Close Bigfoot Encounter at Land Between the Lakes Leaves Men Ill

Posted Tuesday, August 04, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

So there's this wild documentary that dropped recently that dives deep into one of the most underrated hotspots for Sasquatch and Dogman encounters in the country — Land Between the Lakes in Tennessee and Kentucky. And honestly? The witness testimony in this thing is some of the most bizarre I've heard in a while. The main story centers around a guy named Martin Groves, who had a near-death encounter with what he believes was a Dogman back in the early 80s. To mark the 30th anniversary of that terrifying night, he took his best friend back to the exact spot where it happened. They drove deep into the back roads of LBL — the kind of gravel and dirt paths that lead to nowhere, miles from civilization. They heard tree knocks almost immediately, like something was trying to communicate with them. So they went back that night. What happened next is the kind of stuff that keeps you up at night. Driving maybe three or four miles an hour, Martin's buddy looked off to the right and saw something laying in an old creek bed next to a culvert. Not more than ten feet from the truck window. The creature had a massive head — about half the size of the windshield — and eyes that looked like two tiny flashlights, solid and clear. It was in a crouched position, like a cat about to pounce on a mouse, staring directly at him. And here's the really strange part — it was transparent. He could see through it, but he could also clearly see the creature. Almost cartoonish in how it looked, but undeniably real. Then things got physical. Both men got hit with something. Martin's throat swelled shut, his tongue swelled, he could barely breathe. His buddy's legs went tingly, his chest felt heavy, and he got hit with a splitting headache. They both described it as getting "zapped" — which researchers often attribute to infrasound, those low-frequency vibrations below human hearing that can cause all sorts of physiological effects. Infrasound has been linked to feelings of dread, visual disturbances, and even that sensation of being watched. Some researchers believe Sasquatch and Dogman may use infrasound as a defense mechanism or even a way to disorient prey. The stench inside the truck was described as terrible — something neither of them had ever experienced before. The creature crossed the road, went through a field, and up a steep embankment, snapping branches and breaking limbs as it disappeared into the night. But the documentary doesn't stop there. It digs into the suspicious history of LBL itself. The area was once home to thriving tourist attractions and campgrounds — including one that was called "the jewel of the LBL," so popular you had to book a year in advance. Then in 1982, after an alleged attack, the campground was shut down "temporarily." That temporary closure kept getting extended until it just... never reopened. The Forest Service eventually went in with heavy equipment and demolished everything. Old newspaper articles from the time questioned the official explanation that the buildings were "unsafe." Today, you can still find remnants — cut telephone poles, bits of old signs, patches of asphalt being slowly reclaimed by the forest. One of the investigators described walking through the area as feeling "very apocalyptic." The documentary also touches on more recent reports — including a woman who reached out about being down in that same area with her partner, having stuff thrown at them from the woods. They saw large black figures, but didn't hear any howls or vocalizations typically associated with Sasquatch. Just big, dark shapes tossing objects from the tree line. For anyone interested in the LBL phenomenon, the infrasound connection, or the long history of suspicious closures and demolitions in that area, this one is definitely worth the watch. The witness account alone is enough to give you chills, and the historical context raises a lot of questions about what exactly the Forest Service might be trying to keep people away from.