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Possible night-time visit at campsite near Esto
The witness and a companion camped in thick woods and settled in their tent for the night. After about an hour they heard loud thuds like heavy footsteps circling the campsite and limbs breaking, approaching within a few feet of the tent. They then heard deep gorilla-like grunts before the sounds moved away toward a creek, and they remained in the tent frightened until daylight without seeing anything.
Hikers find footprint in Perry State Park
The witness was hiking with his wife on a lakeside trail and kneeling to photograph mosses when he noticed a large footprint in soft soil. He photographed it from overhead and with his shoe for scale, but found no other prints due to heavy leaf litter. An investigator later spoke with him by phone and recorded the track dimensions, but the photos lacked sufficient detail to include.
Footprint found on the Siksika Nation Reserve near Cluny.
The witness says a relative called about a footprint in backyard mud. The witness went with a companion, observed a single barefoot-like left print in a small mud patch, recorded dimensions and notes, and made a plaster cast that broke but was glued back together. The witness did not claim the print was from a Sasquatch and noted it was odd to find a barefoot print in winter.
Stalking in swamp during Florida BFRO expedition
The witness camped in a forested swamp area after dusk and reported hearing large animals moving around the camp in a triangular pattern, breaking branches and knocking on trees, including between the camp and a nearby vehicle. Later that night with others present, the witness reported a strange gurgling sound followed by a prolonged bout of tree knocking. The witness suggested the sounds implied dexterous animals and doubted humans could move that quickly in the dark swamp.
Footprints found in the snow in Red Lake
Large footprints were reported on Feb. 6, 2005 in Red Lake, Minnesota, found along a swamp, near an elementary school, and around homes. The prints were described as about 17 inches long and 6 inches wide with a long stride, with over a hundred found. Woman-like screams were reported from the swamp area while dogs were barking around 2 a.m.
Hikers find footprints near Pell City
Two people walking along a creekbank found two human-like footprints, one partial ball-only print stepping up from the creek and one full print. The full print was roughly human foot length but narrow and pressed deeply into dirt, which the witness could only replicate by stomping with a boot heel. The witnesses describe themselves as avid hunters and state the prints did not match bear or other known wildlife they have seen.
Couple finds tracks in backyard pond
The husband noticed large barefoot-like impressions in mud and shallow water while working near the pond and called his wife to see them. They described three size groupings with five toes and arches, all larger than his shod foot. No photographs were taken and the print area was later underwater.
Local family reports huge tracks near Big Cedar
The witness and a relative visited a roadside site east of Big Cedar after hearing that a road crew found large tracks there. They reported seeing many large tracks that looked real to them and took photographs. Investigators later visited the site and found only two badly weathered impressions.
Possible tracks found near Vernon
The witness, who walks dogs in forests near Vernon, reported finding large human-like bare footprints in snow with a companion. The pair of prints crossed a trail at a right angle, with one full print and a partial print at the forest edge. No creature was seen, and no further tracks were found under the tree canopy.
Vocalization (2005)
At about 10pm the witness and his wife heard a young deer wailing for over six minutes as other deer fled. Next morning he found that deer with a hind leg ripped from the socket and head pulled off about 10-12 feet away with a muddy footprint on its leg, and the body was gone the following morning except the head.
Hunter has daylight encounter near Gills Creek
The witness was riding an ATV down a washed-out road on a family farm when he briefly saw a tall, massive furred animal about 150-200 yards away that reflected sunlight and then retreated into thickets. After approaching the spot, he heard loud running with breaking limbs, then two loud bangs like wood knocks, followed by prolonged deer snorting and stomping before he left. He returned the next day to photograph suspected footprints and hair found on a limb.
Deer hunter sees what he thinks is a bear through his rifle scope, until it stands and walks away, north of Oxford
The witness arrived at dawn to hunt deer from a climber stand about 20 feet up a pine. After hearing wood knocks and tree breaks for several minutes, he spotted a tall figure about 200 yards away and viewed it through a rifle scope, describing an 8-foot upright figure with a flat face that smelled the air then ran off on two legs. He climbed down, found a large five-toed human-like track where it had slid, heard whoops from two directions, and left the area.
Family hears vocalizations and finds footprints near Park Falls
Late at night the witness was on the deck and repeatedly heard a loud growling-screaming sound moving from a field across the road to a field behind the house, but saw nothing in the moonlight. The next evening the witness and a companion searched with a spotlight and reported finding large bipedal footprints with a long stride. The tracks were photographed the following day after warm weather had largely melted them, and the photos were later judged too indistinct to include.
Family finds trackway near Bear Valley
The witness was driving with family on a snow-covered road near Bear Valley looking for a sledding spot. About a mile from Highway 4 they noticed a line of large deep impressions in the snow on the shoulder and stopped to examine them. The impressions lacked toe detail after melting and freezing, measured about 16 inches long, and formed a straight line with strides of 56 to 60 inches that the witness could not match. The witness photographed the trail and submitted it as a possible track trail.
Deer hunters have morning encounter on hunting lease
A hunter left his stand in the morning to help search for a wounded deer and joined a companion who had spotted an upright hairy animal in a tree. The witness observed the animal standing in a fork through a rifle scope, noting reddish hair, bare facial skin and long arms, before it disappeared as they approached. They found heavy heel impressions and a strong odor at the site and later watched two distant figures moving in trees.
Series of vocalizations around the town of Joyce
On the afternoon of October 15 the author entered dense brush at the survey work site to examine a fir tree said to have shaken during a reported fight. The lower moss and twigs on the fir were undisturbed except for one broken twig higher up, while the ground was torn up. About 12 feet away the author found large human-like pad prints with a distinctive big toe, one about 15 inches long and another about 14.5 inches long heading toward the tree.
Disoriented coon hunter is followed out of the woods and experiences possible intimidation near Buckley
The witness and a companion were hunting raccoons at night with a hound that first treed a raccoon then pursued another animal through forest. After the dog returned frightened and stayed close, the pair tried to walk out in darkness with failing lights. For an hour or two they heard something large circling them with heavy footfalls and crashing vegetation and small trees breaking nearby, but they never saw the source.
Hunter hears strange chattering and finds tracks in Sam Houston National Forest
The witness was bow hunting and walking a fire trail near dark when he found a large human-shaped footprint and photographed it and the surrounding woods. While photographing he noticed a strong layered odor of sour sweat, decaying flesh and musk. After walking back to his truck after dark, something growled at close range for 1-2 seconds, but a flashlight search revealed nothing and he left to develop the film.
Nighttime sighting by residents on Mescalero IR
Early one morning the witness found the dogs under the house barking toward the back, then saw a big tall hairy entity with red eyes looking at them through the back window. The witness stared at it for a long time and the spouse also saw it and became frightened. Tracks were later noticed in the area.
Several tracks found near County dump for Bandon
The witness explored a clearcut in Coos County Forest looking for hiking routes and found a bare footprint larger than his boot with visible toes. After rain washed the area, he returned and found additional larger and smaller impressions with a roughly six-foot stride, and later found similar long impressions on harder ground nearby. On a return visit he also heard repeated short whistle-like sounds receding from the creek area but saw no source.