Florida Man Films Bigfoot Crawling Across Power Line Cut

A Florida man named Tyler Howell captured what many in the Sasquatch community are calling some of the most compelling footage to come out of the Sunshine State in recent years, and the story behind how it ended up on Survivorman Les Stroud's channel is just as fascinating as the footage itself. The encounter happened near Destin, Florida, along an old power line cut that runs through the woods. Tyler, who used to manage a restaurant on the beach, was out hiking on his day off with some time to kill before picking up his kid from the bus. He'd been jumping up turkeys and hogs all day when he pulled up to a cable road and sat in his vehicle, just watching to see what kind of wildlife might wander out. That's when he spotted something that didn't quite add up. What initially looked like a person walking out from the tree line suddenly dropped down onto its hands and knees and began crawling across the ground. Tyler knew something was off. People just don't do that, especially not in an archery area near the Florida Trail where there's a creek full of cottonmouth moccasins between you and the subject. Nobody in their right mind is getting down on all fours in snake country. So Tyler pulled out his phone and started recording. What he captured is eerie. The figure moved across the power line cut in a way Tyler describes as almost floating, like it was on skates rather than walking. The color was dark, the size appeared much larger than an average human, and the gait was unlike anything bipedal we've come to expect. Once it reached the tree line, it simply stopped and stood still, presumably looking back at Tyler. The next day, Tyler returned and found tracks scattered all over the place, left and right, left and right, in a trackway pattern he wishes he'd photographed in full. He later discovered paired tree breaks deeper in the woods, the kind of structural damage that researchers have long associated with Sasquatch territorial marking or even nest-building behavior. The story gets even better from there. Tyler FaceTimed his mom immediately after the encounter, and she could tell by the look on his face that something serious had happened. He told her he thought he'd just seen a Bigfoot. A man Tyler had been communicating with via email, someone who claimed to have worked for the government and lived near Tallahassee, encouraged him to reach out to Les Stroud. That contact has since passed away, but the chain of events he set in motion was just getting started. Then Matt Moneymaker himself called Tyler at work. Imagine seeing "Matt Moneymaker" pop up on your caller ID when you've just filmed what you believe is a Sasquatch. Tyler's hands were shaking. Moneymaker convinced him to start a YouTube channel and upload the footage, which has since racked up over 30,000 views and sparked conversations across podcasts and Sasquatch forums. The recreation attempt Tyler and Les attempted later proved difficult because lining up the exact distance and perspective was tricky, but anyone who's tried to replicate a Sasquatch encounter in the field knows how tricky that can be. The terrain, the lighting, the vegetation, it all plays a role in how a subject appears on camera. Florida isn't typically the first state people think of when Sasquatch comes to mind, but the swampy, densely wooded regions of the Panhandle and the area around Destin have produced a steady stream of reports over the years. The combination of thick cover, water sources, and relative isolation makes it prime habitat for a large, reclusive primate, if such a creature exists. And based on Tyler's account, the evidence suggests something is out there worth paying attention to. Definitely worth checking out the full conversation on Les Stroud's channel. Tyler's story is one of those encounters that sticks with you, especially when you hear him describe the way that figure moved across that power line cut.