A listener writes “Hello Wes, It took me many years to realize the very strange experience I had in the Grand Gulch in 1991 was a Sasquatch experience. The roar was incredibly loud.
t sounded amplified as if it was using a PA system but this was in a very remote area. I was alone with no tent camped approx. 100 feet above a spring. At least 2 “animals” visited the spring at 1 am. They stayed for about 25 minutes. Their arrival at the spring was preceded by 7 incredibly loud roars they were made as they progressed down the side trail from the main gulch. These roars were unbelievably loud. They made other very odd sounds and I think they were not getting along with each other very well or perhaps they sensed me and were irritated. They sounded like monkeys but that didn’t make sense to me at the time. I was 28 then and a very experienced backpacker. I am now an extremely experienced backpacker who is also a published photographer/writer. I have a website on Yellowstone, for example. I’ve done approx. 100 backpacking trips in Yellowstone and have hiked all over the US(lower 48).
At the time I attributed roars to mt. lions but eventually realized lions just aren’t anywhere near loud enough to be the animal(s) I heard that night. My learning curve eventually brought me to your show which I enjoy very much. I don’t know if my experience is show worthy since I never actually saw the animal(s) but I would be happy to tell you the whole story and have you decide.
It’s a helluva story. I had no tent and was scared to death. I mean scared to death. It felt like I was gonna have a heart attack as I sat there with no weapon literally shaking with absolute fear. Anyway, if you wanna hear it all just get back to me and I’ll tell you about it.”
Charles R
Yellowstone reminds me of the most decorated either park ranger or USFS agent of all time. Bob Jackson who operated out of Yellowstone. He would pack with horses for weeks at a time into the back country of Yellowstone and beyond in search of poachers and other criminals. He was so good he got the nickname Action Jackson. I heard him in an interview 5 or 6 years ago and he has quite the stories to tell when the highly unusual sounds he heard at night finally got a face to them when he had his first of several sightings. Last I heard he retired and has a bison ranch in Iowa, but what a great guest he would make.
pam
http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_report.asp?id=12302
post on Jackson
issac a
Cool report.
Spanky
Thanks Pam. Interesting. Never heard of the guy
SHANNON D
Cool, would love to hear you interviewed by Wes!!
Seamus J. C
Pumas do not roar, at all. They are the largest member of the “small cat” family–gracile, purr but don’t roar, slitted pupils. Those that roar–lions, tigers, leopards and jaguars–also have round pupils, and are stockier.
Debbie C
Would love to hear his story:)!
Ben C
Grand gulch in Utah? I was just there on a backpacking trip.
Ben C
I was just there on a backpacking trip. I wondered if the big guys where in that area.