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3 October 1999 Jackson County, Oregon Class A #675

Witness observed "thing" walk briskly away

While deer hunting on a steep timbered slope in the evening, the witness noticed movement about 70 yards away. The dark, tall figure was judged too tall to be a deer and moved briskly through the trees for about 40 yards without making sound despite dry, crunchy conditions, then turned downhill and disappeared from sight.

Partial sighting
October 1999 Libby, Lincoln County, Montana #4112

Man and his son see creature walking near Lake Kookunusa

The witness and a companion were driving on a skid trail while hunting in the morning. They saw a large bipedal hairy figure walking in a clearcut that stopped and stared at them briefly before walking into the trees. The witness, experienced with large game animals, said they had never seen anything like it and they left the area quickly.

Full-body sighting
October 1999 Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon #1816

Hunters encounter creature cross road and run down bank

Two people in a truck heading to hunt before dawn encountered an animal they first thought was a bear. The animal came down a bank onto the road about 10 yards in front of the truck, paused to look, then went down the bank on the opposite side. Its eyes reflected bright yellow in the headlights and it moved downhill over steep terrain at very high speed when the passenger started to exit the truck.

Road crossingEyeshine
October 1999 Takilma, Josephine County, Oregon #697

Campers see large, black, hairy creature walk in front of headlights at campsite

The witness was camping with a large group near a cabin and went with three or four companions to explore the woods at night. From a ridge above their parked vehicles, the men watched a large hairy figure walk between them and the headlights, blocking the lights briefly at each vehicle before walking away slowly. The group returned to the cabin and spent the night feeling watched.

Silhouette
October 1999 Jackson County, Oregon #214

W of Crater Lake National Park near Union creek

The witness was [name withheld] on a steep timbered hillside in the late afternoon when they noticed movement about 70 yards away. The dark, tall figure walked briskly through the trees for about 40 yards without making sound despite dry, crunchy conditions, then turned downhill and disappeared from view.

Partial sighting
October 1999 Jefferson County, Indiana Class A #1696

Deer Hunter watches a bigfoot run across a field and into the forest behind him

While bow-hunting deer from a tree stand at approaching dark, the witness saw a dark figure run quickly through brush and across openings, covering in seconds ground that had taken minutes to walk. The figure was described as taller than the witness and black all over with a hump on its back. Afterward the witness left quickly and learned a hunting companion nearby had heard movement but seen nothing, and checkout staff said no other hunters were in the area.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
October 1999 Colmesniel, Tyler County, Texas Class A #11687

While checking deer feeders, hunter has encounter on Neches River

A witness went to fill deer feeders in a river bottom in late afternoon and found a feeder tangled in a tree. While investigating, the witness followed glimpses of a shaggy animal through thick cover to a river crossing where it stepped into the open and was seen upright for about 10 seconds before leaving. After it left, the witness heard a loud snap behind and left the area.

Partial sightingProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
October 1999 Hydro, Caddo County, Oklahoma Class A #3042

Daylight sighting from interstate highway.

While riding as a passenger east on I-40 near Hydro, Oklahoma, the witness saw a very large black hair-covered biped emerge from a treeline. The creature walked to a creek, squatted at the edge, and moved a hand in the water before the witness lost sight of it. The observation lasted about five seconds in clear early-evening conditions from two to three football fields away.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
October 1999 Greyland, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #7455

Hunting couple has visual and auditory encounter near coast

During a day of deer hunting, the witness saw a face-like form crouched under a fir tree about 100 yards away that she felt resembled drawn depictions of Sasquatch. Later that evening she and her husband heard prolonged loud howling and screaming from the timberline that stopped abruptly when her husband stood to leave. They left without seeing the source of the sound and later interpreted the face, odor mentioned earlier in the day, and vocalizations as related.

Partial sightingHowlScream
October 1999 Randle, Skamania County, Washington Class A #4779

Large animal lures men away from possible younger animal near Mt. St. Helens

Four relatives drove to the Mt. St. Helens area to look for Bigfoot in poor winter weather. From a viewpoint, a relative using a spotting scope watched a large dark upright figure move across a distant meadow and later return with a smaller figure first mistaken for a stump. The group searched the area without regaining visual contact. Shortly afterward at a nearby creek, the driver found a large bare footprint in mud and made a plaster cast of it.

Partial sightingTracks
15 September 1999 Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois Class A #8696

Nighttime sighting of gray upright animal near Kewanee

Late at night the witness was driving home from a second-shift job along a rural road by Mud Creek. The headlights illuminated a tall, greyish hairy figure standing on two legs and leaning on a wire fence beside a cornfield. After a few seconds the figure turned and ran on two legs into the corn toward nearby woods.

Partial sighting
September 1999 Hope, British Columbia Class A #3899

Camper witnesses animal on two legs climbing up gully east of Hope, south of Hwy 3, near Nicolum Creek

The witness walked into an abandoned gravel pit area to gather firewood and saw a large bulky animal in a gully about 50 yards away standing on two legs. The animal's back was turned and its head remained hidden by foliage while it appeared to dig in bushes. When the witness retreated toward the truck, the animal climbed the opposite slope on two legs using its forearms and disappeared into trees at the top.

Partial sighting
September 1999 Schuyler County, New York Class A #1450

Motorists and firefighters observe a sasquatch darting across Rt. 224 SE of Odessa

While driving at night the witness and a companion saw a tall dark figure dart across the road in front of oncoming fire trucks. The figure reportedly ran on two legs with long strides and ape-like arm swings, crossing from a cornfield into brush and woods. The witnesses interpreted it as a frightened animal rather than a person and later found no tracks at the site.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 1999 MASONTOWN, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Class A #2898

Motorist sees 8ft creature in road

The witness reports stopping a car on a wooded road at night to urinate and seeing an animal on all fours about 40 yards away that was first mistaken for a deer. The creature then stood on two legs, made a loud unfamiliar noise, and was viewed in the headlights as tall, hair-covered, and red-eyed. After the witness honked, it reportedly screamed again and ran into the trees.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationScream
September 1999 Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky Class A #1488

Young man sees BF run across a clearing, friend sees part of it

The witness and a companion were throwing rocks for a dog to fetch at a farm by woods when the dog became alert. The witness reports seeing something about 12 feet away move quickly across a clearing on two feet. The companion reportedly saw only the last moment and thought it was a bear, while the witness was convinced the sighting was real.

Partial sightingVocalization
September 1999 Cohasset, Itasca County, Minnesota Class A #69601

Grouse hunter describes encounter with a sasquatch 11 southwest of Grand Rapids, MN

While grouse hunting on a trail before dusk, the witness noticed a foul odor and a tall hair-covered figure crouched behind a wood pile about 40 yards ahead. The figure stood upright on two legs, looked at the witness, then turned and walked away over a hill into a clearcut. The witness followed to a hilltop to watch it walk through young trees before it disappeared into a swamp.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
September 1999 Huntsville, Cache County, Utah Class A #23822

ATV riders descibe dusk encounter in the Monte Cristo Range

The witness and a relative were riding an ATV back toward camp at dusk when alerted to a figure nearby. About 50 feet away, a large dark upright figure walked parallel to them along an old fence line before turning into the woods and disappearing. The pair left quickly for camp and spent a sleepless night after the brief sighting.

Full-body sighting
22 August 1999 Humboldt County, California Class A #2141

Creature observed scratching.

The witness and son were on a trail about a quarter mile from the river and stopped so the son could tie his shoe. The witness then noticed movement 150-200 feet away by a large old redwood stump and discerned a mass with a human-like torso from the waist up, apparently scratching its back against the stump. After gaining a back and profile view, the witness became fearful and both fled down the trail for about thirty seconds to a minute.

Partial sighting
16 August 1999 Hoodsport, Mason County, Washington #471

Brief sighting at Lake Cushman, WA

The witness and a friend were driving a truck on remote logging roads late at night when both reportedly saw a large brown furry figure jump vertically out of the truck's path during a turn. They stopped, got out briefly and shouted, then decided to return to camp. They later said the figure did not match a bear or deer to their knowledge and remained unexplained.

Partial sighting
15 August 1999 Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine Class B #2678

Two men see huge hairy animal near Poland

In August 1999 around 3 a.m., the witness and a relative were driving and turning off a highway. The relative pointed out a large hairy figure in bushes about 100 feet away in the woods. Both glimpsed it briefly in the headlights, describing it only as big and hairy.

Partial sighting