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17 April 2004 Salt Fork State Park (nearest City Is North Salem), Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #8843

Vocalizations heard and tracks found at Salt Fork State Park

The witness was camping with a relative near a lake and got up early to make breakfast. From the campsite area the witness heard two loud howl-like vocalizations coming from across the lake about a mile away. The witness ran toward the lakeshore while listening but saw nothing. The relative was not told until hours later.

HowlScream
April 2004 Orange County, North Carolina Class B #9212

Rural residents disturbed by nighttime activity near Buffalo Creek

Throughout spring 2004 the witness and several neighbors repeatedly heard what sounded like a bipedal creature walking through woods at night, often while area dogs barked intensely. Plants outside the witness's window were found repeatedly flattened and scratching was heard on a neighbor's house. In May the witness heard a loud distant scream described as a classic Bigfoot scream. The disturbances stopped abruptly in July.

FootstepsScreamProperty disturbanceDoor or window contact
April 2004 Hatfield, Clark County, Wisconsin Class B #14987

Family in a camper describes stalking outside town of Hatfield

A couple camping overnight in a camper with their children awoke around 2 a.m. to the sound of bipedal footsteps circling the camper. After turning on lights, shouting, and checking outside with a flashlight revealed nothing and the steps repeatedly resumed, the family left for a town parking lot. They returned in the morning but found no tracks in the leaf-covered ground.

Footsteps
April 2004 Panola County, Texas Class A #8547

Hog hunter watches bigfoot kill hog in Sabine River bottoms.

The witness was hunting hogs from a tree stand at sunrise when he watched a large hairy biped stalk hogs from tree to tree. The animal charged on all fours, killed a hog with blows, then carried it off while exchanging whooping calls with another unseen individual. It paused to stare at the witness before leaving. A hunting partner nearby heard the attack scream and whoops.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingScreamWhoopGrowl
March 2004 Opp, Covington County, Alabama Class B #8635

Possible repeat approaches to a rural residence at night outside OPP

The witness describes recurring strange noises around the family home shared with parents, including window banging, howls around dusk, growls, moans, grunts and rocks striking the house. The source was never seen, and indoor and outdoor dogs reportedly failed to react normally. A dank odor was also noted over several days. The activity is presented as ongoing, mainly at night and around dusk.

HowlGrowlVocalizationDoor or window contactRock throwing +1
9 February 2004 Hydaburg, Prince of Wales County, Alaska Class A #7963

Sasquatch walks past window of house at night

The witness's daughter was home alone late at night when she heard something pacing back and forth outside her bedroom window. She looked out and saw a very large black figure that appeared well above the bottom of the window. She called her parent terrified and hid until she was picked up. The reporting parent found her hysterical and felt uneasy approaching the house.

Partial sightingFootsteps
22 January 2004 Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Class B #19936

Possible footprints found in snow outside Marquette

The witness and a companion were walking up a remote dirt road at night looking for snowboarding hills when they heard a strange sound and found large bare-foot-like prints with visible toes in the snow. After discussing the prints, which were wider and longer than a 12-inch flashlight with a very long stride, a nearby tree began shaking violently and dropping snow and branches, prompting them to run back to the car and leave.

TracksUnidentified soundTree break
15 January 2004 Tyler, Smith County, Texas Class B #7802

Teenager hears vocalization at night and has possible sighting not far from Sabine River.

The witness and companions were riding 4-wheelers on a large ranch around midnight when one vehicle got stuck in mud. While waiting, the witness heard a single long loud moaning sound from a distance. A companion present did not hear the sound. Days later the witness said the sound matched a long moaning recording on a research website.

Vocalization
8 January 2004 New Waverly, San Jacinto County, Texas Class A #10591

Predator caller has night time encounter in Sam Houston National Forest

The witness was using an electronic predator call at night when he heard an unidentified sound behind him. He shined a red-filtered light toward the sound and saw a dark animal he first took for a bear. The animal stood upright and moved away quickly on two legs while making a continuous deep, raspy growl that faded with distance.

Full-body sightingGrowl
January 2004 Between Osoyoos & Greenwood, British Columbia Class B #15419

Photographer is "escorted" out of the woods between Osoyoos & Greenwood

The witness drove to an abandoned homestead to take sunset photographs. While walking back to the truck through knee-deep snow he heard twigs snapping and footsteps running through thick woods alongside him. He ran to the truck, heard a deep elk-like grunt, and saw pines shaking with snow falling off as he left. He returned two weeks later and found snapped-off saplings.

FootstepsVocalizationMovement only
Fall 2004 West Milford, Passaic County, New Jersey Class A #10918

Hunter has early morning encounter 8 miles north of Riverdale

A deer hunter sat in a tree stand on a crisp clear morning while noticing a strong foul odor. While walking back along an old logging trail around 10 a.m., the hunter saw a very large upright hairy animal step onto the trail, pause and look, then calmly walk away bipedally. The hunter ran the opposite direction, dropping gear, and later returned to find no tracks but noted a freshly broken branch.

Full-body sightingOdorUnidentified sound
January 2004 Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina Class B #7865

A family reports strange incidents in the woods behind their property near Shaw Air Force Base

Late at night the witness heard loud walking with dragging footsteps downhill near a path and, with a parent, approached and fired shots without deterring it. They later staked out the area, heard weird noises, and smelled a foul odor. The next morning they found human-like footprints sized to the witness's foot and groups of bent and broken trees.

FootstepsUnidentified soundTracksTree breakOdor
Spring 2004 Ft.Myers, Lee County, Florida Class B #9885

Possible vocalization east of Ft.Myers

The witness and a teenage helper were hauling cut branches on a relative's wooded property in the late afternoon when they heard three loud, deep whoop-like sounds from a swampy area. The witness could not match the sound to known local wildlife and briefly considered Bigfoot before dismissing it. He later checked whooping crane recordings online and concluded that was not the sound heard.

Whoop
Summer 2004 Ft Stewart, Liberty County, Georgia Class A #28526

Encounter by a squad on maneuvers while training at Fort Stewart

During military wargame training in the woods, a squad heard a low growl and high scream and saw a distant figure they first mistook for opposing forces. After they called out, the figure stood to about seven to eight feet, was judged not human, and threw rocks toward them before running to the treeline. The group reported hearing strange sounds from the woods for the rest of the night.

Full-body sightingGrowlScreamRock throwing
in July Kentucky #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bRI7PtIHlrwhbK9Q6iC7rVENHnXc-aFK_I4aGTEO6Sg

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (2004)

On a July day the guest sat by a quarry pond, heard snapping and baby-like crying, and walked about 300 feet into the woods. He found a small hairy child-like creature upside down with its leg caught in a tree. Two taller hairy females appeared, one growling loudly, and he fled on his motorcycle.

Full-body sightingVocalization
2004 Kentucky #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bRI7PtIHlrwhbK9Q6iC7rVENHnXc-aFK_I4aGTEO6Sg

Unidentified sound in Kentucky (2004)

In 2004 the guest was driving slowly home with his wife when they heard what sounded like a bulldozer running through the trees alongside a dry creek bed near where he later had other encounters.

Unidentified soundMovement only
2004 Kentucky #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/04/01/sc-ep419-i-would-not-believe-it-if-i-didnt-see-it

Unidentified sound in Kentucky (2004)

The guest was driving home with his pregnant wife in 2004 when lug nuts broke. With windows down on a chilly night near a dry creek bed, they heard something like a bulldozer moving through the trees alongside the road, which frightened him.

Unidentified soundMovement only
2004–2005 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Class B #27023

Huge animal screams and circles campsite at Finger Lake Park

Four people were camping around a campfire at Rocky Fork Lake in July 2004 when a large animal came from the woods to the south, circled the campsite three times at close range, and ran toward the lake emitting a high-pitched howl and pig-like squeals before running behind the camp. The group later noticed smeared foot impressions at the site, but rain had obscured detail and no identifiable evidence was preserved.

Movement onlyHowlScreamTracks
summer of 2004 Oconee County, South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/31/sc-ep131-the-sasquatch-property

Sasquatch sighting near Oconee County (2004)

After returning late from out-of-town work in summer, the witness received a neighbor call about a large black figure behind the house. Grabbing a handgun, the witness ran around the house and saw a furry massive figure moving through bushes. A running chase followed across fences, a ravine, garden and barn path to a creek and hill, where the figure pulled away uphill and vanished.

Partial sightingFootsteps
spring of 2004 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/25/sc-ep67-the-insider-part-1

Sasquatch sighting (2004)

While laid up at about 11pm the witness heard a low growl that vibrated dual-pane windows and saw a young deer twitching near fir trees with a large neckless outline standing about 40 feet behind it. A car door sound stopped the episode, and next morning he found large partial tracks across a 12-foot creek with an injured left foot and later measured over 19 inches.

Partial sightingGrowlTracks