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Hiker encounters large animal at close range in Mount Washington Wilderness
The witness was hiking down into high lake country when a strong bad odor caught attention. About 15 to 20 feet away at the tree line, an upright dark-haired creature stood looking at the witness. The creature turned and quickly left over a small hill into forest cover within seconds. The frightened witness left the area westward and has not returned.
Oregon pyschologist observes a creature resembling Bigfoot about 60 feet away while hiking on a trail with his family
A family hiking uphill toward a large tree smelled a strong pungent odor and heard a repeated whoa-like sound that grew louder. The adult who stepped off the trail to watch saw a very tall, dark-haired upright figure move between trees and look toward the family. The family continued uphill without further sound or sighting and later reported the encounter to park staff.
Family observed by a Bigfoot while fishing in private wetland near Ray City
The witness was fishing with family members spread along a small channel when a child began crying. The witness noticed movement across the channel and watched a large hairy upright figure step from dense woods, observe for about 30 seconds, then leave once the crying stopped. The witness heard leaf crunching and twig breaks as it departed and noticed a skunk-like odor afterward, telling family only after reaching the vehicle.
Party of five campers observe 7 foot creature outside their RV
Five people sleeping in an RV in a campground awoke when the dog barked and saw a large hairy figure about 10 feet away. The figure looked toward the RV then left with a human-like jog in long strides amid grunting sounds and a strong odor. The next morning the group found huge footprints outside.
On the way to work, motorists have morning road-cross encounter near Eglin
The witness and a companion were driving through a wooded reservation on the way to work when they stopped by a dirt road. After getting back in the truck, the witness saw a large dark figure emerge from the treeline and cross the road in a few long strides while glancing toward them. They drove to the other side of a gully, noticed a strong odor, but the figure was gone and no tracks were later found.
Nighttime sightings on Mescalero IR
The reporter woke about 3 a.m. and saw a tall black figure walking up the road near a street light, noticing a dead-like odor. After it passed behind trees, the reporter woke the mother and both watched its figure through trees in a ditch by the road. They described it as playing with a can or object lying by the road.
Memory told of a daylight sighting as a youth near Fenton
The witness, then a teenager, was playing with a companion on a relative's wooded property when the companion came running back in panic. The witness then saw a tall, bulky, dark-brown-furred figure standing about sixty feet away beyond a gate, poking the ground with a stick. After briefly watching, the witness fled to the house, and a later search of the area found no tracks or other sign.
Motorist has a possible nighttime sighting west of Albion
Late at night the witness was driving home from work when a strong odor was noticed through an open vehicle window. The witness then saw a very large dark figure beside the road between a ditch and a field about 120 feet away in the headlights, moving upright and pausing as the vehicle passed. The witness was frightened and said the figure was not a coyote, wolf, or bear known from the area.
Coon hunter and dogs experience close encounter in Sulphur River bottoms between Doddridge and Fouke.
The witness was coonhunting with dogs in flooded timber at night when the dogs treed separately. After catching their own dogs, the witness heard wading steps, a growl and a whistling sound and smelled a strong putrid odor while the dogs whimpered. The witness then saw a very tall hair-covered creature standing behind them that hissed and splashed water toward them before the witness fled. The creature followed briefly then moved away making moaning sounds, and the witness saw a very large four-toed footprint while leaving.
Sasquatch sighting near Interlochen, Florida (2000)
On a cold Friday winter night under a full moon, the witness ran at full speed into an upright hairy figure while trying to ambush children walking the dirt road. He stared at it from about two feet for up to two minutes, noting size and mange-like appearance, before it swung hand-over-hand through trees into swamp water. He was left with an overpowering sweet garbage-like body odor lasting days and moved his family away within weeks.
Sighting in wheat field near Fouke
The witness reports encountering a tall, hairy, human-like creature walking away from them. The creature stopped and looked in the witness's direction, which frightened the witness. A strong musky odor was smelled on the wind during the encounter.
Four youths have harrowing experience in Alabama backwoods.
Four young men camped on a companion's land and heard approaching grunts, heavy footsteps and foul odor across a creek at dusk. After a rock was thrown toward the unseen sounds, something shrieked, circled the camp and emitted a loud high-pitched scream, prompting them to leave and later return with a parent. The primary witness heard noises again overnight, and the next morning the group found large footprints, hair and a bedding area before the primary witness briefly saw a tall hair-covered upright creature that looked at him and ran away.
Truck driver has a short but memorable encounter
A semi-truck driver pulled over at a desert highway pullout at night and got out of the truck. He heard rocks falling, noticed a strong decaying odor that became gagging, and saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his headlights while making a loud grunt. Frightened, he got back in the truck and drove away.
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.
Daylight sighting by a wood cutter on a logging road in the Mts. above Oakley
The witness was cutting firewood and loading blocks into a truck when a very foul odor suddenly appeared. Looking around, the witness saw a brown-furred biped about 100 feet away walking up a slope out of a ravine with its back turned. The creature briefly steadied itself with a hand on a tree and continued uphill without looking at the witness. Frightened, the witness finished loading quickly and left the area.
Motorist observes bipedal animal shaking a pecan tree near Camp LeJeune
While commuting to work in the morning, the witness pulled over to watch what they first thought was a bear sitting under a large pecan tree. After noticing a strong foul odor, they watched the animal stand, walk to the tree on two feet, and shake pecans from it. After the witness honked, the animal froze, turned to look, made a loud screeching noise, and ran quickly into the woods.
while sitting on a tree stand hunter observed bi-pedal creature walking at high speeds.
The witness was hunting from a tree stand when a tall bipedal creature moved past quickly. The witness reported a strong zoo-like odor and described the animal as hunched with a coned head, wide shoulders, and black hair. Footprints were found in the area.
Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1999)
While hunting with a friend near an old homestead clearing, the witness saw a tall dark figure drop quickly into bushes. Later that evening while hiking out on a ridge trail, both men were hit by an intense wall of foul body odor. The friend told him to stay quiet and keep walking, and they never discussed it again.
Three witnesses encounter a large creature while walking down a gravel road outside South Sioux City
Late at night three people walking on a gravel road smelled a strong foul odor. When they returned to the spot, a tall creature stood up from the roadside ditch, frightening them and causing them to flee. As they ran home they saw deer in a nearby cornfield and heard an extremely loud screeching-howling sound.
Tracks and vocalizations lead to sighting by trappers in Bellville area
Two men checking trap lines on a quiet afternoon in early September 1998 encountered a hair-covered creature at about 100 feet. The creature watched them briefly before running uphill into the forest. The men described brown body hair, a low forehead, small dark eyes, huge hands, a bulky build and a foul odor, then removed their traps and did not return.