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October 1953 Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky Class A #1024

An account of bigfoot tool use

In childhood, the witness and a companion heard a thumping noise while playing and went to investigate. They saw a large hairy animal squatting nearby using pieces of firewood to dig in the ground. The animal stood up, bared its teeth silently, and walked toward them, causing them to flee into the companion's house. When an adult checked moments later, the animal was gone leaving only disturbed ground.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
Summer 1950 Attala County, Mississippi Class A #1339

Creature seen by witnesses

The reporter recounts childhood stories from older relatives about a creature inhabiting a swampy, logged area. One story describes relatives and companions seeing a strange human-like figure beside their dying fire. Other stories describe loggers abandoning work in fright and hunting dogs being attacked and disappearing for days.

Partial sightingPossible misidentification
1950–1959 Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota Class A #2677

Girl sees creature while picking blueberries. It follows when she screams and flees

A young girl picking blueberries alone near dark felt watched and saw a figure crouched in the patch that slipped into brush. Moments later she saw a very tall, hair-covered, man-like figure by a tree that ducked behind it, then followed her at a distance as she ran home screaming. Her relatives later searched the site armed and reported matted brush with a bad odor.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
August 1943 Probably Central, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #5333

Man recalls being picked up as a child in Mohican Memorial Forest

When the witness was 5 years old and camping with his parents in central Ohio, he became lost in the woods. He claims a large hairy female creature picked him up, carried him quickly through the forest, and left him in camp with a heavy branch on his legs where his parents later found him. He says his parents dismissed his account as imagination and he did not share it widely for decades.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
1926 Walden, Jackson County, Colorado Class B #5641

Daylight sighting by woodsman of two bipeds stalking an elk

The witness was positioned on one mountainside watching across a valley toward an opposite slope where an elk was being stalked by two large brown animals first taken for bears. Viewed through binoculars, the two stood upright and walked on two legs, keeping the elk between them and at times hiding behind trees before entering heavy timber after about five minutes. The outcome for the elk was not seen, but the witness thought the pair probably killed it.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
over the last 2 weeks Place not stated Related account #1528

Odor

Over a two-week period the witness reported spooked cattle, departing deer, a growling dog, a strange odor, and a feeling of being watched near the wintering area without finding marks.

OdorAnimal behaviour
The night before Nazko B.C., British Columbia Related account #6579

Animal behaviour near Nazko B.C., British Columbia

The night before and throughout the weekend the family dogs stayed growly, barky and fearful near the motorhome even in daylight.

Animal behaviour
during the fall and winter months Place not stated Related account #17331

Animal behaviour

The witness reports pet cats and dogs avoid entering the woods behind the house during fall and winter.

Animal behaviour
in the winter Place not stated Related account #17331

Odor

The witness reports feeling watched while walking in the woods in winter, once accompanied by an odor.

OdorAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #15888

Animal behaviour

The witness's dog has reportedly refused to continue down certain trails, returning home instead of continuing.

Animal behaviour
last fall for 5 months Place not stated Related account #52031

Animal behaviour

Last fall a visiting small dog repeatedly sniffed at the door and refused to go outside into the field near the woods.

Animal behaviour
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
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #12388

Animal behaviour

The witness's dog stands at the window with its nose against the glass as if watching something.

Animal behaviour
Fall 2003, around 7:30 pm Keene Valley, Essex County, New York Related account #11956

Odor near Keene Valley, New York

Earlier the same night the witness and his wife went outside with two dogs, smelled a strong musky odor, and the dogs became fearful and wanted inside.

OdorAnimal behaviour
around July 17, 2003 Wellsville, Allegany County, New York Related account #11726

Footsteps near Wellsville, New York

The same witness returned to the same trail years later with a different companion, heard movement in the swamp, smelled a powerful odor, experienced sudden silence, and felt followed while leaving.

FootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
very early in the morning Place not stated Related account #18333

Sasquatch sighting

The witness recalled an early-morning newspaper delivery when they saw an unclear large dark shape beside a wooded path and turned back without approaching.

Partial sightingPossible misidentification
on several occasions Place not stated Related account #1089

Animal behaviour

On several occasions in the woods the witness felt watched and felt a strong urge to leave immediately.

Animal behaviour
one night Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Related account #48013

Vocalization near Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania

The witness recalls feeling watched while hunting the same woods for years and hearing unexplained vocalizations with a relative one night.

VocalizationPossible misidentification
Sometimes Place not stated Related account #49903

Animal behaviour

At times the forest reportedly goes completely silent and still, with no birds, squirrels or woodpeckers heard or moving.

Animal behaviour
early November Place not stated Related account #49903

Odor

While hunting behind the cabin in early November, the witness and a companion encountered an overpowering putrid smell for about 100 feet and felt watched.

OdorAnimal behaviour