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Youth Group shine flashlights on Sasquatch on Tower
A group walking back from an old cemetery at night shone lights on a tower and saw a hairy creature standing on top. The creature raised its arms, jumped from the tower and ran into brush with sounds of trees breaking. After a brief silence a loud high-pitched scream was heard and a distinct odor lingered.
Ginseng hunter recalls being terrified by a nighttime visitor on old mining property at the KY/VA border
Two companions were camping in remote steep woods while digging ginseng when they were awakened late at night by loud howls, screams, growls and chattering. Something shook trees and threw large rocks and small sapling trees into their camp for hours, retreating when the fire was built up and returning as it died down. At daylight they found saplings broken off and uprooted around camp and hiked out to the road.
Skateboarders have encounter near Fort Stevens
Two skateboarders riding ahead of their group heard a high scream then close low grunts off a paved bike trail. One crouched to look and saw a very hairy black bipedal animal crouched about 10 yards away that they had run past. The animal stood to about 6 to 7 feet tall, then ran upright into thick brush swinging its arms, moving very fast and loudly through deadfall before going silent. The pair fled to their companions and a later search of the dead brush found no tracks or sign.
Teens hear rocks thrown, see 3 creatures near residence
Six young people camping in a backyard went for a walk on a dirt road by the Willamette River and heard rocks being thrown into the water, with the split groups each thinking the other was responsible. After reuniting and starting back, they encountered three bipedal figures that came up from the river side, stood in front of them briefly making a snorting sound, then left quickly and quietly through brush on the opposite side. The witness froze while companions fled and reports having suppressed the memory for a long time.
Family's daylight encounter near Inman
The witness and a relative were on their deck at night when their dog barked persistently at the woods edge. The witness approached and found a crouched hairy animal that then stood upright on two feet and ran into the woods, knocking down trees amid screaming. The group fled inside with children, and the next day found hair, footprints, and disturbed garden produce in the woods.
Man remembers seeing an animal move through a ravine near Yosemite
The witness was camping with four companions near Sonora Pass at dusk when the group heard loud crashing from a nearby ravine. The witness then watched a dark, hair-covered figure run upright across granite rocks and through fallen trees at high speed, breaking branches as it moved. The companions retreated in fear while the witness moved closer to observe to within about 100 feet.
Area residents hear repeated loud vocalizations
The witness reports hearing an extremely loud howl that rose and carried for about 30 seconds at a time from the forested area behind the home. The sound was heard repeatedly on summer nights and agitated dogs in the area. No animal was seen during these vocalization incidents.
Memory told of a nighttime close encounter in the Henning Conservation Area near Branson
Two companions walking a hillside trail at night heard a loud snap and saw two large bipedal figures silhouetted against city lights. After one companion shouted, a second shorter figure stood up beside the taller slumped figure, and both fled on two legs crashing through small trees. The witnesses estimated the taller figure at 7.5 to 8 feet tall, hid at the fire tower overnight, and noted broken limbs and a sweet unpleasant odor in the area the next morning.
Area residents hear repeated loud vocalizations
The witness reports hearing very loud howls coming from a forested area behind the home on multiple nights during one summer. Each bout lasted about 30 seconds, starting low then rising, and local dogs barked and seemed agitated during the sounds. The witness never saw the source of the sounds.
Large prints found in mud and then vocalizations heard south of Yakama Reservation
The witness drove to rented pasture to check fences where cattle had been getting out. He found a large tree knocked through the fence with strange hair on the wire, moved the tree and repaired the fence, then found very large fresh footprints in mud near a creek. He heard a grunt near the repair site and later a high-pitched scream from the same direction, found items tossed from his truck bed, then left and did not return.
Creature Seen Heading Down Towards the Lake.
The witness and a companion were sleeping outdoors at a lakeside camp when they woke during the night after hearing crunching footsteps. They sat up and watched a tall, dark-furred figure walk from nearby vegetation toward the lake, swinging its arms and covering long strides before moving away. The figure briefly turned its head toward them but did not stop. The next morning the witness searched the apparent route but found no tracks or other traces.
Camper hears loud vocalizations near dawn
The witness got up around 5 a.m. while camping with friends and walked toward the campground restrooms while companions remained asleep. The witness heard an extremely loud, echoing hollering sound with a growly quality repeated three times over roughly 30 seconds. The sound frightened the witness, who delayed leaving the restroom. The witness states it was not a bear or cougar and considers the experience personally convincing.
Hiker has detailed sighting on Bear Mountain.
The witness was hiking on a mountain and heard a tapping sound while looking down a hollow toward a thicket. Through binoculars the witness watched a large hairy figure sitting on a log hitting it with a rock, then standing, looking toward the witness, moving its head side to side while hunched, and dashing into the thicket.
Campers hear foot steps in tree line while walking on road
The witness and a companion were walking along a dark road by a river and cliff while returning to their campsite at night. They heard very heavy footfalls from the other side of the road that seemed to follow them. When they stopped, the sounds stopped after a branch-breaking noise. Frightened, they ran back to camp and left at first light.
Three backpackers see a large, massive upright animal running on two legs through the brush in Gallatin Nat'l Forest
Three backpackers waited out a storm below tree line, then continued hiking out toward the trailhead near sunset. As they crossed a logged clearing they heard thrashing and a howl, then saw a massive dark biped run through brush about 60 yards away into the forest. After hearing another distant howl from the opposite direction, they left the area quickly.
Father and son hear screams identical to the one on the BFRO website.
The witness and a relative awoke before dawn to leave home and heard a loud eerie cry from the direction of a creek and reservoirs. The sound silenced birds and triggered intense barking from many dogs in the area. The relative, described as an experienced hunter, had never heard such a sound. Years later the witness heard a recorded scream that they felt matched what they had heard.
Three field biologists describe possible sasquatch vocalizations outside Big Sky
The witness was camping with two companions on a forest research trip and the group howled at the moon from a hill. Something at a distance howled back very loudly and could not be identified as a known animal. The group stayed awake in separate tents through the night and left the next day without further incident.
Footsteps near Goshen, Massachusetts (1993)
The witness was alone in a tent on the final night of a required multi-day solo for an outdoor leadership program. After noticing headlights and hearing bipedal footsteps approach, she experienced paralysis, muffled deep voices, and bright light probing the tent seams. Two extremely powerful roars vibrated through her body, followed by a silent internal message to run, then the presence vanished. She stayed awake until morning and found no tracks or damage.
Two fisherman recall a daylight encounter north of Helen
Two companions trout fishing walked up an old roadbed paralleling the river and stopped where a gully crossed the road. They heard a loud thud and found a large log across the path behind them, then heard leaves shuffling upslope and saw a very large hair-covered figure standing close by. They fled back to their other companions, then the witness returned with two companions, found a large barefoot-like footprint in mud, but saw nothing else.
Two campers are chased from an apple orchard by a 5.5 foot tall hair covered creature.
Two people camping on family land went into a nearby apple orchard late at night to collect firewood. After hearing a distant screeching sound and then a loud scream, they saw a short, heavy creature about 50 yards away that charged toward them. They ran back to a clearing where the pursuit stopped, then put out their campfire and left for the night.