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February 2008 Wakulla, Wakulla County, Florida Class A #23570

Two hikers see an upright ape running off into the brush in Apalachicola National Forest

Two companions hiking in Apalachicola National Forest stopped at a shallow brook to cool off. After leaving the water they heard rocks colliding and sticks breaking and went to investigate. They glimpsed an ape-like biped charging away through thick brush, breaking limbs and leaving a foul odor. Afterwards they noted disturbed rocks and a partial heel print that later dried out and was not photographed.

Partial sightingTracksOdorTree breakUnidentified sound
Summer 2008 Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire Class A #26113

Family sees Sasquatch at window several times near Gilford

The witness reports seeing a tall hair-covered figure passing the living room picture window about once a year over several years while watching television late at night. The figure is described as walking upright past the window in one direction and sometimes returning minutes later. The witness also reports hearing grunts, screams, footsteps and breaking limbs, and finding large unidentifiable prints in snow and broken branches in the yard.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteGrowlScreamFootsteps +4
October 2007 Pemberton Borough, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #23784

Teens experience possible nighttime stalking & intimidation in Pemberton

In fall 2007 five young men walked into semi-dense woods at night and noticed a strong foul odor. Brush began shaking violently and with flashlights they saw broad shoulders moving through vegetation, then noticed something running down a hill and a large fallen tree that had been moved from its prior position. As they left the valley they again heard movement and saw a crouched figure shimmying through thick brush before fleeing the area frightened.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified soundMovement only
30 September 2007 Right Off Of I-80, Between Auburn And Meadow Vista Exit On Drycreek Road, Placer County, California Class B #21808

Possible sighting by family walking their dog near Auburn

The witness and four family members walked a trail by a lake near dusk. After moving a large branch from the path, they found wet foot-shaped prints leading uphill and saw two dark human-like shapes lying still in the woods. They heard bipedal footsteps that stopped and started with them, then left and returned later to photograph and measure the prints and hear more steps and a breath-like sound.

TracksPartial sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
August 2007 About 22 Miles From Town In The Sawtooth Forrest, Cassia County, Idaho Class A #20884

Daytime encounter by two people near Rock Creek Road

The witness and a younger relative parked and hiked toward a beaver dam meadow. The relative heard knocking sounds and then saw a tall hunched hair-covered figure with striking yellow eyes watching from the treeline, while the witness smelled a strong odor and the dog barked and kept looking back. The group walked back to the truck without running while hearing twigs snapping behind them, and later wondered if they had disturbed the animal while feeding.

Partial sightingOdorWood knockUnidentified soundFootsteps
2 July 2007 Petersberg, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class A #20101

Afternoon sighting by hiker at Seneca Rocks

The witness was descending from Seneca Rocks on a shortcut and became lost in rough rocky terrain. They heard heavy footsteps and branches cracking, then saw the back of a tall orange-brown haired creature moving uphill about 30 yards away. The creature continued uphill quickly over rocks and disappeared, and the witness returned to the trail to tell family.

Partial sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
July 2007 Kenton TN, Gibson County, Tennessee Class A #63689

Group of children spot a Bigfoot emerging from cornfield between Kenton and Rutherford

The witness and six companions were sitting outside talking in a relative's front yard around midnight. After hearing odd noises and corn stalks breaking for some time while dogs reacted defensively, they heard a loud scream and saw a tall hair-covered humanoid emerge from the cornfield across the road. The group fled inside and did not tell the adults at the time.

Full-body sightingScreamUnidentified soundMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
1 January 2007 Valley, Lee County, Alabama Class B #18376

Couple reports possible stalking near abandoned rural graveyard outside town of Valley

The witness and her husband were sitting in their parked car at an overgrown abandoned graveyard at night. She heard branches breaking, felt watched, and noticed a foul odor, then watched a very tall bulky figure standing between pines and swaying side to side for several minutes before leaving. Her companion in the passenger seat did not see the figure, reportedly because of dashboard light glare.

Full-body sightingEyeshineUnidentified soundOdor
22 December 2006 Mckee, Jackson County, Kentucky Class A #24131

Large bipedal animal strolls past home near the Daniel Boone National Forest

The witness reports standing in a front doorway changing a bulb when a popping sound was heard and cats ran toward them. About a minute later the witness saw a very tall, light-colored, muscular creature walking calmly in the ditch across the highway behind the mailbox. The sighting lasted several seconds under a street light at close range and left no tracks.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
18 November 2006 Toutle Lake, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #26567

Sasquatch sighted crossing Elk Meadows parking lot near Toutle Lake

The witness and a companion parked after dark in an observation lot and heard chattering and rock-clacking from a hillside, then approaching bipedal footsteps crossing the lot. The witness repositioned the vehicle to shine headlights and glimpsed a large bipedal figure vaulting a barrier and descending an embankment. Afterward the witness found fresh muddy footprints crossing the road and lot on the same path.

ChatterUnidentified soundFootstepsTracksPartial sighting
21 October 2006 Canyon, Randall County, Texas Class A #21850

Camper startles a "Chewbacca" like creature in Palo Duro Canyon State Park

The witness was camping overnight and walked toward a public restroom around 1 a.m. when rustling drew attention. Shining a flashlight, the witness saw a large hair-covered biped that vocalized and then moved into trees and disappeared. The frightened witness returned to the tent without using the restroom and remained sleepless.

Full-body sightingScreamUnidentified sound
October 2006 Follets, Clinton County, Iowa Class A #79913

Nightime sighting by fisherman on Wapsipinicon River 11 miles SW of Clinton

The witness was night fishing with two companions by a fire on a riverbank. After hearing an unusual noise from across the river, the witness saw a very large, hairy figure moving in the dark. When a flashlight was shone on it, the figure quickly disappeared into the woods and was not seen again that night.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
September 2006 Matheson, Ontario Class A #23171

Forest Growth and Yield Tech has strange encounter while working in forest

Two forestry workers measuring trees heard log-ripping and heavy footstep sounds, then had a large rotten root chunk and a smaller stick thrown toward them from an unseen source. One worker walked toward the direction of the throws and saw a tall, broad, long-haired figure standing motionless with its back turned. The witness returned to the coworker without disclosing the sighting and they finished quickly and left.

Full-body sightingFootstepsObject throwingUnidentified sound
August 2006 The West Side Of Mount Rainier., Pierce County, Washington Class A #15721

Forest worker has an encounter near Mount Rainier

A forest trail worker leveling shale heard rocks clacking nearby and shouted and threw a stone while backing toward a vehicle. The witness then saw a dark brown leg and face of a creature leaning under a fir limb about 20 feet away. The witness left to get crew members, who returned but saw nothing and all left the area because they felt spooked.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
11 November 2005 El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Missouri Class A #23686

Two young men almost run into a large nighttime visitor north of Stockton Lake

Two young men were burning trash and playing harmonicas at a house when they started to race toward a barn. After a few steps they saw a very tall, broad figure that stopped and looked toward them, which startled them so they ran back inside the house. Soon after they heard banging sounds described like rocks being thrown at the house, but found no one outside when they checked.

Partial sightingEyeshineRock throwingUnidentified sound
7 October 2005 Littleton/Roxborough Park, Douglas County, Colorado Class B #12802

Sighting by three groundskeepers at Arrowhead Golfcourse around 8:30pm

Three coworkers riding in a golf cart while collecting flags passed within a few feet of a tall pale human-like figure beside the path near hole 13. They drove past, confirmed they had all seen something, and turned back; two of them saw it again peeking from behind the elevated tee box before it moved out of sight. They left, returned minutes later in an enclosed cart, and heard repeated creaking sounds nearby before leaving the area.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
1 October 2005 Withheld, British Columbia Class A #12703

Various incidents near a possible nest on Vancouver Island

A group of seven hikers were hiking on a mountain trail in the afternoon. They heard cackling, yelping, growling and moaning sounds and found the trail blocked by a large uprooted stump with placed boulders and smashed trees. Two upright figures, one black and one light brown and hairy, were seen moving parallel to the group and leaping down a cliff, while the group felt stalked and watched as they hurried out to the road.

VocalizationGrowlFull-body sightingPartial sightingTree break +4
21 August 2005 Bridgeport, Mono County, California Class A #12383

Hiking family has daytime encounter in Sierra

The witness and two relatives were hiking down from high lakes in the afternoon when they saw a large dark figure moving rapidly across a distant meadow on the far side of a river. The figure appeared to glide smoothly without bobbing, paused briefly when shouted at, then continued away and disappeared. The witnesses went down to the meadow edge but could not relocate it.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
6 July 2005 Page Springs, Yavapai County, Arizona Class B #12266

Camping family glimpses a grey animal twice in three days

The witness was camping with kids on Oak Creek in July 2005. On two nights after 10 p.m. the witness and her daughter saw a short grey slender shape dash behind trees and run toward cover near the river, followed once by a thud and high-pitched shrieks. The family also heard patterned rock clicks and nearby walking and breathing, and noticed a skunk-like odor. The family became frightened and packed to leave.

Partial sightingScreamFootstepsUnidentified soundOdor
January 2005 New Waverly, Walker County, Texas Class A #10407

Journalist and investigator have early morning sighting in Sam Houston National Forest

Two occupants of a Jeep returning to base camp late at night noticed a large, dark, upright figure walking in the road ahead of their headlights. The figure, described as broad, massive and moving smoothly, stepped off into a ditch and into the woods as the vehicle approached. After stopping, one occupant heard sounds in the woods and both then saw a head-and-shoulders shape move quickly between trees before the area went quiet.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound