Two Hunters Share Close Encounters With Sasquatch

There's something about a hunter's encounter with Bigfoot that hits differently. These are people who spend their lives in the woods, who know the sounds, the smells, and the movements of every creature out there. They're armed, trained, and confident in their role as the apex predator. So when something steps into view that completely flips that script, you know it's a story worth paying attention to. A recent video posted by Buckeye Bigfoot on YouTube features two such stories, and both are absolutely gripping. The encounters are detailed, calm, and told by people who clearly never expected to be telling them. The first comes from Alabama, March 2017. A turkey hunter was sitting alone in a low popup ground blind along the edge of a small clearing on private leased land. He'd been settled in for maybe 40 or 45 minutes before dawn when he heard something walking behind him. At first he figured it was a deer, but the steps were slow and heavy, and they weren't hooves. Whatever it was, it circled the blind, passing the windows on the left and front before stopping on the right side. The hunter sat frozen, gripping his shotgun, listening to breathing just outside the blind. When the sky lightened enough, he leaned over and looked out the right window. Something was crouched about 10 yards away near the edge of the clearing, facing him. He stared at it, trying to make sense of what he was seeing, until it stood up. And it didn't push up from the ground with its hands the way a person would. It rose straight up from a crouched position onto two clearly defined legs. The hunter describes a creature standing somewhere between 7 and 8 feet tall, covered in a thick coat of dark brown hair that looked tight against the skin rather than long or shaggy. He noticed the chest was broad and muscular, the rib cage slightly rounded and protruding over the waist. The face was mostly bare and fleshy through the center, with a wide, thick nose, big nostrils, and a mouth that looked like a thick line drawn across the face. The eyes were dark and set close together beneath a heavy bony brow, and the forehead was high. When it turned, he saw the head slant backward in profile. What really stands out about this account is the creature's behavior. It tilted its head at the blind the way a dog might try to figure something out, almost as if the blind itself was the puzzle. After maybe 15 or 20 seconds, it turned sideways, kept looking back toward the hunter, and then picked up speed and disappeared into the brush. The hunter waited, packed up with his head on a constant swivel, and got out of there. He never saw a single turkey that morning, despite the signs being there before. He even wonders if the Bigfoot had something to do with that. The second story takes place in the Low Country of South Carolina in November 2018. A hunter was heading to a ladder stand he'd set about 15 feet high against a pine along the edge of a hardwood bottom. This was private land he'd been hunting since childhood, originally his uncle's and now his cousin's. He'd been assured no one else had permission to be there that day. He was still about 25 yards from his stand in the early morning light when he saw a figure standing right beside the tree, underneath the ladder. He froze. The figure reached up and put one hand on the ladder, but the motion was awkward, like it understood the concept but not the mechanics. That's when the scale of the thing hit him. The bottom section of the ladder normally sat high enough that he'd reach above shoulder level to grab it. This thing only partially raised its arm to touch it. The hunter stayed completely still. In the dim light, he could only make out the outline, but it was enough. It was covered in fur, broad, tall, with long arms. When it straightened to its full height, he knew this couldn't be a person. Something, maybe a shifted weight or a quiet word under his breath, triggered it, and it turned quickly and looked directly at him. They stood there facing each other for about 10 seconds. The hunter had his rifle in his hands but never raised it. Then the creature took two steps toward him. He wasn't expecting that and backed up quickly. It stopped. He took another step back. The Bigfoot never made a sound but kept its eyes locked on him the entire time. He kept backing up until he reached a bend in the trail where the brush gave him cover. From there, he watched as the creature stayed near the ladder for another minute or two before crossing the trail and vanishing into the hardwoods. When he finally worked up the nerve to approach the stand, nothing had been disturbed. The ladder was still secure, the straps untouched. He climbed up and tried to hunt for about an hour, but he couldn't concentrate. All he could do was stare into the woods where the creature had gone. Eventually he climbed down and left. He later asked family members who'd hunted the same land if they'd ever seen anything strange, and while he got plenty of stories, none of them matched what he'd experienced that morning. Both of these accounts share something that seasoned researchers tend to look for. The witnesses aren't trying to sell anything. They're not embellishing. They're just telling you what happened, in their own words, with the kind of detail that only comes from someone who genuinely didn't expect to be in that situation. The calm, matter-of-fact tone is almost more unsettling than any dramatic retelling would be. There's also a recurring theme worth noting. In both encounters, the Bigfoot showed no fear of the hunter or the weapon. In Alabama, the creature circled the blind, stopped, and even tilted its head to study the hunter like he was the curiosity. In South Carolina, the Bigfoot actually took steps toward the hunter rather than away. That kind of confidence, that absolute lack of concern about a human presence, lines up with countless other reports over the years. Whatever these creatures are, they don't seem to view us as a threat, and that's a thought that sticks with you. If you want to hear these stories told in full, with all the细节 the hunters provide, the video is worth every minute. Buckeye Bigfoot does a solid job letting the witnesses speak for themselves without a lot of unnecessary filler. Go give it a watch and see what you think.