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Jul 14

SC EP:971 Behind My Parents Home

Jeff writes “I am 52 and grew up in Deep East Texas on Lake Sam Rayburn about 55 miles north of the big thicket area I have heard mentioned on your show. I spent 12 years as an Infantry soldier in the US ARMY and I have hunted all my life all over the US.

The events I’m about to tell you about happened behind my parents house and in front of my grand parents as the crow fly’s about 3 miles apart. This is a really small community pop back then was 312 people. Today 172 last time I was home. The area is a largest lake in the state and multiple rivers The Angelina, Sabine a Trinity are all in close proximity. Plenty of water in the area along with very large national forest and private land. Beside the lakes and rivers the terrain is kind of hilly but covered in tall Pines with hardwoods mainly along the creeks and bottoms. Over the years a lot of clear cutting and replanting of pines also in the area.

The first incident actually happened to my cousin on Christmas morning 1985. He had gotten a bicycle and took off down the dirt road from my grandparents. Everyone was at my Grandparents that morning and it was just another normal Christmas until he returned crying and scared to death and had even peed on himself. This is what he told us when he had calmed down.

The chain had come off at a curve in the road where the creek crosses. Note not 30 yards from second sighting I will tell you about. While trying to fix the loose chain he heard something in the woods. He said he looked up and couldn’t see anything . He thought it was one of the dogs from my grandparents home but then something leaned out from behind a big pine tree and stared at him. He stated it was tall and hairy. At the time he was 13 and I was 15. No one ever thought about Bigfoot. We grew up in those woods from playing in them to hunting in them and never once ever though about a Bigfoot.

Myself and the same cousin had parked my truck on the other side of the curve and creek I mentioned previously about 30 to 40 yards up the road in a lane that went into a pine sapling thicket where it had been clear cut and replanted. We got the dogs out and just like always turned them loose on the creek. It was windy that night so it was kind of hard to hear the dogs. After about an hour and a half of walking the woods and going up and down the hills and creek beds I had a feeling like something or some body was watching us. I stopped to listen for the dogs and turned to my cousin and before I could say anything he stated something just felt weird and I told him I agreed he stated he also felt like something was trailing us. We had herd rumors that there were big cats in our area but never thought much about it till then. We kind of just shook it off and kept hunting listening for the dogs. After we stopped two more times to listen we heard an extra step to our rear. We both heard it and looked at one another. I told him to get in front of me and the next time we stopped I would shine my light behind us and shoot if I needed to. I always had a 22 pistol six shot revolver with 10 in barrel.

The older westerns style. We walked and stopped probably 3 more times and I would turn and shine and nothing was ever there. We then decided to just go back to the truck and come back in the morning and find the dogs. We had done that before I would leave a tshirt or jacket in the woods and the dogs would come back to it. As we started back to the truck one dog came back to us about 200 yards from the truck we put her on a lead rope and continued to the truck. Once we got to the dirt road across from my truck I heard something to the right and shined my light coming down the road was my male dog so my cousin caught him and put him on another lead rope. We went to step out of the bar ditch onto the road and neither dog would move they were locked up looking to the left where the creek crossed the road in the curve. Neither dog barked or growled they just stayed froze. My coon hunting light had separate spot light that I used when needing more light than the standard walking headlight I unsnapped it and shined to the left what I seen was not what I expected To my left about 30 yards was a hairy something about 7 foot tall the same color of dead pine straw a rusty brownish orange color. When I shined my light it raised its hand and covered its face its palm was darker color with huge long fingers I did not see claws the hair on the arm was short at the wrist but got gradually longer towards the elbow.

I saw one eye shine for a second and it was a greenish yellow color nothing I can recall has ever shined that color, I told my cousin to get in the truck we drug the dogs across the road over the closed tail gate and into the back of the truck. The whole time I held my light straight in its face and watched it. Once I got the door open to get in the truck I seen it step off the bank of the creek and down into it. The creek was dry at this time and about 8 feet deep at this area. There was a big metal culvert that was under the dirt road at that point not a bridge. We both were scared at this point and I backed out and with out thinking headed back to my parents. I did not even back out enough to get fully on the road I went up the hill in the ditch and drug the side of my truck against the bank roughly 2500 dollars worth of damage.

There are more times that I could say involved something we cant explain I can cover more in detail later.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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115 Responses to “SC EP:971 Behind My Parents Home”

  27. m99

    Okay, here ya go. I’m from East Texas, my family had a Lake House, and we spent a whole lot of time on the Lake. Gotta hear this now! Thx for the early thirty post Wes. Hope you and yours have a great relaxing and happy weekend. _m

  28. Chad W

    So much happens in East Texas. And a lot of it is pretty scary. Thank you for sharing your encounter, Jeff! By the way, foxes can sound kind of evil, can’t they?

  34. Jesse D

    Great episode Wes! I really enjoyed this episode, and I didn’t doubt him for a second. I could listen to him talk for hours and hours, I loved his accent! Thank you for your service Jeff!

  36. Daren c

    I don’t always go to bed with earbuds in , but when I do, I listen to the Best Podcast on The Planet, Sasquatch Chronicles!

    Thanks to the guest and Mr Sasquatch (Wes) lol….

  40. Linda B

    I see all the SC heroes have preceded me in logging in tonight. Hi everyone. Had a big storm roll through NE KS this afternoon. Lots of funnel shaped low hanging clouds and the lightening would get your attention. I’m ready to listen. Have a great weekend everyone. Thanks as always, Wes. Wes, lately I’ve been reminiscing about how my husband and I used to have a low fire in our chiminea in our yard in Park County CO when we first started listening to this great podcast. It was exciting then in that hot spot Colorado county and it’s just as exciting now, many years (8?) Later. Thank you so much Wes.

  49. Linda B

    The first time I heard a fox I was really surprised at how they sound; so creepy.
    Great show, and thanks so much Jeff for sharing your encounter with us. For our 35th anniversary I bought my husband a guided fly fishing trip at Deckers , close to Woodland Park CO, near the Heiman (spelling?) burn area, close to Cheesman Reservoir, and that’s a super squatchy area for sure. It was one of our favorite places to go to, went tubing down the Platte and we’d always grab an ice cream at the corner store/restaurant at Deckers; great memories. You did a great job telling your story, Jeff. Thank you so much for your service. God bless you.

  51. Shana K

    Awwe,, foxes! Save a fox youtube channel is a great place to see those little buggers and the lovely people who take care of them and, other furry friends.

  55. Elizabeth B

    I love when you have hunters on! That moment when they realize it could have been Sasquatch the whole time, all those times they were out in the woods, just gives me chills. Gosh I love this show.

  57. Kristine M

    Foxes. Have been listening for the past few months and just joined the club. Live in the big trees area of Nor Cal near Willow Creek. Have spent a lot of time in the woods in my younger years as a wildife biologist alone and with others. Best not to know at that time as I never would have been able to do my job. Never had an encounter to my knowledge but have pondered some of the sounds I heard in the past and ignored. I do believe they are out there and your show has educated me on signs and sounds to watch for. Thanks for the podcast

  67. ruben c

    Hi Wes,
    Awesome episodes , I enjoy every single one because of the unknown is reasonably exciting and invites the curious minds to shuffle through The Doorway of Monsters. so, so embracing at night and a pot of coffee.

    my guess at the animal sound is based on an old movie I just watched.

    Hatari with John Wayne is an African Wildlife Hunter / trapped of Zoos.
    In one sceen, A ” Laughing Hyena ” is heard laughing much like your posting.

    Ruben Corral (Corralez45@aol.com )

  72. Cassandra M

    I am having a strong deja Vu situation with this episode. as I was listening I felt sure I had heard this same story told, on Wes’ show, but from the perspective of the cousin instead of from Jeff. the chain falling of the bike on Christmas, the small town population numbers, and so many of the small details of the interview itself in addition to Heffw actual encounter story. am I experiencing the Mandela effect here or did Wes interview the cousin previously? LOL

    • Jeff B

      as far as i know ma’am my cousin has never talked to anyone about this. When my sons asked him last year on a hog hunting trip he replied as always WE SEEN SOMETHING WE WASNT SUPPOSED TO SEE END OF STORY . Thats only thing i have ever heard him say about it so unless he’s changed I doubt he has talked about it with Wes.

  78. Cassandra M

    Jeff B it was so strange, to listen to your account and know the story so well, it feels like I either had a vivid premonition or I flip flopped into a parallel universe. wild. thank you for sharing your encounter with us ❤️

  83. Truett C

    Another great show. All the building and expansion to the north and east of Houston seems to be pushing them more and further into the Sam Houston National Forest and towards Rayburn as well as Toledo Bend lakes.

  85. Thelma K

    we have a small property in the Homer Community not too far from Sam Rayburn. My brother and SIL bought an acre from us, so live there permanently. My SIL said she has heard whoops and tree knocks out in the woods behind their place several times.

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