. 439 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,160 We had gone down the trail without incident, although it 440 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,680 was getting dark and I felt an urgent need to hurry back, even 441 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,680 though there was no logical reason. 442 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:08,320 It was just a feeling, like the hairs on the back of my neck 443 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,200 were standing up. I can't quite explain it, but I 444 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:14,520 suddenly felt uncomfortable. We did not see any other hikers 445 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,680 either on the way down or back up the trail. 446 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:21,200 We stopped walking when we heard loud snaps in the forest around 447 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,640 us, like something breaking tree branches. 448 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,040 We looked around but didn't see anything at first. 449 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:30,760 We decided to keep walking when we saw some bushes about 20 450 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:32,440 yards ahead swinging back and forth. 451 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,520 We stopped and were suddenly assaulted by horrific smell that 452 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:38,520 reminded me of a garbage baking in the sun. 453 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,640 By then the nervous feeling I had had intensified and I was 454 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,560 really beginning to worry about the onset of fog and the fading 455 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,200 light. The forest was misty and it was 456 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,560 raining lightly. We were climbing a steep part of 457 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:54,400 the trail and I gave it my best push to reach the end. 458 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,520 As we were finishing the final climb, I turned and looked 459 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,400 behind me. I'm not sure why I felt like 460 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:03,520 someone was watching us, though I told myself I was just being 461 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:06,120 silly. When I turned, I saw a head 462 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:09,720 above some tree branches, with the rest of the body obscured by 463 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,640 dense vegetation. The head was covered in dark 464 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:16,080 reddish brown fur and was impossibly far from the ground. 465 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,960 If this was a man, he must have been at least close to 8 feet 466 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,720 tall. I blinked a few times, convinced 467 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:25,600 I was imagining things, but they figured it didn't vanish. 468 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,760 Instead, it looked at me curiously for a few seconds, 469 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:30,760 then moved out of view behind a tree. 470 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,680 I grabbed my fiance's hand to be afraid to tell him what I had 471 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,240 seen because I feared he might try to go after it. 472 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,880 I quickly made my way back to our vehicle. 473 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:41,760 I'm not crazy. This is not a trick of light or 474 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,280 fog. Something very large with the 475 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:46,280 face of an ape was looking at me. 476 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,960 I will never forget it. Huh, boy, I guess not. 477 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,240 Also, I noticed a force became unusually quiet a few minutes 478 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:56,000 before the incident. No crickets, no birds. 479 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:00,520 Everything went silent. We attributed it to the onset of 480 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,440 light rain. Other witnesses. 481 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:04,240 I was the only one who saw it. Other stories? 482 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:08,080 I'm not from this area. Time and conditions 7:00 PM. 483 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,000 Foggy and drizzling environment. Heavy force. 484 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:14,680 Follow up investigation. Jeff Robinson I spoke with the 485 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,840 witness via telephone and during the interview she articulated an 486 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:19,840 account that was both compelling and detailed. 487 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:23,000 She confided in me that she is a doctoral candidate in 488 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:26,000 neuroscience at a prestigious New England university and has 489 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,600 always prided herself on being firmly grounded in reality. 490 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,560 However, this incident has shaken her view of nature in 491 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,840 general. She described the hike and how 492 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,040 she grew up in the region loving the coastal trails. 493 00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:41,080 During the late afternoon hike, she and her fiance began to hear 494 00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,160 what sounded like good sized trees being broken at ground 495 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:47,680 level. The sound was incredibly loud 496 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:49,520 and the otherwise serene surroundings. 497 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:53,080 Initially, she thought it could be a bear and urged her partner 498 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:55,480 to head back. As it was nearing dusk, raining 499 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,600 lightly, and the air was getting chilly, she felt an increasing 500 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:02,240 sense of being watched and also noticed a smell resembling a 501 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,360 sour coffee grounds or rotten garbage. 502 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:07,920 As they descended the trail, all wildlife sounds stopped 503 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,680 abruptly. She and her fiance quickened her 504 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,680 pace on a steep portion of the trail, then heard more loud 505 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:17,320 breaking noises. Again, assuming it might be a 506 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,480 bear at this point, she caught movement of the out of the 507 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,680 corner of her right eye. About 25 feet away, she saw a 508 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:28,160 large figure obscured from the chest down, peering over a tree 509 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,400 branch. She stared in disbelief for 510 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,600 about 3 seconds and grabbed her partner's hand. 511 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,200 When she turned back, the figure was gone. 512 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:39,000 Her fiance didn't see it. Though brief, the sighting felt 513 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,520 prolonged due to the bizarre nature of the encounter. 514 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,520 She described the face as person like, but twice as big, with a 515 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:49,240 long reddish brown receding hairline and light brown human 516 00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:51,720 like skin. The nose was long and rounded 517 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,760 with wide nostrils. The large dark greenish eyes had 518 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:58,720 no visible whites, only irises. She noted the subject's very 519 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,680 muscular right shoulder, which connected directly to the jaw 520 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,240 line. With no visible neck, the chest 521 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:08,440 was as wide as a person is tall. What struck her most was the 522 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:12,120 complexity of the expression. It seemed generally curious, as 523 00:27:12,120 --> 00:27:14,400 if it couldn't help revealing itself to her. 524 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:18,040 As a couple quickly descended to the trailhead, they discussed 525 00:27:18,040 --> 00:27:20,840 what they had just heard and what she had seen. 526 00:27:21,120 --> 00:27:24,040 Unable to explain the experience, she later expressed 527 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,600 that the event changed her perception of wildlife and made 528 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,240 her fearful of hiking and camping. 529 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:30,560 I found this witness to be extremely credible. 530 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:32,920 Her account came from a scientific viewpoint. 531 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:37,240 She was clearly grappling with the significance of what she saw 532 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,480 and why the creature may have revealed itself to her. 533 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,160 That is really cool. You know, you can go through 534 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:48,760 your whole life with, with your own paradigm, how you see things 535 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,320 and then something like this comes along and just rocks your 536 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:53,040 whole world. That is crazy. 537 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:58,000 This encounter is dated as November 1974. 538 00:27:58,360 --> 00:28:01,960 Curry County, Oregon, says location details The sighting 539 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:06,040 occurred near an area east and between Gold Beach and Brookings 540 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:09,520 called the Stackyards, AKA Devil's Stackyards. 541 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:11,280 I wonder how that name came about. 542 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,680 It says the area is on the other side of Pistol River. 543 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,880 I don't remember the name of the timber sale we were logging. 544 00:28:19,360 --> 00:28:21,840 If I remember correctly, the Prairie where the site took 545 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,000 place is called Miller Prairie. Sorry it's been a few years. 546 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:29,840 Nearest town Brookings OR nearest Rd. north bank check Co 547 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:35,360 FS14-O7220 spur observed my brother, myself and two other 548 00:28:35,360 --> 00:28:38,920 men were working at a cable locking site decking logs on 4 549 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:43,720 servers land north North East of Brookings OR my brother, a 550 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,000 rigging Slinger and one of the other fellows, a hook tender 551 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,680 were working in the rigging. I, the chaser and other fellow 552 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,160 yard engineer were working on the landing. 553 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,520 Communication between the landing and the brush was via 554 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:00,040 handheld walkie-talkie. The guys in the brush spotted 555 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:04,080 something moving across the Prairie about 2500 feet across 556 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,760 the Canyon from the yarder. They thought it might have been 557 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,840 an elk but weren't sure. After telling the yarder 558 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,840 engineer and asking what he thought it was, he had me get a 559 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:16,160 rifle with the scope out of the crummy to get a better look. 560 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,760 Both the yard engineer and I took turns observing the 561 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,800 creature through the scope for approximately 15 minutes. 562 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,960 We both concluded that the creature was not a bear, elk or 563 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:30,200 deer or any other commonly known big game animal. 564 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:33,680 That it have a seized woods. The creature was definitely 565 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:37,880 walking upright on 2 legs. It had broad shoulders, reddish 566 00:29:37,880 --> 00:29:41,240 brown colored hair, and didn't appear to be in a hurry to get 567 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,200 where it was going. I could see its arms swinging as 568 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,440 it walked and it seemed to have a pointed or conical shaped 569 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:50,240 head. I couldn't distinguish between 570 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,560 the facial features, it was just too far away. 571 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:56,400 The creature was headed in an E northeast direction from us, 572 00:29:56,680 --> 00:30:00,120 quartering up the hill across the Prairie toward the Ridge. 573 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,840 We watched it until it disappeared over the Ridge. 574 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,640 On our way home after work we debated what the creature was 575 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,800 and concluded that it was a Bigfoot. 576 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,160 The boys in the brush said they had felt like they were being 577 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,480 watched for a couple days. The hook tender mentioned he had 578 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,720 heard noises like sticks breaking and something walking 579 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:21,280 in the brush while he was working in the back end of the 580 00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,840 unit. At the time he passed it off as 581 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,640 a bear or other game animal. He did not report any strange 582 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,560 odors or other signs. This is also noticed. 583 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,360 No tracks, odors or hair were found. 584 00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:35,880 One witness heard noises, sticks breaking and something moving 585 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:39,960 through the brush. 4 witnesses total, 2 working the rigging and 586 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,760 two others working the landing on the same logging site. 587 00:30:43,240 --> 00:30:46,400 Other stories There have been several reports in the Brookings 588 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,840 Gold Beach area over the past 30 years or so. 589 00:30:49,200 --> 00:30:52,040 One of my son's friends brought over a photo of a large track 590 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:55,480 with toes in the snow found before Christmas of 2005. 591 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,520 A good friend's 12 year old grandson says he saw Bigfoot 592 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,120 step over a guardrail just a couple of nights ago. 593 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,680 I haven't had a chance to talk to the boy yet, but I will soon. 594 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,880 I also had an incident happened to be back in the 1980s. 595 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:09,920 Well, deer hunting. I never got a visual on the 596 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:13,080 creature, but I heard a heavy brush crashing made by something 597 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:16,400 running on 2 feet. What was really strange was that 598 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,480 it made a very loud vocalization. 599 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,080 It sounded like a monkey, a really loud one. 600 00:31:21,600 --> 00:31:24,720 I later heard a similar vocalization on one of the 601 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:27,440 Bigfoot websites, don't remember which one. 602 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,640 And yes, it made the hairs in the back of my neck stand up. 603 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,600 I've been hunting these woods for a long time and I've heard 604 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,760 every local game animals vocalizations at one time or 605 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:38,920 another. This wasn't like anything I'd 606 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,000 heard before. Whatever it was made the 607 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,640 vocalizations while running through heavy timber and thick 608 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,200 underbrush. Actually saying something isn't 609 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:47,360 it. Time and conditions. 610 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,520 The sighting occurred in the early afternoon or late morning. 611 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,560 The sky was overcast with sun breaks, but it was not raining. 612 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:55,800 Environment. Grassy Prairie surrounded by 613 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:59,920 mostly old growth Douglas fir and tan oak forest at about 800 614 00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:02,200 to 900 feet elevation near the Ridge. 615 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,440 Man, that's really neat. We'll go ahead and do one last 616 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,200 one here. This hiking happened October 617 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:12,560 3rd, 2019. Douglas County, Oregon Location 618 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:14,160 details. Our cabin was on a lake in a 619 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,400 wooded area. The salmon had just come into 620 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,960 the lake from the river before moving into the tributaries to 621 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,880 spawn. Nearest town Florence nearest 622 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,840 Rd. Highway one O 1 near county line 623 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:25,800 Rd. This looks to me like it's kind 624 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:27,920 of in the eastern northeastern part of the state maybe. 625 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,600 Observed. My husband and I had an off grid 626 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,480 cabin on a coastal lake in Oregon. 627 00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:35,840 It's only power source was a generator located in the 628 00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:38,400 outbuilding about 20 feet from the back of our cabin. 629 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,600 The area between our cabin and the generator shed was gravel 630 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,360 and grass, providing an unobstructed view from the back 631 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,640 window. We had the kitchen light on and 632 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:51,920 one lamp on in the front room. Around 10:00 PM October 3rd 2019 633 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:53,880 we heard a loud bang on the cabin. 634 00:32:53,880 --> 00:32:56,920 It was strong enough that we had looked at each other and asked 635 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,480 what was that. My husband went outside with his 636 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,840 gun and checked around the side in front of the cabin but he 637 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:05,520 didn't find anything. We sat back down and a few 638 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:07,320 minutes later we heard the same bang again. 639 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,600 This time I turn off the TV and lights. 640 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,560 My husband looked out the window and then we went into our 641 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,080 bedroom which was on the backside of the house. 642 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:18,840 In the light coming from the generator shed, we saw a huge 643 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:22,160 figure moving toward the generator shed window where he 644 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,400 got a very clearview of the creature. 645 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:27,800 He called out to me and said come here, you won't believe 646 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,600 this. I took one look and was so 647 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:32,240 terrified I ran into another room. 648 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:34,160 I knew right away it was a Sasquatch. 649 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:36,000 My husband continued observing it. 650 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,760 He paid close attention to where the top of his head lined up 651 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,000 with the window frame of the generator shed. 652 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,600 The creature had a flat face with a prominent brow and was 653 00:33:44,600 --> 00:33:47,960 covered in reddish brown hair. It had blocky teeth and lips and 654 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:51,200 a flat human like nose. It walked upright and swung its 655 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:55,800 arms to the side as it moved. The look on its face showed 656 00:33:55,800 --> 00:33:58,920 curiosity and intelligence. It didn't appear aggressive, but 657 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,160 we didn't approach or threaten it. 658 00:34:00,600 --> 00:34:02,680 After about two minutes it walked into the woods. 659 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:06,160 We had two adult Shih Tzu dogs, both house trained and typically 660 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:08,199 vocal. If someone came near, they were 661 00:34:08,199 --> 00:34:11,679 silent, huddled in a corner and both urinated on the floor. 662 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:14,520 After the creature disappeared into the darkness, my husband 663 00:34:14,520 --> 00:34:16,280 said we needed to leave the area. 664 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:20,199 We grabbed the dogs and our guns strictly for protection, never 665 00:34:20,199 --> 00:34:22,880 intending to harm the creature, which appeared almost humanoid. 666 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:26,000 My husband activated the truck's panic alarm, causing the lights 667 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,120 to flash and horn to blur, and we ran to the vehicle and drove 668 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:31,000 away. When we returned the next 669 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,520 morning, my husband measured where the creatures headed 670 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:36,480 reached the window. It was over 8 1/2 feet tall. 671 00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,239 We didn't find any footprints as the ground was hard packed sand 672 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,480 and mossy, but ferns were trampled and mushrooms kicked up 673 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:46,520 along the path it took. We believe the bang we heard was 674 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,560 a creature looking into the kitchen window. 675 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:51,520 Outside that window we had a plastic container for recycling 676 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:53,440 cans. When I bumped into that 677 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,679 container later, it made the same bang sound against the 678 00:34:56,679 --> 00:34:59,520 cabin wall. We set up trail cams and placed 679 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:00,960 apples on the deck after the incident. 680 00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:02,920 Strange to the cameras had been moved. 681 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,760 One photo showed the apples present and the next showed them 682 00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:07,520 gone. Yet nothing was captured on 683 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,480 camera, which had been turned away from its original position. 684 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:13,760 That's pretty wild. It's almost like this thing's 685 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,160 coming in here and moving that camera around, snagging the 686 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:19,600 apples and then leaving. These things are smart time and 687 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:21,600 conditions. 10:00 PM. It was raining and dark, but the 688 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:23,920 generator shed light gave us a clearview of the creature 689 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,440 environment. Forested wooded area on lake. 690 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:28,960 A swampy area lies within a half a mile. 691 00:35:29,640 --> 00:35:33,360 That is really neat. Just another fantastic sighting. 692 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:35,120 I hope you enjoyed these sightings come up there in 693 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,360 Oregon. Lots and lots of cool sightings. 694 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:40,120 I mean over a couple 100. Anyway, if you like the program, 695 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:42,440 don't forget to like full of subscribe doesn't cost a dime. 696 00:35:42,720 --> 00:35:44,880 Until next time. This is UFO warning over and 697 00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:45,040 out.