Kentucky Hunters' Camp Destroyed by Bigfoot, Giant Tracks Found

Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

So I just stumbled across this wild video over on the TCC Research YouTube channel, and honestly, I had to share it with anyone who appreciates a good encounter story. Host Tony Felosi, who's behind Haunted Harlan County, kicks off a new series called Appalachia History & Mysteries, and the very first episode dives right into a hunter encounter that's hard to shake. The story centers on two bow hunters, Chad and his cousin, heading into a spot called Cole Stone Hollow in Bell County, Kentucky. They've hunted this secluded area plenty of times before, so they know the drill. They set up camp about 30 yards from the woodline, got a fire going, and were just enjoying a peaceful evening talking about the hunt ahead. That's when things got weird. Something big started walking through the woods on two legs. Not a bear, not a deer, something bipedal and heavy. Then rocks started flying out of the trees toward them. The first one landed with a heavy thud near the fire. Chad fired some warning shots into the air with a small caliber rifle, hoping to scare whatever it was off. It worked temporarily, but then more rocks came, some as big as basketballs, launched from about 50 yards inside the woodline. For reference, Chad's cousin was a weightlifter and could only grunt the biggest rocks maybe 20 feet. Whatever was doing this had serious strength. They scanned the woods with flashlights but saw nothing. Their camp was three miles from the main road with only one way in and out, so if it was a person, they should have heard them running through dry leaves. Nothing. Sleep didn't come easy that night, but eventually they dozed off. Just before daybreak, they headed into the woods to hunt. When they came back to camp around noon to pack up and leave, they couldn't believe what they found. Everything was destroyed. Chairs thrown around, the military-grade canvas tent ripped to shreds, sleeping bags and backpacks shredded and scattered, and a massive cable spool that weighed 200 to 300 pounds flipped over and thrown several yards away. The truck was untouched, which raises questions about why vandals would destroy everything but leave the vehicle. The details that stood out to me were the twisted-off cooler top, like someone twisting a bottle cap, and the tent that was torn apart not by a knife but by what looked like hands ripping paper. Then Chad spotted tracks where the heavy spool had been. Human-like toes, but much larger. The ground was hard, so it would take something massive to leave that kind of impression. A few more clear, humanlike tracks were found, though not very deep. Tony wraps it up by asking viewers to decide for themselves what these hunters encountered. He says he's made up his mind, and after hearing all the evidence laid out, it's hard to argue with his conclusion. This is one of those encounters that hits all the marks, the rock throwing, the overwhelming strength on display, the camp destruction with the vehicle left alone, and those strange tracks. If you're into Appalachian cryptid stories, this one's worth the watch. Tony does a solid job setting the scene and letting the hunters' story speak for itself. Definitely check out the full video over on the TCC Research channel for all the details.