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Fall 1987 Karnack, Harrison County, Texas Class A #8067

Deer hunter encounters bigfoot at Caddo Lake near Karnack

The witness was concealed while deer hunting at the water's edge when he noticed movement to the side. He watched a large hair-covered biped rise from a crouch in shallow water, look side to side, then walk out of the water into the woods and disappear over about two minutes from about 50 yards away. On the return to the truck he found a single very large footprint in loose soil.

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Winter 1987 Gladewater, Gregg County, Texas Class A #9038

While hunting in Sabine River bottoms, two boys have daytime encounter

In 1987 two companions hunting after school were walking on a dirt road in river bottoms and looking down a right-of-way. A large hair-covered figure at least 7 feet tall came out of the trees, walked along the tree line, then went back into the trees without crossing. The witnesses were carrying guns but ran home.

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late summer, 87 ish Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/08/30/sc-ep141-sasquatch-running-down-the-hill

Sasquatch sighting in Texas (1987)

The witness was on a picnic date by a sandy creek in Texas in the evening. While carrying items back to his vehicle he heard a deep grunt, then watched a dark hair-covered biped run upright down a hill and sprint across deep sand. It shortened its stride to leap about 12 feet across the creek, pulled its foot from the far bank, and continued up the other side. His companion also saw it and asked who that was.

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November 1986 Maud, Bowie County, Texas Class A #8039

Deer hunter encounters tall, upright, hairy creature near Wright Patman Lake

Late one afternoon the witness walked through a creek bottom toward a relative's deer stand. He smelled a foul odor and heard something large moving in a swampy thicket. The animal crossed an opening 50 to 75 yards away, and he watched it for about 30 seconds as it covered about 30 feet in a few long steps. He described it as a 6 to 7 foot tall, broad, stooped biped covered in dark brown hair.

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October 1986 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Class A #7836

Horse rider has daytime encounter near San Angelo.

The witness was horseback riding on familiar trails in the afternoon when the horse grew nervous and the area went unusually silent. Near a ridge she saw a large very dark hair-covered being squatting in dense brush, which then started to emerge upright as the horse bolted. She briefly stopped in a clearing, saw nothing following, then rode quickly back to the trailer and reported what happened to relatives there.

Partial sighting
December 1983 Buna, Jasper County, Texas Class A #10506

While sitting on relative's front porch, two children have daytime sighting

Two children sitting on a relative's porch at midday watched a large hair-covered biped run out of the woods and across a field. It looked toward them briefly, cleared a barbed-wire fence with ease, then vanished behind a pond into the trees while dipping to miss a branch. The pair rushed indoors to tell adults, who told them it was likely a bear.

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August 1983 OLD RIVER-WINFREE, Liberty County, Texas Class A #9169

While riding bicycle, teenager has afternoon, close encounter not far from Trinity River

As a boy riding his bicycle home on a trail through the woods on a hot clear afternoon, the witness felt watched and then heard brush thrashing as something kept pace with him. He raced to a more open trail and looked back to see a very tall, shaggy reddish-brown creature with dark bare facial skin standing at the tree line watching him. He reported a horrible stench filling the air and an absence of normal forest sounds, saying the sighting lasted about half a minute and left him avoiding the woods for months.

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1983–1984 Texas #f7520a18-5134-4df1-8669-ed504cd07553

Sasquatch sighting in Texas (1983)

The guest's cousin rode a new bicycle down a dirt road near the grandparents' home when the chain came off by a creek crossing. While trying to fix it, the cousin heard something in the woods and saw something lean out from behind a pine tree. The cousin abandoned the bicycle and ran back to the house in distress.

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Summer 1983 Overton, Rusk County, Texas Class A #6007

Young boy has encounter with young bigfoot on front porch at grandparents' house

The witness was playing with toys on the floor inside a relative's home with the front door open and a screen door closed. A small reddish-brown furry biped stood on the porch beyond the screen watching, and the witness approached very close for about half a minute before leaving to fetch an adult relative. When they returned the creature was gone, and a toy left outside the next day was never seen again.

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December 1982 Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Class A #9810

While parking near Sunshine Lake, teens have late night encounter

The witness and a companion were sitting in a parked car at night near a creek when wildlife sounds stopped and bipedal footsteps approached. The witness attempted to drive away and briefly saw a broad-shouldered brownish-black animal moving on two legs into the creek. The pair left to get help and later returned with others.

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July 1982 Fort Worth, Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/08/25/sc-ep45-bigfoot-destroyed-my-camper

Sasquatch sighting near Fort Worth, Texas (1982)

The guest, his younger brother and his cousin were walking to a dam at night to get frogs. They noticed agitated cattle and a bad smell, then saw something crouching that stood up very tall. It followed them down the road as they walked backward, stepped over a fence, and ran quickly across a peach orchard. The next morning a deputy told them several cows had been found dead in that pasture.

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April 1982 Bagwell, Red River County, Texas Class A #4143

While searching for their uncle, two boys see a tall creature look at them, grunt and run off towards the woods

The witness and a companion entered a cleared pasture near dark to look for a relative and approached a figure they first mistook for the relative. From about fifty feet they realized it was a hairy biped about six and a half feet tall. The creature turned to look at them, grunted, then ran toward the woods and stepped over a fence as they screamed.

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6 February 1982 Texarkana, Morris County, Texas Class A #58136

Six witnesses in three cars see a sasquatch in Big Piney Woods

Three cars traveling together at night on a rural road through forest slowed when a creature was seen crouched on the left side. It stood and crossed the road between the lead and middle cars, then stopped in a drainage ditch on the right where it was watched in headlights for about a minute. The cars continued without stopping until reaching a gas station much later.

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Summer 1982 Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas Class A #10273

Teen has visual encounter through window.

The witness was alone at home at night when he noticed a large figure standing outside a window and appearing to peer in through sheer curtains. The figure stayed motionless and silent while the witness watched its bulk, stooped posture, one clenched hand, and eyes. After several minutes the witness went to get a rifle and upon returning the figure was gone. A search the next day found no evidence.

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1982–1983 Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/09/20/sc-ep147-the-chewbacca-man

Whoop in Texas (1982)

The witness, then about 11, went with his father to a surveyor's home in deep East Texas and followed the surveyor's young son down a thin trail behind the house to a deadfall. The son gave whooping calls, after which the witness heard approaching footsteps, heavy breathing like a horse, a deep word-like vocalization and a powerful percussive sound, then breaking limbs. The witness fled back to the house as a tall dark figure ran alongside through the brush, stopping when he screamed for his father.

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November 1981 Bon Wier/Newton, Newton County, Texas Class A #13833

Early evening sighting by motorist two miles outside Bon Wier

The witness and their spouse were driving on Highway 190 in southeast Texas at dusk in fall 1981 or 1982. A tall, lean, hairy figure stepped into the road ahead of them, paused near the center to look toward the vehicle, then continued off the road into vegetation. The pair watched for about ten seconds and drove past without stopping.

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Spring 1981 Palestine, Cherokee County, Texas Class A #24539

Two cousins have a sighting in a thunderstorm on a family farm outside Palestine

The witness and a relative were camping and fishing at a family farm when a thunderstorm forced them to shelter in a barn. During lightning flashes they saw a tall dark upright figure moving quickly with swinging arms. They stayed in the barn overnight and next morning found fish left on a stringer had been eaten.

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December 1980 Monroe, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7670

Duck hunter has encounter on Lake Cherokee.

The witness was exiting the water after duck hunting when they noticed a tall dark hairy figure about 200-300 feet away near the shore. The witness and the figure reportedly observed each other for about 20 minutes before the figure turned and walked slowly along the lake bank toward the treeline. The witness did not approach or search for tracks and left for their truck after it disappeared.

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September 1980 Spicewood, Travis County, Texas Class A #8530

Two men see unknown, bipedal animal run across road near Pedernales River.

Two companions were parked by the road at dusk preparing to target shoot when the companion spotted a large hairy biped crossing ahead. The witness saw the same object from behind as it moved through brush about 75 yards away. Both were frightened and left immediately without hearing or smelling anything.

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1980 Crockett, Houston County, Texas Class A #2400

While looking into the woods witness saw creature watching them

As children playing in a wooded area, the witness and a cousin were standing by a pond when the witness noticed a black hairy creature standing in the woods watching them. After showing it to the cousin, both children ran away. The witness told parents afterward and never saw the creature again.

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