Glenn Adkins, Boots On The Ground Investigator for the Ohio Bigfoot Flap
March 17, 2026
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5 min readIn August of 1991, Glenn Adkins was standing on a road in Ohio's Salt Fork State Park when a Bigfoot walked into his flashlight beam, stopped fifteen yards away, and let him look. He remembers the sound of its breath and the thought that it was so large it might suck all the oxygen out of the air. He did not take a picture. He did not run. He just stood there, and after a long moment, the creature turned and walked up a hill that should have been too steep to climb. That encounter, which he describes as a "class A" sighting, changed the course of his life and set the foundation for his work as a boots-on-the-ground investigator during the 2026 Ohio Bigfoot flap.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:40) **Guest Introduction & Background** - Host Jeremiah Byron introduces Glenn Adkins, local Bigfoot researcher and head of the Ohio Squatch Project, who is on the ground during the 2026 Ohio Bigfoot flap.
- 2 (04:22) **How Glenn Got Started: Robert W. Morgan Mentorship** - Glenn describes his childhood inspiration from the documentary "In Search of Bigfoot" and his eventual friendship with Robert W. Morgan.
- 3 (07:44) **Glenn's Class A Sighting (Salt Fork, 1991)** - A detailed account of his up-close encounter with a Bigfoot at Hosick's Cave in Salt Fork.
- 4 (24:23) **Physical Description & Classification** - Glenn describes the creature's size (close to 8 feet, massive mass, larger than NBA players) and his reluctance to call it an "ape."
- 5 (28:24) **Ohio Squatch Project Origins** - Glenn explains why he stepped back from research for years (protecting his daughters from social stigma) and how he re-entered the field.
- 6 (38:18) **How the Ohio Flap Investigation Began** - Glenn describes how he connected with the host and began investigating the 2026 sighting cluster.
- 7 (45:39) **Boots on the Ground: The Wyndham Investigation** - Glenn recounts his team's response to a fresh sighting in Wyndham, Ohio, just minutes after it was reported.
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Show Notes
Don't miss this special report episode of Bigfoot Society where Glenn shares what's been going on in Ohio!
Resources:
https://www.ohiosquatchproject.com/
The writeup of the Ohio Bigfoot Flap so far -
https://www.bigfootsocietypodcast.com/blog/the-ohio-bigfoot-flap/
Bigfoot Observer's Field Manual book by Robert W. Morgan -
https://amzn.to/4bqDERX (Amazon Affiliate link)
In Search of Bigfoot documentary by Robert W. Morgan -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV6iSLhT25I
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