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Witness heard a large animal moving in the forest
While mountain biking, the witness heard a large animal moving in brush off the trail but could not see it. About 200 yards farther up the trail, the group found very large detailed footprints overlying companions' tracks, which left the trail for a meadow and reappeared crossing the road about half a mile farther on. Coincidentally encountered bear hunters also examined the prints and were unfamiliar with them.
Four elk bowhunters hear a long guttural scream
The witness was bowhunting with three companions when the party split into two pairs. About an hour later both pairs heard a long, deep, guttural scream coming from dense brush in a hollow below. The group regrouped and discussed the sound, stating it did not match familiar animal sounds from their hunting experience.
Two men on a canoe trip hear then see 8ft tall sasquatch at close range
The witness and a companion canoed to a remote shore of a lake for lunch when they heard growling and smelled a foul odor. They pushed through brush and saw a huge dark-furred biped about 20 feet away apparently feeding on a small animal. The creature stood to about 7-8 feet, looked at them, then grabbed its meal and ran off while the pair retreated to their canoes.
Several screams heard from the woods and dogs scared
The witness was working late in a shop behind the house when the two dogs came inside acting frightened. The witness then heard multiple loud scream-like yells from outside, felt intense fear and a sense of being watched, and spoke saying no harm was intended. The vocalizations then stopped and the witness took the dogs into the house feeling observed the whole time.
Strange vocalizations heard in the Markdale area
The witness and one companion stood outside a rural house late at night and listened to distant, loud, high-pitched screams or mournful moans for about half an hour. The sounds faded in and out, at times requiring straining to hear, before growing fainter and stopping. Neither person recognized the sound as any known animal or human, and later comparisons by the witness pointed only to purported Sasquatch recordings.
Fisherman hears unusual late night vocalizations at Roraback WMA
The witness walked alone at night to a pond in a wildlife management area to fish. After fishing for about an hour in bright moonlight, the witness heard a loud, deep guttural sound repeated four times from the woodline where they had entered. The witness saw nothing, heard no approach or departure, continued fishing nervously for another hour, then left without further incident.
A loud screaming sound was witnessed along with crashing and rocks thrown at the witnesses
The witness and companions heard repeated scream-like sounds near a creek, followed by loud running and crashing in the woods. After they yelled into the woods, large rocks and boulders fell around them. They packed their gear and left frightened while the screams continued.
Stalking of Forest Service worker on Pacific Crest Trail outside Quincy
While working alone to clear trail, the witness heard something moving parallel to him downslope for a couple of hours. The footfalls sounded clearly bipedal and the unseen mover easily kept pace through steep, brushy terrain. The witness never saw the source, noticing only moving saplings, and the sounds stopped about half an hour from his truck.
Glowing eyes seen in flashlight beam
Around 1 a.m. while sitting by a campfire, the witness heard a loud stick snap and shone a penlight toward the sound. The light revealed one then two glowing eyes behind a tree about 30 feet away, which then moved downhill while shifting from about eight feet high to the ground without making sound. The witness retreated to a companion's tent for the night and the next day estimated the source at at least 7-8 feet tall but found no tracks.
Possible confrontation with hikers at night in Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The witness and two companions were night-hiking on railroad tracks beside a swamp when they heard a distant high scream and later a much louder close roar. A very large two-legged silhouette with swinging arms and a massive torso then charged through the swamp water toward them. The group fled back toward their car and saw the figure stop at the swamp edge and not follow onto the tracks.
Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1995)
Late at night on Piety Island, while lying by a dying fire with a dog, the witness heard a loud stick break and saw a single glowing eye behind a tree ten feet behind camp. Stepping across the fire he saw both eyes and the outline of a massive nine to ten foot bigfoot that squatted with hands on the ground. It then moved downhill alternating [name withheld] and squatting while watching him before disappearing, prompting him to dive into his tent.
Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1995)
The witness was lying by a dying fire at night when a companion dog growled and a loud stick break was heard. The witness shone a dim light uphill and saw glowing eyes behind a tree, then a huge black hairy figure that squatted with hands on the ground about ten feet away. It stared, then moved downhill alternating standing and squatting while keeping eye contact before the witness fled to a tent.
Man describes hearing screams, breaking branches, impressions found
On a hot summer night in 1995 the witness was preparing for bed at a rural home in southern Ohio when the area went quiet and loud screams were heard, followed by sounds of trees falling and brush moving. Outside lights revealed nothing that night. The next day the witness and companions found bent trees, broken branches, and large faint footprints in the nearby woods.
Camp counselor doing trail work has daylight sighting near the Molalla River
The witness was waiting alone on a camp trail after a companion left to retrieve an item. A large hairy figure appeared about 50 feet away by a tree, made eye contact for a few seconds, then stepped behind the tree and ran away out of sight while making heavy footsteps and branch-breaking sounds. The witness then ran back toward camp and met the returning companion.
Footsteps near Wolfe County (1995)
Five teenagers camped overnight under a cliff overhang in the national forest. Around midnight they heard heavy bipedal footsteps approach and stop behind a large poplar tree below the camp. Two of them used flashlights to watch red eyeshine peeking from the tree, then the creature stepped fully into view for about ten seconds before retreating behind the tree and later leaving diagonally through the hollow making huffing sounds.
Campers hear screams around midnight
Two campers were awakened in their tent around 1 a.m. by distant screams that grew closer as the source moved through the campground. The screams sounded like a woman or baby, with grunts and sniffing pauses between, and the source stopped very close to their tent before moving away and fading. The witnesses stayed inside the tent and never saw the source.
Unusual sounds heard, sighting of fast upright animal
The witness and two relatives returned at night to a riverside berry area where relatives had felt watched the day before. After about ten minutes of quiet, they heard a loud bang like a shotgun, loud splashing near shore, and repeated very large rocks thrown into the water. After retreating uphill and pausing by the car, they heard a branch snap and rustling, and an unseen presence loudly mimicked the witness's whistle by vocalizing.
Camp counselor doing trail work has daylight sighting near the Molalla River
The witness, then 16 and volunteering at a day camp near the Molalla River, was left alone seated on a log while a companion went back toward camp. About 50 feet away beside a large tree, a tall, wide, brown-furred man-like figure made direct eye contact for a few seconds. It then stepped behind the tree and ran away loudly, snapping branches, after which the witness ran back toward camp and met the companion.
Daylight encounter in a strip mine gully near "Big Brutus" (tourist attraction)
The witness was walking ahead of her husband toward a fishing spot at a strip pit when a very loud screaming began just behind her. She crouched and covered her ears as the screams repeated, then heard the source run, jump a creek, and crash through brush and small trees on the far side. Her husband, who had been following behind, heard the screams and joined her to watch the vegetation move as the creature left. They left the area without returning for prints after rain washed the site.
Sighting by campers
Two people camping near a ravine heard rhythmic steps and saw a pair of large, long black-haired legs walking across the slope about 30 yards away. The companion moved closer but dense trees prevented a view of the full figure. After relocating their tent near other campers, both were awakened around 3 a.m. by heavy pounding nearby followed by three high shrill screams.