1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,076 Previously on Expedition Bigfoot... 2 00:00:04,100 --> 00:00:06,736 After months of silence, we got a hit. 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,776 Two upright creatures walking through the woods. 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:14,176 - We are here to explore this idea... - -Holy crap. 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,900 That these creatures are raising their young right here. 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:23,836 That LiDAR has given us such an advantage. 7 00:00:23,860 --> 00:00:25,636 - That, interesting. - Wow. 8 00:00:25,660 --> 00:00:28,536 This looks like those could be little nesting areas. 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:32,900 It's exciting to know that we suddenly have a target. 10 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:34,906 Hey, Mireya. 11 00:00:34,930 --> 00:00:37,976 - Yeah. - Come here. I think I found something. 12 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,430 - Check that out. - -Do you think you got a print there? 13 00:01:15,460 --> 00:01:18,076 While staking out a clearing in Northern California 14 00:01:18,100 --> 00:01:20,576 in an area known as the Lost Coast, 15 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,336 survivalist, Russell Acord, just spotted what appears 16 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,500 to be two massive heat signatures just 100 yards away. 17 00:02:00,060 --> 00:02:01,230 Bro. That's a bear. 18 00:02:02,060 --> 00:02:03,530 A big bear. 19 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:05,636 Right in front of us. 20 00:02:05,660 --> 00:02:07,800 It's aware that we are here. 21 00:02:08,860 --> 00:02:10,336 Generally, a bear will run away from you 22 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:12,060 if it's alone or doesn't feel threatened. 23 00:02:16,900 --> 00:02:18,776 Those are big. 24 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,276 If this is a bear and her cubs, 25 00:02:21,300 --> 00:02:23,600 we have to back out of here, and it's too close. 26 00:02:24,860 --> 00:02:27,000 Do you hear that sound? 27 00:02:30,700 --> 00:02:31,830 Holy crap. 28 00:02:32,500 --> 00:02:33,600 That's moving. 29 00:02:36,860 --> 00:02:38,230 Let's move out of here. 30 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,100 Light, light, light. Get moving. 31 00:02:49,860 --> 00:02:51,100 Let's go. 32 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,830 We need to move out of here right now. 33 00:03:01,660 --> 00:03:02,830 Watch your step. 34 00:03:11,660 --> 00:03:14,176 So, I was just trying to sleep, 35 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,336 and I just keep thinking about earlier, 36 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:22,400 whatever was hunting me, for lack of a better word, paralleling me... 37 00:03:35,060 --> 00:03:38,576 You know, I read a lot about these accounts of these creatures, 38 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,630 paralleling hunters and loggers. 39 00:03:42,860 --> 00:03:46,076 But then, to actually have it happen to me was... 40 00:03:46,100 --> 00:03:50,930 Every bone in my body just wanted to stop moving and just freeze. 41 00:03:52,460 --> 00:03:55,636 I mean, we have no idea what we're dealing with. 42 00:03:55,660 --> 00:03:57,700 I mean, we think we do, but we don't. 43 00:03:59,060 --> 00:04:02,500 I mean, it's... "Careful what you wish for," right? 44 00:04:14,060 --> 00:04:15,376 At base camp... 45 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:19,836 Okay, so this is a sample that I collected from the tree hollow. 46 00:04:19,860 --> 00:04:23,230 Mireya and Bryce decide to divide and conquer. 47 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,436 Hey, Dr. Bondar. How are you? 48 00:04:26,460 --> 00:04:27,506 Very well, thanks. 49 00:04:27,530 --> 00:04:30,076 While Mireya examines the hair samples 50 00:04:30,100 --> 00:04:31,836 she collected the previous night... 51 00:04:31,860 --> 00:04:33,136 Wow. 52 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:37,236 Quite a large clump of hair here. 53 00:04:37,260 --> 00:04:40,576 Bryce will speak with an expert on animal behavior. 54 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,276 Thank you so much for taking the time to speak with me today. 55 00:04:43,300 --> 00:04:45,236 Listen, yeah. How can I help? 56 00:04:45,260 --> 00:04:48,076 We are back here in Northern California because I believe. 57 00:04:48,100 --> 00:04:51,936 Bigfoot is using this area as a breeding ground. 58 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:55,536 - Which is why Mireya has set me up to talk with Dr. - Carin Bondar, 59 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,876 a biologist who specializes in animal reproduction. 60 00:04:59,900 --> 00:05:02,676 Well, I really want to start with this idea 61 00:05:02,700 --> 00:05:06,336 of how breeding can affect animal behavior. 62 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,236 I mean, essentially, 63 00:05:09,260 --> 00:05:11,676 the way that an animal, you know, 64 00:05:11,700 --> 00:05:14,536 has sex and reproduces pretty much dictates 65 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,736 everything else about that animal's life. 66 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:23,676 Whether it is a decision about resource gathering or distributing, 67 00:05:23,700 --> 00:05:28,276 whether it's a decision about whether to copulate with one mate or the other, 68 00:05:28,300 --> 00:05:32,336 we see all kinds of interesting things across the mammalian world. 69 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,576 Okay. So, basically, 70 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:38,736 if I see anything that looks like a medulla, 71 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,136 I can already dismiss it 72 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,900 because Bigfoot is said to lack a medulla. 73 00:05:46,060 --> 00:05:49,076 The medulla is the innermost layer of the hair. 74 00:05:49,100 --> 00:05:52,036 In deer and elk, the medulla is thick. 75 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:54,636 In primates, and theoretically, Bigfoot, 76 00:05:54,660 --> 00:05:57,230 it should be largely absent. 77 00:06:01,900 --> 00:06:06,976 I can see that this one has a very long, continuous band, 78 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:11,000 and it looks like what we have here is a hair from a deer. 79 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:13,936 What we're after does not have a medulla. 80 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,636 So, I can rule out this hair sample. 81 00:06:17,660 --> 00:06:20,536 Let's see if I can get this one to read now. 82 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,836 What are some of these behaviors that are affected? 83 00:06:23,860 --> 00:06:27,576 So, anytime you are breeding, 84 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,036 there's going to be elements of competition. 85 00:06:31,060 --> 00:06:35,336 But when we're thinking about mammals that have large size, 86 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:40,136 males certainly can be vicious with each other 87 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:44,076 when it comes to winning the girl, if you will. 88 00:06:44,100 --> 00:06:47,736 Another layer of complication, I would add to that, is, 89 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,136 finding a partner might even be a bit tricky. 90 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:55,136 And so, mammals, and birds, and all kinds of animals 91 00:06:55,160 --> 00:07:00,836 undertake massive migrations to find a mate and mate with that mate. 92 00:07:00,860 --> 00:07:04,376 But I love this idea that, you know, these vast ranges, 93 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,976 which I think these Bigfoot reside in, 94 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,300 - it might be tough to find partnering. - -Absolutely. 95 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,376 I want to speculate here for a second that 96 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,230 I think we've captured these things moving in pairs. 97 00:07:20,460 --> 00:07:23,636 If these creatures are traveling in pairs, 98 00:07:23,660 --> 00:07:26,976 would they stay in family groups together as partners? 99 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:32,936 I have to tell you that sexual monogamy does not exist in the animal kingdom. 100 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,436 - It just doesn't. - Right. 101 00:07:34,460 --> 00:07:39,236 A particular family group need not look any particular way. 102 00:07:39,260 --> 00:07:42,536 So, it sounds like what you're saying is, if these creatures do exist 103 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:47,336 then their family structures could exist outside of the norm, let's say. 104 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:48,836 I'm so glad you said it that way. 105 00:07:48,860 --> 00:07:52,076 Because the norm... What is the norm? 106 00:07:52,100 --> 00:07:54,236 We as humans have, 107 00:07:54,260 --> 00:07:58,076 really, you know, we have expectations of what a family looks like. 108 00:07:58,100 --> 00:08:03,536 We have to really try to leave all of our assumptions at the door. 109 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:07,736 Across the primate world, it really varies when it comes 110 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:11,236 to what a partnership might look like. 111 00:08:11,260 --> 00:08:15,776 We see everything from homosexual ones to heterosexual ones. 112 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:20,376 - Animals are abundantly homosexual in nature. - That is just a fact. 113 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,076 For example, something like bottle nose dolphins, 114 00:08:23,100 --> 00:08:25,676 something like even silver back gorillas. 115 00:08:25,700 --> 00:08:29,336 We also see all kinds of multiple partnerships happening. 116 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,276 We see things akin to polyamory... 117 00:08:31,300 --> 00:08:35,336 - That's incredible. - Where we have a pretty traditional alpha male 118 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,836 and female situation in the animal world. 119 00:08:37,860 --> 00:08:39,800 We see absolutely everything. 120 00:08:44,460 --> 00:08:47,576 In the microscope, I can see that in this case, 121 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,236 there is very clearly a medulla present. 122 00:08:50,260 --> 00:08:53,130 So, I can rule out this hair sample. 123 00:08:54,660 --> 00:08:57,836 These might not be Bigfoot hairs, but this does tell us that wildlife 124 00:08:57,860 --> 00:09:00,600 is using these burnt out trees as shelter. 125 00:09:01,900 --> 00:09:06,076 There are Bigfoot researchers that talk about deer as a source of food. 126 00:09:06,100 --> 00:09:08,000 So, that's encouraging. 127 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:11,736 Well, I guess what I'm getting at here 128 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:17,136 is that, essentially, the mating ritual is just beginning 129 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,276 when they have gotten to the breeding ground. 130 00:09:19,300 --> 00:09:21,676 There's actually a lot of steps. 131 00:09:21,700 --> 00:09:24,176 For example, getting to that breeding ground, 132 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:28,876 then finding a suitable mate, then copulating with that mate. 133 00:09:28,900 --> 00:09:31,136 And then gestating an offspring. 134 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,276 So if I understand what you're saying, 135 00:09:33,300 --> 00:09:35,636 then there's probably a lot of activity 136 00:09:35,660 --> 00:09:38,176 taking place within that breeding ground. 137 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:42,236 And it sounds like me and my team might really be able to capitalize 138 00:09:42,260 --> 00:09:44,936 by giving us more and more opportunity to catch, 139 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:48,276 I don't know, vocalizations, moving through areas, 140 00:09:48,300 --> 00:09:51,576 possibly even stumble on or surprise one of these creatures. 141 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,536 Absolutely. 142 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:56,676 This has just been really elucidating, and I can't thank you enough. 143 00:09:56,700 --> 00:09:57,976 It is my pleasure. 144 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,500 I wish you all the best for the expedition. 145 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:22,276 Ten miles away from Mireya and Bryce's position, 146 00:10:22,300 --> 00:10:25,630 Russell closes in on the Northeast target zone. 147 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:45,136 We know there's been a lot of activity and there's been a lot of rain in this area. 148 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,636 The rain can actually soften the soil beneath our feet. 149 00:10:48,660 --> 00:10:53,236 So, if we can move quiet, we have that element of surprise. 150 00:10:53,260 --> 00:10:54,800 I think that's a huge advantage. 151 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:24,500 Well, that's a bear. 152 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:26,230 A big bear. 153 00:12:27,460 --> 00:12:28,336 Two, three. 154 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:29,636 Last night... 155 00:12:29,660 --> 00:12:30,476 Those are big. 156 00:12:30,500 --> 00:12:32,976 I saw a mama bear and her babies. 157 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,630 A bear and her cubs right in front of us. 158 00:12:38,260 --> 00:12:40,936 I know I'm still in that same proximity. 159 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,120 So I'm thinking in my head... 160 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:48,030 This guy this could be from the exact same creature. 161 00:12:52,100 --> 00:12:54,676 You don't want to get between a mama bear and her cubs 162 00:12:54,700 --> 00:12:58,536 because, if you come anywhere near them or between them, 163 00:12:58,560 --> 00:13:01,430 - you're sealing your fate. - That's how people get killed. 164 00:13:02,700 --> 00:13:04,400 There's two. 165 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,236 See how the toes are pushed in here. 166 00:13:08,260 --> 00:13:10,336 That's one big boy. 167 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,600 Maybe a year or two-year-old. 168 00:13:13,700 --> 00:13:14,930 Still running with mama. 169 00:13:17,700 --> 00:13:20,636 Right now, I'm looking at these prints, and... 170 00:13:20,660 --> 00:13:22,436 This one's bigger than that one. 171 00:13:22,460 --> 00:13:24,660 I'm seeing how massive this thing is. 172 00:13:47,060 --> 00:13:49,136 Nine miles from Russell's position, 173 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:51,636 Mireya and Bryce head east from base camp 174 00:13:51,660 --> 00:13:54,636 to retrieve the plaster cast of a possible Bigfoot print 175 00:13:54,660 --> 00:13:58,230 they had discovered on the first day of their expedition. 176 00:13:59,960 --> 00:14:02,176 How did the call go with Dr. Bondar? 177 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:03,936 I mean, I learned a lot about what to expect 178 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:05,636 if this is a Bigfoot breeding ground, 179 00:14:05,660 --> 00:14:08,836 and the types of family structures they might have. 180 00:14:08,860 --> 00:14:12,336 How often are they reported to be seen in a family group? 181 00:14:12,360 --> 00:14:14,736 Well, not very often. 182 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:20,576 There's not a lot of reports about people observing the family units of Bigfoot. 183 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,836 So, there's really not a lot there. 184 00:14:22,860 --> 00:14:25,376 So, that's pretty interesting because 185 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,976 if you're talking about just very rare sightings 186 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,376 of multiple individuals, 187 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:35,736 it would lead me to believe that you have 188 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:40,036 a male with multiple females in a group. 189 00:14:40,060 --> 00:14:42,436 Generally speaking, in the primate world, 190 00:14:42,460 --> 00:14:45,836 it's the male that determines that group movement 191 00:14:45,860 --> 00:14:49,436 - and puts themselves out and at risk first. - Yeah. Yeah. 192 00:14:49,460 --> 00:14:54,076 The females tend to stay a little bit further behind with with the young 193 00:14:54,100 --> 00:14:55,736 as they go through. 194 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:58,136 And the females eventually needs to follow. 195 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,036 That's really interesting because it could explain why 196 00:15:01,060 --> 00:15:02,676 why finding single Bigfoot tracks 197 00:15:02,700 --> 00:15:05,376 are more common than finding groups of tracks. 198 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,930 That's definitely the case when you're out in the field with gorillas. 199 00:15:12,660 --> 00:15:15,236 - Based on what Dr. - Bondar and Mireya are telling me, 200 00:15:15,260 --> 00:15:19,276 the track we found yesterday could be a solo male Bigfoot 201 00:15:19,300 --> 00:15:22,136 scouting ahead for a safe location for his family. 202 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:24,976 And if that's true, that means the rest of his family 203 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,500 could be close behind. 204 00:15:28,060 --> 00:15:29,976 There it is. 205 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,476 I had a gut feeling this was going to be an active site. 206 00:15:32,500 --> 00:15:37,636 But I had no idea that I would stumble upon my very first Bigfoot track. 207 00:15:37,660 --> 00:15:40,836 Let's see how this turned out. 208 00:15:40,860 --> 00:15:45,200 We took a cast of it, and I cannot wait to see what that plaster cast reveals. 209 00:15:50,100 --> 00:15:51,676 Wow. 210 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:53,136 Look at that. Wow, that dried nice. 211 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,230 - That's amazing. - Yeah. 212 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,676 Wow. 213 00:16:04,700 --> 00:16:05,800 Here we go. 214 00:16:12,100 --> 00:16:14,776 Wow. That's wild? 215 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,636 Yeah. After it's dried up, we'll start removing everything. 216 00:16:17,660 --> 00:16:19,436 That way, we'll get a lot more detail. 217 00:16:19,460 --> 00:16:21,136 That would be incredible. Okay. 218 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,236 I mean, it certainly looks like a foot, doesn't it? 219 00:16:23,260 --> 00:16:24,460 Yeah, it does. 220 00:16:26,060 --> 00:16:28,930 - Yeah. - Put that in there. 221 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:34,736 - Hearing Mireya and Dr. - Carin Bondar talk about 222 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,936 primate group dynamics has really got me thinking, 223 00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:39,976 because I believe this print 224 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:44,500 might come from a large male Bigfoot looking for new nesting grounds. 225 00:16:57,660 --> 00:16:59,776 Watch your step. I'm gonna let this thing snap back. 226 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,400 Don't let it hit you. 227 00:17:03,900 --> 00:17:06,336 In the northeast section of the target area, 228 00:17:06,360 --> 00:17:08,876 nine miles away from Mireya and Bryce, 229 00:17:08,900 --> 00:17:13,100 Russell continues to head toward a possible Bigfoot nesting site. 230 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,230 A lot of meltwater moving through here. 231 00:17:26,060 --> 00:17:28,336 There's been a lot of rain. 232 00:17:28,360 --> 00:17:32,836 A lot of landslides, a lot of downfall, a lot of turned-over trees. 233 00:17:32,860 --> 00:17:37,530 It makes the terrain much different than what we experienced before. 234 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:10,636 Two years ago, this would have been a fairly small stream. 235 00:18:10,660 --> 00:18:13,836 But given the last several months of nothing but rainfall, 236 00:18:13,860 --> 00:18:17,000 all these little creeks are now raging rivers. 237 00:18:19,700 --> 00:18:24,276 That nesting site area is just on the other side of this waterway. 238 00:18:24,300 --> 00:18:27,930 I don't have time for an obstacle like this. 239 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:38,136 I'm looking at my map. 240 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,576 And I'm thinking, if I can't get across that water, 241 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:45,476 I have to backtrack up this very steep terrain. 242 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:47,130 We're talking two days of work. 243 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,300 This waterway presents a problem. 244 00:18:53,700 --> 00:18:57,136 I've got this right here. An anchor point. 245 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,376 Across the way, that big tree over there. 246 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,336 If I can get that rope there and back 247 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:05,130 I might get wet, but I can get across. 248 00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:24,536 I only want half the rope up that way. 249 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:27,430 The other half of it stays here. 250 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,136 You see all that? It needs to be over there. 251 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,230 Right by the trunk of that tree. 252 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,536 Not snaking its way down the water. 253 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,336 Out here in the forest, you have to think on your feet. 254 00:20:25,360 --> 00:20:28,376 You have to mix ingenuity with stubbornness. 255 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,600 And I'd like to think that I have both. 256 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,700 I need an anchor. This might be it. 257 00:20:49,860 --> 00:20:51,000 Stay. 258 00:20:57,400 --> 00:20:58,500 Look at that. 259 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:00,630 It looks like I got it. 260 00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:11,376 And I have a tree here as an anchor point. 261 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:16,536 All I have to do is secure the two ends, and I have a way to get across that water. 262 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,276 Now comes the tricky part. 263 00:21:18,300 --> 00:21:21,636 Because now, I have to find a way to grab hold of that rope 264 00:21:21,660 --> 00:21:23,500 and pull it back across. 265 00:21:30,660 --> 00:21:33,800 I'm making a wooden anchor. 266 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,500 Or a wooden grappling hook. 267 00:21:51,100 --> 00:21:52,976 On the other side of the river 268 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,576 I'll give you an idea of how it works. 269 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,736 He will use a grappling hook to snag the loose end of the rope... 270 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,436 - Let's give it a try. - And pull it back across. 271 00:22:00,460 --> 00:22:02,236 No, no, no, no, no. 272 00:22:02,260 --> 00:22:04,176 This will create a loop around the tree, 273 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,676 allowing him to easily secure both ends of the rope on his side of the river. 274 00:22:08,700 --> 00:22:11,476 The distance I'm trying to throw this rope isn't a short distance. 275 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:13,236 It's quite a ways across. 276 00:22:13,260 --> 00:22:15,036 It hit the tree. 277 00:22:15,060 --> 00:22:18,800 I got very, very close several times. I would catch on branches above me. 278 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:22,436 The wrong side of the tree. 279 00:22:22,460 --> 00:22:25,400 This was not going to be an easy task. 280 00:22:31,060 --> 00:22:35,736 There it is. There it is. Come on. Come on. 281 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:37,100 Come on. 282 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:57,600 I have an anchor point there, and an anchor point here. 283 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:02,476 Now, if I don't make all that rope tight 284 00:23:02,500 --> 00:23:04,536 tight enough to support my body weight, 285 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:06,430 we're going down into the water. 286 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,230 If I do this right, I shouldn't even get wet. 287 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,530 If I don't... Well, we'll see how this goes. 288 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:06,036 This was a victory. 289 00:24:06,060 --> 00:24:11,136 If you don't take a risk, you don't get the results. 290 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,260 Now that I've made it across, I want to shore up this rope, 291 00:24:23,100 --> 00:24:25,130 I have investigating to do. 292 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,436 So, part of my job as an intelligence officer, 293 00:24:47,460 --> 00:24:50,036 and here, investigating Bigfoot sightings, 294 00:24:50,060 --> 00:24:53,236 is to vet a person, a source, an asset. 295 00:24:53,260 --> 00:24:56,736 And this place turned out to be a gold mine. 296 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,076 We just kind of kept hearing things, like, following us, 297 00:24:59,100 --> 00:25:01,436 like an aggressive energy, if that makes sense. 298 00:25:01,460 --> 00:25:03,976 I know some people definitely that have had experiences, 299 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,736 that heard crazy screaming calls. 300 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,536 Would you mind giving me the contact information? 301 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,436 Yeah, I can give you the contact information. 302 00:25:11,460 --> 00:25:14,076 - I mean, I can't guarantee they'll talk to you, but... - Yeah. 303 00:25:14,100 --> 00:25:17,176 So, I'm headed out to meet a woman named Debbie, 304 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:19,536 a long-time resident of the Valley, 305 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,436 who has a really interesting experience 306 00:25:21,460 --> 00:25:24,600 that actually changed her belief in Bigfoot. 307 00:25:31,460 --> 00:25:33,500 Hey. Well, Debbie, thanks for making time. 308 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:44,306 I'll never forget it. 309 00:25:44,330 --> 00:25:48,736 It was really early in the morning. I was asleep. 310 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:52,500 And then, I woke up and realized I was hearing something outside. 311 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,376 I thought it sounded like a motorcycle. 312 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:58,036 And the first thought was, "Gee, I wonder 313 00:25:58,060 --> 00:26:01,636 who was riding a motorcycle this early in the morning." 314 00:26:01,660 --> 00:26:04,936 - It's still dark at this point? - Yeah, it's still dark. 315 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:09,800 It was warm. So, the windows were open, and I went to the window... 316 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:16,460 And at that moment, the sound started getting bigger. 317 00:26:25,860 --> 00:26:29,576 And the sound started getting louder and louder, 318 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:33,276 and the howl was so deep 319 00:26:33,300 --> 00:26:35,800 that I could hear vibrating. 320 00:26:38,660 --> 00:26:42,736 And when I heard it, I had the chills because it was so close. 321 00:26:42,760 --> 00:26:45,800 And I said, "Well, I think I just heard Bigfoot." 322 00:26:47,900 --> 00:26:49,576 Which direction did you hear it from? 323 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,376 I was just standing there at that window. 324 00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:55,536 The sound, I think, carried from this area. 325 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:59,136 I don't think it was very high up on the hill. 326 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:03,136 - It was that close. - And that hill, it connects to a ridge line 327 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,336 that probably extends deep into the forest. 328 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:07,236 Yes, yes. 329 00:27:07,260 --> 00:27:09,336 So, you're at the window. 330 00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:11,236 You hear this long howl. 331 00:27:11,260 --> 00:27:14,176 And how did you confirm that it was a Bigfoot howl? 332 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:17,836 I know what all the animals sound like in this area, 333 00:27:17,860 --> 00:27:20,276 and your mind kind of 334 00:27:20,300 --> 00:27:23,836 fights with itself and saying, "Is this an animal?" 335 00:27:23,860 --> 00:27:26,500 Because it's nothing you've ever heard before. 336 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:17,130 Now that I've heard one, Bigfoot exists. 337 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,636 Debbie's account is really interesting 338 00:28:21,660 --> 00:28:24,230 because she heard a long howl 339 00:28:24,800 --> 00:28:27,236 from a ridge on the backside 340 00:28:27,260 --> 00:28:29,800 of the hot zone that our team is investigating. 341 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,236 I'm really excited to pass that evidence to the team 342 00:28:34,260 --> 00:28:38,976 because this could be huge in helping us identify the exact location 343 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,730 of where the Bigfoot might be living. 344 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,900 As darkness descends on night two of their expedition. 345 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,436 Russell closes in on the northeast target zone, 346 00:29:14,460 --> 00:29:16,576 while Mireya and Bryce return to the area 347 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:19,230 where they discovered a possible Bigfoot print. 348 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,736 Tonight, Mireya and I are back at the location 349 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,236 where we found a print that could indicate 350 00:29:27,260 --> 00:29:30,436 a large male Bigfoot may have been scouting this area 351 00:29:30,460 --> 00:29:32,860 before bringing in its family. 352 00:30:09,300 --> 00:30:11,436 These specialized lights allow the team 353 00:30:11,460 --> 00:30:13,436 to covertly move through the forest at night 354 00:30:13,460 --> 00:30:16,436 without giving away their position. 355 00:30:16,460 --> 00:30:18,936 - You see the deer tracks right here? - -Yeah. 356 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:20,436 - All of this... - Yeah. 357 00:30:20,460 --> 00:30:23,276 Was underwater just a week or two ago. 358 00:30:23,300 --> 00:30:27,236 Any tracks we pick up on tonight, that means that it's very fresh. 359 00:30:27,260 --> 00:30:28,876 So, this is a great sign. 360 00:30:28,900 --> 00:30:30,336 This looks like a really active trail. 361 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:33,436 So, let's just keep heading that way 'cause the trail just keeps going. 362 00:30:33,460 --> 00:30:34,530 You got it. 363 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:45,800 Wow. 364 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:51,900 Look, it opens up over this rock. 365 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,336 Wow. What is this? 366 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,730 That's... That's sort of strange. 367 00:31:04,460 --> 00:31:07,336 It's parallel to the ground. 368 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:10,430 Interesting geometry out in the middle of the woods, don't you think? 369 00:31:11,900 --> 00:31:16,136 What immediately catches my eye is just how perfectly parallel 370 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:19,336 this large log is to the trail that we're on. 371 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,076 - Is there anything holding it up on that end? - No. 372 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:25,336 And not only that, but it's sitting at about nine feet high. 373 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:29,076 It's really finely balanced. Here's the tip of it. 374 00:31:29,100 --> 00:31:30,436 I don't see any saw marks. 375 00:31:30,460 --> 00:31:35,336 What's strange is that I don't see any trees like this around here. 376 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,900 Yeah, it looks out of place, doesn't it? 377 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,536 I mean, I don't have to tell you the stories of these creatures 378 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:46,200 using signals like this as markings for territory, 379 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:48,400 possible nesting sites. 380 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,976 This could be a tree structure of some sort. 381 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,876 Let's walk down there and see if it's connected to anything. 382 00:31:56,900 --> 00:32:00,376 You know, for a second, I was reminded of those huge trees 383 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:03,330 that were stuck upside down in Alaska. 384 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:05,700 My God. 385 00:32:12,360 --> 00:32:16,276 The moss up there says that this thing's been here for years and years and years. 386 00:32:16,300 --> 00:32:18,876 I have to admit that I was thinking to myself, 387 00:32:18,900 --> 00:32:21,276 "Could this be a smaller version of that?" 388 00:32:21,300 --> 00:32:22,900 Look at this. 389 00:32:23,460 --> 00:32:25,130 It goes all the way back here. 390 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,500 But it's connected to the ground. 391 00:32:29,100 --> 00:32:30,536 It's rooted at the end. 392 00:32:30,560 --> 00:32:32,876 - That's buried in there. - Yeah. 393 00:32:32,900 --> 00:32:34,976 Upon further examination... 394 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,836 - Definitely natural. - Yeah. 395 00:32:36,860 --> 00:32:41,376 We realized that this log was probably downed by the recent rains. 396 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:45,436 And we can actually see where the roots are embedded into the ground. 397 00:32:45,460 --> 00:32:47,976 - Yeah. - That's so deceiving. 398 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,230 So, this is not a Bigfoot structure. 399 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:22,760 And 11 miles from where he split from the rest of the team, 400 00:33:42,660 --> 00:33:45,336 Tonight, it's clear skies. 401 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,276 It feels like almost a full moon has given us all this ambient light, 402 00:33:48,300 --> 00:33:50,736 which means we don't have to use flashlights, 403 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:53,700 and we're able to move at night very, very stealthily. 404 00:34:00,860 --> 00:34:03,976 Right now, I'm on this north hillside right at that nesting site 405 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:06,600 that we've identified on Pete's LiDAR scans. 406 00:34:49,560 --> 00:34:52,376 You learn from every single expedition, 407 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,960 and I've been able to witness 408 00:35:18,860 --> 00:35:21,476 and there were two of his sons, 409 00:35:21,500 --> 00:35:26,000 sort of as rivals wanting that position. 410 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:31,200 And yet, the females were really calming the situation, 411 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:35,736 as quickly as the rest of the group, 412 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:39,000 and never, ever leaving him behind. 413 00:35:42,860 --> 00:35:45,100 Where we care for our elders. 414 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,776 I'm making the decision now that I'm going to go investigate 415 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:40,600 and see what's making that sound. 416 00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:44,976 Coming into this tree line, it's very daunting 417 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,136 because you have no idea what you're going to walk into. 418 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:50,500 But I have to continue this investigation. 419 00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:56,876 I don't know if I'm going to run into a mama bear and her cubs, 420 00:36:56,900 --> 00:36:58,676 or if I'm going to come face-to-face 421 00:36:58,700 --> 00:37:01,000 with what I've been looking for all these years. 422 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:37,576 Let's make our way down to the river. 423 00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:41,330 - Let's see if we can find a spot where we can set up. - Great idea. 424 00:38:44,060 --> 00:38:48,230 We're at the river tonight, right near the area where we found the footprint. 425 00:38:49,700 --> 00:38:51,836 I can't wait to explore this area more, 426 00:38:51,860 --> 00:38:55,600 to see if we can find any evidence of just what created this thing. 427 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:03,336 There's a lot of different places for animals to go here. 428 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,530 - Yeah. - So many trails. 429 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:13,200 It's so quiet, like everything is so still suddenly. 430 00:39:30,460 --> 00:39:32,536 I heard it clearly, whatever that was. 431 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:35,736 Yeah, tree knocks always happen when Bigfoot is around. 432 00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:39,476 It's believed that Bigfoots communicate by hitting branches against the trees, 433 00:39:39,500 --> 00:39:42,836 and every time I've heard one, weird stuff comes with it. 434 00:39:42,860 --> 00:39:45,230 I swear to God, I'm not even kidding. 435 00:40:22,160 --> 00:40:23,900 Look, look, it's heating up. 436 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:33,600 Look, look, look. 437 00:41:12,660 --> 00:41:14,736 Look at that. 438 00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:17,600 Mireya, I just saw eye shine. 439 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:27,260 Bryce, Bryce. My God.