The world premiere of Legend Hunterz: Bigfoot in Oklahoma brought more than 100 supporters together at the College of the Muscogee Nation to celebrate a new chapter in Indigenous storytelling and cryptid investigation. Within twenty-four hours of its online release, the episode reached over 12,000 viewers worldwide, a powerful debut for the independent series created by Modern Myth Television.
Led by paranormal investigators Christopher “Honkv” Hill and Russell Sun Eagle, Legend Hunterz is a far cry from the typical paranormal shows. It approaches the unexplained through Indigenous knowledge, community voices, and cultural context rather than spectacle. The result is part documentary, part oral history, and part spiritual journey.
The first episode takes place across eastern Oklahoma, beginning in Eufaula, where Hill and Sun Eagle meet with community elders to listen to stories that have been passed down through generations. Many recall encounters with the Tall Man, known to the Muscogee as Sta-copko. Trees shaking without wind, screams echoing through the hills, and footsteps following in sync with their own all point to something that has lived in this landscape far longer than anyone can remember. Highway 9, which connects Eufaula and Wetumka, emerges as a place of repeated sightings.
Hill explains that Bigfoot is not a monster in Muscogee stories. He is one of the first medicine men, a being who reminds people how to live in balance. When tribes were removed to Indian Territory, they brought their songs, medicines, and legends with them. The Tall Man remains part of that inheritance. As Hill puts it, “You call them monsters, but some tribes call them ancestors.”
The investigation leads to Honeycomb Bluff, a range of caves once used as a refuge by Muscogee leader Chitto Harjo during the Crazy Snake Rebellion. Hill shares the story that Harjo was hidden and healed there by a family of Bigfoots who taught him an invisibility song to protect him from the soldiers pursuing him. The story connects old medicine with survival and resistance, suggesting that these beings have always stood beside those who defend the land.
From there, the team travels north to Osage Country to visit artist Wendy Ponca, who describes her experiences with the Hairy Man who lives near her home. She says that he watches from the tree line and leaves gifts of stripped branches and twisted metal. “They’re not animals,” she says. “They’re humans.” Her story shifts the episode’s tone from investigation to relationship, reflecting how Indigenous communities understand these beings as kin rather than creatures.
At an undisclosed wooded location, Hill and Sun Eagle discover a structure built from branches and lined with cedar. Local witnesses believe it was a gift. Instead of disturbing it, the pair invite Mr. Pat Leading Fox to offer a song of thanks. The moment serves as a reminder that every encounter carries a responsibility. The team treats the space not as evidence, but as ceremony.
The episode ends in Wetumka, where the crew sets up camp for one final night. The forest grows still, the air thickens, and something begins to move through the trees. They hear steps circling their camp and the deep sound of breathing. The team offers tobacco and oranges before quietly withdrawing, leaving with the sense that they were not alone.
The success of the premiere marks more than a strong start for an independent series. It shows that there is an interest and need for stories that blend investigation with authenticity, grounded in Indigenous worldviews rather than stereotypes. “These legends aren’t just stories,” Hill said. “They’re part of living cultures and landscapes. We’re here to listen, learn, and explore.”
Producer MJ Loheed adds that the support has been humbling. “Every share, view, and pledge helps keep this mission alive. Our goal is to create something real, filmed on location and shaped by the people who live these stories.”
The Legend Hunterz team announced plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign to fund future episodes, including one focused on the Dog Man of Ponca City, where reports describe a wolf-like figure stalking the edges of Native land at night. The team’s base goal is $38,000, with plans to continue blending Indigenous knowledge, investigative fieldwork, and cinematic storytelling to bring these living legends to light.
The pilot episode is now available for free on the Legend Hunterz YouTube channel.
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