Georgia Couple Turns Bigfoot Sightings Into Expedition Business

There's something special about finding a couple who turned their shared curiosity into a full-blown mission, and that's exactly what Scott and Sheila Granger have done up in the North Georgia mountains. A recent episode from the NCI North Carolina Investigates YouTube channel featured these two sitting down to talk about their journey from curious skeptics to full-time guides running Bigfoot expeditions through their outfit, Squatch Fishing Outdoors. Now, if you've never heard of them, let me catch you up. Based out of a little town called LJ in the North Georgia mountains, Scott and Sheila have spent the last five seasons taking folks out into the national forest lands, where they're licensed, permitted, and insured to do so. But here's the twist that makes them stand out: they don't just do Bigfoot expeditions. They're also fly fishing guides, and the name "Squatch Fishing" came from Sheila herself when they were trying to figure out what to call this wild combo venture. The fly fishing side of things actually has a beautiful origin story. Scott got involved with Project Healing Waters years ago, a nonprofit organization that helps disabled veterans and now all veterans learn to tie flies, build fly rods, and get out on the water at absolutely no cost. That experience lit a fire under him, and when he and Sheila retired and moved up to North Georgia, he picked fly fishing back up heavy. The Bigfoot passion was already there, so combining the two just made sense. But let's get to the part that really matters, the encounters. Sheila shared a sighting that happened on September 11, 2019, in Raven County, and it's the kind of story that stays with you. She was out walking with Scott and a friend, scouting a camping spot around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. No cell phone, no protection, nothing. She had momentum going up a ridge while the guys hung back looking at a tree, and that's when she heard it, that clicking sound, the kind made with the tongue that so many witnesses have described over the years. She took a step back, looked to her four o'clock, and there it was. Behind a tree, both arms wrapped around it, swaying slightly. She described seeing the left shoulder on one side and the right shoulder on the other, with no doubt in her mind that they had eye contact. About 25 yards away, just looking at her. When she called out to Scott the second time, the figure dropped down the decline like a puff of smoke and tore off. When Scott got up there, he could see it had been on a slope, meaning the figure was even taller than Sheila initially realized, somewhere north of six and a half feet once you factor in the decline. Scott, who calls himself the biggest skeptic in the world, finally gave in and went on a Bigfoot outing with Sheila after she begged him for nearly a month. Happy wife, happy life, as he put it. But it was Sheila's detailed sighting that converted him 100 percent. Two weeks later, he got his own daylight sighting on the same ridge, and once you lay eyes on one, there's no more deniability. The book flies open, and suddenly you want answers, even though you'll probably end up with more questions than answers. What I love about this couple is how they talk about these beings. Scott refers to them as "critters" because, as he puts it, the things they've seen look a lot more human than monstrous. That respect comes through in everything they say, and it's exactly the kind of energy our community needs more of. They've afforded a lot of people the opportunity to have their very own encounters, whether through night vision, thermal, or even daylight sightings, and they maintain several areas they keep close contact on. If you're into expedition-based research or just love hearing from a couple who turned a shared passion into something that gives back to veterans and curious folks alike, this is definitely worth the watch. Scott and Sheila are the real deal, and their story is one of those reminders that sometimes the best adventures happen when you stop waiting for them and start creating them yourself.