Sasquatch Destroys Illegal Marijuana Operation in California Redwoods

Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

So I was scrolling through YouTube the other night, looking for something interesting to share with the Squatchable community, and I stumbled across something that really caught my attention. There's a channel called Scary Ape Songs that posted a piece that's part song, part modern folklore, and it tells a story that every Bigfoot researcher needs to hear about. The video tells the tale of a cousin out in California, deep in the redwoods, who witnesses something strange. A crew is moving at night, clearing a hillside, working the land, but these aren't farmers or ranchers. They're armed, quiet, and up to no good. They're growing what's called "gorilla weed," illegal marijuana operations that have been poisoning the land, killing the fish, and damming up the Feather River until it's drained dry before the fall. The salmon never made it home that year. But here's where it gets interesting. A protector was watching. For a week, this guardian observed the operation, the trash piling up, the drums, the pipes, even a hawk dropping dead mid-flight from the poison. When the whole hillside went quiet and the water finally shut, the protector made their move. The song describes how this being came down through the trees at the hour they least expected and left that whole operation in a state nobody could walk away from to protect. No shell casings were found. The only tracks led INTO the ground. The papers said it was a rival cartel settling a turf war. But those who know better understand what really happened. The Earth Mother had planted a seed, and her guardian answered the call. By the next spring, the salmon had returned. The water was running clear again. And nobody put that in the story. This video is a powerful reminder of the role Bigfoot plays in the folklore of the Pacific Northwest and Northern California. For generations, Indigenous peoples have spoken of the Sasquatch as a guardian of the land, a protector who watches over the forests and waterways. Stories like this one echo those ancient traditions, the idea that these beings are connected to the Earth itself and will act when the balance is disturbed. The Feather River, mentioned in the song, is a real waterway in Northern California, a tributary of the Sacramento River. It's historically been important