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1975–1976 Oceanside, California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/YScIFc6KhOX9bnVSe-Zq_N8HMM1bxaBDF02R-yZwEzE

Sasquatch sighting near Oceanside, California (1975)

While living on a military base and walking a trail past eroded hillsides to the beach, the witness repeatedly smelled a strong odor and had small rocks tossed at the back of the carried board. The witness once saw the hairy backside of a large figure running into the hollows, and a friend who teased its speech and threw a rock was chased. Soon after, military police closed the area and the hillside was leveled.

Partial sightingOdorRock throwingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
17 January 1972 Between Rio Grande And Centerville., Gallia County, Ohio Class B #63178

A couple is escorted out of the forest after finding a possible nesting area near Rio Grande

The witness and his wife returned in late January to a rock grotto where he had earlier found a possible bedding area. They found the bed intact but an old wagon moved from a ledge with drag marks in the rock. As they hiked out through a ravine, unseen actors on both ridges followed them for about an hour with knocks, whistles and other vocalizations, shaking and snapping saplings and throwing rocks until the pair reached the woods edge. Neither reported seeing anything.

FootstepsWood knockVocalizationWhistleTree break +3
1972 Arkansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/06/02/sc-ep33-frightening-dogman-encounter

Dogman sighting in Arkansas (1972)

In 1972 the witness camped with family in a van at a newly opened park at Beaver Lake in the Arkansas Ozarks. Late at night after a loud bang on the van and seeing a shadow, nearby campers fled, then the group watched a tall hairy biped with a dog-like snout descend a rocky ridge, heard a loud growl, and were pelted with gravel before fleeing the park before dawn.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteHowlGrowlFootsteps +2
1970–1979 Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/TSom5b4VZXPaXcHqhX6Okop_It5_GjCVQMhe6zJwH6s

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1970)

The witness, recently out of the military, was fly-fishing with three relatives in a steep, remote river gorge. He turned to see an upright animal at close range that quickly climbed the steep bank to the ridgeline. The group then heard extremely loud guttural vocalizations and huffs, saw movement on the ridge, and had a large rock land in the water near them. They left at dusk and later agreed among themselves it had not been a bear despite one relative's dismissive explanation.

Partial sightingVocalizationRock throwingMovement only
1970–1979 Place not stated Related account #17195

Vocalization (1970)

A coworker told the witness about a mid-1970s horseback trip when loud screaming and roaring circled the camp overnight, shook trees, threw rocks and broke limbs while the horses reacted.

VocalizationRock throwingTree break
15 August 1967 River Grove, Cook County, Illinois Class A #46494

Memory told of a daytime sighting in Schiller Woods

The witness was resting by the Des Plaines River during a bicycle ride when a hair-covered creature was seen across the river splashing in the water. After the witness coughed, the creature threw large rocks toward the witness, then crossed the river silently and confronted the witness at close range. The witness fled along a trail while hearing a loud howl and screaming and seeing additional shadowy figures across the river.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteRock throwingHowlScream
1950–1959 Portlock, Alaska #118c8ac9-9f00-40d7-9768-ce1b8b84cb4c

Vocalization near Portlock, Alaska (1950)

After years of disappearances, residents heard yelling and cries overnight as rocks and logs were thrown into the village. The fear prompted nearly everyone to abandon the town the next morning, leaving only the postmaster who required permission to leave.

VocalizationRock throwingObject throwing
July 1924 Washington #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.

Full-body sightingTracksRock throwingProperty disturbanceVocalization
April 1904 Sixes, Coos County, Oregon #f6d857df-e3db-48c7-adaf-4d0fa463d47c

Sasquatch sighting near Sixes, Oregon (1904)

In 1904 near Sixes miners reported a wild man seen three times in three weeks. Two men heard something walk around and shake their cabin corner, heard a frightful noise, saw it walk away, shot and missed. Later a similar visit at dawn ended with the creature hurling a four-pound rock after being shot at.

Partial sightingVocalizationDoor or window contactRock throwing
1904 Roseburg, Coos County, Oregon #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/01/12/sc-ep397-bigfoot-west-coast-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Roseburg, Oregon (1904)

Miners reported a seven-foot hairy wild man repeatedly shaking cabins at night and making frightful noise. Shots failed to stop it. On one morning it shook a door, was shot at, and retaliated by throwing a four-pound rock before vanishing.

Full-body sightingRock throwingProperty disturbanceFootsteps
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #12088

Unidentified sound

A relative reported hearing something while camping, throwing a rock toward it, and having a rock thrown back.

Unidentified soundRock throwing
BFRO YEAR: 1980-81? Mission, British Columbia Class B #15141

Possible stalking and rock throwing in the Fraser Valley

Three companions walking back from swimming along a forestry road felt watched and heard snapping branches and rustling paralleling their movement. When they shouted and threw rocks toward the roadside bushes, rocks were thrown back at them while growling sounds were heard and the accompanying dog barked. Frightened, they ran to a nearby activity centre and later told a parent, who suggested a bear.

FootstepsGrowlRock throwingUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: ~1970 Baxter, Piscataquis County, Maine Class B #8259

Hunters find scat and have large rock thrown at them

While hunting near a lake in the fall of 1970, the witness reported a strong musky odor, unusual large and small scat, rhythmic thumping with ground vibration, and a large dead tree falling nearby while alone. The next day the witness returned with a companion, encountered the thumping and shaking again, and a large rock flew over their heads, after which they left the area.

OdorScatUnidentified soundFootstepsTree break +1
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #74596

Rock throwing

An investigator's family members reportedly had rocks thrown at them and heard grunts in the general area.

Rock throwingVocalization
February 1st at approximately 6:45PM Place not stated Related account #78276

Sasquatch sighting

Same witness on a Feb. 1 raccoon hunt heard splashing sounds, saw a black silhouette across the creek, and later had a small stone thrown near his feet at a hatchery entrance.

SilhouetteUnidentified soundRock throwing
1975/1976 Place not stated Related account #66051

Whistle

As children the witness and a companion repeatedly heard whistles, had small stones tossed near them, and found a bedding area, large footprints and a wet-dog odor in woods on a circular trail.

WhistleRock throwingTracksStructure or nestOdor
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #15107

Unidentified sound

Another person reportedly heard rocks banged together and thrown into a stream while camping and found displaced rocks with impact marks the next day.

Unidentified soundRock throwing
Spring of 1995 Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Related account #17326

Rock throwing near Rawley Springs, Virginia

During a spring 1995 camping trip in the same area, the group heard odd cries and rocks tossed nearby.

Rock throwingVocalization
fall of 1994 Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Related account #17326

Rock throwing near Rawley Springs, Virginia

During a fall 1994 camping trip in the same area, the group heard odd cries and rocks tossed nearby.

Rock throwingVocalization
BFRO YEAR: Sep 2014 Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Class B #47067

ATV riders near Berea have scary ride out of woods at night

The witness and four companions were riding ATVs at night when they heard a single loud branch snap followed by dead silence. After moving to a clearing, a large log and then a limestone slab were thrown from an uphill wooded area toward a companion's ATV, barely missing the rider. Loud thumps and breaking branches suggesting something heavy running downhill followed, and the group started their vehicles and left quickly.

Object throwingRock throwingFootstepsTree break