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Hunter experiences eerie silence, foul odor and possible wood knocking in the Cardinal Marsh Wildlife Management Area
The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand when a strong foul odor drifted from upwind and appeared to move past him, from the river bottom behind him toward the ridge top, without any source being seen. Roughly an hour later he heard paired thudding sounds like logs or a log hitting a tree, which repeated again after about another hour from the same location. The woods around his stand were unusually quiet, while his companion farther upstream reported normal wildlife activity.
Possible wood knocks heard by a photographer near Quitman
The witness left a cabin on foot to photograph the lake and fall colors. While walking back toward the cabin he heard loud, rhythmic wood-on-wood knocks coming from a wooded, hilly area. The knocks stopped when he stopped to look and resumed briefly when he walked again. He saw no source, noted no odor, and heard no other vocalizations.
Nighttime sighting near a dumpster by a bicyclist in Canton
A bicyclist riding home late at night heard a noise by a dumpster behind a shed and saw a short stocky dark bipedal figure. The figure turned and walked into thin woods toward a cornfield, and the rider fled home to tell a companion. The companion checked the site minutes later but found only a trapped raccoon in the dumpster.
Hunter has a daylight sighting of a tall biped west of Darrington
The witness and a companion were hunting at the end of a ridge-top logging road and split up to glass opposite slopes. The witness smelled a rotten odor and heard crashing below, then saw a dark head, shoulders and upper back moving downhill upright for a few seconds before losing sight of it while still hearing movement. Visibility worsened with rain and low clouds and both soon left, with the witness not telling the companion at the time.
Friends experience possible intimidation outside of Greenville
The witness and a female companion were hiking in a wooded area in the morning when they heard very loud rustling like a small tree being shaken, followed by a long low howl, growls, grunts, snorts and squeals. The same sequence repeated a couple minutes later. They did not see what made the sounds and left within minutes.
Possible bigfoot activity and interesting photos taken at Clear Creek Park
The witness was doing senior photos at a lake with two companions when rocks were repeatedly thrown into the water from across the lake, accompanied by tree knocks and limb breaking. The group took burst photos toward the sounds and then left the area. At home the witness found what he believed to be a black orangutan-faced figure holding a white object in two of the photos, plus a possible smaller shape in a tree.
Bowhunter intimidated by loud vocalizations at dark on Camp Robinson National Guard training base
The witness was bow hunting alone from a tree stand at Camp Robinson in October 2010. After dark he heard a very loud, deep, gravelly growl/yell from an estimated 150-200 yards away, then heard it again closer while walking out. He left quickly without seeing the source and later could not match the sound to known animal recordings.
Sasquatch sighting in California (2010)
The witness stayed with his young son on a multi-day group expedition and went to check a camera trap in the morning. The son ran ahead, collapsed and became unresponsive while the witness felt nausea, loss of focus, and a deep vibrational sound. The witness then saw a large dark hairy figure, fired shots to drive it off, heard it scream and get answered, and evacuated the son for medical care.
Sasquatch sighting in Indiana (2010)
The witness and three friends went ghost hunting at a remote cemetery in a forest late at night. After hearing grunting and footsteps paralleling them on a footpath, the friends fled while the witness turned to face a very tall dark figure swaying side to side that changed expression on eye contact and huffed, exposing a foul breath odor. When a friend shouted his name, the figure leapt away, and the witness ran to the car.
Motorists have sighting along Highway 88 north of Clements
The witness was riding as a passenger with a companion driving to a casino at night when howling was heard and shortly afterward a large hair-covered biped was seen near the roadside in headlights. The creature reportedly stared toward a lead vehicle that braked and swerved, then walked off into a field. The witness and companion were frightened and returned home by a different route.
Heavy thuds and distinct rock clacking north of Teanaway Butte (Wenatchee NF)
The witness was hiking alone and sitting on a bluff when he heard heavy thudding sounds like footsteps, followed by rock-clacking sounds from brush about 40-50 yards away. He exchanged rock bangs with the unseen source for about 10-15 minutes, with it mimicking the number of bangs he made. He became frightened as it got dark and returned to camp without seeing the source.
Possible nighttime encounter outside a home north of Northville
The witness and a companion were sitting outside the companion's house at night when they heard a scream from a nearby swamp. Shortly after they heard a large animal breaking branches in woods on their side of the road. After owls called behind the house, an unseen object coming from the woods landed in the yard behind them.
Hunter hears chimp-like sounds north of the North Pass ski resort
The witness was hunting elk with a muzzleloader several miles north of a ski area as snow began to fall. From a small canyon he heard chimp-like huffing and chattering that seemed to come from three individuals on both sides of the ravine. He tried to see the sources as the sounds kept moving ahead with him but saw nothing, then returned to camp as the storm worsened and daylight faded.
Couple hear strange vocalization at their cabin near Carson
The witness and his wife arrived at their weekend cabin in the evening and noticed a strong musky skunk-like odor outside. About an hour later the witness was outside with the dog and heard three loud whoop-like calls from the woods east of the property. He brought the dog inside and waited with his wife but the calls did not repeat.
Close daylight sighting and multiple incidents near a home north of Helena
Early one fall morning the witness opened a door to let dogs out and saw a large hairy biped near the well head a short distance away. The creature turned to face the witness and emitted a loud scream that caused intense fear and crying. After standing face-to-face for a couple of minutes, it turned and walked away downhill on two legs. A partner inside heard the vocalization from bed.
Possible nighttime encounter by a couple camping in the Jemez Mountains
The witness and a companion were sleeping in their vehicle at a forest campsite. During the night they heard something rubbing against the vehicle, knocking items over, and rummaging around camp, including toppling chairs and a canopy. The companion, while lying down, reported seeing a tall black shape pass the window and leave away from roads. In the morning the chairs were overturned and the canopy was found upside down about 20 feet away, with otherwise little disturbance and no clear prints.
Nighttime observation involving a pond on a farm near Metropolis
On Labor Day weekend 2010 at a family farm, the witness and companions shone a high-powered spotlight on a creature standing chest-deep in a pond about 30-40 yards away. They watched it move, pick objects from the water and chew on them until the light died. Immediately after, they heard a splash, movement through woods, and repeated series of booms followed by loud bellowing that seemed to answer from another part of the property.
Weekend camping trip in the Green Swamp is interrupted by a hairy, bipedal intruder
The witness and three companions were camping and sitting around a fire at night when the woods went quiet and they heard a tree being pushed over. They found a pine half pushed over, then heard a scream and loud growl. The witness shone a spotlight, first seeing the legs and then the full height of a tall hair-covered bipedal creature about 20-30 yards away. After watching it for several seconds as it walked away, the group left the campsite.
DOT work crew encounters growls, knocks, footprints, visual glimpse under bridge for Hwy 96 near Flint RIver
The witness was supervising a crew clearing brush under a highway bridge in the morning. The group noticed a strange odor, heard persistent movement and muffled grunts, and watched something peeping from behind a tree. Later a skinned rabbit hung high in a tree disappeared, bare footprints larger than the workers feet were found in mud by a creek, and loud limb-breaking sounds caused the whole crew to flee.
Grouse hunters have possible late evening sighting near Mica Peak
Two campers hiking a logging road at dusk saw a dark, wide standing figure beside a small pine about 30 yards away, swaying side to side. They retreated to their camp in a valley. Later that night from the direction of the road they heard five or six loud screech-like vocalizations over about ten minutes.