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2022 Tobermory, Ontario #13fdce52-693e-4f85-855a-f19d31393ff4

Sasquatch sighting near Tobermory, Ontario (2022)

Late at night the witness walked back to a hotel near friends' cottage. He heard loud rustling and saw something leaning headfirst into a tall well-lit garbage can. It stood upright revealing great breadth, long arms and a conical head, stared briefly, then ran bipedally across the lot into a treeline.

Full-body sighting
fall of 2020 Ontario #c272f44f-15fa-4ac1-8534-e68b2b1e73d3

Sasquatch sighting in Ontario (2020)

The guest and his wife were driving back at night after picking up hay for their rabbits. They noticed eyeshine low to the ground ahead, which suddenly rose to about seven feet as they approached. A tall dark shape then hopped twice like a kangaroo and disappeared into the tree line. They turned around to look again but it was gone.

EyeshinePartial sighting
2018, probably like autumn Dundas, Ontario #ff0bca52-c801-46bb-817b-ae61bd645491

Sasquatch sighting near Dundas, Ontario (2018)

The witness spent a week building a fire pit in a valley behind houses. A very tall dark-haired figure came down the hill, waved and said hello in a flat tone, smiled very widely, then played peekaboo behind trees. It then threw large river rocks from 70-80 yards away, landing close to the witness, who fled home and later estimated its height at 8-9 feet and found a discarded jacket.

Full-body sightingVocalizationRock throwingAnimal behaviour
mid-autumn of 2012 Ontario #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/1Or-qQ_Ugt0QCuh9dcyAr9Ql1b0VbkXY5IwtVWQcxZI

Sasquatch sighting in Ontario (2012)

Two sisters were playing at night on their wooded family property when they heard gravel crunching footsteps and heavy grunting breathing. A huge hairy biped walked parallel to them, turned its head toward them after one yelped, and they fled inside. Family members first suggested a bear or person, but the sisters maintained it was far larger.

Partial sightingFootstepsGrowl
May 2009 Ontario #113ce5d2-096a-4511-b383-f175be4d6b00

Paranormal encounter in Ontario (2009)

Two identical very tall pale men in black suits and hats came to the hotel asking for the manager. A bell employee and a tour guest spoke with them, noting no facial hair, wig-like hair, large blue eyes, no blinking and a sense they knew thoughts. Security video later showed the pair entering.

Full-body sighting
15 August 2008 Westport, Ontario Class A #24733

Daytime sighting behind a cabin near Westport

In the morning the witness looked from a second-floor cabin window and saw a large brown furry figure cross a sunlit clearing behind the cabin in three long strides. The figure briefly turned its dark gray flat face toward the witness before re-entering the forest and descending toward a creek, with only the head briefly reappearing.

Full-body sighting
2008 Ontario #113ce5d2-096a-4511-b383-f175be4d6b00

UFO sighting in Ontario (2008)

A hotel manager and another employee repeatedly saw a craft flying at night around the hotel. They photographed and filmed it and posted material on social media.

Full-body sighting
28 September 2007 Perth, Westport, Ontario Class B #30249

Possible daytime sighting by boaters and day prior by morning walker between Perth and Westport

Two companions were slowly drifting down a river while fishing after a morning derby. They noticed canoeists coming upstream and a large dark upright figure on shore apparently watching the canoe. The figure rose from a crouch, turned away and walked fluidly over a bank into dense boggy brush where the witnesses felt no person could travel.

Full-body sighting
Summer 2007 Fort Frances, Ont, Ontario Class A #22821

Daylight sighting by emergency services worker driving on Hwy 11 just outside Fort Frances

The witness was driving east on Highway 11 just outside Fort Frances in daylight when a tall dark moose-sized figure crossed the road on two legs from the south woods to the north woods. The figure moved casually and fluidly, covering the two lanes in a few steps. The witness sped up to try to see it go deeper into the bush but lost sight of it.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
December 2006 Brockville(large), Ontario Class A #16853

Roadside sighting by a father and son north of Brockville

The witness was riding as a front-seat passenger in a van approaching a curve when they saw a large furry figure running upright across a crossroad and behind a billboard into brush and woods. The sighting lasted about five seconds and showed only the rear view. An impression in snow and mud, broken cedars, and a path through brush were noticed afterward.

Partial sightingRoad crossingTracksTree break
11 October 2006 Ontario Class A #16807

Afternoon sighting by couple on Highway 11 outside Latchford

The witness was driving southbound with a companion in the afternoon when both noticed a large dark hairy figure moving through fallen timber beside the road. They described full front-to-back arm swings, massive arms, clumpy blackish hair and no neck, visible from the waist up for about six seconds. The driver stopped and turned around but had no further sighting.

Partial sighting
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 Ontario Class A #20408

Daylight sighting close to tourist cabins near Sioux Narrows

The witness was cleaning cabins at a camp and walking to inspect another cabin when a loud crack in the brush drew attention. About 40 feet away, a hair-covered bipedal creature was seen walking through the brush. The witness followed it a short distance until it disappeared behind a cabin and went silent in thicker brush.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
16 December 2004 Acton, Ontario Class A #13627

Pre-dawn road crossing sighting by trucker 40 miles west of Toronto

The witness was driving to work on a rural road before dawn when headlights illuminated a tall, hair-covered figure walking upright on the roadside. As the vehicle closed to within 50 feet, the figure stepped off the roadway into a ditch and disappeared into the bush. The witness did not stop at the time and reported the encounter afterward.

Full-body sighting
2004 Haliburton, Ontario #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/cpW9mNGQyndzQo7cNbr3VlGnohNwUkRRAwuSMY07qsk

Sasquatch sighting near Haliburton, Ontario (2004)

The next morning the witness and companion were working in a clearing when they hid under a tree from a low loud plane. As the engine faded they stood up and two huge black hairy animals on all fours charged past very close and veered away. A small dog chased them while the witnesses yelled and banged shovels and fled, later concluding the animals had stalked them undetected through the thick brush.

Partial sighting
14 October 2003 Searchmount, Ontario, Canada, Ontario Class A #7139

Toronto Police Officer hunting moose has close encounter

While moose hunting from an ATV in rainy daylight, the witness heard footsteps from a gully and saw a muscular hair-covered biped about 40 yards away. The figure grabbed a tree, ducked into dense brush, and a raspy cough followed by a deep sad howl was then heard from cover. The witness waited without further sighting and left the woods early, reporting fear.

Partial sightingFootstepsHowlUnidentified sound
July 2002 Blind River, Ontario Class A #5473

Man watching his sons canoeing also sees upright animal. Extraordinary vocalizations heard

The witness was staying at a cottage on a northern lake with family when loud organized whoops, grunts and knocking were heard at night from across the water. The next sunny morning while watching family in a canoe through binoculars the witness saw a large black-brown hairy creature sitting on a boulder across the lake. The creature slapped the rock with both hands, then stood upright and walked into the bush. A fallen tree previously seen across the lake had been moved to the beach, and similar loud vocalizations were heard on later nights.

Full-body sighting
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
June 1998 Sioux Lookout, Ontario Class A #4436

Fisherman has morning sighting while boating up waterway near Sioux Lookout

Two people were boating in a creek on a rainy, windy morning when the witness saw a bulky black bipedal figure 30-40 yards away. The figure walked steadily toward the woods for 10-15 seconds, swatted a branch aside with its left arm, went up a hill and disappeared without looking toward the boat. The companion kept his head down against the weather and saw nothing.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
1998 Ontario #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lIaZgP-j1bBbF90JjgwoY5GCn-OCeaV9dutAYv_YNAs

Sasquatch sighting in Ontario (1998)

The witness and the witness's brother were canoeing past a sloping shoreline when they noticed what they thought was a black bear drinking. It walked a few steps on all fours, then stood up like a man and walked into the woods without acknowledging them. They dismissed it at the time as a bear sighting and later discussed how human-like and upright it looked.

Full-body sighting