Sasquatch Chronicles Blog

A listener writes “Wes, I was turned on to your podcast by my brother, a Sheriff’s Detective in Idaho, about a year ago. He is not a Believer, as he spent 3 years as a woods patrol deputy in Latah county, ID and has hunted and fished this region his entire life and never had a sighting.

However, he said he listens to your podcast and finds you and most of your guests very credible.

I agree with him and have found your show to be excellent and your guests very credible.

I have always believed in Bigfoot ever since I saw the Patterson-Gimlin film as a teen in the 80’s, but never really researched the subject or looked into it. Like my brother, I have spent most of my life in the outdoors as a Park Ranger, hunter, fisherman, horseback rider, prospector. I have lived in Idaho, Washington, Iowa, California, Hawaii, and Arizona.

I have never had a sighting or encounter in decades of being in the outdoors.

But I have had a couple of incidents that I couldn’t explain.

The first was in 1992 up in the mountains near Concrete, WA. I was stationed at NAS Whidbey Island and decided to go hiking. I don’t remember much about the roads I took, other than finding myself on a dirt logging road next to a clearcut area that bordered dense forest.

I hiked up through the clearcut and when I entered the forest, it was like walking into a cathedral. The trees were so close together, that there was no ground vegetation due to the light being blotted out. I hiked through this eerie terrain for about a quarter mile when I noticed that there were no normal woods sounds. I got the sensation that I was being watched and the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I remember hearing wood knocks, but thought they were simply trees being pushed into each other by the wind. Even though it was still.

The sensation of being watched was so strong, that I nearly panicked as I tried to make my way back to the road. I was armed with a 12ga Winchester Defender shotgun that was slung across my back. I made my way to a stream, and followed it down through the dense forest and eventually made my way back to my vehicle. I remember thinking at the time that there must have been a cougar watching me, since I never heard or saw anything, and a cougar was the only thing that I knew of in the woods that could be that stealthy.

The second incident occurred on November 13th of 2021. I did a video immediately after the incident…

I was at the trailhead of the trail that went to Bald Mountain Lookout and was filming a review of my UTV. I was upset that the trail had been destroyed by clearcutting and was unable to do a trailride as planned. I returned to my SUV and trailer and loaded the UTV. I had been in the area for about an hour and not seen or heard another vehicle or person the entire time.

It was funny, because I was ratcheting down the UTV when the whistle occurred and my first reaction was embarrassment. I literally thought that a human and walked up to the area in front of my 4Runner and whistled to let me know that they were there. I have never heard anything like that in decades of being in the woods. When I didn’t hear footsteps or any other noises immediately after, I walked towards the area to see who was there. Nobody.

I then started filming as I began searching the area. But, it was so damp and wet and overgrown that I couldn’t find any tracks or detect any movement. Plus, I was freaked out by the proximity of the whistle.

I know the incident is not show-worthy, and that is fine with me. I just wanted to share my experiences and let you know that I appreciate your show and the hard work you put into it.”