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May 2015 Arkansas #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/kel8ihK_Y7RmrRU6mVfL6f8BofCDBSSVl7xgN48w1iw

Sasquatch sighting in Arkansas (2015)

The witness joined relatives and local researchers for an overnight camp on a flat mountain top. Around midday he saw a tall hairy biped cross a trail and disappear into a valley with gourds. That night the group heard wood knocks and exchanged whoops and howls with something that approached to very close range, then crashed away. Later rocks were flicked at the truck and next morning a muddy hand smudge and many tracks were found.

Partial sightingWood knockWhoopHowlVocalization +4
2 December 2014 Berlin NJ (Albion), Camden County, New Jersey Class B #63728

Homeless camper reports stalking by a bigfoot near Great Egg Harbor River

The witness was stealth camping alone in woods near town. Late at night a powerful foul odor filled the tent, followed by bipedal footsteps circling the tent, breathing and sniffing at the tarp. After the witness shouted, the visitor growled, walked away on two feet, and wood-on-wood knocks were heard as the odor faded. The witness left the area the next morning.

OdorFootstepsGrowlWood knockProperty disturbance +1
December 2014 South Dakota #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/09/13/sc-ep145-tribal-police-and-sasquatch

Vocalization in South Dakota (2014)

A man living alone reported ongoing activity including footsteps on the porch, grunting, tapping, rocks thrown and objects pushed over. He recorded audio through a window without looking outside. The investigator visited and noted the isolated setting and admitted the sound did not match known animals.

VocalizationFootstepsProperty disturbance
November 2014 Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina Class B #47026

Camper is subjected to possible intimidation behavior in the Uwharrie National Forest

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in hammocks when a prolonged series of nighttime disturbances began. The witness heard crashing movement, branches breaking, rocks banged together, and a large object thrown through the woods landing nearby. Birds, an owl, and distant dogs vocalized during the sequence, which ended with a long wail, after which the woods went quiet. The pair left the area the next morning.

Movement onlyFootstepsTree breakUnidentified soundRock throwing +3
1 September 2014 Meramec State Park Near Sullivan, Franklin County, Missouri Class B #46475

Lone camper in his hammock has an eventful night near Sullivan

The witness backpacked solo to a remote campsite and spent the night in a hammock. Throughout the night he heard knocks, screams, howls, voices, footsteps, rocks and twigs landing nearby, and felt his tarp, hammock lines and gear being touched. He also noted a bent-tree structure near camp the prior evening and disturbed logs and tree piles in the morning, but reported seeing no creature.

Wood knockFootstepsScreamHowlVocalization +6
September 2014 Naches, Yakima County, Washington Class B #46546

Mother and son, while backpacking, experience a possible night-time camp approach near Natches

The witness and her adult son were camped overnight in tents at a lakeside site. At dusk the witness gave a loud whoop and heard a return whoop from across the lake, followed by elk bugling and a loud knock from behind camp. After going to bed, the witness felt something heavy step on the tent edge and push on her head through the fabric, then heard soft bipedal steps around camp until dawn when another knock was heard.

WhoopWood knockFootstepsProperty disturbance
29 June 2014 Rimrock 5 Miles To The South, Yavapai County, Arizona Class B #45652

Late-night frog hunters experience possible territorial behavior north of Rimrock

The witness and two companions were walking upstream frog gigging at night when they noticed a musky odor and heard heavy movement ahead in dense brush. Three rocks were thrown from above across the creek, followed by crashing movement across the water and another rock landing nearby in the creek. An unseen very large mover then rushed toward them through thick brush, prompting the group to leave for their vehicle.

Rock throwingFootstepsMovement onlyOdor
June 2014 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Class B #45360

Campers sleeping inside their tent hear clacking and are touched near Bumping Lake

The witness was sleeping in a tent at a lake campground with family when she awoke to repeated patterned clacking sounds from the south. Later she felt contact through the tent fabric, felt the foot of the tent lift and settle, heard movement and more clacking from two directions, and felt unable to move or speak. She awoke again later to distant clacking, and in the morning found no sign except deer tracks with the tent still staked.

Unidentified soundFootstepsProperty disturbance
2014 Arizona #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/08/21/sc-ep246-law-enforcement-night

Footsteps in Arizona (2014)

Overnight at the camp the party heard footsteps moving in thick brush around the campsite just out of sight of the fire. On later playback something intelligent seemed to tinker with jingle bells strung on fishing line around the perimeter. The witness felt uneasy, watched, and unwilling to leave camp.

FootstepsProperty disturbance
2014 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/29/sc-ep375-investigating-bigfoot

Footsteps (2014)

Home alone on New Year's Eve 2014, the witness heard someone walking on the deck, then tapping that moved from the kitchen window to the bedroom window three or four times through the night. Flashlight checks revealed nothing. She noted the kitchen window was too high for her at 5'3" on tiptoes to reach from outside, and frozen ground showed no prints.

FootstepsDoor or window contactUnidentified sound
November 2013 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/10/02/sc-ep52-yowie-encounter

Chatter (2013)

The guest was alone having a barbecue at a ridge lookout in a national park when he heard fast unintelligible voices that fell silent after he called out. After a long silence he saw yellow eyeshine in the gully, then a large hairy upright figure by a tree, followed by a second smaller eyeshine, thumping sounds and a long loud howl. While driving slowly away down a rocky track he felt something shunt the back of his car but saw nothing when he braked.

ChatterEyeshineFull-body sightingFootstepsHowl +1
November 2013 Idyllwild, California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/08/20/sc-ep353-something-in-the-road

Door or window contact near Idyllwild, California (2013)

The witness, his wife, and two dogs stayed at the family cabin months after a large fire. At night something thumped the house hard and moved outside while the dogs cowered. The next morning the woods were silent, neighbors reported something stomping around, and acorns and pebbles were thrown toward them near the car.

Door or window contactFootstepsObject throwingRock throwing
August 2013 Fraser, Boone County, Iowa Class B #41845

Group of campers has strange encounters over three nights near Fraser

A group camping near a river spent three late nights walking north of their campsite to look for Sasquatch. They claim loud tree knocks, howls, grunts, heavy bipedal movement and red glowing eyes, plus a shadowy figure that rose from about five feet to about eight feet tall. They also claim a glow stick left on a gravel road was later found moved to the base of a hollow tree.

Wood knockFootstepsEyeshineHowlVocalization +3
July 2013 Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #41709

Possible activity experienced by campers at a popular campground in the Mount Hood National Forest

The witness and two companions camped in the Mt Hood National Forest with a barrel of animal entrails intended as bait. Over three days they reported loud screams from a nearby ridge, nighttime wood knocks, heavy steps and snapping twigs, and found their camp table apparently bitten through. They moved the bait pile away from camp, later found most of it missing with a wet sweet dog-like odor at the site.

ScreamVocalizationWood knockFootstepsMovement only +3
18 May 2013 Wading Pines, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #45903

Camper has nightime intimidation encounter in the Pine Barrens

While on a camping trip, the witness hiked off trail at night to set snares for food. He heard rustling and sounds of bipedal footsteps paralleling him and reported seeing a tall shadow behind a tree that vanished under direct light. A large branch landed near him, prompting him to fire a flare gun as a warning, after which something large crashed away through brush sounding like a heavy person running with long strides. He returned to find his companions asleep and did not report the incident until later.

FootstepsSilhouetteObject throwingMovement only
2013 Missouri #00fd0345-269d-4286-8cd7-d2c0334bdb9a

Vocalization in Missouri (2013)

The witness, who could barely walk after knee surgery, was driven to the far end of a large family hunting property before dawn. He heard loud snort-like vocalizations from multiple directions with deep bass, then rocks hit the vehicle. The pair drove out quickly while something seemed to follow them to the tree line.

VocalizationRock throwingFootsteps
2013 Colorado #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/07/14/sc-ep40-sasquatchs-circling-our-camp

Scream in Colorado (2013)

The guest took his two young sons camping in a steep Colorado canyon to practice survival skills. During the night they heard a loud scream from across the canyon that approached their camp within a minute. For hours something circled them just beyond firelight, snapping large branches, making heavy thuds, and later mumbling, whistling and throwing sticks. The guest kept a large fire and shotgun through the night until morning.

ScreamVocalizationWhistleFootstepsObject throwing +1
in the spring of 2013 Springville, California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/08/20/sc-ep353-something-in-the-road

Rock throwing near Springville, California (2013)

The witness and his brother-in-law sat in a clearing playing coyote calls at dusk. A rock flew past the witness's head and landed by his foot. As they walked back to the truck, they heard crunching footsteps pacing them, which stopped when they stopped.

Rock throwingFootsteps
2013 New York #15b65c64-de92-46eb-9043-028b9d424d3e

Sasquatch sighting in New York (2013)

The guest, then in early teens, was camping in a tent with a teenage friend and the friend's father at a lake-side campground in the Adirondacks. Late at night the woods went silent and heavy bipedal footsteps approached the tent, then a very large hand pushed the tent wall inward. After the friend's father mumbled in his sleep the hand withdrew, and the visitor rummaged through a cooler on the picnic table before walking into the lake and swimming away. In the morning the cooler had been moved, items were strewn, and an oily feel and stale smell were noticed.

Partial sightingFootstepsProperty disturbanceMovement only
2013 Boston Bar, British Columbia #8ed86716-4641-42f7-8540-84e2d5f5398c

Growl near Boston Bar, British Columbia (2013)

A few days later the guest returned to the same area with his friend [name withheld]. They heard a deep growl, loud tree knocks, and heavy footsteps pacing them through thick timber. As they retreated toward the car, the guest saw a tall, dark-haired, muscular figure watching them from the treeline before it screamed and left. Both men fled in the car and the friend later cut off contact.

GrowlWood knockFootstepsRock throwingFull-body sighting +1