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FARMINGTON \u2013 Jacob Chavez was fly-fishing in the cool San Juan River during harvest season with crows flying overhead when he heard the sound.<\/p>\n
It was a deep, guttural growl and could clearly be heard over the sound of the crows and rapids. A few minutes later, whatever creature made the noise started moving through the brush, upstream and away from him.<\/p>\n
Chavez, owner of Majestic Enchantment Fly Fishing<\/a> in Blanco, New Mexico, never got a clear look at what made the noise, but he shared his story with the History Channel\u2019s \u201cAncient MonsterQuest<\/a>\u201d film crew in August. The special explores the theory that Bigfoot has been known throughout the history of the United States through different legends and stories of creatures.<\/p>\n The show travels throughout the country and includes footage from New Mexico and interviews with people, like Chavez, who have had mysterious run-ins. The Bigfoot episode is \u201cpart of a series that will evaluate evidence that monsters and other mythical creatures existed and may have gone extinct in history,\u201d according to the History Channel.<\/p>\n Although the hourlong show travels throughout the country, Chavez said the network\u2019s film crew spent a day shooting in the area. The episode features a small portion of legends and stories of Bigfoot throughout Arizona and New Mexico, including Chavez\u2019s own farm.<\/p>\n Chavez is no stranger to potential sightings of large-footed, hairy creatures. The story he recounts to the \u201cAncient MonsterQuest<\/a>\u201d crew is the third instance he has heard or seen strange noises or shapes moving in the brush.<\/p>\n The Four Corners has also been featured in Animal Planet\u2019s long-running series, \u201cFinding Bigfoot,\u201d which travels the country interviewing people who say they have seen big, furry creatures. Chavez said he and his farm were in a Season 5 episode and the \u201cReturn to Four Corners<\/a>\u201d episode the following year.<\/p>\n The History Channel\u2019s \u201cAncient MonsterQuest\u201d episode originally aired on Jan. 25 and is set to re-air at 8 a.m. Friday MST.<\/p>\n