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Vocalizations and tense sighting reported by couple hiking and camping near Trout Lake
On a hot midday in 2004, the witness was walking alone on an overgrown forest road while cave hunting with her husband nearby in dense brush. After hearing gravel move behind her, she saw a huge cinnamon-colored hairy human-like figure cross a ditch in one or two fast quiet steps and stop motionless behind trees, leaving only a massive shoulder and long muscular arm visible. Frozen with fear, she slowly backed away about 100 yards before shouting for her husband, who arrived after the figure had vanished.
Afternoon sighting by motorists near Quinault Fish Hatchery
Three women driving from Lake Quinault toward the coast in the afternoon saw a tall, dark-haired bipedal animal cross the highway in front of their pickup. The animal glanced toward them, continued across without hurrying, and disappeared into brush on the far side. The driver sped up to get a closer look but the animal had finished crossing by the time they passed.
Camper sees creature near horses through night vision
The witness was camping overnight with relatives and sleeping in a truck after hearing branches breaking. While watching toward nearby horses with night vision, the witness saw a tall man-like figure staring back that towered over a standing horse. The figure then bent double and swayed its head in time with the horses. A relative also said he saw a man standing in the same direction.
Vocalizations heard and animal observed near Hibbing
The husband got up early and heard an unfamiliar calling sound, so he went outside to get mail and look for the source. Near his car he saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about 50 feet away in pines, watched it briefly, then it noticed him and ran toward the woods and field. He later found large pressed-down footprints in grass, and the spouse's father found scat in the same area said to differ from deer or bear.
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.
Hunters experience odor, sounds and a brief sighting in cypress swamp
The witness and companions returned in the morning to the area where a decapitated boar had been found the day before. They heard crashing in the brush and a loud scream and ran toward the sound. They saw a tall dark figure cross a dyke and wade through deep water until it disappeared. Shortly after, a hog head was thrown from the swamp and struck a companion, who fired shots, and the group left that afternoon.
Smell, vocalization, sighting report
While scouting, the group returned to the area where they had found a decapitated hog. They heard crashing and a loud scream, then saw a tall dark figure run over a dyke and wade through deep water with only its head and shoulders visible. Moments later a hog head was thrown from the swamp and struck a companion, who fired several shots toward the swamp before the group left.
Two teens have daylight sighting near Alton
Two companions were building a squirrel-hunting blind at the edge of the woods when a dead tree they had been unable to push over cracked and fell. They then saw a tall, upright, hair-covered figure standing nearby. The pair quickly left the area and ran home.
Footsteps heard, large figure seen by camper
Five people were camped for two nights over a July 4th weekend. On the second night after sleep began, three campers reported disturbances around the tents. The reporter heard crunching footsteps nearby without hearing anyone exit a tent, a companion heard similar sounds and saw a large figure move away from another tent into darkness, and the occupant of that tent heard movement and felt something press against the tent. The group compared accounts the next day after leaving and did no evidence search.
While towing trailer to campsite, family has mid-morning road encounter near Butte Falls
The witness was driving while towing a trailer to a campsite with his wife and daughter when he and his wife saw a pitch-black hair-covered figure by the highway. The figure stepped from the road into the forest and was gone when they looked for a person or vehicle nearby. The witness returned about an hour later to search for tracks but found none because the ground was dry and hard.
Villager Observes a Large, Bipedal Animal in the Kincolith River
The witness was fishing on the river in the late afternoon when he noticed a figure about 150 yards away in shallow water. The figure ignored his whistles, shouts, and arm-waving, splashed in place for about an hour, then stood and walked out of the water on two legs away from the village. The witness, who reports seeing grizzly bears regularly, stated he was certain it was not a bear.
A few witnesses see something reach through an open window in Mescalero N.M
The witness was staying with a companion in the living room of a relative's house late at night after a relative had reported a very tall figure outside. After hearing noises like objects being thrown in the dining room, the witness went to check and saw a large hand reach through the window, across a table, and take a bowl containing food. Those present were frightened and the witness called the conservation office, after which nothing further happened that night.
Woman reports sighting at the edge of backyard
On a sunny mid-July 2004 afternoon the witness went to sit on the back porch after the dogs barked then whined at the dog door. From about 200-300 yards away she watched a tall rust-colored hairy biped peeking around a tree and swaying to watch her for about six minutes, later stepping in front of the tree while staying hunched. After checking children in the front yard she found it gone, and later found flattened grass and knapweed at the tree.
Nighttime sighting by campers stopped on remote road near Wishkah
Two people stopped on a remote logging road at dusk to check their truck bed before meeting friends at a campsite. After getting back in with headlights on, they saw a large hair-covered figure standing in the road about 15-20 feet ahead. Before they could react, it jumped from a standstill up and over a roughly six-foot road bank and disappeared silently.
Strange vocalizations heard by swimmers near Oroville
At dusk three people were at a lake launch ramp making loud echoes and whistle imitations. Something large was heard moving through brush toward them, followed by a loud cooing sound nearby. After retreating to their car, they saw eyes low at the treeline in a light, exchanged soft whistles with the source, and left after it whistled back.
At dusk, swimmers hear vocalizations and whistles near Lake Oroville
Three people were at a lake launch ramp at dusk when the witness imitated a whistle from a recording. Movement was heard approaching through brush above the lake to within about 200 feet. A light showed eyes low along the treeline, and whistling exchanges continued until the group left in their car.
Three men have a late night encounter with a bi-pedal figure
Three friends were on a late-night bike ride and had stopped to talk by a pond. They noticed a tall tan-or-gray figure standing behind a tree in the darkness. As they approached, the figure moved bipedally across the path toward the woods and one witness saw it glance back. The group followed to the wood line and heard movement in the branches for a short time before silence.
A woman has close sighting through living room window, very near the Zaleski State Forest
On June 20, 2004 around 2 a.m., the witness was watching TV at home when she noticed a large dark shadow looking in through full-length windows facing the woods. The shape moved when she turned off the TV, and she remained in the recliner overnight. The next morning she found two very large hand-like prints on the glass that she judged to be non-human based on her fingerprint training.
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.
Road grader operator observes creature crossing logging road in Ocala National Forest
The witness was grading a remote forest road around noon when he spotted a large hairy creature about 200 yards ahead standing by the road and looking at him. After watching for about a minute, the creature crossed the road in three steps and disappeared into the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and found large human-like footprints and broken branches, left food and water, and found them untouched on his return pass.