Hunter's 30-Year Encounter with Loud, Hollering Bigfoot

There's something about a witness who has been dealing with unexplained encounters for over three decades that really gets the investigative juices flowing. The crew over at Slab'Em Outdoors recently sat down with a local landowner who has had a long-running, unsettling experience in the woods behind his property, and what he shared is the kind of testimony that makes you lean in a little closer. The man, who preferred to stay off camera, explained that it all started years ago when he was deer hunting on a ridge that had recently been logged. Fresh logging roads typically make for killer deer spots, but what he and his hunting partner encountered that day was anything but typical. Something started hollering at them from what he estimated was about 75 feet away. Both men were armed, but that didn't make the experience any less terrifying. The way he described it, even now, decades later, the memory still makes the hair stand up on his arms. What makes this story particularly compelling is his claim that whatever it is, it follows him home. Not physically, necessarily, but audibly. He says he can hear it even after he's left the woods, and it's happened enough times that he's genuinely afraid to haul deer back to his house for fear of leading something back with him. That's a level of fear that speaks volumes about how real these experiences have been for him. In a fascinating twist, the witness mentioned he actually captured 13 photos on his phone back when trail cameras and smartphones were less common. He insists the images clearly showed what he encountered, and he was adamant it was no bear. Unfortunately, he lost the phone, and those potential pieces of evidence are gone forever. Any researcher will tell you how heartbreaking it is when potential photographic evidence slips through the cracks like that. It's one of the most frustrating aspects of this field, the evidence often exists briefly and then vanishes. He also noted that while he's never personally seen tracks, the area is known for big cat activity, though he was quick to clarify that what he's experiencing is something entirely different. The vocalizations he described weren't growls from a known animal. They were loud, sustained hollers that carried across the ridges, audible from his porch some 300 feet away from where they originated. The Slab'Em Outdoors team, clearly taking the situation seriously, headed into the woods to investigate the area themselves. What happened next is worth watching the full video for. They reported hearing knocks, whoops, and shuffling sounds in the brush around them. At one point, one of the team members described hearing something that sounded like a growl. They also spotted what appeared to be a large impression in the grass, with the vegetation laid flat in a way that suggested something heavy had walked through the area. The investigation had its share of technical hiccups, including dying batteries and equipment struggles, which is honestly par for the course in fieldwork. Anyone who has spent time in the woods chasing answers knows that gear always seems to fail at the worst possible moment. What stands out most about this encounter is the longevity of the witness's experience. Thirty-plus years of consistent activity in the same general area is significant. Patterns like that are exactly what researchers look for when trying to establish whether a region has sustained activity. When a witness can point to decades of encounters, it adds a layer of credibility that's hard to dismiss. The vocalizations described are also worth noting. Loud, sustained hollers that carry across ridges are consistent with reports from all over North America. Witnesses across the continent have described similar sounds, often comparing them to something between a howl and a whoop, and frequently noting how the volume seems disproportionate to the supposed size of the source. Some researchers have theorized that these vocalizations could serve as territorial markers or communication between family groups, though naturally, no definitive conclusions have ever been reached. For anyone interested in this kind of long-term witness testimony combined with an active investigation, this video is definitely worth the watch. The Slab'Em Outdoors crew did a solid job letting the witness tell his story before heading out to see what they could find on their own. It's the kind of grassroots investigation that often uncovers the most interesting leads, and the fact that they encountered auditory anomalies during their own time in the area only adds to the intrigue. Check it out and see what you think. The woods have a way of keeping their secrets, but every now and then, someone catches a glimpse of what's really out there.