Bigfoot Researcher Monitors Sasquatch Hotspot Overnight in the Woods
Posted Thursday, July 09, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
So I stumbled across this footage from the Real Eyes TV channel, and honestly, it gave me chills. This is exactly the kind of content that keeps me up at night — someone who actually captured something on a trail cam and then had the nerve (or maybe the curiosity got the better of them) to go back to the same spot.
The guy in this video is clearly someone who has been studying these creatures for a while. Right from the start, you can tell he's got a strategy. He's talking about how he's wearing big earmuffs to cover his ears because he doesn't want them — and by "them," he clearly means the residents of the area — figuring out that humans use technology to listen in. The way he talks about it, like he's playing a chess game with an intelligent being, is fascinating. He even jokes about an "11-footer" noticing his buddy Dale's ears and possibly throwing rocks at him. That kind of casual familiarity with the subject tells you everything you need to know about how much time he's spent out there.
What really got my attention was when he mentioned checking on bait he'd left out — some kind of pastry wrapped in plastic. He's hoping it's still there, and he's actively looking for signs that something came back to investigate it. This is patient fieldwork, the kind of dedication that serious researchers put in. He talks about needing rain to get the ground cover growing, especially the grape vines where they "usually get hit at." That implies this isn't his first rodeo — he's got a pattern, a spot they return to, and he's tracking it.
Then there's the moment where he hears something in the grass. He describes hearing movement through thick brush, just for a few seconds, but no stick breaks. That's the kind of subtle detail that gets my heart racing. Whatever was moving through that underbrush was being careful. And he noticed it. He also mentions the vines and how they use them for cover, which lines up with so many witness reports over the years about Sasquatch using dense vegetation to stay hidden.
He also spots a big roadrunner — two feet tall with long legs — which is a nice little detail that grounds the whole thing in a real, wild environment. And then there's the audio recorder setup. He's rigging recorders in plastic bags to keep rain off while still letting sound in, placing them strategically on the property. The fact that he's doing this at all hours, including late in the evening, shows real commitment.
One thing that stood out to me was his frustration with the equipment — cheap Chinese recorders that aren't even editable anymore, batteries dying fast. But he keeps going. That's the spirit of this community, right? The gear might fail, but the pursuit doesn't.
If you're into trail cam investigations, audio surveillance setups, and that slow-burn style of fieldwork where the researcher is just as much a part of the story as the subject, you'll want to check this one out. It's got that authentic, unfiltered feel that you just can't fake. Go give it a watch and see what you think.