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16 June 2018 Shamong, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #72283

Gov-connected snake researcher describes daytime encounter in Pine Barrens swamps

The witness and a companion hiked into a remote swamp-surrounded ridge to survey snake habitat. While the companion stepped away, the witness heard bipedal footsteps and branch snaps from the swamp below and called out with no response. The witness then watched a dark upright figure move between trees for several seconds before it disappeared. Both left the area quickly.

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June 2018 City: Kingston. Town: Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York Class B #59664

Possible activity on a farm with beef cattle near Kingston

The [name withheld] and their partner were having a late-night bonfire on a beef farm while playing music. They heard tree knocks and whooping vocalizations coming from both in front of and behind them and noticed a very bad smell. They stayed outside until the sounds stopped and concluded multiple Sasquatch-like beings may be present on the property.

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26 April 2018 Cook, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class A #59346

Daytime road crossing on MN-73 near the town of Cook

The witness was driving on Highway 73 in the early afternoon when he saw a large brown animal squatting by the roadside. As he approached, it stood bipedally and crossed the highway in three steps into a swampy area. He stopped and found patted-down grass where it had been but no distinct prints due to wet ground, and noted a strong rancid odor at the site.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
24 March 2018 Paul's Valley, Garvin County, Oklahoma Class B #59235

Fishing family describes possible Class B activity (incl. tree pushover) 10 miles south of Canadian River

Three family members were bank fishing in the early evening when they heard rustling across the road and felt they were being watched. They then noticed a skunk-like smell, heard a low grunt/growl sound and a large branch break. They watched a large tree get pushed over and fall, then left immediately without ever seeing a creature.

Unidentified soundGrowlOdorTree break
6 March 2018 Sigel, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Class B #59159

Possible stalking at the town of Sigel in Eldred Township

The witness was sitting in his truck overnight at a wooded construction site monitoring a generator. He heard bipedal footsteps pacing in the leaves and a loud bang on a tank that he believed was a thrown rock. A tall figure stepped to the edge of the woods beside the truck, turned to face him, then walked back into the woods. He turned headlights toward the woods but saw nothing further.

FootstepsMovement onlyFull-body sightingRock throwingVehicle contact
2018 Rockford, Illinois #7241630d-f1bb-482c-939e-7d799c4fb2b2

Sasquatch sighting near Rockford, Illinois (2018)

The witness was driving home alone around 3 a.m. and waited at a one-lane railroad underpass, noticing a foul odor and unease. Headlights then caught the side/back of a tall orange-haired biped stepping through tall grass about 40 feet away. The figure moved quickly out of view. The next day the witness paced the grass depth against own height and estimated about eight feet tall.

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October 2017 Vestaburg, Montcalm County, Michigan Class A #58621

Ongoing activity including a late night sighting at a home east of Vestaburg

Around 2 a.m. on a clear night in late October, the witness heard growls and other noises outside his home and went out with a flashlight to investigate. He reported a strong dead-animal odor, movement across the road, and green eyeshine, then watched a tall dark bipedal animal cross the road into his woods and viewed it at close range in the treeline before retreating to the house. He reported hearing noises through the rest of the night and finding a few tracks afterward.

VocalizationGrowlWhoopEyeshineSilhouette +6
9 September 2017 Samuels, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #58251

Wife and husband find tracks, have afternoon sighting near Hellroaring Ridge

While driving in a gated area to bear hunt, the witness saw a tall black upright figure moving through saplings. On driving back through the same spot, the companion watched a similar tall black figure with wide shoulders and a rounded head for 15-20 seconds before it stepped behind a tree and vanished. Moments later the companion saw branches about seven feet high moving in a row as if something tall had run through.

Partial sightingMovement only
5 August 2017 Big Bear City, California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/22/sc-ep364-worst-day-ever

Twist near Big Bear City, California (2017)

Later the same day the pair hiked deep into the forest, first noting twisted broken branches pointed toward the trail. On a thicker, darker return trail they heard bipedal footsteps on both sides, a whistle, a deep vocal sound, and smelled a foul odor while the woods stayed silent. After reaching a logging clearing with empty cabins, they turned to see the back of a tall dark-haired biped before hurrying to a paved road where workers directed them out.

TwistTree breakFootstepsWhistleVocalization +2
5 August 2017 Coolin, Bonner County, Idaho Class B #58026

Hikers find footprints, possible nest and hear wood knocks mid-day near Coolin

A group of six hikers on the second day of a trek along Lion Creek found large footprints at a pressed-down nest site with a strong musty odor. After leaving the site they heard three tree knocks from shifting locations and sticks breaking. Follow-up documented nest size, track spacing and depth, and track photos.

TracksOdorWood knockStructure or nestUnidentified sound
10 July 2017 Parrish, Manatee County, Florida Class A #57884

Nighttime road crossing outside Parrish

After an overnight fishing trip, a family driving outside Parrish before sunrise reported a large dark bipedal figure crossing the highway between their car and the car ahead. The two adults in the front seat saw the figure take about two large steps across the road while illuminated by headlights and the preceding car's taillights. The vehicle was immediately filled with a strong foul odor, which all awake occupants smelled.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
17 June 2017 Malad City, Oneida County, Idaho Class B #57784

Traveler sleeping at rest stop near Malad City awakened by possible wood knocks

The witness had stopped for the night to sleep in a pickup camper at a freeway rest stop. After first hearing brush-breaking sounds and a single loud wood knock around 11 pm, the witness fell back asleep. Around 3 am closer brush-breaking followed by two wood knocks from separate uphill directions prompted the witness to leave and drive to a nearby town.

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4 April 2017 French Village, St. Francois County, Missouri Class B #57305

Man living off grid hears strange occurrences including knocks and whoops at Goose Creek Lake

The witness was lying in bed in an off-grid camper when surrounding animal sounds went silent. Over about an hour the witness heard a single knock, shed creaking as if pushed, rustling and footsteps on gravel, a possible growl and chewing, and a single whoop with no reply. The next day the witness found a large footprint in the gravel near where the sounds originated and photographed it with a tape measure.

Wood knockFootstepsWhoopGrowlTracks +3
April 2017 Pikeville, Kentucky #e4f21d77-372e-4ec0-8049-624601168457

Scream near Pikeville, Kentucky (2017)

The witness and a fellow priest were in a lit open picnic area returning toward the building when they felt heavy stomping that shook the ground and heard a powerful scream-howl. Attempts to return to the building or cars triggered more screaming, grunting and felt vibrations, keeping them on a picnic table until sunrise. At sunrise they heard crashing and saw trees moving as something scaled a steep rocky hill incredibly fast, and a neighboring resident later said food offerings were left to calm activity.

ScreamFootstepsGrowlMovement only
April 2017 Pikeville, Kentucky #e4f21d77-372e-4ec0-8049-624601168457

Whistle near Pikeville, Kentucky (2017)

The witness hiked alone up the old coal road in darkness to get back in shape and pray. Loud bird-like whistling kept pace nearby, pebbles and rocks landed precisely at the feet, a large stick landed pointing at the witness, and loud trudging was heard. The witness backed down the road, then ran to a lit area as rapid movement rushed uphill faster than a person could move.

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21 January 2017 Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana Class B #56576

Homeowner describes ongoing activity from a neighboring swamp and takes interesting photos outside Colfax

Around midnight on January 21, 2017 the witness was making calls from the front porch and received a wood knock response from across the street, which drew the dog into the woods. When the dog went quiet the witness entered the woods, beat on an oak and shouted for the dog, then heard knocks, chest-beating, howls, a bluff charge and a tree pushed over while seeing eyeshine. After the witness told the entity to back away, the dog returned and they went home.

Wood knockEyeshineHowlTree breakAnimal behaviour +1
8 January 2017 Spokane, Spokane County, Washington Class B #56332

Snowshoers find possible tracks in the Antoine Peak Conservation Area

The witness and her husband were snowshoeing in the early afternoon when they noticed a strong foul odor and a single set of large bipedal tracks in the snow. They followed the trackway for several hundred feet, noting a stride far longer than the husband could match. The tracks led to a hill edge where they appeared to leap down toward a clearing, with paired landing marks visible below.

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Winter 2017 Pinetta, Madison County, Florida Class B #63827

Multiple vocalizations and strange activity observed on rural north Florida property

The witness reported repeated unexplained sounds and smells over several years while living on a large wooded and pasture property. He described loud yells or screams at dusk, growls and bird-like chirps after midnight, occasional heavy stomping, and recurring foul odors. He also found a knotted strap with ribbon on a stump and noted grass mounds and stacked limbs in the woods. He never saw an animal directly and only later considered a Bigfoot explanation after discussion with a relative.

ScreamGrowlFootstepsVocalizationOdor +1
2017 Pikeville, Kentucky #e4f21d77-372e-4ec0-8049-624601168457

Rock throwing near Pikeville, Kentucky (2017)

While standing in the lit parking lot near the car to smoke, the witness had pebbles tossed precisely at the feet and heard occasional bird-like whistling. After throwing a large rock back, whistling erupted aggressively from a rocky hillside at the tree line where a flashlight showed nothing. The witness then heard heavy trudging and saw saplings shaking as something moved uphill to about two hundred feet within seconds.

Rock throwingWhistleFootstepsMovement only
Summer 2017 Cascade, Valley County, Idaho Class B #57765

Cabin owners have a strange night near Warm Lake

The witness and family were sleeping in a cabin when an extremely foul odor came in through an open window, prompting the witness to close the window and turn off a fan. The son later reported waking several times hearing something outside and feeling watched, and on the last waking seeing the outline of a head outside a high living-room window. A morning search found no tracks besides their own, no vocalizations were heard, and the indoor dog remained quiet.

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