Oregon Drone Footage Captures Bigfoot Carrying Deer, Chasing Pilot Through Forest
Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
So a drone pilot in Oregon just dropped what might be one of the most jaw-dropping pieces of footage circulating right now, and honestly, it's the kind of encounter that makes you hold your breath the entire time you're watching it.
The story comes from a guy who took his new DJI drone out to the Cascade Range, about 10 miles outside a small logging town. He was looking for some scenic forest footage, maybe catch some wildlife if he got lucky. What he got instead was something no camera has ever captured quite like this.
While flying his drone about two miles northeast of his position, following a game trail through some seriously thick old-growth forest, he spotted movement between the trees. Something massive. Something walking upright with a purpose that immediately ruled out any known animal. As he maneuvered closer, the picture became clear: a Sasquatch, standing somewhere between eight and nine feet tall, carrying a full-grown buck over its shoulder like it was a gym bag.
Let that sink in for a moment. A 200-pound deer with antlers spreading three feet across, carried with the same effort most of us use to haul a backpack. The witness described dark brown, almost black hair covering the creature from head to toe, thicker and longer around the shoulders and arms, with a pronounced brow ridge casting shadows over intelligent eyes. The shoulders were roughly three feet across, tapering to a narrower waist, with arms that hung down past where the knees would be on an average person.
What really stands out in this account is how the Sasquatch moved. This wasn't some stumbling figure in a costume. The witness specifically noted a fluid, deliberate grace, longer strides than a human, with a rolling motion through the shoulders. Every step was silent, even under that kind of weight. This is consistent with countless reports from researchers and witnesses over the years, particularly from the Pacific Northwest, where Sasquatch are described as having an almost supernatural ability to navigate dense forest without making a sound.
For about two minutes, the drone pilot watched in disbelief as the footage rolled. Clear, steady shots of something that absolutely does not exist in any wildlife field guide. Then things took a turn that turned this from an incredible sighting into a full-blown encounter.
The Sasquatch stopped. Dropped the deer carcass. And slowly turned its head upward, locking eyes directly with the drone. The witness described those eyes as intelligent, aware, and absolutely furious. This wasn't curiosity. This was recognition. The Sasquatch understood exactly what that drone was and that someone was watching.
What happened next is the part that gives me chills every time I think about it. The Sasquatch let out a roar that the witness could hear from two miles away, even over the drone's rotors. A sound filled with intelligence and rage. Then it started running, not away, but directly toward the drone's position, cutting through the forest at a speed that shouldn't be possible for something that size.
Here's where the story gets really interesting from a research perspective. The Sasquatch wasn't just chasing blindly. It was predicting the drone's flight path, taking shortcuts, cutting corners, navigating obstacles the drone had to fly around. It knew that forest in a way that only something living there for decades could. This kind of tactical intelligence, the ability to track a moving target through unfamiliar terrain, lines up with what researchers like Dr. Jeff Meldrum and the late Grover Krantz have suggested about Sasquatch cognition. These aren't simple animals. They're thinking, adapting beings.
The drone pilot panicked and flew back toward his position at maximum speed, about 30 mph. The Sasquatch kept pace below, crashing through the forest like a freight train. With the battery dying, the pilot made a split-second decision that probably saved his life. He abandoned the controller and ran for the tree line.
When he looked back, the Sasquatch had emerged from the forest about 200 yards away, moving at that same terrifying pace. It reached the rocky outcrop where the pilot had been standing, picked up the drone controller, and examined it carefully, turning it over in those massive hands. Then it looked up, scanned the area, and locked eyes directly on the fleeing witness.
The pilot described the Sasquatch straightening to its full height of nearly nine feet, shoulders like a linebacker, face more human than he had realized, with intelligent eyes that seemed to be studying him, calculating. Then it crushed the controller in one hand. The plastic cracked audibly from 200 yards away.
The chase continued through the forest, but the discussion cuts off there, leaving the ending to your imagination, though the fact that this account is being shared suggests the pilot made it out to tell the tale.
This footage, if authentic, represents something researchers have been hoping to capture for decades. Aerial footage of a Sasquatch in its natural environment, exhibiting behaviors consistent with hundreds of witness reports: the upright posture, the incredible strength, the silent movement, the territorial awareness, and yes, the intelligence. The Cascade Range has long been considered prime Sasquatch habitat, with numerous sightings reported in and around the Willamette and Mt. Hood National Forests.
The fact that this Sasquatch recognized a drone as a surveillance device and responded with calculated aggression rather than fear speaks volumes about the cognitive abilities researchers have been documenting for years. This wasn't an animal fleeing a strange object. This was a being defending its privacy, its territory, and possibly its very existence from human observation.
If you haven't seen this footage yet, do yourself a favor and check it out. It's the kind of video that reminds you why so many people refuse to dismiss the Sasquatch phenomenon. Whether you're a seasoned researcher or just Sasquatch-curious, this one is going to stick with you.
Stay curious out there, and keep your eyes on the trees.