SO EP:723 Bigfoot In A Bear Trap

SO EP:723 Bigfoot In A Bear Trap

In the spring of 1979, a quiet cattle farmer in the Appalachian foothills of eastern Tennessee followed a strange sound into the timber beyond his fence line. What he found in a ravine that morning would change the course of his family's life for the next four decades and beyond. A young creature was caught in an illegal bear trap. Hurt. Terrified. Looking up at him with eyes that didn't belong to any animal he'd ever encountered.

The farmer made a choice. He knelt down and set it free. No cameras. No witnesses. Just a simple act of kindness from a man who believed you help what's hurting, no matter what it is.

What happened next is one of the most remarkable long-term sasquatch encounter accounts we've ever received on this show. The creature came back. Then others appeared. And when the farmer's young grandson arrived for his first summer on the property, a friendship began between the boy and that young sasquatch that would span decades.

The man now in his fifties who grew up alongside these creatures on his grandparents' farm. He watched them. They watched him. Trust was built in inches over years. And what started with one grandfather's mercy in a wooded ravine eventually came full circle in a way that none of us saw coming. This is a story about patience, trust, and the kind of quiet coexistence that most people would say is impossible. Thomas Pritchard says otherwise. And after you hear what he has to say, you might just agree with him.

Listen To Backwoods Bigfoot Stories



Get Our FREE Newsletter

Get Brian's Books

Leave Us A Voicemail

Visit Our Website


Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/sasquatch-odyssey--4839697/support.

Have you had a Bigfoot encounter, Sasquatch sighting, Dogman experience, or other cryptid or paranormal encounter? We’d love to hear your story. Email brian@paranormalworldproductions.com to be featured on a future episode of Sasquatch Odyssey.

Sasquatch Odyssey is a leading Bigfoot and cryptid podcast exploring real encounters, field research, and scientific analysis of the Sasquatch phenomenon.

Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss an episode.

Jaksot(794)

SO EP:693 Friendly Forest Giants

SO EP:693 Friendly Forest Giants

In this powerful and haunting episode, we share the life-changing testimony of Mary, a ninety-two-year-old Yup'ik woman who survived one of the most frightening Sasquatch encounters ever recorded. Thi...

22 Marras 20251h 9min

SO EO:691 Bigfoot Theory

SO EO:691 Bigfoot Theory

In this episode, Brian sits down with prolific Australian author and independent researcher George Mitrovic, whose staggering body of work spans more than 140 published books since 2012. George opens ...

21 Marras 202555min

SO EP:690 Bigfoot and the Fountain Of Youth

SO EP:690 Bigfoot and the Fountain Of Youth

In this exciting installment of the ongoing Ozark Mountain Bigfoot Conference series, Ryan “RPG” Golembeske returns for another deep dive into the world of cryptids—this time taking listeners on a jou...

19 Marras 202554min

SO EP:689 Killer Monkeys

SO EP:689 Killer Monkeys

Deep in the shadowed heart of Alaska’s Copper River Valley, the wilderness holds more than silence—it remembers. In this chilling episode of Sasquatch Odyssey, the haunting folklore of Alaska comes al...

16 Marras 202537min

SO EP:688 Bigfoot In Ohio

SO EP:688 Bigfoot In Ohio

In this episode, Brian sits down with John from Ohio, a lifelong Bigfoot enthusiast whose fascination began in childhood and never faded. Inspired by 1970s classics like The Six Million Dollar Man and...

14 Marras 202544min

SO EP:687 Bigfoot Forensics

SO EP:687 Bigfoot Forensics

This episode continues our coverage of the Ozark Mountain Bigfoot Conference, recorded live in October 2025. In this session, we feature David Zigan’s presentation on professionalism and evidence stan...

12 Marras 20251h 18min

SO EP:686 Bigfoot And The Little People

SO EP:686 Bigfoot And The Little People

In this chilling episode, Fred Alaska shares a series of unsettling experiences passed down from his First Nations friend, David, whose family cabin near Bristol Bay, Alaska became the site of strange...

9 Marras 202548min

SO EP:685 Behind The Scenes Of My Bigfoot Life

SO EP:685 Behind The Scenes Of My Bigfoot Life

In this heartfelt and often hilarious conversation,  Brian reunites with Daniel Lee Barnett and Chris Alford to talk about the long-awaited release of their new documentary, My Bigfoot Life. What bega...

7 Marras 202546min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

i-dont-like-mondays
olipa-kerran-otsikko
kaksi-aitia
sita
hupiklubi
ihme-ja-kumma
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
uutiscast
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
kolme-kaannekohtaa
rss-murhan-anatomia
mamma-mia
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
aikalisa
rss-haudattu
taskula-trishin