Byars, Oklahoma. Byars is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 255 at the 2010 census.
The man behind the treasure is Forrest Fenn, an 85-year-old millionaire, former Vietnam fighter pilot, self-taught archaeologist, and successful art dealer in Santa Fe, N.M. No one knows where that treasure chest is but me, Fenn says. If I die tomorrow, the knowledge of that location goes in the coffin with me..
SANTA FE (KRQE) â Collector and author Forrest Fenn has released a new nugget of information about where he hid a treasure chest containing gold and jewels in a video produced by the New Mexico Tourism Department. The lure of Fennâs treasure, with an estimated worth of more than $2 million, has drawn many seekers to New Mexico.