It was thought that he was unable to ever capture any evidence of the beast on film, until a startling discovery was made. He decided to bring his camera with him every time he went to his camp. He described the creature as being over seven feet tall, having dingy, grayish hair, yellow eyes, and being accompanied by a disgusting stench.įord took the track castings to the local game warden and LSU’s College of Agriculture to be analyzed, but they could not identify what kind of animal left these tracks.įord went a step further in trying to find out more about what he saw that day. As soon as they did, the creature quickly stood up on two feet, looked them in the eyes, then took off running.įord documented what he saw that day in a letter that he later wrote. One day, Ford and a friend were hauling supplies to their camp when they noticed, from a distance, what seemed to be a large animal on all fours feeding on another animal.įearing the animal would get frightened and try to attack them, they quickly drew their guns. He found the perfect spot for the camp, but it was so deeply secluded in Honey Island Swamp, he would have to drive half way by boat, then walk the other half of the way. The first documented sighting of the beast was from Harlan Ford in 1963.įord, a retired air traffic controller, used to fly a twin-engine plane to scout hunting grounds and potential hunting camp locations. First Reported Sighting of the Swamp Monster Little to no evidence suggested the existence of such a creature, until one day, two hunters saw something they couldn’t believe. Other tales allege that the swamp monster is the offspring of an alligator and chimpanzee, after a circus train crashed near the Pearl River resulting in several circus animals escaping. Theories and speculations about the beast started swirling nationally in the early 1960s, but stories from some locals date back hundreds of years.Ĭajun and Native American folklore associates the swamp monster with the Letiche, which is described as a human-like creature that was raised by alligators after wandering into the swamp as an abandoned child. The Honey Island Swamp Monster has been called many different names-Louisiana’s Bigfoot, the Bayou Beast, and even the “Wookiee,” not to be confused with Chewbacca (for all my fellow Star Wars fans out there). Origins of the Honey Island Swamp Monster There’s all kinds of wildlife that inhabit Honey Island, but legend has it, the swamp is home to something that is much more wild. Just North of Lake Pontchartrain and on a bend of Old Pearl River, you’ll find the one and only Honey Island Swamp. You just had an encounter with the Honey Island Swamp Monster-and there’s definitely nothing sweet about it, as its name would otherwise imply. That sinister figure standing behind mangled tree branches and staring you down with haunting yellow eyes? Yeah, it’s time to get out of there.īefore you can even process what you just saw from across the bayou, you’re already in your car headed Westbound down I-12. It’s apparent at this point that something is coming toward you-and whatever it is, it knows you’re here and doesn’t want you to be. The noise is faint, but only getting louder and louder. Suddenly, leaves on the ground start to crackle to the rhythm of stomping footsteps, bushes rustle, and an awful smell permeates the air. Moss-filled cypress trees cast their gloomy shadows, the water is ominously still, and crickets chirp in the distance. The sun sets in the Western sky and illuminates the Louisiana horizon a wondrous glow.
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