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Previously on Expedition Bigfoot...
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Check that out. I've never
found a footprint before.
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That's big.
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We are back here in Northern California
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because I believe Bigfoot
is using this area
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as a breeding ground.
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Audio seems to be the key
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in understanding Sasquatch language.
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The Holy Grail of Bigfoot sounds.
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I can hear
something moving down there.
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That sounded like a gorilla.
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I've never heard anything like that before.
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That was wild.
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So I've set up a suite of
electronic surveillance equipment.
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And this tent blocks
all this EMF frequency,
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making us invisible.
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Holy!
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What was that?
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I heard it go off this way.
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I don't know what that was.
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Or how that happened.
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I feel like something
just threw something at me.
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But there's nothing here.
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I can't see. I don't see anything.
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Let me just go over to this corner
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and see if I can look around.
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I feel like something is
trying to communicate with me.
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I don't know.
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Whatever it was
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I saw it go by two of our cameras,
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so I know we got it.
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The bad news is now
it knows I'm in that tent
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and I feel totally exposed.
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I want to get the out of here.
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Let's get that footage,
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take it back to command center,
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and see just what the hell
was moving through here.
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Did you sleep? Did you sleep at all?
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Yeah. I didn't sleep hardly at all.
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While sheltering from a storm,
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survivalist Russell Acord
recorded sounds
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of a large animal below his position,
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as well as a possible set
of Bigfoot vocalizations.
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There's something on this rock slide,
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moving just down below us.
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I heard something.
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I brought out the parabolic mic
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and I listened,
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and it sounded like a couple of grunts.
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Like an adult and a juvenile.
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Holy!
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That sounded like a gorilla.
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All right.
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Right now, my objective
is to get this audio to Bryce
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because there is something
on this audio. I know it.
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But also I need to get down
to the bottom of this rock slide
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and see if I can figure out
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what was moving across
those rocks last night.
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As Russell makes
his way down the rock slide,
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seven miles away at base camp,
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primatologist Dr. Mireya Mayor
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along with bio acoustic expert
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and Bigfoot researcher Tobe Johnson
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are analyzing audio
recorded the night before.
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I thought I maybe heard what
sounded like a Canadian goose.
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I mean, there were reports
of Canadian geese here,
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but those reports say no longer.
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But... it's strange.
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So I downloaded
an actual Canadian goose call.
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So now I have a spectrogram
that visually shows
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the audio frequencies of the recordings.
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And we have an auditory match,
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but we don't really have
a visual match here.
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And so I'm just going to play
you the sounds as I found it.
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What was that?
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And so what we're looking at right here
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that's the little Canadian
goose that I recorded.
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But check this out.
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This is a Canadian goose.
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- See that vertical delineation?
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You know, almost looks like towers
in Malaysia or something like that.
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And we have this horizontal
banding for these sounds.
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So you can see here,
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it's a totally different signature.
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Is there any explanation for
why it would sound like something,
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but not match visually?
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Well, mimicking.
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If something's using
a sound that it heard,
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but has vocal flexibility
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they can reproduce the sound,
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but it's not necessarily
going to look like it.
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There are so many animals in nature
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that do mimic sounds, right?
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And there's no question
when I listen to it
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that you have a sound match.
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But then when you visually
demonstrate the sound
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and that they don't match at all,
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it's strange.
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Having tech that can discern
what the human ear can't
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and possibly even
detect a mimic is incredible.
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But it also makes me think,
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what other subtle clues
might we be missing out here?
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Bryce and I were in this area
just a few days ago,
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and we actually found a footprint.
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Based on Tobe's theory that Sasquatch
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has the ability to mimic
the sounds of other animals,
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Mireya and Tobe
are leaving the boundary
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of the audio surveillance array
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that they deployed the day before
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and are heading to the area
near the footprint
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she and Bryce discovered.
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Now that the weather is cooperating,
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I can break out
my audio cassette recorder
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and shut the microphone.
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And at the same time, I can record with
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the Hi-Tech, which is
this digital recorder here,
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and see if there's a difference
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in the type of audio that we capture.
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The reason being is, I believe
there could be audio anomalies
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that can happen in the recording process
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when trying to capture Bigfoot sounds,
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especially on digital devices.
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So you're going to be recording on one,
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- listening on the other...
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So I'm going to be listening
to the old system here,
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monitoring it as best I can.
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We should pick them up
on both audio sources.
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So if we get it on one source,
that's strange.
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Interesting.
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Tobe believes that you can
capture different anomalies
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depending on whether you use
digital or analog recorders.
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So we are going to use
both a digital recorder
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and a cassette tape recorder.
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That way, no matter what happens,
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we should be able to get it
on one of the recorders.
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Because that begins to tell a
different story of what's happening,
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as far as how they communicate.
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Beyond audio anomalies,
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what excites me
about the audio investigation
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is possibly furthering our understanding
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about communication in
the animal world.
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In fact, new research suggests
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that elephants use
specific calls, like names,
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to identify one another
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in the same way
that humans use names.
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So that howl that Bryce and I
heard the other night
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could have been some
kind of communication.
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It sounded like a howl.
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But one howl is not enough.
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If we have more audio,
then we can begin to study it
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in terms of verbal
communication and language.
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I also brought trail cams,
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so if we find different spots...
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What's that?
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- Yeah, that's a bone, isn't it?
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I think we have a kill site
of some kind here, so...
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Yeah. I mean, it looks
like a... like a tailbone.
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So maybe we have a
predator coming through here.
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Maybe we're on a game trail
leading to an interesting site.
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I love finding these because
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sort of, ironically, it's a sign of life, right?
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Like, something is out here
predating on stuff,
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and that means to me like
there's animal activity here.
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But it wasn't here when we were here.
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So that's interesting.
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Although, it looks pretty weathered.
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It could be an omen, though.
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- In what way?
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that knows that we're coming out here
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and you've already
trekked this spot before,
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footprints within the vicinity, nests,
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maybe it's just a little bit of a calling card
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for us to find this.
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Can we bring that with us?
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- Yeah, yeah. We'll keep.
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So I'll bag it as we get closer
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to where you wanna set up.
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Just outside of the target zone,
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Bryce is back at the command center,
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ready to analyze the footage
he captured just 12 hours ago.
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I want to take a look at the footage
from last night's EMF tent investigation.
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Because I was definitely not alone,
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and I just want to start to piece together
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everything that was
taking place out there.
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And so now with this ability
to actually slow things down,
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look at all this footage,
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maybe I can start to really piece together
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just what was actually
taking place last night.
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Right there.
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That's it.
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That's exactly what I saw last night.
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This is what I think is like the
head right here, peeking out.
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See how hot that is?
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Then here comes a shoulder
and maybe a body.
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I mean, look, there's no way
to be 100% certain
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that this isn't a bear or something,
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but bears don't stalk with
intent like this behind a tree.
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I mean, this thing is observing me.
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And then it just sort of moves
back behind this tree
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as if it knows how
to avoid my camera array.
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It just disappears.
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But I know I saw something
on another camera.
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I know I saw something
on another camera.
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Right there.
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Holy crap.
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What the hell is that?
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I mean, watch just
how fast this thing goes by.
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It's just like a blur of fur.
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That thing came through
in a fraction of a second.
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It felt like it was more than one
of these creatures surrounding me.
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This could be a male and its son,
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a female and daughter, male female.
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I have so many questions
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as to how they could have
possibly detected me.
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Did my smell give me away?
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Maybe they were observing me
as I was setting up.
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What made these things
come out of the woods
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and harass me?
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We were interacting.
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So whatever was taking place, to me,
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feels like a communication of sorts.
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Even if it was combative,
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like divers in those shark cages.
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When the sharks are engaging
with these divers,
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they're curious about what's
entering their environment,
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and they want to show
a strength of power.
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And perhaps this is
exactly what that was.
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Watch your step coming down here, bud.
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This is really slick, okay?
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Back in the northeast target area,
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Russell makes his way
along the rock slide,
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searching for evidence of the movement
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and possible vocalizations
he heard last night.
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This is some treacherous area.
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It's so steep,
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I'm having a difficult time
getting through here.
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Probably would have been
easier to repel down this thing.
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But whatever was moving here last night
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didn't have that problem.
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It moved easily through this area.
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That noise could have been
anywhere along this side hill.
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All that noise last night, it just stopped.
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So I'm wondering if it went behind
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a very large structure of rock
or back into a cave
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where I couldn't hear it anymore.
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We've got an opening right here.
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I'm going to check this out.
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Well, that goes back about 20, 30 feet.
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But, look at this.
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Look how shiny this thing is.
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What that tells me
is this gets a lot of use.
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It's just smooth from continuous use.
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If you look at all these
other edges, they're jagged.
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Like, listen to this.
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It's just rough.
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This, it's as smooth as marble.
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Mountain lions, bears,
all these other animals
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that can actually get up this high
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are going to use these areas
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and scratch their way to the top.
261
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This is soft tissue
year after year, a lot of use.
262
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This place has seen a lot of activity.
263
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And I don't know if
it's maybe just for hiding out
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or getting out of the weather.
265
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This would have been
a perfect place to be sitting
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during that storm last night.
267
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Check this out.
268
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A pretty good opening right here.
269
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Let's check this out. It opens up.
270
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I do struggle getting into
these tight, confined spaces,
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where you don't have room to
turn around and come back out.
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But then you have to.
273
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Here's something that might
have the answers you're looking for.
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It keeps going.
275
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There's got to be hair or something
276
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that tells me what I want to know.
277
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Yeah, this thing, it dead-ends right here.
278
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All right, let's back out of here.
279
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What a cool spot, though.
280
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Whatever we heard last night,
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I believe stayed in a space just like this.
282
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I know that there's got to
be more spaces like this
283
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on this entire hillside.
284
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I think we should keep looking.
285
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Do you often get a,
286
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for lack of a better description,
287
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a feeling for an area?
288
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No. I really have to rely on people
289
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that have those kind of
instincts about them.
290
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But once in a while,
291
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you get overwhelmed by a gut reaction.
292
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Mireya, you see what I'm seeing, right?
293
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This is squatch-made, in my opinion.
294
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Bundles of sticks, laying
in a specific direction.
295
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Put together.
296
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This had been here a while.
297
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There's no cut marks.
298
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You know what I mean? Like,
there's no equipment cut marks on that.
299
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One of the things I do,
300
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you just start looking for subtleties here
301
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that are seemingly not connected.
302
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On a couple of these stick structures,
303
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we found that it was
interacting at a due north.
304
00:14:25,467 --> 00:14:28,543
But I'm just seeing if there's
any anomalies here,
305
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around these here,
306
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because I'm certain
that these were placed here.
307
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This is not natural.
308
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I don't know of an animal,
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other than a primate or a person,
310
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that has an opposable thumb
to place sticks.
311
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Did you see anything interesting
312
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in the compass read?
313
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No. No.
314
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This is worth taking a photo of.
315
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I mean, we've seen not quite like this.
316
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Almost more tepee-like.
317
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Never just leaning
against a tree like a bundle.
318
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And that's what we call them.
We call them leaners.
319
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My God.
320
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The apex is at least 8 feet high,
321
00:15:10,767 --> 00:15:15,976
and so the sheer size of this
is rather impressive.
322
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People talk about
this term "geomancing."
323
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And so geomancing is the idea that
324
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you can make a power spot happen
325
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by moving the geology.
326
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I.e., something like the Great
Pyramids or Stonehenge.
327
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Geomancing, believed to have
originated in the Middle East,
328
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was spread through many cultures,
329
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including Arabic, Chinese,
European and others.
330
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Its practitioners believed
that a power spot
331
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had special energies surrounding it.
332
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Today, some Bigfoot
researchers link power spots
333
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and other areas of heightened
paranormal phenomena to Bigfoot.
334
00:15:49,567 --> 00:15:54,543
What if this is a form of
geomancing here for a power spot?
335
00:15:54,567 --> 00:15:57,343
Tobe and I do have extremely
different backgrounds,
336
00:15:57,367 --> 00:15:59,242
but so much of science
337
00:15:59,266 --> 00:16:01,676
is based on having an open mind
338
00:16:01,700 --> 00:16:04,333
and that curiosity
and that sense of wonder.
339
00:16:05,567 --> 00:16:06,610
That's exciting to see.
340
00:16:06,634 --> 00:16:09,943
And working with someone
who isn't coming strictly
341
00:16:09,967 --> 00:16:12,676
from a scientific background
is really refreshing to me
342
00:16:12,700 --> 00:16:14,443
because it keeps me looking at things
343
00:16:14,467 --> 00:16:15,843
from a different perspective.
344
00:16:15,867 --> 00:16:18,943
But I'm willing to look at it
through a skeptic's eyes.
345
00:16:18,967 --> 00:16:21,242
Is there a natural option for this?
346
00:16:21,266 --> 00:16:24,133
Yes. I do think there's
a natural option for this.
347
00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,743
I don't immediately, anyway,
348
00:16:26,767 --> 00:16:28,976
see where it could have come from,
349
00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,543
which, then, it would have
had to have been brought here.
350
00:16:31,567 --> 00:16:32,643
What would bring it here?
351
00:16:32,667 --> 00:16:34,142
How would it be brought here?
352
00:16:34,166 --> 00:16:35,443
And why would it be brought there?
353
00:16:35,467 --> 00:16:38,142
To me, this is not evidence of anything.
354
00:16:38,166 --> 00:16:40,076
Hunters could have possibly done that.
355
00:16:40,100 --> 00:16:43,843
But if we start to see these
repeatedly throughout the forest,
356
00:16:43,867 --> 00:16:45,976
and I'm able to collect physical evidence
357
00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,976
that connects all of these,
now we're on to something.
358
00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,343
Well, we can focus on
this area today and tonight.
359
00:16:51,367 --> 00:16:52,576
I think it's worth it.
360
00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,634
Okay. Yeah. Let's go.
361
00:16:57,066 --> 00:16:59,142
After receiving a recent tip,
362
00:16:59,166 --> 00:17:02,743
Bryce heads 11 miles northwest
outside of the target zone
363
00:17:02,767 --> 00:17:04,443
to meet with a local witness
364
00:17:04,467 --> 00:17:06,343
who can potentially give him information
365
00:17:06,367 --> 00:17:09,133
about how Bigfoot travels
through the target area.
366
00:17:16,367 --> 00:17:17,643
Can you take me to a place
367
00:17:17,667 --> 00:17:19,743
where you think
these creatures might be?
368
00:17:19,767 --> 00:17:21,443
Yeah, we can head up in that direction
369
00:17:21,467 --> 00:17:22,976
and kind of take a peek if you want to.
370
00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,676
- Yeah. Let's go. All right.
- All right.
371
00:17:24,700 --> 00:17:27,876
After reviewing the footage
that I captured two nights ago
372
00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:30,476
and Russell recording
a possible Bigfoot sound,
373
00:17:30,500 --> 00:17:32,133
I know we're in the right location.
374
00:17:35,367 --> 00:17:39,776
But I need to know more about how these
creatures are moving through this area.
375
00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,343
So I've arranged to speak with a
gentleman named Rich England.
376
00:17:43,367 --> 00:17:45,943
He's a member of the First
Nations communities,
377
00:17:45,967 --> 00:17:48,543
and he's had multiple
encounters with Bigfoot.
378
00:17:48,567 --> 00:17:52,000
And he believes he knows how
they move through this region.
379
00:17:56,567 --> 00:17:58,876
So, Rich, I believe
your encounter happened
380
00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:00,576
just down the river a little bit.
381
00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,443
I would love to hear your story.
382
00:18:02,467 --> 00:18:04,076
It was about ten o'clock at night,
383
00:18:04,100 --> 00:18:05,700
you know, latest hit ever.
384
00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:07,910
We caught a bunch of fish.
385
00:18:07,934 --> 00:18:10,743
One of my friends and I
were having something to drink
386
00:18:10,767 --> 00:18:13,142
and it was dark. The lights were off.
387
00:18:13,166 --> 00:18:16,042
And just all of a sudden,
388
00:18:16,066 --> 00:18:18,543
I heard this...
389
00:18:18,567 --> 00:18:21,076
It was probably 80 yards across the river.
390
00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:23,443
And as soon as I heard it,
I had goose bumps
391
00:18:23,467 --> 00:18:25,676
and I could feel the hair in
the back of my neck stand up.
392
00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:27,643
- And then...
- Had you ever heard anything like that before?
393
00:18:27,667 --> 00:18:29,443
Never. Never heard anything
like that before.
394
00:18:29,467 --> 00:18:31,776
And I looked at my buddy, and he had
395
00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,242
he had the same response as I did.
396
00:18:33,266 --> 00:18:34,409
Like, what was that?
397
00:18:34,433 --> 00:18:37,376
And, it did it again,
like four or five more times.
398
00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:40,142
It went...
399
00:18:40,166 --> 00:18:41,176
And then up around the corner,
400
00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,976
probably like 400 yards,
was like an open sandbar.
401
00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,767
I heard something up there
like respond back to it.
402
00:18:48,500 --> 00:18:50,042
It did it twice.
403
00:18:50,066 --> 00:18:51,976
So they were two
communicating back and forth.
404
00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:53,300
Yeah, it seemed like it.
405
00:18:54,967 --> 00:18:56,276
It stopped me in my tracks.
406
00:18:56,300 --> 00:18:57,400
I just felt small.
407
00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:00,242
I felt fear.
408
00:19:00,266 --> 00:19:02,276
And I felt like, man, whatever that was,
409
00:19:02,300 --> 00:19:04,400
there was a primal feeling
it could rip me apart.
410
00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:07,343
Now I can see why this would be
411
00:19:07,367 --> 00:19:11,076
just the perfect environment
for a creature like this.
412
00:19:11,100 --> 00:19:12,943
When I was a kid, my nanny,
413
00:19:12,967 --> 00:19:14,643
she called them "the wild people."
414
00:19:14,667 --> 00:19:18,976
And the story was that they
were chased off into caves
415
00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,176
because they smelled bad and
they didn't want 'em around.
416
00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:23,443
I mean, all these hills
417
00:19:23,467 --> 00:19:26,343
- are just flush with caves and caverns.
- They are. Absolutely.
418
00:19:26,367 --> 00:19:27,643
You think these creatures are using
419
00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:30,343
some of those cave systems
to hide out and shelter?
420
00:19:30,367 --> 00:19:31,344
Yeah. I would think so.
421
00:19:31,368 --> 00:19:32,834
This is a prime area.
422
00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,142
If you look up, you know, these ridges,
423
00:19:37,166 --> 00:19:39,242
I mean, these things are
a couple thousand feet,
424
00:19:39,266 --> 00:19:42,400
so we know people are going to
be coming up on those ridges.
425
00:19:44,266 --> 00:19:46,100
And there's ridges everywhere.
426
00:19:47,667 --> 00:19:50,142
That's when we call...
We call them ridge runners.
427
00:19:50,166 --> 00:19:51,734
That's what we call Bigfoot.
428
00:20:03,166 --> 00:20:05,943
After hearing possible
vocalizations near an area
429
00:20:05,967 --> 00:20:08,376
a witness reported hearing a loud howl,
430
00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,142
Russell continues to explore a cliff band,
431
00:20:11,166 --> 00:20:12,110
looking for caves
432
00:20:12,134 --> 00:20:14,700
and places where
animals may take shelter.
433
00:20:15,967 --> 00:20:17,142
Jeez.
434
00:20:17,166 --> 00:20:19,176
Dude, check this out.
435
00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:20,433
Look at this freaking cave.
436
00:20:25,266 --> 00:20:26,400
Look at this thing.
437
00:20:28,066 --> 00:20:29,543
It goes in, and as far as I can see,
438
00:20:29,567 --> 00:20:31,734
it keeps going
back around the side there.
439
00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:35,927
See all these leaves
and stuff that are turned up?
440
00:20:36,567 --> 00:20:37,927
There's a lot of activity in here.
441
00:20:38,767 --> 00:20:40,543
A lot of movement.
442
00:20:40,567 --> 00:20:43,176
I want to know what's moving
inside this cave.
443
00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,376
And after what we experienced last night,
444
00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,476
that vocalization, it sounded like a grunt.
445
00:20:47,500 --> 00:20:49,776
I've never heard anything
like that in the forest before
446
00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:51,976
ever.
447
00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,800
I don't know what
we're gonna face in here.
448
00:21:02,567 --> 00:21:03,900
It's tight.
449
00:21:12,066 --> 00:21:12,944
Every step of the way,
450
00:21:12,968 --> 00:21:14,343
I'm trying to keep my claustrophobia
451
00:21:14,367 --> 00:21:15,876
from getting the best of me.
452
00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:17,800
It opens up nice.
453
00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,133
I can stand up in here.
454
00:21:21,100 --> 00:21:25,100
If I can, a lot bigger
creature than me can do it.
455
00:21:30,567 --> 00:21:33,433
What I wanna look for is
these tiny little spots here,
456
00:21:33,867 --> 00:21:35,600
where it's jagged and edgy.
457
00:21:37,567 --> 00:21:39,233
If it's close to me,
458
00:21:40,100 --> 00:21:43,133
anything with hair is gonna catch on that.
459
00:21:51,867 --> 00:21:53,000
Look at this opening.
460
00:21:53,567 --> 00:21:55,142
I could continue going straight,
461
00:21:55,166 --> 00:21:57,543
but if I go beyond this point,
462
00:21:57,567 --> 00:21:58,776
is something gonna come out of there
463
00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,300
and block off my exit?
464
00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,242
But I know that that's part of the danger
465
00:22:06,266 --> 00:22:07,843
inside of this cave.
466
00:22:07,867 --> 00:22:09,734
Hey, there's more openings in here.
467
00:22:11,266 --> 00:22:13,543
Some of these look like
they don't go very far.
468
00:22:13,567 --> 00:22:15,743
Some of them look like
they go way back further.
469
00:22:15,767 --> 00:22:17,042
But what I want to do is find out
470
00:22:17,066 --> 00:22:18,743
if this connects to other passages
471
00:22:18,767 --> 00:22:20,400
or possibly even an exit.
472
00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:24,900
It looks like he goes down
about 20, 30 feet and stops.
473
00:22:34,467 --> 00:22:36,300
I don't know how much space
I'm dealing with.
474
00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:38,976
Am I doing the right thing?
475
00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:40,943
Am I going to get inside here
476
00:22:40,967 --> 00:22:44,400
and corner something that
I don't want to deal with?
477
00:22:49,700 --> 00:22:51,776
While Russell
is searching the cave system
478
00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:54,843
for a mountain passage,
8 miles to the southwest,
479
00:22:54,867 --> 00:22:56,643
Mireya and Tobe approach an area
480
00:22:56,667 --> 00:23:00,042
where she and Bryce heard
multiple unidentified sounds
481
00:23:00,066 --> 00:23:01,600
from deep in the forest.
482
00:23:04,700 --> 00:23:06,734
You see that tree there, Mireya?
483
00:23:07,367 --> 00:23:08,743
Yeah.
484
00:23:08,767 --> 00:23:09,976
See how it has a draw
485
00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:11,843
- coming down off of it right here?
- Yeah.
486
00:23:11,867 --> 00:23:13,643
This is close enough.
487
00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:15,676
'Cause we'll be able to pick up
488
00:23:15,700 --> 00:23:18,543
stuff happening here
that will echo down that draw.
489
00:23:18,567 --> 00:23:19,643
And this will keep us dry.
490
00:23:19,667 --> 00:23:20,644
So you want to set up here?
491
00:23:20,668 --> 00:23:22,700
- Let's set it up here.
- Great.
492
00:23:25,700 --> 00:23:27,076
We're recording.
493
00:23:27,100 --> 00:23:28,676
We got full battery.
494
00:23:28,700 --> 00:23:31,576
By placing both digital
and analog tape recorders
495
00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,943
in the area of potential
Sasquatch vocalizations,
496
00:23:34,967 --> 00:23:38,576
the team hopes to decipher possible
Sasquatch-mimicking behavior
497
00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,776
through comparative analysis
of the different recordings.
498
00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,776
I'm gonna take the thermals out,
499
00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:44,810
so that while you're listening,
500
00:23:44,834 --> 00:23:48,133
I can be observing
and having eyes on the forest.
501
00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:49,143
Great.
502
00:23:49,167 --> 00:23:51,000
Might as well get comfortable, then.
503
00:23:56,967 --> 00:23:58,500
Okay. It ends right here.
504
00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:00,900
I know I can't get past that.
505
00:24:04,266 --> 00:24:05,333
That's tight.
506
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,500
I need to check each
and every tunnel if possible.
507
00:24:19,867 --> 00:24:21,600
It's tight.
508
00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,443
It closes off on both sides,
509
00:24:24,467 --> 00:24:26,743
but I was hoping to find maybe a spot
510
00:24:26,767 --> 00:24:29,000
where something laid down
in here and left hair.
511
00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:44,200
Another opening.
512
00:24:45,767 --> 00:24:46,976
I can crawl on my hands and knees.
513
00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,233
I know I can crawl back out.
514
00:24:50,567 --> 00:24:51,410
There's nothing on the ceiling.
515
00:24:51,434 --> 00:24:53,776
No scrape marks, no hair, no nothing,
516
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:54,843
which surprises me.
517
00:24:54,867 --> 00:24:57,700
There should be something
more than just wet mud.
518
00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:00,680
We'll get back out in this main area.
519
00:25:04,667 --> 00:25:06,700
What is using these caves?
520
00:25:07,367 --> 00:25:08,500
Look at this.
521
00:25:09,367 --> 00:25:11,700
That's been worn down.
522
00:25:13,100 --> 00:25:15,443
Something's been
squeezing through here.
523
00:25:15,467 --> 00:25:17,776
But all these other rough edges, nothing
524
00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:20,100
that tells me this is the path
525
00:25:20,867 --> 00:25:22,400
being used.
526
00:25:23,300 --> 00:25:25,000
I've been here for quite a while.
527
00:25:26,367 --> 00:25:27,643
And it keeps going down.
528
00:25:27,667 --> 00:25:30,242
The walls are getting tighter and closer.
529
00:25:30,266 --> 00:25:32,142
But there's no turning back at this point,
530
00:25:32,166 --> 00:25:34,242
even though you can turn
around and you can walk out
531
00:25:34,266 --> 00:25:35,743
and you can be done
with your investigation.
532
00:25:35,767 --> 00:25:36,544
But that's not being thorough.
533
00:25:36,568 --> 00:25:38,800
That's not getting the job done.
534
00:25:49,367 --> 00:25:52,233
Wait, just let me get the hit.
It's this thing.
535
00:26:04,066 --> 00:26:05,600
Damn it.
536
00:26:15,367 --> 00:26:17,042
My comfort level is done.
537
00:26:17,066 --> 00:26:19,276
I'm not about to get stuck down here
538
00:26:19,300 --> 00:26:21,333
and be a part of the landscape forever.
539
00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:29,043
There's light ahead.
540
00:26:29,067 --> 00:26:31,033
I see light coming in from this other side.
541
00:26:32,166 --> 00:26:33,242
Holy smokes.
542
00:26:33,266 --> 00:26:34,309
Look at this opening.
543
00:26:34,333 --> 00:26:36,400
This thing comes out
all the way to the other side.
544
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:37,800
Check this out.
545
00:26:39,367 --> 00:26:42,242
It's like an underground
mountain highway.
546
00:26:42,266 --> 00:26:45,142
If I can go from one side
of this mountain to the other
547
00:26:45,166 --> 00:26:47,242
without coming out into open air,
548
00:26:47,266 --> 00:26:49,843
juveniles or females
could be doing the same thing.
549
00:26:49,867 --> 00:26:51,600
When we get settled in tonight,
550
00:26:51,967 --> 00:26:53,042
I want to be at a spot
551
00:26:53,066 --> 00:26:55,433
where I can actually see this opening.
552
00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:57,176
If anything comes out,
553
00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,042
I'll be able to get that thermal trace.
554
00:26:59,066 --> 00:27:00,500
But I want to watch this tonight.
555
00:27:14,867 --> 00:27:16,676
Right now, Tobe is recording
556
00:27:16,700 --> 00:27:20,242
and monitoring ambient sound,
which, to our ear,
557
00:27:20,266 --> 00:27:23,076
won't pick up on certain frequencies
558
00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:25,600
that his equipment will.
559
00:27:27,100 --> 00:27:32,543
So we thought it would be best
to basically go complete dark,
560
00:27:32,567 --> 00:27:33,567
no lights,
561
00:27:35,066 --> 00:27:36,976
so that we minimize the light pollution
562
00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,643
that we're putting out
563
00:27:38,667 --> 00:27:42,443
for the sake of not spooking
off any nocturnal animals
564
00:27:42,467 --> 00:27:45,743
that may be roaming this area.
565
00:27:45,767 --> 00:27:48,976
And this is reminding me
a lot of my research studies,
566
00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,133
where quiet... kind of just blend in
567
00:27:53,867 --> 00:27:56,900
in my experience, is always
a really successful strategy.
568
00:28:01,800 --> 00:28:03,500
I thought I maybe just heard something.
569
00:28:04,166 --> 00:28:06,500
An owl sound, maybe.
570
00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:12,443
I'm hearing footfall.
571
00:28:12,467 --> 00:28:14,900
I'm gonna turn on the thermal real quick.
572
00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:19,142
Are you still hearing the footfall?
573
00:28:19,166 --> 00:28:22,476
No, it was... It was two footfall sounds.
574
00:28:22,500 --> 00:28:24,900
I'm not seeing anything on the thermal.
575
00:28:27,367 --> 00:28:29,843
Now I am picking up on a heat signature,
576
00:28:29,867 --> 00:28:31,776
but it's lying horizontally,
577
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,776
which makes me think
that it's just possibly a log
578
00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,276
with residual heat.
579
00:28:36,300 --> 00:28:38,500
I'll take an audio break and
see what you're looking at.
580
00:28:39,066 --> 00:28:40,976
Yeah.
581
00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,976
And there's another heat source
582
00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,076
coming over here behind you, right there.
583
00:28:46,100 --> 00:28:48,400
Those are definitely
log-looking, aren't they?
584
00:28:50,166 --> 00:28:51,976
While you're filming that,
585
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:55,643
I'm going to, see if we
can elicit some activity here.
586
00:28:55,667 --> 00:28:57,843
So, I think it's probably a good idea
587
00:28:57,867 --> 00:29:00,676
to play some of the sounds
that I recorded in Oregon.
588
00:29:00,700 --> 00:29:03,233
Maybe bring something closer to us.
589
00:29:13,700 --> 00:29:15,343
Tobe, you know what's interesting?
590
00:29:15,367 --> 00:29:17,242
It's no longer picking up
591
00:29:17,266 --> 00:29:19,500
on what we were
seeing before out there.
592
00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:22,310
I mean, you saw it.
593
00:29:22,334 --> 00:29:25,242
- Yeah.
- I absolutely know it's not there.
594
00:29:25,266 --> 00:29:27,400
It's just very strange.
595
00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:29,744
I'm gonna walk down there
596
00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:31,800
with my recorder around my neck.
597
00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:34,543
There could have literally been
598
00:29:34,567 --> 00:29:36,242
an animal sleeping there
599
00:29:36,266 --> 00:29:37,800
that got up and walked away.
600
00:29:40,767 --> 00:29:42,943
Watch your step here if you're coming.
601
00:29:42,967 --> 00:29:45,533
I don't know if this is a great idea.
602
00:29:46,567 --> 00:29:48,876
So now I can, of course, see Tobe
603
00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:51,643
and the cameraman walking behind him.
604
00:29:51,667 --> 00:29:54,876
If I had seen the animal
get up and walk away,
605
00:29:54,900 --> 00:29:57,142
then, you know, how it's moving
606
00:29:57,166 --> 00:29:59,543
will give you a lot of information.
607
00:29:59,567 --> 00:30:02,543
Unfortunately, as I was panning around
608
00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:05,133
and then panned back,
realized it wasn't there.
609
00:30:08,767 --> 00:30:11,133
I'm gonna shut this off for a second.
610
00:30:23,667 --> 00:30:25,843
I heard that coming from over there.
611
00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:28,300
Is he... Hey, Tobe.
612
00:30:31,467 --> 00:30:33,133
Hey, Tobe?
613
00:30:34,700 --> 00:30:37,643
At his command center just
outside of the target zone,
614
00:30:37,667 --> 00:30:40,643
Bryce begins to analyze the
recordings Russell sent over
615
00:30:40,667 --> 00:30:43,476
of what he thinks could be
Bigfoot communication.
616
00:30:43,500 --> 00:30:46,700
Last night, Russ thinks
he captured a vocalization.
617
00:30:57,367 --> 00:30:59,133
That sounded like a gorilla.
618
00:30:59,667 --> 00:31:00,710
Unfortunately,
619
00:31:00,734 --> 00:31:03,242
with all that background noise
from the storm,
620
00:31:03,266 --> 00:31:06,276
it's hard to discern
what those noises are.
621
00:31:06,300 --> 00:31:07,776
So I've asked my friend Owen
622
00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:10,042
to help clean up this audio file.
623
00:31:10,066 --> 00:31:12,976
He's an audio recording
engineer for over 20 years
624
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,676
and is the man in the business,
625
00:31:15,700 --> 00:31:17,776
for when it comes to stuff like this.
626
00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:21,834
So I'm gonna actually get him
on the Zoom, right now.
627
00:31:22,667 --> 00:31:23,743
Hey, Owen. How are you, man?
628
00:31:23,767 --> 00:31:25,476
- Great. Great.
- Good.
629
00:31:25,500 --> 00:31:27,343
I sent you that audio file.
630
00:31:27,367 --> 00:31:29,743
I know there's a lot of
background noise in there.
631
00:31:29,767 --> 00:31:31,443
Hopefully you're able to clean it up.
632
00:31:31,467 --> 00:31:33,643
I was able to enhance quite a bit.
633
00:31:33,667 --> 00:31:34,976
Let me play you what it sounded like,
634
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,343
when you sent it to me,
635
00:31:36,367 --> 00:31:38,533
and then I'll show you
what I was able to do with it.
636
00:31:38,667 --> 00:31:39,767
Great.
637
00:31:44,300 --> 00:31:45,976
There's just so much rain and,
638
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,643
and wind and everything in there.
639
00:31:47,667 --> 00:31:48,976
So the first thing I did
640
00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,743
was I trained the computer
on the background noise.
641
00:31:52,767 --> 00:31:55,242
All I have to do
is tell this Wave Arts plug-in
642
00:31:55,266 --> 00:31:57,543
to learn while I'm playing.
643
00:31:57,567 --> 00:31:59,943
So I go to a spot where,
you know, just using my ears,
644
00:31:59,967 --> 00:32:02,976
I don't hear anything that
I think we're interested in,
645
00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:04,700
and I press "learn" and play it.
646
00:32:07,166 --> 00:32:11,076
And now it knows the profile
of the noise in this file.
647
00:32:11,100 --> 00:32:12,476
And so I can just start reducing that.
648
00:32:12,500 --> 00:32:13,700
That's incredible.
649
00:32:15,867 --> 00:32:18,343
- Wow.
- Right.
650
00:32:18,367 --> 00:32:19,376
What I'm going to do is I'm gonna
651
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,242
I'm going to dial back
all of that rain and wind
652
00:32:22,266 --> 00:32:24,142
so I can separate out
all the other sounds.
653
00:32:24,166 --> 00:32:25,676
So I'll play that back for you now.
654
00:32:25,700 --> 00:32:27,367
Great.
655
00:32:33,667 --> 00:32:36,343
That definitely sounds like some,
656
00:32:36,367 --> 00:32:39,142
some branch breaking
or something heavy,
657
00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:40,876
moving through the woods, anyway.
658
00:32:40,900 --> 00:32:41,844
I think you're right.
659
00:32:41,868 --> 00:32:43,142
You can hear that.
660
00:32:43,166 --> 00:32:44,976
I mean, I do get the impression,
661
00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,743
and I think Russell got it as well,
662
00:32:46,767 --> 00:32:49,543
that something big
is moving down below.
663
00:32:49,567 --> 00:32:51,076
Were you able to sort of flush out
664
00:32:51,100 --> 00:32:52,843
any other sounds from this file?
665
00:32:52,867 --> 00:32:55,443
Here's probably the most
interesting part of the file,
666
00:32:55,467 --> 00:32:57,076
is right at the end here.
667
00:32:57,100 --> 00:32:59,133
Here's the file as it was sent to me.
668
00:33:05,066 --> 00:33:06,242
I was able to enhance that.
669
00:33:06,266 --> 00:33:08,500
- So let me play you that.
- Great.
670
00:33:16,300 --> 00:33:19,500
So it sounded to me like
two creatures communicating.
671
00:33:20,500 --> 00:33:22,743
But not sort of the natural wildlife
672
00:33:22,767 --> 00:33:24,743
you would think that would be
coming out of these woods.
673
00:33:24,767 --> 00:33:26,242
I mean, this sounds like
674
00:33:26,266 --> 00:33:28,242
some of the vocalizations
from these creatures
675
00:33:28,266 --> 00:33:30,343
that we've heard
and analyzed in the past.
676
00:33:30,367 --> 00:33:32,276
These have variations in pitch.
677
00:33:32,300 --> 00:33:34,543
Yeah, there's four sounds
at the end of the file.
678
00:33:34,567 --> 00:33:36,076
And it's like beat-beat,
679
00:33:36,100 --> 00:33:38,176
then a pause,
and then another beat-beat.
680
00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:39,643
You know, I can sort of play it for you.
681
00:33:39,667 --> 00:33:42,367
The first beat-beat
actually goes up a step.
682
00:33:44,900 --> 00:33:47,166
And then the second one
goes down a step.
683
00:33:50,266 --> 00:33:52,242
It almost feels like call and response.
684
00:33:52,266 --> 00:33:53,876
Yeah, it does.
685
00:33:53,900 --> 00:33:56,142
- I'm getting two creatures - out of this.
- Right.
686
00:33:56,166 --> 00:33:57,443
It's an animal sound.
687
00:33:57,467 --> 00:33:59,142
You know, at the very least,
we could say that.
688
00:33:59,166 --> 00:34:00,676
That's not a regular nature sound.
689
00:34:00,700 --> 00:34:02,076
So I think if I was out in the woods,
690
00:34:02,100 --> 00:34:04,500
I might be a little nervous.
691
00:34:05,367 --> 00:34:06,409
Well, Owen, thanks.
692
00:34:06,433 --> 00:34:09,376
I really appreciate you
analyzing that audio file.
693
00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,176
You bet, man. It was really my pleasure.
694
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:13,242
What I love about Owen's analysis
695
00:34:13,266 --> 00:34:15,843
is he was able to help us see
696
00:34:15,867 --> 00:34:17,843
that there was different pitches
697
00:34:17,867 --> 00:34:19,876
in those call and responses,
698
00:34:19,900 --> 00:34:23,776
which tells me that there was
probably two creatures.
699
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,142
And you know what? That fits
700
00:34:25,166 --> 00:34:28,343
with what we've been
investigating out here.
701
00:34:28,367 --> 00:34:30,242
And we're really tracking this idea
702
00:34:30,266 --> 00:34:32,743
that this place is a breeding ground
703
00:34:32,767 --> 00:34:35,076
and that these creatures
do move in pairs
704
00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:36,976
or small family groups.
705
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:38,476
So hearing this,
706
00:34:38,500 --> 00:34:40,800
I know there's something
out there with Russell.
707
00:34:52,066 --> 00:34:53,876
I see his light.
708
00:34:53,900 --> 00:34:55,676
Mireya and Tobe reconnect
709
00:34:55,700 --> 00:34:57,576
to continue investigating an area
710
00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:01,343
after seeing a heat signature
that suddenly disappeared.
711
00:35:01,367 --> 00:35:03,476
- Hey, Mireya.
- Hey. Anything?
712
00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:05,576
I'm not seeing any thermal signature,
713
00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:08,376
but maybe that's a boot tread
714
00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:10,634
from somebody that came down here.
715
00:35:10,967 --> 00:35:12,333
And then it rained.
716
00:35:14,266 --> 00:35:18,343
But it almost looked like
it had like a... mid-turn.
717
00:35:18,367 --> 00:35:21,042
So it went right in here, maybe,
718
00:35:21,066 --> 00:35:22,676
some flexing of some toes.
719
00:35:22,700 --> 00:35:24,343
But it's too old to say.
720
00:35:24,367 --> 00:35:26,543
It's just so degraded and washed out.
721
00:35:26,567 --> 00:35:28,876
- Yeah.
- Have you been down here before to check this area?
722
00:35:28,900 --> 00:35:30,076
- No.
- Okay.
723
00:35:30,100 --> 00:35:32,900
I'm just gonna take some
preliminary measurements of it.
724
00:35:39,700 --> 00:35:40,700
Look at this.
725
00:35:41,567 --> 00:35:43,800
That's a really big-looking footprint.
726
00:35:47,967 --> 00:35:50,209
I became obsessed
with the whole Bigfoot thing
727
00:35:50,233 --> 00:35:51,343
the very first time I watched
728
00:35:51,367 --> 00:35:54,343
the Patterson-Gimlin film from 1967.
729
00:35:54,367 --> 00:35:57,367
And my first actual research
was in Montana.
730
00:36:00,233 --> 00:36:01,343
I was in high school
731
00:36:01,367 --> 00:36:03,276
and I took cameras and flashlights
732
00:36:03,300 --> 00:36:04,943
and some casting material,
733
00:36:04,967 --> 00:36:08,533
and I went out and did
actual legitimate research.
734
00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:11,943
I thought it through. I mapped out a plan.
735
00:36:11,967 --> 00:36:12,911
I canvassed an area.
736
00:36:12,935 --> 00:36:15,042
I looked for footprints, hair, everything.
737
00:36:15,066 --> 00:36:16,533
It was just like what you see today.
738
00:36:19,100 --> 00:36:21,142
But very much more amateurish.
739
00:36:21,166 --> 00:36:23,800
I was looking for something
that would change the world.
740
00:36:29,767 --> 00:36:30,744
After tracking a heat signature
741
00:36:30,768 --> 00:36:32,309
that suddenly disappeared,
742
00:36:32,333 --> 00:36:34,710
Mireya and Tobe
discover a large footprint
743
00:36:34,734 --> 00:36:35,976
along the riverbank.
744
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,266
Look at this.
745
00:36:37,767 --> 00:36:38,967
Did you find something?
746
00:36:39,166 --> 00:36:40,010
Check this out.
747
00:36:40,034 --> 00:36:42,066
That's a really big-looking footprint.
748
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,142
Yeah. And this looks like
749
00:36:45,166 --> 00:36:47,476
a push forward to here
that suddenly stopped.
750
00:36:47,500 --> 00:36:49,343
That's what caught my eye,
751
00:36:49,367 --> 00:36:52,500
was this shape, kind of the depth,
752
00:36:53,033 --> 00:36:55,009
and then that,
753
00:36:55,033 --> 00:36:57,843
- which almost looked like toes digging in, right?
- Yeah, it does.
754
00:36:57,867 --> 00:37:00,042
Almost gripping.
755
00:37:00,066 --> 00:37:01,343
It certainly looks a lot fresher
756
00:37:01,367 --> 00:37:03,309
than what was going on up here.
757
00:37:03,333 --> 00:37:05,543
To me, it looks like a foot.
758
00:37:05,567 --> 00:37:07,309
I see depth.
759
00:37:07,333 --> 00:37:10,976
I see the shape and definition of a foot.
760
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:14,242
The vegetation has been disturbed
761
00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:18,343
in the same direction
as the foot is pointing.
762
00:37:18,367 --> 00:37:22,810
And what really caught my eye
was where the toes seemed
763
00:37:22,834 --> 00:37:25,710
to make a really defined impression.
764
00:37:25,734 --> 00:37:28,734
You can see the curvature
of each individual toe.
765
00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:31,443
Just looking at this thing,
766
00:37:31,467 --> 00:37:34,867
I mean, if I actually do
a side by side comparison
767
00:37:37,133 --> 00:37:41,967
this thing is at least
twice the size of my foot.
768
00:37:43,467 --> 00:37:46,009
I know that you're having a
hard time seeing it on the IR,
769
00:37:46,033 --> 00:37:48,376
so I'm gonna go ahead and take
out my phone and film it
770
00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:50,843
so that we have it documented.
771
00:37:50,867 --> 00:37:54,376
At no point would I think
that this was a bear
772
00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:55,710
or a bear double-step.
773
00:37:55,734 --> 00:37:57,910
I wish that there was
an accompanying print
774
00:37:57,934 --> 00:38:00,543
because then you get
a lot more information
775
00:38:00,567 --> 00:38:02,009
about stride length
776
00:38:02,033 --> 00:38:04,376
and whether an animal
is walking bipedally
777
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,943
or if we had four, if they're a quadruped.
778
00:38:06,967 --> 00:38:09,443
I mean, there's so much that
we can tell off footprints.
779
00:38:09,467 --> 00:38:11,843
But one isolated print
780
00:38:11,867 --> 00:38:16,242
doesn't give me enough
information to really infer
781
00:38:16,266 --> 00:38:17,576
what would have placed it there.
782
00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:21,543
If it had not been for how big this is,
783
00:38:21,567 --> 00:38:24,100
I would have thought
it was a human foot.
784
00:38:25,867 --> 00:38:26,943
I'm scanning the print,
785
00:38:26,967 --> 00:38:29,600
and I'll make sure to get this
to Bryce for analysis.
786
00:38:40,667 --> 00:38:43,142
You can tell that all the trails
787
00:38:43,166 --> 00:38:45,376
are clearing out out in front of us.
788
00:38:45,400 --> 00:38:47,900
You got that great big huge
open span is getting lighter.
789
00:38:49,266 --> 00:38:51,543
After traveling through
the mountain cave system,
790
00:38:51,567 --> 00:38:53,743
Russell is going to observe the ridge line
791
00:38:53,767 --> 00:38:55,843
near the cave entrances and rock slide,
792
00:38:55,867 --> 00:38:58,700
where he captured
the possible vocalizations.
793
00:38:59,734 --> 00:39:01,100
This will do it right here.
794
00:39:02,767 --> 00:39:04,309
Let's get set up.
795
00:39:04,333 --> 00:39:07,000
I wanna run thermals and
parabolic at the same time.
796
00:39:07,867 --> 00:39:09,867
I want to see it. I want to hear it.
797
00:39:10,567 --> 00:39:12,367
I know there's something
out here tonight.
798
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,376
I picked this vantage point
799
00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:19,000
because I have a really
great view of the area.
800
00:39:20,033 --> 00:39:23,443
Plus, I'm back far enough
that I can remain undetected
801
00:39:23,467 --> 00:39:25,700
from whatever made
that vocalization last night.
802
00:39:29,100 --> 00:39:30,700
That rain is not helping.
803
00:39:34,667 --> 00:39:37,200
So far, I'm not seeing
anything on that hillside.
804
00:39:52,033 --> 00:39:54,667
I'm picking up some
strange audio. It's weird.
805
00:39:58,266 --> 00:39:59,843
It sounds like there's just something
806
00:39:59,867 --> 00:40:01,242
breathing down there.
807
00:40:01,266 --> 00:40:04,400
Way down in the valley.
808
00:40:08,033 --> 00:40:12,066
If it's within the range of
the parabolic to hear it
809
00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,734
it should be in range
for the thermal to see it.
810
00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:26,309
There's something out here.
811
00:40:26,333 --> 00:40:30,600
It's just a matter of
catching it on this thermal.
812
00:40:34,667 --> 00:40:35,800
Interesting.
813
00:40:38,767 --> 00:40:40,743
This lighter area right here,
814
00:40:40,767 --> 00:40:42,900
that's warmer than all the background.
815
00:40:44,767 --> 00:40:47,376
It could be something
bent down in the bushes.
816
00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:49,967
That's the lightest spot
on the whole hillside.
817
00:41:05,867 --> 00:41:06,900
Whoa, look at that.
818
00:41:09,734 --> 00:41:11,100
What the is that?
819
00:41:11,767 --> 00:41:13,543
You're seeing that, right?
820
00:41:13,567 --> 00:41:16,543
. Holy crap.
821
00:41:16,567 --> 00:41:18,343
That thing is bipedal.
822
00:41:18,367 --> 00:41:19,376
That looked like two.
823
00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:21,843
That looked like something
walking down the hill.
824
00:41:21,867 --> 00:41:23,400
Like, two-feet walking.
825
00:41:25,667 --> 00:41:26,767
That's just crazy.