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12 August 2022 Mena, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #74818

Big howls heard by property owner, stones throw from OK/AR border near Mena AR

In early summer 2007 the witness was traveling north on Highway 259 near Big Cedar in the morning. About a half-mile ahead, a tall, very dark bipedal figure with long arms crossed the highway. The figure was uniformly dark brown to black from head to feet.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 May 2012 Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #35459

Early morning sighting on US 59 near Poteau

The witness was driving at night and turned onto a county road when the headlights revealed a tall hunched figure on the roadside. The figure ran into the trees as the vehicle approached. The witness slowed with the windows down to look for it and heard a very loud growl but did not see it again.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingGrowl
March 2012 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #34657

Daylight sighting along a highway near Big Cedar

A couple was driving slowly through hairpin curves on a mountain highway. The wife saw a tall, brown, hairy biped about 35-40 feet off the road. She watched for about 10-15 seconds as it walked with swinging arms from behind a tree into full side view and away without reacting to them. The husband did not see it because of the road conditions.

Full-body sighting
4 January 2012 Octavia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #31986

Passenger sees large biped figure on a powerline trail near Octavia

On a dusk drive in early January 2012, the witness was riding in the back seat when he noticed a large dark figure standing by a power-line pole near the tree line on a hill. The figure appeared wide-shouldered and hunched with bent knees, then moved into the woods in one gliding step as the car passed. The two companions in the car did not see it, and the witness concluded it was a sasquatch.

Silhouette
1 October 2009 Smithville, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #26711

Couple witness a possible juvenile running on all fours in Smithville

The witness and a companion were driving on a dirt road in daylight when they noticed a sweet but dead-like odor. Shortly after rounding a curve they watched a small dark short-haired quadruped cross from left to right into the woods. They stopped and looked but saw nothing further and could not identify the animal, later interpreting it as a possible baby Sasquatch.

Road crossingFull-body sightingOdor
5 March 2008 Honobia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #23733

Daylight observation by BFRO investigator near Honobia

The witness and a companion stopped while hiking and watched a reddish primate-like figure peeking from behind trees and brush about 100 feet away. The figure watched them for several minutes, moved away, then reappeared to peek briefly several more times over about 15 minutes. During the encounter they also heard movement in ravines on either side.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
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
27 October 2001 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #4532

Small sasquatch seen in tree by hunter, near Big Cedar

While hunting deer from a tree stand in the afternoon, the witness noticed movement in a large tree about sixty yards away. He watched for about six seconds a dark, chimpanzee-like primate about three to four feet tall standing erect on a branch. The animal appeared to look toward him before turning and disappearing into foliage; its feet and lower legs were not visible.

Partial sighting
1 July 2000 Octavia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #1302

Brief sighting by a fisherman ; Tracks found ; Report from investigators.

The witness was fishing downstream from family members when he briefly saw the lower legs of a dark figure stepping from the creek onto the bank and into dense brush. He searched the spot and found wet marks on rocks, disturbed soil, and dung, which companions helped videotape. He concluded the figure was unlikely to be human given the remote, rugged terrain.

Partial sightingTracksScat
March 2000 Hodgen, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #2018

Young man has road cross encounter at dusk

A driver reported watching a large, brown, heavy-set creature slowly jog across a remote two-lane road and continue up a hill on two legs without looking at him. The observation lasted about 10 seconds at dusk. He first thought it was a bear but changed his mind when it moved bipedally like a person.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
28 January 2000 Honobia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #1506

Nighttime sighting by trucker near Honobia

In July 1983 the witness was driving a tanker truck in the Honobia-Pickens area. A very large hairy creature ran across the road in front of the truck, nearly being hit, and continued running without stopping. The witness estimated it at about seven feet tall with a brownish upper body and lighter lower body and noted it wore no shoes.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1971 Five Miles Southeast Of Talihina, Okla. In Leflore County, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #2909

Deer kill stash discovered after bigfoot sighting

On a clear cold night in fall 1971, a group of students gathered at a party spot on Green Hill Road claimed a large hairy creature grabbed one member who had stepped into the woods. Another member reported seeing the animal standing about 20 feet away in a spotlight, prompting the group to flee into town. Later that night a larger group with law officers returned to search the woods but reported seeing nothing, and officers warned them to leave.

Partial sighting