POV Chason's Bigfoot Hunt Takes Wild Off-Road Turn

A recent upload from the POV Chasin' YouTube channel documents an ambitious overlanding trip into Missouri's Mark Twain National Forest with one goal in mind: tracking down a Sasquatch. The creator admits right off the bat that he's a skeptic, but he's genuinely open to the possibility and willing to put in the work to find evidence. That kind of honest, "I want to believe" attitude is always refreshing to see, even if he hasn't had any encounters yet. Before hitting the trail, he takes some time to practice his vocalizations. He demonstrates a standard whoop and then what he calls an "Ohio howl" - a loud, prolonged call meant to carry through dense forest. These types of vocalizations have been a staple of Sasquatch research for decades. The idea is that if you mimic what researchers believe Sasquatch sounds like, you might get a response. The Ohio howl specifically is thought to have originated from reports out of Ohio, where witnesses described long, drawn-out calls echoing through the woods. Whether or not it actually works, it's a technique that's been passed around the research community for years. The Mark Twain National Forest is actually a fascinating location for this kind of search. Spanning over 1.5 million acres across southern Missouri, it offers the kind of dense, remote terrain that Sasquatch researchers often point to as ideal habitat. Missouri has a long history of reported sightings, and the state's mix of hardwood forests, rocky outcroppings, and isolated hollows makes it a hotspot for encounters. Unfortunately for the POV Chasin' crew, the actual Sasquatch hunting takes a backseat to a much more immediate problem: the trail turns into an absolute nightmare. What started as a rocky but manageable road quickly devolves into a cliff face that would challenge even a built-up rock crawler. The creator is driving a mostly stock 4Runner with some off-road tires but no sliders, no lift, and certainly no armor. Watching him navigate this section is genuinely stressful - you can hear the anxiety in his voice as he inches down the cliff with a spotter guiding him through. The whole ordeal takes hours. Eight miles of trail ends up taking three hours to complete, with the cliff section alone eating up 30 to 40 minutes. There's some paint loss, some plastic sacrificed to the trees, and a few moments where it sounds like the transmission might not survive. But they push through, eventually finding their way to a regular gravel road and heading back to Possum, Missouri for some well-earned rest. The video wraps up with a promise: Part 2 is coming, and it sounds like the actual Sasquatch hunting will ramp up. The creator mentions using techniques he hasn't seen before, which is intriguing. If you're into overlanding content, this one is worth watching just for the off-road drama alone. If you're here for the Sasquatch angle, you'll have to wait for the next installment - but the setup is promising, and the Mark Twain Forest is definitely the right place to be looking. Check out the full video on the POV Chasin' channel to see the cliff descent for yourself. It's one of those "you have to see it to believe it" moments.