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10 October 2024 Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee Class A #77933

Camper is surprised to see a face looking back at him from a ravine near TN/NC border SE of Tellico Plains

The witness was hiking with an expedition group near an old building and went behind it to look for sign. About 50 yards away the witness saw a dark shape that resolved into a face with heavy brow, broad nose, dark hair and dark eyes that turned to the side and back before disappearing. Afterward the witness heard whistles and a low guttural sound, felt unwelcome and unwell, waited, then later sketched what was seen.

Partial sightingWhistleVocalization
November 2022 Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia Class A #75388

Deer Hunter describes Pre-Dawn Encounter with a Sasquatch on Glade Mountain 9 miles East of Marion

The witness was walking to a deer hunting blind before sunrise when he noticed a dark shape lying across the trail in moonlight. When he shone his flashlight on it, the shape rose to vertical, turned away, and walked bipedally into dense vegetation almost silently. He later heard a throat-clearing sound from the thicket and found only disturbed leaves where it had gone.

Partial sightingVocalization
November 2022 Kentucky #42c08fcc-201f-4097-bda4-28d0a2c66155

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (2022)

In November 2022 the witness took a young child deer hunting and sat against a tree on a ridgeline at dawn. After hearing a loud baby-like cry and a heavy barreling sound down the cliff, the witness saw a large black-haired bipedal creature stop nearby, appear angry, then soften, gesture with its hands, back away, and leap up the cliff out of sight. The witness left with the child and later found large marks where the creature had climbed.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsAnimal behaviour
2018, probably like autumn Dundas, Ontario #ff0bca52-c801-46bb-817b-ae61bd645491

Sasquatch sighting near Dundas, Ontario (2018)

The witness spent a week building a fire pit in a valley behind houses. A very tall dark-haired figure came down the hill, waved and said hello in a flat tone, smiled very widely, then played peekaboo behind trees. It then threw large river rocks from 70-80 yards away, landing close to the witness, who fled home and later estimated its height at 8-9 feet and found a discarded jacket.

Full-body sightingVocalizationRock throwingAnimal behaviour
29 October 2017 Arkansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/12/sc-ep405-i-shot-it

Sasquatch sighting in Arkansas (2017)

The guest was alone on a ladder deer stand before sunrise when he heard movement and vocal exchanges between two creatures. A large hairy creature stayed partly behind a cedar tree about 35 yards away, showing an arm, leg, foot and left side of its face. Fearing for his life, he shot it just above the knee, heard a loud scream, and watched it flee very fast; he later recovered the bullet with hair and saw blood.

Partial sightingScreamWhoopVocalization
8 August 2017 Cle Elum WA, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #69553

Possible encounter in darkness outside Cle Elem

A group of four was camped overnight in a remote riverside campground. About 3 a.m. the witness, sleeping in a vehicle, woke to rustling and watched a large dark figure hunched over the picnic table going through bags and trash from about 15 feet away. Companions in tents heard rustling and grunting. In the morning there was no scattered trash, but a charcoal bag showed marks and some contents missing.

SilhouetteVocalizationUnidentified soundProperty disturbancePossible misidentification
Spring 2015 Elgin, Lee County, Texas Class A #51821

Family has multiple sightings and interactions in their backyard near Elgin

The witness reports nearly a year of interaction at a rural home property where food left in a tree was taken, rocks were tossed near family members, vocalizations and a strong odor were noted, and a large hairy figure was partly seen beside a tree. The family came to view the main animal as a gentle female and believed several others including young were present. Activity is said to have faded after new homes were built nearby.

Partial sightingWhoopGrowlScreamVocalization +5
July 2014 Atlanta, Cass County, Texas Class A #45818

Father and son have a close daylight encounter while driving to Wright Patman Lake

A man driving to fish with his son stopped on a road near a lake after seeing what he thought was a bear. The animal stood upright, revealing a very tall, broad, dark-brown hairy human-like form, and the driver got out and shouted at it. The creature vocalized loudly, threw part of a snake toward them, then ran rapidly into the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVocalizationObject throwing
8 June 2014 Bremen, Cullman County, Alabama Class A #45296

Motorist observes a Bigfoot chasing a deer at night near Bremen

A driver stopped for a deer sprinting across the road at sunset and then saw a tall hair-covered creature stop near the road edge before turning and walking back into pine forest. As the driver moved forward with the window down, a strong musty odor and loud deep grunts were noticed, with the creature seen about 50 feet inside the treeline. The driver then left the area.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdor
30 September 2013 Between Ocean Shores And Hoquiam, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #42448

Motorist has a close daylight sighting of a Sasquatch chasing a deer near Ocean Shores (Sketches included)

The witness was driving on Highway 109 in early afternoon when a deer ran across the road, prompting slowing for a possible follower. A large bipedal male creature then ran across the road in three strides and stopped on the embankment about 20 feet away, facing the witness. After staring, the creature made a bared-teeth threat display, vocalized loudly, gestured to go away, then turned and disappeared into brush.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
July 2013 Granite Falls, Verlot, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #41602

Group of friends have possible late night interaction in an old rock quarry near Granite Falls

Six people hiked up a forest road at night to revisit the witness's prior sighting area. After making knocks and whoop calls, they reported hearing a return knock, whoops, a guttural grumble and a moan, and seeing multiple eye-shines. Later in a quarry area they reported watching a human-like figure in night-vision goggles that crouched when noticed, followed by a rock thrown nearby, after which they left.

EyeshineWood knockWhoopHowlVocalization +3
16 May 2013 Highland City, Polk County, Florida Class B #41265

Possible sighitng at dusk by father and daughter riding an ATV near Bartow

The witness and his daughter were riding a four-wheeler through orange groves to watch pigs when they stopped to listen. They heard several loud noises likened to yelling or a panther cry, then both saw a large dark upright figure move quickly between tree rows. Frightened, they left quickly, and the witness later concluded it resembled a Sasquatch.

Partial sightingVocalization
February 2012 Fort McMurray, Alberta #b9561a03-291d-453b-ac7c-67a672b3674b

Sasquatch sighting near Fort McMurray, Alberta (2012)

The witness was driving a water truck north of Fort McMurray and stopped for caribou crossing. Two bear-like animals approached and stood upright, revealing a tall brown female and a smaller black young male. A much larger male carrying a caribou appeared behind the truck, roared, charged, and struck the truck as the witness drove away, leaving a dent.

Full-body sightingVocalizationVehicle contact
4 May 2011 New Smyrna Beach, Brevard County, Florida Class A #29529

Fishing guide with clients approached by a Florida Skunk-Ape in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (includes witness sketch)

The witness was guiding a fishing charter by boat in a remote refuge in the morning when a reddish-brown hairy biped was seen searching a sand bank. The creature approached to close range, stood erect and faced the boat for several seconds, vocalized, then left quietly into mangroves. The sighting lasted about two minutes and was watched by the guide and two clients.

Full-body sightingVocalization
4 May 2009 Marion, Osceola County, Michigan Class A #35282

Close encounter experienced while waiting for the school bus near Marion

The witness and his sister were waiting at a rarely used roadside bus stop before sunrise when they smelled a foul odor and heard low grunting that grew louder and more aggressive. A large dark-brown figure then knocked over a small dead tree across the road and ran toward them. Both fled a short distance to their house, with the figure closing to within a few feet before continuing into the woods.

Full-body sightingVocalizationGrowlOdorTree break
August 2008 Asheville, North Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/07/10/sc-ep234-i-thought-i-was-going-to-die

Sasquatch sighting near Asheville, North Carolina (2008)

The witness and two friends were on a three-day hiking and camping trip in the mountains near Asheville. On the third day they were spread out traversing a steep slope when the witness stopped to rest and heard movement in thick brush below. Something rushed from behind, knocked him into a tree, then stood over him as he lay on his stomach, vocalizing loudly when he tried to look up and swaying while breathing heavily. It glanced toward a second noise downhill, then left as the friends approached calling out, leaving the witness injured and shaken.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
January 2008 HARDY, Fulton County, Arkansas Class A #40020

Man has a close daytime encounter with a probable Bigfoot family outside Hardy

The witness was driving on a gravel mountain road in the early morning when he saw a small dark animal sitting in the road. A tall brown-haired female came from the woods, picked up the juvenile and carried it back into the trees. After the witness got out of his car a rock struck the car and a much larger dark individual appeared behind the car, vocalized loudly, then crossed the road into the woods. The witness drove a short distance ahead, stopped, heard movement in the woods and had more small rocks thrown toward him before leaving.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingRock throwingVocalizationMovement only
December 2006 Harlan / Hyden, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #40278

Hunter in a ghillie suit on Pine Mountain has a close encounter

A deer hunter in scent-masking clothes and a ghillie suit was set up on a rock overlooking a saddle at daybreak. A large dark ape-like animal threw a stick that landed behind him, then charged after he shouted and pointed his muzzleloader. He fired in front of it to deter it; it stopped, stood, grunted, and a smaller one emerged crying before both left. He abandoned his gear and found it ransacked the next day.

Full-body sightingObject throwingVocalizationScreamProperty disturbance
8 August 2005 Wright's Lake, El Dorado County, California Class A #15821

Backpacker's moonlit encounter near the trail from Wright's Lake to Enchanted Pools

While camping alone at night near a stream, the witness heard a deep growl and saw a crouched dark mass at the treeline, fired warning shots, then heard rocks repeatedly splashing in the stream for hours and heard deep oof sounds on a later approach. Near dawn a very tall hair-covered female-like figure stood by the tent and walked rapidly toward the witness despite additional warning shots, then ran away over granite and out of sight. The witness remained in place until daylight and then hiked out.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingSilhouetteGrowlVocalization +2
3 September 2003 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class A #7718

Four teens camping hear grunting or snorting, observe creature walk from corn field into the woods

The witness and three companions were spending the night in a tent in a backyard with a small fire when they heard grunting or snorting noises for about 15 minutes. They then saw a tall hairy upright creature along the tree line at the edge of a harvested corn field for about 20 seconds. The creature looked toward them and then ran into the woods amid falling limbs and other noises, frightening them so they went inside.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound