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11 November 2024 Pomaria, Newberry County, South Carolina Class A #77862

Sasquatch sighting near Pomaria, South Carolina (2024)

The witness was deer hunting from a ground blind at daybreak when a loud grunt and stomp were heard from behind. Turning, the witness saw a tall brown hair-covered human-like figure in brush nearby. The two observed each other for about 30 seconds before the figure turned and walked away.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootsteps
5 July 2022 Clover, York County, South Carolina Class B #74674

Wood knock near Clover, South Carolina (2022)

The witness was walking in a power line cut in the early afternoon when loud wood-on-wood knocks were heard from both sides of the clearing, seeming to answer each other. The witness also found a large grassy bedding depression with a very strong unfamiliar odor nearby. No other witnesses were present.

Wood knockOdorStructure or nest
30 October 2021 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina Class B #71792

Chatter and knock heard on the Broad River, 5 miles NE of Gaffney

The witness was camping overnight with two companions. After the group made a howl and a growl, they heard chatter from across the parking lot followed seconds later by a wood knock from farther away in the same direction. The witness answered with two wood knocks using a stick but got no response.

ChatterWood knock
31 October 2020 Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina Class B #67219

Howls heard near Molly's Rock Park in Sumter National Forest

The witness and two companions were stopped on a highway in an isolated forested area after their car broke down. They heard three long howl-like vocalizations that they said did not sound like coyotes or cows. The area was unusually quiet with no insect sounds.

Howl
21 July 2007 Ashepoo In The ACE BASIN NATIONAL ESUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE., Colleton County, South Carolina Class B #20523

Possible whoops and knocks heard by relic hunter in the Ace Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve

The witness was searching for relics with metal detectors in a swampy coastal area when separated from two companions. He reports hearing two loud deep ape-like whoops followed by stick-against-tree impacts about 100 yards away and then again farther toward the river. He also notes smelling a foul stench shortly before the sounds while acknowledging it might have had another source.

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1 June 2007 Hartwell, Anderson County, South Carolina Class B #19926

Incidents and followup near Lake Hartwell Dam

The witness was night-fishing along a river trail when heavy footsteps approached on the wooded hillside. Shining a headlamp toward the sound caused it to stop, and it resumed after the light was removed. The footsteps paralleled the witness back to the parking area without ever emerging, and a search with a brighter light revealed nothing seen or smelled.

Footsteps
May 2007 Bluffton, SC (2 Miles Inland Of Hilton Head Island, SC And 1 Mile East Of Hardeeville, SC), Beaufort County, South Carolina Class B #24916

Witness hears big exhale and finds clear footprint the next day on property near Bluffton

Late at night the witness sat by open backyard windows after turning down the TV and heard two long exhalations from just outside at head height. Frightened, the witness shouted out the window and fled to the front of the house, startling a sleeping relative and dog. The next day the witness found a large barefoot human-like footprint in soil against the house corner beneath the window.

Unidentified soundTracks
April 2007 Little River, Horry County, South Carolina Class B #18902

Possible evening sighting by pedestrian on the outskirts of Little River and N. Myrtle Beach

About two weeks before reporting, the witness was walking along Highway 17 at night to and from a store. On the return trip beside a wooded creek, something moved through the brush and seemed to follow, stopping when the witness stopped. In a partially lit spot at the woods edge the witness saw a reddish, long-haired, ape-like creature squatting with its long arms forward.

Partial sightingFootsteps
8 May 2006 Blair, Fairfield County, South Carolina Class B #14611

Possible vocalizations heard by new residents in an unpopulated rural area near the Broad River

The witness and a companion were at home late at night when they heard loud, deep, rhythmic calling from the woods behind the house. They described at least three separate voices calling back and forth and moving closer over about two hours, while dogs cowered and cats hid and other night sounds stopped. They could not identify the sounds as known animals and later felt they resembled whoop recordings attributed to Bigfoot.

WhoopVocalization
11 February 2005 Erhardt, Colleton County, South Carolina Class B #10623

Hog hunter hears possible vocalizations in the late afternoon near Erhardt

The witness was hunting feral pigs from a stand on a dike in a South Carolina swamp in the late afternoon. He heard loud, rapid ape-like 'ooow' vocalizations from the swamp behind him, after which other animal sounds stopped and wildlife fled. He left the stand before dark and later reported finding no tracks on the soft sandy road.

Vocalization
end of summer South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/01/sc-ep402-giant-chimpanzee-on-all-fours-chasing-the-deer

Sasquatch sighting in South Carolina (2005)

At night the guest saw a face in the living room window reflection with bared teeth and darting eyes that exhaled and fogged the glass. It left the porch with loud footsteps and slapped windows at the back of the house. The guest armed himself with a rifle, stayed in the hallway all night, and moved out the next morning.

Partial sightingDoor or window contactFootsteps
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
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
2003 South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/01/sc-ep402-giant-chimpanzee-on-all-fours-chasing-the-deer

Full-body sighting in South Carolina (2003)

A delivery driver encountered a growling very big black dog in the carport that charged him, causing him to flee without finishing deliveries. When the guest picked up his package, the clerks debated the breed, and he told them he owns no dog.

Full-body sightingGrowl
1999–2000 Oconee County, South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/31/sc-ep131-the-sasquatch-property

Vocalization near Oconee County (1999)

Years after the witness's father died, having lost his natural voice decades earlier, the witness stood in the yard in summer and heard the father's earlier voice calling the witness's name from woods behind the house. The experience was initially thought to be a ghost or hallucination, later considered possible mimicry.

Vocalization
October 1998 Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina Class B #26072

Trout fishermen encounter unnerving sounds & rock throwing in Joccasee Gorge

Three college roommates hiked to the Thompson River to fish and camp overnight. After dark they repeatedly heard a childlike crying sound from a nearby ridge, had small river stones tossed into camp, and later heard loud knocks alternating with the cries. At daylight they hiked out, noticing concentrated scat and disturbed ground near oak trees, and concluded the activity was not from a person.

VocalizationWood knockRock throwingScat
15 July 1997 Neeses, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Class A #993

A teenager witnesses a black, fur covered creature attempt to pull a dog pen out of the ground.

Around midday the witness went to check on barking dogs in a pen behind the home. There he encountered a tall, hair-covered figure pulling at the pen wire, which turned to face him before fleeing toward the forest. A relative who ran outside also saw the figure running away. No physical evidence remained the next day after an overnight thunderstorm.

Full-body sightingVocalizationFootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
15 August 1993 Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Class A #417

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.

Full-body sightingScreamUnidentified soundTracksHair +2
August 1983 Liberty Hill Near Lake Wateree, Kershaw County, South Carolina Class B #546

Good Samaritan has encounter near Liberty Hill

A driver stopped to help two motorists whose car had left the road after swerving to avoid a large hairy creature chasing a deer across the road. While fetching a rope from his truck to pull their car out, he walked directly into the creature standing behind his truck. He noted a foul smell, red eyes, and a low growl before it walked to the woods edge and then into the woods. He then helped move the car and continued his trip, shaken by the encounter.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingGrowlOdor
Summer 1978 Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina Class A #18632

Woman describes childhood sighting (multi-witness) on abondonned RR bed outside Barnwell

Three children playing near an old railroad bed in the evening heard a shrill wailing sound and went to investigate. On the other side of the track bed they saw a tall, very hairy creature standing and looking at them. After staring for about 15 seconds, the children ran screaming back to the house.

Full-body sightingScream