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15 November 1999 Oil Trough Arkansas/ Newark, Independence County, Arkansas Class A #6932

Duck hunter observes apelike creature across White River

The witness was duck hunting from a blind on a river during the afternoon. Across the river about 100 yards away, the witness saw a large hairy apelike creature flipping over stones and walking with an odd long-striding gait. The sighting was made by a single observer.

Full-body sighting
November 1999 Grays Harbor County EP 1014

Sasquatch sighting near Grays Harbor County (1999)

Driving a truck with spotlights near midnight on a two-lane by swamp, the witness first thought a bow hunter in a ghillie suit stood by the road. Up close it stood on a ten-foot bank with head five to six feet above the road, eight to ten feet tall, staring, causing intense fear. The witness drove past, armed, turned to look again and it was gone.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteRoad crossing
November 1999 Northern Ontario, Canada, Ontario Class A #4713

Moose hunter has morning encounter in hills of northern Ontario

While moose hunting alone, the witness slipped and fell in moss. On looking up he saw a black, large, upright creature about 10 yards away staring at him. When he raised his rifle it screamed, ran away upright at high speed in a manlike manner, and disappeared.

Full-body sightingScream
November 1999 Cleveland And Helen, White County, Georgia Class A #7237

Evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 75 near Duke's Creek

On Thanksgiving night in 1999 the witness was driving north on a highway just after sundown when headlights illuminated a large bipedal figure crossing the road. She braked to a stop within a few yards as the figure paused mid-stride, turned its head to look toward her vehicle, then walked on and leapt down an embankment toward a creek and woods. She described it as much taller than a person, lean and muscular, covered in dark hair with little facial hair and wearing no clothes.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
November 1999 Holtville, Imperial County, California Class A #8345

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.

Partial sightingRoad crossingVocalizationFootstepsOdor
14 October 1999 Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7546

Driver and child see a bigfoot on side of the road.

The witness was driving home with her young daughter at night with high beams on when she noticed something crouched beside the road. As they got closer it turned, stood up and looked toward the car, then took about two steps down an embankment into the woods. Startled, the witness drove home quickly without confirming whether her daughter had seen it.

Partial sighting
4 October 1999 Prospect, Jackson County, Oregon #5100

Man see a BF while hunting. Party heard sounds near camp.

The witness was walking slowly through dry woods when they noticed movement about 75 yards downslope. They saw a dark brown/black animal moving on two legs, which they first thought might be a bear. The animal walked briskly and fluidly through the woods for about 15-20 seconds, turning away from a meadow and heading downslope through the trees.

Partial sighting
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