Bigfoot Researcher Shares Two Chilling Personal Encounters in Oregon

# Southern Oregon Investigator Shares Decades of Encounters and Ongoing Research A fascinating interview recently surfaced featuring Greg Roberts, a longtime researcher who heads up the Southern Oregon Bigfoot Seeker Group. Roberts has spent years developing a relationship with a family of Sasquatch in a research area outside of Medford, Oregon, and he actually takes people out to that location so they can have their own interactions. The conversation covers everything from his childhood in the woods to his most chilling encounters, and it's well worth the watch for anyone interested in the deeper side of Sasquatch research. Roberts grew up immersed in the outdoors, following his dad and uncles through the woods from the time he could walk on his own. His family has Cherokee and Chalakwa ancestry, and that native perspective shaped how he viewed the forests around him. His uncle Ted used to tell him there were things in those woods that most people would never understand, which Roberts later realized was his uncle's way of talking about Bigfoot. Even with all that time outdoors as a wildland firefighter and hunter, Roberts didn't have any personal experiences for years, though he never completely dismissed what his uncle had told him. His first real encounter happened in the Sky Lakes Wilderness, a rugged and remote area in southern Oregon that's known among researchers for its dense forests and abundant wildlife. Roberts and his buddy Rick Chadwick were scouting for elk when they noticed something strange. The first day was full of normal animal activity, birds, rodents, deer, elk everywhere. But the second morning hit them with a heavy, unnatural stillness. No birds, no squirrels, no deer, no elk. Just dead quiet. They decided to camp near a creek full of trout, and as darkness fell, the silence continued. No owls, no coyotes, nothing. Around 2:30 in the morning, the coyotes finally started up, and shortly after, Roberts heard something that changed everything. A long, carrying howl that he describes as the "Colombiana County howl," a vocalization type that's become well-known in Sasquatch research for its distinctive, ringing quality. It sat straight up in his sleeping bag. Rick had actually been listening to it for 20 minutes before Roberts woke up. The sound worked its way north toward Crater Lake, and the coyotes kept responding to it long after the humans could hear it. Even though Roberts tried to rationalize it as a wolf, something in his gut told him it wasn't. Five years later, while hunting with his uncle at Oak Mountain in eastern Jackson County, Roberts stumbled onto something that stopped him in his tracks. He found a series of fur trees along a game trail with their tops twisted off in a way he'd never seen before. The wood fiber was spiraled, about a foot of spun wood with no bark, just raw fiber, and the tops were completely gone. Fresh sap was pouring out of the breaks, meaning whatever did this had happened very recently. When he turned and looked back, all four of those damaged trees stood out against the dark backdrop like sore thumbs. Something had blazed a trail right through there. Roberts followed the path up toward a ridge covered in heavy black timber. As he started up the trail, he got an unmistakable mental impression, a very heavy, measured male voice telling him, "Do not come up here." He tried to push forward and got hit with it again, "Turn around, go back down the trail." He listened. He cut south to find his uncle, and when his uncle saw his face, he knew something was wrong. Roberts has continued his work in the years since, building a relationship with a Sasquatch family outside of Medford and guiding others to that area. He's also worked with well-known researchers like Cliff Barackman. The interview touches on how he approaches these relationships, what he's learned over the years, and why he believes so strongly in protecting these places and the Sasquatch who live there. The full conversation is a must-watch for anyone serious about Sasquatch research, especially those interested in the Pacific Northwest. Roberts brings a grounded, thoughtful perspective shaped by decades in the field, and his stories offer a rare glimpse into what long-term, respectful investigation can look like.