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1901 Bridgeville, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania (1901)

A man riding a bicycle at night was attacked by a gorilla that threw him from the machine and struck him with a fist. He fired a revolver twice and escaped to a nearby town, arriving unable to speak with torn clothing and a head wound. A large posse formed to capture the animal.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactHistorical account
1897 Coal Valley, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Coal Valley, Pennsylvania (1897)

A homeowner saw a hair-covered ape-like or very old man-like being come up to his porch and look in the window while walking on hind legs. When he went for a gun, it bounded over the porch railing and disappeared into the woods.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactHistorical account
1700–1799 Montana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/27/sc-ep130-a-trapper-is-killed

Tracks in Montana (1700)

Two trappers set up camp to trap beaver and found their camp demolished and human-like tracks around it. At night they heard rustling, smelled a foul stench, fired a shot and heard something flee. After separating in the morning, one man found his partner dead with a broken neck and bite marks and fled, blaming a wild man.

TracksOdorUnidentified soundMovement onlyProperty disturbance
A number of months later, (it was winter and very cold) Thunder Bay, Ontario Related account #27959

Property disturbance near Thunder Bay, Ontario

Months later in winter the landlord found a large amount of earth moved from one side of the crawl space to the other, freezing pipes, with wood boards placed where digging occurred.

Property disturbanceStructure or nest
over the past 17 years Perth, Westport, Ontario Related account #30249

Rock throwing near Perth, Westport, Ontario

On two or three past mornings the same boat witness felt a rock thrown at him while fishing near the sighting area.

Rock throwing
at night Between Lombardy And Portland, Ontario Related account #14981

Unidentified sound near Between Lombardy And Portland, Ontario

On a night during the same stay, garbage cans were heard being jostled, initially attributed to raccoons.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbance
last summer Haliburton, Ontario Related account #17501

Door or window contact near Haliburton, Ontario

The previous summer something repeatedly struck the side of the cottage hard in the middle of the night and woke the witness.

Door or window contact
Date unknown Westport, Ontario Related account #24733

Property disturbance near Westport, Ontario

A large embedded rock weighing about twenty to thirty pounds had been pulled up and moved off the trail to the creek.

Property disturbance
the day prior to the sighting Westport, Ontario Related account #24733

Property disturbance near Westport, Ontario

An oriole feeder left hanging about seven feet high a week earlier was found on the ground empty the day before the sighting.

Property disturbance
Maybe about 2000 Ontario Related account #9516

Property disturbance in Ontario

Around 2000, something hit the side of the cottage hard while the witness was in bed, an impact also heard by her son in another room.

Property disturbance
Recently Westlock, Alberta Related account #23259

Property disturbance near Westlock, Alberta

On five recent occasions cleaned deer carcasses were removed from the property without signs of dragging and were never recovered.

Property disturbance
At another time during the first weekend of deer season Merritt, British Columbia Related account #13815

Rock throwing near Merritt, British Columbia

At another time, a rock was thrown into the witness's hunting camp set up in the same remote area during deer season.

Rock throwing
BFRO YEAR: About 1979 British Columbia Class B #2446

Witnesses hear, smell, and feel something large moving & walking right next to them

Late at night in heavy fog, the witness's wife went to the outhouse and encountered something very close that she heard moving and smelled strongly, then fled back inside. The witness went outside with a gun and flashlight but could see nothing in the fog, though he heard bipedal footsteps, noticed a strong odor, and heard a low screeching sound toward a relative's home. The next morning he found a barbed-wire fence broken down with nails pulled out but found no tracks or hair.

OdorMovement onlyFootstepsVocalizationProperty disturbance
BFRO YEAR: 1980-81? Mission, British Columbia Class B #15141

Possible stalking and rock throwing in the Fraser Valley

Three companions walking back from swimming along a forestry road felt watched and heard snapping branches and rustling paralleling their movement. When they shouted and threw rocks toward the roadside bushes, rocks were thrown back at them while growling sounds were heard and the accompanying dog barked. Frightened, they ran to a nearby activity centre and later told a parent, who suggested a bear.

FootstepsGrowlRock throwingUnidentified sound
Sunday July 4th Kamloops, British Columbia Related account #9654

Rock throwing near Kamloops, British Columbia

At dusk at the lake, the witness saw splashes around people in boats and glimpsed a rock in the air coming from the woods.

Rock throwing
Over several months Blaine, Aroostook County, Maine Related account #76760

Property disturbance near Blaine, Maine

Over several months the household's chickens and turkeys declined sharply with only feathers found and no bodies or blood.

Property disturbance
Date unknown Burnham, Waldo County, Maine Related account #51005

Property disturbance near Burnham, Maine

The owner found a colorful bandana and a dog toy between the quarries where they did not belong.

Property disturbance
BFRO YEAR: ~1970 Baxter, Piscataquis County, Maine Class B #8259

Hunters find scat and have large rock thrown at them

While hunting near a lake in the fall of 1970, the witness reported a strong musky odor, unusual large and small scat, rhythmic thumping with ground vibration, and a large dead tree falling nearby while alone. The next day the witness returned with a companion, encountered the thumping and shaking again, and a large rock flew over their heads, after which they left the area.

OdorScatUnidentified soundFootstepsTree break +1
at night Whitehall, Washington County, New York Related account #55727

Rock throwing near Whitehall, New York

An anchored boat in the same bay reportedly had rocks thrown at it at night.

Rock throwing
Date unknown Addison, Steuben County, New York Class B #4643

Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone

In early August 1995, a couple fishing at a neighbor's pond near Addison found large footprints, hair-like material and disturbed vegetation. Additional prints appeared on subsequent days on different sides of the pond. State wildlife officials and university staff examined casts and samples but did not identify the source.

TracksHairProperty disturbancePossible hoax