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Possible sighting by child near home outside Arnoldsberg
A woman and a child went to a relative's house to feed a dog. The child chased the dog around the house out of sight, then screamed and ran back saying a monkey-like creature growled and ran into the woods, later adding there was a little one with its mother. The woman did not see the creature but heard movement in the brush.
Sound report from the High Uintas
The witness and a relative were camping overnight near a lake in the mountains when loud echoing screams woke them around 2 a.m. The witness managed to record the last two of several screams using a parabolic microphone and tape recorder. Nearby dogs reacted unusually, other campers also heard the sounds, and tree limbs were heard breaking about half an hour later.
Hikers describe possible stalking and vocalizations the John Muir Wilderness
Three backpackers hiking toward Hobler Lake at dusk noticed a large reddish-brown animal moving parallel to them for about an hour. After dark the witness saw a tall, wide, long-armed furry biped watching from behind a tree, which walked away when spoken about. The group camped at the lake, later hearing disturbance sounds and finding camp items slightly moved.
Possible stalking of two people walking in the early evening near Lake Michigan and Gulliver Lake (Upper Peninsula)
The witness and his sister were walking a loop road by a lake back to a cabin on a moonless night. The sister sensed something following them behind the treeline, and both paused to listen to movement. As they left the woods they heard a loud grunt about 20 feet behind them that frightened them and seemed territorial.
Possible indicative sounds heard near Camp Atterbury Military Reservation
The witness was walking a puppy in the early morning near a wooded area across the road. She heard a loud unfamiliar howl from a short distance in front of her, then a second howl that seemed to move as she moved, followed by several short whoops. Frightened, she ran back to the house.
Various late night vocalizations heard on a property near Flagstaff
The witness was asleep in bed at home when awakened around midnight by fighting-like animal noises outside the window. After a pause, whoop-like calls were heard from multiple directions, followed by articulated grunting that frightened the witness and stopped when a car passed. Minutes later a loud branch crack was heard from the yard edge, and no sign was found the next morning.
Possible vocalizations heard by mother and children at Lake Moran near Dorrington
A witness visiting a remote lake with two children reports hearing a series of single whoop-like vocalizations over about five minutes. The sounds reportedly repeated after the witness called out and seemed to get louder and closer, with no other movement sounds heard. The group packed up quickly and left for their vehicle without seeing the source.
Possible vocalizations outside of Elberfeld, Indiana
A group of four on dirt bikes and quads stopped at night to fix a broken chain. They heard repeated loud moans, then a series of knocks like on a tree, then something running fast through dense woods around them. Frightened, they abandoned one bike and fled, finding the bike moved off the trail when they returned the next day.
Possible approach to campers near Chilliwack
The witness and four companions were camping by the Chilliwack River at night. The witness imitated alleged sasquatch vocalizations, then heard deeper, longer return calls for about ten minutes. A final closer, louder call was followed by loud breaking of sticks and brush 20-30 feet into the trees; the group had no visual contact and the witness did not return to the site the next day.
Biologist has multiple experiences at government research facility near Laurel
The witness camped alone overnight on a forested river island. After exchanging wood knocks with an unseen source to the south, the witness heard slow cautious bipedal footsteps approach and a loud splash in the channel separating the islands, followed later by fainter steps retreating. The next morning the witness searched the adjacent island but found no clear footprints.
Possible vocalizations and stalking south of Bardstown
In July 2006 around 9:30 p.m., the witness was walking from the garage to the house when a loud unfamiliar screaming was heard from the hollow at the back of the property. The scream was heard again about 30 seconds later. The witness said it was unlike coyotes previously heard and that it sent chills down the spine.
Repeat visitations described near rural home outside Princeton
The witness was asleep at home when loud moaning and howling outside the open bedroom window woke her. The sounds shifted from distress-like cries to very deep angry growls. A pet dog barked from below, then something approached the garage area, growled deeply, and struck the building, after which the dog fell silent. The witness stayed in bed too frightened to look outside.
Possible sighting by teens in Salt Fork State Park
A group hiking in Salt Fork State Park in the evening reported footprints, grunts and glimpsed movement. The main witness waited ahead with two younger companions and reported seeing a tall hairy biped peeking from behind a tree and then from behind a rock. The three companions ran back to their cabin and later said all three had seen the figure.
Man in the Citico Creek area has an unknown animal circle his camp for several hours
The witness was camping alone in a hammock in the Citico Creek area late at night when he heard heavy movement coming down a steep overgrown hillside across the trail. The source moved parallel to the trail, crossed to his side, and circled his camp intermittently for several hours despite a fire being built to scare it off. He never saw the source because vegetation made a flashlight useless, but judged from the heaviness of the sounds that it was not a known animal. He left at sunrise.
Unidentified sound near Big Run, West Virginia (2006)
The witness was riding an ATV alone at night on ridgetop trails when he stopped in dense brush and a large rock passed just in front of his head, followed by a deep growl felt in the chest. He fled on the ATV but ran out of fuel a short distance away and while trying to restart heard loud heavy bipedal steps approaching from behind. He got the machine restarted and rode home without stopping, and later saw the rock sitting beside the trail for years.
Man and son have encounter while setting off fireworks near Pottsboro
The witness and his teenage son rowed to an isolated wooded shore at night to set off fireworks while family watched from across the water. The witness heard loud huffing and grunting, crashing through brush, and smelled strong body odor approaching in the dense woods. He briefly saw a very large, wide, shaggy human-like silhouette between trees in his flashlight beam. He took his son and paddled away quickly, leaving chairs and fireworks equipment behind.
Possible morning vocalizations heard north of Vernal
The witness was camping with family in a remote part of Flaming Gorge National Forest north of Vernal, Utah. After an unusually quiet night, she lay awake in the tent around 7 a.m. while her sister slept and heard two loud, clear whoops she could not identify. She later listened to alleged bigfoot whoop recordings online and felt they matched what she heard.
Campers report possible approach in Malakoff Historical State Park
The witness was camping with a group when she heard something large run up behind her through brush downhill from the campsite. She shone a flashlight and saw a pair of reflective eyes about six feet off the ground 10-12 feet away, then panicked and retreated behind the group. The group found nothing on searching but heard quiet footsteps withdrawing and a small rock thrown behind them.
Backpacker hears possible vocalizations near Mt. St. Helens
The witness was on a solo multi-day backpacking hike near Mount St. Helens. Around midday on the first day, deep whooping calls were heard coming from the canyon direction over about 10-15 minutes. The witness described the tone as unusually deep and resonant and unlike known animal calls.
Possible vocalizations heard near Yorkville
Late at night the witness and a companion stepped onto the back porch with their dog to let it out. The dog ran to the fence barking, and after the witness waved a glowing phone display to locate it, both people heard a strange broken cooing sound from the treeline and fled inside. The next day the witness noticed a heavy bench tipped over, fence slats pushed in from the woods side, and neighbors looking at the forest edge.