SO EP:693 Bigfoot, Kudzu, and Sweet Tea

Six veteran law enforcement officers break their silence about encounters that challenged everything they thought they knew about the wilderness they patrol. From a deputy sheriff responding to escalating wildlife complaints at a remote Washington property, to a state trooper whose routine traffic stop on a foggy Kentucky highway became anything but ordinary, these firsthand accounts reveal what happens when those sworn to serve and protect come face to face with something that shouldn't exist.Travel across America through the eyes of the officers who documented the evidence that was later buried in bureaucracy. A park ranger's search and rescue operation in Northern California that uncovered more than missing hikers. A Michigan deputy's investigation into vandalism at abandoned copper mines that led deep underground. An Alaska state trooper's encounter on the desolate Dalton Highway where something survived impossible Arctic conditions. A Texas deputy's missing person case in the Big Thicket that ended with an inexplicable recovery.These aren't campfire tales or local legends.These are detailed accounts from trained observers who filed reports, collected evidence, and photographed proof of something living in the forgotten corners of America. Something that walks upright, demonstrates intelligence, and has learned to avoid human contact while dwelling in the spaces between our world and one far older.Their badges couldn't protect them from the truth. Now they share what really lurks in the backwoods of America.Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our SponsorsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

27 Elo 52min

In this episode, Fred from Alaska interviews Sonny Grant, a Tlingit native from Juneau, Alaska, who shares his lifetime of outdoor adventures and chilling encounters with the mysterious 'Wild Man'—commonly known as Sasquatch. Sonny recounts vivid memories of his first sighting in 1966 while hiking in Mount Juneau and a terrifying nighttime encounter near the West Glacier Trail.He ties his experiences to Tlingit tribal lore and the stories passed down from elders, highlighting the deep-seated cultural significance of these creatures.The episode transitions to a story about Greg, a European visitor, whose ski joring trip on the Iditarod trail turns nightmarish with a close encounter involving a massive, menacing 'Wild Man.' This gripping narrative intricately weaves cultural legends, personal testimonies, and the haunting mysteries of the Alaskan wilderness. Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our Sponsors00:00 Introduction and Guest Introduction 00:07 Early Life and Outdoor Adventures 01:02 First Encounter with the Wild Man 06:05 The Cannibal Giant and Tribal Stories 06:39 A Terrifying Experience in the Woods 16:02 Revisiting the Site and Overcoming Fear 17:05 Reflections on Size and Strength 18:28 Toughness of the Older Generations 20:22 Family Stories and Sasquatch Sightings 20:47 Interactive Map and Creepy Behaviors 21:05 Lured by a Baby's Cry 21:54 Oral History and Elders' Stories 22:25 Introduction to Greg's Encounter 22:58 Ski Joring on the Iditarod Trail 25:20 Strange Movements and Nervous Dogs 26:59 Eye Shine and Growing Fear 29:55 A Terrifying Encounter 33:44 Morning After and Dog Behavior 36:37 Returning Home and Lingering FearBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

24 Elo 41min

In this episode, Curtis from California shares an extraordinary tale of his Bigfoot encounter in 1983, which he experienced with his identical twin brother and friends near an elementary school in Yreka, California. Curtis recounts the intense and startling night where they witnessed three Bigfoots crossing a field and even leaping over a high chain-link fence.He discusses their living conditions and his subsequent researches into Bigfoot encounters, shedding light on the broader world of Bigfoot enthusiasts and researchers. The host also draws parallels to other sightings near human habitations, exploring the idea that such encounters are more common than previously thought. This episode delves deep into the unexpected and often surprising locales where Bigfoot encounters can occur.Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our SponsorsVisit Untold Radio AM00:00 Welcome and Introduction 00:09 Curtis's Bigfoot Encounter 01:25 Discovering the Bigfoot Community 03:23 Setting the Scene: Yreka, California 06:44 The Encounter Begins 12:06 The Bigfoot Sighting 16:05 Curtis's Perspective 21:37 Unsettling Encounter with Mysterious Figures 22:26 A Sudden Realization: It's Not Human 24:33 Panic and Shock: The Aftermath 28:36 Debriefing and Reflection 32:56 Sharing the Story: From Silence to Podcasts 35:06 Analyzing the Encounter: Insights and TheoriesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

22 Elo 48min

Tonight, we bring you six firsthand encounters that challenge everything you think you know about Sasquatch stories. No howling in the night, no massive footprints, no blurry photographs. Instead, these accounts from timber workers, truck drivers, and Forest Service employees reveal something far more unsettling: evidence of intelligence, curiosity, and perhaps even attempts at communication from something that shouldn't exist.We begin in the timber lands of Coos County, Oregon, where a harvester operator discovered bent trees that defied physics and later found unexplainable hair wrapped in his equipment. From there, we travel Highway 97 through central Oregon with a truck driver who encountered something that walked like a man but stood eight feet tall and could keep pace with his moving vehicle.The third account takes us to a remote Forest Service monitoring station that was dragged thirty feet from its foundation by something strong enough to dent quarter-inch steel with what appeared to be handprints.The stories grow progressively stranger as we hear from a fisherman on the Klamath River who woke to find river rocks stacked in perfect spirals around his camp, followed by a ski patroller who tracked something walking upright through deep snow at angles that should have been impossible to climb.Our final and perhaps most disturbing account comes from a man who inherited his grandfather's remote cabin, along with forty years of journals documenting an ongoing attempt at communication with something that was learning to speak human words.These aren't the Bigfoot stories you've heard before. There's no dramatic monster reveal, no chase through the woods, no triumphant evidence collected. Instead, these are quiet accounts of boundaries crossed, of intelligence observed, and of evidence that conveniently disappears whenever proof might threaten the carefully maintained secret of something living alongside us in the vast forests of the Pacific Northwest. Each storyteller was forever changed by their experience, left with questions that have no comfortable answers and knowledge they can't quite reconcile with the ordinary world.A word of caution: these stories were selected specifically because they don't fit the usual narrative. They suggest something more complex than a hidden primate, something that watches us with the same intensity we search for it. Whether you're a believer, a skeptic, or somewhere in between, these accounts will leave you reconsidering what might be out there in the darkness between the trees.Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our SponsorsVisit Untold Radio AMBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

20 Elo 49min

In this episode, join us as we share two astonishing tales of mysterious encounters in the Alaskan wilderness. Bruce and David's story takes us to their grandfather's cabin on the Nok River, where they experience unsettling sounds and sightings that lead to a close encounter with a creature known as 'Harry Man.' Despite a harrowing experience, they manage to recount the intense events filled with fear and adrenaline.The second story features Craig, his wife Sheila, and their daughters on a boating trip near Johnstone Bay. What was meant to be a family outing turns into a nerve-wracking rescue mission, where they come face-to-face with enormous, mysterious beings and hear eerie roars that shake them to their core. Filled with suspense, these stories highlight the untamed and enigmatic nature of Alaskan folklore.Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our SponsorsVisit Untold Radio AM00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene 01:30 Strange Sounds in the Wilderness 03:15 Encounter with the Unknown 05:18 Return to the Cabin 09:09 A Night of Terror 14:53 Desperate Measures 18:31 A Terrifying Encounter at the Cabin 20:42 The Creature Reveals Itself 22:33 Escape on the River 24:02 Reaching Safety and Sharing the Story 25:41 A New Story Begins: Craig's Encounter 26:34 Strange Figures on the Beach 28:54 Realization and Retreat 31:10 A Close Call and Final Escape 37:54 Conclusion and ThanksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

17 Elo 42min

In this episode, Brian welcomes guests Tyler and Flat Rock to share their intriguing encounters with Bigfoot/Sasquatch. Tyler recounts his first experience in Southeast Alabama, where a terrifying vocalization led him down a path of in-depth research into the phenomenon.Flat Rock describes his own shocking sighting from his mother's porch and ongoing experiences that have led to extensive audio and video captures of Sasquatch activity on his property in Alabama. The conversation delves into the physical evidence collected, including handprints, hair samples, and vocal recordings, as well as discussing the nature of these creatures—whether purely flesh and blood or possessing unexplained abilities.Listener discretion is advised as the guests recount some unnerving and detailed experiences. Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our SponsorsVisit Untold Radio AM00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:20 Tyler's First Encounter with Bigfoot 02:13 The Aftermath and Coping Mechanisms 05:11 Flat Rock's Initial Experience 09:08 Ongoing Research and Sightings 21:03 Detailed Descriptions and Encounters 23:01 Bigfoot in the Deer Stand 26:15 Canine Encounters and Loss 26:48 Mysterious Disappearance of the Dog 27:20 Strange Howls and Canine Distress 28:06 Sasquatch and Dogs: A Tense Relationship 28:40 Sasquatch Activity and Dog Reactions 28:59 Sasquatch Foraging Behavior 30:02 Sasquatch Encounters Near Human Habitats 31:29 Describing the Research Area 32:58 Eye Shine and Bigfoot Theories 34:09 Flesh and Blood vs. High Strangeness 36:18 Regional Differences in Sasquatch 38:52 Challenges of Sasquatch Survival 44:00 Physical Evidence of Sasquatch 47:53 Unheard Sounds and Woo Phenomena 48:39 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

15 Elo 53min

Tonight's story comes from a mother named Sarah who reached out to me through a mutual acquaintance after years of keeping silent about what happened to her family in the remote forests of Alabama. When she first contacted me, she could barely get through the telling without breaking down, especially when describing the night she heard her own voice calling her youngest son into the darkness—while she was standing right beside him.Sarah and her two boys, ages ten and twelve, fled to an inherited cabin in the Bankhead National Forest to escape an abusive relationship. What should have been a healing retreat in nature became a two-month ordeal that defies conventional explanation. The creatures that stalked her family didn't just throw rocks or make strange vocalizations—they learned. They studied. They mimicked the family's voices with perfect accuracy, always trying to lure one of them outside.What makes Sarah's account particularly disturbing is the apparent intelligence behind these encounters. These weren't random animal behaviors but calculated attempts to separate and take her youngest son, Ben. The female creature that Sarah describes seemed to be mourning a lost child of her own, leading to questions about what these beings actually are and what they truly wanted with a human boy. The historical pattern Sarah uncovered in old newspaper archives—children vanishing in that exact area for decades—adds another layer of horror to her experience. Each disappearance left behind the same massive footprints that were always dismissed by authorities. Some reports even describe tall, hair-covered figures seen with smaller companions that looked almost, but not quite, human. Three years later, Ben still dreams about the "forest mommy" who called to him.At sixteen, he's drawn to wooded areas in ways that terrify his mother, and during a recent camping trip, teachers found him standing at the forest's edge at 3 AM, fully awake, listening to something only he could hear calling from the darkness.Sarah's story raises uncomfortable questions about the nature of these beings and their interest in our children. Are they simply animals operating on instinct? Or are they something more complex—intelligent enough to plan, patient enough to wait, and alien enough that we may never understand their true intentions?As always, I leave it to you to decide what you believe. But Sarah's warning bears repeating: if you ever hear a familiar voice calling from the darkness, especially if it sounds like someone you know is standing right beside you, don't answer. Some things that watch us from the forests have learned our voices, and they're very, very patient.Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our SponsorsVisit Untold Radio AMBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

13 Elo 43min

In this episode Fred from Alaska shares a captivating story involving two friends, Stewart and Cliff, who embark on a trout fishing trip to Burnt Cabin Creek, located far from Dillingham, Alaska.The trip starts with logistical challenges and the threat of bears, leading the pair to arm themselves for safety. They encounter an eerie series of events marked by unsettling shrieks and the eventual sighting of what appears to be a Bigfoot-like creature.The escalating tension peaks when the creature approaches their cabin, leading to a tense standoff. Ultimately, weather and a timely flight rescue them from the increasingly nerve-wracking situation. Get Our FREE NewsletterGet Brian's Books Leave Us A VoicemailVisit Our WebsiteSupport Our SponsorsVisit Untold Radio AM 00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene 01:25 The Fishing Trip Begins 04:15 First Encounter with the Unknown 08:50 The Mysterious Creature Revealed 14:45 A Night of Tension 20:37 Final Day and Departure 34:39 Conclusion and ReflectionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

12 Elo 41min