My Bigfoot Encounter – Lon Strickler
“I was fly-fishing for redeye and smallmouth bass on the south branch of the Patapsco River approximately 1 mile downstream from Rt.32 near Sykesville, Maryland. After a few minutes or so, I heard the dog barking and growling. I figured that he stirred up a deer, but when I looked at the direction of the ruckus I noticed a dark hairy creature bobbing up and down in the thickets. I stopped fishing and moved closer to the riffles to get a better look and noticed that the dog stopped barking. Suddenly, I heard a loud yelp from the dog and the creature stood up. The best I could tell is that this “thing” was about 7-8 ft. tall and had dark matted hair. I could only see the body from the chest up because the rest of the body was obscured by the weeds and thickets. I stood completely still and could hear a series of “tick” sounds while observing this creature walk slowly through the thickets towards the woods. I started to follow it and in the meantime I noticed a strong musky scent that reminded me of fox urine.I had waders on so I could only move so fast in an attempt to get a better look at this creature. It simply moved too fast for me. I decided to go back to my car, drive into Sykesville and make an immediate report to the authorities.The local police told me to go back to the area and they would meet me there. The State Police officer told to get back in my car and leave immediately because they didn’t know how dangerous the situation was.”
Laura R
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Laura R
So sorry about that comment…lol…my tablet was turned over and pressing the e…lol…sorry
joey-joe
Ooooooo!
David C
My God! Will would make it about himself if you told him you just got your leg chewed off at the hip. Or he would claim to know why it happened.
Natalie C
I agree. It’s getting super annoying!! I had been listening for awhile on utube, then became a member recently. So I decided to go back to the very beginning of episodes and restart there. This guy Will, the arrogance this guy displays, the bragging, the constant interruption of guests…..I mean, I don’t want to miss ANY episodes, but I can’t wait for this guy to just go away! Not sure he’s “ALL THAT “, as he claims.
Natalie C
The guy even interrupts Wes all the time.
JOHN W
I live in Sykesville now and this is all but forgotten. I was about 8 around the time of this event and lived about 15 minutes away. Funny thing is I remember when the school was on fire talking about this. I recall that there was a night cerfew for a while in Sykesville, but not where I was at the time. Since the time of this sighting most of the forests and cornfields are now houses. Not many reports since then, even on the BFRO sightings log. There is a “Monsters and Mysteries in America” (Destination America) show that had a segment on this event with the same name “Sykesville Monster”
craig d
Right Dave C!!
Bet there’s great info in the episode but if Wils here I ain’t, skip to ep22 fingers crossed no Wil.
Frank M
I’m really glad Will isn’t on the podcast anymore. He interrupts people and ruins, their flow of emotion because he’s too busy listening to himself. Wes has done a phenomenal job over almost 1000 shows.
Hogan M
what show did he say about the opening where the hiker was thrown?
Jennifer V
I recently just became a member! I decided to start from the beginning and work my way to the most current episode. My name is Jen.