Claimed encounters in Nicholas County, West Virginia
7 entries reported in Nicholas County, West Virginia, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Squirrel hunter observed in the early morning by a tree peeker on Curtain Mountain
The witness was squirrel hunting in the woods in the early morning. After trying to flush a squirrel by hitting a tree trunk with a stick, he moved on and heard distant knocks. He then looked back and saw a tall hair-covered figure peering from behind a nearby tree, after which he fled.
Daytime observation through binoculars while hunting behind a home in Summersville
The witness was hunting deer behind the house and watched a small bear-like creature through binoculars for many minutes. The creature turned and showed a solid black hairless human-like face before disappearing silently when the witness glanced away after hearing rocks falling behind. The witness did not feel threatened and saw no limbs, focusing on the head.
Bigfoot spotted by driver in Cranberry River region of Monongahela National Forest
While driving home shortly after midnight, the witness encountered a hair-covered biped standing in a forest road and honked at it. The figure ran swiftly uphill along the road and then crashed through elderberry bushes and disappeared downslope. The next day the witness found prints in muddy holes in the road and broken bushes at the exit point.
Two hunters hear strange sounds similar to a woman screaming
The witness was hunting with his son in a wooded area in the early morning when strange sounds came from a nearby gully. The sounds started like a woman screaming and were followed by rapid chatter likened to reversed human-like conversation. The witness said the sounds were unfamiliar despite prior experience with local wildlife in the area.
3 Friends watch 7' tall 2 legged hairy brown animal on the other side of the river
In summer 1987, the witness and two companions were resting on a rock after swimming and fishing at a swimming hole on the Gauley River when the area went quiet. They saw a large, dark-brown, two-legged animal standing in a clearing across the river watching them for about two minutes before it left up the bank and out of hearing up the hillside. The next day the witness revisited the spot and judged the animal had been at least seven feet tall.
Sasquatch sighting near Camden On Gauley, West Virginia
A relative reportedly treed an unidentified strange animal in the same area about fifty years earlier.
Vocalization near Summersville, West Virginia
The witness heard fast-repeated jungle-like vocal sounds on three hunting days in October and part of November.