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October 2014 Buhl MN, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class B #46817

Hunter scouting locations has a possible encounter near Buhl

The witness was walking north on an old railroad track through swamp while hunting when howls from the woods paralleled the movement. About a half mile ahead a large black figure was seen in the road, initially thought to be a bear. As the witness closed to about 100 yards the figure stood upright on two legs, moved into a ditch and tall grass, pausing to sway and look back toward the road while howling continued, before leaving into the swamp. Feeling nervous and sensing another presence behind, the witness left the area.

HowlFull-body sighting
October 2014 Salmon ID, Lemhi County, Idaho Class B #59343

Father and son experience "disappearing stump" on Carmen Creek Road while scouting for deer during the day outside the city of Salmon

The witness and his son were driving on a rough road while hunting for deer late in the day. The witness stopped to scan a ridge about 300 yards away and saw a large dark standing figure near a tree that they joked looked like Bigfoot but assumed was a stump. After driving to a dead end and returning less than three minutes later, the figure was gone. The witness remains uncertain what it was and is not convinced it was Bigfoot.

SilhouettePossible misidentification
5 September 2014 Ransom, Hillsdale County, Michigan Class B #46534

Possible late afternoon road crossing north of Ransom

The witness was driving on a rural road in the afternoon when a large bipedal creature crossed the road ahead from west to east. The creature moved very quickly into dense woods and had disappeared by the time the witness reached the crossing point. The witness later noted flattened grass where it entered the woods and said it looked like no known human or animal.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
30 August 2014 Glenwood, Cook County, Illinois Class B #51417

Possible early morning sighting near Glenwood Woods

The witness was working overnight inside a building at a trailer drop yard when loud chimpanzee-like noises were heard from the north edge near hedge apple trees. The witness yelled toward the sounds and approached to about 60 feet, when branches began shaking. A four-foot reddish animal was seen from behind in the tree with a wedge-shaped head and longer-than-human arms before it moved away out of view while noises continued.

VocalizationPartial sightingAnimal behaviour
16 August 2014 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class B #47160

Two men observe Strange Lights and a "Finger" up close near Mt. Saint Helens

Two men sat in complete darkness in a forest hotspot talking and playing harmonicas to invite contact while two companions monitored from about 100 yards with a thermal imager. After hearing a stick break and soft knocks, they reported seeing a small red-orange light near the ground that illuminated ferns and silhouetted what looked like a large finger with knuckles moving toward them before fading. They remained on site afterward playing music and talking.

Partial sightingWood knockUnidentified sound
10 August 2014 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #46243

Passengers travelling to the Arizona Snowbowl ski area have a possible daytime sighting

While driving up a mountain road toward a ski area in the early afternoon, the witness and a relative saw a very tall dark figure through a gap in trees from a slowly moving car. The figure was walking away at an angle with long strides and prominent arm swing before passing out of view after about five seconds. The driver did not see it, and the observers were frightened and continued driving without stopping.

Full-body sighting
8 August 2014 Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania Class B #46320

Possible sightings and strange occurences close to a couple's home east of Bradford

A couple sitting at a picnic table beside a small pond noticed leaves fluttering with no wind and then saw a very large dark figure about 30 yards away in the treeline swaying back and forth. The wife described a gorilla-like face while her husband focused on the immense body size. After briefly watching them, the figure stepped back into the shadows and disappeared silently.

Partial sighting
8 August 2014 Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Class B #46206

Hikers observe a tall human-like figure near Rawley Springs

The witness and a companion were hiking in a national forest when they stopped to rest and eat. After standing up, they noticed a very large reddish-brown figure standing down the mountainside and watched it for about 90 seconds. The figure then walked away into the trees before they could photograph it. A few minutes earlier they had heard an animal sounding in distress from the same direction.

Partial sightingVocalization
5 August 2014 Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #48988

Possible daylight sighting by a young girl catching frogs at Pleasant Acres Campground

The witness reports catching frogs near a small lake while camping with family and friends when a branch snap was heard. The witness turned and saw two brown hairy figures, one large and one smaller, noting a foul odor and loud screams, with the larger grunting as they left with a long stride. A companion reportedly heard the sounds but did not look.

Full-body sightingScreamVocalizationOdorUnidentified sound
August 2014 Paisley, Lake County, Florida Class B #46604

Driver notices "Something out of Place" along Hwy. 42 near Paisley

The witness was driving west on CR42 in the late afternoon when a uniformly dark bipedal figure was seen running along a pasture fence line near cows. The figure was described as at least six feet tall and larger than a human, moving fast with long smooth strides unlike a person's run. It was estimated to be about 150 yards away and appeared to be heading toward the road.

Full-body sighting
15 July 2014 BEMIDJI, Beltrami County, Minnesota Class B #45911

Family experiences possible activity outside their home near Bemidji

The son wandered a short distance into the woods while helping with yard work and saw a large dark figure with its back turned. The figure turned to face him for several seconds, showing a hairless gray-brown face on a black-haired body with no visible neck and the head set low and forward. The son ran back to his mother and when they looked again the figure was gone.

Full-body sighting
11 July 2014 Willow Springs, Cook County, Illinois Class B #45830

Motorist has possible nighttime sighting in the Forest Preserves outside Chicago

The witness was driving home in the early morning through a heavily wooded area when a tall, thin figure darted across the road from left to right ahead of the vehicle. The figure crossed both lanes in a few fast strides and was no longer visible when the witness slowed and approached the area. The witness first wondered if it was a person but noted its unusual speed.

Road crossing
July 2014 Jones Valley Resort, Shasta County, California Class B #59668

Boater spots something odd during the day on Lake Shasta

The witness was riding a personal watercraft up the Pit River arm of Shasta Lake in July. While rounding a turn, the witness saw a large hairy head with eyes about 20 feet from shore staring at them. After a few seconds the head submerged leaving a ripple, and the witness circled and searched the area but found no further sign.

Partial sighting
July 2014 Pollock Pines?, El Dorado County, California Class B #47165

Two campers take photos of what they see in the trees in the El Dorado National Forest

The witness and a companion were finishing a dispersed camping trip and had hiked back to the car on a clear sunny day when the witness looked back at the treeline. About 500 feet away, two jet-black figures were visible near the tops of two adjacent pine trees, first taken for bears. The witness took phone photos and watched for about a minute as the figures stayed mostly still while wiggling and appearing to hug the trunks, then left after the companion grew concerned, later concluding they looked like lean human-like silhouettes rather than bears or humans.

Silhouette
20 June 2014 Cougar, Skamania County, Washington Class B #45899

Possible daytime sightings by expedition attendees near Mt. Adams

The witness and a companion walked into a meadow off an old logging road mid-afternoon after the companion made calls. While scanning the treeline the witness saw a large, silent figure move quickly left to right through trees, noting a hand and long straggly hair, then a second broader flash before losing sight. They radioed camp, waited and watched, and saw a deer approach closely then bolt screaming toward the woods; a later search with others found nothing further that day.

Partial sighting
19 June 2014 Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama Class B #45498

Strange occurrences are ongoing at a rural home outside Talladega

Late at night at home, the witness heard dogs barking and howling and went to the door with a flashlight to scan the woods. The beam caught two pairs of eyeshine on either side of a tree a short distance inside the treeline at different heights. The eyes looked toward the witness and then toward each other before withdrawing into the woods out of view.

Eyeshine
18 June 2014 Bowling Green, Logan County, Kentucky Class B #46334

Guy exploring creeks finds tracks then growled at by large dark figure 10mi northeast of Russellville

The witness returned on a Sunday afternoon to a wooded creek confluence where large tracks had been found days earlier. While approaching, something large moved alongside through the woods breaking branches, and the witness found large footprints including a tiny print in one heel. The witness then heard a large splash in the creek followed by paired guttural growls that stopped after the witness whooped, and later described seeing a large hairy figure peeking from behind a tree across the creek.

TracksPartial sightingGrowlMovement only
14 June 2014 Concrete, Whatcom County, Washington Class B #47161

Dark figure observed thru binoculars during an afternoon on Baker Lake near Swift Creek

The witness was sitting on a picnic table overlooking the lake and scanning the far treeline with binoculars while a relative photographed nearby. She noticed what looked like a dark head and upper body peeking from beside a tree across the lake, watched it for several minutes, then found it gone after looking away and back. She mentioned it to the relative, who searched with a camera lens but saw nothing.

Partial sighting
6 June 2014 Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia Class B #45604

Farmer cutting hay spots a human-like figure running near Tazewell

The witness was cutting hay by tractor on a family farm when he looked back to re-cut a missed strip and saw a tall dark human-shaped figure running away downhill into a narrow patch of woods. He watched it for a few seconds at about 100 yards as it headed toward thicker woods toward the mountains. He later compared its height to a tall relative and estimated it at about seven feet with very long strides.

Full-body sighting
6 June 2014 Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #45347

Five men hear tree knocks, and begin exchange of vocalizations and taps while on an expedition near Estacada

A group of five hiked an old closed ridge road around midnight under moonlight. After the leader produced knocks, responsive knocking came from timber about 50 feet away where a shadowy figure was seen, and the leader exchanged sounds with it. As the group hiked back to their cars they were flanked with glowing eyes, vocalizations and rustling.

Wood knockSilhouetteEyeshineVocalization