Does This Girl's Story Prove Bigfoot Is Real?

Katherine Van Alst was a young girl when her incredible story took place and some believe it is proof of bigfoot. What do you think?
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[@AllFlimmits]

The Mothman stole my catalytic converter in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

[@The_Zilli]

Great Scotts!

[@deadpoetz7]

I think thats spelled m-E-t-h

[@tommyvarcity2783]

I got some good stuff from him he’s got the hook up

[@coxx798]

@@deadpoetz7beat me to it

[@toddwebb7521]

No, it was his sketchy cousin methman

[@dash5257]

I grew up in the Ozarks and I know Sasquach exist. When you have something 9ft tall with 18 inch footprints looking in your bedroom window you won't forget. Wish I had never seen it. This happened in 1980. There are a lot of sightings in the Ozarks.

[@LachanceM]

That's interesting.

[@toxenzz]

Reminds me of that ‘sighting’ within the last few years. You can find an image online showing the exact image your comment describes, including a call to 911 reporting the being

[@206beastman]

U seen shaq tryna scope out your crib

[@Balboainc]

​@@206beastmanShaq almost went down the wrong career path💀

[@welshman8954]

It's called moonshine and meth

[@smashtoad]

An 8 year old girl knows the difference between grass and a giant ape man.

[@fredbrackely]

as well as a Bear.

[@Fabian6980]

Right shes not 2 lol

[@joehayward2631]

There was another child under 8 who claimed a big bear carried him, cupped hand to give water, picked berries kept him warm, much more. One issue this happened in winter when bears are in den. Cup hand for drink. Sheriff refused say anything. There many stories out there about kids somehow lived when should have died, so many miles away.

[@jeffreyhumphries-jw2fo]

Bigfoot has a caring soul apparently.

[@allankang7374]

I would get the kid some blood work. Allegedly, Sasquatches are radioactive, and those who've had close physical contact have gotten a form of blood cancer or another. Their footprints give off radiation and could be detected with Geiger counters... allegedly.

[@jerrybartlett273]

They are very caring and want to help us. Look up the Xanue Forest people if you want to know the truth about Sasquach

[@legendary.super.shannon9699]

You talk like bigfoot, or at-least you write like 1...

[@CocoMage]

Little Casey from my State NC there’s a video of the story on YT

[@allankang7374]

Wasnt there a recent case where a 2 yr old got lost in the middle of winter and found alive in a near by briar patch a few days later? The boy said a friendly bear took care of him and kept him warm. He must have been at least 6 today.. i'm no zoologist, but no wild bear will turn down a free kids meal, if you know what i mean..something that reminded the kid of a bear took him, kept him warm, and returned him.

[@savagewagon6038]

That happened in eastern NC. It was very cold at the time it happened.

[@ben7111]

I remember that and was waiting on David from miss 411 to cover that. Don’t think he did. I live just west of charlotte is the only reason I heard about it on the news

[@allankang7374]

@@ben7111 I think he did, but I don't remember what episode. But thinkerthunker did as well.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Yeah. It was a mountain man wearing an animal fur coat. There are no friendly bears and their damn sure isn't any SUS-Squatch.

[@ETin6666]

Middle of winter? I am no zoologist but isn't that prime hibernation time for bears?

[@JaySmith-ce6zm]

It was only a few years ago 3 or 4, that a little boy went missing and when found, told everyone that the "Bear Man". kept him worm at night, fed him berries and gave him water for 3 or 4 days. Look for it. It was only a few years ago.

[@freddog4490]

I remember that happening, I’m sure it was a woman walking her dog that heard him whimpering and crying.

[@lemarch57]

Casey Anthony

[@freddog4490]

@@lemarch57 ?????

[@lemarch57]

@@freddog4490 Sorry, was late when I replied and was being lazy. Yes, the young boy’s name was Casey Anthony.

[@jessemartinez3652]

The key is keeping worm

[@Tantriknihilist108]

I was born and raised about 45 minutes from Devil’s Den. I couldn’t even guess how many times I’ve been there since it was all of our favorite hiking spot. I’ve lived in Colorado for about six years now, and I e hiked a lot hear too. There is some gnarly ass terrain in the park ESPECIALLY near the caves. Not saying it was a Squatch lol, but I can’t imagine a small kid traveling like that there.

[@gottafindbigfoot]

Especially barefoot with all that limestone around.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

The most likely scenario is a man wearing a bear skin coat brought her there. Because Sus-Squatch is a fairy tale mythological creature which doesn't exist.

[@chrisz7083]

She had to have help traveling that terrain. No chance she walks that far by herself.

[@michaelsnydermusic]

Logically is it was most likely a kidnapping and the kid just couldn’t process it.

[@myboloneyhasafirstname6764]

Maybe the black bear gave her a ride on its back to the cave. Either that or it was a Sasquatch.

[@deerichardz]

When she was found, she had scratches and swollen feet. She walked it.

[@chrisz7083]

@deerichardz well how swollen? She could have scratches for anything. Walking or being carried through brush. Maybe she walked some, but either way, it sounds way more than she could've handled by herself.

[@deerichardz]

@@chrisz7083 You know, you can find an interview with Katherine, adult Katherine, about her ordeal in the Kansas City Star. 1997.

[@sasquatch8923]

Sasquatch is real. I thought it was BS until three of us were standing 30 yards from one on Mt. Hood in Oregon. I've been shot at and the fear did not compare to seeing this. My son who was 20 at the time and an Air Force vet along with one of his friends from the service all saw this thing. I've heard the stories living in Oregon but seeing one is a whole different ball game. It was terrifying. We did "investigation" over the next year or so. had many weird things happen, but only one visual. It wasn't a bear, moose elk--none of that. It was standing their looking at us along with throwing pine cones and branches our direction. I hope I never have another encounter with them.

[@PenelopePitstop888]

Scary, yes!😱

[@falstaff59]

What events occurred during your investigation? If you don't mind me asking...

[@PenelopePitstop888]

Seems like they can kinda attach to some ppl who encounter them, or is it the Dogman that does that?

[@sasquatch8923]

@@falstaff59 It is to much to type but I will give you some highlights. Once we had our encounter, it became an obsession for us for almost two years. 1. We set up a fake campsite and placed an audio recorder in the tent, along with some clothes for scent and a light that went off at 1am. This was in the middle of nowhere btw. We left it for two days. We have audio of something on two legs walking up to the tent around 2 am after throwing (sounded like) pebbles at the tent for two hours first. It sounded VERY heavy. We could hear it rubbing the fabric of the tent with it's hands too, along with a few grunts. 2. We flew our drone around and caught what looked like a HUGE sasquatch standing just in the tree line (we didn't see that for months) 3. I live about an hour from our encounter site. One day we spent up there looking around and drove home. After we arrived home a state trooper came to my door and asked me if me and my son enjoyed our day in the woods? WTF? I was confused. My wife was worried because my youngest son wasn't home and thought something was wrong. He just said "I hope you enjoyed your drive in the woods" and left. We got the impression he was saying "we have our eye on you". That was almost more strange then the encounter if you ask me. 4. We were in a meadow once waaaaay back in the woods. We were just standing and talking in the middle of the day and all of the sudden it sounded like a freight train coming thru the woods right at us. Trees breaking and shaking, the popping sound of branches etc. It sounded like it was about to come out of the woods next to us then it went quiet, dead quiet. That was scary. 5. Multiple footprints cast over two years, even a (what we believe) young sasquatch. It looked like a brick with toes. 6. etc. etc. Strange metallic sounds a few times, sounds of car doors closing in the middle of nowhere. Just weird stuff man.

[@sasquatch8923]

@@PenelopePitstop888 I would say (not a popular opinion) that they interact with people way more and are not as rare as people think. I would say almost 50% of the time we had something weird happen. Not saying it was sasquatch all the time, but if it wasn't, something weird is happening on Mt Hood. I'm not familiar with dogman sightings, but after my encounter I am open to crazy stuff like that. We could "feel" when they were around, it's really strange.

[@stanw909]

There's a similar story from just a few years ago where a little boy got lost and survived three days and nights in winter and was found close to his house where he went missing. He said the bear kept him warm. Maybe it could've been a bear but occurred in winter when bears were hibernating.

[@lewis6916]

Bears don’t always hibernate, and when they do it doesn’t mean they sleep for months. They are still awake, just on power saving mode. Entirely possible that the beat wasn’t having a good year hunting wise & couldn’t afford to hibernate as it normally would. Look up how common it is for bears not to hibernate, you will be shocked.

[@stanw909]

@@lewis6916 Not a good year hunting but doesn't eat a four year old boy ?

[@lewis6916]

@@stanw909 it’s strange but can happen. There’s plenty stories of bears having very strong paternal instincts. As they are animals they run off of instinct, it seen a helpless child & decided to help when instinct kicked in. There’s also bears that only eat fruit ( weird I know) … so it might not have even been one that regularly hunted meat, it may have been more fond of foraging for berries anyway. The wee boy is very lucky, but that doesn’t mean that it’s automatically an impossible story. Honestly do a quick search for other stories like this, you’ll be surprised at how many times there’s been proof of bears doing similar to what’s described here.

[@truffleshuffl]

Ever seen the video of the bear saving the bird from the pond? Or the one that puts the traffic cone back upright? Definitely more going on with bears than we think some times. I often wonder if some are much smarter than others like with dogs.

[@allanlindsay72]

Casey Hathaway

[@coreyhamby2989]

Strange that an 8 year old would describe a sasquactch as "warm grass". An 8 year old would easily be able to describe any type of animal better than "warm grass" I could see if she was like 4 or 5 but at 8 they would just say they were in a cave with whatever animal.

[@jonsoler3648]

That's what I thought too. Children are fascinated by animals and she never even mentioned another being, just straight up said 'warm grass'. Definitely strange.

[@foxrider6218]

Who knows what she told her parents prob not a good idea to say i saw sasquatch in the 40s

[@larseptaimeros8031]

Except if the creature was only present at night when she wouldn't have any kind of visibility, plus the exhaustion and starvation could have heavily impacted how coherent she would have been hiding in a cave for a week. And honestly. if you passed out in a cave and woke up with warm fur around you and heavy breathing, are you really looking back at whatever it is, or are you going going to close your eyes and go back to sleep (pretending its just a coyote or something) so you don't scare yourself and/or the creature putting yourself at risk. I feel like there are plenty of reasons to question the story, but I can also see why an 8 year old would also potentially not know, or not trust her own memory.

[@206beastman]

My daughter's 2 she would say to your face scary monster

[@patrickg420]

Lol, just how fucking stupid would you have to be to think a bear is going to keep the lil girl warm? A bear, coyote would of had a nice lil meal.

[@user-xz1lm6vw8s]

A little girl, wearing minimal clothing, in temperatures that drop at night. She's gone for three days with no food, all alone, and survives. Here's another very real scenario that's eerily similar but with a sadder ending. In the early 2000's a 10 year old boy from South Boston goes to Lincoln, NH on vacation. It's August, meaning the days are very warm and the nights up there are very cool. He got lost walking back from swimming in the nearby Pemigewaset River. Coincidently he was also lost for three days. When his body was found on the third day it was determined he died from hypothermia. Covered in bug bites he had wandered a few miles away from the trail. Both situations are almost the exact same yet one child is completely healthy while the other child loses his life. There's practically no way a child can survive in the deep forest for several days with no food and next to zero clothing for protection. The little girl had to have had some kind of help from something to keep her alive and healthy.

[@kevdadd1976]

💯

[@Dismem]

3 days no food is 100% survivable, its not fun but dont factor that in, water not so much. I do believe in the ol 'foot though

[@iastorgaphotos]

And I cannot believe a black bear sow would shelter a young human. If anything, the child is viewed as food, same as a young fawn. I’ve never witnessed a Sasquatch but there are thousands of stories of encounters with humans to not have some credibility.

[@user-nt1sk9pd2i]

I totally agree a similar story happened in Croatan national forest. few years back I lived there and a young boy went missing days later he was found no injuries not dehydrated not starved and told a story about how a bear or bear man gave him food and keep him safe and warm with a fire...

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

It was probably a man wearing a bear skin coat. Because every intelligent person knows that a giant race of ape-men are not roaming our forests babysitting our kids in caves.

[@tommyvarcity2783]

I live in the ozarks and we even have a big canyon most ppl don’t know about

[@toddwebb7521]

"let's picture this 8 year old in her little bikini" Have a seat over here

[@azcardguy7825]

Bro… there was not a black bear taking care of an 8 year old girl in a cave 😂

[@lonniebrunner483]

She would be dinner. Black bears are aggressive and not nlce.😮

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

It could've been a man wearing a bear skin fur coat. It certainly wasn't Bigfoot which is a fake campfire story creature.

[@williamM-18]

I could be warm grass cause some animal slept there!... City boys!, jeesh!

[@atilla_thebdb1434]

A KZbinr Mike Jones aka Garand Thumb tells a story about interacting with a mountain man when he was a sere instructor . so it sounds very believable to me that a mountain man saw her and saved her.

[@theoregonguy]

I've met at least one mountain man while out hunting, the guy had lost his family in a car accident, and just wanted to escape society. He'd been out in the Cascades for over 15 years, barely interacting with people.

[@nozrep]

i have never met a real mountain man per se, but in West Texas you’ll encounter occasionally similar types where, it’s like a ranch owner who is alone without a family. Or divorced or something who knows. And all he does is live alone and ranch the land and does not really care about anything else or, you know who knows, was too hurt by his personal loss of relationships to start over again. I suppose more like an independent, gruff, loner type, but not a “real” mountain man in the way yall are sharing yall’s stories. But anyway, when I met people like that in West Texas areas, I was always fascinated, perplexed, and afraid. And slightly jealous too.

[@guylewis477]

​@@nozrephey what area in West Texas are you referring to please? I ran across a man in between Midland and Odessa that lived out in the mesquites.

[@trdshortbus8009]

There are a couple of stories of children being lost in the woods and being found being taken care of by female bears completely unharmed.

[@_MikeJon_]

Outdoorsman hermit prospector type found her and helped her. Probably had a bunch of fur clothes.

[@adamdavis5243]

I don't always drink Fat Tire Ale, but when I do, it's just a beer cozy over a Modelo.

[@nosferatu9344]

I recently found this podcast and I am hooked

[@TRaider66]

People need to realize this happens and keep your kids close in the wild. They seem curious about us especially our children. If I saw a cute little baby bigfoot I’d wanna take him home just like they do us 😂

[@ganndeber1621]

Ohh dear

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

By close I think TRaider66 means right in front of you, in your line of sight.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Yeah except Bigfoot is about as real as the Easter Bunny.

[@TRaider66]

@@christopherwalkinalloverya5824 well I’ve seen something that goes against that but you’re entitled to your own opinion.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

@@TRaider66 I'm sure you've seen something but I'm also sure it is explainable.

[@Psitio]

A man from a rural dairy farm in the Mexican state of Jalisco claimed he saw the illusive Mexican grizzly bear drinking water from a creek in 2020 while isolated from the pandemic in his ranch in the upper elevations of the sierra madre specifically in the municipality of Mascota

[@tushargandhi7602]

Bro please bring back the extinct or alive game and please Peter ask Forrest about the Pink Headed Duck which is found in Eastern India and Northern Mayanmar. Last seen 1949 still not declared extinct. Please ask Forrest about this duck. It's fascinating. Btw love the pods. 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@nozrep]

ohhh i a pink head duck? i too want to see!

[@willroberts7556]

Peter probably thinks a damn otter helped her

[@ezsmith3765]

Anything but a Squatch 🙄

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Sus-Squatch can be categorized in the same vein as The Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy. A giant Otter being responsible is actually a more likely scenario.

[@DWK33]

Prohibition ended in 1933. That’s why rolling rock has the number 33 on the cases

[@louv4437]

There is a dozen similar accounts through history it’s crazy.

[@kennethsloboda4958]

I’m in northern Michigan and from just watching a few good Sasquatch channels and getting familiar with what to look for, Heck it didn’t take to long to find four different areas in a 12 mile radius and WOW I THINK THERE HERE, but I invested in night vision goggles and a powerful pair of binoculars and see the Big Fella Sitting On A Pine Tree Branch, Didn’t get a photo but did of a Dog Man because in my journey I’ve came to the conclusion that if you find one you’ll find the other one, not far behind “ AND THATS FACT BELIEVE OR NOT”

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Smoke another meth.

[@Snicesqwork]

The pre-“Bigfoot” stories are the best, David Paulides chronicled hundreds of these lost tales using primary sources.

[@McNabb5211]

His sourcing is super dubious though and he, intentionally or unintentionally, leaves out very important details. Like the Aaron Hedges case

[@narohato1749]

Paulides is a fraud

[@fredbrackely]

@@McNabb5211 His sourcing is old newspapers. You should read about the Bauman incident relayed to Teddy Roosevelt.

[@allanlindsay72]

David Paulides cherry picks his cases and leaves out numerous facts so that it fits his missing 411 criteria.

[@Snicesqwork]

@@allanlindsay72 the fbi cherry picks their cases to find serial killers, it’s just being very specific.

[@zanderwow]

Would hay not be considered warm grass? Could it have been a place where an animal of some sort made a "bed/nest" out of hay or straw?

[@mrpickles2170]

Ozarks was filmed mostly in Georgia as far as I know, the dinner was down the road from where I lived. I also seen people painting the grass...

[@kman7680]

I hope Bigfoot is real, but my daughter is 8 years old, and “warm grass” is the interpretation a 3 year old would give if they encountered a big foot. An 8 yr old would likely think it’s a bear or Bigfoot. Kids are aware of these things

[@simonlucas3824]

Surely an 8 year old would know the difference between grass and fur

[@MrSplifff420]

Idk if bigfoot is real. I do know all of the animals noises here in michigan. A couple years ago, me and 4 other guys were tracking a deer at night through a cedar swamp when we heard what only sounded like a large ape howl from super low to high pitch for about 10 secs. It shook our bodies, and was by far the loudest animal I've ever heard in the woods. Don't know what it was because we didn't see it. But we know whatever it was sounded huge. We found the deer the next day with its back legs missing. No teeth marks.

[@dannygallardo6514]

Wtf

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

It was probably an Elk. When territorial and mating, they sound like a T-Rex. True story

[@djdenhart6444]

They filmed a few seasons of "ozarks" in north GA in Red Top Mountain state park. It messed up my commute to and from work. Good show tho.

[@lilalmonds4595]

Hearing those stories of like, lionesses stealing and keeping baby gazelles for a while after losing a child or whatever makes me think an animal might’ve just taken her and she got found before it realised it wasn’t a bear or got over it and ate her

[@user-jt6qd8ri4l]

🤣the lions don't keep the gazelles they eat them

[@lilalmonds4595]

@@user-jt6qd8ri4l lionesses have been seen keeping baby gazelles, they seem to adopt a maternal role and I’ve heard people say it’s a response to losing cubs, but they don’t keep them for too long, it either gets away or gets eaten

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

​@@user-jt6qd8ri4lit's true. Look it up. A male lion ended up killing the baby. Apparently the Lioness did this a couple of times. Don't be too quick to laugh.

[@noelramirez1551]

​@@user-jt6qd8ri4lthey often keep the baby animals around like a cat and mouse game and then they eat them

[@kevycanavan]

Forrest’s explanation sounds far less likely.

[@tonyagrestic]

There are hundreds of stories similar to this . In this case an 8 year old is smart enough to know the difference between warm grass and hair. If it was a Bigfoot she probably would have said it was a giant hairy creature, man, or animal, not grass.

[@banderas2000]

nice interview but the idea the bear cuddled up cracked me up. bears are actually known to eat their own young lol

[@heatherhillman9605]

There are always mountain men out there that live off grid. Probably what happened.

[@TotallyNoCat]

No, but the stabilized Patterson film does.

[@stephenfrench3888]

😂 Bullshit

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

The Patterson film proves that you are gullible and you probably see Sus-Squatch in your cocoa pebbles every morning

[@lizarrrdbeth]

Any correlation between yellow snow and warm grass?

[@phoenix2k300]

When bear cubs cry they sounds like children crying. Mama bear just watching over her cubs

[@XoXo475]

Amazing story and could explain a lot of the Missing 411 accounts . David Paulides might be onto something. Check out his interviews.

[@gottafindbigfoot]

I used to listen to him, but he lost me with the UFO stuff. Ugh. So disappointing.

[@allanlindsay72]

David Paulides is an egotistical and arrogant showman who profits from other people's tragedies and misery.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

David Paulides is the most boring and asinine pos. He has the most vague and unsatisfying theories.

[@796andy2]

​@@allanlindsay72 he was selling something using his deceased son's name ... a new low

[@ThresholdGaming]

Neither Van Alst nor his daughter had much to say when they first met, with the mother looking on. They embraced and later she told some of her experiences. I The child had been missing since iMonday when she lost her way returning from a creek to their park cabin. "I just couldn't find it," she said. She spent her first night "laying in the grass" and subsequent nights in caves, eating wild berries and drinking water from pools.

[@joshuahereth5094]

Turned around and she was gone! But left out the part were they hiked down the mountain and oops that our story and stick too it ....

[@s0sa586]

Everyone keeps forgetting/ignoring the 30 miles 😂😂

[@TheLilKon]

I live near devil's den, grew up hiking there...I'm genuinely surprised there are absolutely 0 local news stations from the state of arkansas that covered this story. You can find tons of articles online sure, but none from the local news....

[@thetrippingdeity]

Rigged

[@oldmanballer5088]

It happened in 1946 so I doubt it would be on tv

[@TheLilKon]

@@oldmanballer5088 yo we hAve something called newspapers and such. Beyond that local legends. I literally grew up going to devil's den and never once heard a Bigfoot story relating to it. Even if it was the 40s, in a boring state like Arkansas don't you think they would want to tell the stories? I don't think it's a real story at all.

[@oldmanballer5088]

@@TheLilKon yeah search the story first thing it brings up is. Newspaper articles even have one with a picture of her and dad

[@TheLilKon]

@@oldmanballer5088 I am and nothing is remotely local. Literally the only newspaper from that time is from Pennsylvania. Not Arkansas. Not a single Arkansas news company has reported this story in the decades since it has happened. Why is that

[@pantherpaw9]

Ozarks show was not filmed in the Ozarks, it was filmed at Allatoona Lake near Canton, GA 😊

[@myboulderingjourney9375]

David palaudies missing 411 and Sasquatch chronicles podcast is a must for all three of you.

[@ROESPLETZ]

This is a well known story.

[@ozarkmountainwanderer3472]

Where is there elevations that high in the Ozarks? 😅😅😅 I'll wait over here... at my home... in the middle of the Ozarks... 🤣🤣🤣

[@ozarkscarguy540]

This is an absolutely fascinating story. I've heard it a few times. Oh and quit telling people how beautiful the Ozarks are. Let em think it's Branson and Hillbilly. Let's keep it mysterious.

[@brandonmelikian8842]

Not unreal for it to still be a moonshiner in the 40's, Forest ran into one in the middle of the Ozarks looking for the howler what like 10 years ago? Warm grass could've been it's hound dog

[@mysteryjunkie9808]

Missing Enigma KZbin channel documented several cases of “Bears that take children” you’ll be surprised by the amount of children that said bears took them and feed them berries and carried them far away.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Mountain men wearing animal fur coats is the most likely scenario.

[@dpackman]

Yes, I have check them out. Im subscribed to their channel. Sasquatch are supernatural and I have had some bizarre encounters with them, and still do at times.

[@tussk.]

liar.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Smoke more meth and tell us more about "Sasquatch". Loon

[@mrplow8]

No 8 year old would describe a furry animal as “warm grass.” 8 years olds know what animals are and can tell the difference between animals and grass.

[@jonhoward7736]

She may have not known what was even happening to her. Obviously she didn't make the trek on her own. She probably didn't know what a Bigfoot is? I live in the Ozarks and have seen 3 since I have been here. Plenty of forests and caves all around.

[@thomasfloyd3146]

A black bear cuddling with and feeding an 8 yesr old girl is the most ridiculous thing ive ever heard.not eating her ok but thats it.

[@shawn9705]

This is definitely a Dave Paulides Missing 411 kind of story. 😁

[@OnMyGrindEveryDay]

I swear there are some guests on the Sasquatch Chronicles podcast that I’m convinced are telling the truth about their encounters. Am I tripping?

[@nozrep]

no. you may not be tripping. But you are definitely giving into an internal, personal bias that causes you to actually want to believe that someone is telling the truth. A bias which, unfortunately, you may not be aware of, that you acting on or making decisions on things without truely being in touch with your own internal bias. And welp, I personally believe that proves you are a good ole regular human person. Because sometimes it is hard to admit our internal biases toward such things. And it is also true that sometimes, a human (the sasaquatch storyteller) can believe their own lie soooooooo hard that they indeed will actually convince their own self that it is true. These are documented psychological phenomenons by the real, practicing psychiatrists and doctors. Fascinating to study! Though I am not a psychologist nor a doctor, I suppose I obligated to say

[@dannygallardo6514]

⁠@@nozrepnot that deep dude, sometimes people just sound like they are telling the truth, plus you can’t bullshit a bullshitter😂 anyways you can say the same for you if that’s the case, you may not want Sasquatch to exist bc it’s an eerie thought but that doesn’t mean he ain’t real

[@ElementUup511]

we need this guy to investigate bigfoot with todd standing.

[@ploxxybb]

i sank a jetski at the lake of the ozarks once lol

[@williamwhite8667]

Saw a story on KZbin if a snake called el Diablo in central America seen by soldiers and know by the natives. They estimated it to be 75 feet long and saw it swallow a cow and eat other men. Would love to see the guys talk about this

[@LachanceM]

It was the Samsquatch. Greaaaasy.

[@mechengineer4894]

Look for the footage of a Calgary family making a pitstop and miraculously stumble onto a BF. 6 yr old daughter could be heard saying "that is not a human" multiple times. 6 yr old girls don't talk like unless they were coached by a parent. The same thing is happening here.

[@trrifixxplayz3829]

There was another claim of a bear taking care of a young boy not sure if you’ve talked about it

[@geoff3103]

More recently what about the little boy that stayed with a "bear" in North Carolina? And was found two days later.

[@lilwayneful1]

I live in russellville Arkansas and north of my hometown there’s always been crazy noises while we have been riding four wheelers/ side by sides in the ozarks.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Elk among other animals make scary noises.

[@markmiller6402]

As a side note, kids back then were more robust, especially if they were raised in that environment

[@rocknroll5725]

Still think it's weird when guys decide to be barefoot around other guys.

[@MrAdal206]

8 year olds are capable of describing a large creature if their was one. It didn't happen.

[@akane742]

Few stories like this out there a recent one last 5 years or so, north carolina i think

[@fredbrackely]

LOL I find the likelihood of a sow black bear mothering a child completely absurd. Mother black bears are protective of their cubs. The child would have died. Not to mention this kid would have known what a bear was, and rapidly left the cave.

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Ok but that's a more likely scenario than an imaginary creature such as "Bigfoot" having any involvement.

[@Paradise4-28]

It's funny how so many people dismiss everything about this topic, yet will condemn endless tragedy on you for not accepting their religious persuasions 👽

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Bigfoot and zombie Jesus are both ridiculous ideas. Anyone who believes in either Bigfoot OR religion is stupid.

[@douglasedwards134]

Thanks Forrest.

[@Madeintheshade65]

Local media a 8 year old girl made friends with a bear

[@rodger603]

I spend a lot of time in Nature hunting and hiking. They are real. I don't know if there Paranormal or what, but something is out there. I've talked to plenty of hunters who think the same thing.

[@Scoondog]

I believe the girl had zero scratches and bruises

[@sodakhilljack7147]

Have you guys heard of Dave paulides? There are hundreds of cases exactly like this one. Children found with clothes on backwards and way further than they could have walked.you explain it any other way.

[@briansmith7660]

It happened at Montonka cave in south east idaho. Same basic story.

[@timcantrell4635]

I'm part Eskimo. I use to have a lot of great aunts and uncles in Alaska, they were grew up in the wilderness. This is 1 time I will disagree with Forest from what I was taught. Bears and wolves are killing machines, especially wolves. All of my older relatives have bear and wolf stories that personally happened to them. I totally disagree that a bear would take care of a child. I also disagree with a coyote taking care of a child as well. I'm a farmer, I know what they do, they kill everything they can. The more of them that are together, the bigger the prey. I'm not saying it was bigfoot but I'm pretty sure Vegas would give better odds on bigfoot taking care of a lost child then a bear, wolf or coyote finding a lost child and taking care of it. Also how could a bear, coyote, wolf or anything else scoop up a child and carry it? And for that distance? I mean a bear is strong as hell, but how could it scoop up a kid, carry it like that 30 mi through awful ground and the child not be scratched all to hell from the claws?

[@richardtharp1608]

Calling BS On the "Black Bear" Theory Because of the Fresh drinking water being there for "Her to Drink" ..

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

Calling BS on the "Bigfoot" theory because Bigfoot doesn't exist.

[@lewis6916]

Look at how well bears in captivity can mother orphan animals of a different species… it definitely was a bear that helped that little girl if the story is real. That time had a lot more fake stories than now though, everything so hard to prove & we have little evidence that’s water tight under a skeptics analysis.

[@nozrep]

i only occasionally watch this podcast. Though I do like them. So I al curious now, why are they all together? When previously, they did the podcast via each of them in their own place somewhere linking in to stream together.

[@clayc5929]

Because zoom calls suck

[@jackdexter9439]

A 3 year old my describe fur as "long grass" but I doubt many 8 year olds would.

[@greghenrikson952]

It's just a tall tale from the home of many, many tall tales.

[@stevewilson2158]

Bigfoot gave me stickers for my bike when i was7...joking aside...they exist....

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

They exist because you say so. Sure bud..

[@matthewmercer2477]

Ozark is filmed in Atlanta, Georgia around the Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier area. Crazy stuff. I think a moonshiner could have helped her.

[@eamonnodunaigh9857]

Why underestimate the distance an 8 year old can walk or climb? She was missing for a couple of days she easily made that distance.

[@gregcushing1716]

The Bonderant Brother's 😂

[@ibelivinu1]

how would a bear carry an 8 year old 30 miles uphill through treacherous surroundings? come on forest!

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

Has been several reports of bears nabbing kids

[@richshelton682]

Bigfoot stole my truck in Humbolt county California

[@dustinscheller7795]

The Ozarks have less than 3000 feet of relief

[@kirraxinn]

Hes in such denial discounting the amount of miles..ain't no way a kid with no shoe traveling 30 miles in that short amount of time

[@andyherzfeld9492]

It was 8 miles and 3,000. feet in elevation. They found her no worse for wear she was gone for like 10 days or so. It was pure happenstance they even found her. If it was a bear it would have killed her.

[@deerichardz]

5:22 The 'warm grass', statement was fabricated by Paulides. During questionning the girl, she stated that it was warmer sleeping on the grass outside, than inside the cave, which she reluctantly had to do since it rained for a few days. If you would have bothered to look, there is an interview in a publication, with the 'adult' Katherine. She explains several things, including that she just basically got lost looking for the cabin, after she almost drowned. To this day, she detests blackberries, the berry that helped keep her alive. Don't believe anything labeled '411'.

[@void2240]

The Mothman stole my sister and poisoned out water supply.

[@phapnui]

Interesting

[@cathexis1325]

Seeing a bigfoot less than 10 feet away made me a believer. I know every animal in the woods..grew up as a boyscout and a woodsmen. I did not mistake a known animal for bigfoot. Its easy sitting on a couch after looking in a mirror for three hours making sure your beard is trimmed and your jeans are just the right tightness to ridicule someones story. Now in this case, its probably more like people's interpretation of this story. It does seem like an 8 year old could remember more details. That makes me believe she suffered some kind of trauma. And although this story is obviously not evidence of bigfoot, i wouldn't ridicule someone's interpretation unless i had a better explanation. Maybe you three could come up with a better explanation if you got off the couch and did something more than run your mouths for a living. Forest Gump had more interesting conversations and more experiences than the three of you combined and i think his IQ was 70.

[@dwade6322]

Oh! 🤣

[@christopherwalkinalloverya5824]

You seem like a relatively intelligent person but I'm calling BS on your "Bigfoot" encounter.

[@turdrocket]

That these guys forget. Is that this child essentially vanished in front of the parents. That coupled with the idea that it’s in a cave 30 some miles of walking distance, and is still alive. Begs the question of what took her and that person obviously, or thing live in a cave. And kept her alive.