Trekking out on snowmachines after the first fresh snowfall west of Nondalton, Jerry and three hunting buddies spotted a small caribou herd being circled by a pack of wolves in the valley below. While watching the predator-prey standoff, an ear-splitting, unnatural scream erupted from the tree line, instantly scattering the panicked wolves. As a large bull caribou attempted to run back to the safety of the herd, a massive, dark arm swung out from the brush and violently backhanded the animal across the ribs. The sheer force folded the bull in half, killing it instantly as the towering entity chased the rest of the herd out of the valley.
Braving the valley floor to salvage the kill, the hunters cut open the caribou only to find its ribs completely pulverized, its heart shattered, and its lungs turned to jelly from the catastrophic blunt-force trauma of the blow. The salvage operation was cut short when a second scream echoed in their direction. Dropping the heavy rear quarters, the men scrambled up the ridge, turning back just in time to see the creature preparing to hurl a massive log at them. After one hunter narrowly averted the attack by firing a warning shot, the group sprinted to their snowmachines, watching in horror as the creature effortlessly chucked their abandoned backpacks and the heavy caribou quarters over 50 yards through the air. The episode also details Jerry’s bizarre first encounter on the Nushagak River involving a juvenile creature leaping entirely over a newly built cabin before diving into the water.
