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2016–2019 Broadus, San Augustine County, Texas Class A #63665

Multiple incidents reported by multiple hunters near Sam Rayburn Lake

The witness's husband was hunting alone from an elevated stand on the evening of November 18, 2019. He heard a series of loud vocalizations, howls, knocks and gibberish-like sounds from dense brush, with a second individual answering from down a draw. After he shouted a warning and fired a shot toward advancing growls, two unseen creatures charged through the brush chasing him to the road, where they stopped as he fled to his truck.

Unidentified soundGrowlVocalizationHowlWood knock +3
Spring 2015 Elgin, Lee County, Texas Class A #51821

Family has multiple sightings and interactions in their backyard near Elgin

The witness reports nearly a year of interaction at a rural home property where food left in a tree was taken, rocks were tossed near family members, vocalizations and a strong odor were noted, and a large hairy figure was partly seen beside a tree. The family came to view the main animal as a gentle female and believed several others including young were present. Activity is said to have faded after new homes were built nearby.

Partial sightingWhoopGrowlScreamVocalization +5
25 November 2011 San Augustine, Sabine County, Texas Class A #33336

Late afternoon sighting by a deer hunter on her lease near Angelina National Forest

The witness was deer hunting from a tripod stand in late afternoon when she spotted a tall hair-covered figure crossing toward a pine thicket about 400 yards away. She viewed it through her rifle scope, saw it glance toward her, then watched it continue into the thicket. Shaken, she left the stand, her ATV stalled, she fired distress shots, and a nearby hunter helped her return to camp.

Full-body sightingOdor
27 August 2011 Aledo, Parker County, Texas Class A #30504

Gas field trucker has encounter at well head near Aledo

A saltwater hauler working after midnight at an oil-field tank site reported seeing glowing red eyes above a 9-10 foot fence during an unusually quiet period with a skunk-like odor and a low growl. The figure moved out of view and then threw about five tennis-ball-sized rocks toward the storage tanks, with two striking the nearest tank. The witness felt intimidated and left the site, returning the following night to look for the rocks.

SilhouetteEyeshineGrowlRock throwingOdor
1 October 2010 Pep, Hockley County, Texas Class A #41668

Woman living alone in rural Texas has unusual visitor west of Lubbock

The witness was running late for church on a cold, windy January evening and ran to her car. As she backed out of the driveway past the side yard, she saw a tall black hair-covered figure standing motionless between the garage and house near the west tree line. It stood stiffly with arms at its sides, long hair blowing in the wind, staring at her with yellow eyes before she drove away.

Full-body sightingOdor
March 2005 Livingston, Polk County, Texas Class A #11325

Teen has sighting through bedroom window.

The primary witness was in a bedroom with an infant and stood to close the blinds when she saw a large hairy face peering in the window. She fled the room with the child in shock. Minutes later three household members arriving at the house smelled a bad odor and heard footsteps retreating into the woods east of the house, but the source stayed beyond flashlight range.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdor
March 2005 San Antonio; Helotes, Bexar County, Texas Class A #24529

Tall hairy figure leans out from behind a tree to observe woman outside San Antonio

While cleaning a construction office trailer around midnight, the wife stepped outside and saw a tall hair-covered figure watching from behind a tree about 25 feet away. She stared for a couple minutes as it leaned to look around the tree, then ran inside. The couple checked the area with headlights, saw nothing, waited in the dark, and heard whistling and rustling before leaving. In daylight the next day they found nothing that explained the figure.

Partial sightingSilhouetteWhistleProperty disturbanceMovement only
November 2004 Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas Class A #9867

Deer hunters have morning encounter on hunting lease

A hunter left his stand in the morning to help search for a wounded deer and joined a companion who had spotted an upright hairy animal in a tree. The witness observed the animal standing in a fork through a rifle scope, noting reddish hair, bare facial skin and long arms, before it disappeared as they approached. They found heavy heel impressions and a strong odor at the site and later watched two distant figures moving in trees.

Full-body sightingTracksOdor
29 May 2004 Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas Class A #8790

Man sees an upright creature jump across wooded trail

A couple walking on a gated two-track trail near the Trinity River at dusk claimed a rusty-red upright figure about six feet tall leapt across the trail about 40 yards ahead and disappeared into the woods in under a second. They ran to the crossing point and reported hearing it continue running through the woods, flushing birds, and the primary witness smelled a strong musky odor. They found no tracks but noted a clump of freshly uprooted trees nearby.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdorStructure or nest
8 March 2003 Harleton, Harrison County, Texas Class A #8108

Driver sees a bigfoot cross the road near Harleton

The witness was driving east toward Marshall at dusk when movement on the roadside caught attention. A very tall dark figure stepped onto the highway and crossed it in three strides before disappearing into brush. The witness stopped past the crossing, found a wide water trail across the road and noticed a strong dead-animal odor while feeling watched, then left.

Road crossingFull-body sightingEyeshineOdor
April 2002 Cut-N-Shoot, Montgomery County, Texas Class A #10733

Hiker has daytime encounter in Sam Houston National Forest

The witness was walking alone on an old logging road into the forest when he noticed a dark, robust, hairy being crouched in thick brush watching him. The being paralleled him for 20-25 minutes, then crouched low when approached, producing a strange odor and low growl. After hearing large movement behind him, the witness retreated to the trail and watched the first being stand upright and stare, as a second much larger dark being appeared beside it before he ran home.

Full-body sightingGrowlOdorFootsteps
4 October 2001 Woodville, Tyler County, Texas Class A #7548

In Woodville, woman sees bigfoot in back yard.

In October 2001 on a late afternoon in Woodville, Texas, the witness looked out her kitchen window while cooking and saw a large black hairy biped standing motionless in profile about 50-60 feet away beside a tall tree. She watched it for a few minutes, then looked away to collect herself and found it gone, apparently having left toward the adjoining woods. A relative searched the yard with a gun but found no sign, hearing only distant gunshots and unfamiliar men shouting in the woods.

Full-body sightingOdor
September 2001 New Waverly, Walker County, Texas Class A #4206

Predawn sighting on north side of FM 1375, just east of bridge over Lake Conroe

The witness stopped at the roadside by a lake shore before dawn while commuting to work and noticed a strong musky odor and a woofing sound. A tall dark-haired entity stood up beside the witness, shook a small tree, made a squealing bark sound, then strode past onto and across the road into pines as a truck approached. The witness immediately left the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVocalizationOdorAnimal behaviour
September 2000 Edna, Jackson County, Texas Class A #9367

Two family members have night time encounters near Navidad

The witness went outside at night to take out trash and felt she was being watched. She turned to see a large hairy bipedal figure standing near a truck, staring at her. Frightened, she ran back inside as the figure left. A relative had reported a similar frightening encounter in a nearby pasture about a week earlier.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdor
2000–2003 Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas Class A #7907

Family has encounters on private, hunting land in Red River - Sulphur River corridor.

The witness was hunting from the ground off a road with a relative nearby. After hearing tree breaks, movement, strange noises and heavy footsteps, the witness saw a large red bipedal animal walk along the road. When the witness spoke on the radio the animal screamed and ran away, and two large footprints were later found in silt.

Partial sightingFootstepsTracksScreamTree break +2
August 1996 Big Spring, Howard County, Texas Class A #9385

Former Special Forces soldier has late night sighting through window not far from Colorado River

After midnight the witness and a relative were awakened by barking dogs and noticed a rank odor in the house. When the witness went to get water he saw a large hairy head staring in through the kitchen window for about 30 seconds. He retreated to load a rifle while both heard a loud howling from the yard, but the figure was gone when he went outside with lights on.

Partial sightingOdorHowl
Fall 1995 Mid Way Commerce And Cooper, Delta County, Texas Class A #7568

US Air Force retiree encounters bigfoot in Sulphur River bottoms near Cooper Lake

Around 1995 the witness was checking cattle at night in a pasture near Cooper Lake. In the flashlight beam several yards away he saw a man-like, hair-covered animal judged to be about eight feet tall and noticed a urine-like odor. After a few seconds both the witness and the animal turned and fled in opposite directions with no sound heard from the animal.

Full-body sightingOdor
5 May 1990 Point Blank, San Jacinto County, Texas Class A #27237

Woman recalls seeing huge bigfoot creature from a boat on Lake Livingston

The witness was riding in a rented boat on Lake Livingston with five companions when she felt watched from shore. She turned and saw a tall black hairy block-built figure staring at her for a few seconds before it stepped sideways into dense forest. Its departure shook trees and flushed birds, and the companions heard the crashing but did not see the figure; the group declined to go ashore to look for footprints.

Partial sightingMovement only
November 1987 Clarksville, Red River County, Texas Class A #4142

Hunter observes 6' tall hairy figure near a creek

While deer hunting alone in a swampy lease, the witness noticed movement in a brush pile and whistled. A large dark figure moved away toward a creek, crossed without an audible splash, and was seen again briefly about 100 feet away on the far bank. The figure walked on two legs and then moved silently out of sight, leaving no footprints on damp leaves. The witness found a large decayed log apparently moved at the first location and then returned to the truck.

Partial sightingMovement only
November 1986 Maud, Bowie County, Texas Class A #8039

Deer hunter encounters tall, upright, hairy creature near Wright Patman Lake

Late one afternoon the witness walked through a creek bottom toward a relative's deer stand. He smelled a foul odor and heard something large moving in a swampy thicket. The animal crossed an opening 50 to 75 yards away, and he watched it for about 30 seconds as it covered about 30 feet in a few long steps. He described it as a 6 to 7 foot tall, broad, stooped biped covered in dark brown hair.

Full-body sightingFootstepsVocalizationOdor