Sasquatch Expert Jim Myers Shares Incredible Bigfoot Encounter Stories

Jim Myers is a name that anyone serious about Sasquatch research should know. He's the founder of the Sasquatch Outpost Gift Shop and Museum, co-host of the Sasquatch Beyond the Outpost podcast, and runs Rabbit Hole Adventures, which leads camping trips, horseback excursions, and night hikes around the Bailey, Colorado area. Recently, he sat down with The Cryptid Crew Podcast to share some of his most chilling encounters, and honestly, this one is worth every minute of your time. The museum itself is a treasure trove for anyone fascinated by this subject. Built originally in 2013 and expanded multiple times since, it has welcomed over 200,000 visitors from 140-plus countries and every single U.S. state. That kind of turnout speaks volumes about how many people are genuinely curious about Sasquatch and want to learn more. But what really makes this conversation compelling is Jim's firsthand accounts. He leads trips into wilderness areas like the Lost Creek Wilderness and the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, and he claims that roughly one out of every two outings results in an encounter. Not just a distant howl or a faint smell, mind you. Actual interaction. Camp pranks. Objects taken from a gifting area he's maintained for years on a mountainside about 15 minutes from his home, with no trail leading to it. Over 150 objects have been taken, and occasionally, things are left behind that he didn't put there. One story that stands out involves a camper who insisted on sleeping in a rooftop tent on his truck instead of a ground tent. Jim wasn't thrilled about it because ground tents let you hear everything happening around you. Sure enough, at 4 a.m., something threw open the truck's tailgate with enough force to rock the entire vehicle. The camper and his friend heard three large grunts right below them, similar to what you'd hear from a horse. The tailgate didn't just open, it was thrown down. Then there's the encounter in the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness that gave me chills just reading about it. Jim handed a hickory stick to one of his campers, a woman, and asked her to strike a dead log twice. Within three seconds, two loud knocks came back from up the hill, followed by the sound of something extremely heavy running through thick timber where no one could possibly be. They sat down in an aspen grove, and what happened next is something Jim says he had never experienced before or since. Two Sasquatch began singing to them. One carried a melody, and the other ended each phrase with a deep "woo." It was melodious, whether whistle or voice, they couldn't tell. After about 30 minutes of this, an enormous noise erupted, like something shoving a tree over, and everything stopped. Jim described it as if "dad showed up and said that's enough messing with these people." What struck me most about Jim's perspective is how he talks about these beings. He doesn't call them apes or undiscovered primates. He calls them people. Highly intelligent, highly emotional people who possess abilities that humankind either lost long ago or never learned. Speaking into people's minds. Healing terminal illnesses. Appearing and disappearing at will. Eyes that emit light rather than reflect it. Superhuman strength capable of pulling trees out by the roots and jamming them back into the ground upside down. That last detail about tree structures is something that comes up frequently in Sasquatch research. Researchers like Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum have documented similar tree structures across North America, often in remote wilderness areas where no human could have easily created them. The theory is that these could be territorial markers, nesting structures, or even some form of communication. Whatever the purpose, the consistency of these findings across different regions is hard to ignore. Jim also mentioned something that resonates with a lot of longtime researchers. He said the thought that came to him while listening to them sing was, "Why have I ever been afraid of these people?" That sentiment echoes what many witnesses have reported over the years. Sasquatch encounters are rarely aggressive. More often, they're curious, playful, even protective in certain situations. If you want to hear the full conversation, including more details about the gifting area and the museum, definitely check out the episode on The Cryptid Crew Podcast's YouTube channel. Jim Myers has been in this field long enough to have a wealth of stories, and this interview is a solid entry point for anyone wanting to understand why so many people, including researchers with decades of experience, remain convinced that Sasquatch is very real.