Two Bigfoot Investigations Reveal Dark Figures and Giant Footprints
Posted Monday, August 10, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
There's a new compilation floating around YouTube that's got the paranormal community buzzing, and honestly, it's one of those rare finds that actually delivers on the chills. Two separate investigations, both packed with moments that'll have you hitting replay just to make sure your eyes aren't playing tricks on you.
The first segment follows De, a researcher who runs her own channel focused on exploring forests and investigating strange events caught on camera. A farmer in Ohio reached out to her after dealing with bizarre activity on his property for nearly three years. We're talking unusual sounds, shadowy movement between the cornrows, a dog growling at things nobody could see, and a large figure spotted standing outside his window. The kicker? The farmer noticed that the strange activity ramped up specifically when he planted corn, but quieted down during his bean rotation years. That's a detail worth sitting with for a minute.
De heads into the dark cornfield armed with nothing but a flashlight and her camera. Less than five minutes in, the silence breaks. Something loud echoes through the rows. She pushes forward, trying to track the source, and then the cornstalks start shaking hard, like something massive just moved through them. That's when her flashlight catches it: a dark figure standing silently among the corn, seemingly watching her. The way she describes it, the thing just appeared out of nowhere and then vanished just as quickly when she tried to get a better look. She bolts for the farmhouse, heart pounding, and reviews the footage with the farmer afterward. Neither of them can explain what she recorded that night.
Now, anyone who's spent time in tall corn knows how disorienting it can be. The stalks can completely block your view just a few rows over, and sounds bounce around in ways that make them impossible to place. That alone could explain a lot of what De experienced. But a silent, dark figure standing motionless in the field? That's harder to write off, especially when it seems to disappear into thin air.
The second investigation is just as compelling. Scott Carpenter, a backpacking researcher, heads into a remote forest to check on a stick structure he built during a previous trip. These structures, sometimes called "stick structures" or "altered stick formations," have been documented in Bigfoot research for decades. Researchers like Dr. Jeff Meldrum and the late Grover Krantz have studied similar formations, and some believe they could serve as territorial markers or communication between Sasquatch family groups. When Scott arrives, his structure has been torn apart. The balanced stick has been broken in half and left on the ground. Wind damage? Scott doesn't think so. The placement feels intentional, almost like a message.
As he moves deeper into the forest, the tension builds. Branches snap. Things rustle in the thick brush. Then he catches a glimpse of a dark shape moving fast between the trees, large, quick, and gone before he can get a clear look. He climbs to higher ground for a better vantage point but finds nothing. Later, he stumbles onto something that might be the most compelling piece of evidence from the entire trip: a massive footprint in soft ground. He measures it against his own boot, a size 13, and estimates the print is a solid three inches longer, putting it at around 16 to 17 inches. For reference, most adult human footprints max out around 12 inches. Anything pushing past 15 inches is firmly in Sasquatch territory, matching the dimensions documented in cases like the famous 1958 Bluff Creek cast or the Skookum Cast from Washington State.
Scott also raises an interesting theory during his investigation. He wonders if the sounds and brief sightings might be deliberate distractions, a way for something to control where he looks while something else moves through the forest unseen. It's a tactic that comes up a lot in witness reports. People describe feeling like they're being led or watched from multiple directions at once, almost like the forest itself is alive and aware.
Both investigations end without clear answers, which honestly makes them more compelling. There's no dramatic reveal, no definitive proof, just two researchers walking away with more questions than they started with and footage that's open to interpretation. That's the kind of content that keeps the conversation going.
If you're into field investigations, broken stick structures, and that creeping feeling that something's just out of frame, this compilation is worth your time. Check it out and see what you think.