Searching for Austin Oldfield (Chapter 2) Strange Tracks

Near the end of my most recent search for Oldfield, in the Gifford Pinchot, I came across a series of odd discoveries, including some very large, gorilla like tracks. They certainly made me think of the legend of Sasquatch, but these ape like tracks are nothing like typical Bigfoot tracks you see people claiming they have found. They certainly made me think twice about the myth.
Apologies for the shaky footage in this video. I took my camera stabilization rig back at the rig so I could cover more ground to search for Austin, thinking I'd find nothing of interest. I was wrong.
In the fall of 2015, Austin vanished in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest
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RECAP:
After hearing years of reports about people who seem to disappear into the wild, I decided to dig a little deeper.
On August 6, 2016 I set out to find Austin Oldfield, who has been missing for 10 months. Austin left Kentucky for a month long camping trip in the Cascades Mountains, not far from Portland, Oregon. Before he vanished, two hunters witnessed him acting strangely.
I trace his last known steps and set up a grid to comb the forest for clues. His disappearance caused me to ask- Why did Austin disappear? What where his motives? Where might he have gone. How can I avoid hazards on my own adventures?

[@foshan8283]

I first heard of the case from Mr. Paulides concerning Austin. I wish I could help look for these poor people but I can't, work, family. I pray you stay safe, Maybe one day, I will be with you searching, looking hoping to help locate a missing person. Those families need more people like you Sir. I wait in earnest and am with you in spirit.

[@RatandCat]

Thank you.

[@debbiej8049]

I found your site and have spent all afternoon watching all your videos. You amaze me. You seem to be a genuine and honest person. I feel privileged to be able to be with you on your journey. We all have demons we have to battle. My prayers are with you while you battle yours. Also to see if you finally admit bigfoot is real and you are not crazy for believing. Hope to see you on your bike soon. God bless you and your family.

[@RatandCat]

Thanks Debbie. I'm glad you are enjoying my channel. So much of our lives is digitally edited these days. It's possible to look like someone we are not, if we wish. I decided that if I created a KZbin channel, it would be as genuine and organic as possible in this digital frontier, warts and all. Thanks for your prayers. We'll see about bigfoot. I like to keep an open mind though. Hope to talk with you again soon.

[@terilefevers6189]

Debbie J well said.

[@editingreality4779]

LOVE all your videos, you are such a great person for what you are doing !!!!❤☀ You're not crazy, do you know how many people have not only seen them but experienced these big fellas. I'm one out of 1,000's if not 100,000's. I work in the dental field and am a navy veteran. I'm not crazy. Many professional people see these guys including law enforcement and especially dnr officers. We have been programmed by society to not come forward because of scrutiny, made to feel like we're crazy. My first experience I was 8yrs old in the blackhills of South Dakota my dad saw this female sasqautch also and that would not be my only encounter or experience. Stay open minded. I know it can be a hard thing because of what were taught to believe by others. And the total paradigm shift you go through. Wait until you experience them and you know something is following you or right behind you but nothing can be seen with your eyes. It's frickin crazy I know. Wait until you experience them when they surround you and escort you out of the woods. That's trippy and scary. You should remember this always have love in your heart because they will mirror your feelings right back at ya. If your scared they will also be scared and that isn't a good thing. You always want to be in a state of acceptance and love. God Bless

[@just82much72]

Wow good eye. You found some interesting tracks in that crazy-dense, wet forest. A few of those tracks were very weird. I've been online trying to find an animal that leaves tracks like those you found..There are bear, who have a big roundish print. But I found that those tracks you found there (with what looks to me like an opposable thumb) look scary-similar to a massive gorilla! It takes skill and a sharp eye just to find shit like that. I just wanted to say I really like your search for missing hiker videos and you interview with that really interesting lady Ochenah. You had such an interesting talk with her I really enjoyed watching. Please keep researching this sasquatch subject, I like your perspective and hearing your thoughts and experiences on the subject. Thanks stay safe -Mark

[@RatandCat]

Thanks, Mark. It was really disturbing to find tracks like that, rather, it is disturbing. I plan on searching some more for Austin next week, around a small rocky peak near by where someone might take a fall. I think I have someone lined up to go with me this time. I'll keep an eye out for tracks too and see if OchéNah is around.

[@treerat6959]

Rat and Cat take plaster of Paris in case you find tracks, also if you have a flashlight turn it on and lay it at heal take video and then from side it helps illuminate the track to see better on film. Also go armed.

[@davidmcmanus4751]

I can't remember what state it is, somewhere in the northern mid-west, but there were many sightings of what people believed were sasquatch, but turned out to be an actual tribe of gorillas, so it's not too far fetched that that's what those tracks could have been. You're a better tracker than I am, I'd have never seen those tracks to begin with, though I would like to say that it seems to me, that it's possible that someone else could have found those clothes and put that tape around it as a way of confirming the location. I can't think of any other reason why it would be there otherwise. Although I am, personally, a rather oblivious person, I am also a rather quiet one. With my head down while walking through the woods, I have actually bumped heads with deer before, neither of us, apparently, paying the least bit of attention where we were going. Yet we didn't really startle each other. We gave each other a type of "Oh...excuse me," type of look, turned our course and walked away, with no greater interaction than that. On the few occasions that this has happened, I've raised my hand in a "Hello" greeting before turning to the side and walking on. I've come in close contact with skunks with the exact same interaction. Other than these, I haven't come across many other animals in the woods. I would like to think this more of the Grace of God than mere luck. There are few times that I ever forget to ask the Lord for protection while traveling from one place to another. I highly recommend praying for protection, and in the name of Yeshua before traveling anywhere. The Lord truly protects you. Be safe in your travels, friend. Yeshua Be With Us All.

[@basharathhussain6679]

thanks I don't know how I GOT here but I really watch all of chapter 1 and will continue you are a sound guy.. stay Blessed

[@RatandCat]

Thanks for watching Ash Abbas.

[@basharathhussain6679]

Rat and Cat Hi Thanks you have an amazing sense of Humour and I Spent 4 hours last night watching your Videos.. my Friend I promise you the world would like to see a lot more of your Videos? and as time goes on you will have thousands more in subs.. I have been following Mr Paulitus missing 411 for 5 years spent 500 hours plus listening to his radio show over and over again.. God Bless looking 4ward to see a lot more of your Video. PLEASE be Very careful out there..NOBODY HAS EVER DISAPEARED WITH A GUN ADD TRONSPONDER TOGETHER,,YES THEY HAVE WITH EACH 1 BUT NOT TOGETHER..TAKE SOMEONE WITH YOU IF POSIBLE? YOUR SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT TO ME..

[@jim-do5pt]

I used to work in those woods! Most of the time, the forest floor is heavily carpeted in moss, lichen and woody debris, so finding tracks would be difficult, at best...! Good luck!

[@ShellyAnn1a]

You mention Sasquatch in this video, I have been a skeptic most of my life, until I had a couple of unexplained incident. Both incidents involved rock throwing, a rock of about 20 pounds, give or take a pound or two. One bounced off my windshield, the other hit in a pond near where I was stopped. The final thing was the branch that was nearly 8 feet long and almost 6 inches thick. Now I look at the possibility with an open mind. - - - //es//A 70y/o Avid Outdoors Lady.

[@thecrankster4162]

Awesome videos, and for a thought if you can put a game cam for a few days you might get the culprit that is doing those prints.

[@meesoedontask5562]

At the point you said that you didn't want to be one of those crazy people... First thing I thought of was the psychologist who encountered one while hiking with his family in the Pacific Northwest. He was taking a leak when it walked into view about 50 yards from him, he freaked out and charged down the hill he had trudged up to urinate, to get to his family because this thing that towered over him, and he's like 6' 5". He got to his family and the Sasquatch musta got spooked by him cause the psychologist never saw it again that day but he became a part time Sasquatch Hunter, even though he got the shit scared out of him by it and his version of reality fell apart that day.

[@ojibwagurl1951]

LMAO! Dude, you cracked me up! "There's a big gorilla loose in the woods" BAAAHAAAhahaha! Bless you for looking for Mr Oldfield. Very kind of you.

[@teekay9553]

Awesome videos all around. For some reason your brief intro music and video to each video of yours makes me strangely uneasy. Has anyone said that before? It's not easy to describe- but it's a feeling of fear mostly...... probably just me. I think it's mostly the music but collectively, the music and scenery are very powerful for such a brief piece. Well done. Definitely evokes emotion.

[@RatandCat]

Tee Kay, my music and stories tend to be a bit reflective and melancholy. Also, I try let stories tell themselves, letting the natural drama of the serious stories I'm telling unfold, rather than trying to hype things up. Maybe that is what you are feeling? I have people tell me they like the music and don't like it when I occasionally don't use it.

[@teekay9553]

Rat and Cat, I was speaking about the introduction to your videos exclusively. The brief music combined with the animation, rathe than your letting stories unfold naturally. I am oddly ambivalent about the music, I like it but it does have a somber melancholy tone. Add to that the animation which implies the vanishing of someone, it gets to me. Keep in mind I'm more "emotionally" reactive than most. Great job on everything you do.

[@RatandCat]

Tee Kay, yes, that music is supposed to make you feel slightly not at easy, but not scary. So many people think of living in the country or going into the wilderness as pure living, simple lifestyle, easy going, and it can be all those things. But Rat and Cat looks at the struggle to survive, the darker side of nature, the primitive soul that needs to survive.

[@teekay9553]

Yes, and you do an effective job at reminding people that the wilderness is just that, "wild", and therefore unpredictable I think. Your videos definitely serve a great purpose, for many, it seems, go off into the great wild woods thinking mother nature will take care of them. As we know, that's a huge mistaken belief that can result in all types of tragedy. I appreciate the inherent danger in all the planets components, whether it's surfing the oceans, hiking/exploring the mountains or just taking a walk on trail. Dangers abound in the form of other humans, all sort of wildlife (which can include other humans), weather conditions and who knows what else. Keep up the good work of reminding us all of the unpredictable conditions that may await us in the nations (and worlds) forests.

[@apachewhitecrow4270]

Great cam footage. Is it possible to identify some of the plant, or vegetarian you come in contact with? Like: names of trees, fern, floral, fungi, etc. Aside from your humanitarian lost person search/Bigfoot encounters, make the fantastic journey educational also... thanks R&C, your faithful follower: AWC

[@Artari]

Looks squashy... I am watching this playlist of Austin. It is really sad what happen to him. I pray for his ohana and for your own safety while looking for him in your search... Aloha

[@RatandCat]

Thanks Artari.

[@breadandcircus1]

@2:36 Did you do that ? did you highlight the foot tracks ?.....man, you're such an amazing person, so brave !

[@RatandCat]

Yes, I highlighted the tracks afterwards because they were difficult for some people to make out.

[@breadandcircus1]

Lol, I was scared already

[@HelloitsmeTara]

I guess my family is crazy too because we seen one on the side of the road out here on goat mountain ..were crazy too 😊

[@RatandCat]

:)

[@RatandCat]

How long did you watch it for. What did it seam like it was up to?

[@HelloitsmeTara]

Sorry miss understood the question I think it was wanting to hitch a ride I don't know what it was up to lol we seen it for a couple of minutes m

[@cecerae8637]

@@HelloitsmeTara ignorant

[@mindyruybal773]

There are Big Foot out there. I saw one in the Trout Lake area. It was at the foot of Mt Adams.

[@katka2258]

Mindy Ruybal I also found a large foot print in Mt Adams

[@NatureShy]

I've hiked nearly every single trail on Mt. Adams, as well as some off trail destinations, sometimes more than once, and have never seen anything like that.

[@sweetjoesph4073]

You'll never be convinced of them unless you see one and then you never will forget.Its a lonely feeling.guess that makes me crazy.

[@blackyeti5483]

rat keep up the hunt. btw I have spent 50hunting all over North America along with Canada. I just happened to take a hike one day in Colorado in a very remote area. I was armed and had my dog. Iran across a small barefoot track miles back in the mtns in the snow. later and about a half mile away I found a track way headed thru. the mts and they were big and barefoot. I took pics but now I have my head on a swivel out there. be safe.

[@treerat6959]

Black Yeti I never believed something like a bf could exist, we didn't have but 3 tv channels back then and they never showed bf stuff back then either that I ever saw anyways. Having a sighting made me scared at first, being just a kid and all but I research them in my spare time online now that I'm nearing 50 lol.

[@twodogs716]

Saw those clothes in your previous video. Seems odd that someone would leave their clothes out there (unless very scared or mind altered), but doubly so, since authorities did not collect them. Do family or friends recognize them? DNA? I do not get it!

[@RatandCat]

It could be that the clothes fell off somebodies backpack accidentally, and then they were hucked off the trail, out into the forest by another hiker. Looks like they are female, so no females missing in this part of the county... that had clothes with them anyhow. As far as DNA, that's just for higher profile cases and TV shows. It's more like the wild west here :)

[@suebieri1667]

Hi Rat/Cat, awesome vidios! Just came across them today. Feel like I've been out there in the rain with you tromping thru the forest. What fun! I like your thoughtful way of thinking. Your respect for the native americans, 1st of all. And people in general, the wilderness.. Hope you continue. I admire your Intellect and the compassion you have that takes you out in the forest, away from your family, in the rain, to look for a man lost in the wilderness. May God Bless you. Hope to find any updates that may be out there re: Mr. Oldfield and you. It's now 1 year after you made these vidios.. Hope you got new boots, rain pants and unclogged your purifier! What are you up to now?

[@upandrunning777]

Wow, that;s a big imprint, must've been something pretty heavy.

[@macfou144]

what kind of camera did you use

[@RatandCat]

Old camera. Canon 5D Mark II

[@TheVTX88]

Why is your camera zoomed in during the whole video and last video?

[@katherineinaction3155]

this couple has posted six mountain lions aka cougar in south Dakota...not saying that's the case here just a public service announcement. (pack animals phenomenon) you could send it over to John Lordan at brain scratch but we should all being doing this stuff...loving it.

[@gunnergause6028]

Re-watch your video, there is obvious large tree breaks you filmed. In one of your locations they were all around you and I noticed a tree bend as well. Good luck out there.

[@carolynfrederick6760]

Wow!! Creepy tracks!!!

[@deborahjaniak7531]

So difficult to see any ground footage, I see that in many videos. Viewers can help see what's in the forest like Sasquatch .

[@RatandCat]

When you right, your right. This is quite possibly the worst video I've ever taken. I didn't have a tripod with me at the moment, plus it was very difficult to see the prints if I held the camera still- they just blended right in. I needed a 3d camera... or plaster to take a print. I kinda thought... oh well. No one will believe me anyhow.

[@joannelaverty8569]

+Rat and Cat dont apologize to critics, harsh conditions you will not get it picture perfect, it don't actually matter

[@breadandcircus1]

Your video was PERFECT ! Period.

[@pappy4576]

Totally looks like a sasquatch footprint!👍🖒

[@upandrunning777]

I thought deer and elk would have a split hoof, and not shaped like a hominoid foot print.

[@QueenLaMadrina]

Please be extra careful out there!!!

[@claireslater6243]

To be honest I couldn't see anything....But then i'm no great white hunter so who knows ...I like this any way even if he never finds Austin Oldfield....It's compelling viewing

[@RatandCat]

Yes, probably some of the worst footage I've ever taken, but it was also frustratingly difficult to film. I just couldn't pick up the depth. I needed a 3D camera or something. I kinda figured no one would believe me anyhow. I still they they must be planted or something. They can't be real. Glad you like the videos.

[@claireslater6243]

You were great...If a camel had traipsed through i'd have been none the wiser....And I wouldn't have slept on my own in that tent either....Not even for the old crackpots treasure ...I really enjoyed the vids I watched them all keep up the good work they're great

[@breadandcircus1]

who could go there in the middle of such a thick vegetation in a dense forest to plant those foot tracks? Bigfoot, or Sasquatch

[@ffibamarih3277]

looks like tool marks to me.. stone or dull metal/strong wood

[@jdearing46]

Those were mountain troll prints 😬

[@RatandCat]

Haven't heard about mountain trolls.

[@southerngrits]

Looks like Bigfoot prints . Found your sights by looking around . I am hooked . You have a new viewer. Check out Colorado Bigfoot on utube .

[@upandrunning777]

not for nothing, but you could have hit a honey pot of Bigfoot tracks, maybe you should cast them in the future when you come across these.

[@haroldoliver7772]

If you see you will believe it

[@RatandCat]

👍🏼

[@tinalewis6891]

Looked more like teeth marks to me

[@jerimahjohnson8698]

btw I gonin armed carry a map a gps a delorme inreach iridium sat transponder.

[@RatandCat]

Doug Willard, smart.

[@cecillyles2678]

I think you should stay out of the woods! before you end up missing or dead!

[@viperbroncoalmasty]

bear bed

[@tommelli5428]

You may want to invest in a higher quality, waterproof camera or Smart phone. The one you're using now sucks big time. Sounds like sand each time you zoom in/out

[@RatandCat]

Yeah, that was a Canon 5d Mark II with a manual focus 50 mm lens. You are hearing the focus ring, which isn't meant for video.

[@HelloitsmeTara]

Oh yeah your a crazy person for seeing that huge foot print and thinking it possibly is a sasquach foot print oh yeah..🤔

[@RatandCat]

:)

[@cecerae8637]

Ignorant

[@natesgrandma4860]

There's NOTHING crazy about believing in Sasquatch. I'd say it's a lot more crazy calling all the footage and sightings "bears" or people wearing gorilla suits in the middle of nowhere when you can clearly tell the difference between bears and Sasquatch. I get it you haven't seen one for yourself but that absolutely does NOT mean they are not out there. Sasquatch are as real as you and me. I'm confused about the intentions of your videos. Are you looking for Sasquatch or trying to find that missing man? Either way I think in your spare time you should definitely spend some time researching both David Paulides and Sasquatch.