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Fall 1988 White City, Jackson County, Oregon Class A #674

Two hunters find trackway of a Sasquatch, then witness a partial view Sasquatch as it runs away

Two bow hunters found large human-like footprints with toe impressions at the muddy edge of a stock pond in the early morning. They followed faint sign a short distance, covered the clearest prints to protect them, and later returned to make plaster casts and photograph stride. The prints were measured at 18 inches long, and hair was collected from vegetation in a nearby ravine.

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August 1985 Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Class A #49813

Woman remembers being shocked to see a running, hairy biped in her backyard in Elyria

In mid-August 1985, the witness had just returned inside after kenneling two large dogs when the dogs began barking intensely. From a kitchen window she watched a large reddish-brown hairy biped run toward a creek for about 30 seconds before it jumped from a drop-off into the creek and headed into the ravine. Later that day she found skid-like slip marks and toe impressions on the trail where it had run.

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August 1984 Not Sure., Shasta County, California Class B #8184

Large Footprints Found, Vocalizations Heard by Vacationer Near Lake Shasta

While on a family houseboat trip, the witness walked up a creek bed and found two sizes of bare human-like five-toed tracks that crossed sharp rocks and entered the woods. That night while sleeping atop the beached houseboat with a relative, both heard two loud distant resonant screams that rose high then dropped into a gargle-growl. The relative also later reported hearing heavy footsteps, breathing and grunting along the shore before dawn.

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11 February 1984 Interlochen, Grand Traverse County, Michigan Class B #10889

Teens find footprint in swampy ground near Interlochen

The witness and companions were exploring near woods and swamp when the witness noticed a very large human-like bare footprint in snow near a companion's boot. They found a second similar right-foot print nearby but no left-foot prints despite searching a wide area. No photos were taken and the site was not revisited.

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1984 Alabama #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/28/sc-ep19-bigfoot-stories-with-tim-coonbo-baker

Dogman sighting in Alabama (1984)

Two coworkers driving to work encountered an upright wolf-like creature standing beside the road. It watched them as they nearly stopped beside it, then crossed behind them and ran up a steep bank. The witness later visited the site and found tracks showing it scaled a high dirt bank in two leaps.

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31 October 1982 Provo, Utah County, Utah Class B #10024

Deer hunter finds a series of footprints on Y Mountain

The witness was deer hunting alone on a snowy mountaintop where he planned to spend the night. He followed large human-like tracks in deep snow and found they were bare footprints with clear toes. Frightened, he left immediately, later noting more tracks and a small snapped-off pine surrounded by circling tracks on his way down.

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15 August 1982 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class A #4452

US Army Ranger training mission near Greenwater finds large barefoot human shaped tracks

During a military alpine navigation exercise, the witness's squad stopped to rest at a stream and discovered large, deep footprints on a gravel bar and in soft soil. They measured the prints and stride with a tape measure and noticed occasional additional marks downstream before the trail ended. No maker was seen, and the squad leader suggested instructors may have made the prints as a joke.

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2 June 1982 Elma, Brady And Matlock, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #2599

Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Department Offense report/summary

The writer was contacted about large tracks in a secluded clearcut area and was escorted to a spur road. Two large human-like footprints were found in mud where a wide trail of broken vegetation came down a hill to the road. The writer photographed both prints, cast the left one, and collected a hair from between the toes for analysis.

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Summer 1981 Branson, Stone County, Missouri Class B #717

Unusual shadow seen through window near Branson. Large footprints found the next morning

When the witness was 11, a very tall hair-covered creature stood outside the house window for a few minutes late at night before walking around the side of the house. The next day the witness and a sibling found large footprints around the house and estimated the creature's height from the window measurement. Rain later washed the prints away after they were followed into the woods.

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11 October 1980 Fairview, Fleming County, Kentucky Class A #2382

Man fires shots at an unidentified man or animal near his back porch. Later he finds frozen meat littered about his back yard

The witness was home watching a baseball game when a strange noise from the back porch prompted investigation with a pistol. The witness reported seeing a large dark upright shadow-like figure running toward the woods, firing shots, then seeing it again near an old stable and firing again without hitting it. Afterwards the witness found a porch freezer broken into with frozen food scattered, plus white hairs and ground impressions.

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29 December 1977 Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #1880

Man and his children find large barefoot tracks in snow

The witness took his children sledding along a forest service road, towing a sled behind his truck. After noticing droppings in the road, they found a trail of large bare human-like footprints with five toes leading up a bank. The witness compared his booted foot and stride to the prints, noting a much longer step and deeper impressions, then left because it was getting late and later reported the find to the sheriff's office.

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8 August 1977 British Columbia Class B #2443

Lots of tracks found while fishing

Five people fishing in a remote creek area found about half a dozen very large footprints that appeared to be about a week old. The tracks ran from the creek across sandy soil toward rocky brush and were described as about 17 inches long and 10 inches wide. Casts were later made from the tracks and the find was reported in newspapers.

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Summer 1977 Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri Class A #1148

Family camping encounter large, fur covered creature. Footprints are discovered at the campsite

A family camping at Sunrise Beach heard branch-breaking sounds overnight and the next morning found a very large footprint in a dried creek bed. Shortly after, they saw a large brownish hair-covered creature watching them from behind a tree on a hillside, which then walked away toward the campground road. The father also reported seeing it cross the road ahead while lifting a wire out of its way, and the family quickly left the area.

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30 January 1976 Twisp, Okanogan County, Washington Class A #1925

Strong odor, crunching footsteps and large human-like tracks found in snow

Overnight at a cabin, the wife noticed a strong odor, heard a metallic bang on the back porch and crunching footsteps moving toward the driveway. She woke her husband, who went outside with a flashlight and found a strong smell and large man-like footprints where frozen food stored under a wash tub had been disturbed. Investigators visited a week later, examined remaining tracks, took photographs and measurements, and collected hair.

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16 April 1975 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #1721

Children find 19" tracks in snow

Several children riding bikes on a snow-covered dirt road reported seeing footprints and walked barefoot in the snow, getting their feet cold and wet. Their mother went to look and reported finding large human-like tracks in deep snow, which were photographed. A later examination documented a trackway of about two dozen large prints leading from a hill to the road.

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1 October 1974 Dee, Hood River County, Oregon Class B #1446

Deer hunters find footprints near Wahtum Lake

While deer hunting with three family members near Whatum Lake, the witness found and followed a trackway of huge human-like footprints. Near where the tracks crossed a road the group found berry-filled scat, and later found another set of similar tracks in an old burn area. No creature was seen; the group concluded the tracks were from bigfoot.

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14 September 1974 Syringa, Idaho County, Idaho Class B #9954

Elk hunters find footprints on Stanley Butte

The witness was elk hunting on horseback in the Idaho wilderness with a companion when their horses became unmanageable near a ridgetop. They discovered very large fresh human-like footprints in snow that did not look like bear tracks. After moving away, they learned that two hunters camped in the next valley had abandoned camp after reporting a screaming animal throwing logs and destroying their camp.

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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.

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15 October 1970 Routt County, Colorado Class A #1372

Hunters have an encounter returning from hunt

Three elk hunters walking back toward camp heard a loud crash and chased what they assumed was a bull elk to the rim of a deep, steep-sided canyon. From across the canyon the reporter watched through a rifle scope as a tall, black-haired biped ran up the opposite slope on two feet and briefly turned to show its face in profile before entering the trees. The group chose not to pursue closely, later backtracked the trail toward the highway, and examined broken vegetation and footprints the following day.

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9 March 1969 Carson, Skamania County, Washington Class B #1620

Family on vacation find tracks in an isolated area.

On March 9, 1969, a group visiting a vacation property on Bear Creek found very large footprint-like depressions in deep snow. The tracks appeared to come from the campsite area and angle off toward the creek into trees, with a stride a tall adult could not match. The group left without further investigation, and the witness later notified the county sheriff, whose follow-up found additional tracks and produced casts.

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