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Narrator: ON THIS EPISODE OF "FINDING BIGFOOT"...
I WANT TO PULL THE SUN RIGHT OUT OF THE SKY
SO IT GETS DARK SO WE CAN START 'SQUATCHING.
[ HOWLING ]
Narrator: ...THE TEAM TRAVELS BACK TO ONE OF ITS FAVORITE STATES,
WEST VIRGINIA...
THIS IS JUST 'SQUATCH PARADISE.
Narrator: ...TO INVESTIGATE SOME BIGFOOT HOWLS
RECORDED DEEP IN A HAUNTED HOLLER.
[ HOWLING ]
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T IDENTIFY.
THAT'S NOT A COYOTE.
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THE TEAM FORGOES A TOWN HALL MEETING,
ENLISTING IN THE AID OF A RADIO STATION,
ALLOWING WITNESSES FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
BRIAN: I could tell that it was a really large hand.
YOU'RE SURE IT WASN'T A BEAR?
Absolutely sure.
AS THE TEAM FOLLOWS UP WITH WITNESSES,
BOTH OPEN AND ANONYMOUS...
Randy: [ Distorted voice ] SHE LOOKS SO MUCH SMALLER THAN WHAT WAS DOWN THERE.
[ GROWLS ]
...THE TEAM ZEROES IN ON THE NEW RIVER GORGE,
[ DEER CRIES ]
...AND THE CHANGING SEASONS WILL BE THE RIGHT RECIPE
TO FIND AN UNSUSPECTING SASQUATCH.
THAT'S A 'SQUATCH!
YEAH, WE GOT A 'SQUATCH.
JAMES: It was impossibly large.
MAN: It definitely wasn't human.
Matt: I'VE BEEN TRACKING SASQUATCHES FOR 25 YEARS.
Cliff: THESE ANIMALS, IN FACT, ARE REAL.
Bobo: I'VE SEEN THEM. THEY'RE HERE.
Ranae: I'M HAVING A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME
FINDING AN EXPLANATION FOR THIS.
Matt: THERE'S SOMETHING ON THE HILL!
[ ROARS ]
I DO THINK THERE'S A 'SQUATCH IN THESE WOODS.
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Matt: WE'VE COME BACK TO WEST VIRGINIA,
ONE OF OUR FAVORITE STATES TO GO 'SQUATCHING IN.
IT'S THE MOUNTAIN STATE,
AND, INDEED, EVERYWHERE HERE IS MOUNTAINOUS.
AND OF ALL THE APPALACHIAN STATES,
WEST VIRGINIA, WITH ITS RIDGES AND HOLLERS,
THAT'S THE MOST PRIMO HABITAT OUT HERE FOR SASQUATCHES,
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE BACK HERE.
ALSO, WE GET TO INVESTIGATE
SOME VERY INTERESTING SOUND RECORDINGS
FROM A BFRO EXPEDITION.
[ HOWLING ]
THE TWO GUYS WE NEED TO TALK TO
ARE GONNA SHOW US WHERE THEY GOT THESE RECORDINGS,
AND IT WAS THE SAME TIME OF YEAR.
SO THERE'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT WE MAY
BE ABLE TO GET OUR OWN RECORDINGS HERE.
DO YOU SEE HOW BLUE THIS BLUE SKY IS HERE?
WE'RE IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES
AT THE TOP OF THE BIGGEST MOUNTAIN RANGE IN WEST VIRGINIA.
WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE SKY, IT MAKES THE SKY SO BLUE.
WEST VIRGINIA IS GOOD FOR 'SQUATCHIN'.
WE HAD ACTION OUR LAST TIME IN WEST VIRGINIA.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS HEARD THE GATES OF HELL OPEN.
[ HOWLING ]
Shh!
THIS PLACE IS 'SQUATCHY.
YOU JUST LOOK AT THE TERRAIN. IT'S FULL OF 'SQUATCH HABITAT.
YOU GOT A LOT OF WOODS, YOU GOT WATER EVERYWHERE.
THE GEOGRAPHY HAS A LOT OF OVERHANGING ROCK LEDGES.
I MEAN, THERE'S JUST ALL KINDS OF PLACES FOR 'SQUATCHES
TO TAKE SHELTER, GET FOOD, GET WATER, HIDE.
THIS IS JUST 'SQUATCH PARADISE.
WELL, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PART OF WEST VIRGINIA --
BLACKWATER FALLS STATE PARK
ISN'T TOO FAR FROM NEW RIVER GORGE.
THAT IS A VERY UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM.
AND HAVING THAT DECIDUOUS FOREST MIXED IN WITH THE CONIFERS
ACTUALLY PROVIDES A LOT OF FOOD FOR DIFFERENT ANIMALS.
Cliff: YEAH, CERTAINLY THE TERRAIN HERE IS VERY FORMIDABLE.
THESE DEEP CANYONS, HIGH MOUNTAINS,
KEPT A LOT OF EARLY SETTLERS OUT OF HERE.
AND THE BIGFOOT HISTORY HERE ISN'T JUST RECENT, EITHER.
IT GOES BACK TO WHEN PEOPLE WERE JUST SETTLING THE AREA.
OF ALL THE PLACES ON THE EAST COAST
THAT I LIKE TO GO BIGFOOTING,
WEST VIRGINIA HAS TO BE IN THE TOP THREE FOR SURE.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO MEET WITH RUSS AND DARREN,
TWO BFRO INVESTIGATORS WHO WERE RUNNING AN EXPEDITION LAST YEAR
ON WHICH A REALLY INTERESTING RECORDING WAS OBTAINED.
[ HOWLING ]
AND WHEN I GOT THESE RECORDINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME,
I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
IT WAS GOING UP AND DOWN.
IT HAD THIS SORT OF WAILING,
LIKE "WAAAH-AAH" SORT OF SOUND TO IT.
IT WAS UNLIKE ANY CANINE NOISE THAT I'VE EVER RUN ACROSS.
[ HOWLING ]
DANG.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
[ HOWLING ]
Ranae: LISTENING TO THIS VOCALIZATION, IT'S PRETTY EERIE.
BUT JUST TO UNIFORMLY SAY "THAT'S A 'SQUATCH"
IS A PRESUMPTION.
SURE, IT'S THE BEST RECORDING HERE FROM THE EAST COAST
AND IT SOUNDS REALLY GOOD, BUT IT'S NOT PROOF.
[ HOWLING ]
NO.
THAT'S NOT A COYOTE. IT GOES "WHOOP!" LIKE THAT.
NOW YOU SEE EXACTLY WHY CERTAIN HOLLERS HERE
ARE KNOWN AS HAUNTED.
I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS GHOSTLY.
THAT KIND OF SOUND WOULD MAKE MOST PEOPLE
UNCOMFORTABLE ENOUGH TO WANT TO LEAVE AN AREA.
NOT US.
THAT MAKES ME WANT TO GO RIGHT THERE.
Matt: SOMEONE MIGHT LISTEN TO THESE RECORDINGS AND THINK,
"OH, THEY'RE JUST COYOTES."
BUT IF YOU LISTEN, YOU CAN TELL.
THESE "WHOOP" SOUNDS IN THERE -- THOSE AREN'T COYOTES.
THOSE ARE SOME KIND OF AN APE.
AND THERE'S NO GORILLAS IN THE HOLLOWS OF WEST VIRGINIA.
I'VE KNOWN DR. RUSS JONES FOR YEARS.
HE WOULDN'T MAKE ANYTHING UP
AND HE SURE WOULDN'T PULL A HOAX ON US.
BUT IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO GO TO THE LOCATION
TO SEE IF WE CAN LEARN ANYTHING ELSE
ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WHEN THEY GOT THOSE RECORDINGS.
HEY.
WELCOME TO WEST VIRGINIA. WELCOME TO THE MOUNTAIN STATE.
COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO BE HERE, MAN.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE EASTERN STATES FOR BIGFOOTING.
WELL, EVERYBODY CALLS IT
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OF THE EAST COAST.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE LISTENING TO THOSE VOCALIZATIONS
ON THE RIDE OVER, AND THEY'RE VERY IMPRESSIVE.
BUT CAN YOU GUYS TELL US ABOUT THE EXPEDITION?
WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT?
WELL, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ACTIVITY UP HERE.
AND THIS IS AN AREA OF THERE'S ONLY 16 PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE.
AND SO, A LOT OF PLACE FOR THINGS TO BE.
YOU KNOW, WE COME HERE OFTEN
AND WE HAVE LONG-DISTANCE RECORDERS UP
THAT ARE RECORDING ALL THE TIME
THAT ARE GETTING CHECKED PERIODICALLY
BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE GROUP.
HAVE YOU GUYS HEARD CALLS LIKE THAT IN THIS AREA BEFORE?
WE'VE HEARD ROCK CLACKING, WE'VE HEARD WOOD KNOCKS.
WE'RE HEARING THINGS OFTEN.
I WOULD SAY THAT
PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME THAT SOMEONE'S UP HERE
THAT WE WOULD HEAR SOMETHING.
SO, WHAT DID YOU GUYS THINK?
WHEN YOU HEARD THAT PLAYED BACK, WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION?
YEAH!
SO, YOU KNEW IT WAS A 'SQUATCH
WHEN YOU HEARD THAT PART OF IT?
THERE WAS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND.
AND DO YOU THINK THE "WHOOP"
CAME FROM THE SAME SOURCE AS THE HOWLS,
OR WAS THAT TWO DIFFERENT 'SQUATCHES?
SEEMS LIKE IT WAS THE SAME 'SQUATCH AS THE WHOOP.
IT WAS TRAVELING THROUGH.
YEAH, WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THAT RECORDING IS
YOU HEAR THAT "WHOOP!" AND IT WAS SEPARATE FROM THE HOWLS.
AND TO ME, THAT WAS THE MOST COMPELLING VOCAL THAT YOU GOT.
THAT RULES OUT IT BEING
A DOG OR A COYOTE, JUST THAT "WHOOP."
IT'S VERY PRIMATE-LIKE.
SO, THEN IT AUTHENTICATES THE OTHER SOUNDS.
THE "WHOOP" IS NOT A COYOTE,
AND THEN THE REST OF THE SOUNDS THAT IT'S MAKING
ARE NEITHER A COYOTE.
YEAH, LET'S TAKE A LISTEN TO IT.
OKAY.
[ HOWLING ]
[Laughing] OH! THAT'S A BIG ANIMAL.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT YOU GUYS WERE FEELING.
LIKE, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD THAT?
CHILLS. GOOSEBUMPS, 'CAUSE YOU DON'T HEAR THAT OFTEN.
RIGHT. THAT'S MY LITMUS TEST.
DID MY HAIR STAND UP?
Matt: I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
HEARING THESE SOUNDS FOR GENERATIONS
AND THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE.
YEAH, THEY'D ATTRIBUTE IT TO THE HAUNTED HOLLER.
IF YOU START TALKING TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE,
ALMOST EVERYONE HAS A STORY
OR SOMEONE IN THEIR FAMILY HAS A STORY.
Cliff: RUSS AND DARREN ARE LIFETIME WOODSMEN,
BUT ONLY WAS IT AFTER STARTING TO
LOOK INTO THE SASQUATCH SUBJECT
THAT THEY PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER AND REALIZED THAT
THOSE VOCALIZATIONS AND KNOCKS
THAT THEY'VE BEEN HEARING ALL THEIR LIFE
MAYBE WEREN'T THINGS LIKE WILD CATS.
[ HOWLING ]
AFTER ALL, IF BIGFOOTS AREN'T REAL ANIMALS,
WHY WOULD PEOPLE ATTRIBUTE NOISES
TO AN ANIMAL THAT DOESN'T EXIST?
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HEAR ROARING, THEY DON'T SAY
IT'S A DRAGON, RIGHT -- THEY DON'T EXIST.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? BIGFOOTS DO EXIST.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF EDUCATION.
THAT IS THE TYPE OF RECORDING
THAT KEEPS ME GOING OUT HERE.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T IDENTIFY.
IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A COYOTE TO ME.
I DON'T THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE A COYOTE, EITHER.
YEAH, IT'S OFTEN DIFFICULT TO RULE OUT COYOTE.
BUT I THINK IN THIS CASE, I'M CONFIDENT IN SAYING THAT
THAT'S A SASQUATCH VOCALIZATION THAT YOU GUYS RECORDED.
I JUST NEED MY EARS TO DETERMINE
THAT IS A 'SQUATCH OR 'SQUATCHES.
[ HOWLING ]
Bobo: THERE'S ALWAYS DOUBT WHEN YOU HEAR A RECORDING.
USUALLY IT SOUNDS FAINT.
THIS WAS LOUD ON THE RECORDING.
JUST THE TONE AND THE PITCH --
IT COULDN'T BE ANYTHING TO ME BUT A SASQUATCH.
AND SO, WHERE FROM HERE WAS IT RECORDED?
WAS IT RIGHT DOWN IN THIS GORGE?
WELL, IT WAS IN THIS GENERAL AREA.
WE'VE BEEN HERE TYPICALLY THREE NIGHTS.
AND THE FIRST NIGHT WAS THE NIGHT OF THE MOST ACTIVITY.
AND IT SEEMS TO GO SOMETIMES A LITTLE DOWNHILL AFTER THAT.
I WANT TO HEAR THAT TONIGHT!
I WANT TO PULL THE SUN RIGHT OUT OF THE SKY
SO IT GETS DARK SO WE CAN START 'SQUATCHIN'.
WELL, THIS IS OUR FIRST NIGHT IN WEST VIRGINIA.
THIS PLACE IS AWESOME. WE HAD GOOD LUCK LAST TIME.
WE'RE ALL FEELING THE VIBE. IT'S GETTING 'SQUATCHY.
LET'*** IT!
OKAY. RANAE, I'LL GO WITH YOU.
WHY DON'T WE HEAD THIS DIRECTION
AND PERCH OURSELVES ON TOP OF THE CANYON,
MAKE HOWLS INTO IT.
YOU GUYS CAN HEAD OFF THAT DIRECTION,
WANDER AROUND IN THE WOODS, LISTEN HARD,
AND THEN HOPEFULLY THE THERM WILL HIT.
I'LL MEET YOU BACK HERE
IN THE HAUNTED HOLLER BEFORE SUNRISE.
GOOD LUCK.
Cliff: IT WAS SO ENCOURAGING TO FIND OUT THAT
OUR PRIMARY WITNESSES HERE IN WEST VIRGINIA
OBTAINED THEIR VOCALIZATIONS BASICALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR.
I CANNOT WAIT TO GET MY FEET ON THE GROUND TONIGHT
AND START SCREAMING.
OH, RANAE, LOOK AT THIS.
OH, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. THAT'S THE GORGE.
[ Chuckling ] OHH...
[ CHUCKLES ]
MAN, IT'S DEEP.
OH, I SEE A LOT OF SPOTS --
LIKE, HOT SPOTS ON THE HILLSIDE.
BUT I THINK THEY'RE ALL ROCKY OUTCROPPINGS.
[ OWL HOOTS ]
OH, THERE'S AN OWL RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
HE'S A CUTE LITTLE GUY LOOKING ALL AROUND.
I THINK HE KNOWS WE'RE ON TO HIM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LOOK. HERE WE ARE AT THE PERFECT SPOT.
ANYTHING IN THIS VALLEY'S GONNA HEAR OUR NOISE.
YEAH.
RANAE FOR BOBES.
WE'RE GONNA DO CALLS.
WE'LL LISTEN.
[ HOWLS ]
[ HOWLS ]
Ranae: NOTHING, CLIFF.
NO, EITHER WE'RE NOT BEING HEARD
OR THEY'RE JUST NOT HERE RIGHT NOW,
WHICH LEAVES US WITH NO OTHER CHOICE
THAN TO PUSH FORWARD.
HEY.
LOOK AT THIS BREAK IN THE TREES.
Bobo: NICE.
OKAY, I'M GONNA DO ONE FROM HERE.
[ HOWLS ]
WOW.
Bobo: PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD, LIKE,
A PRETTY HOT 'SQUATCH ZONE...
...THEY KNOW THEY'RE THERE.
SO THEY --
WHAT WAS THAT?
I JUST [BLEEP] HEARD ONE.
[ ROARS ]
[ ROARS ]
Matt: WE ARE BACK IN WEST VIRGINIA
INVESTIGATING A SERIES OF MYSTERIOUS HOWLS
RECORDED IN A MOUNTAIN HOLLER.
IT SOUNDED LIKE A BIGFOOT IN THOSE RECORDINGS,
SO WE HEADED OUT FOR OUR FIRST NIGHT INVESTIGATION,
WHERE BOBO AND I JUST HEARD A HOWL OFF IN THE DISTANCE.
Bobo: WHAT WAS THAT?
Matt: I JUST [BLEEP] HEARD ONE.
RANAE.
BOBO. I CAN HEAR THE WALKIE GOING.
ARE YOU THERE? CAN YOU HEAR ME?
BOBO: Yeah. Hey, dude.
We have 'squatches over here for sure.
MATT HEARD ONE HOWLING ON THE HILL.
So we definitely have a 'squatch tonight.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY, BUT I FOUND THE PERFECT TREE.
SO ARE YOU GUYS READY TO LISTEN?
All ears.
LET ME STAND BACK.
YEAH. I'M OUT OF THE BATTER'S CIRCLE HERE.
[ KNOCK ]
OOH!
NO, I WAS SLIDING. WHAT?
THAT'S A POSSIBLE KNOCK.
I COULD HAVE SWORN I HEARD ONE, LIKE, ALMOST RIGHT AFTER.
IT WENT "POP!" "POP!" LIKE, THAT FAST.
I DID ONE HIT, BUT I COULDN'T HEAR ANYTHING
'CAUSE MY FOOT WAS STARTING TO SLIDE DOWN.
Cliff: IMMEDIATELY AFTER RANAE'S KNOCK --
I MEAN, LESS THAN A SECOND, THERE WAS AN ANSWER.
THE PITCH WAS DIFFERENT. THE SOUND WAS DIFFERENT.
SO IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN, LIKE, AN ECHO OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IT WAS AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
"BAM!" "BAM!"
YEAH, DO ANOTHER ONE, RANAE.
[ KNOCK ]
[ KNOCK ]
THAT KNOCK MIGHT HAVE BEEN A WARNING FOR OTHERS TO MOVE ON.
LET'S HEAD TOWARDS BOBO AND MATT.
OUCH.
I'D SAY WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD NIGHT OVERALL, YOU KNOW?
Bobo: WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT.
I THINK I GOT A KNOCK.
FROM MY TOP OF THE HILL UP THERE,
I HEARD A DEFINITE 'SQUATCH HOWL ABOUT A MILE AWAY.
AND IT WAS JUST GOING "WAAAAAH."
THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE HOT SPOT FOR 'SQUATCH.
YEAH, I'M LOVING WEST VIRGINIA.
Bobo: WE KNOW FROM DOING OUR EXPEDITIONS IN THE PAST,
PEOPLE ARE REALLY TIGHT-LIPPED ABOUT THEIR BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS.
'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE GOING "OH, THAT GUY'S CRAZY."
SO THEY KEEP IT TO THEMSELVES.
SO, WE THOUGHT, "HEY, LET'S GO ON A RADIO STATION.
"PEOPLE CAN CALL IN. HAVE A RADIO SHOW.
"AND THEY COULD KEEP THEIR ANONYMITY
AND CALL IN AND FEEL SAFE."
ONE OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME TO CHECK OUT
CHRIS LAWRENCE'S RADIO SHOW ON WCHS.
HE'S THE MOST POPULAR OUTDOOR SHOW IN THE STATE.
HE'S A GREAT RESOURCE.
SO, I CALLED HIM UP, AND HE SAID, "SURE.
COME ON. WE CAN DO A BIGFOOT SHOW."
I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING A RADIO TALK SHOW
INSTEAD OF A TOWN HALL MEETING
BECAUSE IT WILL GET OUT TO SO MANY PEOPLE.
WELL, WE COULDN'T HAVE A BETTER HOST.
THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST RADIO STATIONS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
CHRIS HAS BEEN IN THE AREA FOR 23 YEARS.
HE'S A HUNTER.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A FANTASTIC TURNOUT.
Chris: IT IS RAM TRUCKS WEST VIRGINIA OUTDOORS.
CHRIS LAWRENCE WITH YOU.
AND BIGFOOT IN WEST VIRGINIA --
IS IT REAL? HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING?
GIVE US A CALL.
WE'VE GOT THE INVESTIGATORS COMING IN TO THE STUDIO.
THAT'LL BE COMING UP NEXT, RIGHT AFTER THIS
ON RAM TRUCKS WEST VIRGINIA OUTDOORS.
HEY, CHRIS. NICE MEETING YOU.
HEY, FELLAS, LADY. HOW ARE Y'ALL?
Matt: VERY GOOD.
SO, SASQUATCH IN WEST VIRGINIA.
PEOPLE ARE CALLING. PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT.
DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE?
IT'S A LITTLE BIT BEYOND POSSIBLE.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SASQUATCHES IN WEST VIRGINIA.
THE BIGFOOT INVESTIGATORS ARE HERE.
MATT, CLIFF, BOBO, RANAE.
THEY WANT TO KNOW, HAVE YOU HAD A BIGFOOT SIGHTING?
BRIAN, GOOD MORNING.
YOU'RE ON THE AIR WITH THE INVESTIGATORS.
BRIAN: It happened in the New River gorge.
I was deer hunting.
I could tell that it was a really large hand
wrapped around the side of the tree.
MAN: I had noticed
something dark in color to my left.
Conical forehead, sunk-back eyes.
So, I moved my arm.
Next thing I know, it mimicked me.
RANDY, WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
RANDY: I came home from work.
[ WHISTLING ]
And this animal's jaw dropped down and I saw the teeth.
ARE YOU SURE IT WASN'T A BEAR?
Absolutely sure.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
WOMAN: I stepped out on the back deck of my house
to feed my cat.
And I saw something turn toward me.
And I kind of froze. It frightened me that bad.
'SQUATCHES ARE KIND OF LIKE THE FONZ.
THEY'RE ULTRA-COOL. THEY CAN SCARE JUST A LITTLE INTIMIDATION.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]
MOLLOMO: Well, I was actually hiking near Blackwater Falls
and found a very, very strange footprint.
It only measured about 5 1/4 or 5 1/2 inches long.
YOU FEEL LIKE THAT MAY BE A JUVENILE ONE OF THESE?
WELL, YEAH. IT HAD TO BE A JUVENILE, BASICALLY.
THE CONTEXT OF THIS BEING OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE --
THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE WHO'S GONNA LET THEIR,
YOU KNOW, 5- OR 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD RUN AROUND BAREFOOT
IN FALL IN THE MIDDLE OF RHODODENDRON THICKET?
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE
A RADIO TOWN HALL MEETING, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE GREAT.
WE WERE ABLE TO HEAR MORE SIGHTING STORIES
FROM ALL OVER WEST VIRGINIA THAN EVER BEFORE.
AFTER WE WERE ABLE TO PINPOINT WHERE
SOME OF THE MORE INTERESTING SIGHTINGS HAPPENED,
WE DECIDED TO SPLIT UP TO COVER MORE GROUND.
SO, WHILE RANAE AND CLIFF AND I
INVESTIGATE SOME OF THOSE STORIES,
BOBO'S GONNA HEAD OFF TO A LOCATION TO INVESTIGATE
A CLUSTER OF REPORTS NEAR THE NEW RIVER GORGE.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, CHRIS.
THANKS SO MUCH, CHRIS.
GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING CALLS
FROM THE RADIO PROGRAM WAS RANDY.
RANDY TOLD US THAT HE FOUND A SMALL HUMAN-LIKE FOOTPRINT
BASICALLY WHERE NO HUMANS,
ESPECIALLY OF THAT SIZE, SHOULD BE WALKING.
WELL, IF IT'S A JUVENILE SASQUATCH PRINT,
I WANT TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS.
HEY, RANDY.
GREAT. THANK YOU.
IS THIS THE LOCATION?
ACTUALLY, IT'S BACK IN HERE -- WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
GO THROUGH SOME THICK STUFF TO GET TO WHERE IT WAS.
YOU GOT IT.
I WANT TO GO TO THE SPOT
TO SEE IF I CAN RE-CREATE FOOTPRINTS THAT ARE SIMILAR
AND SHOW THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS
AS WHAT I SEE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH.
FOUND IT RIGHT AROUND IN HERE.
THIS IS IT.
I GOT TO ASK, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING BACK HERE?
ACTUALLY, I LOVE TO HIKE.
AND I HIKE AROUND HERE QUITE A BIT.
I WAS HIKING AROUND,
LOOKING FOR LITTLE NATIVE STREAMS FOR FISHING.
AND I JUST HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING DOWN, AND I SAW THIS TRACK.
AND I TOOK A PHOTO OF IT.
[ ROARS ]
Narrator: COMING UP...
WE'RE AT THE TOP OF THE RAPIDS, AND WE DROP.
[ ROARS ]
Matt: ONCE AGAIN, WEST VIRGINIA NEVER DISAPPOINTS,
AS PROVEN WHEN WE GOT ACTION ON OUR FIRST NIGHT INVESTIGATION.
"BAM!" "BAM!"
Matt: AFTER ENLISTING THE AID OF A LOCAL RADIO STATION
WHERE WE HEARD REPORTS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE,
BOBO DECIDED TO CHECK OUT THE AREA AROUND THE NEW RIVER GORGE
WHILE CLIFF IS FOLLOWING UP WITH A WITNESS
WHO TOOK A PHOTO OF A POSSIBLE TRACK.
WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOU FIRST SAW IT?
IT LOOKED LIKE A HUMAN FOOTPRINT TO ME,
BUT WHO WOULD BE COMING OUT HERE?
I JUST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT WAS.
THERE WERE NO OTHER TRACKS AROUND. IT WAS THE ONLY ONE.
I DO TRACK.
ACTUALLY, I LOOK FOR MOUNTAIN LION TRACKS SOMETIMES
'CAUSE THEY SAY THEY DON'T EXIST, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE AROUND.
[ LAUGHS ]
WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
NOW, CLEAR AS DAY, THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT JUMP OUT.
THE SIZE OF THIS THING IS TINY.
I WOULD ESTIMATE, WHAT, A 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLD HUMAN
EXACTLY.
FIVE DIGITS STRAIGHT ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE FOOT.
NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, "OH, THAT'S A BEAR."
BUT THEN YOU HAVE THE HALLUX, THE BIG TOE RIGHT THERE,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT DIVERGENT,
WHICH IS CLEARLY A PRIMATE TRAIT.
THIS IS CLEARLY A HUMAN BEING OR A SASQUATCH.
IT'S A EXTREMELY UNLIKELY THAT ANY HUMAN CHILD
WOULD BE WANDERING AROUND IN THIS AREA WITHOUT SHOES ON,
BUT IT'S SUPER LIKELY THAT THIS IS
EXACTLY THE SORT OF PLACE THAT A FEMALE SASQUATCH
MIGHT DEPOSIT ITS YOUNG FOR A LITTLE WHILE TO STAY SAFE.
IT COULD CRAWL UNDERNEATH ANY OF THESE RHODODENDRON BUSHES
AND BASICALLY BE INVISIBLE TO ANY PREDATOR
OR HUMAN THAT WANDERS BY.
I GOT SOMETHING MADE UP FOR US. IT'S KIND OF COOL.
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH LIFE-SIZE TO YOUR FOOTPRINT HERE.
THE ONE FEATURE THAT REALLY JUMPED OUT TO ME
IS THAT RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S A RIDGE BEHIND THE DIGITS.
AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT TELLS ME
IS THAT WHEN THE SASQUATCH WAS WALKING,
IT CLENCHED ITS TOES
ON THE PUSH-OFF TO THE NEXT STRIDE.
FOR MY LITTLE EXPERIMENTS, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO
IS WE'RE GONNA STAMP THE SMALL WOODEN CUTOUT
TWICE INTO THE GROUND.
ONE DIRECTLY IN, DIRECTLY OUT.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, ROLLING IT
AS IF THE WOODEN CUTOUT WAS PUT ON THE BOTTOM
OF A PAIR OF SHOES TO SIMULATE THE WALKING.
NOW, FIRST OF ALL, THAT RIDGE RIGHT BEHIND THE TOE
THAT I MENTIONED IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN.
WHAT YOU DO HAVE OVER HERE, THOUGH,
IS A PARABOLIC BEND, LIKE A CURVED BEND
DOWN TO THE TOES WHERE THE THING PUSHED OFF.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THAT HERE, SO MUCH, HUH?
WHAT STRUCK ME A LITTLE BIT WAS THAT
IT LOOKED TO BE DEEP FOR SUCH A SMALL PRINT.
SO THERE HAD TO BE SOME WEIGHT TO IT.
THIS WAS COOL.
COME OUT HERE AND TRY TO SIMULATE FOOTPRINTS
AND THEN COMPARE THOSE TO THE FOOTPRINT PHOTOGRAPHS.
WELL, THAT'S A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
I'M VERY COMFORTABLE SAYING THAT RANDY ACCIDENTALLY STUMBLED UPON
A JUVENILE SASQUATCH FOOTPRINT IN THE GROUND
[ ROARS ]
AFTER DOING THE RADIO TOWN HALL
AND TALKING WITH THE LOCAL BIGFOOT INVESTIGATORS,
WE REALIZED THAT NEW RIVER GORGE
IS THE EPICENTER OF ALL THESE BIGFOOT REPORTS.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M GONNA CRUISE DOWN
AND GO DO MY SOLO INVESTIGATION.
HOPEFULLY WHEN I GO DOWN IN THERE, I CAN FIND SOME EVIDENCE
AND GET THE LOCALS TO CHANGE THE NAME
FROM HAUNTED HOLLERS TO 'SQUATCHY HOLLERS.
A GOOD INDICATION OF GOOD 'SQUATCH HABITAT
IS AN ABUNDANCE OF FERNS.
SHOWS YOU'RE, LIKE, IN A NICE RICH, WET ENVIRONMENT.
AND I'VE SEEN THAT CORRELATION AS WE TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD, EVEN.
YOU HEAR THAT COAL TRAIN ROLLING THROUGH.
AND MINING IS THE BIGGEST INDUSTRY,
TRADITIONALLY, IN WEST VIRGINIA.
THERE'S THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OLD MINE SHAFTS
WHERE A 'SQUATCH COULD TAKE REFUGE
IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER OR IN THE STORMS OF WINTER.
WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO MEET WITH BRIAN SEDLOCK.
HE WAS ONE OF THE WITNESSES WHO CALLED IN
ON OUR RADIO TOWN HALL MEETING.
AND THIS IS UP BY THE NEW RIVER GORGE.
BRIAN'S SIGHTING HAPPENED ON A NORTH-FACING SLOPE
THAT CATCHES THE COLD WIND
AND GETS HIT BY RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
MORE THAN ANY OTHER MOUNTAIN FACE AROUND HERE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO THERE NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM HIS INCIDENT.
THIS IS IT.
THAT TREE RIGHT THERE IS WHERE I WAS SITTING.
YOU WERE SITTING THERE. AND WHICH WAY WERE YOU LOOKING?
I WAS LOOKING TOWARDS THE GORGE.
YOU KNOW, WE WERE ON THE RADIO LISTENING TO YOU.
CAN YOU JUST RIGHT NOW GO THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS
OF WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU THAT DAY?
EVERYTHING WAS REALLY QUIET.
AND I SAW SOMETHING OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE --
SAW MOVEMENT -- AND I PUT MY SCOPE UP.
AND THAT'S WHEN IT STUCK ITS HEAD
FROM AROUND THE TREE AND WAS LOOKING AT ME.
[ GROWLS ]
IT TERRIFIED ME.
I KNEW IT WASN'T A DEER. I KNEW IT WASN'T A BEER.
WITHOUT A DOUBT, I MEAN, IT WAS A SASQUATCH.
[ ROARS ]
[ ROARS ]
Matt: WE ARE EXCITED TO BE BACK IN WEST VIRGINIA
INVESTIGATING RECENT REPORTS.
AFTER USING A RADIO SHOW TO REACH OUT
TO WITNESSES ACROSS THE STATE,
WE SPLIT UP TO COVER MORE GROUND
WITH RANAE AND I MEETING A WITNESS
THAT HAD A BIGFOOT IN HIS CROSS HAIRS.
WITHOUT A DOUBT, I MEAN, IT WAS A SASQUATCH.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE EVERY DETAIL OF THE FACE?
'CAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH A SCOPE,
SO YOU HAVE A VERY CLOSE-UP VIEW.
WHAT I COULD SEE WAS, LIKE, ITS HAND
AND PART OF ITS SHOULDER AND, LIKE, ITS FACE.
ITS FACE LOOKED REALLY WEATHERED,
LIKE A REALLY OLD MAN.
IT BLINKED, LIKE, REALLY SLOW AND METHODICALLY.
YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO BE STILL.
WHAT TREE IS THAT
THAT YOU SAW THE FIGURE STANDING IN FRONT OF?
IT'S DOWN THERE ABOUT 50 YARDS AWAY.
AND IT'S GOT A CROOK IN IT.
AND MY SCOPE WAS ON 9.
SO, I MEAN, THAT PUTS ME
LITERALLY WITHIN ABOUT PROBABLY 15 FEET OF IT.
I'M WANTING TO GO DOWN THERE AND SEE WHERE THIS TREE IS.
I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN THAT WAY. YOU TELL ME WHEN I'M IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
AS BRIAN DIRECTED ME TO THE LOCATION WHERE THE FIGURE HAD STOOD,
I CAN TELL THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM.
LOOKING BACK AT HIM,
THE SNOW COMING DOWN IS OBSCURING MY LINE OF SIGHT
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW
THAT'S PILED UP ON ALL OF THE BRANCHES.
THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY DIFFICULT RE-CREATION.
Brian: THAT IS THE TREE.
OKAY, SO, IT WAS STANDING ON MY LEFT,
YOUR RIGHT SIDE OF THE TREE LIKE THIS.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
SO, WHEN YOU INITIALLY LOOKED OVER,
NOT WITH YOUR SCOPE, HOW DO I LOOK IN COMPARISON?
FROM WHAT I SEE -- THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD,
YOU'RE PROBABLY...
A GOOD 4 FEET LOWER THAN WHAT I SAW.
4 feet?
That's 10 feet, easy.
AND ON THE BACK SIDE IS A LITTLE BIT OF SLOPE,
SO WE'RE TALKING 10 OR 11 FEET.
JUST LOOKING AT YOU, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN
2, 3 FEET ABOVE YOUR HEAD.
THAT'S EXACTLY A BIG MALE SASQUATCH WOULD GET THAT TALL.
IT'D BE BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET TALL.
THIS IS A LITTLE ON
THE EXTREME SIDE FOR ME.
Matt: EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DO THIS RE-CREATION,
I WAS IMPRESSED BY BRIAN.
HE WASN'T GONNA BE LED IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION WITH HIS STORY
AND KIND OF BE MADE TO CONFIRM WHATEVER RANAE WAS POINTING OUT,
SAYING HOW HIGH IT MUST HAVE BEEN.
IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE BEEN 11 FEET TALL
LIKE RANAE SEEMED TO BE SAYING.
IT WAS JUST A FEW FEET ABOVE HER HEAD.
THAT, HE WAS SURE OF.
I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR BRINGING US HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SAW THAT DAY,
BECAUSE I REALLY CAN'T DO A TRUE RECREATION.
THAT MAKES IT REALLY ROUGH FOR ME.
WELL, I THINK YOU SAW ONE,
AND THIS IS EXACTLY THE SORT OF PLACE
AND SITUATION WHERE IT WOULD HAPPEN.
WE'RE RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF A BIG RIVER GORGE.
THEY'LL BE IN THOSE CRAGS WHERE YOU CAN'T GET TO THEM,
AND THEY GO AFTER THE DEER UP TOP.
AND YOU WERE UP HERE DOING THE SAME THING.
SO, I'M CAMPED ALONG THE NEW RIVER GORGE.
THIS PLACE HAS GOT THAT 'SQUATCH VIBE.
I SPENT THE FIRST TWO DAYS DOWN IN THE GORGE.
IT WAS FREEZING -- THOSE HOWLING NORTH WINDS --
SO I MOVED OVER HERE TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE HILL.
THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS HERE IS NO JOKE.
[ HOWLING ]
YEAH.
LOVE THAT.
[ SCREECH IN DISTANCE ]
THERE WE GO. WE GOT AN OWL.
THERE'S PLENTY OF RODENTS FOR OWLS,
COYOTES, OR 'SQUATCHES.
Cliff: MATT, RANAE, AND I ARE ON OUR WAY
TO MEET WITH EYEWITNESS WHO CALLED IN TO THE RADIO PROGRAM
WITH MULTIPLE BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS.
THEY'VE AGREED TO MEET UP WITH US
AS LONG AS WE DON'T REVEAL THEIR IDENTITY.
YOU SEE, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE LABELED AS "CRAZY" IN THEIR COMMUNITY,
BUT THEY WANT US TO HEAR THEIR STORY,
SO WE'VE GIVEN THEM THE ALIASES OF "RANDY" AND "MICHELLE"
AND AGREED NOT TO SHOW THEIR FACES WHILE WE INTERVIEW THEM.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FACT THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY ON THE RADIO
AND THEY COULD TELL US ABOUT THINGS AND HAVE THEIR FACE HIDDEN,
WE WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN ABOUT THIS.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO READ THEIR BODY LANGUAGE.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AROUND THEIR PROPERTY TO SEE WHAT MIGHT BE GOING ON,
AND IS IT ACTUALLY A GOOD PLACE FOR BIGFOOTS TO BE VISITING?
I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE BIGFOOT RESEARCHES
THAT GETS TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY BY ANONYMOUS WITNESSES,
AND THESE ANONYMOUS WITNESSES
ACTUALLY WANTED TO MEET US FACE TO FACE.
HOWDY!
Cliff: THAT TELLS ME A LOT.
THEY'RE NOT PROTECTING THEIR OWN LIES.
THEY'RE PROTECTING THEIR IDENTITIES, THEIR JOBS,
THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR ADDRESS,
AND, ULTIMATELY, THE SASQUATCHES.
I'M COOL WITH ALL THAT.
Matt: CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE VERY FIRST INCIDENT?
WHERE WAS IT AROUND HERE THAT YOU SAW SOMETHING?
Michelle: [ Distorted voice ] IT WAS LATE...
AND I SAW
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RED LIGHT.
MATTER OF FACT, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY NEIGHBOR.
I ACTUALLY SAID, "WHAT IS HE DOING OVER THERE
WITH A RED LIGHT?"
SOMETHING MOVES LIKE THIS,
AND IT'S NOT ONE RED LIGHT, IT'S TWO.
IT SCARED ME TO THE POINT THAT I GOT PHYSICALLY ILL.
THEN WHAT DID YOU SEE?
Randy: [ Distorted voice ] SO, SHE COMES AND GETS ME.
I RUN IN, GET MY SPOTLIGHT,
AND I STAND UP ON MY DECK THERE.
THERE WAS ONE POPPED UP OVER THAT TREE THERE,
AND THE JAW DROPPED DOWN, AND I SAW THE TOP TEETH.
[ ROARS ]
Narrator: COMING UP...
THAT'S A 'SQUATCH!
[ ROARS ]
Matt: THE TEAM AND I HAVE RETURNED
TO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE BIGFOOTING STATES --
WEST VIRGINIA.
WHILE BOBO HIKES DEEP INTO THE NEW RIVER GORGE,
RANAE, CLIFF, AND I ARE FOLLOWING UP
WITH A COUPLE WHO WANTED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS
THAT CLAIM TO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS
BEHIND THEIR RURAL HOME.
Randy: THERE WAS ONE POPPED UP OVER THAT TREE THERE.
THE JAW DROPPED DOWN, AND I SAW THE TOP TEETH.
DID YOU SEE CANINES, BY ANY CHANCE?
ALL FLAT, STRAIGHT ACROSS?
THERE WAS MORE SPACE BETWEEN
THE NOSE AND THE TEETH THAN HUMAN.
AHH.
WOULD YOU SAY IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT
THERE'S NO ROOM WHATSOEVER FOR MISIDENTIFICATION?
NO. I KNOW IT'S NOT A BEAR.
I SEE DEER HERE EVERY DAY,
AND I COME OUT AND I'VE SHINED LIGHTS ON 'EM AT NIGHT.
IT'S NOT DEER.
OUT OF WHAT YOU'VE TOLD US SO FAR,
I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT YOU SAW THE TEETH.
SO, RANAE, YOU HAVE A NICE SMILE.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND REPLICATING THE BIGFOOT FOR US...
...DOWN IN THE LOCATION.
MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN SHOW MATT AND I
WHERE YOU WERE STANDING AT THE TIME.
LISTENING TO RANDY AND MICHELLE,
THEY DIDN'T REALLY SET OFF ANY RED FLAGS.
THE REPORT ITSELF IS PRETTY AMAZING.
RANDY CLAIMED AT ONE POINT HE SAW THEIR TEETH,
WHICH IS PRETTY UNUSUAL.
WHAT I FIND SO DIFFICULT ABOUT THAT
IS THAT IF BIGFOOT WANTS TO REMAIN UNDETECTED,
WHY IS IT SHOWING ITSELF TO THIS FAMILY?
SO, RANDY, YOU SAID
IT WAS ALMOST SEEMED TO BE LEANING BACKWARDS --
THAT'S WHY ITS MOUTH WAS OPEN,
NOT BECAUSE IT WAS SMILING BECAUSE YOU'RE HANDSOME?
Randy: YEP. IT WAS COMING UP OVER THE LOG.
Cliff: SO, SHE PRETTY MUCH NAILED THE MOTION, THOUGH.
RANAE, IT SEEMS THAT
YOU PRETTY MUCH NAILED THE MOTION.
Maybe there's a little bit of unknown primate in you.
OH, I'M PRIMATE ALL RIGHT.
AND WITH A SCARY ANIMAL, YOU TEND TO
RIGHT.
WE CAN SEE YOUR TEETH FROM THERE,
BUT THEY'RE SAYING YOU'RE A LOT SMALLER THAN WHAT THEY SAW.
LET'S GET A GAUGE ON THE HEAD HERE.
HOW MUCH LARGER WAS WHAT YOU SAW COMPARED TO RANAE?
IT WOULD BE PROBABLY TWICE THE WIDTH.
I COULD SEE DETAIL ON IT THAT I CAN'T SEE DETAIL ON HER RIGHT NOW.
SHE LOOKS SO MUCH SMALLER THAN WHAT WAS DOWN THERE.
Yeah, he's saying probably about twice the size of your head --
I mean, a real rough estimate.
FROM THIS LOCATION, IT'S ONLY
20 YARDS DOWN TO THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS DRAW,
so any animal could move down through here,
and, if it wanted to, could remain undetected.
THEY HAD AN ESCAPE ROUTE, DIDN'T THEY?
THEY ALWAYS DO THAT WHEN THEY APPROACH HUMANS.
Matt: MICHELLE AND RANDY ADDED A LOT OF HELPFUL DETAILS
DURING THE RECREATION.
RANAE'S HEAD WAS SO MUCH SMALLER THAN THIS ANIMAL'S HEAD,
I HAVE TO IMAGINE IT MUST HAVE BEEN
A VERY BIG SASQUATCH.
I KNOW THAT YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE
OR WHERE YOU LIVE, AND I TOTALLY RESPECT THAT,
BECAUSE BY PROTECTING YOUR OWN IDENTITY,
WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING IS PROTECTING THE SASQUATCH'S, AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER OR NOT,
BUT NOTHING THAT YOU'VE TOLD US IS BRAND-NEW TO US.
I'M COMFORTABLE SAYING THAT YOU GUYS HAD VISITORS
AND THOSE VISITORS WERE SASQUATCHES.
Michelle: IT DOES MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER. [ CHUCKLES ] MORE VALIDATED.
[ SNARLS ]
Ranae: MATT, CLIFF, AND I ARE ON OUR WAY TO PICK UP BOBES.
HE'S BEEN OUT CAMPING NEAR THAT NEW RIVER GORGE.
HOPEFULLY, HE'S GOT SOME MORE INFORMATION FOR US
ABOUT WHERE WE COULD DO OUR NIGHT INVESTIGATION.
HEY.
DID YOU CATCH YOUR LIMIT OF BIGFOOTS?
I CAUGHT SOME, BUT THEY WERE TOO SMALL,
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT GOT A LITTLE COLD UP HERE AT NIGHT --
A LITTLE DUSTING OF SNOW UP HERE ON THE TOP.
SO I HAD TO MOVE AFTER THOSE FIRST TWO NIGHTS.
THE GORGE, IT JUST TURNED COLD LIKE THAT.
SO THE THIRD NIGHT, I MOVED UP
AND CAME OUT ON TOP OF THE BACKSIDE.
THIS SECTION OF THE NEW RIVER GORGE --
I THINK THAT'S YOUR MOST PROMISING LOCATION TO SEARCH.
WELL, THOSE CLIFFS ALONG THOSE GORGE ARE GONNA BE
ACOUSTICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO US.
WE CAN MAKE A BUNCH OF NOISE AND HOPEFULLY STIR SOMETHING UP.
BOBO WENT DEEP INTO THE WOODS DURING HIS SOLO INVESTIGATION,
AND HE'S FIGURED OUT A WAY FOR THE TEAM
TO GET REALLY FAR BACK INTO THE FOREST
FOR OUR FINAL NIGHT INVESTIGATION.
WE KNOW THAT THE WEATHER AROUND HERE CAN TURN ON A DIME,
BUT THE RIVER'S STILL PASSABLE,
AND WE KNOW THAT BIGFOOTS TRAVEL THE RIVERS.
SO IF WE'RE BRAVE -- OR FOOLISH -- ENOUGH TO GET ON A RAFT,
WE CAN GET WAY BACK WHERE WE'RE SURE NO ONE ELSE IS GONNA BE.
ARE YOU GUYS SEEING ALL OF THE CLIFFS
AND CAVES UP HERE?
A LOT OF COVER.
Bobo: OH, THERE'S A MILLION CAVES IN WEST VIRGINIA --
PROBABLY LITERALLY A MILLION CAVES.
Ranae: I WAS HAVING A BLAST.
WE'RE DIGGING IN, I'M PADDLING HARD.
WE'RE AT THE TOP OF THE RAPIDS, AND WE DROP.
THIS HUGE WALL OF WATER COMES AT US,
AND IT BREAKS RIGHT OVER CLIFF.
WHOO!
Bobo: WHO-OA!
THE GUY WAS DOUSED.
WAY TO TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM, CLIFF.
THIS WATER'S COLDER THAN I THOUGHT.
Cliff: [ CHUCKLES ] IT'S JUST AS COLD AS I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
Bobo: THIS IS THE SPOT.
WHOO-HOO-HOO!
Cliff: THIS IS GONNA BE PROBLEMATIC.
I MEAN, EARLIER TODAY, IT WAS NICE AND SUNNY,
BUT OBVIOUSLY THE WEATHER'S CHANGED ON US DRAMATICALLY.
THIS MORNING TO NOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A 20-, 30-DEGREE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE.
THIS IS THE FIRST DUSTING OF SNOW OF WINTER.
WHEN I SAW THE WEATHER FORECAST,
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE BANGING TREES WITH AX HANDLES OR BATS
AND JUST HEARING THAT STING.
SO I GOT THIS.
[ DEER CRIES ]
DEER IN DISTRESS.
[ DEER CRIES ]
WELL, MY EARS ARE NOW IN DISTRESS.
THAT'S GONNA BE COOL, BECAUSE AT THE FIRST SIGN OF WINTER,
I THINK ALL THE ANIMALS WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING FOOD.
AND SOME SORT OF DEER IN DISTRESS OR A FAWN IN DISTRESS
IS GONNA BRING IN THE PREDATORS.
ALL RIGHT.
FEET ARE STARTING TO FREEZE UP.
THIS IS A COLD NIGHT. LET'S KEEP MOVING.
GOOD LUCK.
Bobo: BOBO BROUGHT WITH HIM A DISTRESS CALLER
THAT MIMICS THE SOUNDS OF DISTRESSED ANIMALS,
AND FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, I THINK IT'S PERFECT.
ANY BIGFOOT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ONSET OF SNOW,
IS GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTED
IN A DISTRESSED FAWN OR DEER OUT HERE IN THE WOODS.
[ LAUGHS ]
OOH, NICE.
OKAY, BOBO. I'M GONNA TRY SOME KNOCKS.
OKAY. WE'RE READY.
[ KNOCK ]
OW!
GOD, THAT STUNG.
HEARD IT.
Bobo: I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU, CLIFF --
[ CHUCKLES ]
I THINK THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR
WHEN SASQUATCHES' DIETS CHANGE TO BE MORE CARNIVOROUS.
OH, DEFINITELY, 'CAUSE THEIR SCAT, THEIR POOP,
IS A LOT DARKER -- THAT MEAT COLOR,
MORE ANIMAL FUR IN IT.
WELL, IT'S JUST GONNA BE MORE READILY AVAILABLE.
THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN IT'S GONNA BE EASIER
TO GET A SMALL DEER THAN IT IS A BERRY.
WE'RE RIGHT HERE AT THE ONSET OF WINTER,
AND THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN ALL THE ANIMALS,
BIGFOOTS INCLUDED, SHOULD BE CHANGING THEIR DIETARY PATTERNS.
DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER
WHEN A LOT OF PLANT FOODS ARE AVAILABLE,
THEY'RE UTILIZING THOSE.
BUT DURING THE WINTERTIME, THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR DIET
BECAUSE BERRIES AREN'T AVAILABLE.
THEY'RE PROBABLY UTILIZING MEATS A LOT MORE IN THIS TIME OF YEAR,
AND THEREFORE, THEIR SCAT SHOULD REFLECT THIS.
HEY, WE'RE GONNA DO THAT "FAWN IN DISTRESS" SOUND
AND JUST START WALKING TO KEEP WARM.
GO FOR IT, BAMBI.
WHAT WAS BAMBI'S MOM'S NAME?
IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU.
What was Bambi's mom's name?
VENISON?
[ CHUCKLES ]
JERKY?
IT'S, UM, LEET FEET.
[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]
[ DEER CRIES ]
[ DEER CRIES ]
[ DEER CRIES ]
[ DEER CRIES ]
OKAY, LISTEN. YOU GUYS ARE DOING YOUR CALLS.
I'M GONNA DO A COUPLE HOWLS FROM HERE,
AND WE WANT TO PUT SOME SOUNDS
down into that gorge.
10-4.
[ HOWLS ]
YEAH.
[ WHOOPS ]
MATT, HOLD STILL.
YEAH.
WHAT DID IT SOUND LIKE?
BIG, LOW, THUMP.
THAT'S WHAT I HEARD, AND IT WAS THIS DIRECTION.
SHE SAID SHE HEARD IT
BACK IN THE DIRECTION OF BASE CAMP.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA HEAD BACK IN THAT DIRECTION, THEN.
Okay. Cliff is gonna howl again and try to get another response.
[ HOWLS ]
Bobo: NICE, CLIFF.
[ HOWLING IN DISTANCE ]
THAT'S A 'SQUATCH.
'CAUSE THAT'S NOT MATT.
Did you just respond with a little howl-howl?
NO. DID YOU HEAR THAT?
YEAH. WE GOT A 'SQUATCH.
THAT'S A CALL BACK.
[ ROARS ]
Narrator: BIGFOOT FILES BROUGHT TO YOU BY HYUNDAI.
THE ANSWER COMING UP.
Narrator: THE ANSWER IS...
BIGFOOT FILES BROUGHT TO YOU BY HYUNDAI.
[ ROARS ]
Matt: WE'VE RETURNED TO THE WONDERFUL WILDS
OF WEST VIRGINIA.
OUR INVESTIGATION HAS LED US DEEP INTO
THE FORESTS OF THE NEW RIVER GORGE
WHERE WE RAFTED IN FOR OUR FINAL NIGHT.
WHOO!
WITH THE HELP OF A WOUNDED-FAWN RECORDING,
...WE MAY HAVE JUST BROUGHT IN CLOSE
A HUNGRY BIGFOOT.
[ HOWLING IN DISTANCE ]
THAT'S A 'SQUATCH.
'CAUSE THAT'S NOT MATT.
Did you just respond with a little howl-howl?
NO. DID YOU HEAR THAT?
YEAH. WE GOT A 'SQUATCH.
THAT'S A CALL BACK.
I AM POSITIVE THAT WHAT WE HEARD WAS A SASQUATCH.
WHAAH!
[ HOWLING IN DISTANCE ]
THAT CALL THAT CAME BACK WAS A VERY TYPICAL BIGFOOT NOISE --
SLIGHTLY RISING AND DROPPING AT THE END.
IT'S ALMOST TEXTBOOK BIGFOOT.
BEAUTIFUL.
[ HOWLING IN DISTANCE ]
WE WANTED TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN US AND THAT BIGFOOT CALL,
SO WE STARTED WALKING BACK OUT OF THE VALLEY.
BOBO: Cliff.
There's a 'squatch right here.
Psst. Where?
***, ***, ***, ***, *** --
like four fast knocks in about two seconds.
Right down the holler.
Holy [bleep]
SO, I HEAR THIS QUICK -- JUST, "BAM, BAM, BAM, BAM."
I'VE NEVER HEARD THEM THAT FAST BEFORE.
Oh, dude. It was just like this.
Bam, bam, bam, bam.
Did you see anything on therm?
I was changing the battery in the therm.
DUDE, IT WAS RIGHT DOWN HERE, 'CAUSE IT WAS --
IT WAS WELL BELOW ME -- THE KNOCKS.
DEFINITELY 100% A 'SQUATCH. I GUARANTEE IT.
'SQUATCHES WERE NOT EXPECTING ANYONE OUT TONIGHT.
THAT'S WHY, I THINK, WE GOT THAT DRAMATIC REACTION
WHEN THEY HEARD US MAKING NOISE -- I THINK WE FOOLED THEM.
THEY DON'T EXPECT FOUR MANIACS OUT HERE
STUMBLING AROUND IN THE WOODS AT NIGHT MAKING BIGFOOT CALLS.
I MEAN, WEST VIRGINIA'S MY NEW FAVORITE 'SQUATCH SPOT.
I LOVE IT.
IT WAS CLEAR AND UNQUESTIONABLE.
IN MY OPINION, WE HEARD SASQUATCHES TONIGHT.
I'M POSITIVE THAT THEY LOVE THIS PLACE.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANYONE ELSE OUT HERE
WALKING AROUND WITH NO LIGHTS?
NO WAY.
IT WAS AWESOME.
IT WAS -- NO DOUBT ABOUT IT --
A 'SQUATCH.
Matt: WELL, THE TEAM AND I
WERE EXCITED TO RETURN TO WEST VIRGINIA,
AND WE WEREN'T LET DOWN.
[ HOWLING ]
WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER BEFORE
WITH OUR RADIO TOWN-HALL MEETING.
WE FOLLOWED UP ON SIGHTING REPORTS
IN THE NEW RIVER GORGE AREA.
AND THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE RARE OCCASIONS
WHERE THE BAD WEATHER MAY HAVE ACTUALLY HELPED US,
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK A SASQUATCH WAS EXPECTING
THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE OUT THERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE SNOW.
I CAN'T WAIT TO RETURN TO THIS HOLLER AGAIN.
[ ROARS ]
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