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Summer 1975 Jacksonville., Pulaski County, Arkansas Class A #10919

Youth has sighting from his backyard on Air Force Base

After school the witness was playing in the backyard behind the home near woods and a lake when he noticed a dark hair-covered figure squatting by a tree and apparently watching him. Startled, he ran inside to tell his mother he had seen a gorilla, though he knew it was not actually a gorilla. When he looked back the figure was gone.

Full-body sighting
1975–1979 Arkansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/05/30/sc-ep223-something-on-my-property

Sasquatch sighting in Arkansas (1975)

When the guest grew up in rural northeast Louisiana, his uncle and cousins on an Arkansas cabin camping trip saw what looked like a person peeking in a window. Two of them grabbed guns, chased it, and failed to catch it. They concluded it was Bigfoot because of its speed and its breaking of limbs and logs no human could break.

Partial sightingFootstepsTree break
April 1973 Leola, Grant County, Arkansas Class A #56954

Two young hunters hide and watch hairy bipedal animal walking near the Jenkins Ferry Battleground Historical Monument

The witness and a relative were waiting on a gravel road in forested wetland for daylight to hunt. They saw a tall hair-covered figure emerge at the roadside, pause, then walk across the road before slipping on the bank and entering the water and timber. They fled to their vehicle and left the area with a parent.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Fall 1972 Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas Class A #1636

Teenager has sighting near Ozark National Forest

The witness, home from school, was standing in woods near a deep ravine when they heard something walking through leaves. They then watched for a few seconds a very large, hairy figure walking upright uphill about 50-100 yards away, with its head obscured by branches. The figure quickly disappeared, and when the witness crossed to the other side they found nothing, noticed complete silence, became frightened, and ran home to tell a relative who did not believe them.

Partial sightingFootsteps
1972 Arkansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/06/02/sc-ep33-frightening-dogman-encounter

Dogman sighting in Arkansas (1972)

In 1972 the witness camped with family in a van at a newly opened park at Beaver Lake in the Arkansas Ozarks. Late at night after a loud bang on the van and seeing a shadow, nearby campers fled, then the group watched a tall hairy biped with a dog-like snout descend a rocky ridge, heard a loud growl, and were pelted with gravel before fleeing the park before dawn.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteHowlGrowlFootsteps +2
June 1970 Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Class A #2957

Youths riding in back of pick-up have close observation of large biped crossing road

Two siblings riding in the back of a pickup truck in the summer of 1970 reported seeing a tall, dark-haired figure on a brushy hillside beside the road. They said they first mistook it for a tall tree stump, then watched it walk downhill in a few steps, take a long step across a roadside ditch, and stop in the middle of the road to turn and look at their truck as they drove away. The figure was described as covered in long dark brown hair with a lighter patch on the chest and red eyes.

Full-body sighting
1970–1979 Tull, Saline County, Arkansas Class B #4095

Surprise observation by two hunters on the opposite bank of the river

Two relatives were hunting near a river and stopped at the edge to drink when they heard brush noises from across the water. A large brown figure emerged from the brush, moved downshore and crossed to their side while running on two legs. They then crossed to the other side and headed back upstream toward their trucks without further strange encounters.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
August 1969 Alleen, Little River County, Arkansas Class A #1944

Family has multiple encounters with white bigfoot creature

A family was camping by a river when the mother went behind the truck at night and saw a whitish upright creature at close range. She ran screaming to the others, and the family hurriedly broke camp while an older brother fired shots as the creature circled and crossed the road. Afterwards they found three-toed footprints near the truck and a large dent where the creature had struck the vehicle, then left immediately.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTracksVehicle contact
Fall 1961 Wheatley, Lee County, Arkansas Class A #7234

Daylight sighting by two sisters near their farm in the early 1960s

The witness was playing in the front yard of a farm in the afternoon and saw a very tall, long-haired figure walking along the road and appearing to search the ditches. The witness screamed, and the mother and older sister came out and also saw it before driving toward it for a closer look. The figure ran under a bridge and into the woods and was lost from sight. The next day, large footprints were found in the road.

Full-body sightingTracks
1960–1969 Amity, Arkansas #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/hJA1VjGrpz3nurD-riiPpucW4OyxD4SpK99gttclG4I

Sasquatch sighting near Amity, Arkansas (1960)

The guest's father as a teenager drove to the family's rural property after nearby flooding and sightings. He saw a fast upright figure cross the road in three long steps. He stopped, lit a honeysuckle-covered bush with headlights and flashlight, saw a dark hand move and then stared face to face with the figure for minutes before it walked away.

Road crossingPartial sighting
October 1943 Memphis And Little Rock Ark., Lonoke County, Arkansas Class A #2494

Bus driver encounters ape like creature during an unscheduled stop

The witness was six years old and riding in the back of a bus at night with family. After the driver reboarded saying a big ape had almost gotten him, the bus started moving and the witness and a relative watched a large ape-like figure cross the highway behind the bus and enter the woods on the other side. Other passengers including parents also saw the start of the crossing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Spring 1920 Booneville, Logan County, Arkansas Class C #4088

1920's sighting Southest of Booneville

A witness was with a berry-picking group when a tied horse began struggling against its tree. The witness heard the commotion, approached the horse, and saw a hairy manlike creature after the horse. The creature then ran into the brush, and the group left the area.

Full-body sighting
28 March 1856 Paraclifton, Arkansas #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/cijfno2JjIwKuXOWOOTabQswJ2QIODxqGgTLbpFafK4

Sasquatch sighting near Paraclifton, Arkansas (1856)

A newspaper correspondent described a party tracking a famous wild man to a frozen lake where dogs lost the trail. A rider watched the figure break ice with its arms, come ashore and shake itself. When headed off, it dragged the hunter down, gouged his eyes and bit him, destroyed the saddle and bridle, then rode the horse toward the mountains using a sapling as a club.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 07-26-08 Dardenelle, Yell County, Arkansas Class B #24276

Possible sighting of an upright creature crossing the road at dusk by a woman driving to Spring Lake

The witness was driving with two children on a dirt road toward Spring Lake in the evening when she saw a black upright figure at the roadside. The figure was walking on two legs as it left the road and entered the brush. She did not stop to check for tracks and later estimated the figure was about seven feet tall with wide shoulders and long arms.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1975? Benton, Saline County, Arkansas Class B #3143

Two children have encounter west of Benton

The witness and their uncle were playing on hay bales in a field when the witness spotted a large bipedal human-like figure leaning against a tree at the forest edge. The witness watched alone for several minutes, then showed it to the uncle and they watched together for several more minutes before becoming frightened and running to tell a relative. The relative searched with binoculars but the figure was gone.

Full-body sighting
a few weeks earlier Alleen, Little River County, Arkansas Related account #1944

Sasquatch sighting near Alleen, Arkansas

A relative saw a hairy face peering through bushes while fishing at the same river area a few weeks before the main trip.

Partial sighting
that summer Hughes, Crittenden County, Arkansas Related account #13983

Sasquatch sighting near Hughes, Arkansas

Other people on the lake reported seeing large dark-colored animals that summer, which the witness had assumed were bears.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Arkansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Partial sighting in Arkansas

The guest briefly mentioned that the oldest brother had reported something coming out of a swamp at him while hitchhiking in Arkansas. No further details were given in this telling.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Arkansas #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Sasquatch sighting in Arkansas

The witness's stepfather was working at night hauling oil with headlights on and hoses attached. He looked up from paperwork and saw an approximately nine-foot-tall figure standing by a tree that pulled a branch down to its chest, exposing its face. He fled in fear, driving off with the hose still attached, and later avoided going outside and moved the family.

Full-body sighting
about five years ago, early January, about 1:30 or 2 in the afternoon Reeder, Arkansas #1ed3194b-dc97-487f-a4a8-e553acd7d74a

Sasquatch sighting near Reeder, Arkansas

While driving to a duck-hunting spot on a cold January afternoon, the witness slowed his truck after noticing rapid movement in the woods. He watched a nude, dark brown bipedal figure sprint across the road without slowing for ditches and continue into the trees. He estimated it was about six feet tall and moved with exceptional speed.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing