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Date unknown Wilson Mills, ME/ Errol, Oxford County, Maine Related account #55290

Tracks near Wilson Mills, ME/ Errol, Maine

The witness returned to the site with two additional people to view the track and noted a high break in a healthy tree.

TracksTree break
BFRO YEAR: ~1970 Baxter, Piscataquis County, Maine Class B #8259

Hunters find scat and have large rock thrown at them

While hunting near a lake in the fall of 1970, the witness reported a strong musky odor, unusual large and small scat, rhythmic thumping with ground vibration, and a large dead tree falling nearby while alone. The next day the witness returned with a companion, encountered the thumping and shaking again, and a large rock flew over their heads, after which they left the area.

OdorScatUnidentified soundFootstepsTree break +1
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #49902

Tracks

The witness says her mountain lion research previously led to multiple supposed Bigfoot track finds.

Tracks
about 3:30 on the first day Place not stated Related account #1601

Tracks

The witness and a companion found very long footprints and broken high branches while hiking and felt watched and followed home.

TracksTree break
in the fall and winter of 2008 Place not stated Related account #25631

Wood knock

A family member walking in the woods felt watched, heard loud repeated wood-on-tree strikes, and found a muddy human-like footprint and stripped cedar bark.

Wood knockTracksTree break
Date unknown Addison, Steuben County, New York Class B #4643

Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone

In early August 1995, a couple fishing at a neighbor's pond near Addison found large footprints, hair-like material and disturbed vegetation. Additional prints appeared on subsequent days on different sides of the pond. State wildlife officials and university staff examined casts and samples but did not identify the source.

TracksHairProperty disturbancePossible hoax
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #25661

Tree break

The witness found several living trees and branches at various heights twisted apart or split within a small area.

Tree breakTwist
a year later Place not stated Related account #5703

Tree break

A year later the witness found three healthy trees broken off high at the camp entrance with tops folded over still attached.

Tree break
BFRO YEAR: 1985-86 Williamstown, Oswego County, New York Class B #3614

Large figure prowls around cabin outside Williamstown

Two friends were staying overnight in a cabin by a creek when late at night someone tried the locked door and did not answer. A tall shape then appeared at the side window, and they remained huddled inside without sleep until morning. Next morning they found barefoot-like prints with a wide stride going up a steep embankment near the creek.

Partial sightingSilhouetteDoor or window contactTracks
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #1525

Tracks

The witness found bare footprint trails about 14 inches long in snow and mud.

Tracks
About 10 years ago Place not stated Related account #78407

Structure or nest

The witness recalls seeing a tall teepee-like structure made of broken trees about a decade earlier.

Structure or nest
a few years ago Place not stated Related account #23856

Tree break

The same witness reports an earlier incident while hiking where something smashed trees and produced loud click-like noises.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #4589

Tracks

As a child the witness with other children found a large barefoot human-like footprint in snow along a creek bank and left quickly feeling uneasy.

Tracks
on 7/18 Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Related account #28017

Tracks near Leominster, Massachusetts

The witness returned to the same spot with two companions about three weeks later and found the same tracks still visible and made a cast.

Tracks
a couple of days later Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Related account #49512

Structure or nest near Lakeville, Massachusetts

The witness first visited the structure a couple days after the son and took photos of it and the surrounding area.

Structure or nest
In October 2011, at approximately 10-11am Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Related account #32670

Tree break near Becket, Massachusetts

The witness heard a loud branch break and later found a freshly broken 3-4 inch diameter branch near the stand.

Tree break
BFRO YEAR: 1977-8 Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Class B #20562

Man describes possible sighting in childhood near Sandwich

The witness, then a child home alone on a snowy midday, reported seeing a furry face looking through a den window. The figure made a grunting sound and ran on two legs around the house toward the woods. Friends who came over later viewed hoofed footprints outside with the witness.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracks
BFRO YEAR: 20010 Canaan Ct., Litchfield County, Connecticut Class B #61150

Security guard on patrol in Canaan area (Summer 2010) describes loud screams and 18-inch tracks

The witness, working as a night security guard at a facility, stepped onto a rear deck for a patrol around 3 a.m. and heard an extremely loud female-sounding scream from the wooded hillside about 100 feet away. After sunrise he inspected the nearby trail and found large footprints that he measured. He later found a similar scream online and said it matched what he heard.

ScreamTracks
Date unknown Potter County, Potter County, Pennsylvania Related account #71728

Tracks near Potter County, Pennsylvania

The witness noticed a long footprint-like impression against the cabin by a window but judged it too poor to attribute.

Tracks
BFRO YEAR: 1978 or 79 Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class A #48013

Memory told of a close daylight encounter behind a home outside Sandy Lake

Before school the witness and his mother saw a large brown biped moving along a powerline toward woods behind their home. The witness ran toward the treeline and watched the creature pause and turn its upper body to look at him from about 50 yards, then stride away down a creekbed and disappear. Later that day he and his father found large heel impressions where it had leapt off a bank.

Full-body sightingTracks