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28 August 2004 GLIDE / LEMOLO LAKE, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #9248

Hunter hears morning vocalization and has evening sighting north of Diamond Lake

The witness was elk hunting with a companion in the evening near a pickup. After hearing loud movement coming downhill, the witness briefly saw a bipedal figure running along a ridge through burned trees, then heard loud screams. The companion also heard the screams over the radio and in person as they met to discuss it.

Partial sightingScreamMovement only
August 2004 Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma Class A #10074

Hog hunter has dusk encounter in Love Valley Wildlife Management Area

The witness was hunting hogs from a stand when he smelled a strong musky odor and climbed a ridge to investigate. Objects including a heavy rock were thrown toward him, with one landing at his feet. He then observed a very large dark fur-covered human-like figure through his rifle scope before it turned and walked away.

Partial sightingOdorObject throwingRock throwing
August 2004 Cougar, Skamania County, Washington Class B #9944

Campers Awaken to Unknown Vocalizations, Brush Popping and Foul Odor

About 2 a.m., dozens of campers were awakened by loud prolonged screams from the woods east of the campground. Six campers entered the woods with flashlights toward the sound about 200-300 ft from the perimeter, smelled a foul odor and heard loud brush movement and wood cracking, then retreated. The screams lasted 20-25 minutes total, fading to the east with a similar sound from the south, followed by coyotes howling.

ScreamOdorMovement onlyHowl
17 July 2004 Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon Class B #9020

Camping family has auditory and olfactory encounter in early evening southeast of Dorena Lake

A witness camping with two relatives heard repeated whoop sounds and felt watched during an early-evening hike, then ran back to camp. Overnight the group heard heavy slow footsteps outside the tent, and around 4 a.m. noticed a strong foul dirty-animal odor. By morning the tent and tarp were found marked with a strong urine-like smell, and the tarp was left behind.

WhoopFootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
16 July 2004 Troy Mills, Buchanan County, Iowa Class A #9089

While heading to cabin at 6:30 a.m., husband and wife have sighting near Wipsipinicon River

A couple driving on an unimproved road in the early morning smelled a strong odor and then saw a large hairy creature standing beside the trail about 50 yards ahead. The creature looked toward them briefly before turning and walking away into cover with long strides. The husband later described the encounter to an investigator by phone, while the wife declined to discuss it because she was frightened.

Full-body sightingOdor
July 2004 Dennison, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #9022

While staying in cabins, sleepers awakened in early morning by strange sounds and notice unusual smell in Appalachian foothills

A group staying overnight in cabins was awakened around 3 to 4 AM by loud wood-on-wood knocking that continued on and off for about five minutes. The witnesses could not determine the direction or distance of the sounds. Some in the group had noticed a foul odor earlier that night, and a dog had reacted aggressively to something across the hollow the previous evening.

Wood knockOdor
20 June 2004 Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin Class A #51317

Motorist has dusk sighting on Hwy. 41 outside Peshtigo

The witness was driving home south of Peshtigo at dusk when headlights caught a large dark creature crossing the highway in front of the car. The witness slowed and watched it cross the southbound lanes, median, and northbound lanes into the woods over several seconds. The witness also noticed a strong skunk-like odor, then secured the car and left the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
2 June 2004 Mescalero Apache Nation, Otero County, New Mexico Class B #10126

Possible night time sighting by a resident in the Carrizo neighborhood of Mescalero IR

After being awakened around 1 a.m. by barking dogs and loud screaming and hollering sounds that lasted about ten minutes and came closer, the witness looked out a window and saw a tall hairy man-like figure standing at another window looking in. The witness hid, then later saw the figure walking away into the dark carrying something. A sour body odor was noticed during the presence, and deer jerky hanging on the front porch was missing the next morning.

ScreamSilhouetteOdorProperty disturbance
June 2004 Middlebourne, Tyler County, West Virginia Class B #11828

Woman experiences rock throwing, vocalization during walk

The witness was walking with a dog on a gravel road through woods when she heard repeated banging like something striking a tree. Two rocks were then thrown from the woods and narrowly missed her as she hurried away. Near a bend in the road she heard a loud low growl followed by a scream and fled running. She later learned a family member had been home the whole time and days later saw a large oddly shaped footprint near the roadside.

Wood knockRock throwingGrowlScreamOdor
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
20 April 2004 Stanton Ky., Powell County, Kentucky Class A #8517

Pedestrian has nighttime sighting along the Red River

Around 2:30 a.m. on a clear night, the witness was walking home along a road paralleling a river when a strong bad odor and a loud splash drew attention to the water. About 60 feet away, a large, broad-shouldered, dark, long-haired figure stood upright in the river and appeared to be fishing, moving, splashing, and pausing to look around. The witness watched for several minutes while continuing down the road before leaving the area.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
4 April 2004 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #8543

Turkey hunter has close encounter with bigfoot in Kiamichi Mountains

On the afternoon of April 17, 2004, the witness was turkey hunting from a blind in a creek bottom after using a hawk locator call. He noticed what he first thought was a burnt tree about 50 yards away, then realized it was a large, dark-haired bipedal creature watching him. The two stared at each other before the creature turned and walked away upright, and the witness reported being badly frightened and smelling a musky odor when the wind shifted.

Full-body sightingOdor
March 2004 Westminster, Alger, Harrod Area, Hardin County, Ohio Class A #8446

Three motorists have early morning road sighting near Hardin/Allen county line

Three occupants of a car driving home around 2 a.m. noticed a dark shape in a roadside ditch by a bridge. When the driver backed up, the figure stood up, leaned over briefly, then rushed toward the car covering distance very quickly. The driver accelerated away and the occupants saw it enter the road behind them. They described a large thick-built figure with coarse hair, a large belly, round head and no neck, and noted a terrible skunk-like odor.

Full-body sightingOdor
March 2004 Opp, Covington County, Alabama Class B #8635

Possible repeat approaches to a rural residence at night outside OPP

The witness describes recurring strange noises around the family home shared with parents, including window banging, howls around dusk, growls, moans, grunts and rocks striking the house. The source was never seen, and indoor and outdoor dogs reportedly failed to react normally. A dank odor was also noted over several days. The activity is presented as ongoing, mainly at night and around dusk.

HowlGrowlVocalizationDoor or window contactRock throwing +1
January 2004 Between Osoyoos & Greenwood, British Columbia Class B #15419

Photographer is "escorted" out of the woods between Osoyoos & Greenwood

The witness drove to an abandoned homestead to take sunset photographs. While walking back to the truck through knee-deep snow he heard twigs snapping and footsteps running through thick woods alongside him. He ran to the truck, heard a deep elk-like grunt, and saw pines shaking with snow falling off as he left. He returned two weeks later and found snapped-off saplings.

FootstepsVocalizationMovement only
Fall 2004 West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey Class A #10918

Hunter has early morning encounter 8 miles north of Riverdale

A deer hunter sat in a tree stand on a crisp clear morning while noticing a strong foul odor. While walking back along an old logging trail around 10 a.m., the hunter saw a very large upright hairy animal step onto the trail, pause and look, then calmly walk away bipedally. The hunter ran the opposite direction, dropping gear, and later returned to find no tracks but noted a freshly broken branch.

Full-body sightingOdorUnidentified sound
January 2004 Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina Class B #7865

A family reports strange incidents in the woods behind their property near Shaw Air Force Base

Late at night the witness heard loud walking with dragging footsteps downhill near a path and, with a parent, approached and fired shots without deterring it. They later staked out the area, heard weird noises, and smelled a foul odor. The next morning they found human-like footprints sized to the witness's foot and groups of bent and broken trees.

FootstepsUnidentified soundTracksTree breakOdor
2004–2005 Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Class A #12732

Couple describes vocals and a sighting on their fence-line outside Mulberry

The witness was at home when she heard her dog whining and barking. She looked out the back door window and saw a tall, hairy figure standing at the fence line apparently watching the yard and fire area. Frightened, she quietly left the window with the dog and hid under blankets. She associates the visits with late-night fires and a strong foul odor.

Full-body sightingOdor
2004 Kentucky #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bRI7PtIHlrwhbK9Q6iC7rVENHnXc-aFK_I4aGTEO6Sg

Unidentified sound in Kentucky (2004)

In 2004 the guest was driving slowly home with his wife when they heard what sounded like a bulldozer running through the trees alongside a dry creek bed near where he later had other encounters.

Unidentified soundMovement only
2004 Kentucky #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/04/01/sc-ep419-i-would-not-believe-it-if-i-didnt-see-it

Unidentified sound in Kentucky (2004)

The guest was driving home with his pregnant wife in 2004 when lug nuts broke. With windows down on a chilly night near a dry creek bed, they heard something like a bulldozer moving through the trees alongside the road, which frightened him.

Unidentified soundMovement only