Thermal Scope Reveals 7.5-Foot Bigfoot to Texas Hunters

A recent video from the Creek Devil channel on YouTube features host William Jevning sitting down with a guest named Shawn, who shares a jaw-dropping firsthand encounter that took years to materialize. What makes this one stand out is the level of detail and the fact that multiple witnesses, including Shawn's own father, were present during the sighting. Shawn's journey into the Sasquatch world started back in 2008, almost on a whim. After losing his deer lease in Texas, he found himself itching to get back into the woods. He stumbled across a website offering Bigfoot expeditions and, being a skeptic at the time, figured it would be a laugh. That laugh didn't last long. On his second expedition just four months later in Southeast Oklahoma, he found himself on a deck with a group when the organizer demonstrated how some researchers believe wood knocks can be made with hands instead of logs. Two loud claps were performed, and within seconds, they received responses from both the east and west along the same creek. The knocks got closer with each round. Down in a field about 200-300 yards in front of them, the legendary Sybilla Irwin was setting up her tent and, through a thermal scope, watched a Sasquatch moving through the woods for roughly 20 to 30 minutes. Unfortunately, the DVR wasn't hooked up to record. Classic case of being in the right place at the right time but missing the documentation. That experience hooked Shawn completely, but it would take seven long years before he had his own sighting. The encounter finally happened in Cold Springs, Texas, deep in the Big Thicket, at a location called the Hunters Camp. Seven people were camped out in a cul-de-sac surrounded by thick vine-covered woods. Around 7:30 or 8:00 that evening, the group headed out to a wellhead where previous wood knock activity had been reported. Shawn made calls and got callbacks, twice. They spent about 45 minutes trying to triangulate the position but couldn't pin it down. The real action came later that night. Five of them walked down a trail called Spooky Road, which was blocked off, while the other group stayed back with a thermal scope facing down where they were walking. Nothing happened on the way down, and nothing on the way back until they reached the car. That's when Shawn's father, who had been sitting in the vehicle, asked who had come up the trail before them and turned left toward camp. It wasn't any of them. The group had captured something on the DVR, but the operator accidentally deleted it. Another heartbreaking near-miss. Around midnight, things escalated fast. Shawn pulled into the cul-de-sac first, backed his truck into the campsite area, and his dad jumped out to drop the tailgate. Shawn was goofing around in the truck getting gear ready when he opened the driver's door and looked down the side of the vehicle. There was his father, the tailgate, and a large pine tree just 3 to 4 feet behind him. And right there, tucked between the truck and the tree, was a Sasquatch. His friend Tom started yelling and pointing. Shawn bolted to the other side of the truck, grabbed his thermal scope, and watched as the figure ran 65 feet into the thick brush. What happened next is the kind of moment researchers dream about. All seven people watched the Sasquatch through the thermal for about 15 minutes. It hunkered down with its hands on its knees, and its head sat right on its shoulders, swiveling back and forth like a bird watching multiple groups of people. They could hear its jaws popping and chomping, which the group interpreted as agitation. Then, something behind them started thrashing through the brush. When Shawn turned to look, the Sasquatch vanished. This distraction tactic is well-documented behavior among Sasquatch, where one will draw attention while another slips away. The height estimate came in at a staggering 7.5 feet, measured by Tom based on where the creature's head was hitting a pine tree branch. The most chilling detail? The Sasquatch had been standing just 5 to 6 feet behind Shawn's father the entire time they were pulling in. It had gotten caught between the bushes and the pine tree and crouched down to avoid detection. The frustrating part is that neither the thermal nor the Gen 3 night vision devices were recordable. Shawn mentions wishing he had spent the extra $1,500 for a recordable unit. It's a painful reminder of how often these encounters slip through the cracks of documentation. This is one of those stories that really sticks with you. The detail, the multiple witnesses, the thermal observation, and the jaw-popping audio all add up to something that's hard to dismiss. Definitely worth checking out the full video over on the Creek Devil channel for the complete conversation.