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June 2019 Saint Marie’s, Benewah County, Idaho Class B #67192

Wood Knocks and Vocalizations are heard then something hits the side of a remote cabin

The witness reported being awake late at night in a mountain cabin when she heard knocks that sounded like they were getting closer, then a powerful hit shook the wall where she slept. She also reported an extremely loud screaming growl and moved to the loft for the remainder of the night. The next day she noticed a smear on the cabin wall and a possible heel print on the ground below.

Wood knockDoor or window contactScreamGrowlTracks
9 September 2018 Headquarters, Clearwater County, Idaho Class B #61107

Archery hunter describes possible stalking incident outside the town of Headquarters

The witness was bowhunting alone uphill on an old railroad grade when he heard something heavy running ahead on the other side of the ridge. As he continued quietly, he heard a rushing sound overhead, then something struck a tree and the ground behind him, leaving a sapling branch bouncing. He found only a large thick slab of bark on the ground that he thought did not match the local regrowth, then abandoned the hunt feeling watched and uneasy.

FootstepsObject throwing
September 2017 Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/03/17/sc-ep414-the-creature-started-to-rock-the-van

Sasquatch sighting in Idaho (2017)

A family was driving slowly up a rocky canyon in a large vehicle while the mother and young son walked ahead after stopping to clear brush. The son saw a large hairy biped stand up and step across the trail into tall brush, while the mother only glimpsed something brown entering the brush. As the family drove out, large rocks came down the shale slope nearby, and the father reported a strong feeling of being watched.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingRock throwing
June 2013 Stanley, Custer County, Idaho Class B #56257

River rafter has rocks thrown toward him while hiking near Sheepeater Hot Springs

The witness was hiking alone along a river trail toward a hot springs to rejoin the group. Two rocks landed close in front of him in succession, but he did not see what threw them. He first suspected companions ahead on the hillside, but they denied throwing anything when he arrived. He reported a strange, eerie feeling during the incident.

Rock throwing
10 August 2011 Enaville, Shoshone County, Idaho Class A #69141

Camper sighting at night, rocks thrown, on North Fork of Coeur d'Alene River near Enaville

After finishing dinner while camping, the witness and a companion were sitting by the fire when their dogs ran into the woods and returned frightened. The witness illuminated a large dark figure leaning from behind a tree about 30 feet away. A large rock was then thrown from the woods over the fire between the two people, the witness fired two shots into the air, and the figure was heard moving, breaking a tree, splashing across the creek, and ascending the opposite hillside. The pair left most gear behind, drove home, and returned the next morning to recover equipment and examine the broken tree.

Partial sightingRock throwingTree breakFootsteps
March 2011 Grand View, Owyhee County, Idaho Class B #39086

Vehicle shaken in a remote desert location near Grand View

The witness spent the night in a parked car in a gravel pit with a dog while watching a movie on a laptop. Something abruptly pushed the rear of the car down about a foot, jolting the vehicle. The witness looked out, saw nothing in the darkness, and heard nothing leaving. The dog stayed curled up tightly without barking, which the witness described as highly unusual, and no tracks or marks were found the next morning.

Vehicle contact
7 October 2009 Council, Adams County, Idaho Class B #65779

Hunter describes trailer shaking then scream/howl outside Council on boundary of Payette NF and Boise NF

The witness was sleeping in a travel trailer at a hunting camp when violent shaking woke him. An air horn had no effect, but setting off the truck panic alarm with lights and horn stopped the shaking. About five minutes later a very loud howl-growl-scream came from behind the trailer. The next day the witness and a companion could not replicate the movement by pushing the trailer.

Vehicle contactHowlGrowlScream
May 1996 Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho Class A #23521

Parked trucker has frightening early morning encounter off I-90 near Wallace

The witness parked his semi off the freeway to sleep around 3 a.m. with the truck off and windows open. He felt the truck shaken gently and then violently, then saw a large hairy upright creature take two strides into nearby young trees. He smelled a bad odor and heard it leaving, then drove away without stopping until Montana.

Partial sightingVehicle contactOdorFootsteps
August 1988 Fairfield, Camas County, Idaho Class A #13692

Daytime sighting by young girl hiking with family north of Fairfield

While camping with family near a ghost town, the group walked back toward camp with their dog. After the dog was sent into brush, yelped, and fled to camp, the nine-year-old [name withheld] saw a tall hair-covered figure standing uphill watching them. The family ran to camp, set up a string-and-can perimeter alarm, then heard growling and rattling around the perimeter before packing up and leaving.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Property disturbance in Idaho

While walking in the canyon the investigator found a staked tent that had been pulled out with personal items thrown around and a pistol casing nearby. Photos were sent to the friend, but the site was cleaned up by the next day.

Property disturbance
Halloween Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Vocalization near Twin Falls, Idaho

On Halloween night the friend, the witness and the friend's son went into Rock Creek Canyon playing calls. They heard creatures trailing on both sides, humming growling, a large boulder splash in the creek, saw eyeshine of a very tall figure, then found a mature deer with a leg twisted and left quickly.

VocalizationGrowlFootstepsEyeshinePartial sighting +2
Date unknown Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Property disturbance in Idaho

In daytime the children ran inside saying someone or something banged on and shook the whole vinyl fence. They thought the father had done it, but he had been inside and the mother was inside, and nothing was found outside.

Property disturbanceUnidentified sound
Date unknown Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Door or window contact near Twin Falls, Idaho

The young daughter reported hard tapping like a rock or nailed finger on her window late at night. The family dog also barked at random times at the ceiling and certain wall spots in the early morning hours.

Door or window contactUnidentified sound
last part of June, first part of July, around 4th of July Wallace, Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/05/05/sc-ep-30-646-716-8791-open-phone-lines

Rock throwing near Wallace, Idaho

The witness and her partner cleaned a pole barn on a mining claim. Rocks and large green branches were thrown down from a wooded ledge, preventing safe access to the truck. They used loud fireworks as a distraction to reach the truck, heard a loud scream across the creek, and were hit by a branch while leaving.

Rock throwingObject throwingScream
midsummer when the witness was 17 or 18, with deer taken later that hunting season Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/07/03/sc-ep232-interrupting-the-creatures-hunt

Sasquatch sighting in Idaho

A few years later the witness built a permanent tree stand in a remote meadow area and twice found food missing from an unzipped backpack without the pack being destroyed. Later that hunting season he shot a deer, hung it in a tree, and slept in the stand. He awoke in the middle of the night to grunting and a small hairy figure trying to take the hung deer, yelled thinking it was a person stealing, then saw it flee on all fours into the moonlight.

Full-body sightingVocalizationProperty disturbance
probably late October, early November when the witness was 14 or 15 Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/07/03/sc-ep232-interrupting-the-creatures-hunt

Sasquatch sighting in Idaho

The witness was waiting on a ridgetop during hunting season while his father tried to push game toward him. A young elk ran directly past the witness without reacting to him, followed by a huge hair-covered biped chasing it. The creature stopped at the ridge, stared at the witness while holding a rock, then discarded the rock, turned, roared in apparent frustration, and walked back down.

Partial sightingScreamRock throwing
When the sighting actually occurred, I was 23 Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/10/12/sc-ep154-my-hunting-trip-encounter

Sasquatch sighting in Idaho

The witness joined relatives on a hunting trip and camped overnight after noticing a large stacked-log pile and musky odor earlier in the day. Late at night something pulled the tent stakes and collapsed the tent. On exiting the tent the group saw a hair-covered upright creature at close range, which the witness chased briefly as it moved on its knuckles to avoid his light.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbance
Earlier in the month Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho Related account #38287

Odor near Kamiah, Idaho

In the days before the main sighting the witness noticed a skunk-like odor, trash bags pulled open without a mess, and kennel food bowls overturned with kibble spilled.

OdorProperty disturbance
before hunting season Elk River, Clearwater County, Idaho Related account #2062

Sasquatch sighting near Elk River, Idaho

Two brothers scouting for elk watched a large hairy bipedal creature cross a creek, climb throwing rocks, observe them, then scream and run over a ridge.

Full-body sightingRock throwingScream
growing up Coolin, Bonner County, Idaho Related account #58026

Rock throwing near Coolin, Idaho

The witness notes hearing many local stories while growing up about Sasquatch and rocks being thrown at people.

Rock throwing