Bigfoot Encounters in Eastern North Carolina: Tracks, Dens, and Bedding Areas

There's a fascinating conversation happening over on the Creek Devil YouTube channel that's got my attention this week. Host William Jebning, a two-time witness with 43 years of field research under his belt, sits down with Jeremiah Fountain to talk about some seriously compelling activity happening in eastern North Carolina right on the edge of a national forest. Jeremiah and his wife Stacy moved to a rural area where the sounds of screaming and hollering coming from the woods are just part of nightly life. We're talking about a place with feral cats, deer, hogs, and apparently a neighbor who throws out rotten food (which, honestly, makes you wonder if she's unintentionally feeding more than just stray cats). The area has a long history of sightings, including military personnel who've been told to keep quiet about what they've seen, and a local cop who had a road-crossing encounter he was also told to hush up about. Here's where it gets really interesting. Jeremiah had a theory that these elusive hominids were traveling from a bedding area through a game trail, under a railroad trestle, and into his neighborhood without having to cross any roads. So he decided to investigate. About a month ago, he took his 10-year-old stepson (who he's turned into a "little mini me" researcher) for a walk down those tracks. While Jeremiah was distracted texting, his stepson looked up and spotted something. Jeremiah glanced up just in time to catch a quick glimpse of a bipedal, auburn-colored figure that had come up one incline, crossed the tracks, and was heading back down the other side. A flash of a second, but enough to confirm what they were dealing with. What happened next is the kind of fieldwork that gets researchers excited. They found at least 15 tracks under the bridge, a mix of sizes with some smaller ones and a few big ones. Two days later, Jeremiah and Stacy hiked down to what they now call the "bedding area" and discovered dens, more tracks, and something that really caught my attention: turtle shells that had been deliberately broken open at the belly and cleaned out. This isn't natural decomposition. Something with intelligence and dexterity was accessing these turtles for food. Then there's the hog bone. A front leg bone with a clean break that fit back together "like a puzzle piece." Jeremiah describes it as something that had to have hands to snap it that way. This aligns with what locals have told him about how these creatures handle wild hogs, which can be nasty adversaries even for a Sasquatch. The locals describe ambush tactics where the creatures break the hog's legs to disable it, then stash the live animal in trees or under logs to eat later. This caching behavior is well-documented in Sasquatch research and shows a level of planning and intelligence that goes far beyond what any ordinary predator would display. One observation William and Jeremiah discuss is worth noting. Jeremiah mentions that activity seems to ramp up when his wife is with him, and that the creatures seem less standoffish. William brings up an interesting point about how these beings might perceive threat differently based on who they're encountering, noting that hunters are typically male, and Jeremiah's 10-year-old stepson also got a clear look at the creature. There's a parallel drawn to another witness, Jeff from episode 62, whose young son also spotted one in their backyard. Whether this means these hominids feel less threatened by children or are drawn to them for darker reasons is left open, but it's a pattern worth paying attention to. Jeremiah has mapped out two distinct areas now: the bedding area about two miles down the game trail, and a hunting area another three miles beyond that. He's stopped bringing his stepson to these locations because it makes him nervous, which is probably wise given what they're finding. This is the kind of boots-on-the-ground research that deserves more attention. Jeremiah has photos of the tracks, the turtle shells, and that hog bone, and he walks through all of it on Creek Devil. If you're into active investigation reports from witnesses who are putting in the work, this one's worth your time. Check it out and see what you think.