Bigfoot Researcher Captures Screams and Strange Handprint in Colorado

There's a fascinating episode over on the Creek Devil YouTube channel that any serious researcher needs to check out. Host William Jevning sits down with Alan Megargle, a paranormal investigator and Bigfoot researcher who came up through the BFRO ranks in Ohio and has been running Bigfoot Adventure Weekends for over a decade. Alan is also a documentary filmmaker, having worked on projects like The Back 80 and Alien Contact in the Rockies, so he brings a lot of field experience to the conversation. The main story here is about a location in Colorado's Flattops region that a group of researchers have been investigating for over 30 years. They call it "The Meat Pit" because they've been leaving plates of meat out to attract activity. The menu varies - everything from hot dogs to steak has been used. Alan was introduced to the area by Kenny Collins, a researcher with 30-plus years of experience who has a whole trove of information about the region. Alan describes camping about half a mile away initially, then moving closer to the action. The first night was relatively quiet, but once they baited the area and retreated to their campfire, things got intense. As soon as they stood up from their camping chairs to head to their tents, they heard a series of screams - what Alan describes as 3 to 5 individual somethings making a horrendous screaming noise from the opposite direction of the Meat Pit. Alan managed to capture some of the audio on camera. The next morning, the meat was untouched, but Alan noticed something fascinating on his car - a handprint in the dust on the back window. What makes this print particularly interesting is its unusual characteristics. The fingers were really long but thin, and they came off the palm in straight lines rather than the typical splay you'd see in a human handprint. Alan took measurements, filmed it, checked it with a black light, and even took DNA swabs. Unfortunately, attempts to lift the print with tape didn't work because there wasn't enough oil on it. The conversation also touches on similar handprint experiences, with Jevning mentioning a handprint on his truck that took three car washes to finally wash away. Handprint evidence is one of those fascinating categories of Bigfoot research that often gets overlooked. Unlike footprints, handprints can show unique characteristics like finger length, palm width, and the spacing between digits that don't match human anatomy. The straight-line finger alignment Alan describes is particularly intriguing because human fingers naturally splay outward from the palm. The Flattops region of Colorado is known among researchers as an active area, with its remote terrain and dense forest cover providing ideal habitat. The practice of leaving food offerings - sometimes called "baiting" - is controversial in the research community, with some arguing it can alter natural behavior patterns. However, many longtime researchers swear by it as a way to establish patterns of activity in an area. This episode is definitely worth the watch for anyone interested in active field research methods, audio evidence collection, and the kind of physical evidence that keeps researchers going back to these locations year after year. The combination of the scream audio, the unusual handprint, and the discussion of methodology makes for compelling viewing. Check it out on the Creek Devil channel - just search for William Jevning on YouTube to find it.