These shares involve Fred's own experiences—shares where the channel host is the witness or on-site participant, not only the interviewer.
These are first-person or on-camera field moments from Fred himself. Browse this topic for his direct encounters and field investigations alongside guest stories.
This footage documents a Memorial Day weekend excursion into the Knik River Valley, specifically targeting the trails surrounding the Knik Glacier and Moose Meadows. Fred (the host) narrates a ride through the rugged, rutted ATV trails near the Matanuska River, documenting the changing landscape and local wildlife activity, including an eagle's nest and active beaver dams which have significantly altered the local hydrology.
Fred travels on-site just north of Willow along Deception Creek to walk the trail with lifelong Alaskan outdoorsman Ryan and his two dogs, retracing the steps of a harrowing dusk encounter. While hiking a ridge corridor that circles roughly 400 yards from a local swamp, Ryan initially detected slow, deliberate movement shadowing him through the brush. Testing the animal’s intent, Ryan cut off the main path toward a small clearing as the wind shifted directly toward the unseen pursuer.
Continuing his on-site investigation into the remote coastal rainforest where the Gulf of Alaska meets the Chugach Range, Fred shares field footage surveying old-growth timber, deep moss beds, and rich coastal food sources. Picking his way across spongy ground littered with old fallen timber, he examines potential ground impressions, including what appears to be a possible step-over footprint with visible toe outlines. Along the shoreline, he points out mussels embedded in nearly everything, underscoring the abundance of natural sustenance available in the isolated inlet.
Fred embarks on his first dedicated field research expedition under the Alaska Hairy Man Project, traveling to an intensely remote coastal property where the Gulf of Alaska meets the Chugach Range. Joining fellow researchers Larry "Beans" Baxter and investigator Rob Roy, the group explores dense, moss-draped coastal rainforest near the location of Les Stroud’s notable Alaskan incident. Even before diving into the wilderness, the expedition starts on edge after a loud, echoing whoop vocalization rings out across the bay just as they arrive at the cabin.
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.
While taking advantage of the perpetual daylight of an Alaskan summer, Fred and two cousins took a skiff up the McClung River—a small tidal tributary of the Wood River near Dillingham—to fish for early king salmon. After beaching the boat in a narrow, high-banked stretch of the river to reminisce and mourn the recent passing of a friend, they killed the outboard motor and began silently drifting back down the current.
I share some oral history from my elders, and an encounter of mine with some cousins while picking berries during the Fall of 1998.
Here's a story of mine from my younger days back in 1984 when hiking with my older sister and her boyfriend, when I heard a distinct whistle and voices in the distance where nobody was. I also share a scarier experience of mine of voices in the wind that happened while camping with friends in Sunshine Valley.
I share an encounter I had with a hunting guide and his client who was looking to bag a Hairy Man after an experience he had years prior. Spoiler alert: he changed his mind.
I share an experience I had in 1998 with my friend William while hunting for spruce chickens at a gravel pit off Aleknagik Lake Road.
This is a brief experience I had in early Summer of 1994 on Huckleberry Island in Lake Aleknagik.
These events occured 1998 in the Wood-Tikchik State Park in a canoe on the Aguluwok River with my friend Brian. This area has a long history of encounters.
I share an encounter I experienced with two other relatives in 2007 on the Nushagak River. I've shared this experience before, but I give some more detail in this video.
I share an experience from the summer of 1994 up the Nushagak River involving myself and three others.
