Bigfoot Researchers Discover Massive Tree Lifted and Slammed Down
Posted Wednesday, September 23, 2026
By Squatchable.com staff
If you've ever wondered what it sounds like when a Sasquatch decides to take out a tree, there's a video floating around YouTube that might just give you the closest thing to an answer. Researchers in what they call one of the most active Sasquatch hotspots on the planet captured an absolutely bone-rattling crash during a night investigation, and what they found the next day is the kind of evidence that makes even seasoned investigators stop and stare.
The footage shows a group combing through the woods after hearing a sound they describe as nothing short of horrifying, like dynamite going off or a train barreling through the forest. One of the researchers admits they couldn't even register what they heard in the moment. Goosebumps, disbelief, the whole deal. When they finally tracked down the source, they found a massive tree pushed over in a way that doesn't match a natural fall. The angle was wrong. The grass at the base was smashed in, suggesting the tree was lifted, slammed into the ground, and then pushed over rather than simply breaking and toppling.
And here's where it gets really interesting. Right near the base of that enormous tree, they found a fresh, deep footprint pressed into the earth, complete with visible toe impressions and a heel. The track was so fresh that pushing on the surrounding soil caused it to shift, indicating it had been made very recently. The researchers point out that rain from 48 hours prior would have washed away any older markings, lining up the timeline perfectly with when they heard the crash.
One of the investigators, Simon, who traveled from Spain originally from England, walks through the theory. If a Sasquatch stood on a nearby log, much larger than a human, and delivered a hard push, the tree would have fallen in the direction they found it. But the smashed grass tells a different story. Ashley chimes in with her take, suggesting the tree was picked up, slammed down, and then pushed over, which would explain the horrifying cracking and booming sound they all heard.
The area has a history of Sasquatch activity. Just two days before, the team heard pops and knocks in the bush. Apples were taken from a spot in a pattern that suggests intelligence, with two apples specifically left for two new people on the expedition while the veterans' apples were taken. Anyone who has spent time in Sasquatch country knows that kind of selective behavior is a hallmark of these highly intelligent beings, not just some random critter raiding a food source.
The researcher hosting the video says he's about 85% convinced a Sasquatch was responsible for the destruction, and honestly, after watching the footage and hearing the testimony, it's hard to argue. The sheer power required to uproot and slam a tree that size is beyond what any known animal in those woods could produce. Even a black bear or a moose would struggle to move something of that magnitude, let alone lift it.
There's also a fascinating moment in the video where an expert, who appears to be a researcher or academic, shares his thoughts after viewing Todd Standing's footage. He states he is firmly convinced that Standing has filmed Sasquatches and that the portraits shown in his documentaries are very close representations of the Sasquatch face. That kind of endorsement from someone in the scientific community is worth paying attention to, especially given how skeptical most academics remain on the subject.
For anyone who has followed the work out of this particular research area, the tree smashings are nothing new. Dozens and dozens of massive trees have been pushed over in this region, and the breaking sounds have been witnessed creeping closer and closer to the investigators during night walks. That alone is enough to keep you sleeping with one eye open.
The video is worth every minute if you want to see the evidence laid out, hear the raw reactions from people who were there when it happened, and watch the investigators piece together the puzzle of what brought that tree down. It's the kind of on-the-ground documentation that reminds you why people keep coming back to these woods, year after year, looking for answers.