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August 1983 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington Class B #24310

Camper diverts tall creature approaching him near Puyallup

In 1983 the witness was camping and was awakened around 11 p.m. by loud screams repeated every 15-20 seconds that approached through brush. The witness then saw a tall dark shape about 7-8 feet tall striding through undergrowth and yelled, after which it veered to go around and continued on screaming. A foul odor was noticed as it passed, and broken branches were found the next morning.

ScreamSilhouetteFootstepsOdorTree break
June 1983 Probably Bissett, Manitoba Class B #23849

Backcountry campers in the Nopiming Provincial Park are approached and hear vocalizations

While camping on an island during a multi-day canoe trip, the witness and a companion heard a distant crying-like sound that grew louder and became high-pitched growling as something paced on the opposite shore after dark. They tracked the sounds with flashlights but never saw the source, though they thought trees were swaying. After a rifle shot was fired over the sounds, the vocalizations stopped and the source was heard running away through the forest.

VocalizationGrowlFootstepsTree breakMovement only
May 1983 Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio Class A #5311

Large hairy creature and footprints seen along fence line on property with past activity

The witness visited a friend's farm after loaning a truck and found a very large footprint in mud, attempting a plaster cast. Later he saw a dark figure bobbing while holding a tree limb across a field, then saw a hairy long hand touching the plaster. The friend confirmed seeing the distant figure and the friend's wife reported hearing breathing near a shed, followed by rustling and barefoot sounds.

TracksPartial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsMovement only +1
March 1983 Sequim, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #23068

Unknown animal heard crashing through property near Blyn and Sequim Bay

The witness left her remote cabin in the evening to go to the outhouse when her guard dog hid under the cabin and she heard something large crashing through nearby alders. She went back inside to get her husband, who also heard crashing through the trees. The next morning they found alders snapped off about four feet up along a flattened trail but found no tracks.

Movement onlyTree break
Summer 1983 British Columbia Class B #2423

Hikers are followed by a 8-10 foot tall black creature, later that night they heard a series of roars

In summer 1983 a camp leader took an assistant and nine boys on an overnight hike on Tet Ridge. During the afternoon hike they repeatedly glimpsed a large black figure at a distance and found very large tracks and broken branches high above the ground. That night at a near-summit camp the group heard multiple loud roars and stayed awake by the fire, also hearing movement below. They found no further sign on the hike out and agreed not to tell others.

Partial sightingTracksTree breakVocalization
1983 Fayettville, Madison County, Arkansas Class C #4089

Backpackers find long, oval shaped nests, three miles from camp

During a 1983 backpacking trip in wooded hills in Arkansas, the witness and friends found three oval rock-and-leaf structures described as nests, with bark-stripped branches beside two of them, plus a very large scat pile and a pine tree with bark stripped in long strips. They remained in the area two more days hearing unidentified spooky noises but reported seeing no animal.

Structure or nestScatTree breakUnidentified sound
1983 Forsyth County, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/getbB_16nwpZEww6fJEI-cUABLcp24LPCKmiLpKZqDY

Sasquatch sighting near Forsyth County (1983)

The witness and a friend parked in a car on a wide tractor path near creek bottoms at night to drink before a party. A very large hair-covered biped took one long stride into the path about 20-25 feet away and faced the car for a minute or more, breathing heavily and flexing its fists. After a whistle-like sound from the woods, the creature made a dismissive huff, stepped out of sight in one stride, and left silently. The two men drove away and did not return.

Full-body sightingTracksWhistleVocalizationAnimal behaviour
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.

TracksTree break
October 1982 Williams, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #1028

Deer hunters find tracks in mountains northwest of Williams

The witness reports finding numerous human-like footprints of varying sizes after hiking a considerable distance from camp during a deer-hunting trip. The largest prints were described as very long and unusually deep compared to the witness's own boot impression. A relative who also saw the prints thought they were probably a hoax, while the witness doubted anyone could have faked many deep prints of different sizes that far out.

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October 1982 Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class B #40280

Memory told of a possible encounter that ends a camping trip early near Park Hill

While camping with fraternity companions near a river at night, the witness and two companions went to gather firewood near a brush-covered hill. They heard something large moving through dense brush toward them, breaking branches, with heavy bipedal-sounding steps and a musty stagnant-water odor. After retreating to the campfire and later returning with additional group members, the group heard rapid heavy steps approaching and fled in a vehicle, without ever seeing the source.

FootstepsOdorMovement onlyTree break
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.

TracksPossible hoax
July 1982 Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Class B #10421

A couple has a frightening encounter in Shawnee State Forest

The witness and a companion drove to a picnic area in a forested area at dusk to relax after bowling. While outside the car the witness heard loud heavy strides coming up the hillside, followed by a low growl-like sound, prompting both to get in the car to leave. As they drove away something thumped against the car. Later under bright lights they found large handprints in the dust on the roof, side panel and door.

FootstepsGrowlVehicle contactHandprint
July 1982 Mendocino County, California Class A #2198

Creaure heard running away by campers.

The witness stayed behind from dinner with a bloody nose and, while at a restroom, heard slow footsteps moving in brush hidden by high bushes. After telling other campers at dinner, the group returned and found large manlike footprints in hard ground. When footsteps were heard again, the witness and another camper chased the source uphill, heard it running away, and found only toe-prints.

FootstepsTracks
6 June 1982 INTERLOCHEN, Grand Traverse County, Michigan Class B #28805

Camper recounts late night experience and finds footprints near Interlochen

Three people camped without tents in woods near Traverse City. During the night they heard movement around camp and sounds of something disturbing the vehicle, but waited until daylight to check. In the morning they found ferns flattened in a circle around the camp and very large footprints on a sandy road and by a creek, which the witness believes was a Bigfoot.

FootstepsVehicle contactTracksProperty disturbance
5 June 1982 Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas Class B #5623

Teens find footprint in abandoned strip mining area near Pittsburg

In early summer 1981, the witness, then 13, was exploring strip-mine slag heaps with two companions. He found a single large bare footprint in soft mud beside a small pond between the heaps. He estimated it at 18 inches long by 7 inches wide and noted the surrounding rocky ground would cut bare feet. He interpreted the track as left by Bigfoot.

Tracks
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.

TracksHair
June 1982 Steelville, Crawford County, Missouri Class B #6775

Child has daylight sighting along Meramec River

While camping with family and friends, the witness's young son ran from a dirt road saying he saw a tall hair-covered man. Later that evening the group heard heavy walking and loud limb-snapping in the adjacent woods and noticed a dead-like smell. The next day they found a bulldozed trail with broken limbs and saplings where the sounds had come from.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTree breakOdor
March 1982 Trenton, Ontario Class B #7943

Childhood incident near Trenton - possilble sighting & tracks

The witness and a relative were walking home after skating when the witness noticed movement and a large brown shape in the bushes at a distance. Near a path fork, the witness found a very large human-like footprint in snow that appeared to lead toward where the shape had been seen. Frightened, the two ran home and never discussed the incident.

Partial sightingTracksMovement only
1982 Idaho #73d52118-8222-46cc-82f9-57e65d799bbe

Tracks in Idaho (1982)

The witness was on his first elk hunt as a teenager with a school friend's family in north-central Idaho. While walking a dusty logging road with an older hunter, he noticed bare human-like footprints in the dust. The older hunter quickly dismissed them and the witness felt it was best not to mention them again.

Tracks
1982 Indiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s5nv6qNtED4wwek8n1m_3SwNlIjOC2xhT6ocPTtSQsM

Tracks in Indiana (1982)

The witness was walking in a muddy, rural holding-pond area in winter and found bare human-like footprints in the trail. He followed them down toward a slate creek bed and noted they showed no slipping despite the sharp slate. He found it nonsensical that someone would be barefoot there in the cold.

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