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Speaker 1: Have you ever shopped at Arii Sportsman's Warehouse, Bass Pro Shops,

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Cabellas or a similar outdoor store. If so, take a

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moment and consider what it might be like to work

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at one of these stores and some of the strange

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stories you might hear from customers. In a way, it's

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actually a great place to engage people about their experiences

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and if they ever encountered something strange or unusual while biking, boating, camping, hiking,

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or hunting. This story is about a twenty eight year

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old man who walked into Bass Pro Shops store in

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Central Florida. He was looking for a new compound bow

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for the upcoming elk season. While chatting with the store's

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employee about hunting locations, the customer opened up and shared

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a traumatic story that he'd never shared with anyone during

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the twelve years since it happened. He only did so

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after the employee admitted that he believed in Bigfoot and

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actually saw one out west where he used to hunt.

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In fact, they've both been to and hunted similar areas.

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The man's story took place twelve years earlier, when he

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was just sixteen years old and while hiking with a

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friend at the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in New Mexico.

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Philmont currently covers one hundred and forty thousand acres of

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wilderness near the southern end of the Rocky Mountains. And

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here's how the gentleman relayed the story. During our two

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weeks of hiking, we both put over one hundred miles

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on our boots. We enjoyed the rugged terrain, the lush meadows,

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the thick forest, trout filled streams, and hidden natural treasures.

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In fact, we were having a great time. That is

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until we realized that we were lost. Imagine being sixteen

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years old and lost with than an area that large.

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It was crazy. The ranch's land covers more than two

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hundred square miles and is full of all sorts of

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wild animals, namely black bear. To add perspective to their situation,

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in nineteen eighty six, Philmont had five separate bear attacks

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on campers during a two week period. In two thousand

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four more campers reported being attacked, and most recently, in

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twenty ten, a fourteen year old boy was sleeping inside

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his tent when a bear climbed into the tent and

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bit the boy. There was even a version of this

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particular report that claimed the boy was drug out of

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the tent by the butt. He'd gone to sleep with

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a candy bar in his back pocket, and that attracted

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the hungry bear. This man continued his story, saying, during

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our second night of being lost, we had just finished

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making camp and had started a small fire. It was

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getting pretty cold at night, so we both wanted to

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warm up a bit at the fire before collecting more

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wood to get us through the night. That decision may

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have actually saved our lives. While sitting next to the

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fire and contemplating our situation, we both realized we weren't alone. There,

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standing quietly next to a tree at the edge of

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our campsite was a massive, hairy creature. Where it came

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from and how long it had been watching us, we

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didn't know. We didn't hear or see it walk up

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as we both sat frozen in fear. I remember being

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unable to rationalize a way out of our situation, and

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even thought that we were going to die, and nobody

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knew where we were. Besides, if we could somehow escape,

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we didn't know which way to run or for how

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long heck we were lost. This thing was just massive,

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and we were sitting on the ground at a distance

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too close for come in a manner of speaking, we

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were sitting ducks. The store employee jumped in with a question,

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what did you mean then, that the decision to warm

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at the fire may have saved your lives? And the

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storyteller said, can you imagine what might have happened if

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my friend and I had left the camp in different

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directions and into the darkness looking for firewood. What if

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the creature or creatures were out there waiting for us.

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I see what you mean, said the store attendant. Yeah,

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that could have been really bad. His customer continued, I'm

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not sure how long we sat there looking at it

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without making a sound or making a move. Likewise, it

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remained there motionless, but we could hear it breathing. It

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must have had huge lungs with the sound it made

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while breathing. I still can't get over how massive this

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thing was. I keep using the word massive, as that's

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all I can think of to describe it. So what happened,

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said the store attendant. How did you get away from it?

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After a while? It simply turned around and walked deeper

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into the forest. Neither of us slept a wink that night.

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The whole experience from our trip and everything we thoroughly

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enjoyed up to that point has been for the most

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part forgotten or maybe replaced as a better word. The

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confusion and fear, compounded with being lost so far from home,

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made us want to repress what happened. In fact, my

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friend and I never talked about what happened or told

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anyone until now I'm talking to you here. That's a

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crazy story. You obviously found your way back to civilization.

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How did you get back? The storyteller continued. At first light,

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we broke camp and headed for the nearest high point

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and we started climbing. We found some landmarks which were

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on our map, and that led us back to the

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main buildings and the parking area. We were very happy,

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but also mentally and emotionally exhausted. Neither of us have

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returned to Pilmont or New Mexico. So where are you

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headed now? With this new bow? I'm going on a

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solo hunt with a guide up in Idaho. I hear

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they have nice elf. Is your friend going with you? Then? No,

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he doesn't hunt. Actually he doesn't get out that much anymore.

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He's got a family, and a demanding job to keep

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him busy. Well, thanks for sharing your story and I'm

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glad you guys made it out safely. I don't know

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what I would have done in the same situation, and

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best of luck on your hunt too. This was an

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amazing story. But what you don't know is that the

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store employee has also been to the Philmont Boy Scout Ranch.

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What are the odds of that? Having a fellow hunter

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to confide in is great, but it's even easier when

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they've seen one of these creatures as well, and have

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even been to the location where you saw it and

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then todd on to rite. All right, Cam, I know

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you've heard of the Philmont Scout Ranch too. You might

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not remember it, but it was mentioned in at least

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two of your earlier videos by people who had encounters there.

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I can't recall which videos, though. Over the years, I've

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met forest service rangers, rock climbers, and a handful of

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others who once worked at Filmont. I bet there are

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many many other Philmont stories out there. I was born

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and raised in the piny woods of deep East Texas.

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Growing up and learning to hunt in East Texas would

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help me home my hunting skills in other areas of

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the country. I've always said, if you learn to hunt

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in East Texas, anywhere else would be like hunting in

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a zoo. I would grow up to hunt all over

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the state. And I found that the hill country, located

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just north of the desolate South Texas region, would turn

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out to be my favorite destination. At the time of

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this event, and then, I still am an active l

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officer for a large and well known agency in the

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state of Texas. I've had an interesting career over the

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past thirty years, and I formed a well respected reputation

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among my supervisors and peers in this community. I'm planning

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to retire soon, but I have planned to enter another

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venture that still involves the law enforcement community, and I'm

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not willing to damage my reputation at this time by

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giving my real name. In the summer of nineteen ninety eight,

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I was at my dear least located just outside of Vance, Texas.

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Advance is no more than a name of the area.

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It's no longer a true town, and it's in a

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rural area surrounded only by large ranches and agriculture. The

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population of Deer by far exceeds the number of people

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and livestock in the area. There are abundant white tailed

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deer and axis deer, as well as wild pigs and turkey.

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There's also the occasional escaped animal from a nearby game

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ranch that would require some research to identify. This area

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is a hunter's paradise. The property was several thousand acres

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of beautiful land that had river bottom, large hills and meadows,

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and thick cedar cover that was always full of critters

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to hunt. One of the property lines bordered the Nwisees River,

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and we're blessed to be able to hunt the river bottom.

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There large cedar filled hills and all the thicket filled

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ravines and dry creek beds. I don't know if I

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pronounced the name of that river correctly, but that looks

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like it's I think I got it right uses nwist Sees.

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I'm not sure, so everybody correct me in the comments.

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There were also supposed to be caves in the hills,

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but we were never able to locate any of the

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larger ones, only a few small caverns full of bats. Bert,

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my partner of many years at work, jumped at the

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opportunity to get on this hunting lease with me after

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several invites and him getting to see firsthand what an

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absolute paradise this property is. He and I would travel

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to our lease several times a year to check and

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fill all the deer feeders, and check the camp house,

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and just get away from work and the stresses that

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came with it. On one occasion, Bert and I even

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located a makeshift of meth lab in our woods, and

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it was occupied by two dumb ass meth monkeys who

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were trying to hide behind cedar brush with bright clothing.

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Needless to say, they were quickly arrested and we held

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them until the local sheriff could come haul them away

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and safely gather the evidence for later use in their trial.

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Being in the line of business that we were in,

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you don't go anywhere without a side arm. It's just

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a habit, like always having your wallet. We would feel

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naked without it. During the summer of this event, Bert

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and I split up to check corn levels and the

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twenty one feeders we had placed on this property. While

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checking the last feeder in my areas, I noticed an old,

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grown up roadbed that continued up the hill and then

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along the rocky ridge of one of those hills. Getting

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up this unkept road was no small feet due to

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the incline and the rocks, but I scrambled to the

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top of the hill anyway. I then followed the ridge

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running over the cedar and Mountain Laurel that was overtaking

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the old road. I parked and then crept down the

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rocky path on foot in an attempt to be as

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quiet as possible. Now I found that there was an old,

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dilapidated deer stand one hundred and fifty yards up the

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side of the hill, and it overlooked the basin that

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was full of scrub oaks. I could see that there

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were game trails that twisted and turned all throughout the area.

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Now this was a choke point with multiple trails converging

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to this area. There was deer sign everywhere, and I

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figured that this would be the perfect area for a

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new deer stand location. I left the area and returned

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to camp, and after explaining what I had seen, he

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didn't even ask to see the location first. He just

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asked what we needed to make the long trip with

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the stand. So the next day we loaded up his

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side by side and my four wheeler and we began

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the long, slow, trip to set up the stand. We

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were excited to have a new bowstand to hunt in

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the upcoming season. Well archery season soon arrived and I

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left camp right and early for the long four wheeler

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ride and then the long walked to the new stand.

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I quietly climbed in the tripod and I got settled in.

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I then closed my eyes and waited for the sun

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to begin to rise and provide the warm light so

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that I could see the area and hopefully bag a

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big buck. As the sun began to rise, I remember

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hearing the birds chirping their morning songs, and I could

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hear small rocks falling in the hills in the densely

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covered dry creek ravine. As animals were beginning to stir

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in the distance, I remember hearing an axis buck bugle.

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Their bugle can be described as a cross between an

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elk bugle and a woman screaming. They also bark to communicate.

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It's a distinct sound and once you've heard it, you'll

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never forget it. It was still twilight and hard to see,

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but my ears were in tune with my surroundings, and

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what I heard next I will never forget as long

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as I lived. As I was sitting there quietly listening.

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I heard the most god awful scream that came from

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the ravine that was just to my right. The sound

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came from fifty yards away, and I had goosebumps on

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top of goosebumps. Now, there was no way that this

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call was that of an axis buck, nor was it

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the call of any other animal that I had ever

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heard before. I sat petrified, with nothing but a bow

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and arrow knocked and ready. It seemed like an eternity.

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As I squinted to see through the brush and dark

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shadows to try to see what had just made that

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evil sound, I heard another axis buck bugle in the distance.

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It was maybe a half mile away. The area had

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become eerily silent, other than that of my heart pounding

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in my chest. I slowed my breathing and gripped my bow,

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and I slowly got into position to be able to

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make an offensive strike. Now I began replaying that sound

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in my mind in comparison to the other deer calls

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I had heard, and there was no way on earth

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it was a deer call. I could hear small rocks falling,

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as if something was climbing up and out of the

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far side of this rocky, dry creek bed, and I

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saw an extremely large black and brown mass moving in

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the thick cedar brush across from the ravine. By strained

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my eyes to see what it was, and just as

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I did, I could see this thing turn its head

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and look at me as if it knew I were there.

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The entire time my blood ran cold, and then it

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turned and crept through the underbrush until it was out

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of sight. I remembered I had my forty cow pistol

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on my hip, and I drew it and frantically scanned

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the area that I had last seen this creature. What

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I saw will haunt me, but I have not and

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will not ever repeat this story again. The creature that

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looked at me had K nine features, with a short,

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powerful looking muzzle and short pointed, sharply crisp looking ears

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that pointed up and back. The height of the creature

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would be hard to determine, due to the fact that

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it was hunched over as it crept through the cedars. However,

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the width of this creature would dwarf that of even

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the largest NFL linemen. It had to have been three

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and a half to four foot wide and I'm guessing

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it weighed in at six or seven hundred pounds. I

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slowly and quietly climbed out of the deer stand and

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began to cautiously make my retreat back down the trail

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and up the unkempt road back to my four wheeler.

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When I returned to camp in record time, I might add,

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Bert had a million questions about how many deer I

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had seen and how wonderful a hunt I must have

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had in this new locale. I merely told him that

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it wasn't a good spot and that I would not

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hunt it again, and I advised him not to waste

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his time hunting there either. I told him that it

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was not worth the trip. We still hunted that land

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for many years to follow, but I would only return

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to that spot wants to retrieve my deer stand and

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deer feeder. I had a lot of help when we returned,

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and I made sure we were all well armed. I

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still hunt and fish, and I explore new woods and waterways,

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but I'm always well armed. And now you know why

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I haven't shared the details of this event with anyone.

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I don't care if anyone believes me. I know what

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I saw and that is proof enough for me, but

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I would never want to take a chance in jeopardizing

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my career and retirement that would jeopardize my family, and

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I could not and would not allow that to happen. Ever,

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on a side note, during the summer before the season,

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we had a visit from a younger federal game warden

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to our camp. He was a nice enough fellow, and

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he had advised us that they were putting cinide traps

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out for codies. Well. We quickly informed him that there

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were no codes in the area anymore due to the

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bounty that had been placed on them many years ago.

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They were all but hunted to extinction in this area,

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and we had never even heard codies at night. The

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many years that my family, friends and I had hunted

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these woods, we had never seen or heard signs of

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a cody, even on our bone piles where we discarded

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the unused portion of deer and hog carcasses that we

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had taken and clean. But on the back fence line

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where we had put the new tripod stand, Bert and

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I could see the brightly marked danger markers. When we

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initially put the stand up. We walked over to look

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at these markers and we've found that they warned of

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the risk of cyanide poisoning. We could also see them

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for four canister traps placed in small dugout holes, and

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we could see that they were set and had been baited.

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The bait appeared to be pig legs and hindquarters, probably

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from roadkill or pigs caught in a trap that no

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one wanted. I never gave it much thought when I

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saw these traps, but after seeing what I have seen,

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and after hearing the many stories on your channel, it

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now makes sense. I believe that the government agency that

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is in charge of controlling these matters knew of this

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creature's location and they were, in fact trying to kill it.

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I hope they did, and had I seen that thing again,

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while armed with more than a bow and arrow or

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a small caliber pistol, I would have dispatched that evil

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looking thing without blinking an eye. I heard the theory

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about the timber industry and how acknowledging the existence of

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these creatures might negatively affect this industry with ridiculous rules

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and regulations to protect them. I tend to agree with

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this theory. It just makes sense. I do not hunt

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this property anymore, but I miss it and part of

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me wishes to return to try to hunt this creature.

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Thanks for providing the opportunity to finally get this off

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my chest. I enjoy listening to your story so much

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that I keep it on all the time. Thank you, sir.

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It is definitely a lot better than listening to the

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news that always seems to get my blood pressure worked up.

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Your voice is kind and soothing, and it always calms

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me and puts me in a good mood. Keep up

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the good work, Bubba, mister CW. Thank you for that.

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I'm so thankful for you and people like you who

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listen to this channel. And I don't always do this,

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but I hope it goes unsaid how much I appreciate

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everyone who sends in these stories, especially stories like this,

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because I believe the way he wrote this and talking

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about his credentials and everything just fits into place. And

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he was saying that he saw canines in a muzzle

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and I'm wondering if this could be a dog man,

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or if it's one of these gugwe's, or is it

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just a standard bigfoot. I don't know. Texas, Texas has

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hundreds of reports, especially East Texas and those swamp and

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swampy and lowland areas. I think he said this was

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in northwest Texas, which is a totally different topography, close

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to the Nwisces newiss inn ue Ces River. I guess

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I'll have to look that up to see exactly where

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it is. But anyway, this was a great story and

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I think it shook him up when he saw it.

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But he's ready to go back and hunt this thing

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and kill it if he ever gets a chance. And man,

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this guy is a stud I appreciate that, and I

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think it'd be fun to hunt with these dangerous animals.

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I'm not sure how well I would do with that,

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but I might give it a whirl, might give it

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a world. But anyway, one story in this podcast. I

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hope you guys enjoyed it, and I'll see you on

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the next one. Thanks.