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Bow hunter recalls being shaken by possible incidents near Mount Horeb
After bow hunting, the witness waited by a car near the woods edge for a companion. Hearing loud bipedal movement approaching inside the treeline, the witness called out thinking it was the companion. A loud guttural growl answered from close range, and the walker continued loudly parallel to the field without stopping.
Driver stops car momentarily on Nova Rd., witnesses a 7-8 foot tall dark creature approach his car..
The witness and a relative were driving at night and stopped in the middle of a desolate road so the witness could step out. After a warning from the relative, the witness heard branches breaking and increasing footsteps from woods by the road and saw a tall dark upright figure running toward the car. The witness got back in the car and drove away, then saw the figure standing in the road behind them in the brake lights.
Hunter hears early morning vocalization not far from Weldon
The witness was deer hunting alone before dawn from a rocky bluff. While glassing the brush-covered mountainside in gray light, he heard a very loud booming scream from several hundred yards upslope that he compared to a woman screaming. He first wondered if someone was playing a trick, but the steep terrain, darkness and dense brush unnerved him and he left the area immediately.
Man reports several audio encounters and describes being paralleled on a dark road
The witness and several companions were socializing outside cabins near a dam after fishing when they heard a faint strange sound from a canyon beyond a spillway. A louder cry followed from closer, then a third roaring howl-cry from only 50-75 yards away along the treeline. Everyone present fled on foot toward the cabins.
Man describes several experiences near PG&E cabins
The witness and others were gathered near a dam after fishing when they heard a faint strange sound from the canyon direction. The sound repeated louder and closer, culminating in a roaring howl-cry from about 50-75 yards away along the tree line. Everyone present fled toward the cabins.
Vocalizations heard on Knob Mountain
The witness was walking a dog late at night on a road next to woods when the dog stopped, stared toward the mountain, and growled. About 30 seconds later the witness heard a loud howl/scream lasting up to about 20 seconds that seemed to come from partway up the mountain, after which neighborhood dogs began barking. The witness and dog returned home, and a check of the area the next morning found no tracks.
Hikers spot white bigfoot at Higbanks Park outside Columbus, OH
Three people hiking in a metro park heard a large heavy animal running in the woods and making an unnerving sound. A white, roughly 7-foot-tall creature then crossed the road in front of them from one wooded side to the other. After hearing it approach again, they fled and encountered a park officer.
Two campers hear loud vocalizations
Two companions were camping overnight in an old corn crib in August 1989 when they were awakened by a very loud growling and hollering sound from the woods. They heard the same sound again minutes later, louder and closer, unlike any coyote or owl they knew. They could see nothing in the darkness.
Possible vocalization heard in the Chuska Mountains, NE Arizona
Two forestry workers finishing a pre-dawn spotted owl survey heard a loud, deep yell lasting about five seconds from a canyon below them. The sound echoed through the canyon and struck both as too deep and sustained to be human. They saw no animal and later wondered if the source was responding to their imitated owl calls.
Man recalls incident years before among homes near Brick
Around midnight on a warm summer evening, the witness was talking with a companion beside a car in front of a home. They noticed a large grayish dog-like shape under a streetlight nearby. When high beams were turned on, the figure stood upright and ran bipedally across the road and around the dark side of the house, disappearing within seconds.
Campers hear loud scream at close range near Wapsipinicon River
The witness and a companion were camping overnight in a tent near a river when, about 15 minutes after turning in, they heard an extremely loud primal scream from very close range. The witness estimated the sound came from several feet off the ground and within a few dozen yards and remained in the tent out of fear. No visual contact or physical traces were reported.
Man recounts two experiences with bigfoot while camping in the Lower Peninsula
The witness and two children were camping late at night beside a bonfire when an animal reportedly rushed past from behind. All three heard an extremely loud scream or roar, and two of them briefly saw the creature before it was gone. The witness described feeling paralyzed or hazy while the children fled to their van. Twisted trees were later noted on a nearby trail.
Witnesses hear two powerful vocalizations near their property on the Flathead Reservation
The witness was called outside by a relative who had heard a strange sound in the forest. Both then heard loud, resonant, high-pitched vocalizations from the woods, later seeming to come from two different directions as if answering each other. Dogs nearby barked toward the forest while the sounds occurred. After several exchanges over a few minutes the sounds stopped and did not recur.
Vocalizations heard in Lookingglass
Late at night in summer 1989, the witness and two cousins stepped outside after movies and heard a loud deep guttural sound from the creek bottom rise into a 5-10 second howl. Frightened by its apparent size and closeness, they went back inside and locked the door. The witness described the end of the sound as more wolf-like than cow-like and later compared it to a reference Ohio recording.
Witness tells of hearing and smelling a creature near Wildwood Falls
The witness and a relative were running at night along an old logging road toward the Falls when they noticed a strong musty odor. About 50 feet ahead, they perceived only a large, fast, dark movement that crashed through dense brush toward the Falls and then fell silent. The next day they found a wide smashed path with broken small trees and grooves in the ground. The witness stated the odor was unlike bear and distinct from other animals encountered before.
Recollection of possible vocalizations and brush crashing while camping in the Lil-Aaron Straus Wilderness Area
Three companions camped off-trail in a low valley. In the early morning the reporter and one companion were awakened by loud, close wailing vocalizations followed by crashing vegetation, breaking branches and heavy thuds lasting several minutes. A third companion slept through the episode. The group left at dawn and found no physical signs.
Man tells of a possible nighttime encounter while burning garbage near Long Prairie
Two companions hauled garage trash to a brush burn pile near woods after dark and tended a large fire. They heard running around them in the dark and loud tree-limb breaking, then saw a tall dark figure move along the woods edge and duck in. They fled on the tractor and did not return that night.
Hikers have feeling of being watched and then hear something break through the ice nearby
The witness and a companion were hiking back through snow after dark along a road cut near [name withheld] Lake, with the witness waiting ahead while the companion lagged behind. The witness heard two loud footfalls breaking through ice and water in the shadows to his right, which stopped abruptly. The companion then emerged from a different direction saying he thought the witness had stepped into ice and that something had been walking beside him unseen, and both concluded something large was present before hurrying out.
Sasquatch sighting near Estacada, Oregon (1989)
Four youths went hunting past the guest's camp on a logged area near Estacada. After feeling uneasy in young fir trees and hearing a loud snap near a brush pile, they noticed something pacing them in brush. About 100 yards from the paved road they saw the head and shoulders of a seven-foot dark silhouette between poplar trees at sunset; it shifted its weight, confirming it was solid, and they retreated to the road.
Unseen large animal stalks jogger at night along trail near Elmira
Late in February 1989 the witness was jogging on a wooded trail at night when footsteps paralleled him about 20 feet inside the treeline. The steps quickened when he ran, continued briefly after he stopped, and suggested a biped taking one stride to his two to three. He ran to a clearing by a golf course, heard heavy breathing and a throaty rumble and a branch snap without seeing a form, then fled to a town street.