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11/19/25 - Into the Pines: The Hunt for Bigfoot in the Great Northwest with Steve Wingnut

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Steve has been searching for Bigfoot every chance he gets up in the Great Northwest. But it doesn't stop there. Hear what he has been up to. Check out https://paranormalamongus.com/ for much more information on this show as well as a link to get your very...

Highlights

This episode follows Steve Wingnut’s decades-long, grounded journey into the mysteries of the Pacific Northwest—not as a thrill-seeker, but as an observant field researcher shaped by real terrain, weather, and human stories.
08:34
Before Bigfoot research in the 90s, they delved into the paranormal
21:20
Two Sasquatch researchers perished on Christmas Eve last year, found a mile from their truck and hundreds of yards apart across a fast-flowing, cold creek
24:53
Two investigators died of exposure after crossing a fast-moving creek; their bodies were airlifted out and names withheld
45:43
Much of the world remains unknown, and human understanding is fundamentally limited
51:44
GoPro kept shutting off and the hiker disappeared with no trace
57:19
An unnerving silence and strong horse-like odor appeared suddenly in an open area near a cave in Gifford Pinchot, with no visible source
1:03:39
Night research is dangerous due to terrain and requires packing a firearm, basic survival gear, and thermal equipment
1:09:49
The forest going eerily quiet creates a palpable sense of being watched during solo outings
1:15:46
Multiple witnesses saw cigar-shaped UFOs near Calispell in the mid-70s and heard a loud boom unrelated to aircraft
1:27:32
Major 'Blondes and Boo's' event announced with guest House

Chapters

How a lifelong curiosity in the Pacific Northwest turned into serious Bigfoot fieldwork
00:00
When a Bigfoot sighting led to missing persons work—and why drones changed everything
11:49
What really happens when experienced investigators vanish in the woods
24:53
The accidental cemetery discovery that opened a door to deeper questions
36:40
That metal door slam on EVP—and the hiker who disappeared without a trace
48:34
The moment the forest went silent and smelled like horses near Ape Cave
54:16
Why Steve now hunts for Sasquatch mostly at night—and what he's actually heard
1:00:18
Where the Olympics, Forks, and Land Between the Lakes fit on his real-world bucket list
1:06:48
Cigar-shaped UFOs, white wolves, and how small-town kids made sense of the strange
1:15:46
Mount St. Helens before the snow gates close—and what comes next
1:24:45

Transcript

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