1 00:00:03,137 --> 00:00:05,637 [josh] tonight, a creature is reported 2 00:00:05,673 --> 00:00:08,640 to be terrorizing a small midwest town. 3 00:00:08,676 --> 00:00:10,876 It sounded like it just ripped the [bleep] tree down. 4 00:00:10,911 --> 00:00:12,310 The shocking conclusion 5 00:00:12,313 --> 00:00:15,314 of our hunt for the beast of bray road. 6 00:00:15,349 --> 00:00:16,382 Phil, do you see it? 7 00:00:17,718 --> 00:00:20,119 We talk to new terrified witnesses... 8 00:00:20,154 --> 00:00:23,355 It looked right at me and I couldn't move. 9 00:00:23,391 --> 00:00:24,690 [growling] 10 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:27,926 ...And hunt for the animal's lair... 11 00:00:27,962 --> 00:00:29,428 [howling] 12 00:00:29,463 --> 00:00:31,163 ...In remote wilderness. 13 00:00:31,198 --> 00:00:33,832 [jessica gasps] what the [bleep]? What-- what-- 14 00:00:33,868 --> 00:00:36,068 [phil whispering] look at this blood on here. 15 00:00:36,103 --> 00:00:37,703 That looks like a pretty fresh kill. 16 00:00:37,738 --> 00:00:39,071 [josh] can we chase down 17 00:00:39,106 --> 00:00:42,107 the legendary monster of the midwest? 18 00:00:42,143 --> 00:00:44,209 -[phil] holy... [bleep] -[david] let's get out. 19 00:00:44,245 --> 00:00:45,878 Oh, [bleep]! 20 00:00:45,913 --> 00:00:48,280 I got a heat signature. It's big. 21 00:00:48,315 --> 00:00:49,782 [jessica] yeah, I see it. I see something moving. 22 00:00:49,817 --> 00:00:51,083 It's moving in the brush. 23 00:00:52,286 --> 00:00:54,019 Phil, get over here now. 24 00:00:54,055 --> 00:00:57,423 [josh] and finally, unmask the american werewolf. 25 00:00:58,492 --> 00:01:00,159 Oh, god, it's so close. 26 00:01:00,895 --> 00:01:02,928 What the [bleep] is that? 27 00:01:03,831 --> 00:01:06,198 My name is josh gates. 28 00:01:06,233 --> 00:01:08,600 In my travels, I've experienced 29 00:01:08,636 --> 00:01:10,536 strange things that defy logic 30 00:01:10,571 --> 00:01:12,971 and made me question everything. 31 00:01:13,007 --> 00:01:14,440 Oh, my god. 32 00:01:14,475 --> 00:01:16,241 Now, I've put together a team 33 00:01:16,277 --> 00:01:19,878 to investigate the stranger side of the unknown. 34 00:01:19,914 --> 00:01:20,913 Let's go. 35 00:01:21,816 --> 00:01:23,549 Phil torres is a scientist 36 00:01:23,584 --> 00:01:25,884 who hunts for rational explanations. 37 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:26,952 [phil speaking] 38 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:31,757 [josh] jessica chobot's paranormal research 39 00:01:31,792 --> 00:01:34,093 has made her a true believer. 40 00:01:34,128 --> 00:01:35,194 Phil, do you see that? 41 00:01:35,229 --> 00:01:37,029 I just saw something run across. 42 00:01:37,064 --> 00:01:38,931 Together, we're searching for answers... 43 00:01:38,966 --> 00:01:40,532 [phil] what is that? 44 00:01:40,568 --> 00:01:44,103 ...To the world's most extraordinary mysteries. 45 00:01:44,138 --> 00:01:47,272 This is expedition x. 46 00:01:49,009 --> 00:01:50,476 The beast of bray road 47 00:01:50,511 --> 00:01:53,579 is one of the most fascinating cryptids in the country. 48 00:01:53,614 --> 00:01:54,746 It has been spotted 49 00:01:54,782 --> 00:01:58,183 in and around elkhorn, wisconsin, for over 30 years. 50 00:01:58,919 --> 00:02:00,619 Eyewitnesses describe seeing 51 00:02:00,654 --> 00:02:02,554 a huge terrifying beast 52 00:02:02,590 --> 00:02:05,891 with razor sharp fangs, red glowing eyes 53 00:02:05,926 --> 00:02:07,459 and wolf-like features, 54 00:02:07,495 --> 00:02:09,995 capable of moving at incredible speed 55 00:02:10,030 --> 00:02:11,430 on its hind legs. 56 00:02:12,967 --> 00:02:15,501 Were you thinking, "I just saw the beast of bray road?" 57 00:02:15,536 --> 00:02:16,835 absolutely. Yes. 58 00:02:16,871 --> 00:02:18,537 [josh] so far in our investigation, 59 00:02:18,572 --> 00:02:21,106 we've spoken to local eyewitness, lee hampel, 60 00:02:21,142 --> 00:02:23,375 a retired math teacher who just found 61 00:02:23,377 --> 00:02:24,910 evidence of a fresh kill. 62 00:02:24,945 --> 00:02:28,013 -Oh, look at that. Wow. -Right there. 63 00:02:28,048 --> 00:02:30,115 [jessica] that whole chunk's missing. 64 00:02:30,151 --> 00:02:32,151 [josh] with a full moon looming overhead, 65 00:02:32,186 --> 00:02:35,187 we discover large and mysterious tracks. 66 00:02:35,222 --> 00:02:37,156 Look at that. That's incredible. 67 00:02:37,191 --> 00:02:38,223 We've got a potential culprit. 68 00:02:38,259 --> 00:02:40,092 We got suspect number one. 69 00:02:40,127 --> 00:02:41,593 [josh] while patrolling the road, 70 00:02:41,629 --> 00:02:44,696 jess spots something lurking in the shadows. 71 00:02:44,732 --> 00:02:45,964 [jessica] oh, my god. Oh, my god. 72 00:02:46,767 --> 00:02:48,267 Did you see that? Look at that. 73 00:02:49,136 --> 00:02:51,136 [josh] now it's well past midnight. 74 00:02:51,172 --> 00:02:53,639 Phil, jess and I are tracking the creature 75 00:02:53,674 --> 00:02:56,475 about a half mile into the woods off of bray road. 76 00:02:56,510 --> 00:02:58,277 Something was [bleep] right there. 77 00:03:00,781 --> 00:03:02,147 [josh] and our thermal camera 78 00:03:02,183 --> 00:03:03,382 just got a hit. 79 00:03:03,417 --> 00:03:04,383 [phil] right back there. 80 00:03:04,418 --> 00:03:06,118 [whispering] he's hiding behind those branches. 81 00:03:06,153 --> 00:03:08,120 [jessica whispering] yeah. I see it. 82 00:03:10,090 --> 00:03:11,390 [phil] it's big. 83 00:03:11,425 --> 00:03:13,091 [jessica] yeah, and it looks upright. 84 00:03:14,595 --> 00:03:16,728 It's just [bleep] moved. It's moving! It's moving. 85 00:03:21,502 --> 00:03:23,035 I lost it! 86 00:03:23,070 --> 00:03:25,003 [jessica] where is it? [bleep] 87 00:03:27,875 --> 00:03:29,308 let's try and get closer. 88 00:03:31,278 --> 00:03:32,911 We're either gonna get face-to-face with it, 89 00:03:32,980 --> 00:03:34,179 or it's gonna bolt out of that road. 90 00:03:34,215 --> 00:03:37,182 [phil] okay. I mean, it's gotta be right in there, 91 00:03:37,218 --> 00:03:39,184 right on the other side of these two big ones. 92 00:03:39,220 --> 00:03:41,887 Yeah. Push in there, really careful. 93 00:03:43,991 --> 00:03:46,592 [all clamoring] 94 00:03:46,627 --> 00:03:48,293 [josh] stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. 95 00:03:49,029 --> 00:03:50,329 What the [bleep] is that? 96 00:03:53,867 --> 00:03:55,601 Don't move, don't move, don't move. 97 00:03:55,636 --> 00:03:57,536 What the hell was that? 98 00:03:59,039 --> 00:04:00,939 It sounded like it just ripped the [bleep] tree down, 99 00:04:00,975 --> 00:04:02,374 it's got to be right there. 100 00:04:03,711 --> 00:04:05,177 Not seeing it anymore. 101 00:04:06,013 --> 00:04:06,912 I got nothing. 102 00:04:06,947 --> 00:04:08,614 That might have been it just taking off. 103 00:04:08,649 --> 00:04:09,581 [jessica] I think it took off. 104 00:04:09,617 --> 00:04:11,350 [phil] let's go forward. Come on, let's go. 105 00:04:13,053 --> 00:04:14,019 [josh] phil, you see it? 106 00:04:15,556 --> 00:04:16,555 [phil] not seeing it. 107 00:04:22,296 --> 00:04:23,295 [jessica exhales] 108 00:04:26,133 --> 00:04:27,132 [sighs] 109 00:04:27,935 --> 00:04:29,501 [phil] back on bray road. 110 00:04:29,536 --> 00:04:30,836 [josh] back on the road. 111 00:04:32,673 --> 00:04:33,939 [phil] gone. 112 00:04:33,974 --> 00:04:36,174 [jessica] I mean, it could have taken off anywhere. 113 00:04:37,778 --> 00:04:40,979 -[josh] where the hell did it go? -[jessica sighs] 114 00:04:41,015 --> 00:04:43,615 okay. I mean, 115 00:04:43,651 --> 00:04:45,450 I'd keep the thermal on the edge of the tree line 116 00:04:45,486 --> 00:04:47,119 and let's start walking. 117 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:49,388 The beast of bray road strikes again. 118 00:04:49,423 --> 00:04:51,123 Way continue to search the road 119 00:04:51,158 --> 00:04:53,859 and the surrounding area for the next few hours. 120 00:04:53,894 --> 00:04:55,761 [jessica] oh, we were so close. 121 00:04:55,796 --> 00:04:58,363 [josh] but whatever that mysterious animal was, 122 00:04:58,399 --> 00:04:59,831 it's gone. 123 00:04:59,867 --> 00:05:02,100 We checked the motion-activated trail cams 124 00:05:02,136 --> 00:05:04,569 that we set up earlier along the game trail, 125 00:05:04,605 --> 00:05:07,072 but unfortunately, nothing has triggered them. 126 00:05:10,444 --> 00:05:11,476 As day breaks, 127 00:05:11,512 --> 00:05:14,179 we do one final patrol along bray road. 128 00:05:14,214 --> 00:05:17,049 And just when we think all hope is lost, 129 00:05:17,084 --> 00:05:18,083 we see it. 130 00:05:18,118 --> 00:05:19,084 Wait a minute. 131 00:05:19,119 --> 00:05:21,720 -Oh, my world. -Oh! 132 00:05:21,755 --> 00:05:24,256 [josh] hold on a second! 133 00:05:24,291 --> 00:05:26,024 Pulling over... 134 00:05:26,060 --> 00:05:27,926 That's the beast of bray road. 135 00:05:27,961 --> 00:05:30,128 -[phil laughs] wow. -[jessica] that's awesome. 136 00:05:30,164 --> 00:05:32,164 -It's huge, it's ripped. -Oh, yeah. 137 00:05:32,199 --> 00:05:34,232 -[phil] and chains. -[josh] and chains. 138 00:05:34,268 --> 00:05:35,367 Now, I don't know if this means 139 00:05:35,402 --> 00:05:37,936 that he's been captured, or if he's just into that. 140 00:05:37,971 --> 00:05:39,838 It looks a little bit like he's just wearing that. 141 00:05:39,873 --> 00:05:41,540 [jessica] yeah, no. That's a fashion choice. 142 00:05:41,575 --> 00:05:42,607 [josh] that's his look. 143 00:05:42,643 --> 00:05:44,042 -[phil] it's a vibe. -[josh] it is a vibe, yeah. 144 00:05:44,077 --> 00:05:46,578 I love that somebody on bray road carved this 145 00:05:46,613 --> 00:05:48,980 -and put it in their lawn. -[jessica] yeah. That's super cool. 146 00:05:51,485 --> 00:05:53,985 [josh] look, we got some killer evidence. 147 00:05:54,021 --> 00:05:55,520 I mean, I think at the very least 148 00:05:55,556 --> 00:05:57,055 we can say definitively 149 00:05:57,091 --> 00:06:00,025 something large is lurking around bray road. 150 00:06:00,060 --> 00:06:01,159 No question. 151 00:06:01,195 --> 00:06:03,862 The size of the footprint we saw was giant. 152 00:06:03,897 --> 00:06:05,464 And the hit we got on the thermal, 153 00:06:05,499 --> 00:06:07,099 that had to be something big. 154 00:06:07,134 --> 00:06:08,934 [jessica] yeah. And I don't know what was looking at me, 155 00:06:08,969 --> 00:06:12,604 but that thing was huge and terrifying. 156 00:06:12,639 --> 00:06:14,740 Okay, so let's talk next steps. 157 00:06:14,775 --> 00:06:16,808 I'd like to take the scans, 158 00:06:16,843 --> 00:06:18,477 the photos we have of the prints we found, 159 00:06:18,512 --> 00:06:20,212 I'd like to take the thermal footage. 160 00:06:20,247 --> 00:06:21,980 I want to get all that back to hq 161 00:06:22,015 --> 00:06:23,548 and start to get it analyzed. 162 00:06:23,584 --> 00:06:24,783 The size of that print, 163 00:06:24,818 --> 00:06:26,685 we're talking something bigger than a dog, 164 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,019 probably bigger than a coyote. 165 00:06:28,055 --> 00:06:29,154 Could even be a wolf. 166 00:06:29,189 --> 00:06:30,655 I really want to dig into that. 167 00:06:30,691 --> 00:06:33,558 Could this thing just be a big wolf? 168 00:06:33,594 --> 00:06:35,227 Just, the other thing I think we haven't 169 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:38,130 explored enough is the genesis of this whole thing. 170 00:06:38,165 --> 00:06:40,799 What do we really know about those first sightings? 171 00:06:40,834 --> 00:06:43,402 -Yeah. -And, of course, any other recent eye witnesses. 172 00:06:43,437 --> 00:06:45,871 So you're saying, jess should probably follow up with the people here and 173 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:47,973 I should probably try to have a conversation with the wolf? 174 00:06:48,008 --> 00:06:49,474 Well, we should stick to our strengths. 175 00:06:49,510 --> 00:06:50,909 [jessica chuckles] 176 00:06:52,713 --> 00:06:55,447 [josh] as I head back to hq to analyze our evidence, 177 00:06:55,482 --> 00:06:59,518 jess is busy chasing down new eye witnesses and experts 178 00:06:59,553 --> 00:07:01,286 to help gain new insight 179 00:07:01,321 --> 00:07:04,189 into the creature behind the legend. 180 00:07:04,224 --> 00:07:07,659 Meanwhile, phil's headed to the shalom wildlife zoo, 181 00:07:07,694 --> 00:07:11,396 a large wildlife sanctuary in southern wisconsin. 182 00:07:11,432 --> 00:07:15,467 If the tracks we found in the cornfield do belong to a massive wolf, 183 00:07:15,502 --> 00:07:17,536 we need evidence to support that. 184 00:07:17,571 --> 00:07:20,038 And that means getting up close and personal 185 00:07:20,073 --> 00:07:23,208 to some of north america's most famous predators. 186 00:07:23,243 --> 00:07:24,876 Hey. 187 00:07:24,912 --> 00:07:26,578 Hey, phil. How's it going? 188 00:07:26,613 --> 00:07:30,549 [phil] david fechter is a wildlife biologist from the university of wisconsin. 189 00:07:30,584 --> 00:07:33,084 He's been studying wolves for over 15 years 190 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,754 and has recently been tracking wolf populations 191 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:37,522 throughout the northern states. 192 00:07:37,558 --> 00:07:39,791 You know, we're here looking at the beast of bray road. 193 00:07:39,827 --> 00:07:41,660 One of the theories out there is 194 00:07:41,695 --> 00:07:43,962 that it could be a misidentified wolf. 195 00:07:43,997 --> 00:07:45,831 -Mmm-hmm. -So I wanna check out some wolves. 196 00:07:45,866 --> 00:07:47,365 Well, you came to the right place. 197 00:07:47,434 --> 00:07:49,534 [phil] in addition to some big bad wolves, 198 00:07:49,570 --> 00:07:52,604 this sanctuary is home to 75 species 199 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:55,307 and more than 750 animals, 200 00:07:55,342 --> 00:07:57,676 including a number of apex predators, 201 00:07:57,711 --> 00:08:00,045 like pumas and grizzly bears. 202 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:01,780 Now what do you know 203 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:03,482 about the beast of bray road? 204 00:08:03,517 --> 00:08:06,218 Well, it's kind of a wolf-man, or a man-wolf. 205 00:08:06,253 --> 00:08:08,453 It's a creature that nobody really knows for sure. 206 00:08:08,489 --> 00:08:10,856 But it definitely makes its way into the wisconsin lore? 207 00:08:10,891 --> 00:08:11,890 No doubt about it. 208 00:08:11,925 --> 00:08:14,860 [wolves growling] 209 00:08:14,895 --> 00:08:17,062 oh, my gosh! 210 00:08:17,097 --> 00:08:19,130 Oh, those are beautiful. 211 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:21,433 That would be our gray wolves. 212 00:08:21,468 --> 00:08:22,834 [phil] wow! 213 00:08:22,870 --> 00:08:25,403 [wolves growling] 214 00:08:25,439 --> 00:08:27,873 [jessica] while phil chases his tail on his wolf theory, 215 00:08:27,908 --> 00:08:29,374 I've managed to score a meeting 216 00:08:29,409 --> 00:08:31,576 with the news reporter linda godfrey, 217 00:08:31,612 --> 00:08:34,513 the journalist who first broke the story of the beast of bray road 218 00:08:34,548 --> 00:08:36,548 back in 1991. 219 00:08:36,583 --> 00:08:39,751 And she's literally written the book on the subject. 220 00:08:39,786 --> 00:08:41,920 She's investigated every single report 221 00:08:41,955 --> 00:08:44,723 and eye witness sighting for the last three decades. 222 00:08:44,758 --> 00:08:46,958 If there's one person to talk to about this... 223 00:08:46,994 --> 00:08:48,894 It's her. 224 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:53,098 So what got you involved with reporting on the beast of bray road? 225 00:08:53,133 --> 00:08:55,367 I was pretty new as a reporter 226 00:08:55,402 --> 00:08:56,468 and I had 227 00:08:56,503 --> 00:08:59,004 a meeting with the county animal control officer. 228 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:02,274 He opened up his desk drawer, pulled out a file folder 229 00:09:02,309 --> 00:09:03,975 that was marked "werewolf." 230 00:09:04,011 --> 00:09:06,077 now when you've got a county official... 231 00:09:06,113 --> 00:09:07,412 Uh-huh. 232 00:09:07,447 --> 00:09:09,714 ...With a manila file folder marked "werewolves," that's news. 233 00:09:09,750 --> 00:09:11,049 Oh, yeah. 234 00:09:11,084 --> 00:09:14,219 I remember being completely shocked when I first read about that. 235 00:09:14,254 --> 00:09:15,754 Right, exactly. 236 00:09:15,789 --> 00:09:19,591 He handed me this file that had people's names, addresses... 237 00:09:19,626 --> 00:09:22,060 What they, had said in the way of their remarks. 238 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:24,462 And they, were describing something that looked like a wolf 239 00:09:24,498 --> 00:09:25,630 or a german shepherd 240 00:09:25,666 --> 00:09:27,832 running on its hind legs only. 241 00:09:27,868 --> 00:09:30,635 So that rules out just about every other animal. 242 00:09:30,671 --> 00:09:34,306 So what has been the earliest recorded encounter 243 00:09:34,341 --> 00:09:36,408 of the beast of bray road that you've come across? 244 00:09:36,443 --> 00:09:40,011 Well, I think the first really solid one happened in 1936. 245 00:09:40,047 --> 00:09:40,812 Mmm-hmm. 246 00:09:40,847 --> 00:09:43,682 Where, um, a night watchmen found 247 00:09:43,717 --> 00:09:46,451 a strange creature digging with long claws 248 00:09:46,486 --> 00:09:48,653 into some sort of burial mound. 249 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:49,688 Whoa. 250 00:09:49,723 --> 00:09:51,590 So this has been going on for a long time? 251 00:09:51,625 --> 00:09:53,024 Oh, yes. 252 00:09:53,060 --> 00:09:55,594 [jessica] linda has uncovered hundreds of documented sightings 253 00:09:55,629 --> 00:09:58,263 that stretch as far back as 85 years. 254 00:09:58,298 --> 00:10:01,666 And many of these incidents occurred well beyond bray road. 255 00:10:01,702 --> 00:10:04,102 Some as far as 40 miles away. 256 00:10:04,137 --> 00:10:08,640 Not only does this add 55 years of incidents to this legend, 257 00:10:08,675 --> 00:10:11,376 it also suggests the beast has a wider range 258 00:10:11,411 --> 00:10:12,677 than we thought, 259 00:10:12,713 --> 00:10:15,180 venturing well beyond bray road. 260 00:10:15,215 --> 00:10:17,349 Hi, girl. How are you? 261 00:10:17,384 --> 00:10:18,617 Are these full-grown? 262 00:10:18,652 --> 00:10:20,485 Uh, no, they're only half-grown. They're six months old. 263 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,088 So they, will double in size when they, get to be adults. 264 00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:26,558 But wolves can get up to 200 pounds. 265 00:10:26,593 --> 00:10:27,792 Two hundred pounds? 266 00:10:27,828 --> 00:10:29,127 Yeah. 267 00:10:29,162 --> 00:10:30,962 So how many wolves are there in wisconsin? 268 00:10:30,998 --> 00:10:32,964 Well, there's thousands of them at this time. 269 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:33,665 -Really? -Yep. 270 00:10:33,734 --> 00:10:34,933 They moved in from minnesota 271 00:10:34,968 --> 00:10:35,800 through to eau c. 272 00:10:35,836 --> 00:10:37,335 They're at the point now where they're... 273 00:10:37,371 --> 00:10:39,304 You know, they're basically expanding their territory. 274 00:10:39,339 --> 00:10:41,373 So with this idea of the beast of bray road, 275 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:44,376 I can't help but wonder is if people are seeing 276 00:10:44,411 --> 00:10:46,711 a really big wolf in southern wisconsin. 277 00:10:46,747 --> 00:10:48,613 In the southern part of wisconsin, 278 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:50,582 what do we have? A lot of farmland. 279 00:10:50,617 --> 00:10:52,017 Cornfields, hayfields. 280 00:10:52,052 --> 00:10:54,219 That is the favorite food of all the white-tailed deer. 281 00:10:54,254 --> 00:10:56,755 There's a huge population of white-tailed deer down here. 282 00:10:56,790 --> 00:10:58,323 So who eats white-tailed deer? 283 00:10:58,358 --> 00:10:59,090 These guys. 284 00:10:59,126 --> 00:11:00,525 Oh, yeah. 285 00:11:00,560 --> 00:11:03,728 So, for somebody that's telling me I saw a wolf down here, I'd say, 286 00:11:03,764 --> 00:11:04,996 "ah, I believe you." 287 00:11:05,032 --> 00:11:06,598 so there's an experiment I want to do. 288 00:11:06,633 --> 00:11:08,833 We saw paw prints on bray road. 289 00:11:08,869 --> 00:11:11,736 And they, were big and they certainly looked like they could be canines. 290 00:11:11,771 --> 00:11:14,639 So one thing I would love to do, get a really clean paw print 291 00:11:14,675 --> 00:11:16,675 that then we can photograph, document, 292 00:11:16,710 --> 00:11:18,443 compare to what we saw on bray road. 293 00:11:18,478 --> 00:11:19,444 So... 294 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:20,845 Can I go in there? 295 00:11:20,881 --> 00:11:21,713 Ooh. 296 00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:24,082 [laughing] 297 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:25,083 you can tell me no. 298 00:11:26,887 --> 00:11:28,520 [david] we'll give it a try. 299 00:11:28,555 --> 00:11:30,722 But they're gonna look... Go for your private area. 300 00:11:34,194 --> 00:11:35,193 Okay. 301 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,929 And they, got 2,000 pounds of biting pressure. 302 00:11:37,964 --> 00:11:40,965 Well, I didn't bring a cup in my backpack today. 303 00:11:41,034 --> 00:11:42,067 So... 304 00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:43,768 I hate to see you leave with a higher-toned voice. 305 00:11:43,804 --> 00:11:44,502 Yeah. 306 00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:47,138 I didn't bring a cup. 307 00:11:47,174 --> 00:11:49,874 But I did bring a specialized footprint mold kit 308 00:11:49,910 --> 00:11:52,811 that will allow us to compare a verified wolf print 309 00:11:52,846 --> 00:11:55,714 to the lidar scan of the print we made in the field. 310 00:11:55,749 --> 00:11:58,283 But getting this print isn't going to be easy. 311 00:11:58,318 --> 00:12:00,051 And maybe not even safe. 312 00:12:00,087 --> 00:12:00,885 All right. 313 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:01,553 [phil] here we go. 314 00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:05,423 Hi. Hi, guys. 315 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:11,129 Oh, hey, buddy. Hey, buddy. 316 00:12:11,164 --> 00:12:12,230 Hey, guys. 317 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:15,200 [david] you wanna try to set that down? 318 00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:16,301 [phil] actually, maybe 319 00:12:16,336 --> 00:12:17,736 if you can set it down, it might be easier for me. 320 00:12:17,771 --> 00:12:19,137 [david] all right, come on. 321 00:12:19,172 --> 00:12:20,238 [wolves growling] 322 00:12:20,273 --> 00:12:22,173 [wolves whimpering] 323 00:12:22,209 --> 00:12:24,109 oh, yes, come on. 324 00:12:24,144 --> 00:12:24,909 Close. 325 00:12:25,512 --> 00:12:27,045 Hey. Uh... 326 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:28,413 Oh, [bleep]. 327 00:12:33,019 --> 00:12:35,320 [wolves growling] 328 00:12:38,058 --> 00:12:39,524 oh, [bleep]. 329 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:40,992 [phil grunting] 330 00:12:41,027 --> 00:12:44,028 [david] just watch your face or they will take your nose or your ears. 331 00:12:44,064 --> 00:12:44,963 Okay. 332 00:12:44,998 --> 00:12:47,031 [wolves growling] 333 00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:48,199 I think it's time to exit. 334 00:12:48,235 --> 00:12:49,100 Time to get out of here? 335 00:12:49,136 --> 00:12:50,168 Yeah. 336 00:12:50,203 --> 00:12:51,569 If you say it's time to get out, let's get out. 337 00:12:51,605 --> 00:12:53,037 All right, let's move, let's move. 338 00:12:55,108 --> 00:12:56,841 We'll have to wait for them to settle down 339 00:12:56,877 --> 00:12:59,277 before we can try again to get a clean print. 340 00:12:59,312 --> 00:13:01,546 Hopefully, jess is having more luck. 341 00:13:03,917 --> 00:13:08,286 After investigating all of these reports, what do you think it is? 342 00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:10,789 It could be something that is injured 343 00:13:10,824 --> 00:13:12,724 and cannot walk in a regular way. 344 00:13:12,759 --> 00:13:15,794 It could be some type of... 345 00:13:15,829 --> 00:13:17,629 Uh, an adapted 346 00:13:17,664 --> 00:13:20,064 wolf species, to walk and run on its hind legs. 347 00:13:20,100 --> 00:13:23,101 But there are other people who think that it's a spirit. 348 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:26,404 So you think there's a possibility that it is something natural 349 00:13:26,439 --> 00:13:27,505 -but... -Mmm-hmm. 350 00:13:27,541 --> 00:13:29,340 ...You know, not to shut the door on paranormal. 351 00:13:29,376 --> 00:13:31,442 That's a great way to put it. 352 00:13:31,478 --> 00:13:32,710 If linda thinks the beast 353 00:13:32,746 --> 00:13:34,913 could be some kind of adapted wolf species, 354 00:13:34,948 --> 00:13:38,449 we also have to consider hybrid wolves. Wolves bred with dogs 355 00:13:38,485 --> 00:13:41,152 by people who often sell them as pets. 356 00:13:41,188 --> 00:13:43,721 But wolf dogs rarely loose wild wolf behavior, 357 00:13:43,757 --> 00:13:46,925 which makes them unpredictable and often difficult to handle. 358 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,261 Wolf dog attacks have been reported for decades. 359 00:13:50,297 --> 00:13:52,096 For example, back in 2020, 360 00:13:52,132 --> 00:13:54,032 a 2-year-old lost her arm to one. 361 00:13:54,067 --> 00:13:57,602 With illegal hybrid breeding an issue in many states, 362 00:13:57,637 --> 00:14:00,004 I wonder if the strange five-toed tracks we found 363 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,407 could be the result of some kind of mutation. 364 00:14:04,411 --> 00:14:07,178 [linda] this is really the drawing that I made 365 00:14:07,214 --> 00:14:10,782 that most people agreed looked exactly like what they saw. 366 00:14:10,817 --> 00:14:12,817 When have you ever seen a dog 367 00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:15,887 hold its prey by its palms upright? 368 00:14:16,256 --> 00:14:17,856 Never. 369 00:14:17,891 --> 00:14:20,825 Linda has one more enticing piece of information. 370 00:14:20,861 --> 00:14:22,927 She tells me about a brand-new eyewitness 371 00:14:22,963 --> 00:14:24,996 who contacted her only days ago 372 00:14:25,031 --> 00:14:26,464 after having what linda believes 373 00:14:26,499 --> 00:14:28,132 was an encounter with the beast. 374 00:14:28,168 --> 00:14:31,102 She also agrees to share her investigation files 375 00:14:31,137 --> 00:14:33,171 including a detailed map of hundreds of 376 00:14:33,206 --> 00:14:34,939 credible sightings of the creature. 377 00:14:38,545 --> 00:14:40,478 Okay, let's try this one more time, one more time. Ready? 378 00:14:45,185 --> 00:14:46,351 [david] oh, not a nose print. 379 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:48,353 [phil] a paw print, that's it. That's it. That's it. 380 00:14:49,289 --> 00:14:50,388 We got her. 381 00:14:50,423 --> 00:14:52,590 -Now let's get out of here. -Get you out. 382 00:14:52,626 --> 00:14:53,758 [phil] I don't wanna press our luck. 383 00:14:56,630 --> 00:14:58,563 That is a beauty! 384 00:14:58,598 --> 00:15:01,232 Now the one that we saw on bray road was 5 inches 385 00:15:01,267 --> 00:15:03,334 both wide and long. 386 00:15:03,370 --> 00:15:04,936 Know what, let me measure this right now. 387 00:15:04,971 --> 00:15:06,537 Let's see what we've got here. 388 00:15:07,807 --> 00:15:12,744 This is coming in at... About three and three quarters wide. 389 00:15:12,779 --> 00:15:15,947 And about... 5 inches long. 390 00:15:15,982 --> 00:15:17,015 These aren't full-grown. 391 00:15:17,050 --> 00:15:19,450 So how much bigger do you think the track will get? 392 00:15:19,486 --> 00:15:22,987 I would say it would go at least 30% bigger on an adult wolf. 393 00:15:23,023 --> 00:15:24,389 So if that's the case, then 394 00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:26,791 with that track that I saw out there, 395 00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:29,994 at that size, how big of a wolf are we talking about? 396 00:15:30,030 --> 00:15:31,963 I would say probably 120 pound animal. 397 00:15:31,998 --> 00:15:34,766 It would definitely be a-- an adult, several years old. 398 00:15:35,568 --> 00:15:36,301 Okay. 399 00:15:38,638 --> 00:15:40,505 Well, thank you. That was an amazing experience 400 00:15:40,540 --> 00:15:42,006 to get up close with these wolves 401 00:15:42,042 --> 00:15:44,208 and to leave with all my body parts intact. 402 00:15:47,347 --> 00:15:48,947 Thankfully, I was able to get 403 00:15:48,982 --> 00:15:50,381 a perfect print from the wolf. 404 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:52,884 I'll send photos back to josh 405 00:15:52,919 --> 00:15:55,019 as a point of comparison for the lidar scan 406 00:15:55,055 --> 00:15:56,921 of the print we found near bray road. 407 00:15:58,291 --> 00:15:59,924 When I reconnect with jess, 408 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:02,560 seems she hit the jackpot by acquiring linda's 409 00:16:02,595 --> 00:16:03,695 personal files. 410 00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:05,330 How many stories are we talking about? 411 00:16:05,365 --> 00:16:07,665 I mean, we're talking hundreds. 412 00:16:07,734 --> 00:16:09,233 This runs deep. 413 00:16:09,269 --> 00:16:10,868 [phil] and we've arranged a meeting with 414 00:16:10,903 --> 00:16:12,503 the eyewitness that linda believes 415 00:16:12,539 --> 00:16:14,839 is one of the most credible in the area. 416 00:16:16,643 --> 00:16:18,009 -Hi! -Hi. 417 00:16:18,044 --> 00:16:19,444 [phil] hi, sophia. 418 00:16:19,479 --> 00:16:20,778 [jessica] sophia bierman, 419 00:16:20,814 --> 00:16:22,613 a bookkeeper and minnesota native, 420 00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:24,782 moved to wisconsin in 2010. 421 00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:26,751 And not long after, she began having 422 00:16:26,786 --> 00:16:29,854 a series of strange encounters on her property. 423 00:16:29,889 --> 00:16:31,889 [phil] so, tell us about your first encounter. 424 00:16:32,392 --> 00:16:34,559 It was in... July. 425 00:16:34,594 --> 00:16:36,627 -Okay. -And it was 1:30 in the morning 426 00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:39,263 and it was dark out, and I let my dog out. 427 00:16:39,299 --> 00:16:40,198 And I came out that door, 428 00:16:42,569 --> 00:16:43,968 and I was standing here. 429 00:16:44,004 --> 00:16:45,436 All of the sudden, I see this thing. 430 00:16:45,472 --> 00:16:47,105 It moving along the lot line over there. 431 00:16:51,911 --> 00:16:53,311 I couldn't believe what I saw. 432 00:16:54,881 --> 00:16:56,681 It has fur and the hair was long. 433 00:16:56,716 --> 00:16:59,917 And this thing was muscular up here in the chest. 434 00:16:59,953 --> 00:17:02,420 And its arms were down to its knees. 435 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:04,989 And the knees were bent like a canine. 436 00:17:05,025 --> 00:17:07,225 Based upon the physical description 437 00:17:07,260 --> 00:17:09,327 that you think you saw that night-- 438 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:12,096 not think. Listen. I know what I saw, 439 00:17:12,132 --> 00:17:14,799 and as long as I live, I will never forget it. 440 00:17:16,536 --> 00:17:18,269 And it was walking upright the whole time? 441 00:17:18,304 --> 00:17:19,270 The whole time. 442 00:17:19,305 --> 00:17:21,606 Obviously, a bear or something could stand up 443 00:17:21,641 --> 00:17:23,641 for a little bit of time, but not-- 444 00:17:23,676 --> 00:17:26,144 not that entire lane. And, also, why would it? 445 00:17:26,179 --> 00:17:29,013 Walked straight up. It never went down on four feet. 446 00:17:29,049 --> 00:17:30,448 My dog was petrified, too. 447 00:17:31,818 --> 00:17:33,918 If I hadn't have seen it with my own two eyes, 448 00:17:33,953 --> 00:17:36,587 I would have never believed something like this either, 449 00:17:36,623 --> 00:17:37,355 but I did. 450 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:39,357 I did. 451 00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:44,162 [jessica] sophia is absolutely convinced of what she saw. 452 00:17:44,197 --> 00:17:46,564 And it wasn't an isolated incident. 453 00:17:46,599 --> 00:17:48,366 It happened again, just recently. 454 00:17:49,335 --> 00:17:50,835 I found a footprint over here. 455 00:17:50,870 --> 00:17:53,304 My bearded irises, something stepped right in it, 456 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:54,639 and it was huge. 457 00:17:54,674 --> 00:17:55,673 I mean, you've got a window here, 458 00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:57,108 were you able to see anything? 459 00:17:57,143 --> 00:17:59,210 Well, that's my daughter's bedroom window, 460 00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:01,712 and she would come running up to me and say, 461 00:18:01,748 --> 00:18:04,148 "mommy, there's a monster in the bushes." 462 00:18:06,286 --> 00:18:07,785 then I'd come and find this. 463 00:18:08,455 --> 00:18:09,954 Out here. 464 00:18:09,989 --> 00:18:12,323 That's when I went and got my phone and took a picture of it immediately. 465 00:18:12,358 --> 00:18:14,092 -Can we see it? -You sure can. 466 00:18:14,127 --> 00:18:15,593 Awesome, thank you. 467 00:18:17,497 --> 00:18:20,331 Whoa! That's crazy. 468 00:18:24,604 --> 00:18:27,038 [josh] phil and jess are talking to an eye witness 469 00:18:27,073 --> 00:18:28,840 who had a close encounter 470 00:18:28,875 --> 00:18:30,708 of the wolfman kind. 471 00:18:30,743 --> 00:18:32,110 [sophia] it was huge. 472 00:18:32,145 --> 00:18:33,845 [phil] that's crazy! 473 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,513 That is really big. 474 00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:37,181 Like you can see, it starts there. 475 00:18:37,217 --> 00:18:40,051 -Heel and toes. -[jessica] mmm-hmm. 476 00:18:40,086 --> 00:18:42,854 [phil] from the photo, you can make out a heel pad and toes. 477 00:18:42,889 --> 00:18:45,556 But because of the dark soil and the angle of the photo, 478 00:18:45,592 --> 00:18:47,825 it's difficult to make out any more details. 479 00:18:48,495 --> 00:18:49,894 But the overall size 480 00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:52,797 does appear similar to the print we found near bray road. 481 00:18:54,033 --> 00:18:56,434 I know what I saw and I know what people are going to think 482 00:18:56,469 --> 00:18:58,536 but I know this thing is real, 483 00:18:59,038 --> 00:19:00,071 and it's out there. 484 00:19:01,574 --> 00:19:03,708 [jessica] sophia's sightings at her residence 485 00:19:03,743 --> 00:19:06,878 are consistent with reports of the creature near bray road, 486 00:19:06,913 --> 00:19:08,146 which means 487 00:19:08,181 --> 00:19:11,516 the beast has a wider range than we originally thought. 488 00:19:11,551 --> 00:19:13,317 At this point, we check in with josh 489 00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:14,986 to see what's he learnt from all the evidence 490 00:19:15,021 --> 00:19:16,087 that we've gathered 491 00:19:16,122 --> 00:19:18,789 and to find out what came back after lab analysis. 492 00:19:19,425 --> 00:19:20,958 Hey! Mulder, scully. 493 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:22,493 How's it going? You staying warm out there? 494 00:19:22,529 --> 00:19:23,961 No! It's freezing! 495 00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:26,197 You're looking nice and warm, though, back in your office. 496 00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:28,299 Oh, yeah, we've got the heat turned up, 497 00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:31,736 a little fire going, there's zero werewolves here. 498 00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:32,637 It's-- it's perfect. 499 00:19:32,672 --> 00:19:33,604 Lovely. 500 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,373 I don't mean to rub it in. Listen I'm not 501 00:19:35,408 --> 00:19:37,175 slacking over here. I've been hard at work. 502 00:19:37,210 --> 00:19:39,544 Analyzing the evidence that we collected together. 503 00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:41,412 Okay, what you got? 504 00:19:41,447 --> 00:19:43,314 Let's start with the print that we found in the field 505 00:19:43,349 --> 00:19:44,982 that we did the lidar scan of. 506 00:19:45,018 --> 00:19:46,984 I had a colleague analyze the lidar data, 507 00:19:47,020 --> 00:19:49,120 we were able to enhance the print. 508 00:19:49,155 --> 00:19:50,888 And, structurally, 509 00:19:50,924 --> 00:19:52,823 it does not appear to be a bear print. 510 00:19:52,859 --> 00:19:55,893 We got a 95% chance that this is canine. 511 00:19:55,929 --> 00:19:58,796 That's the good news, but... The weird news is 512 00:19:58,831 --> 00:20:01,933 the enhanced view of it also shows what looks pretty 513 00:20:01,968 --> 00:20:03,935 clearly like a fifth toe. 514 00:20:04,470 --> 00:20:05,736 Hang on. So, 515 00:20:05,772 --> 00:20:07,505 if we're talking about the potential of this being a wolf, 516 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,040 under normal circumstances, 517 00:20:09,075 --> 00:20:11,842 we would not see a fifth toe pad there. 518 00:20:11,878 --> 00:20:14,579 Maybe there are some dog breeds that can present it, 519 00:20:14,614 --> 00:20:17,882 but even so, it rarely shows in the actual print. 520 00:20:17,917 --> 00:20:21,118 Exactly, so the question is, could it be some sort of a... 521 00:20:21,154 --> 00:20:22,119 Of a hybrid. 522 00:20:22,155 --> 00:20:24,388 Could it be a one-off? Could it just be a... 523 00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:26,824 Genetic mutation. The answer is... 524 00:20:26,859 --> 00:20:28,025 We don't know what it is. 525 00:20:28,061 --> 00:20:29,961 -Hmm. -Huh! 526 00:20:29,996 --> 00:20:34,332 Were you able to glean anything from the video we got off the side of the road? 527 00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:37,268 We sent it to a video-processing lab here. 528 00:20:37,303 --> 00:20:41,405 They did every forensic test they could under the sun on that footage. 529 00:20:41,441 --> 00:20:43,608 The sad truth is there is not enough metadata 530 00:20:43,643 --> 00:20:46,143 to really brighten enough to actually 531 00:20:46,179 --> 00:20:48,379 see the silhouette of whatever the animal is. 532 00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:52,650 Jess, I told you to get more metadata. 533 00:20:55,555 --> 00:20:57,555 So, we know it's an animal, 534 00:20:57,590 --> 00:20:58,889 we know it's something nocturnal. 535 00:20:58,925 --> 00:21:01,325 It seems like it's something on the ground. 536 00:21:01,361 --> 00:21:03,694 But as to what it is, we have no idea. 537 00:21:03,730 --> 00:21:06,230 Okay, so, like, where does that leave us? 538 00:21:06,266 --> 00:21:08,266 So, I started to get really interested by the files 539 00:21:08,301 --> 00:21:09,900 that you sent me from linda, 540 00:21:09,936 --> 00:21:12,937 and I think I'm on to something there, which is that, you know, 541 00:21:12,972 --> 00:21:15,172 a lot of the sightings that she logged 542 00:21:15,208 --> 00:21:17,041 aren't actually from bray road. 543 00:21:17,076 --> 00:21:18,876 We know there's a high concentration 544 00:21:18,911 --> 00:21:21,312 of deer and prey animals 545 00:21:21,347 --> 00:21:25,149 out in that area that are feeding off those corn fields. 546 00:21:25,218 --> 00:21:28,219 So it may be that whatever animal is there, whatever people are seeing 547 00:21:28,254 --> 00:21:31,055 is just using bray road as a hunting ground, 548 00:21:31,090 --> 00:21:33,557 and it actually lives somewhere else. 549 00:21:33,593 --> 00:21:35,993 Which makes sense. If we know anything about large predators, 550 00:21:36,029 --> 00:21:38,763 it's that they will go a long distance away from their den 551 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:42,099 to get to a high density of easy prey, 552 00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:43,734 and bray road's got it. 553 00:21:43,770 --> 00:21:46,637 Right. So I cross-referenced satellite data from that area 554 00:21:46,673 --> 00:21:50,107 with all of linda's reports, and it turns out that there is 555 00:21:50,143 --> 00:21:55,479 a really, really interesting old-growth forest less than 10 miles from bray road. 556 00:21:55,515 --> 00:21:58,883 And it's only about 15 miles from sophia's house, your other eye witness. 557 00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:02,887 And this is a totally wild place, like, untouched by human. 558 00:22:02,922 --> 00:22:05,456 And it is right in the middle of all these sightings. 559 00:22:05,491 --> 00:22:07,758 It sounds like a perfect place for the den of a large predator. 560 00:22:09,095 --> 00:22:11,062 Bingo. So I would get out there 561 00:22:11,097 --> 00:22:13,431 and start investigating that area. 562 00:22:13,466 --> 00:22:15,166 Awesome. Well, you certainly didn't disappoint. 563 00:22:15,201 --> 00:22:16,767 I got your back, jess. 564 00:22:16,803 --> 00:22:18,302 Oh, one more thing. 565 00:22:18,338 --> 00:22:20,404 There aren't any roads that lead into this 566 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:21,472 overgrown forest, 567 00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:23,708 so I've arranged for something to speed up 568 00:22:23,743 --> 00:22:25,376 your investigation. 569 00:22:25,411 --> 00:22:27,378 You're gonna love it. Just buckle up. 570 00:22:27,413 --> 00:22:30,181 Huh. All right. 571 00:22:30,216 --> 00:22:31,649 [jessica shrieking] 572 00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:36,087 this is awesome. 573 00:22:36,122 --> 00:22:37,288 How cool is this? 574 00:22:37,323 --> 00:22:38,689 [jessica] oh, my god. 575 00:22:40,360 --> 00:22:43,861 [phil] animal dens are often located close to a water source and this forest 576 00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:46,630 lies on the edge of this massive fresh water lake. 577 00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:49,467 And wolves are known to return 578 00:22:49,502 --> 00:22:53,371 to their den every few days depending on the season. 579 00:22:53,406 --> 00:22:57,141 So that means we might encounter this mysterious predator tonight. 580 00:23:01,013 --> 00:23:03,681 [phil] josh hooked us up with a high-speed hovercraft 581 00:23:03,716 --> 00:23:05,883 designed to travel on a cushion of air 582 00:23:05,918 --> 00:23:07,518 over land and water 583 00:23:07,553 --> 00:23:09,086 that will help us gain access to 584 00:23:09,122 --> 00:23:10,921 the shore from extremely shallow water. 585 00:23:13,793 --> 00:23:15,126 Okay, so look at this. 586 00:23:15,161 --> 00:23:17,795 This is old-growth forest. 587 00:23:17,830 --> 00:23:21,232 Wolves can travel 30, 40 miles in a single day. 588 00:23:21,267 --> 00:23:25,102 So conceivably, anything that living here could end up in sophia's backyard. 589 00:23:25,138 --> 00:23:26,670 -And bray road. -[jessica] yeah. 590 00:23:26,706 --> 00:23:28,038 No, we're well within that range. 591 00:23:37,083 --> 00:23:38,215 I'm trying to pull us in right here. 592 00:23:44,123 --> 00:23:45,423 [jessica] thank you. 593 00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:51,262 You good? All right, which way? 594 00:23:51,297 --> 00:23:53,364 -Let's head into the woods. -All right. 595 00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:02,606 [phil] we'll be on the hunt for any signs of a den, 596 00:24:02,642 --> 00:24:06,477 which could be a cave, an overhang, or dug into the ground. 597 00:24:06,512 --> 00:24:08,112 This is some dense forest. 598 00:24:08,147 --> 00:24:09,280 [jessica] mmm-hmm. 599 00:24:09,315 --> 00:24:12,416 [phil] and it's huge. So I say we split up 600 00:24:12,452 --> 00:24:14,151 and try to cover more ground. 601 00:24:14,187 --> 00:24:15,653 One thing I think we need to remember, 602 00:24:15,688 --> 00:24:18,155 wolves generally travel in packs. 603 00:24:18,191 --> 00:24:19,423 There could be more than one. 604 00:24:19,459 --> 00:24:21,225 Wolf monster? 605 00:24:21,260 --> 00:24:22,426 Just be alert, jess. 606 00:24:25,164 --> 00:24:28,599 [phil] for me, the most reasonable explanation for the beast of bray road 607 00:24:28,634 --> 00:24:29,733 is a wolf. 608 00:24:29,769 --> 00:24:31,602 So, I'm looking for scat, 609 00:24:31,637 --> 00:24:33,404 fur, tracks, or anything else 610 00:24:33,439 --> 00:24:37,274 that could confirm that wolves are living and hunting in these woods. 611 00:24:39,812 --> 00:24:42,680 I wanna take out the thermal and see if I pick up anything. 612 00:24:53,626 --> 00:24:55,993 [whispering] yeah, I'm not seeing anything right here. 613 00:24:56,028 --> 00:24:58,395 I say we try to move up there a little bit more. 614 00:25:05,571 --> 00:25:08,239 I kinda don't wanna find it, 615 00:25:08,274 --> 00:25:10,741 because I'm a little scared. 616 00:25:12,078 --> 00:25:13,310 But what are my options? 617 00:25:13,346 --> 00:25:15,346 Uh, record it and run. 618 00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:19,083 Try not to get eaten. 619 00:25:24,590 --> 00:25:25,523 [phil shushing] 620 00:25:29,795 --> 00:25:33,864 something big is breaking branches right down there. 621 00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:36,200 You hear that? You hear that? 622 00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:42,907 Come on. 623 00:25:47,213 --> 00:25:48,712 I just got a hit. 624 00:25:48,748 --> 00:25:49,847 Look, look, look, look, look. 625 00:25:49,882 --> 00:25:51,515 Right there, right there. 626 00:25:51,517 --> 00:25:52,917 It's a mouse. 627 00:25:59,725 --> 00:26:02,459 But I'm hearing bigger footsteps than just a mouse over there. 628 00:26:02,495 --> 00:26:04,828 Maybe it's reacting to something over there. 629 00:26:09,302 --> 00:26:10,234 [branch snaps loudly] 630 00:26:13,072 --> 00:26:15,773 [phil] big branch just broke down there. 631 00:26:15,808 --> 00:26:17,708 Whatever that was, it had to be huge. 632 00:26:18,477 --> 00:26:19,476 But it sounds like 633 00:26:19,512 --> 00:26:21,245 it came from down where jess is at. 634 00:26:24,116 --> 00:26:25,516 I hear-- [shushes] 635 00:26:25,551 --> 00:26:27,484 I hear something walking. 636 00:26:32,658 --> 00:26:34,491 Phil, you copy? 637 00:26:36,128 --> 00:26:37,061 Hey, jess. 638 00:26:38,197 --> 00:26:39,830 Oh, my god. 639 00:26:39,865 --> 00:26:42,232 I hear something really close to me. 640 00:26:45,071 --> 00:26:46,804 Oh, my god. It's right there. 641 00:26:50,676 --> 00:26:52,242 It's like super close. 642 00:26:52,278 --> 00:26:54,311 Oh, god, it's so close. 643 00:26:55,081 --> 00:26:58,449 Okay, uh, I'm a little scared. 644 00:26:58,484 --> 00:27:00,584 I'm gonna walk in the direction of the sound. 645 00:27:00,620 --> 00:27:02,119 Hey, jess. 646 00:27:02,154 --> 00:27:05,122 Stay as quiet as you can. Go as slow as you can. 647 00:27:05,191 --> 00:27:06,857 Give me time to catch up. 648 00:27:06,892 --> 00:27:08,192 Okay. 649 00:27:13,265 --> 00:27:14,732 Holy [bleep]! 650 00:27:15,768 --> 00:27:17,267 I hear it. I hear it. 651 00:27:18,771 --> 00:27:20,371 Something is close. 652 00:27:21,340 --> 00:27:22,840 Oh, yeah, I see it. I see something moving. 653 00:27:22,875 --> 00:27:24,074 Holy [bleep]! 654 00:27:24,110 --> 00:27:25,109 There's something moving. 655 00:27:26,178 --> 00:27:27,811 It's moving in the brush. 656 00:27:27,847 --> 00:27:29,580 Phil, get over here now. 657 00:27:29,615 --> 00:27:30,614 [phil] we gotta go. 658 00:27:30,650 --> 00:27:31,949 [jessica on radio] phil, get over here, now! 659 00:27:34,854 --> 00:27:36,120 [phil] whoa! 660 00:27:38,658 --> 00:27:40,357 [groaning] 661 00:27:40,393 --> 00:27:41,625 [jessica yelling] phil, where are you? 662 00:27:49,402 --> 00:27:50,801 [phil gasps] holy [bleep]! 663 00:27:51,971 --> 00:27:53,237 I hear it, I hear it. 664 00:27:54,506 --> 00:27:56,940 Something is close. 665 00:27:56,976 --> 00:27:58,976 Oh, yeah, I see it. I see something moving. 666 00:27:59,011 --> 00:28:00,010 Holy [bleep]. 667 00:28:00,046 --> 00:28:01,478 I see something moving. 668 00:28:02,248 --> 00:28:04,114 It's moving in the brush. 669 00:28:04,150 --> 00:28:05,783 -[comm beeps] -phil, get over here now. 670 00:28:05,818 --> 00:28:06,817 [phil] we gotta go. 671 00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,252 [jessica over radio] phil, get over here now! 672 00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:11,622 [bleep] 673 00:28:12,258 --> 00:28:13,123 [groans] 674 00:28:17,063 --> 00:28:18,062 phil, are you there? 675 00:28:22,301 --> 00:28:23,667 [panting] all right. 676 00:28:26,739 --> 00:28:27,705 Jess, heading your way. 677 00:28:31,610 --> 00:28:32,476 What happened? 678 00:28:32,511 --> 00:28:34,278 I heard footsteps and branches breaking 679 00:28:34,313 --> 00:28:35,846 right over here in this area. 680 00:28:35,881 --> 00:28:37,715 There's all those dead trees. 681 00:28:37,750 --> 00:28:40,150 But as I walked over, I heard it take off. 682 00:28:40,186 --> 00:28:42,219 Could you make out what it was at all? 683 00:28:42,722 --> 00:28:43,387 No. 684 00:28:44,490 --> 00:28:45,422 Okay. 685 00:28:46,292 --> 00:28:48,625 Well, it could have been a deer. 686 00:28:48,661 --> 00:28:49,593 It could have been an elk. 687 00:28:49,628 --> 00:28:50,961 Either way, it scared me. 688 00:28:50,996 --> 00:28:52,863 Like, I'm a little nervous being out here. 689 00:28:52,898 --> 00:28:53,664 Yeah. 690 00:28:54,834 --> 00:28:57,134 Well, we gotta get a closer look. 691 00:28:57,169 --> 00:28:58,669 So now that we're together, 692 00:28:58,704 --> 00:29:00,471 I think we should head that way. 693 00:29:00,873 --> 00:29:02,439 Slowly. 694 00:29:02,475 --> 00:29:03,807 As quietly as we can. 695 00:29:04,877 --> 00:29:06,076 [jessica] all right. Come on. 696 00:29:06,979 --> 00:29:08,912 [eerie music playing] 697 00:29:26,265 --> 00:29:27,765 yeah, you seeing or hearing anything? 698 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:28,732 [jessica] mmm-mmm. 699 00:29:30,302 --> 00:29:31,368 [phil] you hear that? 700 00:29:33,205 --> 00:29:35,072 -It can't be far. -Mmm-mmm. 701 00:29:39,879 --> 00:29:42,146 [suspenseful music playing] 702 00:29:49,655 --> 00:29:50,988 [jessica gasps] what the [bleep]? 703 00:29:51,657 --> 00:29:53,157 -Oh, my god! -What? 704 00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:55,225 [jessica gasps] 705 00:29:59,231 --> 00:30:01,298 that looks like a pretty fresh kill. 706 00:30:01,333 --> 00:30:03,233 -That looks like... -[jessica] a leg? 707 00:30:03,269 --> 00:30:04,468 Like a scapula. 708 00:30:04,503 --> 00:30:05,369 Femur. 709 00:30:05,938 --> 00:30:06,770 Leg. 710 00:30:06,806 --> 00:30:07,905 Oh, my god! 711 00:30:09,175 --> 00:30:10,574 Look at this blood on here. 712 00:30:10,976 --> 00:30:12,609 Ew! Gross. 713 00:30:13,212 --> 00:30:14,011 [phil] that is... 714 00:30:14,647 --> 00:30:15,579 [jessica exclaims] 715 00:30:15,614 --> 00:30:17,214 oh, yeah, that's still fresh. 716 00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:19,550 Oh, my god! [bleep] 717 00:30:19,585 --> 00:30:21,118 -oh, my god! -What? 718 00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:22,586 -Look at that. -[jessica gasps] 719 00:30:22,621 --> 00:30:23,787 oh... 720 00:30:24,990 --> 00:30:26,056 [phil grunts] 721 00:30:27,259 --> 00:30:28,892 [jessica] oh, that makes me feel bad. 722 00:30:28,928 --> 00:30:30,327 [phil] that is horrendous. 723 00:30:31,030 --> 00:30:33,764 Aww, poor bambi. 724 00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:35,599 [phil] at least we know this was a deer. 725 00:30:36,035 --> 00:30:37,334 Oh, my god. 726 00:30:38,704 --> 00:30:39,603 Ooh! 727 00:30:43,909 --> 00:30:45,275 So, listen, 728 00:30:45,311 --> 00:30:47,711 there's still some meat on here. 729 00:30:47,746 --> 00:30:49,112 I feel like there's a pretty good chance 730 00:30:49,148 --> 00:30:51,682 that whatever is eating this 731 00:30:51,717 --> 00:30:53,917 may wanna come back for some of these scraps. 732 00:30:55,387 --> 00:30:56,687 But... 733 00:30:56,722 --> 00:30:57,588 Us being here, 734 00:30:57,623 --> 00:30:58,722 that's kinda interfering 735 00:30:58,791 --> 00:31:00,657 with whatever that animal wants to do. 736 00:31:00,693 --> 00:31:02,392 So I think we gotta back off a little bit. 737 00:31:02,428 --> 00:31:05,362 We know that there's something out here. 738 00:31:05,397 --> 00:31:06,163 Yes. 739 00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:08,265 Why don't we use the thermal drone, 740 00:31:08,334 --> 00:31:09,933 so we can scan over the top 741 00:31:09,969 --> 00:31:12,436 and see what might come back? 742 00:31:12,471 --> 00:31:15,305 [phil] we bagged some of the remains to send for lab analysis, 743 00:31:15,341 --> 00:31:17,507 but leave most of the carcass intact 744 00:31:17,543 --> 00:31:20,177 to see if its killer will come back for seconds. 745 00:31:20,212 --> 00:31:21,545 We can back off, 746 00:31:21,580 --> 00:31:23,413 -fly the drone to here... -Mmm-hmm. 747 00:31:23,415 --> 00:31:25,215 ...Start flying around, see what we get. 748 00:31:25,251 --> 00:31:27,084 -Perfect. -Okay. 749 00:31:27,119 --> 00:31:28,185 Should we head back up that way? 750 00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:30,187 Yeah, let's go back up this way. 751 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:33,523 [phil] on the ground, our visibility is extremely limited. 752 00:31:33,559 --> 00:31:35,893 This drone, equipped with thermal imaging, 753 00:31:35,928 --> 00:31:37,327 will give us a bird's-eye view 754 00:31:37,363 --> 00:31:39,196 of any movement along the ridgeline 755 00:31:39,231 --> 00:31:41,231 where that deer carcass is splayed out. 756 00:31:41,934 --> 00:31:43,667 I'm kinda thinking, 757 00:31:43,702 --> 00:31:46,937 you should go halfway between where we are right now 758 00:31:46,972 --> 00:31:48,538 and the bones, 759 00:31:48,574 --> 00:31:50,607 so that if I find something on the thermal drone, 760 00:31:50,643 --> 00:31:52,142 you can get eyes on it. 761 00:31:53,679 --> 00:31:57,180 You want me to go into the woods by myself, 762 00:31:57,216 --> 00:31:59,883 where there is a wolf or some sort of beast... 763 00:32:02,087 --> 00:32:03,253 -So that I could get eyes on it? -Yeah. 764 00:32:03,289 --> 00:32:05,555 While you're here safely flying the drone. 765 00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:07,925 Well, one of us has to go into the forest, 766 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,359 and the other has to fly the drone. 767 00:32:10,195 --> 00:32:11,428 And I'm pretty sure I'm the only one 768 00:32:11,463 --> 00:32:13,297 who knows how to fly a drone. 769 00:32:13,332 --> 00:32:15,332 I could totally fly the drone, but you know what? 770 00:32:15,367 --> 00:32:16,733 I'm a bad... [bleep], so I'll do it. 771 00:32:18,237 --> 00:32:20,237 [suspenseful music playing] 772 00:32:21,740 --> 00:32:22,873 [drone beeping] 773 00:32:24,109 --> 00:32:25,309 [motor whirring] 774 00:32:25,344 --> 00:32:27,077 [dramatic music playing] 775 00:32:40,025 --> 00:32:40,991 phil, you copy? 776 00:32:42,461 --> 00:32:43,660 Yeah, I copy. 777 00:32:43,696 --> 00:32:45,963 Okay. I'm in place and I can hear the drone. 778 00:32:47,633 --> 00:32:50,300 [phil over radio] okay, I got both you and evan, jess. 779 00:32:50,336 --> 00:32:52,502 I'm gonna head towards the bones 780 00:32:52,538 --> 00:32:54,338 and start doing a scan in that direction. 781 00:32:54,373 --> 00:32:56,039 Okay. Let me know if anything's coming my way. 782 00:32:56,075 --> 00:32:57,107 I'll keep my eyes peeled. 783 00:32:57,710 --> 00:32:58,375 [beeps] 784 00:33:07,419 --> 00:33:10,187 not getting any unusual heat signatures out there. 785 00:33:12,958 --> 00:33:14,024 [grass rustling] 786 00:33:15,227 --> 00:33:17,194 it is so creepy out here. 787 00:33:19,531 --> 00:33:21,865 Yeah, let's put jess in the middle of the forest 788 00:33:21,934 --> 00:33:23,233 at night by herself. 789 00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:26,003 She can outrun a wolfman. 790 00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:31,975 [ominous music playing] 791 00:33:32,911 --> 00:33:33,643 [bleep] 792 00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:34,845 evan, look at this. 793 00:33:36,648 --> 00:33:38,215 [jessica] look. Scratches. 794 00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:40,417 That's like 8 feet up on that tree. 795 00:33:40,452 --> 00:33:42,386 Nothing on four legs could have done that. 796 00:33:46,558 --> 00:33:48,091 [phil] after nearly an hour 797 00:33:48,127 --> 00:33:49,926 of running surveillance overhead, 798 00:33:49,962 --> 00:33:51,728 I haven't spotted anything. 799 00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:54,931 Come on. 800 00:33:54,967 --> 00:33:57,934 I'm starting to think that this thing is long gone. 801 00:34:01,407 --> 00:34:02,239 Whoa. 802 00:34:03,175 --> 00:34:04,007 Hang on. 803 00:34:05,310 --> 00:34:06,376 That's not jess. 804 00:34:06,412 --> 00:34:08,345 What is that? [bleep] 805 00:34:09,715 --> 00:34:11,615 -[radio beeps] -jess, I just got something. 806 00:34:11,650 --> 00:34:15,085 It's about 100 yards north-northeast of where you are. 807 00:34:15,120 --> 00:34:16,019 It's big. 808 00:34:16,055 --> 00:34:17,254 [jessica] okay, I'm running towards it. 809 00:34:17,289 --> 00:34:18,455 [pants] 810 00:34:21,126 --> 00:34:22,893 all right, jess. Can you see it? 811 00:34:22,928 --> 00:34:24,461 No, I can't see anything. 812 00:34:24,496 --> 00:34:26,329 [suspenseful music playing] 813 00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:29,232 jess, it's right there. 814 00:34:36,175 --> 00:34:38,975 The beast of bray road is consistently described 815 00:34:39,011 --> 00:34:41,778 by witnesses as some type of large canine 816 00:34:41,814 --> 00:34:44,581 with the ability to run on its hind legs. 817 00:34:44,616 --> 00:34:46,016 Which is also the primary reason 818 00:34:46,051 --> 00:34:47,684 skeptics dismiss the story. 819 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,719 But there are examples of other 820 00:34:49,755 --> 00:34:51,154 four-legged predators, 821 00:34:51,190 --> 00:34:54,091 that exhibit bipedal behavior. 822 00:34:54,126 --> 00:34:56,560 For two million years, a strange animal known as 823 00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:59,763 the thylacine, sometimes called the tasmanian wolf 824 00:34:59,798 --> 00:35:01,231 or tasmanian tiger, 825 00:35:01,266 --> 00:35:04,167 roamed tasmania and mainland australia. 826 00:35:04,203 --> 00:35:08,004 It could open its jaws to nearly 120 degrees. 827 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:11,108 And while it did walk on all fours, it was a quadruped, 828 00:35:11,143 --> 00:35:13,844 it could also stand up on its hind legs 829 00:35:13,879 --> 00:35:15,745 and bound like a kangaroo. 830 00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:19,249 The thylacine officially went extinct only 85 years ago. 831 00:35:20,986 --> 00:35:22,552 But sightings of these creatures 832 00:35:22,588 --> 00:35:25,489 are still being reported in the tasmanian wilderness. 833 00:35:29,828 --> 00:35:32,362 [josh] on the hunt for the beast of bray road. 834 00:35:33,599 --> 00:35:34,430 [phil] that's not jess. 835 00:35:34,433 --> 00:35:35,966 What is that? 836 00:35:36,001 --> 00:35:38,602 [josh] phil and jess pick up a large heat signature 837 00:35:38,637 --> 00:35:39,870 on the thermal drone. 838 00:35:41,073 --> 00:35:42,606 [jessica] okay, I'm running towards it. 839 00:35:44,176 --> 00:35:45,142 [phil whispers] oh, my god. 840 00:35:45,177 --> 00:35:46,009 [bleep] 841 00:35:46,044 --> 00:35:47,677 [repeating] where'd it go? 842 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:49,479 I lost it. 843 00:35:49,515 --> 00:35:50,680 [jessica panting] 844 00:35:50,716 --> 00:35:52,482 all right, jess, can you see it? 845 00:35:52,518 --> 00:35:53,650 No, I can't see anything. 846 00:35:54,786 --> 00:35:56,219 Okay, keep scanning, keep scanning. 847 00:35:56,255 --> 00:35:57,220 [phil] it's right there. 848 00:36:00,459 --> 00:36:02,392 [jessica breathing heavily] 849 00:36:05,197 --> 00:36:06,530 phil, I'm not seeing anything. 850 00:36:06,565 --> 00:36:08,231 All right, I'm gonna try to find it again. 851 00:36:17,009 --> 00:36:19,676 Got it, got it. Oh, I got it, got it. 852 00:36:21,647 --> 00:36:22,712 Jess, just saw it again. 853 00:36:22,748 --> 00:36:24,648 It's back towards where you were before. 854 00:36:24,683 --> 00:36:25,549 Ahh, [bleep]. 855 00:36:25,584 --> 00:36:26,950 Okay, I'm headed back. 856 00:36:29,087 --> 00:36:30,554 Holy... 857 00:36:30,589 --> 00:36:31,388 [bleeping] 858 00:36:31,423 --> 00:36:32,556 it's moving fast. 859 00:36:34,259 --> 00:36:36,026 [whispering] where'd this thing go? 860 00:36:36,061 --> 00:36:37,694 God, it was fast. 861 00:36:37,729 --> 00:36:39,262 [jessica] okay, I'm back where I was. 862 00:36:39,298 --> 00:36:40,197 Where is it now? 863 00:36:40,799 --> 00:36:42,566 Lost it again. 864 00:36:42,601 --> 00:36:43,600 You're not seeing it? 865 00:36:44,436 --> 00:36:45,735 Dude, I'm not seeing anything. 866 00:36:48,207 --> 00:36:49,506 [phil] come on. 867 00:36:50,042 --> 00:36:51,007 The thermal easily 868 00:36:51,043 --> 00:36:52,976 picks up this thing when it's in the open. 869 00:36:53,011 --> 00:36:54,444 But the dense tree cover is 870 00:36:54,479 --> 00:36:56,613 making it nearly impossible to track. 871 00:37:00,185 --> 00:37:01,117 [whispers] come on. 872 00:37:01,653 --> 00:37:02,819 [bleeps] damn it. 873 00:37:04,089 --> 00:37:05,121 It's right here. 874 00:37:05,157 --> 00:37:05,922 Right here. 875 00:37:07,626 --> 00:37:08,425 Come on. 876 00:37:09,161 --> 00:37:10,293 Show yourself again. 877 00:37:14,166 --> 00:37:15,365 [rustling] 878 00:37:15,434 --> 00:37:16,566 [animal snorts] 879 00:37:16,602 --> 00:37:18,535 [whispering] did you hear that? 880 00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:20,503 Okay, I lost it again, jess. You seeing it? 881 00:37:22,007 --> 00:37:23,340 No, I'm not seeing anything 882 00:37:23,375 --> 00:37:25,108 but I'm hearing some weird stuff. 883 00:37:25,143 --> 00:37:28,578 I'm not exactly comfortable being out here by myself. 884 00:37:28,614 --> 00:37:30,113 I say, sit tight for a second. 885 00:37:30,148 --> 00:37:31,448 I'm gonna land the drone back here, 886 00:37:31,483 --> 00:37:32,949 and I'll run out and meet you where you are. 887 00:37:33,986 --> 00:37:35,385 Okay, well, make it quick, please. 888 00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:41,291 [phil] at one point, that animal 889 00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:44,160 actually looked like it was walking on two legs, 890 00:37:44,196 --> 00:37:46,730 but when jess got close, it started running away 891 00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:47,831 on four legs, 892 00:37:47,866 --> 00:37:50,033 which matches our reports describing 893 00:37:50,068 --> 00:37:51,334 the beast of bray road. 894 00:37:51,370 --> 00:37:53,870 Unfortunately, the resolution of the thermal camera 895 00:37:53,905 --> 00:37:56,339 is too low to determine if it was a wolf 896 00:37:56,375 --> 00:37:57,374 or something else. 897 00:38:02,848 --> 00:38:04,414 [jessica] are you seeing any tracks? 898 00:38:04,449 --> 00:38:06,216 Nah, not seeing anything. 899 00:38:06,251 --> 00:38:07,350 What is it? 900 00:38:22,167 --> 00:38:23,133 [phil whispers] jess. 901 00:38:23,168 --> 00:38:24,100 Holy [bleep]! 902 00:38:24,136 --> 00:38:25,402 We got fur. 903 00:38:25,437 --> 00:38:26,503 -[jessica gasps] -[phil] yes! 904 00:38:26,538 --> 00:38:27,537 [jessica] no way. 905 00:38:27,572 --> 00:38:29,139 [phil] look. 906 00:38:29,174 --> 00:38:30,540 [jessica] check that out. 907 00:38:33,178 --> 00:38:34,644 Oh, yeah! 908 00:38:34,646 --> 00:38:36,279 Like... That could be 909 00:38:36,315 --> 00:38:37,881 from what just ran through here. 910 00:38:37,916 --> 00:38:39,149 Oh, I would think that's definitely 911 00:38:39,184 --> 00:38:40,350 what ran through here. 912 00:38:40,385 --> 00:38:41,551 Look, there's some more up here. 913 00:38:42,354 --> 00:38:43,720 -Where? -Right here. 914 00:38:43,755 --> 00:38:45,388 -Little strands, right up here. -Oh, yeah! 915 00:38:45,424 --> 00:38:46,256 You see it? 916 00:38:46,291 --> 00:38:47,891 [phil] that's like five feet. 917 00:38:47,926 --> 00:38:49,426 That's pretty high up. 918 00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:50,460 Yeah, it is. 919 00:38:50,896 --> 00:38:51,895 Bag that sucker. 920 00:38:51,930 --> 00:38:52,962 [whispers] oh, my gosh! 921 00:38:57,569 --> 00:39:00,136 -We still have camera traps on bray road. -Mmm. 922 00:39:00,172 --> 00:39:01,404 We have some bone, 923 00:39:01,440 --> 00:39:03,373 and they have toothmarks in it. 924 00:39:03,408 --> 00:39:04,274 Now we have this hair. 925 00:39:04,309 --> 00:39:06,109 So there's still a lot of evidence 926 00:39:06,144 --> 00:39:08,144 that we have to examine. 927 00:39:17,622 --> 00:39:19,122 [josh] having investigated this case 928 00:39:19,157 --> 00:39:20,757 in the field with my team, 929 00:39:20,792 --> 00:39:22,692 and after seeing those footprints, 930 00:39:22,728 --> 00:39:24,094 massive eyes, 931 00:39:24,129 --> 00:39:25,295 and thermal footage 932 00:39:25,330 --> 00:39:26,930 of a creature in the brush 933 00:39:26,965 --> 00:39:28,331 with my own two eyes, 934 00:39:28,367 --> 00:39:30,567 there's no doubt that people are witnessing 935 00:39:30,602 --> 00:39:32,202 something large here. 936 00:39:32,237 --> 00:39:35,372 After collecting the motion-activated trail cameras 937 00:39:35,407 --> 00:39:37,707 we set up in the woods along bray road, 938 00:39:37,743 --> 00:39:40,310 we found they had been triggered multiple times. 939 00:39:40,812 --> 00:39:41,911 The culprit? 940 00:39:41,947 --> 00:39:42,812 Deer. 941 00:39:42,848 --> 00:39:45,048 While it's not a 7-foot werewolf, 942 00:39:45,083 --> 00:39:46,716 it does provide evidence 943 00:39:46,752 --> 00:39:49,052 that this region supports enough wild game 944 00:39:49,087 --> 00:39:51,521 to sustain a large predator. 945 00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:53,189 [phil whispers] look at this blood on here. 946 00:39:53,225 --> 00:39:54,858 Ew, gross. 947 00:39:54,893 --> 00:39:56,593 [phil] that is horrendous. 948 00:39:57,262 --> 00:39:58,194 [josh] in addition, 949 00:39:58,230 --> 00:40:00,663 deer carcasses found near bray road 950 00:40:00,699 --> 00:40:02,432 and in the old-growth forest 951 00:40:02,467 --> 00:40:04,200 as well as those claw marks 952 00:40:04,236 --> 00:40:07,137 clearly suggest a predatory presence here. 953 00:40:07,172 --> 00:40:08,905 Analysis on the bone fragments 954 00:40:08,940 --> 00:40:10,373 collected in the forest 955 00:40:10,409 --> 00:40:12,108 show signs of toothmarks 956 00:40:12,144 --> 00:40:14,377 that are more consistent with that of a wolf 957 00:40:14,413 --> 00:40:15,678 than a bear. 958 00:40:15,714 --> 00:40:17,414 In fact, dna tests 959 00:40:17,449 --> 00:40:19,983 performed on the first samples the team collected 960 00:40:20,018 --> 00:40:22,085 match that of a grey wolf. 961 00:40:22,521 --> 00:40:23,386 Do you see it? 962 00:40:24,256 --> 00:40:25,855 [phil whispers] that's pretty high up. 963 00:40:25,891 --> 00:40:26,756 Yeah, it is. 964 00:40:27,426 --> 00:40:28,691 [josh] adult grey wolves, 965 00:40:28,727 --> 00:40:31,094 while less than three feet tall at the shoulder, 966 00:40:31,129 --> 00:40:34,431 can stretch up much higher on their hind legs 967 00:40:34,466 --> 00:40:37,133 and have been clocked at speeds of nearly 968 00:40:37,169 --> 00:40:38,902 40 miles an hour. 969 00:40:38,937 --> 00:40:40,537 However, there is no evidence 970 00:40:40,572 --> 00:40:42,038 that they have adapted to run 971 00:40:42,073 --> 00:40:43,206 on their hind legs. 972 00:40:43,241 --> 00:40:45,275 And this behavior has never been documented. 973 00:40:46,511 --> 00:40:48,044 With additional analysis 974 00:40:48,079 --> 00:40:49,779 of the footprint we found earlier, 975 00:40:49,814 --> 00:40:51,414 indicating a canine, 976 00:40:51,450 --> 00:40:53,349 the most logical conclusion here 977 00:40:53,385 --> 00:40:55,218 is that the beast of bray road 978 00:40:55,253 --> 00:40:56,419 is no werewolf, 979 00:40:56,455 --> 00:40:58,388 but an actual wolf. 980 00:40:58,423 --> 00:41:00,323 And since the wolf population here 981 00:41:00,358 --> 00:41:01,591 isn't very large, 982 00:41:01,626 --> 00:41:03,593 they would strike passing witnesses 983 00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:05,261 as something unusual. 984 00:41:06,231 --> 00:41:08,398 There are those who would disagree. 985 00:41:08,433 --> 00:41:11,468 Those who insist they saw something towering, 986 00:41:11,503 --> 00:41:12,836 something with glowing eyes, 987 00:41:13,371 --> 00:41:14,737 something monstrous, 988 00:41:14,773 --> 00:41:17,040 lurking on the edges of bray road, 989 00:41:17,075 --> 00:41:18,842 under a full moon. 990 00:41:18,877 --> 00:41:20,410 Perhaps, they're right. 991 00:41:20,445 --> 00:41:21,811 But by the light of day, 992 00:41:21,847 --> 00:41:23,079 the true beasts here 993 00:41:23,114 --> 00:41:24,414 may simply be those 994 00:41:24,449 --> 00:41:26,683 that live in our imagination. 995 00:41:28,687 --> 00:41:30,820 For more information on expedition x, 996 00:41:30,856 --> 00:41:34,090 head to discovery.Com/expeditionx.