Bigfoot Researcher Searches Mount St. Helens for Sasquatch Signs

A recent upload from PNW Rush on YouTube caught my attention, and honestly, it's the kind of fieldwork content that keeps the community buzzing. The video follows an investigator spending the Fourth of July weekend hiking through the rugged terrain of Mount St. Helens, testing out a new thermal camera setup while checking a network of trail cameras scattered across the area. If you've ever wondered what goes into maintaining remote monitoring stations in Sasquatch country, this gives a pretty genuine look at the process. One of the first stops is a spot the investigator calls the "peanut butter" bait station. For those unfamiliar with this technique, using food lures like peanut butter is a common method researchers and enthusiasts use to attract wildlife, and potentially, something more elusive. The peanut butter was still hanging in its container, untouched, but the trail camera nearby (nicknamed "ape man") had captured plenty of images. The investigator mentions skimming through them without spotting anything obvious, but the real treat comes later in the video. The next location is what they refer to as the "nose tree," a spot where sunglasses were placed as an offering. This is part of a practice some in the Sasquatch research community engage in, leaving small items in areas with reported activity to see if anything interacts with them. The glasses were still there, untouched, but the camera had plenty of footage to review. Things get more interesting at the "gifting stump," a location where a mushroom figurine with a frog on it had been placed over a month ago. The frog was still there, faded but present, and no rocks had been placed back on the tree as hoped. This kind of gifting behavior is based on reports from witnesses who claim Sasquatch may interact with or rearrange objects left in the forest. The fact that nothing changed here doesn't necessarily mean nothing visited, just that whatever may have passed through didn't engage with the offering. Now, here's where the video really picks up. While hiking between camera locations, the investigator comes across something genuinely strange: a broken tree that appears to have been pushed down with significant force. The way the surrounding smaller trees were pressed and pushed aside suggests something heavy came crashing through. The investigator notes how unusual it is, pointing out the broken base and the direction of the force. In Sasquatch research, tree breaks and pushes are often cited as potential indicators of large, powerful creatures moving through an area. Bears can certainly cause damage, but the pattern described here is worth paying attention to. The thermal camera gets its real test when the investigator heads to a spot where footprints were discovered a few weeks prior. The area is described as having muddy sections perfect for track impressions, and the investigator mentions finding prints that were 8 inches and 7 inches long about 10 months ago in a nearby area. For context, adult Sasquatch prints are often reported in the 14 to 18 inch range, but juvenile or smaller individual tracks in the 7 to 10 inch range have been reported by witnesses across various regions. The investigator scans the area with the thermal camera extended high above the brush, hoping to catch any heat signatures in the dense vegetation. While no fresh prints were found during this particular hike, the video does a solid job of showing the persistence required in this kind of fieldwork. Checking cameras, maintaining bait stations, and revisiting track sites takes dedication, and Mount St. Helens remains one of the more active areas for reported sightings in the Pacific Northwest. If you're into thermal imaging, trail cam footage, or just enjoy following along with investigators who put in the miles, this video is worth your time. The broken tree scene alone makes it worth a watch, and the ongoing mystery of those previous footprint finds keeps you wondering what might show up next time.