I Recorded My Forest Until I Caught Bigfoot, But Now I Regret It – Sasquatch Story Compilation

A HOMEOWNER RECORDED HIS FOREST FOR YEARS. WHAT APPEARED ON CAMERA DROVE HIM TO FLEE

Pacific Northwest —
For nearly three years, a motion-activated camera quietly recorded the forest behind a rural home in the Pacific Northwest. The footage was mundane: deer wandering past at dusk, raccoons scavenging at night, the occasional black bear pausing to scratch against a tree.

Then, one September night, something else stepped into the frame.

What followed, according to the homeowner who installed the camera, was not just the capture of a mysterious figure long relegated to folklore, but a months-long escalation of events that ended with him abandoning his property, selling his land, and refusing to release the footage publicly.

He says he believes he recorded a Sasquatch — commonly known as Bigfoot — and that the discovery nearly cost him his life.

A Remote Property and an Unusual Obsession

The man, who asked to remain anonymous due to safety concerns, owns approximately 40 acres of forested land bordering protected wilderness. The nearest neighbor lives miles away. Cell service fades out shortly after leaving the main road.

At first, life there was quiet and predictable. Wildlife sightings were common, but unremarkable for the region. That changed, he says, about four years ago, when unfamiliar sounds began echoing through the trees at night.

“They weren’t coyotes, and they weren’t owls,” he later told investigators. “They were deep, long vocalizations — almost human, but not.”

Soon after came physical signs: oversized footprints near a creek, deep impressions suggesting immense weight, and a large tree structure made from interwoven branches bent and snapped without the use of tools.

Unable to explain what he was seeing, the homeowner turned to documentation.

Years of Surveillance

Over the course of two years, he invested nearly $10,000 in trail cameras, infrared sensors, and low-light recording equipment, installing them across known animal paths, water sources, and areas where unusual activity had been observed.

For a long time, the cameras captured nothing out of the ordinary.

Then food he placed near certain locations began disappearing — without any animal appearing on the footage.

In July, while sitting on his back porch late at night, he heard the strange vocalizations again. This time, they came from multiple directions, as if something in the forest was communicating across distance.

Within weeks, the activity intensified.

Footprints appeared closer to the house. Garbage cans were overturned, not scavenged, as if their contents had been examined rather than eaten. Claw-like marks appeared on trees and doors at heights far above what known animals could reach.

The Night of the Footage

On September 14, the homeowner decided to stake out a clearing near a spring where unusual tracks had been found repeatedly. Concealed behind a fallen log, he waited for hours.

Shortly after midnight, he smelled what he described as an overwhelming stench — musky, rotten, and powerful enough to burn his eyes.

Moments later, a large figure stepped into the clearing.

According to his description, the being stood between seven and eight feet tall, walked upright, and was covered in dark reddish-brown hair. Its shoulders were broad, its arms unusually long. In one hand, it carried a thick branch, held deliberately rather than dragged or used for balance.

He recorded approximately 30 seconds of footage before the figure stopped, turned directly toward his hiding place, and emitted a low, rumbling sound.

He ran.

A Close Encounter

The homeowner says he was pursued through the forest before falling and injuring his shoulder. When he stopped, he found the creature standing less than 20 feet away, watching.

He curled into a defensive position. The being approached, prodded him gently with the branch it carried, then retreated into the darkness.

The footage survived. So did he.

But the encounter marked the beginning of what he describes as sustained harassment.

Escalation at the House

In the weeks that followed, activity around the property increased dramatically.

Tracks circled the home. Vocalizations sounded from the tree line at night. Heavy footsteps were heard on the roof, leaving impressions in moss. Deep scratches appeared on doors and siding. Rocks were thrown at the house from the forest.

On one night, the homeowner says multiple objects struck the walls while loud calls echoed from all directions.

When the back door began to give way under pressure, he fled through the front, sprinted to his truck, and drove for hours without stopping.

He did not return for nearly a month.

Official Silence and Lingering Questions

When he eventually returned with police, the damage was documented as vandalism. No suspect was identified. No wildlife explanation was offered publicly.

The homeowner has since put the property up for sale. Few buyers have expressed interest.

He has not released the footage.

Experts contacted by this publication note there is no verified scientific evidence supporting the existence of an undiscovered large primate species in North America. Psychologists emphasize that prolonged isolation, fear, and expectation can profoundly shape perception.

Still, some wildlife researchers acknowledge that unexplained encounters in remote regions are not uncommon — even if their causes remain disputed.

A Man Who No Longer Seeks Proof

Today, the homeowner lives far from forests. The cameras are packed away. The footage remains on a hard drive.

“I got what I wanted,” he said. “Proof — at least for myself. But proof comes with consequences.”

Whether the figure on his recording was a rare animal, a misidentified known species, or something else entirely remains unresolved.

What is certain is this: one man’s attempt to document the wilderness ended not with answers, but with a warning he says was impossible to ignore.

“Some things don’t want to be found,” he said. “And when they let you see them, it’s not a gift. It’s a message.”