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getting to be wintertime 1984 Decatur, Illinois #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/11/03/sc-ep376-the-dog

Dogman sighting near Decatur, Illinois (1984)

Late on a bright-moon winter night after the house had been quiet, a thunderous bang shook the wall. The guest looked up and saw a dog-like face with a white toothy grin and yellow eyes looking down through the upper pane, nose pressed to glass. After staring, it slid toward the open window above his head making a squeak on glass, banged the wall again, and the guest fled to the living room couch. He avoided the room, kept curtains closed, and the family moved that spring.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
1984 Decatur, Illinois #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/11/03/sc-ep376-the-dog

Unidentified sound near Decatur, Illinois (1984)

The guest, age 14, moved with his parents into a rented house outside Decatur in 1984. Over months in his large bedroom he experienced a picture and nail falling, drawer opening, clock resetting, lamp failing, scratching on the headboard, blanket pulled off and yanked across the room, feeling of someone sitting on the bed, warm spots, phone chirping even unplugged, breath blown in his ear, and being bounced on his bed off its frame. After moving his bed to the other window and clearing the original wall, activity subsided.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbanceObject throwingMovement only
1984 Colorado #1fb67ac0-7980-44cf-b8b8-ba856b9cffb0

Sasquatch sighting in Colorado (1984)

At age twelve on a family road trip, the witness stepped half-asleep out of the truck camper after midnight to relieve himself. A large dark figure sat on its haunches on the path to the river about twenty to thirty feet away, backlit by the moon. After a frozen stare the witness shut the door, heard distinct bipedal footsteps, then a fist-sized rock and a freshly ripped branch struck the camper.

SilhouettePartial sightingFootstepsRock throwingObject throwing +1
1 October 1983 Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Class B #56829

Hunters experience possible vocals, find nests, get screamed at over three-day hunting weekend north of Reydon

Three hunters camped in a river bottom over the opening weekend of bow season. Over several days and nights they reported heavy impacts, rustling, a skunk-like odor, red eyeshine, wood knocks, whistles, talk-like mumbling, a whoop-ending vocalization, and bent trees and branch structures. The most intense moment was a predawn episode with a deep guttural roar followed by a scream-like sound near camp. They left early after smelling the odor again near a plum thicket.

Unidentified soundMovement onlyOdorEyeshineWood knock +9
July 1983 Jackson Near Lakehurst, Ocean County, New Jersey Class A #7437

Teenagers have nightime encounter near Jackson

The witness, then a teenager, led four companions single-file through dark woods at night to take lumber from a house under construction. The group heard a noise ahead, then saw a very tall upright figure with red eyeshine in the weak flashlight beam. After companions threw objects at it and a deep growl was heard, the group fled to nearby outbuildings and later to a house for help.

SilhouetteEyeshineGrowlObject throwing
1983–2010 S1-louisa, Ky/S2 Morehead, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class A #30198

Man tells of his two encounters 30 years apart

The witness reports waking at first light as a child while sleeping on the floor of a relative's house and seeing a figure pass the bedroom window, then look in. The figure reportedly reached an arm through the open window, took jewelry from a dresser, and fled when an adult moved in bed. Adults in the house reportedly said the creature had been around for years and was harmless.

Partial sightingDoor or window contactProperty disturbance
23 November 1982 Ten Miles: Lyons, Ga, Small Town Of Oak Park 4 Miles, Emanuel County, Georgia Class B #7575

Military man and wife experience loud howling and shaking of mobile home near the Ohoopee River

The witness and his wife were inside a mobile home when it began shaking violently while an extremely loud howl sounded for about ten seconds. The witness first thought it was an earthquake, then grabbed a handgun and went outside but saw nothing moving. The episode ended abruptly as his wife screamed in fear.

HowlProperty disturbance
15 November 1982 Cornell, Delta County, Michigan Class B #33559

Memory told of strange incidents while alone at a family hunting camp near Cornell

Late at night the witness was alone in the family's hunting camp when something repeatedly struck the window and screen and then dragged down the side of the building. He searched outside with a flashlight and rifle but saw no one, noting no trees were close enough to hit the cabin and the access gate remained locked. Frightened, he packed up and left that night without identifying the cause.

Door or window contact
November 1982 Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #20011

Hunters experience powerfull knocks on camper and hear vocalizations outside Jicarilla Indian Reservation

During an evening at a deer-hunting camp, the group heard loud bangs on the side of their camper on two occasions but found no one outside. Later that night while around a campfire, all five heard prolonged screaming and moaning sounds coming from across an arroyo toward the foothills. Two members walked toward the sounds but saw nothing, and a search of the area the next day found nothing unusual.

Vehicle contactScream
11 July 1982 Concrete, Whatcom County, Washington Class B #4392

Camper hears heavy footsteps at night around tent at Baker Lake

The witness was sleeping in a tent at a lakeside campground with family around 1-2 a.m. when heavy rapid footsteps passed the tent, paused at the picnic table where faint silverware clanking was heard, then left the campsite. It was too dark to see anything and the witness stayed inside the tent. A morning search found no tracks because the ground was dry.

FootstepsProperty disturbance
July 1982 Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Class B #10421

A couple has a frightening encounter in Shawnee State Forest

The witness and a companion drove to a picnic area in a forested area at dusk to relax after bowling. While outside the car the witness heard loud heavy strides coming up the hillside, followed by a low growl-like sound, prompting both to get in the car to leave. As they drove away something thumped against the car. Later under bright lights they found large handprints in the dust on the roof, side panel and door.

FootstepsGrowlVehicle contactHandprint
6 June 1982 INTERLOCHEN, Grand Traverse County, Michigan Class B #28805

Camper recounts late night experience and finds footprints near Interlochen

Three people camped without tents in woods near Traverse City. During the night they heard movement around camp and sounds of something disturbing the vehicle, but waited until daylight to check. In the morning they found ferns flattened in a circle around the camp and very large footprints on a sandy road and by a creek, which the witness believes was a Bigfoot.

FootstepsVehicle contactTracksProperty disturbance
1982–1983 British Columbia Class B #2444

Rocks thrown at group of summer campers

The witness and about twenty other campers were sleeping on a beach during an overnight canoe trip to an island. After dark, rocks were repeatedly thrown hard and accurately at the group, continuing through the night until dawn and frightening many campers. The witness and a companion briefly saw a fleeting human-like figure running along the treeline toward the group before rejoining the others and sheltering behind driftwood.

Rock throwingPartial sighting
1982–1983 Yamhill County, Oregon #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xCnS3JHtFLPkTNFKI-OKoR2E87ZPdIYhgWWoDZEht14

Rock throwing near Yamhill County (1982)

While staying at a farm, two children had a rock tossed at them in a clearing and were herded home by dogs. Over following months they heard screams and knocks, found a large footprint with ridges, a distressed horse, and disturbed hay resembling a nest in the barn loft. In mid-winter the witness saw a curious dark-haired face looking in a basement window, and in spring the father returned from a short walk to grab firearms and forbid solo trips into the woods.

Rock throwingScreamWood knockTracksStructure or nest +1
1982–1983 Osage Beach, Missouri #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lNS7OzLHAmwyeK_VKmSh_i-E7qEgjCUwSLRJGTaob0Q

Rock throwing near Osage Beach, Missouri (1982)

The guest and friends stayed midweek at a remote cabin near Osage Beach in August. At night the group had wood chunks and pebbles thrown at them and heard loud whooping, and companions heard splashing while night fishing. The next morning companions reported a hairy bear-like figure by fish guts, the woodpile was toppled, and a beaver dam was found destroyed with a pulled-apart carcass. While squirrel hunting along the creek the guest and his companion watched a five-foot ape-like creature wading and looking in the water, which approached his companion then left after clicking sounds were exchanged with another unseen individual.

Rock throwingObject throwingWhoopFootstepsFull-body sighting +3
1982–1983 Minnesota #0e4939bb-283b-4433-bb60-7a871a2483da

Sasquatch sighting in Minnesota (1982)

The witness had left a pack with clothes and snacks at his deer stand the day before opening weekend and had noticed snacks missing in prior years. Approaching the stand over a ridge, he heard banging and watched a small ape-like juvenile jumping on the stand, swinging from a branch and climbing the ladder for several minutes. When it noticed him it made a low distress call, followed by an extremely loud roar from a wooded island about 100 yards away that he felt in his chest. He fled immediately and returned about a week later to find the stand torn down and the pack and contents shredded over a wide area.

Full-body sightingVocalizationProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour
January 1982 Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #40378

Fishermen recount having large rocks thrown at them while fishing Steelhead on the Duckabush River

Three companions were night-fishing from a log on a river about 1 a.m. when large splashes and watermelon-sized rocks thrown from the opposite bank soaked them. In dim lantern light they saw two huge figures standing on a ledge across the uncrossable river, swaying, with glowing greenish eyes. They shouted at the figures, another rock was thrown near them downstream, and they fled on foot to their vehicle.

Partial sightingSilhouetteEyeshineRock throwing
27 September 1981 Place not stated #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/S20ftzITq_-sICYMgic1IxjP4d1lUqxBzu8YLWXHXgU

Tracks (1981)

A man went to a remote target-shooting pit after his friend did not return from sighting in a rifle. He found blood, a hat, a bent rifle and huge barefoot footprints on a hilltop and around the truck. The friend's body was folded under the dashboard inside the truck. Police were called and the death was reported as a bear attack.

TracksProperty disturbance
2 February 1981 Louellen, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #10556

Two miners have nighttime sighting near Louellen

The witness and a companion were driving to work in the early morning when they saw an animal squatting by the road near dumped garbage. They watched it in the headlights as it moved backward into the road, looked at them, then squatted and leaped off the road into a ravine. A torn bag of garbage was found where it had been kneeling.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbance
1981–1982 Greene County, Pennsylvania #31526f64-b5d1-411c-a23b-6b18348a195f

Sasquatch sighting near Greene County (1981)

The witness and his friend camped and fished over a weekend at a remote creek below a ridge road. They experienced pebbles and rocks thrown, pacing, huffing, wood knocks, a disturbed fire pit and scattered poles. A large creature then came down the ridge into the creek, growled at them from about 20 yards, and left. A DNR officer later found prints, cast them, and called them bear tracks.

Full-body sightingGrowlRock throwingWood knockFootsteps +2