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Property disturbance (1976)
The teller and companions camped in a marshy cedar area after being asked to watch for activity. One man bedded down in a canvas pitcher tent and said a large hand reached under and dragged him. They found large human-like tracks and a knee impression behind the tent, then heard distant screams and circling sounds through the night while keeping up a large fire.
Footsteps (1976)
The witness was camping with family and friends in a U-shaped camp and sleeping alone in a tent against a tree. Late at night under a full moon the witness heard heavy bipedal steps on gravel and rocks and rock-on-rock hitting in threes. Something large and hairy on two feet passed behind the tent in shadow, and the witness screamed until a parent came out.
Sasquatch sighting near Port Alberni, British Columbia (1976)
A logger driving back toward the log landing in sun glare struck one of two hair-covered figures on the road. The struck creature fell into the ditch moaning while the larger one approached. Both then pounded the pickup, smashing the windshield before the driver fled. Managers later ordered the truck flattened and buried to conceal the incident.
Sasquatch sighting in Arizona (1976)
The witness was riding in a truck with family members to a familiar camping area when they came around a corner and saw a creature drinking at a pool. It first moved on all fours with its hindquarters raised and walking sideways while watching them, then stood and ran on two legs leaning forward with no arm swing and a smooth gliding motion. The father stopped, got out and fired several pistol shots as it fled around a bend, after which it gave a loud roar or scream. The group continued to camp for three days, during which the father remained nervous and jumped up armed during the night.
Scream near Batchewana Bay, Ontario (1976)
As a 12-year-old staying at a cabin near Lake Superior, the guest walked to a large marsh at dusk to listen to frogs. The frogs suddenly went silent and he heard two very loud bellowing screams from the back of the swamp. Frightened, he ran back to the cabin in the dark and told his mother something was screaming.
Creature seen in the woods by hunter
While deer hunting in the morning, the witness and a companion heard loud noise from a wooded gully and then met an elderly hunter climbing out. The elderly hunter appeared pale and frightened and told them he had just seen a huge bigfoot at the bottom and had dropped his rifle while fleeing. The witness and companion later recovered the abandoned scoped rifle, but the elderly hunter kept walking away and left.
Near the King Mountain lookout - Two hunters got the terrifying feeling they were being watched and followed
While elk hunting at dusk with a companion, the pair felt watched and then heard a prolonged loud scream from behind trees, along with banging on a tree and breaking branches. They hid behind boulders with rifles to wait for the source to emerge, but nothing appeared, so they returned to their truck about half a mile away.
Daylight sighting at edge of woods near fishing hole outside Jacksonville
The witness had carried fishing gear to a creek and walked back to the parked car for more equipment when footsteps in the woods stopped. He turned toward the sound and saw a tall hair-covered figure at the woods edge pushing a branch aside. He called to two companions at the fishing spot, and when he looked back the figure was gone as loud footfalls moved rapidly away through the woods.
Two hunters got the terrifying feeling they were being watched and followed
While heading back to their truck at dusk during an elk hunt, the witness and a companion felt watched and heard a loud scream lasting several minutes from behind trees, along with banging and branch breaking. They hid behind boulders with rifles but nothing emerged. They then left for the truck about a half mile away.
Young hunter sees and hears a sasquatch near Applegate
A 12-year-old waiting alone in a truck on a logging road noticed a foul odor and his dog became frightened. A tall dark-haired biped stepped into the open on a bank about 40 feet away, watched him for about 30 seconds while making grunting and mumbling sounds and tilting its head, then ran uphill. The boy fled on foot toward relatives.
Son and friend find footprints. Later something stalks them along riverbank, incident retold by his father
Two witnesses were paddling a rowboat along a brushy creek at night to check limb lines. They heard something moving with them in the dense brush along the bank. A large rock was thrown downward and landed in the water in front of their boat, after which they left the area.
Cascade Locks - Same hikers hear rocks clacking together during another night-hike, on Wyeth Trail
A group was hiking at night on a trail east of Cascade Locks in October 1975. While in a clearing, they heard a sound like two rocks struck together behind them, then three more times from the left, right, and front. They saw nothing and the sound did not recur. Fresh snow the next day showed no tracks.
Growl near Mooreland, Indiana (1975)
The witness and three companions were coon hunting at night with three hounds along a logging road beside a swamp. The dogs yelped in fear and ran past the group back toward the truck. The group heard a deep growl and loud limb breaking and wood knocking moving toward them from the swamp, then left the woods and found the dogs shaking in their boxes on the truck.
Memory told of a possible encounter while coon hunting near Houston
On a moonlit night in late October 1975, the witness was coon hunting along a ridge when both dogs became frightened and stayed by him. He heard a low moaning sound, a rock-throw-like crash into a brush pile, two tree-strike-like impacts, and something moving through leaves down a steep wooded slope. He called out but saw nothing and ended the hunt.
Man describes an observation near Sabino Canyon when he was 15 years old.
The witness was hiking alone near the school campus in late morning when a strong odor and digging sounds drew attention. Through brush about 50 yards away, the witness saw a large gray-brown hairy animal crouched over a burrow digging with hand-like limbs and making grunting sounds. When it began to shift toward the witness, the witness fled to campus and reported the sighting to school staff.
Woman describes close encounter when she was 18 near Peace River
The witness and a companion walked near a gravesite picnic area at dusk and approached the outdoor toilets. The witness encountered a tall hair-covered figure beside the toilets that followed closely while bent on its front limbs with its rear raised. The witness fled to the car, after which the figure stood upright, vocalized loudly, and chased the vehicle a short distance before they drove away.
Occasional incidents from 1970's up to recent years, near Findley Lake
Around 1975 the witness was at a hunting camp late at night with two relatives when they heard a loud strange call moving through the woods. They moved to a nearby field to try to intercept the source as it approached to about 100 yards. The calling then stopped and nothing was seen or crossed the road, so they waited without further result.
Family sees prints near Crescent City
The witness was traveling with family members when their vehicle pulled over and everyone got out. The group noticed many large footprints in sand along a small river leading uphill toward the forest. They then heard a noise from the ridge across the river and briefly saw a large creature moving bipedally over the ridge out of sight, after which they got back in the vehicle and left.
near Dawson - Loggers hear, smell and briefly glimpse a Bigfoot
Two people were manually sawing a log near a pile of cut timber when an odd sound and strong odor were noticed. One worker looked around the end of the pile and reportedly saw a large hair-covered creature walking away toward the forest. A second worker also reportedly saw the creature retreating into the woods, and no footprints were found in the mountainous rocky terrain.
Campers hear loud animal "roars", from inside the treeline of a clear-cut
In the summer of 1975 the witness took a visiting relative to a clear-cut to camp. From timber across the cut they heard an extremely loud, deep roar. The witness fired a revolver into the air to scare what was thought to be a bear, but the roaring grew louder and faster, prompting the group to pack up and leave without ever seeing the source.