Sasquatch Encounters
Shane Cragun
My powerful experience with Sasquatch infrasound (Montana, December 2018)
There is no question in my mind that Sasquatch, like many of the world’s other creatures, uses infrasound as part of their communication methods. Infrasound is not paranormal. It is how Tigers stun their prey, how birds flock together, how elephants communicate over vast distances, why birds and animals in an area go super quiet all of a sudden, and, as I found out, how Sasquatch’s can warn you away from their territory.


In 2018 I traveled to Bozeman, Montana to spend two weeks finishing the business book I was writing. I often like to hole up somewhere in the mountains when I write. I found a really nice Airbnb cabin up in the beautiful Montana mountains. I’ve been an avid hunter and camper in the Rocky Mountains for my entire life and love rustic cabins.


This one was brand new, carved out on a half-acre plot within a vast swath of pine trees. If I wasn’t the first person to use the cabin, I was as least one of the first.


The cabin was stunning inside. You could tell the owners put huge money into making it authentic, using old barn wood and decorating the inside with more antiques and original cowboy elements than I’d ever seen in one cabin. I was super impressed and super excited when I first walked into the place. It seemed clear that I was going to really enjoy holing up for a few weeks in the cabin with my laptop, taking intermittent hikes, and driving into town to break things up.


I was terribly wrong!


Within an hour or so of being in the cabin I begin to feel highly agitated, confused, and disoriented. I also felt vulnerable in a weird way. Even though it was beautiful outside, my reaction was to close the curtains to see I could shake the feeling. I felt a bit panicky as well.


I tried laying on the couch in the front room reading a novel to calm down. But, I could not even concentrate on the words. I popped up and begin walking around the home examining all of the super cool items the owners had collected and put on the walls. I kept telling myself “this place is awesome” trying to use some logic to break free of my uneasy feelings.


It was no use.


I went for a drive to shake things off and try again. But upon return the same thing happened. Immediately! This continued for 2 days, with me feeling overwhelmed and agitated, then leaving and doing an activity, and coming back hoping I would feel different.


During the two nights I was there I could hardly sleep. I would lay down in bed, but within a few minutes I’d jump up trying to calm myself and focus. It felt like, when I was lying in bed, I was on a stage being viewed by a lot of people. I kept telling myself this can’t be true because I had all the curtains closed. I did not want to be in the bedroom. I felt panicky.


Over the 2 days I could not keep my electronics charged. My iPhone and Mac Laptop were fairly new and the batteries lasted around three hours. But, in the cabin they would completely drain in 5-10 minutes (even though I had fully charged them).


On the morning of the third day, I decided that if the uneasy and agitated feelings continued for the next hour I was packing up and leaving. I needed to begin writing my book because of my deadline, and had not written a single thing in the cabin! I’d simply go to a hotel in Bozeman and eat the cost of the Airbnb cabin.


During that hour of determining whether to stay or go, I all of a sudden felt compelled to take a look behind the cabin. I can’t remember what I was thinking, and why I was compelled. I just felt I needed to do a little walkaround and see what the property was like.


It was a beautiful winter day in the 30’s. Behind the cabin was a thin forest that ran downhill for about 75 yards before it hit a wall of thick forest trees. There was little snow on the ground. I begin walking down the hill towards the forest scanning around as I went.


Down by the forest wall was a thick patch of snow running along the woods left and right. It was maybe 5 yards out from the trees (towards me). As I approached I saw bipedal footprints of something that walked right along the forest line. They were huge leg holes, probably down through 18-24 inches of snow. These were huge holes. The strides between footprints were about 2-3 yards in length.


Looking at the tracks, I knew exactly what it was. It could only be one thing. It was something I had seen in bigfoot videos before. My Sasquatch experience in 1978 left me a believer so it was not a leap. More than that, however, I just KNEW what it was deep in my DNA. I remember thinking, “I can’t believe I’m seeing this.”


I decided to begin walking to the left parallel to the tracks. Within 10 yards I saw a small tree structure that was freshly built. Anyone whose watched videos of Sasquatch tree structures know when they see one. It was similar to a hastily built lean-to, probably 5 ft high and 5 ft long. It wasn’t big enough for someone to crawl in, but was clearly a symbol or communication structure. No question in my mind this thing was not build by a human, and I was down on the back of the property where there was no reason for anyone to be.


It was exactly at that moment that I had my “big A-ha” come to me. It all came together. I had just watched a few Sasquatch videos on youtube over the past month about Sasquatch infrasound and also trail-cams and cameras failing...usually with the batteries immediately draining.


My entire experience in the cabin finally made sense. The cabin was freshly built and I was one of the first guests. The cabin had been placed in the middle of a thick forest just carved out. Clearly the cabin was placed in Sasquatch territory and I was an unwelcome guest. And I had been uninvited from the cabin over the past few days by my forest friends. It was one of those moments of clarity where you the truth is screaming inside of you.


What I did next was totally spontaneous. Without an ounce of fear or nervousness anymore, I turned towards the woods and spoke something like, “Okay. I get it. I am going to go back to the cabin and pack up. Give me 15 minutes and I’ll be out of here.” And I began walking back. The feeling from then on out, even when I was packing in the cabin, was completely different. I had a sense that the Sasquatch (and tribe) were benevolent and where being gentle with me.


At the hotel that night, I did more reading on infrasound and how it affects humans. My experience now made perfect sense. The military has tested infrasound on humans. Because humans are made up of about 60% water, when unhearable, sub-20 Hz sound waves hit us, it creates confusion, nausea, panic, terror, and disorientation as the sound ripples through our swishing and swashing natural body fluid.


In summary, my experience in Montana did not involve visuals of a Sasquatch. But my experience as just as powerful and personal as if I had. In hindsight, I appreciate that my big friend(s) took it easy on me versus going ape-shit on the cabin: looking in the windows, banging on the walls, throwing things at the cabin, howling, and making a huge racket.
Two days later I received a call on my cell phone from the owner. He wanted to know if I was gone for good. I told him “yes.” He mentioned that I had left my computer power-cord and to stop by and pick it up if I was ever around. His big home was up the hill from the cabin about 1/8 mile away.


He asked me why I left early. He said I was one of the first guests and wanted to know my experience I asked him if he wanted to know the truth. He said yes.


I begin relating my experience to him, but he quickly cut me off. He did not want to hear what I was telling him. No curiosity. It was clear he KNEW! He tried to get off the line, but I asked him just to hear me out for a few seconds. I told him that he’s going to have a seriously hard time running a successful Airbnb. That he was going to lose. Period! I told him if he doubted me to go behind the house, walk down the hill to a certain location, and see if he could find proof of what I was talking about. He said “thanks” and hung up.


There’s more to this. 12 months later my wife came with me to Bozeman for a week of vacation in the surrounding areas. I had told her about my experience and she wanted to see the place. We drove up. Here’s what we found.


The front door to the cabin was open a bit So we went in. Things were messy. Dishes not done for a while. Dusty. Beds not made. It was like the cabin hadn’t been used for a while with guests.


I took my wife around the house to see the tree structure, but the owner has just built a high fence about 30 yards long. But only on that side of the house (where you could get to the backyard). We walked around the fence and down the hill to the tree structure. I couldn’t believe what I saw. Someone, likely the owner, had built a blind around the tree structure so people could not see it from the house. He left the tree structure standing just as I saw it, sort of like he was honoring it.


This confirmed that he knew. He was obviously trying to have it both ways.


If anyone wants to do research and interview this guy would be happy to connect. I’m sure there are major stories to tell!