Idaho Man Details Lifelong Sasquatch Encounters and Primate Footprint Evidence

A recent interview circulating on YouTube features Mitch from Legacy Discoveries sitting down with Shawn Grimm on The Big Grim Bowski, and let me tell you, this one is packed with firsthand accounts that will have you on the edge of your seat. Mitch has been investigating Sasquatch activity across Idaho and eastern Washington, and the stories he shares go way beyond the typical campfire tale. Mitch's journey into the world of Sasquatch research began when he was just six years old. His family was kayaking at Sullivan Lake on the northeastern side of Washington, a spot that has apparently remained a hotspot for his research team to this day. While passing by what young Mitch initially thought was just a "strange looking dude," his mother fell behind the group and came back visibly shaken. She had seen the figure up close, and according to Mitch, it was completely covered in hair. The figure then trotted up the mountain at a pace Mitch compares to a triathlon runner sprinting downhill. The family cut their trip short, and from that day forward, they started paying much closer attention to the woods around them. Growing up both on and off the Colville reservation, Mitch was surrounded by people who treated Sasquatch sightings as a normal part of life. Some elders viewed them as omens, others believed they had extraterrestrial connections, and some dismissed them entirely as myth. But for Mitch, the question of whether they existed was never really in doubt. He compares it to spotting a cougar in the woods. You know they're out there, but actually coming across one is still a shock every single time. That shock hit Mitch full force when he was 12 years old. Out past the back 40 of his old property in the Rice Hills outside of Colville, Washington, he and a buddy (whose name he keeps private) armed with nothing more than .22 long rifles, came face to face with something tall and manlike that stepped out from behind a tree about 30 yards ahead of them. Mitch initially thought it was a massive bear and told his friend to make as much noise as possible if it dropped to all fours. Instead, the creature did something no bear could ever do. It stepped sideways, moving in a grapevine pattern that requires a pelvic structure bears simply do not possess. Mitch knew right then they were looking at something they were not supposed to be looking at. The two boys tried to flank the creature by splitting up and approaching from different brush piles, hoping to get a better look. When they converged on the tree, the figure was gone. What they found instead was a pile of scat that was unmistakably humanlike in shape but absolutely massive in size. Mitch jokes that whoever left it might need a colonoscopy, but the humor quickly fades when you realize two kids were out there alone with .22 rifles facing something that could disappear without a trace and leave behind evidence that defied explanation. Mitch didn't reconnect with his old friend about the incident until last year. His buddy had been through a car wreck and described his memory as hazy, but when Mitch brought up what happened, every detail came flooding back. That confirmation pushed Mitch further into the research world and eventually led him to Legacy Discoveries. The work Legacy Discoveries has been doing is genuinely fascinating. They've casted footprints, collected hair samples, and even maintain what they call a "gifting post," a location where they appear to be exchanging items with an unknown specimen that leaves behind footprints with dermal ridges that do not match human anatomy. Mitch showed off one of their most detailed casts during the interview, noting that the ridge patterns match a primate rather than a human. Matt Parish, who is well-versed in dermal ridge analysis, helped confirm those findings. For anyone interested in Sasquatch research happening right now in the Pacific Northwest, this interview is absolutely worth the watch. Mitch's personal encounters combined with the physical evidence Legacy Discoveries has been collecting make this one of those conversations that sticks with you long after the video ends.