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8 August 2001 North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana Class A #3195

Three friends have close encounter

The witness and two companions were walking through woods along a stream after midnight when all three noticed a strong urine odor. The witness and one companion then saw a very tall dark figure with large eyes that appeared to walk on two legs. After the witness threw a rock, the figure walked away but followed the group at a distance as they hurried back to their truck, throwing rocks as they went.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootstepsUnidentified soundOdor +2
6 August 2001 Grimsley, Fentress County, Tennessee #556

While riding ATV, witness smells, hears then sees creature

The witness and two relatives were riding ATVs on trails off a logging trail when they noticed a garbage-like odor and then heard a loud roar followed by a high-pitched scream. As they started back toward the house, they saw a tall figure covered in black hair about 37 yards away parallel to them. The figure ran alongside them on two legs until they neared the house, when they fled.

OdorVocalizationScreamFull-body sighting
6 August 2001 Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado Class A #3086

Large creature leaves 12"+ handprints on camper trailer during rainy night

The witness and three companions camped over multiple rainy nights. They heard persistent huffing and a growl, experienced silence and a sense of being watched, and reported a dark shape blocking a camper window. When leaving they later found muddy primate-like handprints high on the camper and a trailer lock twisted and broken.

VocalizationGrowlWood knockPartial sightingHandprint +5
August 2001 Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon #1051

Man sees creature laying in fetal position in the road, another runs by and grabs it

The witness was driving on Interstate 5 at highway speed around 1 a.m. while towing a trailer. He saw a large hairy body lying in a fetal position in his lane and braced for impact. A second hair-covered form crossed left to right directly in front of his truck at headlight height, and he struck nothing, concluding the second figure had pulled the lying body out of the way.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
August 2001 Beaver, Beaver County, Utah Class A #15336

Daytime sighting at Labaron Lake, Fishlake National Forest

The witness and a companion were fishing at a lake in the morning when they noticed a dark brown animal drinking at the water's edge about 200 yards away. The animal then stood up and moved into the woods walking like a human, appearing broad-shouldered and muscular. They watched it briefly for about 10 seconds before leaving camp hurriedly.

Full-body sighting
27 July 2001 Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan Class A #2914

2 Friends with a flashlight watch a BF late at night

The witness and a friend were watching TV late at night when their pet goose became agitated and they heard branches breaking outside. They took flashlights outside and watched an ape-like animal crouched at the woods edge across the street for about 10 minutes, noting its long hair, eye color, and behavior in the lights. When they went inside briefly to get car keys for headlights, the animal had disappeared.

Full-body sightingMovement only
18 July 2001 Georgetown, Placer County, California Class A #2919

Three young men observe a bigfoot climb up a crevice

The witness and two companions were camping by a river and went upstream climbing rocks to find a spot to jump into the water. Across the river they noticed movement in a brush-filled crevasse and watched a large dark-haired figure crouching and then climbing upward on its hind legs while holding trees and rocks. After losing sight of it in dense vegetation, they returned to camp and cut the trip short.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
16 July 2001 Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #44387

Possible early evening sighting at a cemetery outside Escanaba

The witness was searching for veterans' graves in a cemetery in the early evening when they noticed movement to the northeast along the tree line. At first thinking it was a deer, the witness then perceived a very large, dark, bipedal human-shaped figure watching from the shadows about 100 to 150 yards away. Feeling watched, the witness backed away to their car and left.

Partial sighting
13 July 2001 Talala, Oklahoma EP 124

Partial sighting near Talala, Oklahoma (2001)

Girls at a sleepover woke early in foggy conditions and saw something big and black fighting with something else near the schoolyard swings, assuming it was a dog. The next morning the witness's protective cat was found dead with three long scratches from neck to groin but no major tearing. The witness remains puzzled and notes other odd cat deaths in town.

Partial sighting
12 July 2001 Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6620

A man driving down the road witness's a 'huge" creature walk across the road

In July 2001 the witness was driving north on State Route 170 near Fredericktown, Ohio in the morning. From under 100 yards away he saw a very tall, dark brown, hair-covered creature cross the road from east to west in long, fast strides. By the time he reached the crossing point only the back of the creature was visible as it went over a hill out of sight.

Road crossing
7 July 2001 Boulder, Sublette County, Wyoming Class A #2963

Two scouts report close sighting of young sasquatch; biologist stumped

Two scouts exploring the shore of a high mountain lake during a backpacking trip heard growls and then saw a small brown biped at very close range. The animal stepped from behind a tree, vocalized, and walked away upright swinging its arms. The pair ran back to camp and reported seeing something freaky to adult leaders within minutes.

GrowlVocalizationFull-body sighting
July 2001 Sisters, Jefferson County, Oregon #5047

Man hears vocalization and has sighting.

The witness and a companion were putting up a tent after dark when both noticed a strong unusual odor. The witness walked toward the wind with a weak flashlight and saw yellowish eyes and a tall dark outline with wide shoulders about 30-40 feet away. The figure reacted to the light, then turned and left silently. The witness listened for hours afterward but heard nothing further.

Partial sightingSilhouetteEyeshineOdor
July 2001 Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon #722

Boy scouts have sighting while playing in woods

Two campers left camp early to hide for a game after dark and saw a large creature with red eyes in their flashlight beam. They described it as too large to be a human or bear and said it was mostly still. Frightened, they ran back to camp after a brief view.

Partial sightingEyeshine
July 2001 Herbine, Arkansas; Rison, Cleveland County, Arkansas Class A #2931

Daylight sighting outside rural home in small community of Herbine, south of Rison

Late at night the witness went outside after dogs barked and noticed a strong foul odor. Under yard lighting he saw a tall hairy biped just beyond a nearby fence. When shouted at, it walked away upright. A relative later said she had been awakened that night by a deep growling sound.

Full-body sightingOdorGrowl
July 2001 Hazelhurst, Oneida County, Wisconsin Class B #5516

Large hairy figure observed at Willow Reservoir.

The witness was fishing from a boat in a small cove with a relative during daytime. After hearing rustling in the woods, the witness observed a tall hairy figure in profile moving very quickly on two legs with its arms swaying. The relative did not see the figure. The witness initially considered a bear but rejected that idea because the figure lacked bear-like ears and a snout.

Partial sighting
July 2001 Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota Class A #5525

Girls see tall upright animal shake tree then run off on two feet

Two companions leaving a house through the back noticed sudden silence followed by crashing sounds from a swampy gully below. They saw a large hair-covered bipedal creature standing in the water shaking a tree. The creature ran through the swamp and trees, and the witnesses immediately fled.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
July 2001 Coffee Creek, Siskiyou County, California Class A #3056

Young man has three different footprint observations and one short encounter with a large black creature over a three-month period

The witness was driving to the campground after work when a large hair-covered biped carrying a fawn stepped onto the road. The creature paused to look toward the truck, then ran up a steep embankment and disappeared. A passenger riding with the witness did not see the creature.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
July 2001 Kalama, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #7382

Various incidents along the Kalama River

The witness was guiding two clients on a nighttime drift-boat trip at Beginner's Hole. After hooking something heavy that fought like a living animal, he watched it stand upright in the river about 30 feet below the boat, waist-deep with its arms moving as it worked free of the hook. After a few minutes it freed itself, dove underwater, and left a wake heading downstream without surfacing for about 100 yards.

Partial sighting
30 June 2001 Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona Class B #33484

Possible late night sighting along US Route 93 near Kingman

The witness and a companion were driving on a highway at night during a long-distance move when headlights briefly illuminated a light-brown bipedal figure standing motionless a few yards off the road. The figure showed reflective eyes and appeared larger than the witness, in a stance as if about to cross. The witness initially said nothing, but later the companion independently mentioned seeing a bigfoot at the same location.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
30 June 2001 El Paso County, Colorado Class A #3710

Daytime sighting by Pike's Peak tourist

While stopped at a picnic-area parking lot on the Pike's Peak road, the witness stood atop a large rock formation while a parent prepared to take a photograph from below. The witness reported noticing a black, large-bodied creature in motion about 100 feet behind the parent and shouted for the parent to look, but the parent did not turn. The creature was gone within a few seconds. The witness stated the animal was not a bear.

Partial sighting