Florida Hiker Claims Bigfoot Calls Respond to Gunshots on Orlando Trail

So I stumbled across this video the other day, and honestly, it stopped me in my tracks. There's a channel out there that regularly shares stories from people who've had encounters, and this particular upload is packed with some really compelling testimony that I think deserves a closer look. The standout story comes from a father in Orlando, Florida, who describes multiple encounters on a nature trail near what locals believe is an old Indian burial ground. The backstory on this location is already chilling — during construction of a nearby school, two men died when a wall collapsed on them in what workers described as a freak accident. The workers claimed they heard what sounded like native calls, and the wall was allegedly pushed down by something unseen. Most people dismiss it, but the witness isn't one of them. His first encounter happened while walking the trail with his six-year-old son. They came across a tree with a long four-finger gash in it, ending about a foot above his head, with sap leaking out that looked like blood. Then, directly across the river, they heard a deep, loud, rumbling call that lasted about five seconds — louder than anything he'd ever experienced. His son slammed his hands over his ears in terror. When he tried to challenge whatever was out there, a second call came from behind them on their own side of the river, roughly half a mile out, calling back to the first one. They ran. A year later, during the COVID lockdown, he took his brother-in-law out to the same trail at 2 a.m. to test a new .38 Special. The silence was deafening — no cars, no people, just moonlight. After firing a shot, the forest screamed back at them about three-quarters of a mile out with a sound he describes as a "pissed-off howler monkey." They got to jogging, and as they reached the entrance bridge, another call came right behind them. They hauled ass out of there feeling like they barely made it. The third trip is what really got me. He took his skeptical neighbor and the neighbor's 13-year-old son out to the trail, along with his now seven-year-old. They banged on the metal bridge with a machete to mimic a gunshot. Nothing. They walked deeper into the forest, tried to mimic Bigfoot calls, still nothing. But on the way back, all the limpkins and cranes started chanting at the same time — something had spooked them. Then they heard the familiar call far behind them, and his son started to tear up trying not to let the others see. What makes this story stand out is the consistency across multiple trips, multiple witnesses, and the way the encounters escalated each time. The witness also describes feeling a presence similar to what people describe in demonic encounters — the air thickens, you breathe it in — but he doesn't feel physically threatened unless the territory is invaded. He believes these are remnants of the old world creatures mentioned in Genesis 6, which is a theory that has gained traction among some researchers who connect Sasquatch to the Nephilim narrative. Florida isn't typically the first place people think of when it comes to Sasquatch reports, but the state has a long history of sightings, particularly in the swampier regions and around old Native American sites. The combination of a disturbed burial ground, consistent vocalizations, and multiple independent witnesses all confirming similar sounds makes this one worth paying attention to. The video also touches on other topics — the host discusses telepathy, abduction experiences, and even goes on a tangent about how the world might look if countries dedicated their military budgets to making people happy instead. It's a wild ride from start to finish, and the witness stories are the real meat of it. Definitely worth checking out if you're into firsthand encounter reports. The Florida swamp Sasquatch story alone is worth the watch.