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LAST WEEK (06/23/25): Close range sighting of a sasquatch by a motorist near Sturgis
The witness was driving alone at night on a highway through the Black Hills when a large dark biped stepped over a guardrail onto the road very close to the car. She saw its shoulders, chest and legs beside the passenger side before it disappeared into darkness behind the vehicle. Frightened, she did not stop and immediately called her fiancé about what she had seen.
Truck driver has early morning sighting on Highway 44 near Missouri River
The witness was driving a straight truck east on a highway near the Missouri River before dawn and saw a dark figure crouched on the right shoulder in the headlights. As the truck closed to about 15 feet, the figure stood on two legs and moved away from the road, appearing as tall as the top of the passenger window. The witness later returned in daylight but found no tracks due to frozen ground, though roadkill remains were present near the spot.
Early evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 244 near Horsethief Lake
The witness was driving westbound home on Highway 244 when he saw a large, reddish-brown hairy figure standing a few feet off the side of the road. He viewed it in left-side profile for only two to three seconds as he passed, noting its tall lean build, long arms, slouched posture, and thigh hair. When he checked the rear mirror it was gone, and a return visit the next day found only a well-used trail.
Police officer describes late night road crossing sighting south of Wanblee
The witness, a police officer on midnight patrol, was driving back toward town when he noticed movement in the roadside ditch. Moments later a hair-covered figure ran across the road in front of his vehicle from west to east, visible only from thigh to shoulder in the headlights. He stopped to look but it was gone, and the next morning he found grass impressions showing heel and toes.
While driving his pickup, cowboy has night time sighting near Custer
After eating in town, the witness drove a dirt road back toward camp in Custer State Park at night. Near the top of a hill, a tall hair-covered figure came down the left embankment, crossed the road directly in front of the truck in a single long step, and continued down the steep slope on the right, dislodging dust and rocks. The witness did not stop, returned to camp, loaded the horse which was uneasy, and left for home.
Camp counselor describes unusual incidents near Custer
The witness and a companion had returned to shore after late-night canoeing and were talking by the lake. The witness noticed a tall, fuzzy, person-like figure standing uphill by a pine tree and watched it about 30 seconds before alerting the companion. The companion turned after their friend passed under a light, and the figure stepped behind the tree and vanished without being seen by the companion.
Multiple witness reports of sightings of creature.
A party of five was fishing on the Cheyenne River south of Faith when they noticed a tall hairy bear-like creature watching them from across the river. As they hurried to gather their gear to leave, a boy in the group said it was waving at them. The creature was described as taller than the small cottonwood trees along the bank.
Large bipedal animal frequently observed by a South Dakota family
A family reports seeing an unidentified tall biped around their rural home over four years, usually at night. The creature is described as 7 to 9 feet tall, walking upright with a slight hunch and running too fast to follow. Footprints, hair, possible saliva, blood stains, and snapped small trees were also found on the property. Up to nine family members in three houses have seen it when arriving, leaving, or moving between houses.
Creature observed coming up over a ridge.
In June 1996 the witness was alone minding a soup pot at a vision-quest camp on Bear Butte when she looked toward a ridge about 100 yards away and saw a figure come over the top. Startled, she looked down and then back, feeling a rush, goosebumps, and a tug on her T-shirt as the figure apparently left very quickly and unseen. She announced she was going to her tent and later heard from elders that such sightings around the camp were considered common and good luck.
Sasquatch sighting near Todd County (1994)
After moving a trailer to a remote timber edge, a woman and companion endured months of shaking, objects thrown and small ape-like figures on the roof. Once a larger six to seven foot figure was seen in a tree making whooping sounds as the group left. After they began leaving food out, the disturbances reportedly stopped.
Sasquatch sighting near White River, South Dakota
Three men cruising slowly came over a hill to see a black hunched figure in the road. Within about fifty yards it sprang upright, vaulted a fence in one leap and stared with orange eyes. All occupants agreed on seeing a very large hairy man.
Sasquatch sighting near Mission, South Dakota
An officer responding to a car break-in at dusk saw a large dark figure flee the residence. He pursued in a four-wheel drive vehicle for several hundred yards but lost it when it reached the tree line at the canyon edge, noting its speed exceeded what he expected.
Sasquatch sighting near Parmelee, South Dakota
While two officers transported detainees back in early morning, a detainee pointed out something in the river. One officer described seeing something in the water while the other and the detainee described a large man-like figure crossing on two feet.
Cryptid sighting near Tripp County
Long ago before horses, a thirty-foot giant attacked a small village at night, destroying lodges and swallowing several women whole. Eight men tracked him, dug a massive trench, lured him to trip into it, and buried him with rocks and earth until he suffocated. They cut open his belly to recover the women, and his grave is said to be a lone oblong butte.
Cryptid sighting in South Dakota
The guest's uncle was alone on Bear Butte on a multi-day vision quest holding his pipe. While dozing he heard two little voices planning to take the pipe and felt tugs on it. He woke growling and saw two six-inch-high little men with wide eyes who fled into the woods.
Sasquatch sighting near Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Years later the witness was camping at a ceremonial gathering on a reservation when he repeatedly felt watched going to the restroom at night. An older man walked him away from the fire toward the cook shack to look into the dark, where they both saw two massive shadowy upright shapes standing at the edge of camp watching. The older man said such beings are drawn to ceremonies to observe and protect, and they remained at a distance without approaching or making sound.
Sasquatch sighting near Porcupine, South Dakota
The same relative twice saw and chased the creature in a vehicle as it escaped up a draw, noting large eye shine and finding a partial running footprint.
Sasquatch sighting near Porcupine, South Dakota
The same witness later spotlighted a very tall bipedal creature near trees that quickly moved up the ridge.
Sasquatch sighting near Porcupine, South Dakota
A witness using a spotlight saw a very tall reddish-brown-haired creature squatting on a ridge with gold eye reflection.
Sasquatch sighting near Porcupine, South Dakota
Other former residents reportedly saw the creature in the same area in the 1960s and told the family about it.