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BFRO YEAR: about 1961 Huntsville TX, Walker County, Texas Class B #23531

Woman tells of her husband's close encounter as a young man with "The Hermit" near Huntsville

About 1960, the submitter's husband and two school friends were spending a weekend night inside a relative's cabin when they felt watched and saw a tall hair-covered figure silhouetted by the open refrigerator light. The boys shouted and split up to flee to the car, with the husband reporting something running close behind him that he could hear breathing and smell strongly like moldy skunk. In hindsight he wondered whether the figure was also fleeing and had simply taken the same path.

SilhouettePartial sightingFootstepsOdorDoor or window contact +1
that same year Gladewater, Upshur County, Texas Related account #2159

Odor near Gladewater, Texas

In the same area that same year the witness was on foot after dark without a light, felt hair stand up and as if followed, smelled a strong almost-skunky odor, and hurried out while hunting dogs ran ahead to the house.

OdorAnimal behaviour
one night Woodville, Tyler County, Texas Related account #7548

Vocalization near Woodville, Texas

On a night, the witness's relative heard a foul-smelling unseen animal moaning, groaning and breathing heavily outside bedroom windows in the same house.

VocalizationOdor
two summers ago Big Bay, Michigan #bb8a48d6-2e44-424b-a557-57c8f3696524

Movement only near Big Bay, Michigan

The witness and his son were rowing across a different lake on the same property around midday when they noticed a white, propane-tank-shaped object sitting on or just above the flat water with no reflection, sound, or wake. They watched it move slowly and silently across the width of the lake until it reached the far shore and disappeared into the heavily wooded shoreline where there is no boat launch or access. The witness said he photographed the object and later shared grayscale and color versions.

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Memorial Day weekend Big Bay, Michigan #bb8a48d6-2e44-424b-a557-57c8f3696524

Movement only near Big Bay, Michigan

The witness and his wife were camping at their remote property and sitting by a campfire after sunset when a low white light approached, passed nearly overhead, and continued behind the trees. A few minutes later they heard yipping that rose and dropped into overlapping grunting, screams and yells from about half a mile away, followed by total silence. The witness said he had camped there for decades and never heard anything like it, and later felt a recording from another Michigan case sounded nearly identical.

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Date unknown Leesville, Louisiana #ff31e3b5-1b34-4664-921b-b233ae0d7e79

Sasquatch sighting near Leesville, Louisiana

At a remote drop-zone field, the neighbor spent about 72 hours seeing black human-like shadows moving in the wood line. Other soldiers also shouted about seeing something huge running away. At night he heard unexplained shrieks and yowls, and on the last night something large leaned over his tent breathing before walking away.

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Date unknown Utah #a7729d16-99c8-4f12-870c-c31ef9065932

Sasquatch sighting in Utah

The witness's female coworker said she and her boyfriend were lying in the back of their Jeep by the water waiting for fish when raccoons were rustling nearby. She got up to check and saw a tall figure staring at her over the top of the vehicle, which then ran away extremely fast and loudly. The next morning they found an area of matted reeds with a freshly stripped catfish skeleton and entrails nearby.

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Date unknown Nowata, Oklahoma #668cc6d0-f876-4ac6-83ca-81af3a71a7b0

Sasquatch sighting near Nowata, Oklahoma

While hunting over multiple seasons, one hunter repeatedly saw large round dark shapes partly obscured by trees that he first took for deer rumps. The shapes never offered a full shot and sometimes appeared as several at once, with slight movement. He later concluded they were peeking creatures rather than deer.

Partial sightingMovement onlyPossible misidentification
when I was a teenager in Granbury Granbury, Texas #72ee3f2e-ad1b-4e58-a4e1-da8f8af5e236

Rock throwing near Granbury, Texas

Sitting atop stored freight cars at night the witness and his friend threw rocks into the woods and heard one hit flesh with a deep thud. Rocks were then thrown back at them, sparking on the rails and clanging on the metal cars. After smelling a dead-animal stench and hearing more impacts they climbed over a barbed-wire fence to the road and took a long route home.

Rock throwingOdor
when I was a teenager in Granbury Granbury, Texas #72ee3f2e-ad1b-4e58-a4e1-da8f8af5e236

Odor near Granbury, Texas

Walking home in the dark the witness smelled a terrible stink and heard slow footsteps approaching in the woods. When he jogged and looked back he saw a huge black mass at a tree archway with reflective glowing eyes. He sprinted home barefoot after losing his untied shoes and stopped visiting his friend after dark.

OdorFootstepsSilhouetteEyeshine
when I was in eighth grade, around October Leadville, Colorado #f8eb71a2-76f1-46cb-8731-058fc586ea9d

Dogman sighting near Leadville, Colorado

The witness and his father were watching elk behind their home when the herd suddenly stampeded. Using binoculars they saw a tall brownish figure with black chest patches running bipedally at unnatural speed toward where the elk fled. It paused briefly then ran off and was not seen again.

Full-body sightingMovement only
this summer after moving Eureka Springs, Arkansas #494c91ec-8f0d-49f2-bdb7-68edf56fff2d

Tracks near Eureka Springs, Arkansas

After moving to a remote wooded property, the family found a very clear large human-like footprint with toes that was photographed with a tape measure. On separate occasions the child experienced a rock thrown past him near a creek, faint whooping, small trees moving together, a high scream-like whoop followed by a tree being pushed over, and the adults heard trees breaking and splashing into a pond. Dogs that normally chase sounds fled back to the house during these events.

TracksRock throwingWhoopScreamTree break +1
after the Arizona encounter, in the month of August Terrace, British Columbia #abef4706-9670-48bd-8895-62d06a6b012b

Scream near Terrace, British Columbia

The witness and a relative were fishing on a river beach when loud screams began in the forest behind them. Branches snapped and full-size trees were seen shaking for about three hours. They laid caught fish around them, then left quickly with the fish when the sounds stopped.

ScreamUnidentified soundMovement only
Date unknown Washington #1d45ea7a-54fb-413d-a3f8-ee0576848194

Movement only in Washington

While with a film cast near Mount Adams, the witness and many others watched a ball of light hover in front of the mountain with heat-like distortion then shoot away. Within about 15 minutes they heard knocks moving around. The next morning they followed tracks about three-quarters of a mile to a small creek where they stopped.

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earlier this summer or fall, 2003 Tyler, Smith County, Texas Related account #7802

Footsteps near Tyler, Texas

The witness and a companion riding a 4-wheeler heard loud footsteps keeping pace and noticed trees moving.

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Date unknown Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas Related account #9867

Sasquatch sighting near Minden Tx, Texas

Other hunters on the same property reported seeing, smelling or hearing something at a distance, thought to be a bear.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
first part of May, about eight years ago Sweet Home, Oregon #ebc3b6f0-083a-405b-9698-424e91654384

Footsteps near Sweet Home, Oregon

The witness was scouting remote mountain roads for fishing access when he found a newly placed stacked rock pile blocking the road. After stopping to inspect it, he heard something charge down the steep slope toward him and stop when he drew his pistol, then parallel him back to his vehicle unseen. He returned later with a hunting partner and heard coordinated whoops from multiple positions, and a few days later with a larger group found extensive tree damage, possible structures, and three sizes of bare human-like tracks.

FootstepsWhoopTracksTree breakStructure or nest +1
Another time while camped on the creek Right On The Outskirts Of Weatherford. It Is Inside The City Limits Now., Parker County, Texas Related account #51180

Odor near Right On The Outskirts Of Weatherford. It Is Inside The City Limits Now., Texas

On another night camped on the creek, the witness and a companion smelled rotten mud, heard large rocks thrown into the creek, and heard growls and a grunt that frightened them away.

OdorRock throwingGrowlVocalization
the very next year Port Townsend, Washington #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wKBMUErQckcOOKKPjvphbi36Ep-KPr9r2OBfkPaxO9Y

Movement only near Port Townsend, Washington

While elk hunting, the witness and a companion made camp on a widened logging road at dusk. They heard movement in three spots around them, then a single extremely loud branch snap like a gunshot from about seven to eight feet up directly behind the witness. Both fled to the truck, where the companion loaded a rifle and insisted lights stay off, and the next morning the area was silent.

Movement onlyTree breakAnimal behaviour
the next year Monroe, Washington #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/wKBMUErQckcOOKKPjvphbi36Ep-KPr9r2OBfkPaxO9Y

Footsteps near Monroe, Washington

While scouting separately from a companion, the witness walked past a closed gate into clearings and felt uneasy about continuing. While walking back, distinct bipedal footsteps followed, stopping and starting with the witness and moving fluidly through dense trees. The witness paused to confront it, heard small limb snaps, then ran to the truck.

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