Derek Randles Clarifies Bigfoot Encounter On Monsters and Mysteries in America
Most recreations and documentaries based on true stories aren't always accurate. The last episode of Monsters and Mysteries in America is no exception. Derek Randles' recreation on the show was met with rocks being thrown in his direction and Randles "barely" escaping with his life. Randles says this isn't entirely true and that rocks were not thrown at him, but thrown around him. The bit about him barely escaping with his life is a little over the top he says. Randles posted this message on Facebook clarifying the episode:
For the record:
I do like to keep things straight and honest. I just wanted to clear up a couple inaccuracies with the Monsters and Mysteries in America that's been showing this week on Discovery networks. I thought they did a good job with production, and the show as a whole was good, but when It comes to my initial encounter there's a couple things that were a bit over the top.
There were three of us not two. We were just starting to set up camp..just taking off our backpacks when the rocks started coming. I was actually cutting limbs to put under my bed roll. They got the rock part right. They were not thrown at us but around us..never at us. The way they stated that I barely escaped with my life was a bit over the top.
When we decided to get the hell out of there we started charging down a very steep ridge. I stopped just for a second to get my gun and that's when I saw it. It was not a great sighting, just a silhouette that was swaying back and forth. I know what it was but I internalized it for years. I didn't want to tell anyone, but I did go head first into research the very next week. A short time later I returned to the area,(The trail below where it happened), and found my first set of 16" tracks.
I do believe it followed us down the ridge and toward the camp where we spent that night. There were other rocks and sticks that were thrown later in the eve.
Since then I have had another sighting and been around them in close proximity on several other occasions. I've found many track lines and hundreds of tracks. In 28 years of research I've never gone back to that ridge where it happened. I'm not even sure why...respect maybe. We were't wanted there. I think if we'd have pushed the envelope, someone would have gotten hurt.
I love this research, and I love the people I do it with. I am anal about details though, and I wanted this event to be shared accurately.
DR
First Squatches
ReplyDeleteMMC
It's been a long, long time. It does feeeeeeel good
DeleteGood reason to stay up late. Tons of first opportunities
DeleteOr get up much too early in my case
DeleteI doubt anybody will ever top that F I R S T first in the previous post. You have set the bar way to high my friend
DeleteNice firsting MMC.
DeleteMMG
Damn it up at 430 every morning getting shit ready for my guys to do their work and still can't get a first
DeleteScrew first I'm from now on just getting up early enough to do a #2.
DeleteAaaahhh I just went a #2
The Duece was just Dropped!
Squatch Nuts
Shawn's been niggardly with the posts lately- Firsts are at a premium!
DeleteThis is the problem with bigfootery, people making up stories.
ReplyDeleteRandles is a credible witness. Anyone surprised the director jazzed-up the story to make it more dramatic?
DeleteMMG
Credible? He had a "mulder" night time sighting when his imagination got the better of him.
DeleteTrying to compare Derek Randles to a heavily trolled 'bleever' on BFF won't wash my friend.
DeleteMust troll harder buddy. Playing with the pros now.
MMG
Why "bigfoot"? How does he know it wasnt an alien or a dogman or a mothman or a sheepsquatch? Why jump to the conclusion it was "bigfoot"?
DeleteDon't mess with Randles. This guy has more time logged in the wilderness and hunting than anyone has worked. He doesnt lie and knows the sounds and sights of the woods. He wouldn't mistake it with other stuff ( and certainly not goofy stuff Like mothman and crap like that).
DeleteWhy bigfoot? Because he knows what he clearly saw.
DeleteThanks DR, your stock just went up.
DeleteMRO
He blinked excessively during the telling.
DeleteThe incident occurred during his youth; he was not yet the experienced outdoors man he is today. Moreover, by his own admission, all he saw was a shadow: he did not "clearly" see a bigfoot. No honest, healthy minded person has ever clearly seen one for a sustained period. Still, Derek's(corrected) anecdote is a decent piece of data because he has been vetted-by all accounts he is honest and is an outdoors man.
DeleteThere should be a portfolio of encounters complete with details and descriptions from vetted witnesses. There is no such article or study, just a pile of uncritical anecdotes spread out over various books and websites. The only movement in the direction I described is by the BFRO: their classification system makes sense, but the witnesses are not sufficiently vetted. I realize people volunteer to collect the anecdotes, and I am not criticizing the members-just out pointing that the data is raw...
What??? A tv show wasn't accurate? Production exaggerated something???? Noooo! Now how am I suppose to beleive all the other shows???
ReplyDeleteRANDLES JUST GOT CAUGHT IN A FUCKIN LIE! HE TOLD BOTH ACCOUNTS ON BLOGTALK RADIO...
ReplyDeleteALL CAPS
What? People lie about encounters???!!!!
DeleteAll caps I know you're intelligent but that comment is like saying I taught my kids to play with matches why is my house burnt to the ground
DeleteIDK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE BUT HE DID!!! GO LISTEN TO HIS INTERVIEW WITH SHARON LEE I THINK...
DeleteALL CAPS
WELL BANDIDNI, HE TOLD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY ON BIGFOOT TONIGHT OR SHARON LEE SHOW..
DeleteALL CAPS
I'm not saying your wrong or lying
DeleteI've always been cool with you I guess I'm just saying without undeniable video we shouldn't elevate anyone to hero status otherwise we are just stating the obvious
DeleteIf we should expect people to take Bigfoot serious we need to start taking the subject seriously ourselves change always starts from the bottom
Deleteharry likes it in his bottom
DeleteThanks Mr Knowitall
Deleteyes some more pearls of wisdom from the curly straw guy
DeleteWow that's news to me. In other news your mom really likes it in her bottom.
DeleteYou know all about pearls huh? I guess those necklaces are your friend
DeleteStop snowballing your boyfriend and maybe you wouldn't be so worried about me.
DeleteIf you put as much effort into a woman as you did following me around you might actually have a girlfriend. Shit sorry I guess I do lie
DeleteScrew him harry,he obviously looks up to you and follows all your posts
Deletelisten to your girlfriend they follow you because of your witty comebacks you really told them ... lame
DeleteMy only girlfriend is you my chubby little bitch
DeleteSo stop gettin so jealous by the way you got my money bitch
DeleteThank you for reading my posts
DeleteHey so you got some fishin in yesterday
DeleteHarry wants to see your pole
DeleteWhoa I just realized your problem. Is it no one has ever spoken to you like a human? Or have you just never had any friends? Plus why is everything gay innuendo with you? Do you think about other males genetalia frequently? Or only on the Internet where you can come out of the closet?
DeleteI'm sorry anon if you need the counseling that bad I will flip the bill for you.
No the truth is much worse. They grew up behind a computer screen. Never had to own up to their actions or take responsibility for anything. Plus their parents never taught them to take responsibility for what they put out there. So when all is said and done it's gonna be a rude awakening. Cause eventually either the parents will die or they'll be forced into responsibility. Hopefully they won't have to learn in prison at the wrong side of a shower rape.
DeleteSome trout fishing in the ramapo river
DeleteWe got a sweet trout lake in wheeling ill they charge 5 bucks and keep it stocked but the trout aren't stupid so if you don't jig or lure good they won't hit so you know you'll leave with something so it's like perfect amount of challenge and knowing it's full if you don't get bites you're not doin something right it's like 6 blocks long 2 blocks wide
DeleteI love trout fishing,always a short window though and if my son comes along he does better than me,my wife beats us both every time
DeleteRandles bleeved smeja. That's all you need to know.
ReplyDelete^Because he knows more than U troll.
Delete^ cock smoker
Delete^ Lame
Delete^cock smoker
DeleteWorks overtime at the gloryhole at a Red Lobster. ^^^^^^
DeleteDamn that's why that was so jagged. I thought I was getting a bj from a broken bottle.
Delete^Anon 1:14
Deletepeter puffer
The only accurate TV show actually is Finding Pigfoot by Fat Monemymaker. Period!
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right!
DeleteFor Mr. Randles. I thought this was a well produced program, probably about as good as can be in a 20 minute slot. I personally had assumed the producers spiced it up somewhat for audience fear factor and am glad you cleared this up.
ReplyDeleteMy question is this. Knowing what you do now, if this encounter were to happen today would you take off running, and if not what would be your tactic.
Chuck
I will butt in an give my opinion of what a knowledgeable and experienced person should have done. An experienced person should have immediately started talking to the forest from where the rocks came from. He should have named the perpetrator as a Bigfoot. He should have scolded the Bigfoot for throwing rocks. He should have offered to be a friend to the Bigfoot. He should have guaranteed the Bigfoot's safety. He should have then asked simple questions of the Bigfoot and given him some method of replying with a yes or no answer. And he should have further included that Bigfoot in his conversations around the camp.
DeleteOn the other hand, if Mr. Randles is perhaps stuck in a belief that he was dealing with a dumb forest ape, then he would not have been able to even consider attempting communication as the method of choice to neutralize a potentially difficult situation.
I have personally tested the above described neutralization techniques, on many occasions, and have proven them to be successful, 100% of the time. Furthermore, upon returning to the same location, you will find that you already have a friend waiting anxiously for your return.
Does that work on chicks??
DeleteOnly on Tuesdays.
DeleteDR>J?
DeleteI think we have a habituator on our hands guys.
DeleteApproach with caution.
MMG
Bigfoots are stupid,no pants
DeleteI hope bigfoot gets his pecker stuck on a thorn bush are rips it off running away from MM.
DeleteChimerafoot
ReplyDeleteThat night as Kelly undressed for bed, she noticed a strange triangular mark on her navel-a mark she had never seen before.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bunch of teens throwing rocks and sticks at you. I've done it before for fun(not to imitate bigfoot, what other way to piss someone off in the woods).... Those teens are reading this now, laughing their asses off while jerking off to celine dione...
ReplyDeleteYou seem like a lonely person.
DeleteHe is and he is pulling from his experience on Celine Dion jerk offs he participates in with his Action Figure Friends!
DeleteKelly could smell a foul odor, like vomit, and she suddenly felt as though something was missing from their drive home. Something was missing... an hour or so of time had vanished from her
ReplyDeleteBS meter pegged on Max
ReplyDeleteThe scope of the hoax was impossibly large. Theres something on the grassy knoll.
ReplyDeleteAnd another one in the old book depository!
DeleteRoswell! ROSWELL!
DeleteOf course it was not a great sighting, just a "silhouette swaying back and forth". Its always a shadow or a "feeling". Its impossible to take a picture of a shadow or feeling, so I can see why there is no photographic evidence...
ReplyDeleteProbably because it's all in your head....
DeleteFunny that a bunch of teens would be in the middle of no where in the Olympic forest 28 years ago. From my understanding of this, they were not at a campground. They were deepwoods off trail camping. Anyone chucking rocks at someone ran a great risk of being shot. Then if the teens followed them long enough to see him stop a pull out a gun, why wouldn't they have hauled ass away from being shot or at least speak up?
ReplyDeleteIf someone doesn't believe a sighting, so be it. But make sure what you use to debunk it at least makes common sense.
We all know how well people are at being quiet and stealthy and unseen in the woods... wait no thats not true at all.
DeleteThere is no way a person was following them out throwing rocks thats just silly I will agree.
By Randles own admission it 'wasn't a great sighting'. He saw a large biped silhouette after a rock throwing incident.
DeleteNot conclusive but compelling nonetheless.
MMG
You make a good point Big Jim, but a skeptic can always go back to the argument- So it is more likely a sasquatch throwing the rocks at them than a person? A creature that has not yet been proven to exist? I'm no expert on statistics, but the odds of it being a person throwing rocks has got to be much higher.
DeleteI will agree,to disagree...or will I?Mysterious
DeleteDamn teenagers!
Deletedeepwoods off trail for a footer is 10 yards from the truck parked at the side of a main road
DeleteWhat reason would some teens sneak around in the wilderness and toss a couple of rocks at someone and just leave? I have never seen anyone play a joke on someone and not tell them Eventually! Otherwise it's not a prank or joke if there is no punch line. Very unlikely it was someone. They would have heard giggling! I guess you could say a plane dropped it and that would make as much sense. I'm in Randles Camp and not with you Dick Wads.
Delete^ What a chump. He never threw a snowball at a car apparently. I'll bet DK doesn't even want him in his camp. We hear he's a little light in the loafers.
DeleteSeventy-six years, Stephen. How many ni**ers you think you seen come and go? Seven thousand? Eight thousand? Nine thousand? Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety nine? Every single word that came out of Calvin Candie's mouth was nothing but horsesh*t, but he was right about one thing: I am that one ni**er in ten thousand.
ReplyDeleteWho and what the hell are you talking to and about???
DeleteThere have been a lot of lies said around this dinner table here tonight, but that you can believe!
DeleteIt's Django Unchained another amazing Tarantino movie
Delete(squashy clive)
ReplyDeleteNice new evidence, right up there with yeti eggs.
Randles agan? Then Meldrum then Lyle Fershlugginer Blackburn.
ReplyDeleteAren't there any good outtakes of researchers stepping in scat, falling off cliffs, etc.?
Yes these people actually work their asses off so Welfare jackasses like you can sit in your home on the computer waiting in anticipation for the next story to criticize .
DeleteLOL! Farting around out in the woods. Banging sticks together. Eating doughnuts.
DeleteThat ain't working!
That's the way you do it.
Ro's Sierra kills documentary trailer!
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You're late Shawn!
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Delete"A true story" - lol.
DeleteBy "true" they mean completely unsubstantiated bull crap story.
DeleteSubstantiated by unnamed driver person. Wonder if they'll include the part where Smejy failed a lie detector test.
DeleteDon't worry Derek, if the bigfootery don't work out you can still find a home on duck dynasty
ReplyDeleteJesus, there are some things said on here that are just fucking insane. Most of you guys are sane and know what you're talkin about. The rest don't know shit about fuck.
ReplyDeleteWhatcha talkin about Willis?
DeleteThe last thing Shawn posted was at 2 am this morning, they'll be a new one up real soon...............refresh, refresh, refresh.
ReplyDelete*turns on some celine dione while I wait* *fap fap fap*
ReplyDeleteHave you ever pulled your peepee out and stuck it in a beehive to get the honey out and after the sixth bee sting you start to think that maybe it wasn't such a great idea?
ReplyDeleteI'm usually done by the 5th sting, then I still have some time for some celine dione after.
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