You can't go to National Parks anymore | Missing 411 (Part 12)

3 people leave their tents to confront someone or someTHING... none of them return.
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[@Deviated88]

Damn, Bob is one hell of a brother. Quits his job and searches a mountain for an entire year. Brotherly love right there at its finest.

[@anthonyh2540]

Deviated88 so sad man, i feel bad for him

[@landminehopscotch3617]

Umm... I’m pretty sure my sister would quit her job too, but only after she made me disappear and mapped out an escape route through South America

[@TheCornstalker]

Deviated88 hell my brother would not even give me a boost from two miles up his road when car he sold me died at gas station

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

I hate one of my older brothers and I would spend a year or more searching for him because my life would be kinda boring without him

[@_epic_dyslexic_]

Literally haven't spoken to one of my sisters in 10 years. Last I heard she had a kid and last she heard about me I was in the hospital with sepsis getting emergency surgery... She never gave a shit or tried getting in touch with me, I wasn't surprised and was relieved she didn't start her shit while I was sick actually. Fast-forward 4 years and after the sepsis I learned I have a progressive systematic autoimmune disease and have pretty severe system failures of other bodily systems and organs and have a feeding tube now thanks to gastric failure and know she will not know or care knew my time comes. Can't really say I'd care too much about her either though after the shit she has done to our family but yeah, makes me really appreciate people like Bob and his amazing love and spirit. The world needs more people like him and less hate and anger. I wish we all could just find more peace.

[@w_b_mplease9715]

Knowing the brother spent an entire year calling out his brother's name on the mountain was the most heartbreaking part.

[@timorouw5555]

He was probably not calling his name. If his brother would still be on the mountain he's 100% dead

[@TriRacialAmericana]

Yes. Life can be so cruel.

[@krystalfloods6197]

I know it is so heartbreaking

[@SicFromTheKush]

Thats not the saddest thing in the world. Park Rangers respected him, he sounds like a badass

[@LuckyVarma11]

@@SicFromTheKush facts

[@davymads]

I discovered this guy by accident and have been watching 3 hours a night all week, I’ve since got my friends & family hooked.

[@MrBallen]

hahaha sweet!!!

[@shahenispirian1953]

same

[@primedaddyv3802]

Yeah I wish he would do more of these type videos. The picture videos are losing me. Still watch em though.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

Yes he’s just great

[@westoncantrell5741]

LITERALLY SAME

[@whateverforever5910]

Before the 2004 tsunami struck Thailand, beach goers remembered seeing the birds leaving the trees and not returning. The chirping stopped. In the aftermath of the tsunami, rescuers didn’t find deceased wild animals. Upon further investigation, they did find them atop the mountains surrounding the beach. They theorized that the birds and other creatures somehow sensed the impending disaster and moved further inland and up into higher trees on the sides of the mountains. They survived. The people below did not. That’s when I first learned it’s very important to be aware of the wildlife around you. If they’re hunkering down and not going about their normal activities and aren’t making noise, then something is wrong. Also, learn to read the sky and the clouds. They can predict bad weather before it strikes. Also, your dog can sense a LOT more than you, trust your dog. And trust your gut. Trust your goosebumps and trust that "feeling" you get when you know something/someone is wrong/watching you. Listen to nature and listen to your dog.

[@Jay-sw9cg]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@michiganmama562]

I always listen to my dog. When we go anywhere, or do anything; and my dog wants to turn back, gets scared; or warns me about anything, I never question him. I do as he says. Always. Dogs sense things I cannot understand, but I do understand his warnings, and I never force him to press on, go if he doesn’t want to go. Or go without him. Your dog will tell you what you need to know, without words.

[@kristinesmart3134]

Great theory! In fact, I don't think it's "just a theory." It's FACT and many of us treat our furry friends with disrespect. Besides not paying attention to their animal instinct, we breed them in all different ways, like cats & dogs for instance! I can't wait when "purebred" isn't a 'thing.' We as humans aren't purebred. Who cares? In fact,mutts are healthier and live longer lives.

[@aegontargaryen9322]

@@michiganmama562your dog sounds like an absolute beauty . To trust him so much and not force him anywhere shows you love him to bits . I hope you have many more years together

[@michiganmama562]

@@aegontargaryen9322 He’s an absolute angel. He’s my first dog as an adult, and we do everything together! He’s a golden retriever, and he’s very smart and intuitive. We do a lot of walking/hiking. And I learned very quick to follow his lead, and how to read his body language.. and many times, seemingly out of nowhere; on a walk or hike. He has turned me around, or gotten to anxious to move on. One time, I remember it was perfect out, the weather was beautiful during our walk. And my dog; just sat down and refused to go any further. I couldn’t coax him on for anything. And I could tell, he wanted to go back. Back was the only way he would go. So, we went back. I didn’t question it. I try not to dwell on what would have happened if we went on, these stories make me wonder. I will always follow his lead. I know he’s keeping me safe. ❤️

[@brysonz]

The common theme in many of these missing hiker stories is the one inpatient guy who always states "Hey guys I'ma gonna go up ahead just a little ways... Pro tip from a non pro: Don't be THAT guy.

[@birdybanks5819]

Another common theme is the reaction of animals, look what the dog did, he wanted to he gone from there.

[@teremertz]

Or the guy who stoops down to tie his shoe and tells everyone else to ‘go on ahead, i’ll catch up’…

[@davidkov6750]

True - dont go hiking alone period, regardless of how safe it seems. Also for anyone new to hiking - never go off trail and never go on a trail that you have not researched prior to your hike, especially close to dawn when you are tired and have limited time until darkness. And concerning food and water - always bring more than you need, especially in regions without many springs and lakes.

[@ihh619]

A lot of these stories have something in common. The guy would have disappeared without a trace and no animals have gone near the area to get the food. Seems almost supernatural

[@lurklingX]

@@ihh619 agreed! animals avoiding the site -- why? unless they are scared crapless of encountering something that came through. maybe it leaves a smell they can detect? or some other thing they can detect? also, being that a lot of these have NO struggle.... makes you wonder, if whatever got them could either freeze them in fear or if it could coerce them to do certain things, like GO DOWN A TRAIL AT NIGHT WITH TEMPS DROPPING, SNOW, ETC. just a thought. (or how a lot of these people had taken off shoes and clothing even in cold af weather).

[@TY-838]

Whenever a dog is totally cowering or going apeshit, that's a pretty good indication things aren't going well, need to stop whatever you're doing immediately and reevaluate that situation.

[@AndrewPureMI]

Cant be said enough

[@thepurpleowl3356]

@Frank Pitts The dog could have gotten sick and wanted to stay in the tent though. Isn't that a possibility too? The owner didn't confirm whether the dog appeared to be physically well or not.

[@Jaynes-Path]

Not to mention that whatever it was, the wildlife would not go into the area either. If a predator of any kind (dogs are a K-9 predator) sence a bigger badder predator than themselves has claimed a area, they will avoid it at all costs.

[@mj9949]

Motto - Always take a dog along

[@zaviangeronimo7811]

“Apeshit” 😂

[@James-gm9ph]

What people don't understand is when you're in the woods, you hear birds singing....some small animals making sounds, but as soon as all that stops like a deadstop, all you hear is the wind hitting through trees, that's a sign of a predator nearby lurking around somewhere.

[@denniswiggins3816]

I grew up in a rural area. When out in the woods and it goes quiet. Your danger sense goes off. Your senses are heightened and you watch and listen for anything. It is typically either another human, predator, or some animal that is not normally in the area. One time it turned out to be some stray cattle. I was actually relieved when it wasn't a bear or something. Other times it has been wild pigs. The boars are particularly dangerous even to humans.

[@nunzioification]

Do birds and bugs fear Bigfoot?

[@jp8649]

@@denniswiggins3816 Feral hogs are no joke.

[@allenjohnson4462]

@@jp8649 lmao. If you get ended by pigs you stink at life. An I have hunted boar. Even unarmed I'm not gonna let no pigs get me. Sorry. Society has turned people into weak little morons.

[@krtm7231]

@@allenjohnson4462 there are 100-130 kg wild boars in eastern europe. I want to see you survive attack of this boar only with hands. Those are words from man whom never seen a big, wild boar.

[@lucascourtney3830]

When wild animals such as bears don’t even wander into a campsite to take unattended food like that you know something is very very wrong

[@Skeet-xg5gg]

Its literally Alians

[@jtmoore662]

What are "Alians"?

[@zaenqureshi5032]

Not going to lie. Sounds like ghost stories more than missing peoples. Ghosts especially bad ones have the power to teleport you or take you to their “upside down” world. That’s why for example people immediately go missing as soon as they’re walking in groups. No one hears them walking away because they quite literally vanish.

[@jbris16]

More likely something large like a mountain lion.

[@edwardlittle5541]

After reading, listening to, and watching many of these stories I am of the opinion that where these weird things occur and people go missing there must be a certain type of energy residue once the weird thing happens...like people disappearing. Otherwise, things would be normal and animals would be eating the leftover food and stuff. But they avoid that area like the plague. SO that's what I'm thinking. Maybe a portal opened up and the dog sensed it? Our eyes don't see into the entire light or darkness spectrum, and most of us can't sense when something bad is about to happen. But some people do have that extra ability. They're the ones to listen to along with your dog.

[@LadyMorgaine1976]

Me, before subscribing to Mr Ballen: "A cottage in a forest would be perfect..." Me, after subscribing to Mr Ballen: "Living in the 3rd floor in a big city is quite acceptable!"

[@Irizaguez7]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LWolf12]

Until you watch one of the videos involving the city. "No where is safe!" O.O

[@shewolf2679]

You wrote my thoughts !!!!

[@Alexis_Hamel]

Yeah I was all about nature and hiking until I found this channel🤣

[@scottdavidson526]

😆😅

[@johnplamann726]

The disappearances are troubling to start with, but the notable mention of the fact universally all the animals are aware of something being wrong is terrifying.

[@altaccount4697]

Yes! Otherwise, I'd assume this is the fault of humans with guns (lack of fights and that) but that part is concerning and unexplained by that theory.

[@brycekayski9284]

🎯

[@susieq1565]

Being raised in the Missouri Ozark mountains, we had a large farm, like most of our neighbors, mostly heavily wooded with mtn lions, poisonous snakes etc. With 16 dogs (outdoor), I learned quickly that a dog will stop and bark/growl if danger is near. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A DOG'S SENSE OF SMELL!

[@valkyrja--]

@@susieq1565 why in the world would you keep dogs outside when there are predators? Good farmers keep all their animals indoors at night, even if it's just in a barn

[@susieq1565]

@@valkyrja-- they were in heated barns and doghouse at night but didn't think I needed to text all that. Wouldn't be a working farm if not. If our dog wouldn't get near his house at night we could assume a poisonous snake or mtn lion in the area.

[@madcarver4492]

When a dog knows something you don’t. You absolutely need to trust that dog’s instincts.

[@ShiggyMiyamo]

I dont know. Depends. Dogs also tend to charge into dangerous situations as well.

[@murraymclean9072]

I remember almost 40 years ago myself and a friend went camping over night at a place down on a weir..it's like a creek with a spillway..at this weir there is an old convict road and an old cobb & co over night stay, this had long burnt down leaving only foundations..we camped below a built-up section of road below the foundations of the rest stop next to the water..my freind was an avid camper who 4×4 everywhere with his dog, an Australian blue heeler..his dog was about 5 years old and feared nothing..honestly you couldn't have had a more loyal or fearless companion..well that night, he started getting really spooked..he swam across the creek about 9.00 o'clock that night..got to the other side and started howling and barking at us..as if warning us about something..i mean he was freaked out..my mate Billy kept calling him and he would stop, only to start again 5 minutes later..we were in the middle of nowhere..eventually we had to pack upour gear and head back to our car, at 3/4 of a kilometre away..only after we'd got our gear to the car did he swim back across..a ran like a bloody train straight to the car..he satin the back and whimpered, until we got onto a tarred road..then he spun around and for the next hour just stared out the rear window, occasionally growling..never went back there.

[@bizarreadventures156]

Yikes. Terrifying.

[@wellthisisinteresting4912]

goosebumps reading that. your dog saved your lives

[@dennisjudd5918]

It might be better to not know what it was. But the dog was upset about something. Learn to trust that "gut"feeling it's there for a reason and it might just save your life.

[@MaryOKC]

Yeah you trusted your conversation about the dogs behavior and got the heck out.

[@bonzo6826]

Most likely without being ridiculous....you would have been visited by a bear during that first night.😮

[@thedogman7846]

Listen to your dogs people. As a k9 handler I can tell you, their senses and instincts are beyond superior.

[@dizzychizzy1]

Wolf pack territories lines are amazing how they know when they are breached... very true.

[@zoezo4]

Yep. Trust their instincts. I always did if my girl didn't like someone upon entering my home they never returned. She was a good girl. Always protected me. Miss her loads.

[@sumerianovac9997]

Yeah... if my dog was acting like that I wouldn't want to go out either

[@FenrirGBG]

I concur, dogs knows, I only trust my goddess Shiva.

[@thedogman7846]

@@FenrirGBG what?

[@jackmarshall3255]

Let be real this guy is better than watching a horror movie.

[@anissalove4961]

Fr!!!!! I'm literally addicted

[@jackmarshall3255]

@@anissalove4961 same it unhealthy at this point but it worth it after a bunch of it I subscribed I love his video he put alot into it.

[@anissalove4961]

Yes he do is smooth, VERY descriptive down to the very emotion they experienced in that moment, which is my favorite part, along with the live background

[@jackmarshall3255]

@@anissalove4961 yeah the way he talks and the background and painting the picture in your head think about if it was you yeah it just great he a really great story teller.

[@everybodysgacha3770]

Yes

[@animagi6844]

*mother has gut feeling *ignores *hiking companions repeatedly warns that going out alone is a stupid idea *ignores woods: so you have repeatedly chosen death...

[@curtis209]

Repeatedly! Hahahaahaha !! "You have chosen.... poorly" Hahahaha

[@kathyharrington546]

That's so true. Never go anywhere alone. 🙏

[@alexduris3786]

@@kathyharrington546 unless you are going for a midnight snack into a fridge

[@DarcShinobi]

@@alexduris3786 ..nah they're in your house and entered thru the kitchen sliding door. You're fuk'd lol

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

@@kathyharrington546 Not even to the toilet...?

[@nancystanton955]

I live on a sixty acre horse farm with an additional 137 acre woods attached. My closest neighbor is a mile away as the crow flies and 2.5 by road. Some nights those woods are so animated it seems to be a roaring sound. Night birds, coyotes, foxes, insects all add to the cacophony. Then every so often there ISS a night when you can hear a single drop of water. No animal noise whatsoever. It is really weird. My livestock guardian dogs even are quiet. Those nights, I lock my doors and windows which is unusual and light up the house, close the blinds, pull the drapes and hope I don't get called in for an emergency (X-Ray tech at the county hospital) as there is no way I am going out the door.

[@christopherpakietur2556]

Otherwise your doors and windows are unlocked??? Sheeeesh lol sounds scary lol

[@fr1zl]

Yeah I live in the city, you need baracades and retractable poles in your driveway so your car doesn't get ripped off.

[@orbitalneptune8890]

Everything going silent is the classic tell tale sign of a cryptid being around. You're doing the right thing, stay indoors!

[@alexissmith7811]

Why do y'all choose to live in such scary areas.. there's not too much that's worth your peace of mind . It's your choice

[@nocoincidences6]

@@alexissmith7811living around a lot of people is just as scary as living isolated from people

[@connerc.6911]

Imagine being Bob, finding those remains of the other missing hiker, the heartbreak he must have felt, but simultaneously the feeling of relief that you finally have closure. As painful as that closure may be, you at least have found your brother and can lay him peacefully to rest... Only to have that cathartic feeling of finally knowing what happened to his brother ripped away when he discovers it's not him. Heartbreaking stuff.

[@rachelb8698]

There is a chance he knew from the beginning it wasn't him. Kind of depends on the cloths left in the situation... I doubt the other person had a bright yellow jacket, and after a few hours in that cold, he wouldn't have survived

[@amethyst1826]

@@rachelb8698 Why wouldn't the other person have a bright yellow jacket?

[@rachelb8698]

@@amethyst1826 it's unlikely another person would have had a bright yellow jacket--it isn't a common color. When you go outside, how many yellow jackets do you see? It is unlikely that you see a lot of them, especially as hiking jackets (most people don't wear construction vests/jackets when they hike, and I don't know if I know a single other adult who actually owns a regular jacket that is yellow). So while two people certainly can own and wear yellow jackets, it's highly unlikely that two people, who happen to go missing and succumb to the elements on the same trail, own yellow jackets

[@annbutler3964]

I believe there are portals that people stumble into - especially at night. I, along with a friend, saw one on a trail we had hiked hundreds of times before. That portal looked like shimmering water but it did not reach the ground, it was literally a foot above the ground. So, what’s there in daylight is there in the dark. We approached it slowly - first slipping our hands inside the shimmering. Nothing happened and we decided to enter to see what it was. We strode through arm in arm and when fully through it, nothing appeared familiar to us. It was as if we had walked into a totally different trail. We were spooked and tried to turn around and walk back through but it was useless. We could not make it through until we tried it arm in arm as we did when we went through initially. Suddenly we were back on the familiar trail. Turning around to look at the shimmering wall - it was totally gone. We reported what we had experienced to a cousin of mine who was Park Superintendent. We took him and another ranger to the area where we first encountered it. Still gone. They closed the trail to conduct an investigation. The year was 1971. After a number of years went by, and I asked this cousin of mine why he seemed to believe us, and his reply, “your report was but one out of 20 or more reports from other hikers repotting the very same thing.” We never hiked that trail again.

[@cannablissdreams]

🤣🤣🤣 yeah.. sure buddy..

[@gdevesa2094]

Cool!! Thanks for sharing

[@Marxistnazi]

@@cannablissdreams yeah this was kind of my reaction too

[@KLee1028]

Why… did you go through it? Then once you got through you immediately panicked to jump back through it

[@orisadamilola818]

This has been my theory all along.

[@cannedbread6140]

When animals refuse to touch the food or campsite, you know it's something bad

[@charlie.patton]

Hahahaha

[@nikolasbartell2194]

If the forest goes quiet all the sudden you get tf out

[@ladykoiwolfe]

@@nikolasbartell2194 but don't panic. Quick and orderly. Panic is dangerous.

[@benmartin8321]

That dog not wanting to leave the tent is weird as hell. Dogs don't choose to stay alone ime. They like to be with their"pack" even when frightened. That dog must of been in pure terror.

[@redbyrd247]

or natural. Animals will even enter another animals territory for food after a few days time if they get hungry.

[@JamesSessoms-j6o]

Weird fact folks ... I'm a outdoors man.. I've learned that when a area has a apex predator, the wild will avoid the area where it mostly stays

[@yorkshire_tea_innit8097]

Dogs, especially smart mature dogs, have an incredible sense of what's around them. I grew up in the sticks, and my dog could hear my dad's car from miles away because he would always know when he was coming home about 3 minutes prior to his arrival. There were plenty of other cars driving in the area so not only did he hear the car from miles away, he could distinguish the engine tones. A good dog is a sentinel, and when I'm feeling creeped out from listening to mr. ballen and I'm alone in the woods, I know that im safe cos I know my little sentinel is with me.

[@mitchellpurdy470]

Dogs are scared of Bigfoot and Werewolfs.

[@blinkth3dog]

this is 100 accurate. dogs are amazing and loyal

[@rageavictor8099]

You listen to mr.ballen in the woods ? Are you cray cray ? Sheesh, i get scared just out here in my truck and u do it in the woods. Man, balls of steel lol

[@porcus123]

​@mitchellpurdy470 there is an argument to be made BFs hate dogs because it allowed pioneers to hunt them down in the forests.

[@barneyba]

I raced enduros… endurance racing a dirtbike in the woods. My Dad would walk my yellow lab around and my dog knew specifically among at least 100 bikes when I was coming.

[@52blessings80]

Bob is a real definition of the term "Blood's thicker than water". I'm praying my siblings to never go missing cause I'd be doing what Bob was doing.

[@mootymootmoot1679]

You're good to your family i wouldn't even get out of bed if some of my family went missing and others I'd join in on the search to make sure they were gonna stay missing

[@ovni2295]

The phrase "blood is thicker than water" actually has the opposite meaning- in full, the phrase is "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb".

[@ZION73082]

DOM: FAMILY! ;3

[@christopherg1288]

When I went missing in the woods with my mother for the night, my brother, who was in another state, drove to the trailhead we had planned to go to, found our car and called the authorities. Real proactive. First thing he said to me when we walked out of the woods was something like, “What’s up Waldo, there you are”. Probably not exactly that but it was some where’s Waldo joke.

[@52blessings80]

@@ovni2295 glad to actually know the meaning 👍

[@dgeneric7518]

Yours is the only intro that I don't skip. It's short, entertaining, and gets me mentally geared up for the story about to come! I love that you add a background, and pictures throughout. You are articulate, detailed, and soothing to listen to. Thank you for your channel!!!

[@FRINGMIN]

Bro same this is why i love mrballens videos so much, as you said he is detailed and you dont need any form of video to be scared, i love just watching these videos when im home or on long car rides

[@WVa007]

Sounds are cool. Sounds simular to a "shooters" video/app game for sniping skills. Kool all the way around. 😎

[@bobmcnoodler270]

Now that you mentioned it I don't skip the intro either that's weird

[@zcjonesy]

The fact that animals are Not rummaging through these camps is so confusing

[@californiacombativesclub202]

This isn’t true. This is all a guy trying to sell books.

[@Redington931]

@@californiacombativesclub202 selling books for someone else? it's not even his book.

[@woepill]

@@californiacombativesclub202 You can look up all these cases. Keep coping, you'll never step foot in an actual remote forest by yourself.

[@GoldenDeer_]

Hate to break it to you but if they were rummaging through the camps he’d still sell the same amount of books

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@californiacombativesclub202dumb

[@ConfusedSpaceRaptor]

Whats strange with all of these cases is someone is drawn out by something or someone and end up disappearing. Like something is almost calling or luring them. That on top of animals completely avoiding these areas...

[@1014p]

That is an odd observation. There is strong evidence its off world beings some reason collecting people. 411 highlights this idea. Cases are odd and near always little struggle. The stories ive come across often some reason individuals strip down and fold up their clothes. Others clothes are just piled together. As you noted wander off as if something has there attention luring them away. If you dig deep enough you find dense mountain regions near mountains has reasonable ufo activity both foreign and government built.

[@levitaggart5943]

I noticed that. People walking into danger regardless of the danger. It seems like something knows how to bait people, or distract them into stepping into a trap. Then there's no tracks on the ground, as if it didn't walk. How is it a person is there 1 minute & gone the next with no sign of trouble, scuffle ? What the fuck ? You don't want to mess with that.

[@C4DeadCharge]

@@1014p there’s no evidence of off world beings

[@1014p]

@@C4DeadCharge Keep thinking that. Many were once on world but long ago left. Plenty of vehicles recovered that are not man made. Our military have legit space craft just wont directly say so. Although there is a lot of being on Earth we simply don’t know about because little legit attempts are made to find them. These odd forest creature cases. Especially recurring cases. Military training exercise with combat load. Grid map the sectors till they are backed into a corner. Really isn’t hard, they throw millions at exercises all the time.

[@C4DeadCharge]

@@1014p In over 98% of all missing persons cases that go unsolved for many years, they find the persons remains years after the first search is done and the case is closed. Amelia Earhart is a perfect example, they discovered her remains in 2018 and she went missing in 1937. You’re talking out of your ass with the “plenty of vehicles recovered that are not man made. Our military have legit space craft just won’t directly say so” you have no proof to back this up at all. As much as you want for aliens to exist, they don’t and even if they did, they would never abduct a human being as humans are the most inferior species on the planet and they’d have no reason to take interest in humans. I am very much open to the idea of a forest creature existing but extraterrestrial space aliens do not exist.

[@Lord123]

Friends: You wanna go camping in the mountains Watch MrBallen videos Me: I'm good.

[@yvngtonyb]

I went on two camping trips in August before I found dudes channel, watching this shit just makes me even more excited to go on my next trip, go on a night hike or something haha

[@nataliewisdom4790]

Lol same

[@aschestoasches5455]

@@yvngtonyb Three weeks later... MrBallen: YungTony B was an adventurous spirit who decided to go hiking one lone cold night and only their penknife could ever be found.:)

[@kykuo1]

I went camping in my house

[@Bluepoppy86]

Same lmao. I never wanna go to the forest again. I’ll end up in Missing 411

[@lakesuperiorgirl1752]

When everything gets quiet including no birds singing and your dog cowering it's time to get out of the park

[@WomenHaulingOversize]

Amen!

[@itcshifter8114]

My dogger cowers at the sound of a burp

[@MrRino48th]

@@itcshifter8114 your dog ain’t no dog anymore it has inherited your weak spirit

[@lancemccabe3739]

...IT'S CALLED THE OZ EFFECT!!!!....

[@kyleanuar9090]

Were never alone, the genies of the woods likes to prank those who don't know the rules when in their 'neighborhood'. Also light rain in bright sunlight the door to their realm is open that's when people find themselves in abnormal places like so many of the stories here. Note the time of dissapearances usually siesta time

[@Adventuresinger]

Always listen to your senses. 3 times I've been hiking and got servere anxiety for no reason that I knew at the time. I told my husband we need to leave now and thank goodness he listens. 1. When we were almost back and turned around to find a grizzly and cub cross right where I had the feeling. 2. Flash flood in Utah happened in 10 mins sweeping cars. We got to our truck and higher ground just in time after i insisted we turn back. 3. We never knew why I had the feeling but it felt like something hated us being being there and we were in danger. I'm glad I never found out what that was.

[@jack-o_lantern]

I grew up in Alaska, spent the first 27 years of my life there. I’ve hunted and fished all around the state. I have heard “unnatural” screams from what I can only speculate to be a Sasquatch. Every man i know who has spent a significant amount of time in the woods can say the same. I’ve never seen anything. But I know what a bear sounds like, I know what all manner of dying animals in Alaska sounds like, and this ain’t that. It’s unnatural, and always followed by a feeling of dread and fear. All animals respond to its presence the same. These things are no joke man.

[@wombat2248]

“Unnatural” not natural, then supernatural ? To date the supernatural hasn’t been proven to exist. We can only test for the natural , so wouldn’t even know how to test for supernatural ! Supernatural has tended just to be stuff we don’t understand , once we do, it turned out to be natural after all !

[@theol80chefordodge71]

Tanner Minogue have you heard the legends of the wendigo? Or is that localized to the east?

[@estebangonzalez6068]

The Wendigo legends are terrifying... Imagine something like that actually being out there.

[@theol80chefordodge71]

@@estebangonzalez6068 ya never know

[@jack-o_lantern]

Wombat 22 “unnatural” meaning not like any naturally occurring sound I have ever heard before or since. It is completely unique in its decibel level (as loud or louder than a rifle being fired) but prolonged for a length of time that seems illogical. So until you, or anyone else can explain its “natural” origin, it remains an “unnatural” sound.

[@MarinetteMenominee]

Mr Ballen you convinced me to buy all my in-laws tents for Christmas and send them camping with the 👍🏼 button!

[@dawnmalta4008]

lOl

[@cynthiakearsley6166]

😂😂

[@stuffyworld2093]

Lmaoo

[@stephaanjacques2269]

Underrated comment 🤣🤣

[@shelbyengelhardt3065]

Lol good idea 😂😂

[@rebeccapump481]

Can’t. Stop. Watching. It’s addicting, I put it on and listen while I do the housework. So well articulated.

[@AshleeyEm]

I found his channel a few days ago, I think I added every video to my Watch Later😂I'll get panicky when there's less than 10 videos to watch, right now.. we're binging 😁🤣

[@TheFlissT]

This is what I do! Prop my phone against the window and do the dishes 😂

[@dorothyculbertson5640]

@@TheFlissTI do the same thing, grandbabies know not to interrupt story time 😊

[@tracybrown2482]

I do too and then I stop and look for photos lol

[@Chroniknight]

Headphones and laundry for me!

[@sorrywrongplanet8873]

A caught serial killer once said he prowled National Parks looking for isolated people.

[@talentlessproductions819]

How'd you catch him?

[@cjf966]

Think it was Israel Keyes

[@qbconnect2883]

I tend to believe in the human predator angle over the mythical beast theory. There's probably multiple serial killers out there using national parks as hunting grounds

[@ollieedwards4155]

i saw someone comment on another video saying "this is the only guy who can make a 20 minute video seem like 5" and i completely agree edit: im going to lose my mind if one more person comments about the „... it is literally the end of a speech mark... please learn grammar or read my comment properly... and also, i did not steal the comment, i literally admitted that i SAW someone else comment it, but i don’t remember the name so i can‘t do the full credit...

[@BipoIarbear]

At first I was dangling my feet off the bed, now I'm wearing socks incase of monsters😳

[@looking4therealrepairmanjack]

I agree with you. I only have two channels I'm subscribed to. Mr. Ballen and That Chapter. Mike is just as good as John. I hope a gun is never put to my head and told to pick which one is better!

[@pinv0]

@@looking4therealrepairmanjack They cover stuff that similar but they seem like completely different channels

[@P2thaR]

Not the only one, but I love this guy and his content. There's maybe a handful, at most, of youtubers who I'm really happy to see upload, and this channel is def one of em.

[@babetteroman9770]

It really does feel like 5. I think at this point ive watched every video on his page.

[@johnlansing2902]

When I was young a old Indian taught me some tracking he always said listen to the land. Meaning if the area you are in suddenly goes silent there is a reason to be smart and careful. Listen and observe good advice.

[@nayyarrashid4661]

True that... We hear a lot noise all the time without even realizing it and if it all goes quiet it feels weird in itself..

[@petergeraghty2096]

Watch and hear my good friend

[@Dan-n-Duke-jr2ic]

Did he ever tell you what he thinks is doing that?

[@johnlansing2902]

Dan -n- Duke he was 10 years old when the last Indian war ended, he looked about 120 when I was a kid , his wisdom took a long long time to make it through my mind. He used to walk along , stop , and say ..... it’s a good day to die or in the stoic mindset remember death.

[@heidiullrich966]

You're very fortunate to have learned from the old Indian. They know things that most of us never will.

[@jenknodell]

I feel like I’ve learned a lot about what not to do when hiking from this channel: 1. Don’t go hiking if you’re an amateur. 2. Also don’t go hiking even if you’re an expert. 3. Don’t go hiking alone. 4. Don’t go hiking with others, you can still disappear. 5. If you’re going to have a sibling, have one like Bob.

[@notablynorsk]

Excellent advice!

[@frankkoller2622]

6. Carry a firearm. 😉👍

[@dakat1726]

if you do go hiking- take your dog

[@jasonjuneau]

Parents know best, and mother's intuition is even stronger.

[@patakizoltan1]

One of the thing that I learned from these kind of stories that, if your mother say that she has a bad feeling about something that you plan to do, you should cancel.

[@everythingisaworkinprogres5729]

Amen to that! Both my older sister and I have had our own 'getting lost in the woods' experiences. Mom never knew we were even out, but got the bat signal that something's amiss, lol.

[@candacekowal2613]

Dogs & mothers - - They know things.

[@davidbellecy1709]

I always listen to my gut when it is triggered. It is never wrong.

[@AMGWCLass]

Agree, this is a message to all that reads this!!!! Trust your gut feeling and instincts, also trust others if they tell you they have a bad feeling, trust it! I really wish I would have done that…

[@IdontKnow-gm7eu]

Steve's hubris and need to go out that night cost him his life. His mom warned him about the other hikers; in reality, he was the reason why he died.

[@gembateman2852]

‘Hugely energetic dog’ *shows picture of pug* 🤣

[@Catilieth]

i had the same reaction...almost a pocket pet, and brachycephalic to boot. That dog would have a hard time running down the driveway :-O Some of the 411 disappearances are truly baffling, but some underestimate people's ability to cover huge distances when desperate. One kid that went missing in the scenario of "he was right here and I turned around and he was gone" was a 4 years old little boy dressed in a light jacket. People searched and searched for the kid over a wide area, wider than what anyone thought it would be possible for a 4 year old to cover. The weather was in the freezing temps overnight. He was "accidentally" found 2 days later by a farmer when he came across the barely conscious little boy in one of his fields many miles away. That episode had a happy ending. The kid said that he got lost and was trying to get home.

[@ivonastrukar4715]

@@Catilieth that's why they say stay where you are when lost. :/

[@Catilieth]

cass nortom Big difference between energy and endurance. There’s a good reason why one does not see pugs hiking in the wilderness. Besides being little squatty-bodies, their flat faces won’t allow them to breathe normally. Running a few laps around the living room or back yard is very different from all day hiking in rough terrain.

[@texadonkey34]

Now my Diet Coke came through my nose. Thanks,

[@jewelcastro2422]

Me: There is probably a rational explanation for how all these people went missing. Also Me: Aliens

[@JustGetGooder]

Umm i would have said animals but yeah aliens could do 😂

[@jmiconcarry9464]

Jewel Castro, You: Aliens .... Me: That’s just crazy talk. For a level headed person you should have definitely known that it could be nothing else but Bigfoot 🤣😂🤣. Seriously though, I listen to these stories and I just feel so terrible for all these families that have no idea where their loved ones went. So sad.

[@LABCHiMP]

Lol (joking) telekinetic hypnotic satchsquatch. Borde aliens messing with people, Hillbillies kidnapping people to contribute to the scarily tiny gene pool.

[@take1994]

There’s no doubt the former is 100% wrong. The latter, could be

[@wallyyeargan561]

Jm IConcarry ummm...... Bigfoot is an alien

[@ecomarlee]

Its surprising how quickly and easily you can get lost close to camp. All the trees look the same and you can't see through them. Have had a few close calls when i was younger in Australia.

[@jjohnsengraciesmom]

Could one carry a line that could be expanded, let's say, tie one end to a tree, by the camp, then pulling a line to where you want to go? Would that have helped Steve?

[@michiganmama562]

But, the last guy was an experienced hiker, who hiked thousands of miles. He knew that. He knew not to wander off of a trail. He would have known to stay on the trail. And, that’s what he said he was going to do. Head up the trail a ways, and come back. Hell, maybe he just needed to relieve himself for all we know. But someone, who is such an avid hiker, with thousands of miles under his belt, isn’t just going to wander off of a trail, get lost and not know what to do. He was no longer on that mountain, and that’s not really explainable by getting lost in the woods, right off trail. It doesn’t add up.

[@ecomarlee]

@@michiganmama562 Visibility was a problem that night from memory? Also overconfidence catches the experienced. It was strange he decided to go at night?

[@michiganmama562]

@@ecomarlee It was a full moon, so visibility actually wouldn’t have been a problem. The biggest problem was his clothing, and that he didn’t dress for the weather. I also thought it was weird he insisted on going at night, which kind of led me to believe maybe he needed to use the restroom? I really don’t understand why else you would insist on going up a trail in the middle of the night alone; underdressed in the freezing cold, unless you really planned on being right back.

[@BrittanyAngeline]

MrBallen is the best thing to come out of 2020

[@GENUZUMAKI]

Agreed

[@rudyteyuca3084]

Agreed

[@_T_R_E_V_O_R_]

agreed

[@dedet6900]

Definitely my favorite You Tube channel!

[@yes0r787]

yesss

[@58jharris]

I laughed when he showed a picture of a pug when he talked about the dog. I highly doubt the dog was a pug. They consider getting off the couch to be an adventure in itself.

[@halesdad7167]

baw-ha-ha!!

[@davidortiz3094]

Very true. Plus a pug is a bad choice to bring with you into the wilderness. I'll take my chances with a Mastiff. Nothing less.

[@davidortiz3094]

Very true. Plus a pug is a bad choice to bring with you into the wilderness. I'll take my chances with a Mastiff. Nothing less.

[@crazyaboutfnaf2034]

This made me laugh, I never laugh at yt comments

[@crazyaboutfnaf2034]

Maybe he showed the picture of the pug because it was scared and wouldn’t budge and pugs never like to move

[@hellsbelle7533]

When wild animals won’t touch the area or tent to get food that is easily accessible…… THAT speaks loud and clear “DANGER”. Bears DGAF about anything or anybody so when THEY won’t go near a tent full of food you KNOW it’s gotta be something so threatening and beyond anything we could understand. That’s a big NOPE.

[@greggrobinson5116]

Who takes food that attracts animals on an extended camping trip? You take dessicated or canned food, and you hang it in trees away from your camp.

[@berlynwall1956]

I think the point he was trying to make was something was clearly wrong with that specific location. If wild animals who inhabit the woods won't go near a certain spot, that is a glaring, waving, red flag.

[@davidhudson136]

Animals will avoid high levels of radiation

[@neverwinta7702]

Big foot

[@TheRowlandstone73]

If only he'd taken a pic-a-nic basket. If *that* had been left untouched by smarter than average bears, that alone would've been evidence of high strangeness.

[@edwardlittle5541]

I'm 61 now but back when I was maybe 12 or 13 my older brother and brother-in-law and I walked down behind the trailer park where they lived and went camping in the middle of a cold wintery night. Call us bold or call us stupid but we always had a lot of fun back in those days. My older brother had given me a small knife that he used to trim rubber parts at his work and I carried that thing in my coat pocket that night. In the dark we could still see the dirt bike trails under the light of the moon so it wasn't all that bad. One of them had the only flashlight between us and I was always in the rear as my legs were shorter and they walked pretty fast. I had a hard time keeping up. Well, we got to the top of a ridge that the kids on dirt bikes liked to ride up and made our campsite there. It consisted of just a lean-to made out of old branches and leaves that lay on the ground. I had gotten the roll of duct tape form one of them and tied my little knife onto a long stick so I'd have a spear to fight with in the event of a bear or some other predator coming upon us. About the time I finished taping that knife to the stick my brothers told me they were going back to the trailer to get some food, and they wanted me to stay there. I had brought along a thin blue blanket and that was all I had to wrap up in for the night. I think it belonged to my sister. Although I was scared and I fully expected them to pull pranks on me like they always did I stayed under that lean-to by myself for several hours. During that time I heard something bipedally walking around behind the lean-to. It was loud. WHomever or whatever was walking around back there was tramping through the dead leaves and making quite a bit of noise. That lasted a good while. I was really scared so I honestly don't know how long I heard the walking around behind me. Then, it got quiet again. Wrapped up in that single blanket clutching that spear for dear life I lay there needing to relieve myself but I didn't dare leave the confines of my little home until they got back! After a while I could hear other animals walking around so I figured all was safe. SO I got up and relieved myself. A short while later my brother and brother-in-law could be heard coming down the trail and I felt safe once again. But during that time alone up there on that ridge I recall hearing what sounded like someone chopping wood, and I thought it was really odd since it was only 3ish AM. But I brushed it off. Then, about 2 years ago I read a story from another guy who lived in my home town who had a similar experience. He had been hiking through the woods alone as a youngster and he went a bit too far and got lost. Back then this area was all woods. There weren't houses everywhere like there are now. SOmehow, the young man got turned around again and found a road that he was familiar with and walked home. As he walked he heard what sounded like someone chopping wood. But there weren't any houses around! He also said that he heard what sounded like heavy foot steps walking along with his stride justy beyond his vision along the woodline and he thought that was what "guided" him home. While both of our stories may not hold any significance to this 411 stuff, it is worth noting because Sasquatches are said to make those wood knocking noises and to follow people (especially youngsters) through the woods. All I know is that I was thoroughly creeped out at hearing someone or something walking bipedally around my campsite that night!

[@purpgotbeamz9769]

I could never go camping by myself this channel opens up my eyes to how much crazy and weird shit is out there

[@denniswiggins3816]

many tragedies involve someone going where they know better or doing something potentially dangerous alone.

[@abbymeraz8180]

Even if you go camping or hiking with others you can end up disappearing. One minute you are there and the next you are gone. Scary.

[@KT-cz7rm]

Another reason you're one of the best mystery/paranormal youtubers. The credit you constantly give to David Paulides for all his great work. Showing you have the books and know the work and don't just talk about stories and very briefly mention David or not at all.

[@MrWharfrat05]

I love how your hiking dog picture is a little pug 😂

[@jsc927]

I live in maine.spent my childhood in the woods.spent ALOT of time in northern Maine solo camping I'm 51 now so many years of forest time.there is a presence in the woods sometimes.unseen mostly but there always.the only people whove seen it don't live to tell. I was in Baxter state Park in the early 90s alone on a hiking trail and out of nowhere the woods fell silent and all my hair stood up on my neck and a audible voice in my head said leave now.i left ...quickly.also have heard whispering at night in my tent.miles from anyone.look around and no one's there. Not sure we'll ever know.but I know now when you get that feeling just leave.

[@shotti2491]

I literally haven’t missed a single video.

[@_T_R_E_V_O_R_]

Me neither

[@yes0r787]

Me too.

[@NickajackP]

@LynxFN same fam

[@TheKendall28]

Same

[@JAvery-vb9lm]

Same here!!! loyal Ballen followers we b

[@jesselucero4581]

It’s no secret that if MrBallen ever goes missing we should suspect the Like 👍🏼 button First

[@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607]

👍🏽: “You’re goddam right”

[@tashalinton1028]

Hahaha

[@ericg4915]

I feel like I read this same comment on every one of his videos lol

[@gillianrichards2318]

Lol great comment

[@s0up_1223]

Or mr monke

[@CanCanHikes]

I’m glad I stayed in my tent one night while backpacking alone in western central Maine. I awoke to what sounded like an excavator clearing the forest. I could hear small trees snapping all at once, until whatever it was came to a stop around 20 feet from my tent. I was petrified and didn’t move or make a sound. As I listened more, I could finely hear a sound I understood. It sounded like leaves being ripped from branches, as a moose would do. I didn’t leave my tent to confirm, but I’m fairly certain a huge bull moose ran through the woods by my tent spot and had a midnight snack within ear shot. I was still afraid he would step on my tent, accidentally or not, but I eventually fell back asleep. The next morning, I investigated the area, and sure enough, something huge had cleared its own path through the young trees. Must have been a huge beast. I’m I didn’t walk up on him on trail, and I’m glad he left me alone. I’ve tented alone a hundred times since then, and that scary night always comes to mind. The woods are scary at night, even in a benign way.

[@lgarla23]

How big where the foot prints? The Maine woods are known for being an especially mysterious place with many a citing of large creatures other than moose aka bigfoot. So maybe you where even luckier than once thought.

[@rollingacresfarmstead206]

:The woods are scary at night", thats the same thing i tell my victims and then add on imagine having to walk outta here alone!😁

[@jordanboulter238]

man i could not just fall back to sleep id be gone after a good 10/20 minutes of silence 🤣😅

[@mraymer6344]

I know of a guy sleeping in a snow cave and got ran over and pulverized by a snow plow and obviously he died

[@debraolivier2147]

I was camping with my late husband in Chobe, Botswana. It was in the height of a drought and we were in a rooftop tent ⛺️ on our vehicle. A loan elephant bull wandered up to our vehicle, brushed against it and then proceeded to rip the bark from a tree very close to our vehicle. It was midnight. I peered out the small window and looked straight into the eye of the bull. Luckily he was not grumpy from being hungry....

[@marnaehrech1223]

John, great idea connecting w Dave Paulides. I have followed him for years. Love him. Hes worked so hard to find out what happens to these people, bring closure to the family. Unfortunately it doesn't often happen. Dave is very compassionate and feelsbfor these families and the victims. His own son committed suicide during the pandemic at college, so he knows the pain of losing loved ones. He is so smart, and very committed to bringing it all out into the open. His movies are very well done, some of which his son worked with him on ... Thanks, John!!

[@chlorine4562]

I feel like something out there is big enough, strong enough and scary enough to keep other animals away that's the thing that seems to be the common in these stories

[@underthefallenstars2788]

Could u imagine all the shit the animals have seen and heard out there? That is a scary thought. What do they know? If only they could talk.

[@arnragnarson1586]

Bigfoot

[@slimyklerburt9590]

its called apex predators lmao

[@annanicole5433]

And whatever it is did not show up for a whole year because it did not want to fight Bob

[@kelseypaige514]

I think there are a lot more people living half-feral in the wilderness than we like to think about. I mean there are a lot of people living on the margins in cities and suburbs (homeless, itinerant, etc). We don't really think about those who are in the same situation but in the wilderness, because we don't see them, but they're out there.

[@jacksonhunt7603]

Every video is so well told!!! (He doesn’t read he tell)

[@stevep6318]

If you've ever done Toastmasters, you'd realize how difficult that is to do, and he does it very well! Kudos!

[@thatvampirelorraine]

Yeah ur spot on ! Well done !

[@bridgetgomez3246]

All of his mannerisms add to the skill!!

[@Dan-iy1jl]

I used to volunteer with a rescue organization in the Southwest AZ desert. Some happy endings. All too many were grief-laden tragedies. Flashbacks triggered by Mr. Ballen. Interesting stories. Thank you. Strange things DO happen in the wilderness.

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

I have no doubt. I can’t imagine being able to do that too many times in a lifetime. It would break you down.

[@MissisChannel]

MORE than a decade ago I was looking at MOVEMENT patterns across our nation connected to 1. road closures, bridge closures, and similar that were ALWAYS connected to being very near the following 1. National forests, 2 Closed or abandoned or active air landing spaces, ports, rail road paths. The closures were very vague and excluding of details that normal causes of such would give. I used google earth search to follow the path of those closures, and would always find one of the above. THEN there was closures of national parks. AS a war veteran and military it made me think of the covert ways military uses to convoy, move, or transfer when they don't want to be detected. SO I just thought well maybe the military is setting up secret bases in the forests or places they just don't want public to know about for whatever reason. Strangely when I did video about it on my channel, showing the google earth search showing a road closure and then followed the path, my account was hacked and the video deleted. I never made one again. AREA 51 shows the efforts our military will go to have secret locations. If they want to build more places like that they will do so in way to never let the public know. NOT saying that is connected to this case, but feds monitoring could be looking for terrorists cells, or monitoring what people find. Whatever it is I pray they find who is taking these people or causing such disappearances. I think claiming it is some bigfoot is a red herring.

[@BottledWitch]

The alarming part is that in the first two stories the animals wouldn't go scavage either camp sights and in the third story, the dog was so afraid that it acted out of character. It's usually indicative that a rather large predator is around. Something that the dog sensed and was afraid of. Something was out there that they couldn't see and it took all three of those campers. It left its scent on the first two campsites and that alone scared the animals so much they refused to go near it.

[@dustinbradford289]

Say it’s not a scent but a presence and what ever it is it has the ability to be seen when it wants too or perhaps it can’t be seen by the human eye? Just like we can’t quite sense it like the dog or the animals can? Very strange

[@BottledWitch]

@@dustinbradford289 Thats also very possible!

[@racketraccoon519]

Scary Dude if your best animal friend don't wanna leave its tent you know there's something out there and it is not friendly

[@k.b.6541]

Animals can sense evil

[@Kulio_ib3wc]

@@dustinbradford289 I can't recall the ladies name but supposedly there was a female photographer that was out in the woods and photographed something like a mirage moving thru the trees like in the movie " Predator".

[@aberdolflincler4596]

As someone whose spent alot of years hunting and camping the woods. I can say that some nights, and some early mornings, things can feel very off in the woods... not like your being stalked by an animal, but dare I say super natural? Don't get me wrong, most days are fine. But sometimes it feels like there's something watching you. And again, it's not animals or other people. They type of feeling that comes over you and chills you to the bone, makes you feel very uncomfortable.. stay safe out there folks.

[@nickprice7752]

I’m a very avid hunter and outdoorsman myself… I’ve been in the woods of ky late at night and early morning, sometimes so dark you can barely make out your hand in front of your face. I’ve had that eerie feeling several times and it’s almost terrifying.

[@bill_y4762]

What do you think it is!! ?

[@rinkincaid5470]

I didn't feel like this while hunting (I never hunted alone) but I grew up playing in the woods from morning to night far from any houses. I have felt this feeling too. I would turn around and expect to see someone or something, but I never did. I thought I was crazy, but you guys make me feel better

[@peaceduke1]

I think we are as a human afraid of darkness and open spaces without people in the wilderness. Obviously, we can't see in the night time and we don't have control and it means we are in danger and in the wild uncontrollable to us environment. Usually, in the summer I spend day-time alone in the forest and I have these feelings as if I'm not alone, I look around and see nothing. I think our mind plays with us and it tries to save and to scare us before something really bad happens. Im sure for 100%, the only danger for a human in the forest 1. Another human 2. Animals. There are no ghosts or smth like that

[@asanda8559]

@@peaceduke1 I grew up in Wisconsin and walking through the woods in the winter at night or early morning is a scary feeling every time, the crunch of the snow plays tricks on you and it sounds like from your footsteps there are others behind you. Spent a lot of mornings and nights gripping my Glock for dear life🤣

[@mtkoslowski]

I believe in having a defensive weapon, ideally a firearm with me when I camp. These examples of solitude seeking are dangerous. Just as you shouldn’t dive alone, I don’t camp alone and I also carry besides my cell phone, a personal emergency locator beacon and a satellite phone because with today’s technology it’s best to go prepared into the wilderness. Just my 2 cents.

[@xtremeemperor]

The sacred texts

[@mocha2259]

the people who went missing and had a firearm: thanks for the advice

[@lindsey607]

Good advice boss.

[@wolvie1618]

Honestly better safe than sorry. To go unarmed in an area you know could at least have wild animals is not the smartest thing

[@GammaGoo]

I take a .38 snub nose whenever I go into the wilderness, saved me from an angry black bear once.

[@Luis0078585]

Animals staying away from tents is really weird

[@levitaggart5943]

More than weird. Just like the dog knew to stay inside, the outside animals know to stay away. They sense the evil out there.

[@franl155]

especially when there's food inside and no lights or sounds to make them keep their distance.

[@levitaggart5943]

@@franl155 Evil in them woods, evil ! Stay out the way or they'll get ya ! Portal snatch, PORTAL SNATCH ! YOU NEVER SEE IT COMING !

[@mikebudzinski3879]

sign of a bigfoot. Bears dont even want to mess with them

[@bertkilborne6464]

I have a feeling that I almost became a missing person one night There was something outside my tent and I was alone, at night I grabbed my gun and thought I might try to scare it away. Something in my mind made me ask myself - Are you actually prepared for what's out there? Then the fear set in. I listened to the sounds of something that resembled tearing cloth and crunching sounds for over an hour I woke up late the next morning and expected to find my campsite demolished But not a single item was moved from how I left it Even a half pot of soup was sitting there on the table untouched Oddly - I had been camping there for over a week and never saw any wildlife not even a bluejay or a crow or a skunk I think it was a good choice to stay in my tent

[@Jordan-mu5bx]

Rumour has it, MrBallen's merch are in one of those tents.

[@MrBallen]

Hahaha its in the works!!

[@theninelivesofsandy9773]

MrBallen that's good cause we're about to take you hostage! Hahahahaha 🤷‍♀️

[@veronicar-k806]

I’m a professional painter. I don’t listen to music when I’m painting houses, I listen to all your stories. So thank you for making work enjoyable! Also, I connect to a google speaker so your stories are blaring outside while I’m on a ladder and my clients will come outside and sit and listen too! Lol. Thank you for bringing people together and starting conversations! 🤙

[@christianpoint0888]

Ballen has singlehandedly changed my jobsite radio & habits also ! A lot less talking & more listening ! Addictive great storytelling !

[@evagarcia6447]

Me 2

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Yep, I work from home and like to listen to background noise, especially people talking. This channel is great.

[@veronicar-k806]

@Pito Keto Apologies, but Im a little confused. What is funny about that?

[@veronicar-k806]

@Pito Keto LOL! Sir, I will pray for you and hope you finally find some happiness in your life.

[@johnroberts6695]

Bob searched the entire mountain for a year, but whatever got Steve didn't get Bob. He searched every inch of the mountain and yet, nothing befell him. Curious. Even hikers and campers who go into these areas armed to the teeth frequently go missing. So taking a .44 Magnum revolver, while highly advisable, isn't enough to guarantee one's safety. Whatever gets these people, gets them even though they're armed.

[@lisahinton9682]

Bob out on that mountain day after day, intentionally covering the entire surface, just incredible, really. Such love and devotion, and dedication. It must've been heartbreaking for him to have come across someone else's remains. But I am glad that person's family got some relief and answers, though possibly more questions, too. The dog refusing to leave the tent, when its normal behavior was to be with its owner always, that really says something. And the wild animals not touching the food in the empty tents is also just strange. And how about two of the tents having the center support missing or broken? All of this is just so strange. Thanks, MrBallen. You're so good at this.

[@emersonertz9144]

i live near some woods and these videos scare me like crazy lol. found him 3 days ago and i’ve been binging all his vids. i’ve also slept with the lights on for the last 3 nights. absolutely no correlation at all.

[@earthhquaakee]

same i put rosary beads in my car because of these spooky videos lol

[@kos_m824]

@Ken Fullman My parent's taught me from a very young age: There is ALWAYS someone else in the woods, even if you don't see them. Nowadays the only thing that really scares me is exactly that, when I'm in the woods totally "alone" I always feel like I'm being watched. Doesn't matter if it's before sunrise when I'm going hunting or in broad daylight. And being a hunter, I know how hard it is to see something or someone that doesn't want to be seen. That's the reason fluorescent orange is so important, it's damn near impossible to see someone wearing camo even if they're standing in the center of a trail not making any attempt to hide

[@bccsivxx-xxivvii]

@@kos_m824 Yea I grew up in the piney woods. Even as kids we always knew to never get separated, and there was usually at least 3 of us, boys and girls. We got lost quite a few times. One time we came out almost ten miles from where we went in. Almost every time we came out on someone's property and us being kids, 10 to 14 years old, they always knew exactly what happened and knew we were lost. We always ended up riding in the back of their pick up truck home. We never started those hikes after 2pm in the summer, so we had at least 5 hours to find our way out. I think about that now and would never want my daughter doing that nowadays.

[@shannonfox4281]

I used to live alone out in the bush on a hundred acre block. I'm a five foot two female but I had a scary looking American bulldog who would do what ever was expected of her and sixteen years of Wing Chun martial arts under my belt. But you just don't go outside at night.

[@nancy9704]

Wow, that last story was crazy. They all are, but when the dog wouldn't come out of the tent and cowered in the corner of the tent, he knew something. I trust the animals. They know more than we do. Their senses are heightened and they're very aware of things we haven't the faintest idea about.

[@liwiathan]

Well, see, other animals trust their instincts humans have logic and will dismiss what's sometimes literally about to bite them

[@Nola5427]

Animals are definetly smarter than people.

[@self-righteousideologue9398]

- First one was clearly bears. That's why the tent was broken. He took off running and made it semi far before the bear caught him and dragged him to hell.

[@jimmyv1753]

Steve was taken out by his new hiking buddies and never actually made it to the mountain at all. The dog and all the extra detail was added just to lower suspicion on the other guys

[@jewlesandvaeh8939]

Is it just me or is every missing person leaving their stuff out kind a neatly

[@evanpatterson1152]

In cases wear they leave their stuff out neatly in places where it's very cold is an indication of hypothermia. When u have hypothermia you just get this feeling that your hot so they probably went crazy, folded their stuff up, then disappeared

[@superstevo189]

Its almost like they want their things to be found to make it all weirder when they never find the person

[@HawkmasterKnutson]

Especially shoes!

[@haddonfieldradio666]

Another great retelling of Missing 411 stories! I hope David Paulides sees your work because you do such a brilliant job...Can’t wait for part 13!

[@thevoyager87]

The fact that Bob was able to find the remains of someone who went missing three whole years earlier but still couldn't find his brother is insane. Goes to show how much he actually cares for his bro. Edit: Okay I don't understand what I said wrong here. All I did was state how he searched so incredibly hard to find his missing brother, that he managed to find a completely different person who went missing on that mountain, and y'all are saying how "disgusting" this comment is or "I have no empathy". Like tf.

[@realaussiemale567]

Makes you wonder how in-depth the search was for their person whose remains he found.

[@felixdom9693]

Yeah but im still sick of how steve not listen to everybody and make the person who love him go through all this

[@richardgomez1151]

It also shows that the other guy just died there and they also were not able to find him for 3 years. Blood hounds don't always work a case here of a truck driver that went missing on an accident and was found 2 weeks later just over 150 meters away in the bush the dogs didn't detect him. With cold temperatures it must be harder as decomposition takes longer time .

[@deeellebee9720]

Spending a whole year and 2500 + miles searching for his brother, doesn't exactly say 'I don't really care about my little brother.'

[@megami.x]

Imagine him finding that other person though and thinking it might be his brother and then how let down he must’ve felt when it turned out to be another person omg

[@realisticprepper8849]

Man it’s wild to see how far this man has come since he started his channel. He’s ballin for sure

[@jonathancerda794]

Damn, bob lived in that mountain for a year and nothing happened to him! He must’ve been some intimidating bro. Just imagine a pissed off bob looking for his brother. Whatever took his brother must’ve been like 😱

[@number8tyeight]

something about Patrick putting a pillow under the injured deer's head is so sweet :(

[@nirvanasingh2]

Made me think he hurt his head when he hit the deer and that's why he did that strange thing

[@shanehorrox2047]

And put food near its mouth….. sweetheart

[@dkavanaugh6568]

sounds like he had trauma to the dome, and then walks off all dementia-like. that sounds like the start of the story.

[@greggrobinson5116]

Honestly, he would have been kinder to put the poor thing out of its misery, and an experienced woodsman or hunter would have known that. It was apparently no longer mobile, so leaving it food and a pillow is more like a sign of mental imbalance on his part, something a child might do. Also, is that when he disappeared? Six months before he was missed? WTF?

[@clifblake]

Love your stories! Thank you, for your military service. That feeling of something is wrong in the woods, is a scary feeling. As an adult I think I have lost most of that sense.I probably need to remember that how to pay more attention to it. I take care of my handicapped brother, he is blind, autistic, and non verbal. We camp, and hike 40 to 80 miles every month. Most of that is in the Kansas county side. So pretty easy, with little wildlife to worry about. If he was ever lost, I believe I'd do what Bob did. Look everywhere, and leave no stone unturned no matter the cost. Bob is a good brother.

[@devekut2]

Mr. Ballen is why I never leave my house. Thanks, Mr. Ballen!

[@degrelleholt6314]

According to some of his stories, staying at home won't save you. lol

[@devekut2]

@@degrelleholt6314 Great! Now I'm never leaving my bed.

[@rhodamccomb797]

Maybe even under your bed nowhere is safe in this world…. 😂

[@devekut2]

@@rhodamccomb797 man...

[@Cronusied]

@@devekut2 According to some of his stories, staying at you're bed won't save you lol

[@zenraven7x301]

This man's channel has made my solo nature hiking self heavily reconsider my hobby.

[@Salman-Bin-Ahmed]

Id rather go to a movie alone than do hikingg. I used to love the idea before I saw this channel. No, thanks. Movie sounds great to me now.

[@colethomas1757]

It makes sense that the woods have untold horrors in them ones we can’t understand because it’s become foreign to humans. The woods that is. They hold dark secrets. Anytime every animal is quiet it’s time to run

[@mechelle9009]

It’s really weird that the food is always there and not touched. Some Animals will come with in 24 hours. Even with people there.

[@BritonAD]

The animals no better than to eat processed modern food, lol.

[@redjaygaming9757]

@@BritonAD i don't think you understand, the animals don't care food is food to them

[@Oshbotscom]

I say homicide. It's easy to club someone in the head when they can't see you outside the tent. It would explain the top strut broken on 2 of the tents too. Unless the rangers knew exactly what and how much they took in, they really don't know how much was actually missing. If you were a serial killer, state parks are pretty decent hunting grounds. People go missing every day.

[@darionbuck8864]

@@Oshbotscom you must be new to the 411 mysteries. There are thousands of these cases with eerily similar factors. What we do for sure know is that there is not one answer. You can't just say its homicide, case closed. Look into more of these.

[@zayvion.r]

Yea that is crazy because whatever there even makes bears piss their pants

[@mariac4127]

When your mom (or really any mom) tells you not to go somewhere cause she’s got a bad feeling you should listen cause maternal protective instinct is one of the strongest human instincts there is. Edit: Sorry for awakening the guys w mommy issues in the replies lol

[@carldrogo9492]

You're right...but unfortunately that charlatan seemed to be insufferably irrational and stubborn.

[@mariac4127]

@@carldrogo9492 yeah I feel like false confidence was a big factor

[@alexcarter2542]

This is the truth. A woman's instinct is scary good. My wife has saved us from all sorts of bad luck, and at this point in my life, when she tells me she's got a bad feeling about something, we just stay home and don't do it, and i swear to god, 98% of the time, it's for a reason: the weather gets real, real bad; a log falls on our in-laws car out in the middle of nowhere in the UP and they're stranded up there for a week; we find out the day later that the convenience store she didn't want to go in after shopping got robbed exactly when we would have been in there. Woman's intuition is real guys and you're fools to ignore it. It's like a super power they have it's some kind of Spidey sense i don't understand it but it's real and you're making a stupid gamble when you write it off.

[@Freedom4PalestineEndZioNazism]

Hey... paternal too. I discovered that my baby was scalded, going on intuition, while baby was in my ex mother in law's care. As for the consequences to that... let's just say that we live in a sick and twisted society. But ALHAMDULILLAH, there is Allaah and there is a Day of Judgement.

[@alexcarter2542]

@@Freedom4PalestineEndZioNazism الحمد الله ان البيبي بالامن الله يحفظكم الله يعينك ياخي

[@JudyBaird-p4n]

Even as someone who works in a national preserve and whose daily routine involves walking average ~8-10 km radio tracking wildlife, I could never think of going out there without all the safety measures we're instructed to use (GPS, a live tracking device, an emergency beacon, radio and compass). Hearing these stories makes me even more aware of how important it is to NEVER get separated from your group/partner. I definitely do not have the iron confidence of more experienced hikers but I feel that that a little fear goes a long way keeping me and my crew safe. These places are so vast I'm not particularly surprised when a body is never found.

[@SirXer]

That last one was so interesting and curious. His brother is truly a great man, and gave another family the peace of mind I hope he gets someday.

[@kimmanning4989]

I’ve hiked Marcy, there’s a tiny dead lake full of what I would describe as peat moss, the waters colour is dark tea. As the trail opens up to the foot of it you get a really eerie feeling, you move from a beautiful forest to a dead lake surrounded by cliff walls.The path narrows considerably along the side of the lake. Were a person to fall in…I think the peat would swallow them up.

[@QueenBee-kx3sg]

That’s horrifying

[@bobs5596]

see that's a plausible explanation so people don't like it.

[@adrianaslund8605]

That would preserve their bodies as well.

[@eltipobigotudo2162]

@@bobs5596 No, I like that better than the idea of some demon hunting humans in the wilderness of America.

[@kimmanning4989]

@@bobs5596 Bahahahaha! You’re probably right!

[@TheAftHole]

I listen to this dude at work for probably 4-5 hours a day. Got my mom and sister into it too. Keep up the good work MrBallen!!!

[@goblinking8510]

One thing I've learned from binge watching these 411 casing. When you go looking for someone, think of the impossible. They probably left not in the right state of mind, or their state of mind changed, and nothing they do/did will make sense. If they are an accomplished hiker.... good luck. The search radius is going to be an extra mile every 2 hours, if not more... if it's a kid, make that a mile every 30 mins because somehow that kid's going to be 40 miles away and up a 1400-foot cliff.

[@angelg.4846]

He is so good at telling these stories that it sounds like he was there, or these people were friends of his and he's telling us this from firsthand knowledge. Dude needs a TV show!

[@daduff5164]

He's the cause of all these people going missing. He kidnapped them for his own amusement. Lol

[@rossington1680]

This is his TV show🤠

[@lynnetrathen4587]

I’m beginning to think there is a universe out there where all our missing people are 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@doodlebugsanddustbunnies9325]

You mean like that spot in the dryer where all you other socks go, but like..for people

[@lynnetrathen4587]

@@doodlebugsanddustbunnies9325 lmao yep exactly like that 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️

[@jakers2323]

and their boots

[@midgetydeath]

Jumanji.

[@welsh.truth.dragon3914]

Or in a secret base

[@ArmstrongandTumbler]

At the risk of sounding crazy, I say their might be some UAP stuff going on. I heard other military stories of guys who would just black out after finding something weird like a UAP, and suddenly they find themselves at a super far away location with no recollection of how they got there, and in record time.

[@tjcarter524]

Nothings worse then loosing a brother and seeing your energetic dog scared in a corner of a tent and always listen to your pets always

[@thomasjcorson4758]

Not all dogs are good guardians we have 2 that's supposed to keep predators away from our homestead they don't they would rather chase the harmless critters instead

[@degrelleholt6314]

And always listen to your Mom!🧓

[@richiecuzzz1]

It’s scary how many people go missing in ridiculous ways. I feel there’s some kind of spiritual presence in certain forests or intelligent beings that haven’t been discovered. The Native Americans knew about a lot of the “things” in the wild out there that weren’t normal animals.

[@user-dr9zo2jb3r]

Yes and enchanted or cursed areas

[@vanessalong9932]

I have heard native American stories. They seem to know/or are taught about things we don't I guess..

[@vanessalong9932]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 troll

[@vanessalong9932]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 one man's b.s. is another's hope and ur point is? If religion helps people get through this life and its pain who cares

[@user-dr9zo2jb3r]

@@terryfuldsgaming7995 take your medication..

[@AshababyO]

There is definitely something paranormal and or multidimensional happening out in these forests. No doubt about it.

[@DiamondCake2]

No evidence whatsoever, but sure, no doubt about it.

[@eibbor171]

@@DiamondCake2 yea sure..just like there is no evidence of certain inoculation that increases the chance of catching the dying suddenly. what ever you say bud

[@SJ-xb7lg]

LMAO go out thare alone or with your buddy for a few days plenty of evidence for ya@@DiamondCake2

[@justjoshingya504]

I've wanted to get this off my chest...years ago at my work place in which I guard I had an experience I can't explain. I've tried to tell people, but its only made me isolated with colleagues, and friends who just think I'm telling a story for fun, and that I'm taking it too far by mentioning it to them from time to time..I look after a patch if land around 100mi in diameter on the blue ridge mountains to make sure people don't trespass onto this property. There's a ranger, and myself located out there, and I'm responsible for making rounds to keep it secure from the public. The area is littered with motion sensor trail cams, and thermal imaging cameras that scan the tree lines, and forest near the cabin I stay in. One night I went out to do my rounds make sure no one was camping there or hunting, and I pulled up to a deer stand I put up to check the tablet connected to the cameras, and noticed I had 5 motion alerts, mind you seeing that isn't a concern as the wildlife ranges from deer to black bear, even cougars. The way the camera system is set up it sends a ping to my tablet, and while not taking video, and saving it, it does let me go to the feed and view the most recent ping, and what mightve caused it, if I can catch it quick enough. I brought up the camera view, and saw what I thought was a person or at least a bear on its hind legs standing on the edge of a clearing about 2 miles away from where I was sitting while on the mountain looking down at around dusk. It really only looked like a person with black splotches of hair all over. I sat up with my thermal scope I used for my rifle to see exactly where it was headed since the most exciting thing I get to do is tell a random hiker or hunter to leave every so often. Standing up I noticed that whatever it was it was quite large for a bear making me think it was a person resting their arm on a tree a couple miles away down the mountain giving me a clear view, then another ping, and another looking down for a few moments to see which ones were tripped I saw it was heading up the mountain not in my direction, but towards the powerlines at the top since powerlines are barren of trees for safety, with the forest touching both sides. Seeing that I raised my scope again, and noticed whoever this was walked in a way that made a little uneasy, almost like they were able to see in the dark avoiding making to much noise while going up hill in dense forest, I had been watching for about 10 minutes just trying to figure out what was going on, when I received a ping to my radio from the ranger asking me if I was checking on sensors being tripped, because it was happening every few moments now, and it was an intelligent, and intentional pathing to the powerlines where you are not allowed to go through, especially not while trespassing into the guarded area I looked after. After watching for awhile longer my hair on the back of my neck stood up when I looked up from the tablet to find in just a moment they had made it through the clearing into the next patch of forest facing me. They had stopped going towards the path of power lines to heading towards my direction. I switched my view to the trail they were near, and saw the black and white imagine of heat I can only describe as a very tall thing that had a stride as if it was stretching its legs as far out as it could, while being conscious enough to not make a single noise. The sensors trip again, and it's now stopped in front of another camera standing there, and while I didn't notice at the time until after thinking about it over and over what I didn't know then was that it was watching me from its position very closly..my thinking behind this is what my actions leads too, and seeing their reaction to my movements..when I noticed they were headed towards me quite quickly, and had paused as if it saw me I jumped, and dropped the tablet onto the ground from about 10ft off the ground in this tree stand, panicked I switched to my phone, and check to see if I can get back into the system quickly as it was not a quiet mistake, and I didn't want them to know I was out there watching them..ping ping ping ping ping ping ping over, and over not from, but towards me as if the sensor trips were my own heart ringing in my ears, they had started to full sprint through the forest straight towards me, I pinged the ranger our sos, stumbled down almost falling completely to the ground rushing to my rifle, forgetting the scope in the stand rendering my vision useless dropping it, flipping the ATV into gear turning the lights on high, and realizing I can now from what I thought was miles away hear thumping, and cracks around me as if the entire mountain had become alive, and each tree was charging me as it echoed throughout the forest..I managed to turn around quickly checking my phone reassuring myself the pings being triggered were consistent with only 1 path of movements helping me pick out the trail I could safely speed down to safety, my ranger pings me again on the radio this time breaking silence to ask me if my alert required him bringing his rifle, not wanting to crash I ignored his question barely making it out in the first place, but seeing he was asking me while already holding it in his lap speeding down the trail I was heading down in his truck..once we met up a few moments later I picked up my rifle, and fired once into the air to allow the sound wave to reverberate throughout the bowl we were in between the mountains, and clearing seeing if that would at least stop whoever was charging down to us the ranger seeing me as panicked as I was went white as a ghost lifted his rifle that was equipped with nvs fired after a few seconds only to pause when we here the whole forest fall silent..taking my chance I pulled my rifle, and essentials off the atv into the truck, and we rushed to the cabin to see on the monitors what was going on..instead the moment I got through the door, and it was shut my legs went limp making me fall to the ground injuring myself since the armour I wear is heavy my tailbone had a hair line fracture, after another moment Pat, well ranger ran to the monitor looked not seeing anything looks back at me seeing my hand was bleeding, I looked down, and noticed when I had hurried down the ladder of the deer stand I had compound fractured my hand having the bones that connect my pink/ring finger snap through my skin. He ran to me berated me with questions that I can't remember now, just sitting on the floor as if I was the only one there, staring at the monitor seeing nothing but darkness in the mountain, a wave of relief, and emotion washed over me knowing they had not followed us to the cabin brought me to tears, a grown man armed with an AR platform, armour, and as good of kit anyone in the mountains could need to survive broke down into tears over whatever had happened. Only a few people know this happened to me, as the nature of my job is secretive, and I can only tell my wife, my parents, and brother, only telling friends I think would at worst think I was joking, at best think I over exaggerated or embellished...I just wish I saw them I wish I at least knew what happened, and why, I wish I had went back out regardless of my hand, I just want to know who it was, how is a person not afraid of two grown men firing rifles at them? What kind of confidence does it take to be in the middle of nowhere no one for miles in the forest, near a ranger cabin, and is able to do that

[@ajax2856]

I know you're likely not going to see this reply (to the person that posted this specifically), but that is bone-chilling, easily one of the creepiest accounts i've ever heard, must've been goddamn terrifying...

[@clairehann2681]

Crazy story...then I read the username...😉

[@saucexsativa7742]

A darn almost fell for it

[@Onikag]

How tall was the creature and what did it look like

[@wayneduncan3121]

Makes sense that you were kidding, b/c that story had many inconsistencies that anyone competent would pick up on...unless you're telling an "authority" in the upper midwestern states, then they'd simply ask questions before easily giving up on it.

[@CosmopolitanFools]

A WONDERFUL introduction, basis of facts as known, & conditions surrounding the strange & mysterious. A thought provoking discussion, rationality used when stating the FACTS as known - ZERO opinion . . . WOW! Real information for real people in a scientific investigative process of presenting scenarios outre & obscure.

[@MrBallen]

Thank you!

[@suzyq2389]

Now THAT is what I call a compliment. And what a pleasing vocabulary.

[@curtis209]

Annnddd this is why his SUBSCRIBERS keeps growing AND HBO Just hit him up for sponsorship!

[@curtis209]

@@suzyq2389 some people love ODDLY SATISFYING videos of painting or popping pimples. I enjoy reading a properly formatted sentence. 😋😛😜🤪😝🤗💯

[@majen66]

Strange thing is most mountain dogs (experienced outdoor animals) won't shy down from a Mountain Lion or Bear.... or another Human. For that dog to cower in the tent like that it had to be something they were hearing or smelling that really had them spooked. Very strange. It's like something snatches these people up and takes them away. For some reason a few are returned dazed and unaware of what happened. For most unfortunately they are just gone. Thanks to David's 411 I'm ultra careful when camping and make sure I'm never alone.

[@alexanderlohmann1096]

The strange thing with the second case and the "knife"-theory: if you leave your tent with a knife in the middle of the night to confront a perceived danger (or even just to run away), you don't take the time and turn your back to said danger to bend low and close the zippers on your tent. The thoroughly closed tent doesn't fit to a nightly, stressful or in any way frantic scenario.

[@T-1001]

Good point.

[@levitaggart5943]

Yes. "If you leave your tent with a knife in the middle of the night . . .", that just sounds like a YOU'RE FUCKED SCENARIO ! The campsite wasn't a mess, there wasn't evidence of an attack. This shit screams, "when you made up your mind to come, it was done". Whatever is out there, people can't handle it. Don't fuck around, you will lose, many already have.

[@Salman-Bin-Ahmed]

I thought of this point too, but he said there were mosquitos there, so thought maybe, he heard some noise out there and wanted to investigate rather than confront and thought he would come back and hence closing the zip

[@Nick-Emery]

I can not handle that there is no ending to these stories 😮

[@prestongoodwin407]

Ya that 1 gets me. To find out how many dead people or murders he makes stories about with no ending on the people. Bugs me hugly as well

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Some there are and some, just like life, no answers. It bothers me too but that’s how life is.

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Probably should skip the Missing 411 stories as most don’t have answers. The others usually do. 😊

[@primovid]

I think that's kinda the point 😄

[@americanpatriot7247]

There isn't an ending to these real life happenings. Really wish there were because that means they were found. There are people missing all over the country, actually in every country in the world. EVERY national park in our country have many people missing that went into them and never came out. They wouldn't admit it for the longest time. Yosemite has the most people missing in a national park. There are also cases reported of missing truckers, but their rigs are usually found. Others as well. People go missing usually when they are alone.... or become detached from their group and they are momentarily isolated. Adults, kids, all ages, both sexes, all physical conditions. People with dogs sometimes go missing, too. Some of the dogs are found alive. Sometimes dead, sometimes the person & their dog are never found. Most of the time these people are never found. Or they find their remains a long time later in areas that has been searched multiple times. Sometimes they are found, usually dead, but every once in awhile they are found alive and they usually can't explain what happened to them. This has actually been going on for a LONG time. Cases reported from the 1800's even.... over the decades up to current. Upsetting, to say the very least. Watch "CanAm Missing 411" with David Paulides here on U-Tube for many more cases and reporting on these and other cases.

[@DrBeaver]

I considered myself an avid hiker before watching all the 411 episodes.

[@janetlieb2507]

Yes! Be safe!!

[@captainwaffles940]

Hiking safely is one of the most fun things. I've hiked so many mountains in the smoky mountains. The only thing is: NEVER HIKE ALONE. It's just a bad idea

[@lakesuperiorgirl1752]

After following Dave P. for years. I'm not comfortable going to National Parks by myself

[@ecthelion222]

I think most ppl have the insight and gut instincts to know when the forrest goes silent there is danger nearby. It’s a common theme in shows and movies bc it’s a prevalent clue of danger irl. It also causes an ominous feeling. A trepidatious feeling to come over you. I experienced it once w my dad on a camping trip and he said “let’s go back” the moment it happened. We both stopped walking immediately bc it’s such an obvious change in the environment. It’s creepy. We never found out what it was & I’m glad. We just turned around without missing a step after that one second of pausing.

[@smittysmeee]

8:17 If you're giving a deer carcass a pillow and your lunch on the side of the road where you just hit it and then wander off and leave your car behind, you are either in the process of a psychotic break or you hit your head in the accident. Also, what witness watches that happen without stopping the guy and asking him if he's okay? Maybe they were freaked out by his weirdness, but at least call the police to report the accident and give them a heads up that a potentially injured or sick man is wandering around the wilderness. That whole scenario is bizarre.

[@forglover12-un4et]

good point! but the dear may have not been dead yet? maybe just injured to the point where he thought he could save it? but i'm not sure about everything after that lol

[@trukeesey8715]

Maybe they were low and base inferior folks.

[@craig4451]

If he is found he has about $200,000 or more storage fees on that vehicle in impound...

[@Silver-Sliver]

So, where did he disappear from? Walking away from his truck after that interaction with the deer, or his tent with the empty knife sheath? If from tent; how would he have gotten back to it with no truck? I agree that most likely, he was traumatized some way from the accident, wandered off and died, somehow.

[@user-dr9zo2jb3r]

That's pretty logical actually. I'm very sane and I walked all the way back to my house after a car accident on and came to my senses in front of my door. Though I knew better I just stood there freezing for over and hour..I could've gone in. I didn't seek help though I had my own phone..plus neighbors fairly close. They only found me because someone saw my car with a busted windshield where my head hit it off the road and came looking for me. I went to the hospital and had a concussion which I recovered from fairly quickly and easily. At first I'd try to say sentences and the words would be out of order..but no real issues. Imagine if I'd been on a strange highway or near a bluff or cave. Head injuries cause one to do illogical things. Many of these cases could be head injuries.

[@elliep8325]

Things I’ve learned from Mr Ballen: I will never go camping, go in a cave, or go diving (especially not into a cave). I’m good fam.

[@jonathanbailey26]

Or go to work o r a hotel or buy a house or scuba dive or take your eyes off people you love. Maybe I should get a gun 🔫 🤔.

[@gibletsiam9704]

Yeah, I'm a lot more aware of stuff whenever I go camping. And I'll never go solo camping again. I tried it twice and had some creepy experiences both times. I can't go out deep into the woods alone without psyching myself out lol

[@nathanpearce7169]

Lol ive been campung my whole life. These stories are... Anomalies (idk hiw to spell it) and more than likely i think these are delisions of people and so the evidence doesnt make sense. I aint going to mt shaman tho

[@gibletsiam9704]

@@nathanpearce7169 Yeah, it's not a reason to discourage going, just be cautious. The only reason these stories give me the jitters as much as they do is that I've experienced some weird shit out in the woods. The two that haunt me are the only two times I went alone. I got caught in a thunderstorm one time. I want 50-100 meters off the trail and set up camp in this bowl area to prevent myself from being seen, and all of my gear is camouflaged. You were NOT going to see my campsite. It was so wet, I couldn't even get a fire going, so there wasn't even that to see. Night fell, so I want to bed. All. Damn. Night.. I could clearly hear a bipedal creature that was at least the size of a large man just circling my camp. From the sounds of the footsteps, it couldn't have been more than 30 feet away or so at any given point. The other time, I got ran off my campsite by a large pack of coyotes. I had to abandon camp with nothing but my shotgun, and I got lost in the woods for hours before finally stumbling onto a road I know several miles from my truck. I made it to the truck and I waited out the night. Went back at daylight to retrieve my gear, and they tore up the area where I was at. I refuse to go solo camping any more

[@jq7323]

@@gibletsiam9704 first time I heard coyotes barking together gave me chills so bad. I don't mind hearing howls but 2-3 coyotes sound like 10 dogs getting murdered when they do the weird barking thing.