Thank you for this absolutely wonderful interview. There are alot of unexplained happenings even in modern times. Many years ago I was planting flowers for my Mother. Mom had went to the store. I was there alone. I started to go inside the house and when I pulled the storm door open, in the glass was my Father walking behind me in the reflection. I turned around to see Dad but he wasn't there. I pulled the glass door open several times to try an see Dad again, I called to him again and again, but nothing. When Mom came back I told her what I had seen. I figured she wouldn't believe me, but she said she did. Dad had been dead for several years. I never seen anything like this again and I am 76 years old. Some things can't be explained. I was married and did not live there and I came over to plant flowers for her. I was 47 years old at the time. God Bless you Donnie.
I believe you. I had a close friend who stayed at my house for about thirty one years. I've see him in the house, standing on the porch and walking across the deck towards the front door.
I have been blessed to be born and raised in these Tennessee mountains and if I’m blessed in the end of my life I’ll pass and be buried in these Tennessee mountains. God bless Donnie thank you for what you do.
I believe these stories. I've seen many things. I believe people have a special gift that see these things like you said. Because not everyone sees and sometimes don't believe those who do. I know what I seen and don't care if someone doesn't believe. God bless
My grandfather had some of the best stories. I’d give anything to hear him tell his stories and laugh at the funny parts. 😄 He and my grandmother lived in Townsend Tennessee and ran Nawger Nob back from the 1970s-90s. Lots of old timer stories from him and from the locals that were told to him. I miss him so much!
I have been a logger for 30 years, and I have always been in the woods, and I have near 100 acres that joins Rendezvous Mountains State Park in NW North Carolina that I live on. I have seen 3 panthers in my life, and 2 were black. One tried to get in our hog pen when I was a small kid, but I didn't see it, that would have been 4. I saw a black one standing on the white line one night on a local road, and a girl I was seeing at the time was with me, and she saw it too. I had one in my hayfield in front of my house one morning about 20 years ago, just as daylight was breaking, it was black. One day at work logging in Blowing Rock, near Boone, the guys that work for us, and my dad and I were eating a bite of dinner. The truck drivers were gone hauling loads, but there were still 4 of us there. We looked up the truck road through the woods, and standing in the middle of the road was a brown panther, and we all saw it. My friend about half mile from my house got a good trail cam picture of a brown one, and some people over in the west of the county have video of a brown one on their porch looking in their glass door. They are around for sure.
WOW that's amazing my friend. You never know where you will see one. Thanks so much for sharing your memories. Thanks so amazing. God bless you. Thanks so much.
I remember when I was little, visiting my grandparents in Charleston, WV. My grandfather told me before I went to sleep to be aware of bobcats or mountain lions or what not. He told me they could start hollering and it might sound just like a woman screaming or a little baby crying. I never will forget that.
I remember my dad telling me that too. My dad's paternal ancestors had been living in the part of Virginia that later became WV since the 1600s, the family kept growing and growing spreading out to Eastern KY, Eastern TN, and about in the middle 1800s my line jumped the Ohio River and lived in south eastern Ohio in the hills there along the river. I am the 1st generation to not be born and raised down in the hills/mountains, but every summer, we went down there to visit family and friends. In the early 1950s my grandparents, my dad and his 2 siblings (all 3 were adults) moved up to northern Indiana for better jobs which they found, but my grandpa couldn't handle the flat land and city living so he went back down to the hills since him and my grandma had divorced. The hills & mountains had a grip on Grandpa and called him back. I also feel the calling to go back down there and so did my dad and his 2 siblings. Whenever we went down to the hills my dad and his 2 siblings opened up and felt at home, at ease and would loosen up and laugh, tell stories, and felt peace being back home again. I miss it. Black bears, mountain lions and copperheads is what I was told to beware of most especially the copperheads that could be found in the outhouses sometimes.
He didn't want to tell you as what it really was. Those hills are rife with the Bigfoots, my friend. My grandmother used to tell me it was the Panthers making those noises, until I saw "a giant monkey man" in the woods behind her house, then she told me what those sounds really were... The Boojum. Boojum is a Cherokee word for Sasquatch. All the old-timers used to blame the noises on big cats. But they knew... Oh wow, I responded to this comment before I watched the video. I didn't even realize they were going to talk about Sasquatch in this video but they are LOL. See? They are out there.
My mom said she grew up hearing the stories about painters and so one night when she was walking home in the dark from a friend's house out in the country, she heard something. She thought something was chasing her, so she'd walk faster, and it would walk faster. When she got home, she remembered she had on a new pair of corduroy pants, and it was the pants rubbing together making the sound and her imagination. I always got a kick out of her telling that story. But my great aunt said there were panthers up there in the hills.
Thank you, Donnie and Mr. John,for sharing these stories. My husband and I were riding 4 wheelers a couple of years ago when a big mountain lion ran out in front of us . We've also seen a small black panther . I heard stories about a big foot spotted around this area, but thankfully, I've never seen one. Black bears are around here but seldom seen . Many thanks, Donnie .I enjoy listening to your unexplained stories and all your videos. God bless you and yours.
I live sixty miles to the north Atlanta in the foothills of the Blue ridge Mtns 0ulled in one afternoon and there was a big cat in my front yard disappeared like smoke I think it was out together my po ny
@@donnielaws7020 @dfuss2756 is so right, these should be in a book, and you can read it to people - your voice is amazing! TH-cam might not always be around, but the books would live on forever for people to learn and cherish! XOXO ❤🙏
I love these old stories.... here's hoping that someone is writing these stories down so they are not lost and forgotten. Thank you, Donnie, for keeping these stories alive.
I am the daughter of the man who saw Bigfoot in John's story. Dad wrote 1 book of his stories and I have many of his handwritten stories in a tote box. I hope to compile them into a second book . He is gone now.
Greetings to you & yours from the UK, More than 600 people tuning in within an hour is a great testament to your efforts & time to put this video together. The content from the past is priceless as well as precious history. Loving every installment. As loud as it was, the bird song & the wind chimes made this all the more mystical to hear. Thank you for sharing this Don 🇬🇧
Awesome my friend. God bless you. Glad you enjoyed it. I wish I had taken down the wind chimes, but I love the bird. Thanks so much for sharing. Your very welcome.
I appreciate the passing down of the history , so much of what they teach in school is inaccurate. I too have stories that were passed down from my Granny here in the flatlands. Love what you are are keeping alive, there is nothing no better than oral history. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much Mister Donnie for having your friends pass on the deep lore of the mountains. We got panthers and swamp monkeys down here in the river bottoms of the Canebreak. My grandpa used to warn us to always keep our eyes peeled on the tree limbs above us when we were hunting down there. He said catamounts will lay up on them waiting for deer or other prey to walk beneath them unawares to pounce. As to the swamp monkeys, my great grandmother and great uncle had a clan of them that lived on their land. Me and my cousin saw one pass through a cut line when we were about 12 years old.
I could listen to him all day. I loved listening to my grandparents and my dad. I was born and raised here, and back before the area became so populated, when I was small enough that I barely remember it, there was some kind of big cat would come up behind our house and scream. It would pass through a certain time of year and we would hear it. I used to ride horses everywhere, and I saw a big dark brown cat from a distance that was bigger than a hay bale. My horse freaked out and we went home!! I live right off of I-40 close to Seveirville. My dad was born in 1938 and his family lived in the mountains till he was a young boy. The tales he had, makes me feel like I'm sitting at his feet again listening to your videos.
Holding my dad's hand at the hospital, knowing he would be leaving us soon, I suddenly felt the presents of those who had passed before; my mother, sister, my uncle, his parents and grandparents. I could picture them in my mind. Within moments, my dad was gone. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”- the things God has prepared for those who love him- these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
I've heard that scream myself along with several friends camping close to slick rock trailhead. That scream went on for over an hour. Scared us all pretty good. It was dark so we never got a look at it but I know it wasn't a bobcat. That happened in the mid to late 70s. I've been all over those mountains since then and have never heard it again. Great video Donnie.
I am the daughter of the man who John talked about seeing Bigfoot. I heard my dad's stories all my life, over 60 years. One of my earliest memories when I young was hearing daddy talking with his hunting buddies about hearing a " panter" screaming. Sounded like a woman screaming he said. Scared me to death it did! From then on everytime I heard a little Ole hoot owl I thought it was a "panter"!
I’m glad to know panthers are also brown. My friend has a game cam up and he caught what was shaped just like a panther but it didn’t look solid black which threw me off. The pictures are black and white but you could tell it wasn’t solid black. People who go by the “book” will argue with you tho. We are also getting bears in our area which is extremely rare. There’s been two sightings in the 30 years I’ve lived here. Lots of housing development going up. Must be running them out.
Donnie, there are people out there that are blessed to see things that others cannot. I have encountered ghostly smells, people who have passed, and shadow people. The shadow people I asked God to not let me see them no more and he obliged. I have orbs on occasion in my yard at night, I just figured they are God's angels watching over me. Mr. John I truly believe them strange things out there are there and what he said is truth. Thank him for sharing and thank you for sharing these stories. Stay safe, warm/cool, and blessings.
The veil between this earthly plane and the other side is thinning so more people than we know are having all sorts of experiences, but don't talk about it because we are so brainwashed into believing it's abnormal or not true. I could write a book on my own amazing out of the ordinary experiences. Soul is eternal... we are made in God's image and likeness in the spiritual body. It's just the physical body that dies. The very day my mother passed 5000 miles away, she came to visit me in her soul body. She was surprised I could see and hear her from this side. But we had a great last experience. I was not shocked to see her... I just felt incredibly blessed!
@@joanies6778 God allowed for you to see your mom. That is a true blessing, I had something similar with my aunt who basically raised me, I cried when she had to leave. I never forgot for they will be with us forever and when it is time they will be there waiting. Write your book and give others what you experienced. There are many like you out there, in the past I too was afraid not anymore because God is allowing me to tell all. Makes me happy. Blessings to you.
Brother Donnie, I love listening to these stories and would love to hear more of them. Thank you Mr. John for sharing these, I am mesmerized by them. My husband’s family were Virginia mountain people and we would sit for hours listening to our elders telling these type of stories. My husband has gone on to Glory, along with the rest of the family and I look forward to seeing them again so we can sit and reminisce. Sending love and prayers to you and yours. God bless.
I absolutely love these stories! My Nannie and papa used to tell us stories sitting out at night on the porch swing. I intend to tell the big foot story this man told you about the big foot to my grandson’s in a few weeks by the campfire!! 😁
Beautiful I live in Nevada Southern Nevada for 40 years and Northern Nevada 25 years I love the mountains in both area's Mountains have a mystery all their own. No two alike yet similar. The animal life is just amazing. I don't know if I could live in a place that didn't have mountains. Thank you for sharing your mountains and stories.
Just found your channel & truly enjoying it . When I was a child , my daddy brought the family on vacation to the mountains . Loved the Smokies . As I got older & married , my husband would take me to the mountains & we'd camp . We would go back to the Cove & surrounding areas along the way whenever we could . I sure miss those days . Glad I found this channel 😊. ✌️💞🙏
Oh man uncle Dondon! You knocked this one outta the park! Im gonna say this one is in the top 3!! We sure appreciate you partner! Keep on keepin on! Stay blessed 🙏
You've hit the mother lode in this gentleman!! I've really enjoyed hearing these stories! Looking forward to more! Thank you to you both for sharing them!
Thank you Donnie, i enjoyed listening to John. It is amazing to think how much of the mountains are untouched by a human foot. May the Lord bless you friend.
Good morning Donnie and John, Thank you both for sharing your stories of the Unexplained and Folklore of the Smokey Mountains.I just love the great history and stories. I hope You both have a wonderful day and a great weekend and God Bless!😊❤🙏🏻
I love hearing stories like these. I’ve visited the Smokys a few times. And I can’t explain the feeling - but I feel so drawn there. Like it’s “home”. I’m sure it had that affect on a lot of people. But I’d give anything to live there. It’s such a beautiful and mysterious place. And I love nature and want so bad to get away from the city.
@@donnielaws7020 I had to double check to make sure it was really you and not a fake account. Lol You are most welcome! I really love your videos and the topics you cover. I have learned so much about the area from you. It’s like having an old friend that shares the history and lore of the area. :)
I could listen to these stories every day. Donnie thanks for going above and beyond to share these stories with us. Also thanks for your buddies sharing with us. God bless
Love this video Donnie .. when it comes to Bigfoot im a skeptical believer … so much going on in the woods around me thats absolutely unexplainable.. then ppl tell me stories of them being fishing on a boat in the river having rocks the size of bowling balls fly 30 feet thru the air and land out in the river next to the boat .. and after the first one they looked at where the first rock came from and there came the 2nd one out of the trees and it flew straight UP out of the trees and arched over and landed about 60 ft out in the middle of the river beside the boat again .. and this was told by a 70 year old man that spent most of his life in the pulpit preeching the gospel . So i know he aint lying .
WOW Thanks so much for sharing your memories and story my friend. I've had the same experience with the rocks fishing. Amazing my friend. God bless you. I believe you.
@@donnielaws7020 what kind of big ole dude would it take to hurl a Bowling ball sized rock 60 ft ??? Not me thats for sure !!! Theres been alot more strange stuff take place down on clarences place .. i have some pics of some interesting things … ill send you a few pics thru fb messenger if you would like for me to .
Another wonderful video Donnie! Here in Australia, we have supposed sightings of black panthers in the bush. My mother in law and sister in law said they saw one in the area where we live several years ago. I haven't ever seen one but I do have my own little black panther, a former stray cat called Layla who's lived with us now for eight years and is definitely the boss of the house. We also have stories about the Yowie in Australia, which is similar to your bigfoot. Thanks to you and your friend for sharing your stories. God bless you both.
Hey Mr Donnie, I hope you're doing well, and feeling a little better. Thank you for all that you do. And Thank you for having Mr John, to be on your channel. I really enjoyed listening to both of y'all. God Bless and keep y'all, always.🙏❤️☮️✨
I think some people are just more in tuned to the spiritual world and other things among us. Who am I to say someone didn't see what they swear they did. Ty Donnie for getting these stories to us.
This takes me back to listening to folks. I'm looking forward to hearing more. I was lucky enough to have an uncle who gave me a tour of places where things had happened--like a murder, like a ghost,; makes me think people paid a lot more attention to what was around them, they didn't have cameras and a lot of time they were just on their own, nobody with them. Thank you so much for these memories! John is a wonderful story teller!
Dear Mr. Donnie - these interviews with local elders sure are interesting. With how fast technology, and the culture, is changing - it would be great to hear more of these types of local area elder interviews. Thanks so much for your channel - many of us really appreciate it. We're lucky you take the time to do these.
Donnie thank you very much for this interview with John & sharing him & his stories with us. It’s sad that people who do see these things are afraid to share bc they’re always rebuffed & ridiculed and called liars. I have witnessed something too and I only shared it with my closest friend. I was so shocked at what I saw and where I saw it, that it’s etched in my mind permanently. With such vastness in this world, we should be prepared to witness anything. Donnie, you are such an absolute treasure and inspiration with all that you do!! Thank you for sharing!! Blessings always! ❤️🙏😊
Thank You once again Mr. Donnie for another amazing video. Definitely looking forward to seeing many more. Love to hear the Elders talking and always look forward to having the blessing to listen to them talk. Bless you and have a great day. ❤️🍀 Blessings, Teresa 🦉
I bet it is alot of mystery in those mountains. Those were some very good and interesting stories that I believe. Thank you Mr. Donnie for sharing and having your friend sharing these stories. I could sit and listen to them all day long. Mr. Donnie you have a wonderful and blessed day ❤
Dear Mr. Donnie - these talk sessions with local elders sure are interesting. If you could arrange anymore of these, I'd think your viewers sure would be grateful. With how fast technology, and the culture, is changing - getting these 1st person interviews recorded would be a real gift for those interested in the years to come. Thanks again Mr. Donnie - I really enjoy hearing you talk, and the stories you tell. I'm in Maryland, and these stories have a large appeal everywhere I think. Good real people telling good stories.
Thanks Donnie, blessings from Georgia 🪶✨ I once lived in Panther Creek, (Painter Creek as the locals called it) in Haywood County NC. It was a beautiful area there. I now live in my home county of Marion County GA, years ago while riding the firebreaks in the Oakland Community area with a couple of uncles of mine, we saw a large Black Panther as we were coming out of the woods onto the main highway, highway 41. I've heard them many times over the years deep in the woods. They're there! Where I'm currently living I've seen tracks of a very large cat. Love the Mockingbird and wind chimes 😅 I've got a mockingbird that stays around the property here every day. Thanks to Mr John for sharing his stories. I really enjoyed them all.
Love your Channel Donnie, you are a very talented story teller and creative with the camera ! Enjoy meeting your friends like John and hearing these stories ! Keep on keeping it real !
Mr Donnie, you are looking good and well these days. So glad to see that after your rough start to the year. Thank you for the interview and wonderful stories for us all. This is such a special area ♥
My cousin lives up on Pisgah Mtn NC.She walked out her back door ( steep elevation surrounded by woods ) straight at a large panther. She was able to snap a picture. Amazing.
Good morning Donnie…I pray you are doing well….Thank you and John for the wonderful stories & a wonderful video…I truly enjoyed this….Take care God Bless…Lord willing I will see you next time ❤
Love the stories.Your voice is the perfect voice for the story telling.I have my mom hooked on your stories aswell.Thank you so much for the history.GOD BLESS.
Thank you both for some great stories. Besides the mountains, people forget or don't know there are a lot of caves around, plenty of places for animals or things to hide and never be seen. Take care and God Bless!
My Mamaw was a story teller and told me stories when I was a youngin that would make goose bumps pop up all over me! Cause when she said,"Now youngin, this is a true story", I knowed it was. Thanks for sharing, it brought me back to long ago, sitting on that cool linoleum floor at the foot of my Mamaw, listening to the stories of the old mountain folks and the thangs that went on when you was uh paying attention to what was around you instead of a TV and all the distractions going on in these times. Have a blessed day.
Thank y'all for this. It's a really strange thing. While listening to you and John, Donnie, it's feels like I went back to a different time and I was a little girl sitting on the porch with y'all. Just peaceful, listening to the sound of your voices and the bird singing. Thank y'all. It was a good feeling. Peaceful, safe. Like nothing bad could touch me.😊
Sounds as if the man John was talking about was spiritually gifted. Given the age of the Appalachian mountains I'd be surprised if there weren't tales of the unexplained. Thanks Donnie for sharing these stories with us.
Thank you for this absolutely wonderful interview. There are alot of unexplained happenings even in modern times. Many years ago I was planting flowers for my Mother. Mom had went to the store. I was there alone. I started to go inside the house and when I pulled the storm door open, in the glass was my Father walking behind me in the reflection. I turned around to see Dad but he wasn't there. I pulled the glass door open several times to try an see Dad again, I called to him again and again, but nothing. When Mom came back I told her what I had seen. I figured she wouldn't believe me, but she said she did. Dad had been dead for several years. I never seen anything like this again and I am 76 years old. Some things can't be explained. I was married and did not live there and I came over to plant flowers for her. I was 47 years old at the time. God Bless you Donnie.
WOW that's amazing my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
I believe you.
I had a close friend who stayed at my house for about thirty one years.
I've see him in the house, standing on the porch and walking across the deck towards the front door.
@@Jean-us6ow WOW Thanks for sharing this.
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I have been blessed to be born and raised in these Tennessee mountains and if I’m blessed in the end of my life I’ll pass and be buried in these Tennessee mountains.
God bless Donnie thank you for what you do.
God bless you my friend. I'm be the same way. Take care my friend.
Cool. Blessings from the Colorado mountains.
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I believe these stories. I've seen many things. I believe people have a special gift that see these things like you said. Because not everyone sees and sometimes don't believe those who do. I know what I seen and don't care if someone doesn't believe. God bless
@@barbarasue7191 Thanks so much for sharing this my friend.
I could listen to old timers talk for hours, I always found their stories fascinating. Thank you for another good video.
That's so true my friend. I could to. Thanks so much for sharing. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Yes the old timers ,love them.
I'm like you, I could listen to these stories all day long ...Love them so much!! Thanks for sharing with us! 👍👍👍
My grandfather had some of the best stories. I’d give anything to hear him tell his stories and laugh at the funny parts. 😄 He and my grandmother lived in Townsend Tennessee and ran Nawger Nob back from the 1970s-90s. Lots of old timer stories from him and from the locals that were told to him. I miss him so much!
@@AE-km1gz Awesome my friend. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing your memories.
I have been a logger for 30 years, and I have always been in the woods, and I have near 100 acres that joins Rendezvous Mountains State Park in NW North Carolina that I live on. I have seen 3 panthers in my life, and 2 were black. One tried to get in our hog pen when I was a small kid, but I didn't see it, that would have been 4. I saw a black one standing on the white line one night on a local road, and a girl I was seeing at the time was with me, and she saw it too. I had one in my hayfield in front of my house one morning about 20 years ago, just as daylight was breaking, it was black. One day at work logging in Blowing Rock, near Boone, the guys that work for us, and my dad and I were eating a bite of dinner. The truck drivers were gone hauling loads, but there were still 4 of us there. We looked up the truck road through the woods, and standing in the middle of the road was a brown panther, and we all saw it. My friend about half mile from my house got a good trail cam picture of a brown one, and some people over in the west of the county have video of a brown one on their porch looking in their glass door. They are around for sure.
WOW that's amazing my friend. You never know where you will see one. Thanks so much for sharing your memories. Thanks so amazing. God bless you. Thanks so much.
You know the black ones are actually jaguars with the dark coat. You can see the underlying coat pattern if you were close enough.
WV DNR - There are no Mt Lions..... but it's illegal to kill one.... LOL
@@billierpaxton9260 I have a wildlife officer friend who just grins when you point that out...
I'm in West GA and I've seen 3. One black
I remember when I was little, visiting my grandparents in Charleston, WV. My grandfather told me before I went to sleep to be aware of bobcats or mountain lions or what not. He told me they could start hollering and it might sound just like a woman screaming or a little baby crying. I never will forget that.
WOW Thanks so much for sharing your memories my friend. God bless you.
WOW!!! identical story to mine. W.Va stories. alum Creek W.Va.
I remember my dad telling me that too. My dad's paternal ancestors had been living in the part of Virginia that later became WV since the 1600s, the family kept growing and growing spreading out to Eastern KY, Eastern TN, and about in the middle 1800s my line jumped the Ohio River and lived in south eastern Ohio in the hills there along the river.
I am the 1st generation to not be born and raised down in the hills/mountains, but every summer, we went down there to visit family and friends.
In the early 1950s my grandparents, my dad and his 2 siblings (all 3 were adults) moved up to northern Indiana for better jobs which they found, but my grandpa couldn't handle the flat land and city living so he went back down to the hills since him and my grandma had divorced.
The hills & mountains had a grip on Grandpa and called him back. I also feel the calling to go back down there and so did my dad and his 2 siblings. Whenever we went down to the hills my dad and his 2 siblings opened up and felt at home, at ease and would loosen up and laugh, tell stories, and felt peace being back home again. I miss it.
Black bears, mountain lions and copperheads is what I was told to beware of most especially the copperheads that could be found in the outhouses sometimes.
Eeek!!!!
He didn't want to tell you as what it really was. Those hills are rife with the Bigfoots, my friend. My grandmother used to tell me it was the Panthers making those noises, until I saw "a giant monkey man" in the woods behind her house, then she told me what those sounds really were... The Boojum. Boojum is a Cherokee word for Sasquatch. All the old-timers used to blame the noises on big cats. But they knew...
Oh wow, I responded to this comment before I watched the video. I didn't even realize they were going to talk about Sasquatch in this video but they are LOL. See? They are out there.
My mom said she grew up hearing the stories about painters and so one night when she was walking home in the dark from a friend's house out in the country, she heard something. She thought something was chasing her, so she'd walk faster, and it would walk faster. When she got home, she remembered she had on a new pair of corduroy pants, and it was the pants rubbing together making the sound and her imagination. I always got a kick out of her telling that story. But my great aunt said there were panthers up there in the hills.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this story. Thanks so much. God bless you.
That is funny.😂 But I do believe there are things unexplainable in the mountains.
Brother Donnie you have the best channel on TH-cam! Love ALL the old stories and interviews of the mountain folks. Blessings to you and your family ✝️
I wish, Thank you so much for saying my friend. God bless you. I really appreciate that.
Thank you, Donnie and Mr. John,for sharing these stories.
My husband and I were riding 4 wheelers a couple of years ago when a big mountain lion ran out in front of us . We've also seen a small black panther .
I heard stories about a big foot spotted around this area, but thankfully, I've never seen one. Black bears are around here but seldom seen .
Many thanks, Donnie .I enjoy listening to your unexplained stories and all your videos. God bless you and yours.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your memories and story. God bless you. Your very welcome.
I live sixty miles to the north Atlanta in the foothills of the Blue ridge Mtns 0ulled in one afternoon and there was a big cat in my front yard disappeared like smoke I think it was out together my po ny
@@JackPeters-g5z WOW!
I am thankful that you, Donnie, are recording these stories. They will be here forever and should be in a book. Such fascinating stories.
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.
@@donnielaws7020 @dfuss2756 is so right, these should be in a book, and you can read it to people - your voice is amazing! TH-cam might not always be around, but the books would live on forever for people to learn and cherish! XOXO ❤🙏
@@anncarlson9040 WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.
I love these old stories.... here's hoping that someone is writing these stories down so they are not lost and forgotten. Thank you, Donnie, for keeping these stories alive.
I am the daughter of the man who saw Bigfoot in John's story. Dad wrote 1 book of his stories and I have many of his handwritten stories in a tote box. I hope to compile them into a second book . He is gone now.
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Thank you Mr Laws and John I could set and listen to these stories all day really appreciate it may GOD'S BLESSING BE WITH YOU
Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Greetings to you & yours from the UK,
More than 600 people tuning in within an hour is a great testament to your efforts & time to put this video together. The content from the past is priceless as well as precious history. Loving every installment. As loud as it was, the bird song & the wind chimes made this all the more mystical to hear. Thank you for sharing this Don 🇬🇧
Awesome my friend. God bless you. Glad you enjoyed it. I wish I had taken down the wind chimes, but I love the bird. Thanks so much for sharing. Your very welcome.
Hey 👋, I just forwarded this to The UK 👍😊⚔️🏴
I appreciate the passing down of the history , so much of what they teach in school is inaccurate. I too have stories that were passed down from my Granny here in the flatlands. Love what you are are keeping alive, there is nothing no better than oral history. Thank you so much.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Thank you so much Mister Donnie for having your friends pass on the deep lore of the mountains. We got panthers and swamp monkeys down here in the river bottoms of the Canebreak. My grandpa used to warn us to always keep our eyes peeled on the tree limbs above us when we were hunting down there. He said catamounts will lay up on them waiting for deer or other prey to walk beneath them unawares to pounce. As to the swamp monkeys, my great grandmother and great uncle had a clan of them that lived on their land. Me and my cousin saw one pass through a cut line when we were about 12 years old.
WOW that's amazing my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this story and memories. WOW.
I could listen to him all day. I loved listening to my grandparents and my dad. I was born and raised here, and back before the area became so populated, when I was small enough that I barely remember it, there was some kind of big cat would come up behind our house and scream. It would pass through a certain time of year and we would hear it. I used to ride horses everywhere, and I saw a big dark brown cat from a distance that was bigger than a hay bale. My horse freaked out and we went home!! I live right off of I-40 close to Seveirville. My dad was born in 1938 and his family lived in the mountains till he was a young boy. The tales he had, makes me feel like I'm sitting at his feet again listening to your videos.
Same here, they remind me of my Dad
These old stories are always good to hear, Donnie. Please thank Mr. John for sharing them! Have a great weekend, and may God bless you. 🙏❤️
Thank you friend. Glad you enjoy them. God bless you. Your very welcome.
I could sit and listen to John's stories all day long. Thanks for this interview Donnie. I really enjoyed it.
Awesome my friend. I love him so much. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Thank you for documenting these stories! Once these people are gone, their stories are gone forever.
So true my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Holding my dad's hand at the hospital, knowing he would be leaving us soon, I suddenly felt the presents of those who had passed before; my mother, sister, my uncle, his parents and grandparents. I could picture them in my mind. Within moments, my dad was gone. 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”- the things God has prepared for those who love him- these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.
God bless you my friend. I'm looking forward to that one day. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you my friend.
I felt my dad after he passed.b it was powerful and unmistakable. I have felt others that passed. A gift.
I've heard that scream myself along with several friends camping close to slick rock trailhead. That scream went on for over an hour. Scared us all pretty good. It was dark so we never got a look at it but I know it wasn't a bobcat. That happened in the mid to late 70s. I've been all over those mountains since then and have never heard it again. Great video Donnie.
WOW that's amazing my friend. A hour is a long time. That scare me for sure. Thanks so much for sharing.
I am the daughter of the man who John talked about seeing Bigfoot. I heard my dad's stories all my life, over 60 years. One of my earliest memories when I young was hearing daddy talking with his hunting buddies about hearing a " panter" screaming. Sounded like a woman screaming he said. Scared me to death it did! From then on everytime I heard a little Ole hoot owl I thought it was a "panter"!
I’m glad to know panthers are also brown. My friend has a game cam up and he caught what was shaped just like a panther but it didn’t look solid black which threw me off. The pictures are black and white but you could tell it wasn’t solid black. People who go by the “book” will argue with you tho. We are also getting bears in our area which is extremely rare. There’s been two sightings in the 30 years I’ve lived here. Lots of housing development going up. Must be running them out.
@@Monica-f2l WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend.
Please please please Mr Donnie, do a longer video with this beautiful gentlemen
. wow this video is super awesome 👍.
Donnie, there are people out there that are blessed to see things that others cannot. I have encountered ghostly smells, people who have passed, and shadow people. The shadow people I asked God to not let me see them no more and he obliged. I have orbs on occasion in my yard at night, I just figured they are God's angels watching over me. Mr. John I truly believe them strange things out there are there and what he said is truth. Thank him for sharing and thank you for sharing these stories. Stay safe, warm/cool, and blessings.
Wow, I have the Smells. Don't know what they are, other things also.
The veil between this earthly plane and the other side is thinning so more people than we know are having all sorts of experiences, but don't talk about it because we are so brainwashed into believing it's abnormal or not true. I could write a book on my own amazing out of the ordinary experiences. Soul is eternal... we are made in God's image and likeness in the spiritual body. It's just the physical body that dies.
The very day my mother passed 5000 miles away, she came to visit me in her soul body. She was surprised I could see and hear her from this side. But we had a great last experience. I was not shocked to see her... I just felt incredibly blessed!
@@joanies6778 God allowed for you to see your mom. That is a true blessing, I had something similar with my aunt who basically raised me, I cried when she had to leave. I never forgot for they will be with us forever and when it is time they will be there waiting. Write your book and give others what you experienced. There are many like you out there, in the past I too was afraid not anymore because God is allowing me to tell all. Makes me happy. Blessings to you.
Brother Donnie, I love listening to these stories and would love to hear more of them. Thank you Mr. John for sharing these, I am mesmerized by them. My husband’s family were Virginia mountain people and we would sit for hours listening to our elders telling these type of stories. My husband has gone on to Glory, along with the rest of the family and I look forward to seeing them again so we can sit and reminisce. Sending love and prayers to you and yours. God bless.
I absolutely love these stories! My Nannie and papa used to tell us stories sitting out at night on the porch swing. I intend to tell the big foot story this man told you about the big foot to my grandson’s in a few weeks by the campfire!! 😁
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.
Good morning Donnie. Thanks for spending time with John and sharing his stories. I'm like you guys those mountains hide a lot of strange things.
Good morning my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Beautiful
I live in Nevada
Southern Nevada for 40 years and Northern Nevada 25 years
I love the mountains in both area's
Mountains have a mystery all their own.
No two alike yet similar.
The animal life is just amazing.
I don't know if I could live in a place that didn't have mountains.
Thank you for sharing your mountains and stories.
Really enjoyed the stories! I believe in rhe unexplained. God gives us special gifts and talents. Thank you Donnie and John.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Your very welcome.
Just found your channel & truly enjoying it . When I was a child , my daddy brought the family on vacation to the mountains . Loved the Smokies . As I got older & married , my husband would take me to the mountains & we'd camp . We would go back to the Cove & surrounding areas along the way whenever we could . I sure miss those days . Glad I found this channel 😊. ✌️💞🙏
That's so awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your precious memories. Welcome to the channel my friend. God bless you.
Oh man uncle Dondon! You knocked this one outta the park! Im gonna say this one is in the top 3!! We sure appreciate you partner! Keep on keepin on! Stay blessed 🙏
You've hit the mother lode in this gentleman!! I've really enjoyed hearing these stories! Looking forward to more! Thank you to you both for sharing them!
Always enjoy when you share these stories.
Thank you so much my friend.
Thank you Donnie, i enjoyed listening to John. It is amazing to think how much of the mountains are untouched by a human foot. May the Lord bless you friend.
It's amazing if you think about it. Thanks so much for sharing. Your very welcome.
Good morning Donnie and John, Thank you both for sharing your stories of the Unexplained and Folklore of the Smokey Mountains.I just love the great history and stories.
I hope You both have a wonderful day and a great weekend and God Bless!😊❤🙏🏻
Good morning my friend. Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed it. God bless you. Your very welcome.
We are losing history every day. Thanks to you this can be passed on to the next generation!! 🙏
That's so true my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome. Thanks for sharing.
I love hearing stories like these. I’ve visited the Smokys a few times. And I can’t explain the feeling - but I feel so drawn there. Like it’s “home”. I’m sure it had that affect on a lot of people. But I’d give anything to live there. It’s such a beautiful and mysterious place. And I love nature and want so bad to get away from the city.
WOW Thanks so much for sharing this my friend. God bless you.
@@donnielaws7020 I had to double check to make sure it was really you and not a fake account. Lol You are most welcome! I really love your videos and the topics you cover. I have learned so much about the area from you. It’s like having an old friend that shares the history and lore of the area. :)
@@ethereal_333 Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing.
@@donnielaws7020 ♥️
Thank you and John for the stories. I could listen to them for hours. Can't wait for more. Blessings to you both.
I could listen to these stories every day. Donnie thanks for going above and beyond to share these stories with us. Also thanks for your buddies sharing with us. God bless
Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoy them. Thanks for sharing. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Good morning Donnie Laws Thank you for all your hard work Godbless
Good morning my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you.
Love this video Donnie .. when it comes to Bigfoot im a skeptical believer … so much going on in the woods around me thats absolutely unexplainable.. then ppl tell me stories of them being fishing on a boat in the river having rocks the size of bowling balls fly 30 feet thru the air and land out in the river next to the boat .. and after the first one they looked at where the first rock came from and there came the 2nd one out of the trees and it flew straight UP out of the trees and arched over and landed about 60 ft out in the middle of the river beside the boat again .. and this was told by a 70 year old man that spent most of his life in the pulpit preeching the gospel . So i know he aint lying .
WOW Thanks so much for sharing your memories and story my friend. I've had the same experience with the rocks fishing. Amazing my friend. God bless you. I believe you.
@@donnielaws7020 what kind of big ole dude would it take to hurl a Bowling ball sized rock 60 ft ??? Not me thats for sure !!! Theres been alot more strange stuff take place down on clarences place .. i have some pics of some interesting things … ill send you a few pics thru fb messenger if you would like for me to .
@@glennramsey917 WOW that would be great my brother. Thanks so much for sharing.
@@donnielaws7020 ok give me a minnute
Another wonderful video Donnie! Here in Australia, we have supposed sightings of black panthers in the bush. My mother in law and sister in law said they saw one in the area where we live several years ago. I haven't ever seen one but I do have my own little black panther, a former stray cat called Layla who's lived with us now for eight years and is definitely the boss of the house. We also have stories about the Yowie in Australia, which is similar to your bigfoot. Thanks to you and your friend for sharing your stories. God bless you both.
WOW that's amazing my friend. Thanks for sharing this. God bless you.
Morning Donnie, thanks for sharing this great story
Good morning my friend. Thank you so much. Your very welcome.
Hey Mr Donnie, I hope you're doing well, and feeling a little better. Thank you for all that you do. And Thank you for having Mr John, to be on your channel. I really enjoyed listening to both of y'all.
God Bless and keep y'all, always.🙏❤️☮️✨
Hello my friend. God bless you. Thank you so much you friend for.
Thanks for sharing Donnie. Stay cool and have a great weekend!
Your very welcome my friend. You to. Stay cool my friend.
Glad you recorded John's stories. They don't need to be lost.
So many stories that this chanel has saved. You've done a great job preserving them
Thank you friend for sharing this. God bless you. I really appreciate that.
I think some people are just more in tuned to the spiritual world and other things among us. Who am I to say someone didn't see what they swear they did. Ty Donnie for getting these stories to us.
That's so true my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you. Your very welcome.
This takes me back to listening to folks. I'm looking forward to hearing more. I was lucky enough to have an uncle who gave me a tour of places where things had happened--like a murder, like a ghost,; makes me think people paid a lot more attention to what was around them, they didn't have cameras and a lot of time they were just on their own, nobody with them. Thank you so much for these memories! John is a wonderful story teller!
WOW Thanks so much for sharing your memories my friend. I understand how you feel. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Thank you for sharing these stories. It is our legacy!
Your very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoy listening to this man’s stories. Hearing about those mountains always makes me happy ❤
Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoy them. Thanks so much. God bless you.
Dear Mr. Donnie - these interviews with local elders sure are interesting. With how fast technology, and the culture, is changing - it would be great to hear more of these types of local area elder interviews. Thanks so much for your channel - many of us really appreciate it. We're lucky you take the time to do these.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Great guest Mr Donnie and yes the catamount and the Sasquatch always have been in and still roam the Appalachian mountains
Donnie thank you very much for this interview with John & sharing him & his stories with us. It’s sad that people who do see these things are afraid to share bc they’re always rebuffed & ridiculed and called liars. I have witnessed something too and I only shared it with my closest friend. I was so shocked at what I saw and where I saw it, that it’s etched in my mind permanently. With such vastness in this world, we should be prepared to witness anything. Donnie, you are such an absolute treasure and inspiration with all that you do!! Thank you for sharing!! Blessings always! ❤️🙏😊
WOW Thanks for sharing this my friend. I understand. God bless you. Thanks so much. Your very welcome.
@@donnielaws7020 You’re welcome! Thank you for all the hard work you do! 🙏✝️😊
I think it scares some people. I only tell my experiences to people I know are okay to hear them. My gift is God given and I am grateful for it.
@@HelenBurns-y8c Amen my friend.
Thank you Mr. Donnie and Mr.John for the stories! My favorite is the stories. God bless you both!
Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Mr. Donnie, I could listen to stories like this all day! Thank you so much for sharing!. Hope all is well with you!
Thank You once again Mr. Donnie for another amazing video. Definitely looking forward to seeing many more. Love to hear the Elders talking and always look forward to having the blessing to listen to them talk. Bless you and have a great day. ❤️🍀
Blessings,
Teresa 🦉
Great show keep up the amazing work be safe my friends God bless all most interesting stories of mnt folk lore
Morning Mr Donnie. Appreciate you on another great video my friend. Hope you getting along well
Good morning my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you.
I bet it is alot of mystery in those mountains. Those were some very good and interesting stories that I believe. Thank you Mr. Donnie for sharing and having your friend sharing these stories. I could sit and listen to them all day long. Mr. Donnie you have a wonderful and blessed day ❤
Thank you for sharing.
Your very welcome my friend.
I really enjoyed this and cud listen to u both forever Thank you so much!
Awesome my friend. Thank you so much. Your very welcome.
Dear Mr. Donnie - these talk sessions with local elders sure are interesting. If you could arrange anymore of these, I'd think your viewers sure would be grateful. With how fast technology, and the culture, is changing - getting these 1st person interviews recorded would be a real gift for those interested in the years to come. Thanks again Mr. Donnie - I really enjoy hearing you talk, and the stories you tell. I'm in Maryland, and these stories have a large appeal everywhere I think. Good real people telling good stories.
Awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing this. God bless you.
Donnie I love these interview and love hear these old stories.thank you for sharing these stories with us.God bless.
Thanks Donnie, blessings from Georgia 🪶✨
I once lived in Panther Creek, (Painter Creek as the locals called it) in Haywood County NC. It was a beautiful area there.
I now live in my home county of Marion County GA, years ago while riding the firebreaks in the Oakland Community area with a couple of uncles of mine, we saw a large Black Panther as we were coming out of the woods onto the main highway, highway 41. I've heard them many times over the years deep in the woods.
They're there! Where I'm currently living I've seen tracks of a very large cat.
Love the Mockingbird and wind chimes 😅
I've got a mockingbird that stays around the property here every day.
Thanks to Mr John for sharing his stories. I really enjoyed them all.
Thank ya Mr. Donnie for these wonderful stories. Hope this finds you doing well. Have a blessed day.
Hello my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Thank you John for sharing these stories with us. And thank you Donnie, for making it possible!
Very enjoyable!
Good morning Donnie how are you doing this morning and have a good day and great video keep up the great work you're doing
Good morning my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
These stories fascinate me. I agree with you Donnie and some people having special abilities. Thank you for sharing.
I could listen to these stories all day really enjoyed it.Thanks Mr Donnie hope you and your family have a wonderful weekend.
Awesome my friend. So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Mister donnie you have some of the best entertainment Keep up the stories hopefully we can get back to treasure hunting one day God bless❤
Thank you friend. God bless you. Thanks so much for sharing.
Love your Channel Donnie, you are a very talented story teller and creative with the camera ! Enjoy meeting your friends like John and hearing these stories ! Keep on keeping it real !
Thank you, Donnie thank you John stories. God bless both of you🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Your very welcome my friend. Thank you. God bless you.
Mr Donnie, you are looking good and well these days. So glad to see that after your rough start to the year. Thank you for the interview and wonderful stories for us all. This is such a special area ♥
Thank you so much my friend. It been a rough winter that's for sure. God bless you my friend. Your very welcome.
Thank you for sharing sir. I can't hardly wait for more stories. God bless you and your whole family..🙏🙏🙏
Donnie thank you and John for sharing these fascinating stories,unexplained mysteries for sure! 🫣🧌
My cousin lives up on Pisgah Mtn NC.She walked out her back door ( steep elevation surrounded by woods ) straight at a large panther. She was able to snap a picture. Amazing.
That's so awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing.
Good afternoon brother Donnie! I enjoy listening to the stories! Thank you! God bless you and yours!
Hello my friend. Thank you so much. Your very welcome. God bless you.
Good morning friend, thank you for sharing these stories, I really enjoyed.
Good morning my friend. Thank you so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Easy-going, down home, real country. I never get tired of listening to it. Thanks and God bless!
Awesome my friend. Thanks for sharing. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Good morning Donnie…I pray you are doing well….Thank you and John for the wonderful stories & a wonderful video…I truly enjoyed this….Take care God Bless…Lord willing I will see you next time ❤
Good morning my friend. Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Good to see you again Donnie! Keep em a coming! 🙂
Hello my friend. Thanks so much.
Awesome share, have a great weekend
Love the stories.Your voice is the perfect voice for the story telling.I have my mom hooked on your stories aswell.Thank you so much for the history.GOD BLESS.
Hi Donnie! I sure would like to be sitting around at night while it was raining listening to stories told by John. I bet he has a lot to tell. 😊🙏🏼❤️
Hello my friend. Thanks so much for sharing. God bless you. We talk for hours.
These interviews and first-hand accounts are truly priceless.
Enjoyed again, Donnie Bless weekend
Great stories, John! Thank you and Donnie for such a good video.
Thanks John!
He Thanks you my friend.
Thank you both for some great stories. Besides the mountains, people forget or don't know there are a lot of caves around, plenty of places for animals or things to hide and never be seen.
Take care and God Bless!
Thank you friend for sharing. That's so true. God bless you. Your very welcome.
My Mamaw was a story teller and told me stories when I was a youngin that would make goose bumps pop up all over me! Cause when she said,"Now youngin, this is a true story", I knowed it was. Thanks for sharing, it brought me back to long ago, sitting on that cool linoleum floor at the foot of my Mamaw, listening to the stories of the old mountain folks and the thangs that went on when you was uh paying attention to what was around you instead of a TV and all the distractions going on in these times. Have a blessed day.
That's awesome my friend. Thanks so much for sharing your memories. God bless you.
Love the Unexplained videos! Thank you for sharing! 🇨🇦👍
Thank you Donnie, and John too.
I really enjoyed listening to these stories! Thank you❤
Thank you friend. Your very welcome.
Thank y'all for this. It's a really strange thing. While listening to you and John, Donnie, it's feels like I went back to a different time and I was a little girl sitting on the porch with y'all. Just peaceful, listening to the sound of your voices and the bird singing. Thank y'all. It was a good feeling. Peaceful, safe. Like nothing bad could touch me.😊
Thanks Donnie, that was another great video...
Thank you friend. Your very welcome.
Amazing as always Donnie! Thanks so much to ole John for sharing these. God bless you my awesome mountain brother 🙏
Your very welcome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much. God bless you.
Good morning sir 🌞 have a wonderful day ☀️ GB.. tks 🙏
Good morning my friend. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Liked and subscribed, Sir. Nothing I love more than sitting around with elders soaking in their stories and wisdom. Thank you so much!
Awesome my friend. Welcome! Thank you so. Your very welcome.
I see DONNIE LAWS, I click.
Thank you, sir.
Your very welcome my friend.
You couldn't ask for a more beautiful background, "music" than those birds and chimes! Thank you for your stories. GOD bless
Awesome my friend. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much. God bless you. Your very welcome.
Sounds as if the man John was talking about was spiritually gifted. Given the age of the Appalachian mountains I'd be surprised if there weren't tales of the unexplained. Thanks Donnie for sharing these stories with us.
Thanks for sharing this my friend. Your very welcome.