ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile

These shares involve encounters reached or interrupted while traveling by ATV, four-wheeler, dirt bike, or snowmobile—trail rides, winter trips, and backcountry travel where the machine is part of how people got there or how they got out.

Common threads are remote trails and muskeg, sudden stops or breakdowns, things seen or heard from the seat of a machine, and groups or families who came for recreation, wood, trapping, or hunting and left with a story they did not expect. Browse these shares if you want reports from the trail and the snow—not just cabin and campground groundings.

#53 HAIRY MAN RAISING WOLVES?

Derrick shared this incident involving wolves and a Hairy Man that took place in the 1990s on the Kvichak River with him and a coworker. There are accounts of Sasquatch keeping wolves as pets or using them for some purpose. I'm gathering more information on this lesser-explored aspect of their behavior.

Multiple Witnesses, Pacing or Paralleling, Vocals or Jibberish, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile

#49 THE WTF MOOSE HUNT

Two brothers went on a moose hunt and things didn't go as expected. This encounter highlights the inconceivable strength of these creatures when considering the weight of a moose.

Multiple Witnesses, Hunters, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, Screams, Vocals or Jibberish

#45 FRED, THE WOLVES, AND THE HAIRY MAN

During the winter of 1994, Fred was ripping down the Manokotak trail with a pack of friends on snowmachines. Hoping to catch up to the faster sleds, he took a densely forested shortcut, but a hard bump accidentally triggered his kill switch. Plunged into darkness as the roar of his friends' engines faded into the distance, Fred was left completely alone. The situation escalated when a pack of wolves began howling from the dark timber, closing in on his position.

Fred's Experience, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, Multiple Witnesses

#40 THOMAS AND SORROW PART 3

In the winter of 1970, Thomas traveled to Kaltag along the Yukon River to help his recently widowed niece with house repairs. Hyper-vigilant from his past terrifying encounters, Thomas spent his afternoons scouting the nearby valleys on a snowmachine. His worst fears were realized when he spotted a Hairy Man sprinting up a mountain and disappearing into a cave. For weeks, he desperately tried to keep his niece’s two young children close to the house, but his refusal to explain exactly what was out in the woods caused a bitter rift between them.

Imitation Animal Sounds, Vocals or Jibberish, Screams, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, Multiple Witnesses, Shots Fired, Throwing Objects, Home Encounter, Window Peeking or Tapping, Imitation Baby or Children Sounds, Dead Sasquatch, Physical Contact

#34 HOLY SH*T

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.

ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, Hunters, Screams, Shots Fired, Throwing Objects, Construction, Builder, Heavy Equipment Operator, Under Water

#30 TRAPPER'S NIGHTMARE

A veteran 92-year-old trapper recounts a terrifying ordeal from the twilight of his trapping career in 1984, northeast of Bethel in the remote Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Relying on an isolated backup cabin he typically avoided due to eerie sounds in the distance, his trapping season began smoothly—until he discovered his newly set wolverine traps repeatedly sprung and empty, reeking of a potent, musty ammonia odor.

Trappers, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, Tracks, Odor, Equipment Attack, Damage, or Theft, Cabin, Window Peeking or Tapping, Showing Teeth, Hit the House or Cabin, Stalking, Shots Fired, Screams, Multiple Witnesses, Home Encounter

#28 NO CARIBOU TODAY

Craig and John were on a caribou hunt where they had a terrifying experience.

Hunters, Grunting or Growling, Showing Teeth, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, Screams, Multiple Witnesses

#26 SWEDE LAKE INCIDENT

Ron shared his experience of a terrifying encounter on a camping trip with his young daughter that occurred south of the Denali Highway. Please note, this is one of several shares where I had audio issues.

Camping, ATV, Dirt Bike, Snowmobile, Children, Camp Site, Dogs, Equipment Attack, Damage, or Theft, Odor, Screams, Pacing or Paralleling, Shots Fired