Bigfoot Investigators Search Morgan-Monroe Forest Amid Strange Activity

If you've ever wondered what it's like to actually walk through one of the most active Bigfoot hotspots in the country with someone who's been studying it for years, this footage is about as close as you'll get without booking your own trip to Indiana. The Small Town Monsters crew linked up with researcher Terry Carr at Morgan-Monroe State Forest, and honestly, the things Terry shared are the kind of stuff that makes you stop and pay attention. This isn't just casual hiking and hoping for the best. Terry has been running cameras, documenting tracks, and yes, getting responses to his knocks in this area for a while now. One of the wildest parts of the footage is when Terry explains why he actually pulled his cameras out of a particular spot. He was heading back to retrieve equipment when he found trees knocked down across the trail. Not cut. Broken. And not just one, but multiple trees blocking the path, like something was actively trying to keep people from going deeper into the area. That's the kind of behavior that researchers talk about when they mention territorial displays. If you've spent any time reading reports from across the country, you know this isn't unusual. There are countless accounts of trees being snapped, twisted, or arranged in ways that seem intentional, almost like a message saying "don't come here." Then there's the rock throwing incident. Terry and a companion were sitting by a pond one night when something hit the top of their vehicle with enough force to sound like a gunshot. Inside the vehicle, it was even louder. They knew it wasn't a nut falling from a tree. Whatever threw it had intent and power behind it. Rock throwing is one of those behaviors that comes up again and again in credible sightings. It's almost like a warning shot across the bow, a way to let you know something is there without necessarily wanting to make contact. The track Terry shows is another highlight. It's weathered now, but you can see the impression clearly enough. What makes it interesting is that Terry believes the foot slid as it was placed down, starting in one spot and ending with the toes almost in the same place. And here's the thing that gets me, there was only one track. Just one. In an area covered in leaves where you'd think any prints would be covered up or lost. That's a pattern researchers have noticed before. Sometimes it feels like they leave just enough evidence to let you know they were there, but not enough to give away too much. Terry also drops some really valuable advice for anyone thinking about casting tracks in the field. Save everything. Don't clean out the track too aggressively because there could be hair or other biological material left behind. eDNA is becoming a bigger part of this research, and you never know what a careful collection might reveal down the line. Use a wire brush and gently scrape rather than touching the bottom of the cast. That kind of fieldwork wisdom is gold for anyone serious about contributing to the research. Now, the baiting discussion is where things get really interesting from a cultural perspective. The crew has been experimenting with what they call "gentle baiting." They've tried watermelon, cantaloupe, pineapple, tuna, bacon, and most recently, a whole rotisserie chicken. Nothing has been touched. And honestly, that might not be a failure at all. Terry brings up a book called Tanook, written by a Native woman from Plainfield, Indiana, who shares her family's experiences with Bigfoot on their property. In the book, she explains that they don't touch human food because they believe we're trying to poison them. It took years to earn their trust. Think about that for a second. If that's true, then leaving a rotisserie chicken out in the woods isn't going to work because the whole setup screams "trap" to something intelligent enough to read the situation. That actually lines up with a lot of traditional knowledge from Indigenous communities across North America. Many tribes have long held that Bigfoot, or their equivalent names like Sasquatch, Skookum, or various other regional terms, are highly intelligent beings who understand human behavior and intentions. The idea that they would avoid obvious bait makes complete sense within that framework. They're not animals stumbling onto a meal. They're aware beings making conscious choices about what they engage with. The crew also mentions leaving bananas, oranges, and apples hanging on strings near the pond, and none of those were taken either. The string itself might be the giveaway. Anything that looks unnatural, anything that looks placed rather than growing or falling naturally, could be an instant red flag. What I love about footage like this is that it doesn't try to sensationalize anything. It's just researchers sharing what they're finding, what they're trying, and being honest about the fact that they don't have all the answers. Terry even admits that he's not sure how you prove any of this through baiting alone. But the willingness to keep experimenting, to keep showing up, and to keep documenting is exactly what this field needs. If you're into following active investigations and learning from people who are actually putting in the time in the field, this is definitely worth the watch. Terry Carr comes across as someone who genuinely respects the subject and the forest, and the Morgan-Monroe area continues to be one of those places that keeps producing interesting reports year after year. Grab some popcorn and check it out. You might just learn something new about how the research is actually being done.