These shares involve camp sites as the stage—tents, temporary camps, and overnight spots where the harassment is aimed at the place people bedded down.
Common threads are established camps, gear and food on the ground, and nights that turn from routine to hostile. Browse these shares if you want the camp itself as the target, not only a trail walk-by.
Tyler recounts a terrifying account by his father from 1946 during a mining operation off the then-Fortymile Rd. The crew was subject to the full gammit of harassment, including the bushmen throwing a head of a caribou with horns ripped off onto their campsite, followed by a hindquarters.
The crew ended up abandoning camp and leaving the operation.
Siblings Donnie and Becca were allowed to have a night of camping in a tent with their uncle's permission during a snowy night about ten years ago. That night, they had an encounter with a hairy man who continued to harass them while they were in the tent. Thanks to some of the village sled dogs who tracked them down, and then their uncle and some adults, they were safe.
Conrad, a pilot, shares his experience while taking time off between servicing clients to camp at one of his favorite remote locations.
Alaska newbies Michael and Courtney share their experience while hiking Hunter Creek when they encountered a sasquatch who was stalking them at their camp site. As they were retreating, Michael badly hurt his knee, compounding the stress of the situation.
Joshua, his wife Candace, and his friend Tim shared their experience while camping during a float trip on the Maclaren River.
Steven, an avid hunter, joined his pilot friend on a multi-week hunting trip in the Brooks Range.
In early fall of 1995, Marty had an experience with his friend Lewis he shares with us while camping at the Wood-Tikchik Narrows.
Karen and James share an experience from ten years ago with their son off the Kashwitna River, near Anchorage.
Two seasons ago, Cody came to Alaska to check off a bucket list item and camp at a cabin at Upper Russian Lake when he encountered a sasquatch who ruined his plans.
Rudolpho, originally from the Philippines, shares his experience while on a moose hunt when he lived in Alaska.
A share from Priscilla about her experience from the 1990s while working with a group involve in a salmon study on Lake Beverly in Wood Tik-Chik State Park. She now has a fear of the woods, so much so that she can barely go by a park without worry of a sasquatch.
Bush pilot Daniel, inspired by Craig's share from the previous post, decided to share his experience with he and his friend Christopher, which took place before Craig's encounter. Daniel's experience was much different than Craig's.
Twenty years ago, Benson and Terry were on a 10-day fishing trip off the Kuskowim River when they were stalked by the Hairy Man.
Hunters Derek and Brian had an intense experience about five years ago near Cordova on a trip to check out a new property, where they also tried to do some hunting. They left their camping gear, didn't buy the property, and never returned.
An interview with John who shared some experiences over his many years in Alaska.
