The Sawgrass Skunk Ape - Bigfoot Beyond the Trail

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  • čas přidán 23. 02. 2022
  • Aleks and the Beyond the Trail crew head into the legendary Everglades of South Florida in search of the fabled Skunk Ape, battling the watery terrain and all sorts of dangerous wildlife in the area in pursuit of this mystery.
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  • @toddkohut5993
    @toddkohut5993 Před rokem +79

    I wonder how often there are 2 different research groups knocking and whooping back and forth, both thinking they’re hearing a Sasquatch 😂

    • @hazelduerdoth7298
      @hazelduerdoth7298 Před rokem +8

      I have been thinking precisely the same thing while watching any of the vids 🤣🤣

    • @fischersgadgets4936
      @fischersgadgets4936 Před rokem +3

      I just said this to my girlfriend! I grew up in Collier County and have spent alot of time in the woods. I believe I saw one around 1995 while on and Indian reservation off 41. I won't go into detail but I'm getting very curious about what I saw along with 2 or 3 Indian kids seeing the same thing.

    • @SmallTownMonsters
      @SmallTownMonsters  Před rokem +6

      Certainly a possibility! In this case we were in a pretty remote area, the chances of somebody else being out there was pretty slim.

    • @SmallTownMonsters
      @SmallTownMonsters  Před rokem +4

      @Fischers Gadgets Would be quite curious to hear about your encounter! We area heading back to look for the Skunk Ape soon.

    • @TheArtistFKApingaso3687
      @TheArtistFKApingaso3687 Před rokem +2

      @@SmallTownMonsters If you’re heading back down this way you should stop by Islas Canarias restaurant and get yourselves some croquetas. It’s not far from the Miccosukee Casino you guys stopped at on your way. They are delicious and very worth the stop. You’ll thank me later..

  • @lets_fish_already_9345
    @lets_fish_already_9345 Před 2 lety +33

    These little documentaries always make my day better.

    • @CrashCourseCryptozoology
      @CrashCourseCryptozoology Před 2 lety +5

      Same, here. They are a constant source of food for thought and adventure.

    • @manimal9871
      @manimal9871 Před 2 lety +4

      @@CrashCourseCryptozoology you’re channel provided some of that to me earlier today 🤣 while working as well, keep up the good work 👍🏽

    • @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord
      @ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord Před 2 lety

      Little?!

  • @derekdavis8054
    @derekdavis8054 Před 2 lety +64

    I'm starting to realize noone ever looks up in the trees...they can be watching you from right above your heads...

    • @markneeley7191
      @markneeley7191 Před 2 lety +2

      Yep. 'Ol Les Stroud can tell ya that. And right behind you too ! Sneaky bastitches.

    • @derekdavis8054
      @derekdavis8054 Před 2 lety +4

      @@markneeley7191 I Am Batman

    • @richardmyers495
      @richardmyers495 Před 2 lety +6

      Agree 100% they are climbers after all

    • @bstrac
      @bstrac Před rokem +1

      @@markneeley7191 That was proven to be a leaf hanging behind Les Stroud's shoulder.

    • @mysticalmisfit33
      @mysticalmisfit33 Před rokem

      No one looks up in trees huh.

  • @ChrisLMeyer-gw1cl
    @ChrisLMeyer-gw1cl Před 2 lety +56

    Try gearing up with camo instead of light colored clothes - On a decently moonlit night, you can see a white shirt for 100+ yds through the woods. Be stealthy and quiet like a hunter chasing after life sustaining game. Be the 1st to find one!!!

    • @UntrackedProductions
      @UntrackedProductions Před 2 lety +6

      Totally agree, and I would do it regardless, but I have a feeling they are so hyper aware of who and what is in their territory that it probably doesn't really matter. My hypothesis about the lack of success with game cameras is simply that they're watching you put them up, and the lense looks like an eye so they avoid them.

    • @erikrhafer6644
      @erikrhafer6644 Před 2 lety +3

      The don't miss a thing, I think is almost or nearly impossible to sneak around without them seeing you. Very few encounters are one just walking by a hunter and not seeing them. But it does happen ?

    • @erikrhafer6644
      @erikrhafer6644 Před 2 lety

      The don't miss a thing, I think is almost or nearly impossible to sneak around without them seeing you. Very few encounters are one just walking by a hunter and not seeing them. But it does happen ?

    • @rebelyell2741
      @rebelyell2741 Před 2 lety +1

      And cover yourself in dirt like wolves and dogs do before they hunt. Don’t use any detergent when washing the clothes your gonna wear for a few loads and hang outside two weeks prior to the hunt. Also, make sure your guns are clean of any oils or solvents. Don’t bring anything with extremely tight tolerances that can’t get dirty. A well worn in 1911 and a 30-6 or a 45 long colt in a .410 pump. 12 gauge pump. Everglades isn’t nice to hunting equipment. And I always bring my Ontario G.I. Machete in the glades. Perfect tool for central S. Florida.

    • @firstlast2514
      @firstlast2514 Před 2 lety +3

      You do know that they are actually wearing black right?
      Night vision makes pretty much everything that color.. if you take note, you would see that the same hoody furring the day time is black

  • @christinewallace4578
    @christinewallace4578 Před 2 lety +14

    Great episode, learned more about Florida in that intro than I've ever heard in anything else - you are really showing a side of America we rarely see here across the pond

    • @ricktaylor3748
      @ricktaylor3748 Před 2 lety +3

      No one ventures into the Everglades, because it's full of poisonous snakes, alligators and mosquitos. The mosquitos will carry you away, they're so many.🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟

    • @hazelduerdoth7298
      @hazelduerdoth7298 Před rokem

      I agree there 😃😃

  • @cobyporschifer221
    @cobyporschifer221 Před 2 lety +35

    I live in Okeechobee,FL in the center of the state. I've heard some hair raising Howls that can't be explained. The local Seminole tribe here is very Hush Hush talking about Skunk Apes. A friend of mine who is a Seminole. Said his grandparents had stories of the "Wildman" and encounters back in the 1970's. They are said to be much more aggressive than the pacific north west counterparts. You don't want to be in the swamp at night. It's a whole different world and one were we are not the top of the food chain. Swamp Dwellers lurking every where. 🐊

    • @mroleeolee6213
      @mroleeolee6213 Před 2 lety

      I would like I have this experience. Have u every seen the wild man before..?

    • @jessejohnson1599
      @jessejohnson1599 Před 2 lety +2

      Okeechobee is my home town , I live an hour away now and I’ve had a couple encounters while hunting hogs with dogs. I know a lot of the seminoles out on the reservation, my mother worked in the clinic out their next to the fire department. I’ve heard a few stories about the skunk apes from some of the tribal members, but that isn’t what they call it. I forget the name , but I do have pictures of prints an of these skunk apes that I have personally taken on my phone.

    • @iconcanvas2303
      @iconcanvas2303 Před 2 lety

      We call them mud monkeys, as grandad would say.

    • @markdemelo7221
      @markdemelo7221 Před 2 lety +1

      Brother me to, 441 near Taylor Creek and Zackary Taylor RV parks

    • @mroleeolee6213
      @mroleeolee6213 Před 2 lety

      @@jessejohnson1599 would I mind sharing story’s. And or possible location to have an encounter

  • @guyhigginbotham1449
    @guyhigginbotham1449 Před 2 lety +18

    Well I do mushroom and wild ginseng hunting and I have a certain place I have gone for years recently I walked in and the forest went completely silent nothing moving or birds chirping. I heard trees fall with no wind I heard something walking in the distance. I'm a very curious person so I walked toward the sound and I got probably 50 yards from where I heard the foot steps and I seen a big huge creature it was white and black fur or hair. I didn't smell a skunkie smell I smelled real bad body odor very strong smell. It was I think 7 foot maybe 8 foot. Now I'm not the type of person to run from anything in the forest. I didn't run I took a step back but I stood there and it was behind a small tree peeping around looking at me. I just stood there trying to get a better look at what it exactly was. It then turned and walked away and the crazy and really spooky think was there were two more like back up for it. Crazy to think there were that many in one area. Now I still go there and I hunt for the mushrooms and ginseng to this day and you can hear them getting in position guess. These creatures are smarter faster and more than capable to take us out. I believe there a family of bigfoots in this area. No one believes this I told a few people but I got laughed at. This was last year when this happened it was August 2021 and I'll be going back in April looking for morels. Their there and they are real I even thought about putting it on youtube I may do it what do you think

    • @ryansadilek6872
      @ryansadilek6872 Před 2 lety +2

      You should definitely try to get them on camera. Even with your phone. I mean, why not. Sounds like you’re in a really great situation to potentially get some footage. Hopefully they’re still around. And if they are, maybe try to contact Small Town Monsters and see if they want to travel to where you’re at :)

    • @MrPsh-xs7ul
      @MrPsh-xs7ul Před 2 lety

      What state were in when u had your encounter?

    • @chretienbernard4200
      @chretienbernard4200 Před 2 lety

      Essayer de prendre de bonnes images sans trembler ou bouger trop vite je veux enfin une preuve une vraie caché là camera car ils sont intelligent faite comme si que vous les aviez pas vu

    • @guyhigginbotham1449
      @guyhigginbotham1449 Před 2 lety

      @@MrPsh-xs7ul Alabama

    • @guyhigginbotham1449
      @guyhigginbotham1449 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ryansadilek6872 I already have footage of three. I was sitting on a ridge and I heard something walking so I got my camera and started filming. They were on the ridge across from me. When I seen them I zoomed in. A big one and 2 shorter and they were huge. Only thing I'm scared of is being ridiculed or being called a fake

  • @GFox...
    @GFox... Před 2 lety +5

    Well, now I know what to play when I need help getting to sleep. Good Lord!!

  • @Scribbles69
    @Scribbles69 Před 2 lety +8

    You guys have some of the best cinematography in the business as always

    • @jamesknapp64
      @jamesknapp64 Před rokem +1

      I dont believe in Bigfoot but love watching their videos with their wide shots. Their drone videos are worth the watch.

  • @AstralHiGH
    @AstralHiGH Před 2 lety +4

    i kind of like this approach to the whole thing. not out trying to find the thing itself but just giving insight to where sightings have happened

  • @breenarnianwarhorse5051
    @breenarnianwarhorse5051 Před 2 lety +7

    Ok but seriously...
    I’m dying to have a list of all the BEAUTIFUL music used in these Beyond The Trail episodes...!! 😱 Pretty, pretty please?? 🎶
    (esp. in the CO and this FL episodes!)
    Also, another great episode. So appreciate you, STM!

  • @gr8northernpike
    @gr8northernpike Před 2 lety +37

    I love your work, and realize the effort it takes. A constructive criticism: dear editor-, please give some thought to volume levels of the music... And , watch your finished (?) final edit on a phone with ear buds, good headphones, and lastly 2 different sets of consumer grade speakers. This is a narrative enhanced documentary, not a Hollywood epic. The music should enhance rather than over power the content, and it definitely should not leave bleeding ears in its wake. And, while I'm at it, EQ primarily for voice, without heavy bass and razor sharp high end that leave Your viewers diving for the volume control.
    Your clip edits are right on. This really is meant to be constructive. I've recorded and mastered audio for many years, and my video editing coach has multiple Emmys. Keep going - you're right on the edge of being damn good.

    • @jasonchenoweth4343
      @jasonchenoweth4343 Před 2 lety +2

      I agree 💯!! I was having a good time listening at work, but then the music came on and blew my ears out! It was very irritating!!! There's nothing worse than that in my opinion... and having to stop or pause to turn the volume up or down takes away from the experience, so please, if you can, try to work on this issue? Thx. Other than that it was pretty good! Looking forward to watching another. Keep up the great work

    • @christinamenhennett
      @christinamenhennett Před 2 lety +1

      I am barely in it and am getting a headache from the volume of the "background" music. Please please turn it done!!!!

  • @vegasdirtpusher1124
    @vegasdirtpusher1124 Před rokem +1

    Appreciate how real this is, no glamour just truth. Love it.

  • @emmawebb6955
    @emmawebb6955 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Another favorite 💚👋 Saturday Sas/Bf 👣💯👍nite

  • @barrywainwright3391
    @barrywainwright3391 Před rokem +2

    I'm surprised to hear the everglades is the largest national park in the lower 48. I always thought the national parks in Western states were larger. I love Florida. It's such a cool diversified state.

  • @jamesthompson8133
    @jamesthompson8133 Před rokem +1

    That was awesome that y’all actually found that panther print! Great job!!

  • @patrickvaugn897
    @patrickvaugn897 Před 2 lety +2

    Yall did well. Getting a return knock on a full moon with all that IR .

  • @Lespaul5697
    @Lespaul5697 Před 5 měsíci +1

    So cool seeing u guys in my stomping grounds I was born and raised in them swamps and roamed them by my self as a kid and ever since I was in diapers I been walkin barefoot there and having fun super cool to see u guys respect it and talk so foundly of it thanks hope u enjoyed it

  • @sarahughes6452
    @sarahughes6452 Před 2 lety +2

    Ya’ll are brave; gators, snakes; black widows, better you than me lol. I love watching your adventures. Thanks for sharing.

  • @jerumd
    @jerumd Před rokem +1

    Next time, you should post the name of the background music you're playing in your video. That will help us viewers a lot when looking for that music. Thanks for sharing us this wonderful educational video about the Skunk Ape of Florida.

  • @hazelduerdoth7298
    @hazelduerdoth7298 Před rokem +1

    Your vids are so relaxing to watch and I’m on a mission to watch every single one 👍👍

  • @mattclarke1505
    @mattclarke1505 Před 2 lety +3

    No bust guys! Youre lucky to be alive in that area. Snakes everywhere. great video. thank you!

    • @topmech71
      @topmech71 Před rokem

      Not just poisonous snakes but snakes that will strangle you to death out there now.

  • @stevenunez
    @stevenunez Před 2 lety +12

    I know this region very well as I've visited and photographed wildlife there. I've often thought of Bigfoot/Skunkape and have visited that 'center'....can't wait until the day someone gets good video/photos of this cryptid! Best of luck guys....(if you ever need another volunteer camera/video guy- drop me a note!

    • @jasonmay2023
      @jasonmay2023 Před 2 lety +2

      What about the myakka skunk ape photos? I’d say those are some of the best cryptid photos that exist.

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jasonmay2023 yup I'd agree with you on that. Everything from the animal itself to the backstory of the person who took the photos. I believe it to be 100% legitimate. Bob gymlan breaks it down on his utube channel very well.

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jasonmay2023 in those pics you can see it with its mouth open and teeth showing which looks to be a sign of aggression however it's quite common in apes to show their teeth like that when they are scared or suprised. Theres no way it's a person in a suit.

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jasonmay2023 honestly it's a shame more people dont know about those photos and think the only alleged evidence of sasquatch is the PG67 film footage when in fact theres a plethora of other evidence available like the photos you suggested.

  • @jamesthompson8133
    @jamesthompson8133 Před rokem +1

    Y’all have to be tough to handle the mosquitoes. Striped mosquitos are our state bird. I’ve seen hogs,gators,bobcats and deer but have never been lucky enough to see a skunk ape but I believe that they are out there! Keep up the great work guys! Absolutely love it!!

  • @vincentchirafisi3708
    @vincentchirafisi3708 Před 2 lety +2

    Great work! really good!

  • @mikeknapp6305
    @mikeknapp6305 Před 2 lety +3

    Love everything you guys do! ( Even the x-mas bells in the intro,lol ) keep it going 💪 cheers from s, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ✌️

  • @wvcryptidsandstrangeencoun542

    Awesome job guys.

  • @dudekdudek9095
    @dudekdudek9095 Před 2 lety +9

    I'm from Naples / Collier County where u guys were and we have a cottage up in Steinhatchee / Taylor County in the Big Bend of Fla ,, Up there in North Fla in the Big Bend they call it the Nature Coast and it's really Old Fla with low population and alot of woods ,, The woods is like the woods in the Deep South different then the Glades ,, Check it out they have had fairly recent Skunk Ape encounters up there too ,, They even had a display with stories and plaster cast footprints in the Steinhatchee Ace Hardware few years back

    • @MAGAMANPATRIOT
      @MAGAMANPATRIOT Před 2 lety

      How is the speckled sea trout and red fishin been around Steinlhatchee last few years. I haven't fished there for awhile..Big Bend is about the only part of Florida that still feels like Florida to me anymore. The growth South and West Coast last 45yrs is incredible.

    • @ronniewilliz153
      @ronniewilliz153 Před 2 lety

      Born an raised in Naples too

  • @LIQUIDSNAKEz28
    @LIQUIDSNAKEz28 Před 2 lety +3

    Lmao I didn't even know there was a Bigfoot legend here in Florida.

    • @TRINITY8400
      @TRINITY8400 Před 2 lety +1

      @liquidsnakez28: Florida is like 4th in the US for sightings

  • @rickeypevia8935
    @rickeypevia8935 Před 10 měsíci

    This has to be the best wood knocks ......so clear......and the echo.....is sweet

  • @rainydaylady7563
    @rainydaylady7563 Před rokem

    Thanks! I love your videos. Thank you from Washington State!

  • @lee461X0
    @lee461X0 Před rokem +1

    I haven’t seen a correction in the comments as of yet, but just watching this episode of the Sawgrass, skunk ape, and I about fell out’a the chair when I heard your pronunciation of the Indian tribe Miccosukee Indians…..
    Mick-co-sue-key not Mick-co-sucky! Lol Don’t worry most can’t pronounce the Indian names in Florida!! I’ve been pronouncing them almost 57 years.
    Flo-Grown!! Thank God I’m not down there but grew up west of Ocala Nat’l forest on Florida’s swampy west coast.

  • @lauraravenscraft1408
    @lauraravenscraft1408 Před 2 lety +3

    Well done Guys ❤️

  • @paulheywood2116
    @paulheywood2116 Před 2 lety +2

    Really interesting history great stuff guys

  • @dottiea.2186
    @dottiea.2186 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Just happened to come across your channel, very professionally done, congratulations to you guys.. 🥳🥳🥳 ❤ Now I have videos to watch..
    We're in Michigan, heading up to Oscoda Michigan for the color change and found out Matt Moneymaker and Cliff Barackman are putting on a Bigfoot Expo, September 29 and 30 2023 @ the veterans hall and Oscoda high-school... it's Already sold out.. 😮 next time I guess..
    Thanks for the Videos 👍🇺🇸

  • @leemuz73
    @leemuz73 Před 2 lety +1

    This is an awesome channel, you guys make it awesome ..
    Wish I had enough to be heavily involved but I can't, I will however put to it what I can...all the best Lee

  • @markispolk6096
    @markispolk6096 Před 2 lety +2

    I’ve been doing big foot research and it feels good to know we have some close to broward county

  • @OverlandOne
    @OverlandOne Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent show. Well done fellows.

  • @MichaelMefford35
    @MichaelMefford35 Před 2 lety +1

    These Sawgrass Skunk Ape are very much real. There have been 3 sightings in my town of a Skunk Ape and Big foot himself since 1977

  • @alexbaird2670
    @alexbaird2670 Před 2 lety +1

    The thermal imaging is like "Predator" the movie 😮 you guys are very brave to be out there at night!

    • @altha-rf1et
      @altha-rf1et Před 2 lety

      Mountain monsters came to my mine when Jeff uses the Thermal imaging just a big blurr

  • @eveningstar425
    @eveningstar425 Před rokem +1

    i love florida

  • @iraynalee3570
    @iraynalee3570 Před 2 lety

    This looks awesome love these episodes 🥰🥰

  • @BenDover-uy9zg
    @BenDover-uy9zg Před 2 lety +10

    As LOUD as you guys are, its pretty obvious you do NOT want to run into ANYTHING!!

    • @stephenspark9358
      @stephenspark9358 Před 2 lety +5

      Is it just me or do these vids seem like elaborate selfies?

    • @altha-rf1et
      @altha-rf1et Před 2 lety

      says from you and Stephen who probably never been in the woods or hunted

  • @toddaulner5393
    @toddaulner5393 Před rokem +1

    Yeah, Skunk Ape don't want to get bit by a snake when they are sleeping either.

  • @suesmith9202
    @suesmith9202 Před 8 měsíci

    Loving the Bigfoot adventures. Subscribed

  • @randyswearengin5338
    @randyswearengin5338 Před rokem

    Great video 👍

  • @Mark.13.
    @Mark.13. Před 2 lety

    Great stuff.

  • @modestmarie
    @modestmarie Před 2 lety +18

    These guys have got to be actors, why do they keep trying the same things over and over again and expecting different results? For example, If tree knocking is they’re form of communication, why would they react to you walking around and randomly hitting trees? They would probably know instantly that it doesn’t sound right and that’s why that never works. If they do a little more research and start taking it seriously is when I’ll help fund the cause. It’s entertaining to watch but definitely seems like a scam for money.

    • @brucemartin6895
      @brucemartin6895 Před 2 lety +2

      Kerry Arnold and Mark Zasky have diffintive Skunk Ape photos of these creatures in this area..Check out Bigfoot Odyssey 168..
      It's real research...

    • @jasguy2715
      @jasguy2715 Před 2 lety +3

      These guys are so unprofessional.

    • @DarronMoe
      @DarronMoe Před 2 lety +3

      Finally some logic and common sense
      Marie F

    • @wiscotime5970
      @wiscotime5970 Před 2 lety

      not exactly communication. they speak

    • @modestmarie
      @modestmarie Před 2 lety +1

      @@wiscotime5970 exactly. So what would be the point of walking through the forest whacking trees.

  • @wht-rabt-obj
    @wht-rabt-obj Před 2 lety +1

    Now you're in my neck of the woods 😎

  • @juanitacortez5383
    @juanitacortez5383 Před 2 lety

    Awesome!!!!

  • @freddog4490
    @freddog4490 Před 2 lety +1

    Let’s go guys 😃 can’t wait for this keep them coming. 👣🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @jamesherren3479
    @jamesherren3479 Před rokem

    Love your videos!

  • @emmawebb6955
    @emmawebb6955 Před rokem

    Eli 🤣😂🤭😁 love the comment, while setting up the trail camera's. Alek & you in all your vlogs conduct bigfoot search well together. Scenery footages 💯👍audio too💯👍🎼🎶🎵🎼🎶🎵like watching a movie👍🤗💯
    All 3 of KUDOS👏👏👏💯snakes, alligators, Panter among other critters roaming

  • @richystewart6543
    @richystewart6543 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks for another great video, think you guys need a couple of drones with night vision, would really help with open planes and tall grass, just a thought, keep up the good work you do and keep it real 👍

  • @richardhudak4571
    @richardhudak4571 Před rokem +1

    There in lake Wales
    Florida I heard one outside my trailer in 1984

  • @ChrisLMeyer-gw1cl
    @ChrisLMeyer-gw1cl Před 2 lety +11

    My Wife and I recently had what I suspect was a Big Foot encounter. I say "suspect" because whatever it was stayed between 100 - 150 yds away from us and it was tough to get a clear look. It was definitely a bipedal, animate, very dark object that followed us as we pedaled by the wooded area on our bikes. I was able to snap 3 decent cell phone pics and 1 decent video of it. I am puzzled as to what the creature was, but keep coming back to a kid or man in a suit waiting for someone on the bike trail to notice him. I have been following Big Foot evidence and sightings for years, looking for one piece of solid evidence but unfortunately never seem to find it. The evidence seems to be limited to sightings, broken trees, a few tracks here and there and howling etc... With game cams & drones being so easy to setup and cheap to operate, why on earth has no one been able to get a pic of a Big Foot?

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 lety +7

      Chris they know exactly what cameras are. That includes trail cams. They can pick up on scent and I'm certain they can tell when something has been disturbed like humans walking in the area, considering they are extremely good at concealment. As far as drones go, same rule applies dude. The camera, regardless of HD quality, is going to try and focus on the first and closest object it sees. When you add into that a bunch of other objects on the ground that are the same colors and thick, you're going to get blurry, not so clear footage of anything moving down there. Especially considering they are more intelligent then deer or other run of the mill animals inhabiting the area. You dont see any drone footage of Florida Panthers either in the wild. Or bear. Or really any other animal that is predatory by nature and makes its living by concealing itself.

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 lety +2

      Its commonplace today that people who have these things around their houses or farms that dont want them there creeping around livestock and whatever else they are doing, will set up cameras all around the house and any other areas on the property they dont want them around. It's like bug repellant. If you're trying to get evidence of one, the last thing you'd want to do is put up trail cameras or infrared cameras because for some unknown reason, they seem to always know where they are and they will not go anywhere near them.

    • @scentlessapprentice88
      @scentlessapprentice88 Před 2 lety +4

      I'd be really interested to see your video footage and pics. You should post them on your channel or send them into steve at howtohunt. Even if you think it's a waste of time, would love to see what you have.

    • @HappyHermitt
      @HappyHermitt Před 2 lety +4

      There's many pics out there. When it's shared with the public, it's immediately ridiculed as a hoax by small minds.

    • @DickOswald
      @DickOswald Před 2 lety

      @@samlott99 can u send me a link plz?!

  • @fischersgadgets4936
    @fischersgadgets4936 Před rokem +1

    If you are trying to find one I guarantee it already found you. I would definitely carry protection but keep it concealed just like being around people they know what a firearm looks like.

  • @larrysimmons6082
    @larrysimmons6082 Před 2 lety +2

    Great job and thanks for doing the research for us that can't..but I would like to ask you more about the apps that was shown on this video.i would like to do some research..! Thanks again

  • @AndyScar2030
    @AndyScar2030 Před 2 lety

    Awesome video guys

  • @hadtheschlad6749
    @hadtheschlad6749 Před rokem +2

    The map dude did an amazing job! You all always do brilliant stuff.

  • @MrPsh-xs7ul
    @MrPsh-xs7ul Před 2 lety +1

    Love taking a couple tips off weed and watching anything Bigfoot

  • @BigfootAnon
    @BigfootAnon Před 2 lety

    Good work

  • @b2626t
    @b2626t Před 2 lety +1

    why knock?skunkapes don't have much hardwood to make noise.Go to Myakka state park , a lot more sightings

  • @daisylahullier6853
    @daisylahullier6853 Před 2 lety

    If you think you will catch one on a trail cam, forget it. No one ever has because they can see infrared light and it is magnified many times in their eyes and they hate it.

  • @db.mc2
    @db.mc2 Před 2 lety

    👋 from NH 👍👊

  • @caseyjude5472
    @caseyjude5472 Před 2 lety +3

    I really enjoyed this, your cinematography keeps getting better and better!

  • @EinsteinTeachedYou
    @EinsteinTeachedYou Před 2 lety +1

    Bigger the haystack, harder it is to locate the needle.

  • @desbelfastireland9982
    @desbelfastireland9982 Před 2 lety

    THANK YOU ,NICE WORK,, DES CREAN,, BELFAST ,, IRELAND

  • @BigBass-xf5yi
    @BigBass-xf5yi Před 2 lety +1

    From the 70s through the 90s, the loop rd was an excellent possibility to see Panther, bear or skunk ape. But way too many people visit that road nowadays. The larger predators(aside from the gators) have become very “skittish”, weary and shy in that area. It is no longer a “home run” to see these exceptional species anymore. Unfortunately

  • @sosickhcdrums
    @sosickhcdrums Před 2 lety +8

    You know what they say about big feet?
    big plaster casts 😉

  • @jpc1000
    @jpc1000 Před 2 lety

    Love your work! It's always a fun watch! Where was the drone for this episode?

    • @joetury
      @joetury Před 2 lety

      Drones are not permitted in National Parks or in areas designated as restricted because of certain wildlife. (Possible exceptions via hard to get permits)

  • @joemorrow7691
    @joemorrow7691 Před 2 lety

    Good Stuff Guys
    👍👍from Ohio 🍻🍻

  • @RetLEO
    @RetLEO Před 6 měsíci

    At timestamp 26, the music being played is by who? I heard this song a long time ago and it brings back memories. Just curious. Oh, thanks for this series, Aleksander, the filming is quite wonderful!

    • @RetLEO
      @RetLEO Před 6 měsíci +1

      Answered my own question. Giant Pot by Assaf Ayalon

  • @altha-rf1et
    @altha-rf1et Před 2 lety

    them bring new swamp boots going to hurt like heck until they are broke in

  • @stevee9973
    @stevee9973 Před 2 lety

    Reminds me of most of the Bigfoot t.v. shows. They never find anything. If I were looking for Bigfoot, I would go to a recent active place, set up camp for a few days, and wait. No calls, knocking, or other noise. Just be normal campers. Better chance of having something coming into your camp to check you out, and hunt for food.

  • @ronniewilliz153
    @ronniewilliz153 Před 2 lety

    I've seen them down here a few times born an raised in southwest FL.

  • @smrsmd8522
    @smrsmd8522 Před 2 lety

    I like how they have proper like guns. What not. Like hpw they have jeans on instead of like rubber or some paints for rattle snakes.

  • @LindyLooo99
    @LindyLooo99 Před rokem

    OMG... I've done it, and I HATED it, but I"ve walked through water at night and it's the most horrifying thing... GAWD... and I lost BOTH SHOES in the mud..... in the middle of a swamp off the Gulf of Mexico

  • @jesusmaryandjoseph6
    @jesusmaryandjoseph6 Před 4 měsíci +1

    You guys went to all the wrong spots in Florida, the Skunk Apes are north of where yall were but south of Ocala. They thrive in the forrests that surround Lake Okeechobee. They don't live in the swamps they prefer the small stretches of forrests that border the lake and swamps, as well as the conservation land to the east of the lake.
    And they don't live in the open, they're always found in woods that are seperated by a canal. They use canals and waterways as their fence to keep them safe and hidden from humans.
    I was never a bigfoot guy, until I stumbled across them last year...I know where two "troops" or clans live near me and i see them nearly everytime i go to these two spots.
    I'd be happy to take yall there if you dont reveal the location publicly.

  • @eric-de4uv
    @eric-de4uv Před 2 lety

    I've camped many times in Mitchell's landing nothing ever seen. Go to MM 63 hike north,that's where we heard some weird things in the day time too. You should of talked to Lucky cole on loop road

  • @1CDCAVDOC
    @1CDCAVDOC Před 2 lety

    What is the Bigfoot Mapping Project app called? I can't find it on the Apple App Store.

  • @kimberlysyme7873
    @kimberlysyme7873 Před 2 lety +1

    You guys captured some realistic skunk ape farts. Stellar work!

  • @WKF561
    @WKF561 Před 2 lety +1

    What is the link to that map, can not find it. Can someone please post map link.....thanks !

  • @joshuamoss1660
    @joshuamoss1660 Před 2 lety

    Were gonna find that big foot one day

  • @DefinitelyFake
    @DefinitelyFake Před rokem

    What I love about this channel is they never (ever) record anything that we didn't know existed, yet they carry on looking!

  • @adventureoffroad1
    @adventureoffroad1 Před 2 lety +4

    Always entertaining, however that wasn't a cat track. It was K9 Cats have retractable claws.They don't walk with them extended. Claws are clearly visible in the image. Common mistake. But excellent production. :)

    • @bobdlowrider
      @bobdlowrider Před 2 lety +1

      Yep, canine print. Very good video guys.

    • @tatehieronymus
      @tatehieronymus Před 2 lety

      I definitely was a FL Panther track, compared castings with the track we found. Showed wildlife officers too.
      Also remember that animals south in the wild, like Florida, are smaller.

    • @adventureoffroad1
      @adventureoffroad1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@tatehieronymus The size is not the issue. It's the visible claws that disqualify this as a Panther. You say it was shown to wildlife officers? But you don't say what they told you. There is no doubt there are Panthers in South Florida, but this is not a Panther track. Its K9, the claws are clearly visible. Cats simply don't walk this way. LOL

  • @Beginyesterday
    @Beginyesterday Před 2 lety +1

    Production quality has gotten much better!

  • @altha-rf1et
    @altha-rf1et Před 2 lety

    Good Video first time viewer, Live in the Tampa area was supposed to be a sighting near here on one news clip they say is as an escape ape from a zoo but this Bigfoot been around for a long time or other bigfoot like you said way back with the Indians, The area was in lecctuce head Park near Tampa but there is the Hillsbrough County State Park near by which is real big area for a Bigfoot to hid

  • @andrewsimmons3344
    @andrewsimmons3344 Před 2 lety

    What’s the name of the app your brushed by??

  • @And-bd1up
    @And-bd1up Před 2 lety +1

    Those are Melaleuca trees that have been broken intentionally and treated with herbicide a while ago

  • @lpcookie1
    @lpcookie1 Před 2 lety +2

    I heard it wasnt called the Skunk Ape bc of it's smell, but bc of how it looks. It supposedly has a stripe down it's back.

  • @ukspankedyank
    @ukspankedyank Před 2 lety

    At least there was distant knocking heard at one point.

  • @freddog4490
    @freddog4490 Před 2 lety

    You should get in touch with The Trail To Bigfoot they are also in the green swamp, they have had a lot of weird stuff going on with them. Stay safe everyone all the best from Scotland 👣🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @Mike-bs5pi
    @Mike-bs5pi Před 2 lety +10

    I have a suggestion for a new approach to finding and filming sasquatch. It's something I doubt anyone has ever tried...
    I know it may seem gross or just insane but bare with me..
    Seduction. You'll need a brave beauty whose ovulating and hasn't showered in at least half a week so she's got strong, overpowering pheromones. She'll need to be muscular attractive with unbrushed long hair, have unshaven underarms (she'll need to display the underarm hair) , no deodorant.
    Set up all sorts of trail cams. Thermals, panoramic, etc.. put a couple guys with her with tranq guns and just camp out.
    My guess is 10/10 you'll get an overly curious teenage sasquatch who can't resist the pheromones, even if they're not sqautch pheromones, they're likely similar, and hormonal drive is nature's number 1 motivator.
    Good luck and godspeed. You're welcome. 😁

    • @Mike-bs5pi
      @Mike-bs5pi Před 2 lety +6

      Suggested title for this episode would be "Seducing Sasquatch". I relinquish all claim/license/ownership to/for/of that title. Good luck gents.

    • @cobyporschifer221
      @cobyporschifer221 Před 2 lety +4

      Sounds like Woppie Goldberg 😆

    • @margritpiepes8242
      @margritpiepes8242 Před 2 lety

      Yeah !smart suggestion 🙄🙄😬no just plain gross

    • @Mike-bs5pi
      @Mike-bs5pi Před 2 lety +1

      @@margritpiepes8242 oh come on, where's your sense of adventure? 🤔😆

    • @Mike-bs5pi
      @Mike-bs5pi Před 2 lety +1

      @@misguidedangel6550 but do they take real female gorillas? That's basically what I'm suggesting... Just with slightly more human gorillas 😁

  • @axeflboi
    @axeflboi Před 7 měsíci

    Yall need to go to the skunk ape festival in ochopee fl. It was a dang good time thats for sure. Its on the edge of big cypress reservation. Its at a place called trail lakes campground. They have a skunk ape museum. Its a pretty neat place. Its in the bfe thats for sure lol stumbled across the place on accident looking for somewhere to camp while going down there fishing in chokoloskee. We didn know the event was happening or that there was a skunk ape museum and were in line thinking why is there a line 30 min long to pull in the campgrund and then somebody in a bigfoot costume or should i say skunk ape walked by us and everyone in the truck looked at each other like where tf did we end up. Not gonna lie def could smell pot the whole time there. So needless to say we finally found the perfect campsite lol 😂 definitely have plans on going back. Only live 2 hours from there in highlands county in central fl.

    • @axeflboi
      @axeflboi Před 7 měsíci

      Lol I hadn't gotten that far in the video yet. Figured yall would've had to end up there eventually lol

  • @russellsandidge4210
    @russellsandidge4210 Před 2 lety +1

    I have lived in Florida most of my life and as far as I know there was only one official documented Bigfoot sighting that was actually investigated by the BFRO back in the late 1980s I did not know that they were even around back then but I guess they were.. It happened late at night off Nova Road west of Cocoa Florida. At that time Nova Road from West Cocoa to St Cloud Road was a very rural road. Nothing but pastureland and marshes for 40 miles. Also I believe that the Brevard County Sheriff's department and the West Cocoa Police Department checked out the site the next day and they found some things that prompted two guys from the BFRO came all the way from Louisiana to investigate it. The story itself it's somewhat amusing about what happened.

  • @Markkwebsterjr
    @Markkwebsterjr Před 2 lety

    Florida is such a weird wild place

  • @1jimif
    @1jimif Před rokem

    A ladder stand is a necessity to see any distance in south Florida. There are not enough climb able trees, without one. Dave at the skunk ape research place mentioned this in a video I watched right before this one. Yeah you probably already knew this, but thought I should mention it. Seems like you guys bought the proper boots, so maybe next trip a ladder stand could make a huge difference for spotting with that cool infrared scope yall have...peace...Jim

  • @floridafishchannel3021
    @floridafishchannel3021 Před 5 měsíci

    i will say that first cluster sighting area is not an area someone would be out messing with people or randomly be unrecognizable. ive spent alot of time in that area for years fishing and looking for snakes. if you get off 41 you can go the entire day without seeing another person

  • @muleybuckco
    @muleybuckco Před 2 lety +5

    The BFRO is a joke...

    • @canadianmmaguy7511
      @canadianmmaguy7511 Před rokem +1

      It's crimestoppers for corporations that don't want bigfoot people public.
      Civilians report the sasquatch and the kill teams go take the clans out