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11 November 2012 Scio, Harrison County, Ohio Class A #37793

Family reports several encounters over several months on the outskirts of Scio

Late at night the witness took a puppy on a leash toward the woodline behind the house and heard shuffling in the brush. A very tall, very wide dark figure stood up nearby, showing a lighter chest or stomach area in the moonlight. The witness screamed and ran inside, after which relatives went out with a light and reported seeing a large two-legged shadow run up the brushy hill and disappear while staying just out of sight.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootsteps
11 November 2012 Altoona, Marion County, Florida Class A #37275

Dusk sighting of a bigfoot tree knocking in the Ocala National Forest

The witness was trail riding in a remote forest area and became stuck in a mud hole, waiting hours for help. Hearing repeated knocking like something hitting a tree, the witness walked about 300 yards toward the sound and saw a very large hairy biped striking a pine with a stick. After stepping on a stick while backing away, the witness was noticed by the creature, which turned its whole body to look before running away on two legs carrying the stick, moving gracefully and silently.

Full-body sightingWood knock
11 November 2012 Erwin/ Unicoi County, Unicoi County, Tennessee Class A #37267

Close daylight observation by a fisherman at a trout stream near Unicoi

Early in the morning while heading to fish along a creek, the witness saw a large bipedal creature standing in the water about 15 to 20 yards away. The creature left the creek, struck a tree with its hand, stomped its foot and vocalized, then ran into the forest. The witness watched for about 45 seconds and also noted a musky animal-like odor.

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4 November 2012 Everglades West Of Broward County, Collier County, Florida Class A #37203

Daylight sighting of a man-like ape while target shooting in the Big Cypress National Preserve

The witness stopped in a swampy area to target shoot and was reloading when he heard noise behind him. He turned and saw an ape-like biped watching from behind a tree a short distance away, which made a deep vocal sound. He ran to his car, saw the creature moving away through the trees, and left quickly.

Partial sightingVocalization
November 2012 Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina Class B #77962

Possible camp stalking by a bigfoot 30 miles southwest of Durham

Two people tending a brush fire at night heard repeated grunt-like vocals and heavy breathing from the woods behind them for about an hour. The sounds stopped whenever they turned to look and included occasional footsteps and snapping limbs. After they went inside, they thought they heard something come out of the woods toward the remaining fire.

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November 2012 Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class B #37565

Hunters hear possible vocalizations, large head seen peeking from behind boulders near Franklin

On the afternoon of opening day, the witness climbed toward a treestand set among boulders and thick vegetation. From the boulders behind him he heard a growl and rock-clashing sounds, then saw a large dark head and shoulders duck behind a boulder. He backed away to about 100 yards while watching, saw it peek out and hide again, then left the area.

Partial sightingGrowlUnidentified sound
November 2012 West Union, Adams County, Ohio Class A #37259

ATV rider is followed on private property near West Union

The witness was riding an ATV uphill with a young relative when a loud thumping sound prompted a look behind. The witness saw a very tall, hairy, human-like creature chasing them while carrying a small log. The witness accelerated into and across a grass field, and as they were leaving the field the creature threw the log toward them but missed. The log was gone when the witness returned the next day.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundObject throwing
November 2012 Rayville, Ray County, Missouri Class B #38339

Possible nighttime activity at a rural home near Rayville

The witness drove to a friend's rural house at night and while walking to the door heard large bipedal footsteps paralleling him from woods 30-40 yards away. The steps stopped when he stopped and resumed when he walked. He told his friend inside, but the sound was gone when they came back out.

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November 2012 Washington #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/t_SHDdiTSkQYgoCFJHhxGx8e8ax-1VtE0jy0X-8O43o

Footsteps in Washington (2012)

Two brothers parked for a late-night talk on a forest road when heavy footsteps surrounded the car on several sides and powerful growls approached the rear. After repositioning the car in moonlight they saw a dark shape shifting in a tree, heard heavy breathing, and watched a very tall muscular dark creature cross the road and peer from behind a stump. A second slender gray creature leapt across the road, the large one dropped to all fours and left, and the brothers later realized hours had passed.

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November 2012 Yakult, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/12/sc-ep79-is-bigfoot-real-by-jack

Sasquatch sighting near Yakult, Washington (2012)

The witness and his older brother went for a drive to get away after family deaths and got turned around on back roads. Something came up to the back of the car, growling repeatedly with heavy breathing like a sick animal. The witness said he saw something he then called a monster and later identified as Sasquatch.

Partial sightingGrowlVocalization
November 2012 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #57323

Memory of hearing the "Umatilla Screamer" on Indian Reservation

The witness was sleeping at home with the bedroom window open when he woke abruptly around 12:30 a.m. He then heard very loud wailing, screaming, laughing and whoop-like yells coming from a field several hundred yards away. The sounds repeated several times while seeming to move farther away, as if the source was running.

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17 October 2012 Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia Class B #36850

Honeymooners feel bone rattling growl while hiking the Appalachian Trail

On the afternoon of October 17, 2012, the witness and a companion were walking on the Appalachian Trail near their rented cabin when they heard a very low, bone-rattling growl lasting a few seconds. The witness reported feeling the sound in the chest and joints and found no match after comparing it to known animal sounds. Nothing was seen, and the pair quickly left the area with their dog.

Growl
13 October 2012 Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota Class B #63646

Camper describes stalking by Bigfoots near "Devil's Bathtub" in the Black Hills

The witness was camping alone in a tent in Spearfish Canyon. Late at night he heard a whistle-like sound, a tree-knock sound, and slow heavy bipedal footsteps approaching and passing his tent, accompanied by a strong unpleasant smell. He shouted at the presence and later woke to tree knocks and varied whooping sounds from multiple directions lasting about 15 minutes, and found no sign in the morning.

WhistleWood knockFootstepsOdorWhoop
10 October 2012 Utica, La Salle County, Illinois Class B #40476

Possible activity experienced by a family near Utica

Two people were sitting around a campfire in their yard at night when they heard coyotes howling. The coyote howls were then joined by a much lower, deeper and louder howl. The witnesses considered a wolf as a possible source but were frightened and returned to the house without seeing anything.

Howl
10 October 2012 ALVA, Lee County, Florida Class B #38165

Repeat night visits scare away roommates near Alva

The witness reports ongoing nighttime visits at a rental property since March 2012. He hears sounds, smells odor, and sees a shadowy figure run toward the woods. He believes it is a female with a child that steals fruit, garbage and fish, and says the figures watch people in the yard and peer through windows.

SilhouetteUnidentified soundOdorProperty disturbance
10 October 2012 JACOB LAKE, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #36623

Several possible vocalizations heard south of Jacob Lake near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Two companions on a motorcycle camping trip in the North Rim area were sleeping in separate tents when loud screams woke them about 2:30 a.m. The screams continued for several minutes from an estimated 40 yards away and were followed by the snap of a limb. Neither witness saw the source, and the reporting witness stated the sounds were unlike anything heard in a lifetime of hunting and fishing.

Scream
9 October 2012 Orting, Pierce County, Washington Class B #38413

Homeowner hears unusual vocalizations in his backyard near Orting

The witness and his wife were awakened in their bedroom by very loud piercing shrieks coming from the woods directly behind the house. The sounds continued for about five minutes and then stopped abruptly as it began to rain. The witness stated the sounds were unlike any animal he had ever heard.

Scream
7 October 2012 Greenwater WA, Pierce County, Washington Class B #36618

Loud late night stomping frightens backpackers near Echo Lake

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in a tent near a lake. Around 2 a.m. the witness awoke to very loud, heavy-sounding bipedal stomping moving through camp with branches breaking, which stopped abruptly when he moved to reach for a knife. He stayed still while feeling watched, then eventually fell back asleep. The companion separately reported hearing loud walking in camp that night, and no tracks or disturbance were found in the morning.

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4 October 2012 Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia Class B #36591

Runner shadowed by possible biped keeping pace through heavy forest near Wirtz

The witness was road-running in the morning when they heard something in the adjacent woods keeping pace with them. The sound slowed, sped up, or stopped with the witness, paused near houses, then resumed in wooded stretches for about a mile. No source was ever seen due to fog and cover, and the witness felt the terrain was too rough to be easily matched by a person.

Footsteps
October 2012 Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class B #45958

Bow hunter recovering deer has possible experience near Grove City

The witness and two companions entered the woods after dark to recover a deer shot earlier from a tree stand. While preparing to photograph the deer, the group heard an extremely loud scream from very close range, followed by the sound of something large crashing away through the woods toward a swamp. They saw nothing when they shone lights into the woods and quickly left with the deer without field-dressing it.

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