Bigfootville

This is possibly the Bigfoot story to end all Bigfoot stories. It centers around a collection of small, remote, neighboring towns in the wilderness of Oklahoma which are reporting regular Bigfoot sightings.

Originally Native American settlements, the small towns have grown up to service the logging industry in the woods. The populations are small. They are quiet, God fearing, straight talking, countryfolk. The original natives of the area, the Choctaw and Seminole Indians say that Bigfoot is well known to them.

The whole area is covered by millions of acres of forest, valleys and creeks. Once out of the town centers, the only ways are either old indian trails or logging roads. Many are blocked by fallen trees and boulders. Out of the towns and off the highways, it is rugged and hard to cross terrain. Only horses or serious four wheel drives can handle the trails, and once you're off them or stuck, you're on foot. This is wilderness with a capital W; beautiful, but dangerous.

The activity started in November 2000. Once night fell, locals reported all manner of strange activity; crashing and thrashing in the bushes and trees surrounding the town; strange screams and roars; rocks hurled at barns and houses; garden and farm equipment would go missing and turn up several miles away in the woods; mutilated cattle and deer carcasses were found in driveways; the town's dogs were howling wildly. Some said it was Bigfoot, and that they had actually seen a large, hairy creature, but most just put it down to bears, coyotes and other critters. Some people reported that the creatures started getting nearer to their houses, coming to their windows (as reported by four eyewitnesses); and moving around their property. Some of the locals became genuinely frightened, and felt besieged in their own homes.

News got to local TV of the Bigfoot reports and within days a media circus descended on the area. According to reports, the activity became more and more intense though the Christmas and New Year of 2000/2001. People claimed that the creatures were appearing both at night; disturbing the dogs and banging on the metal barns as well as watching the houses from the woods during the day. The activity carried on through December 2001.

Over 160 eyewitness reports have been filed with local media, the police and research organizations. Everyone's description of the creature(s) is almost identical; around 9 feet tall, covered in short, matted dark brown or black hair, ape-like face, dark eyes, no discernible neck, and a terrible smell.

In December 2001, Bluebook Films for The Travel Channel, armed with state of the art nightvision and infrared cameras, went to the area to meet the eyewitnesses, investigate what was going on, and see if they could capture this creature on film. Bigfootville is their story.