[narrator] Since the dawn of civilization,
cultures spanning the globe have been on a quest
to discover the elusive, enigmatic creature
known as Bigfoot.
Over the past five years,
an elite team of specialists have scoured North America
on an expedition like no other.
[Bryce] We know we're close.
[Mireya] That's a heat signature.
[Bryce] We know it breathes. It's a tree structure.
-We know it bleeds. -[man speaking]
[Bryce] This is an animal.
[Russell] That's insane.
[Bryce] And an animal can be found.
[Mireya whispering] Right in front of us, it's moving.
Do you see it?
[narrator] This trio of experts spent a lifetime
honing their respective skills.
[Bryce] I've been researching Bigfoot since I was a kid.
Do you see that?
But this quest is not a job for just one person.
[Russell] On this mission,
I applied my military training.
I move fast, stealthy,
and cover a lot of ground.
For me as a scientist
that has been looking for and discovering
elusive primates for decades,
this would be the discovery of a lifetime.
-[soft howling] -Tell me you heard that.
[Bryce] It's like no man's land.
[narrator] They've harnessed data analysis and algorithms
with eyewitness accounts...
I just remember seeing my brother's face and how scared he was.
[narrator] ...and relentless surveillance
like no one has done before
to identify key locations...
[Bryce whispering] Oh, what is that?
[narrator] ...of where this cryptid creature could be.
[Bryce] Oh, my.
[Russell] I've got its tracks down here.
I've got legit tracks.
[controller vibrates and beeps]
-[man 2] Taking off. -[drone buzzing]
[narrator] Armed with cutting-edge technology...
[Bryce] Wow, that is fast.
[narrator] ...the team is on a groundbreaking expedition
to unlock the centuries-old mystery
once and for all.
I want to find the evidence
that's needed to get Bigfoot out of the pages of myth...
What is that?
...and into the science books.
I think there could be.
I would like there to be.
I mean, otherwise, there wouldn't be stories
in every single country.
[Mireya] And whether it's something
as small as a hair,
if it's out here,
we're going to find it.
[animal growling]
[Bryce] Well, I got to tell you, I'm super excited.
[Mireya] It's crazy.
When we got that hit, it was like,
-"Time to go". -Yeah.
[narrator] Over the past five years,
the team has conducted expeditions
that have spanned over 1,600 miles
and along the way have gathered evidence
and witness accounts
culminating in what is believed to be
a Bigfoot migration route
that begins and ends in Northern California.
Had we hesitated,
we could possibly miss whatever set that camera off.
[narrator] At every investigation site,
they have left 24/7 surveillance monitoring systems.
And after nine months of silence...
the NorCal site captured two upright creatures
walking through the woods,
prompting Mireya, Bryce, and Russell
to rendezvous at the location
where the trail cams were set off.
With the activity that Bryce has been getting,
we need to be back here.
[Bryce] Making our way now. We'll see you soon.
[Russell] All right. I'll see you in a bit.
What is it about this location?
Due to this recent activity,
we are here to explore this idea
that these creatures are coming down from the north,
following the food source,
and raising their young right here.
It would be the right time of year
for a creature to migrate
-to an area like this. -Mm-hmm.
[Mireya] Migration is something that ensures
an animal has all of the natural resources
that it needs,
not only for its own survival,
but for the survival of their young.
[Bryce] Makes so much sense.
Are they coming back to breed?
For centuries, people have believed
that there's only one Bigfoot.
But seeing as how there's reports coming in
from all over the world,
that leads me to believe
that there are generations of Bigfoot.
-I mean, we found those nests. -[Mireya] Watch out.
[narrator] It is widely believed
in the Bigfoot research community
that Sasquatch build nests.
[Bryce] Ah.
-You smell that? Yeah. -It smells like wet dog.
[narrator] During their 2021 expedition in this location...
[Bryce] What do you think this is?
[Mireya] This reminds me
of a gorilla nest.
Constructed, woven.
[narrator] ...the team discovered
-a cluster of possible Bigfoot nests. -[Bryce] Oh, my God.
[Russell] And what's interesting about those nests
is there was a large one and a small one.
-[Mireya] Are you serious? -[Russell] Right here.
-We have two nests. -That's incredible.
[narrator] Northern California marked the only place
where the team has found
multiple nests clustered together,
supporting their belief
that families migrate to this area.
[Mireya] The great thing about nests is
that they can yield so much information.
Well, that gets me excited.
I believe the Bigfoot breeding season
takes place in the spring,
much like other animals.
And that's why there's so much activity
taking place right now.
[narrator] As Mireya and Bryce continue
to make their way from the road,
Russell Acord travels deep in the tree line
in search of the nesting site.
It's completely changed.
Last time we were up here,
you could walk across that creek
and not even get your feet wet.
All these trees that are down,
this is all from the rainfall.
I can't get through this way.
I'm going to go back the way we came.
[Bryce on radio] Hey, Russ, this is Bryce and Mireya.
Do you copy?
[Russell] Hey, Bryce, go ahead.
We're approaching the old nest site now.
[Russell] I'll tell you what, there's a whole lot more water
than we had last time we were here.
You can't even cross this waterway.
[Bryce] Copy that. We're making our way now.
We'll see you soon.
[Russell over radio] All right.
All right. Let's head towards that bridge.
It shouldn't be too far behind us.
[ominous music playing]
[Bryce] It's all coming back a little bit, huh?
[Mireya] Yeah, except it's a lot...
denser now, isn't it?
[Bryce] It is.
Already feels like we're encroaching
into a territory.
[Mireya] Yeah, we're definitely close now.
[Bryce] There's like a fog.
[Mireya] What I can't get over is
-how loud that river is. -Yeah.
What's interesting is
just how quiet it's been
until recently.
I mean, if we had to come back to any other active location,
this is the first place I would choose.
I mean, Northern California is just historical
in its propensity for Bigfoot sightings
and reports that are credible.
[narrator] This unique area of Northern California,
also known as the Lost Coast,
spans over 7,000 acres of wild and untouched terrain,
and is one of the global epicenters
for Bigfoot reports.
There have been more than 10,000 reported sightings
of this elusive creature
in the continental United States,
and NorCal is one of the highest concentrated areas
for those sightings.
-[Mireya] Coming up to that bridge. -Oh, my God!
-[chuckling] Holy cow. -Yeah.
-[Mireya] Wow-- Oh, my God. -Oh, this is way different.
[Mireya] That's wild.
-Holy [bleep]. -Oh, man.
-[Mireya] And we walked through that last time. -[Bryce] Yeah.
[Russell] Hey, guys.
-[Bryce] Hey. -Hey, Russell.
-[Russell] Hey. How's it going? -[Bryce] Russ.
Insane water, huh?
-Crazy. -That's something else, right?
Yep.
[Mireya] That nesting area over there,
there is no way there's anything left
-with this... -[Russell] No.
-[Bryce] Right. -...water level.
Anything that was there is too close to the water.
If they're doing any kind of nesting,
it's going to be much higher...
-Agree. -...away from this.
With those nesting sites blown out,
perhaps that's the reason for this recent activity.
These creatures could be looking
for new nesting grounds.
[narrator] With the original nest site destroyed
due to extreme weather,
the team must employ tools to further their expedition
based on the possible Bigfoot sighting
that was captured just two days ago.
[Bryce] Well, we got our work cut out for us.
I'm going to get those drones up
-so we can map this area... -Perfect.
...and establish our target zone.
-[Mireya] That's awesome. Let's go get the gear. -[Russell] Sounds good.
[Bryce] To really hit the ground running
here in Northern California,
we need to map this area and fast.
-Good to see you. -Good to see you.
[Mireya] Wow, you brought a lot of stuff.
[Bryce] Which is why we've brought in Pete Kelsey.
[Bryce] We really only know
that something has moved through here.
And we know the location of the old nesting site.
But that's been washed away.
So we're looking for points of interest
that could be
possible new nesting grounds.
[Pete] So to map this place,
we have brought a fleet of drones.
This is survey-grade LiDAR drone.
[narrator] Light Detection and Ranging known as LiDAR is
a sophisticated mapping system
that creates precise three-dimensional composites
of terrain.
What about this one, then?
[Pete] Also LiDAR. Really flexible.
We can fly this.
I can pull it off the drone,
-walk with it. -[Bryce] Mmm.
And I'm wondering
if there's markers we can look for
to help us find those new nesting sites.
A nest means things are going to it
-and coming out of it, right? -Yes. Right.
[Pete] This is a multispectral camera.
-[Mireya] What does it do? -[Bryce] Wow.
[Pete] It looks at plants
that have been walked on, dug up.
So, for identifying game trails.
[Pete] Combined with LiDAR, it's a one-two punch.
If something interesting in the LiDAR lines up
with something interesting in the multispectral--
-We got a hit. -Yeah.
Well, with this window of opportunity...
Yeah, we need to fly.
[Bryce] Mireya, maybe you could
-ground scan that old nesting site... -[Mireya] Sure.
[Bryce] ...see if you can find anything.
[narrator] While the team utilizes
handheld LiDAR scanners
and thermal technology
to record data from the ground,
this fleet of drones sets out to seek, map, and pinpoint
possible nesting sites,
scanning the forest floor
for unusual ground disturbances
in this 7,000-acre area.
[Mireya] Because we strongly believe
something has nested here before,
scanning this area is going to give us a huge advantage
in knowing where
these animals might be moving to next.
[narrator] The team returns to analyze the data.
We're looking for game trails.
We're looking for river barriers.
[Pete] Have a look at this.
This is acres and acres.
[Mireya] If you zoom in, would we be able to see
like, clusters of what could be nests?
Look, they're round.
Like a nest.
-[Bryce] Wow. -There's a lot of connecting points.
[Bryce] All kinds of...
That's interesting.
-[Russell] Oh, wow. -[Mireya] Oh.
Game trail by something big and heavy.
[Mireya] Oh, that's interesting.
[Pete] That's why multispectral is
such an interesting tool,
because the plants are saying...
-[Bryce] Wildlife is moving through here. -[Mireya] Okay.
[Pete] Exactly.
[Mireya] That's pretty close to our old base camp.
So I say we start there,
because if we're trying to habituate anything,
going back to that same spot may elicit some curiosity.
Makes sense to me.
[Russell] Are those the old rugged roads there?
[Bryce] Yeah.
[Russell] So if they're still passable,
I can get up into some of these areas
that I'd really like to scout out.
[narrator] With possible new nest clusters identified,
Russell plans to investigate the northeast quadrant,
and Bryce and Mireya will set up base camp
in the same remote zone as the previous expedition.
If I was something shy, elusive,
avoiding humans,
that's where I'd go.
[Russell] That LiDAR has given us such an advantage.
[Mireya] It's exciting to know
that we suddenly have a target.
[Russell] We're in the right place.
We're here at the right time.
[Bryce] We've got the best team.
[Russell] It's only a matter of time.
We're this close.
[Mireya] The LiDAR scans revealed
several possible clusters of nests.
We decided it would be best if we divide and conquer.
So Bryce and I are going to go and investigate
the cluster that was found
near the old nesting site,
while Russ travels to the northeast
where he can then investigate the ones identified there.
I picked an area out that is really, really dense.
A lot of overgrowth like what we're seeing right here.
And it's steep.
The results of this LiDAR
has given me exactly what I need.
But we're talking a massive amount of ground.
What I'm going to do is
utilize these old logging roads
for as far as I can
until I have to get out and hit that tree line.
A couple of years ago when we were out here,
we weren't facing months of heavy rains
that we're facing today.
Oh, what have we got?
Got a landslide here. Look at this.
This tree wouldn't be a problem.
I can't move those rocks.
There's no way I can drive past this stuff.
A good reminder how quick this stuff happens.
I need to get the truck back out of here where it's safe.
I got a long ways to hike and we're burning daylight.
[grunts] The beast.
I want to make sure that we have
everything that we're going to need.
Okay, let me think.
It's going to be steep and brutal.
We have to be prepared.
Night vision,
thermal, parabolic light,
scope,
flashlights.
-'Cause once we leave... -Layer to stay dry.
...there's no coming back.
We're set.
You ready?
Let's do this.
With night coming in, it's time to move.
[ominous music playing]
[Mireya] Look, this one looks
like a really good active game trail here.
[Bryce] Oh, yeah. Look at that.
This is some of what was being picked up on the scanner.
[narrator] Eight miles from Russell's position,
Mireya and Bryce scan the forest floor
one mile from base camp.
[Mireya] All right, here we go.
See all these disturbances
-in the ground? -[Bryce] I do.
[Mireya] Clearly, there's a lot of stuff moving through here.
-Look at that. -Oh, yeah.
[Mireya] All in here.
[Bryce] This wet ground makes
stuff a little easier to spot, hey?
[Mireya] That's the thing about rain.
You think, well, it's washing away stuff.
But when it lets up,
-all of these indentations... -Yeah.
...form that you can then spot.
[Bryce] Let's find some evidence.
[narrator] While the team begins exploring
Northern California's backcountry...
[Bryce] When we come into an active target zone,
we immediately start fielding
local reports and sightings.
It's a lot of work to really vet the ones
that are going to help our expedition.
That's why I've brought in some help.
[narrator] 15 miles away,
a new resource to the expedition
heads to the nearest town.
My name is Ben Smith,
and I'm a former undercover CIA field operative.
I'm here to help the team out,
to track down as many eyewitnesses as I can,
and to find those kinds of stories
that will get us closer to the truth.
My role put me all over the world.
I spent most of my time in Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union
in high-risk environments.
This is not unusual for an intelligence officer
to hit up a bar in an area of activity
that they're interested in.
I've always been interested in cryptozoology,
especially Bigfoot,
having grown up in the Pacific Northwest.
Being a stranger in a strange land,
I often used my passion for Bigfoot
as a technique to break through
someone's cold, hard shell.
All right.
This looks good.
I realized that people all around the world
believed in Bigfoot
and that, in fact, many had seen it.
In the 1950s,
the Soviet Union sponsored an expedition,
the Soviet Snowman Commission Report.
It came back with thousands of accounts
from really reputable sources.
I'm a skeptic by nature...
-Hello! -...and yet I think we only get
the physical evidence
after a rigorous investigation.
You have to put your skin in the game to find the truth.
Who's this guy right here?
[bartender] That's Biscuit.
-Biscuit. Buddy. -[bartender] Yeah.
-Cheers. -Yeah, cheers.
[Ben] I'm here doing Bigfoot research in the area.
-Bigfoot? -Bigfoot.
You hear any Bigfoot stories?
-Yeah, quite a few actually. -[Ben] Really?
Can you describe it?
-I've heard crazy screaming calls. -[Ben] Yeah.
[woman] We just kept hearing, like,
-someone, like, tracing behind us. -[Ben] Mm.
-Uh-huh. -[woman] It just really freaked us out.
Something was stalking us.
We were in proximity one,
-and we were being watched. -Yep.
You know, we know jack
-about what's out there. -Right.
When you sit down and you talk with them face to face,
a lot of the other things about an individual may
or may not agree on fall away.
And what you have is an individual
who saw something that was very compelling,
and that it changed their lives.
[man] Driving southbound,
I had an interesting experience
with two figures that I can't explain.
Oh. Tell me about it. What happened?
-I was with another person... -Mm-hmm.
...and these two creatures ran across the street
and jumped.
And it was a straight drop off cliff.
-It couldn't have been a human, in other words... -Right.
...'cause they would have
tumbled, broken bones.
-There were two of them. -Definitely.
Two different figures.
Human, hominid-shaped?
-Bipedal. -Bipedal.
With that motion of the arms.
-Oh, wow. -Yeah.
-About 5 feet. -Interesting.
This is incredible intel.
We're in the same location
and this witness is describing a nearly identical event
to what our trail cams captured just a few days ago.
Your encounter to me kind of tracks
with some of the other data points that we're getting.
If they're anywhere, it's here.
You see that?
All this stuff's been pulled up.
That's a small animal doing that.
[narrator] Now, just 3 miles
from the northeast target zone,
Russell discovers possible signs of life.
So if you think about it, it's been raining nonstop,
animals that have been hunkered down are
now getting whatever they can to feed on.
Anything out here that's trying to feed...
is also being watched
by something bigger
that's trying to feed.
[whispering] Look at that tree that came down.
There's no cut marks.
There's nothing.
Look at these branches broken off right here too.
Where did that come from?
See how these trees are broken down?
I can logically accept that as snow load
or heavy winds
because they're still connected.
What I can't find the logic for
is where that tree came from right there.
There's nothing broken off of the ground anywhere.
[camera operator whispering]
That's not from here.
That's out of place.
Let's head down this way,
towards our midpoint.
Got a ways to go and daylight is going fast.
[in normal voice] Anything that changes the dynamic,
anything that makes you want to turn around
and go the other way,
start searching because...
that's the signals we're looking for out here.
[Mireya sighs] All right.
So we're coming to a fork here.
Um, you want to go check that one out,
-and I'll go down this way? -Sure.
[Mireya] It's been a super productive 24 hours.
We hit the ground running.
We quickly discovered the nest had been washed away
from 2 years ago.
But just as quickly,
we have some new target zones,
one of them being this area.
Oh, this tree is not looking too promising to walk through.
[Bryce] That's pretty interesting.
Hey, Mireya!
[Mireya] Yeah.
[Bryce] I think I found something.
Tell me what you think of this.
Check that out.
[Mireya] Huh.
You think you got a print there?
[suspenseful music playing]
I feel like I see a big toe,
-a little toe. -That's interesting.
Maybe a heel back there.
I mean, that's awesome.
You know, that point of interest that we discovered
on the LiDAR map,
it proved to be correct because...
as I was walking along this path,
something just jumped out,
what appeared to be a deep impression.
I've never found a footprint before.
This is a first.
I don't see another one.
Yeah, I was about to say, "Do you see a second?"
[Bryce] Nothing else on this path is
depressing that deep into the ground, though, right?
Like, I'm 200 pounds.
You know, I'm walking through here
and not doing much.
[Mireya] For something to have created
an impression that deep...
-21 inches. -That's big.
...it had to have been of substantial weight.
And I can't think of another animal out here
that could possibly have created that.
[suspenseful music playing]
Hey, I got some scat here, too.
Look at this.
[Mireya] Is that a hair in it?
[Bryce] Yes.
[Mireya] Huh. All right.
So here's what we're going to do.
I'm going to give you
-tweezers... -Awesome.
[Mireya] ...a set of gloves,
-and a vial for the scat. -Great.
In the meantime,
I'm going to go collect eDNA from that print.
And then I want to cast it.
[Bryce] All right. See you in a minute.
[Mireya] All of these particular finds are
going to exist out in nature.
That's not actually that surprising.
[Bryce] Cool.
[Mireya] What I love about it is
the proximity to each other.
It is so close to the actual site
where we just got activity
of two individuals walking through
two days ago.
Yeah. I'm going to scan it now.
[narrator] Before they cast the footprint,
Mireya quickly creates a 3D composite image...
-[Mireya] Check this out. -Oh, wow.
[narrator] ...using a handheld scanner.
[Bryce] All right, I'm going to put this evidence away.
[Mireya] Okay.
[Bryce] Time is 5:00 p.m.
[Mireya] We're losing light really quick,
so let's get that casting material going.
-[Bryce] Great. -Do you have some water?
[strains] Here you go.
[Mireya] You want to make sure
that it's the right consistency.
-Sort of thick. -[Bryce] Yeah.
We want it to set.
Like so.
There we go.
-And then just start smoothing it over. -Sure.
[Mireya] There you go.
[Bryce] That is wild.
Once it's in there, that size really starts to pop out, doesn't it?
[Mireya] And take shape.
[Mireya] All right.
[narrator] Casting the single footprint will
preserve its current state.
-[Mireya] Excellent. Let's just cover it up. -Okay.
[narrator] And once dried and analyzed,
the team hopes to obtain critical impression evidence.
-[Bryce] Yeah. -We'll pick up where we left off
and just come back in the morning
-to pick it up once it's dry. -Copy that.
[Mireya] Let's make our way to base camp.
-[Bryce] Let's do it. Nice work. -All right.
I mean, I think we found ourself
a little hot spot.
[Bryce] No doubt about it.
[narrator] As night falls
on day one of their expedition,
Russell has decided to stake out a clearing
one mile away
from where the LIDAR results showed
possible clusters of nests.
[Russell whispering] Using thermal imaging.
My most preferred tool out here.
[beeps]
I think we're gonna see a lot tonight just because...
with the...
Look.
Outstanding.
We're already seeing deer.
This is comforting to me
because with no rain...
a lot of animals will be moving
and feeling comfortable,
which is exactly what we're looking for.
Something spooked 'em.
Come on.
What is that?
[in normal voice] When the deer react like that,
you know that it's something
that they want nothing to do with.
There's something else out here.
[camera operator whispering]
[Russell whispering] I don't know.
Those deer took off running because of this.
That's what spooked 'em.
It's all by itself.
[Russell] No.
They're putting out heat
but not as hot as the deer were.
[Russell speaking]
[Russell] Come on.
Where are you?
See how this one is hanging back
over there in the trees?
Look. Look at it.
[Russell] [in normal voice] I'm trying to sort out what I'm looking at.
[whispering] Okay, try to be as still as you can.
[in normal voice] If it's a coyote, I'm not worried about it.
I'll get up and the coyotes will run
and at least I'll have my answers.
[whispering] There's a ridge line right here
and they went down.
I wonder if they come lower.
[in normal voice] And I look at that hillside again.
[whispering] Where'd you guys go?
Okay, don't make a sound.
[eerie music playing]
[whispering] See how this one is hanging back?
This one's going back.
They're moving like coyotes.
[Russell] I bet they're coyotes.
Look how they move.
We've already seen two different types
of animals,
the deer and the coyotes.
All we need next is something much larger.
[narrator] As Russell continues to monitor activity
from an unknown creature,
at base camp, Mireya and Bryce begin setting up
their own surveillance.
[Mireya] So Bryce, last time we were here,
there were actually a lot of animals
that were coming through the camp.
So what I'd like to do tonight
is place these trail cams around the perimeter,
just in case anything comes through.
[Bryce] Great idea.
[Mireya] Here's another one.
I'm going to head over in this direction.
And if you don't mind going in that direction.
-Perfect. -That way we get the entire camp covered.
One of the things that I try to do...
How about this one right over here?
...when establishing that perimeter
is to set up trail cams
in different pathways that lead in and out
of our base camp.
[Bryce whispering] This looks like a good tree.
This is perfect.
The camera facing this direction.
All right.
Looks like a perfect vantage point
to be spying on our base camp.
[Mireya] Generally, the pathways
that animals will use is
that path of least resistance.
This technology gives us a broader view
of where they're coming in and out of.
[Bryce] You got this nice corridor
to our base camp.
Anything that comes by here,
-we're going to get it. Perfect. -[machine beeps]
[Bryce in normal voice] All right.
Trail cameras are deployed.
[Mireya] All right, same.
[narrator] As the trail cams begin to survey
the perimeter of their base camp,
Mireya and Bryce arm themselves
with body cameras,
a technique they've never used before.
[Bryce] We can put them on our front and back.
[Mireya] Hang on.
[Bryce speaking indistinctly]
-[Mireya] I love the idea of cameras on our backs. -Turn around.
-[Mireya] Because predators, in fact, hunt that way. -[Bryce] Oh, yeah.
[Mireya] If anything decides to follow us,
-we'll be able to capture it. -Awesome.
There you go. You're on.
-[Mireya] Cool. -[Bryce] We look awesome.
-[Mireya] Let's go. -Let's do it.
[squelching]
[narrator] To maneuver in complete darkness,
the team is equipped
with advanced night vision technology,
including infrared flashlights,
a tool that emits only infrared rays
that are designed to remain undetected
by wildlife.
[Mireya] Okay.
-I'll head in that direction. -[Bryce] Okay, great.
I'm going to head this way.
[Mireya] All right. Good luck, man.
[Bryce] Here we go.
[Bryce] All right.
I want whatever's out here
to become very interested in what I'm doing.
Really quiet out here.
Incredibly difficult to see.
No matter how many times you're out here,
there is a sense of vulnerability
because you know...
just how much weaker we are as a species.
You know that there are animals out here
that are just...
much stronger and more capable than you.
[leaves rustling]
[Bryce whispering] Oh, man, it's so thick through here.
Let me just get eyes on where I'm going.
I gotta get my bearings.
Now look at this.
Trail camera.
[camera beeps]
That's one of ours.
I think I'm picking up
on some of our trail cameras.
[rustling]
I'm hearing some movement.
[rustling stops]
[Bryce whispering] What was that?
-[exhales] -[rustling]
[Bryce whispering] I'm hearing some pops.
Let's go that way.
[flashlight clicks]
I'm hearing movement.
Oh, man, this stuff is...
[soft splashing]
[Bryce whispering] Oh, [bleep].
[eerie music playing]
[soft squelching and splashing]
Mireya, this is Bryce.
-Do you copy? -[Mireya speaking over radio]
I definitely get the feeling
that something is watching me.
Something is following me.
[Mireya speaking]
Copy. Over and out.
Okay.
[exhales]
[breathes deeply]
[howling in distance]
Man, I don't like that.
[twigs cracking]
[Bryce] Oh, [bleep].
Bryce to Mireya, do you copy?
Something just...
-threw something. -[soft crack]
[exclaims]
Mireya, do you copy?
Oh, [bleep].
Oh.
Bryce to Mireya, do you copy?
[faint snarling]
[Bryce whispering] That scared the [bleep] out of me.
I got to get the hell out of here.
[howling in distance]
I don't like this anymore.
[panting]
[Mireya] All of a sudden,
I've lost all sense of direction.
[eerie music playing]
What was that?
There's a massive hollowing out of a...
tree. Looks like a tree trunk here.
Looks rather large, almost like a cave entrance.
I'm gonna turn the camera around.
Animals tend to return to familiar places,
so I'm gonna set up a trail cam here.
I'm gonna actually attempt to go in.
[Bryce] Many people who are new to the world
of Bigfoot research
might not realize,
but there's a lot of disparities
between the theories of just what Bigfoot is.
Now, I want to break down
some of the key differences
of three of those most popular theories.
The first possibility is what's called
The Flesh and Blood theory.
That Bigfoot is basically
just an undiscovered primate species.
The next theory is
what's called The Relic Hominid theory,
which takes a cue from these encounters
that detail human-like qualities,
much like Neanderthal.
Now, the final branch of Bigfoot research explores
this idea of high strangeness.
This includes linking theories of Bigfoot to UFOs,
possibility of shape-shifting, cloaking,
and even the idea that these things could be
interdimensional beings.
It's this variance in the possibilities
that makes Bigfoot research so compelling,
because there's so much more to learn and explore.
I'm gonna actually attempt to go in.
[twigs rustling]
Let's go this way.
Oh, yeah.
Actually smells like an animal has been in here.
Set the camera down here.
There we go.
I just want to take a look around
and see if there's any sign of...
what animal might have been in here.
[in normal voice] The first thing I notice is
that a really large animal could come in here.
I was able to stand up, turn around.
This is potentially a place
where I could find signs of a large mammal.
[rustling]
Okay, so right here,
it looks like fur.
Right there...
is a good-sized clump of hair.
I only see one type, which is a sign
because primates only have one kind of hair.
You know, deer and other animals,
you see guard hair,
and then you see an under fur.
And so far, I have not seen that.
There has most certainly been something in here.
This is when predators hunt.
An animal could leave in search of food.
The last thing I want is
to be in here when it comes back.
I'm just going to put this in the evidence kit.
[in normal voice] Humans like to think
that we're at the top of the food chain.
[whispering] Wow.
Quite a large...
clump of hair here.
[in normal voice] But out here in these woods at night,
you quickly realize that you stand no chance.
[leaves rustling]
Branch breaks.
I'm gonna get out of here.
Find Bryce.
I don't know what's going on.
Mireya to Bryce, copy.
[Russell whispering] Come on.
What are you?
Deer or coyotes, they'd be moving around.
Whatever it is, it's watching us.
[in normal voice] I'm sitting on the hillside
in pitch black.
I'm looking through thermal imaging
and it dawns on me
that I'm being watched.
[whispering] Interesting.
Notice how red hot it got.
It was white all this time.
Now look how freaking red it is.
This reminds me of last time I was here in California.
Holy [bleep].
I see a thermal on the hillside.
This is peculiar.
It has completely disappeared.
It's like deja vu.
That's a lot of heat.
[in normal voice] This is not natural.
I know
that I'm not looking at the coyotes.
I'm looking at something vastly different.
And it's got a large red heat trace.
[bleep]
[camera operator whispering] There's more than one.
One,
two,
three.
Those are big.
[in normal voice] This is something big.
I'm seeing how massive this thing is.
I've been doing Bigfoot research
for 40 plus years.
And here's something
that is going to...
present itself to me.
[whispering] It's close. Very close.
Straight in front of us in the trees.
It moved.
-Did you hear it? -[camera operator whispering] Yeah, I heard it.
[Russell] Behind the trees.
Holy crap.
[eerie sound]
That's moving.