Skinwalker Ranch

 

Skinwalker Ranch

By: John Mason

Skinwalker Ranch has been deemed to be one of the spookiest places to be on earth.  The ranch is located in northern Utah and spreads across over 500 acres of land. Since the Skinwalker Ranch was built, there have been numerous reports from people of strange activity happening both on the land surrounding the ranch and in the sky. The amount of paranormal activity that has been reported at Skinwalker Ranch is unheard of compared to other locations. There have been reports of UFO’s, Sasquatch, cattle mutilations, psychic manifestations, and much more (Ross, 2021). Is there enough evidence to support all of the stories surrounding Skinwalker Ranch, or is it all just a hoax?

Above is a photograph of Skinwalker Ranch and to the right is an aerial view of all the land that surrounds it. Skinwalker Ranch was purchased in 1994 by Terry and Gwen Sherman who shared their shocking stories of their experiences and what took place at the ranch (Ross). One night Terry Sherman was outside of his ranch and saw an animal that looked like a wolf or a coyote. The animal attacked one of Terry’s calf’s that he had on his farm. In an effort to protect his calf, Terry fired his gun and shot the mysterious animal, but strangely the animal was not hurt and wandered off like nothing happened. Terry was shocked and could not believe how an animal could be shot and be perfectly fine afterwards. As time passed, the Sherman’s began to experience more strange events. They reported seeing large animals that looked like sasquatches going into the woods and letting out roars. Sometimes when the Sherman’s and other visitors to the ranch looked up at the sky, they saw lights hovering and large blue spheres flying around in the sky which represented UFO’s (Ross). Some of the animals on the ranch began to die in mysterious and gruesome ways. Dogs on the ranch were found burned and cows were found with their body parts torn apart and core dug out (Ross). When people looked at the dead animals, they realized that a wolf or coyote was not capable of killing and dismembering bodies like this.

The Sherman’s eventually moved out of the ranch and sold it to a wealthy businessman named Robert Bigelow, who was enthused by paranormal activity. Bigelow had a team set up cameras and monitor the ranch to see if anything out of the ordinary was going on. Even with the cameras set up and people there monitoring, the mysterious activities such as the UFO lights in the sky that the Sherman’s reported continued. However, the equipment would malfunction at important times and was even physically damaged and destroyed and no one knows how. Because of this, there was never anything caught on tape. Bigelow sold the ranch to an unknown company and no one is able to go near the ranch. All of the roads are blocked, and the outside of the ranch is secured with cameras and barbed wire fencing.

I would say that there is sufficient evidence to support the Skinwalker Ranch conspiracy theory. Aside from the Sherman family, there have been several eyewitnesses that have come forward to seeing paranormal activity in the area. I am going to take their word because seeing mutilated animals, an animal having no reaction to being shot, and UFO lights in the sky is hard to make up and is enough evidence for me. I would definitely stay far away from this place.

Works Cited

Ross, Patrick. "The Bizarre History Of Skinwalker Ranch." Web. 15 Feb. 2021.