Episode 63 - The Beast of Busco

This week, we’re headed into our own backyards to discuss an epic Indiana legend. The Beast of Busco first showed its face in Fulk Lake over a century ago. The original owner’s live-and-let-live approach would be radically abandoned by his successor in 1948. Gale Harris would embark on a campaign to expose the massive alligator snapping turtle so extreme that it attracted spectators from all over the Midwest and national news. Tune in to hear about all the hair-brained schemes and extreme lengths that this would-be Ahab went to to harpoon his white whale. AWESOME TURTLE. Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling is created for adult audiences only. The content and discussion in this show will necessarily engage with various accounts that include violence, anxiety, fear, and occasional body horror. Much of it will be emotionally and intellectually challenging to engage with. We will flag especially graphic or intense content so as to never put you in an uninformed or unprepared position. We will do our best to make this a space where we can engage bravely, empathetically, and thoughtfully with difficult content every week. This week’s episode includes the following sensitive content:Descriptions/Sound related to the Following:Animal CrueltyExplosionsCheck it Out!Mothmen 1966https://store.steampowered.com/app/1755030/Mothmen_1966/Bigfoothttps://www.bigfootplay.com/The Protofestival: Local Guide to American Folk Behaviorhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/3814089Turtle Days Festivalhttps://turtledaysdotcom.wordpress.comAdverts!Support Campfire on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/campfiretalesofthestrangeandunsettlingSatisfy All of Your Merch Needs:https://www.teepublic.com/stores/campfire-tales-of-the-strange-and-unsettling?ref_id=25702Join the conversation on social media atwww.campfirepodcastnetwork.com Discord: https://discord.gg/43CPN3rzInstagram:instagram.com/campfire.tales.podcastGoodPods:https://goodpods.app.link/T0qvGnXnplbTwitter:www.twitter.com/campfiretotsau Facebook:www.facebook.com/campfire.tales.podcastVisit Our Linktree for Any and All Campfire Info:https://linktr.ee/CampfirepodcastSpecial Thanks:Gregg Martin for music contributions! Go follow him on Instagram at Instagram.com/reverentmusic , on Bandcamp at https://reverentmusic.bandcamp.com/releases or on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/album/6QVhQsYQeeBVOtxrelehTI?si=V5CAxS8sSXyVFn14G7j-GAAdditional Music & SFX Provided By Artlist.ioElias Armao for graphic design! Go follow him on Instagram at instagram.com/doggedlinedesignsupply Jonathan Dodd for merch design! Show him some love at https://linktr.ee/jonathandoddEaston Chandler Hawk! Support his work at https://linktr.ee/eastonhawkartChristina at The Crescent Hare! Support everything she does at https://thecrescenthare.bigcartel.com/productsTodd Purse at Create Magic Studios! Support his work at https://linktr.ee/Createmagicstudios