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Tracks found in deep snow
The witness hiked alone in heavy snow above the timber line to a summit and then turned back along the same trail. On the descent the witness found very large bear-like tracks that appeared to have followed the ascent route and then joined the witness's trail. Frightened by the thought of being followed in winter conditions, the witness ran down the mountain and returned home without reporting the incident at the time.
Daylight sighting by two sisters near their farm in the early 1960s
The witness was playing in the front yard of a farm in the afternoon and saw a very tall, long-haired figure walking along the road and appearing to search the ditches. The witness screamed, and the mother and older sister came out and also saw it before driving toward it for a closer look. The figure ran under a bridge and into the woods and was lost from sight. The next day, large footprints were found in the road.
Children see creature emerging from abandoned barn near Caruthersville
The witness had recently moved into a farmhouse and was on the front porch in the morning with relatives when a large hair-covered creature emerged from a nearby barn. The creature stepped over a hog-pen fence and walked away to the west. Later that day the witness found large five-toed footprints near the barn, and the household heard loud banging and howling sounds around the property through the following winter and spring without seeing the creature again.
Tracks in Manitoba (1960)
The witness relayed an urban legend that large footsteps were found around a bulldozer when the town was built in the 1960s. She noted there was no concrete discussion, photos, or identifiable witness. She was unsure if there was truth to it.
Screams and stalking at a Girl Scout camp 13 miles west of Dubuque
In the summer of 1959 the witness was working as a counselor at a wooded Girl Scout camp. Over roughly two weeks, staff repeatedly heard footsteps moving through the tent area after dark, saw a dark figure near a hut, and found a director's tent ransacked, with deputies searching each day without finding anyone. On the final night the group heard extremely loud screams that moved from near a remote tent toward a pond and creek and found a large maple branch freshly broken off, leading the witness years later to wonder if the visitor had been a Bigfoot.
Tracks (1959)
Nine experienced student hikers camped on the slope of Dead Mountain during a certification trek and rushed out of their tent at night into severe cold in minimal clothing. Searchers later found the tent cut open with belongings inside and lines of footprints leading toward the woods. Five bodies were found between camp and forest and four more buried under deep snow in a ravine with severe fractures and missing soft tissue. Authorities attributed the deaths to an unknown compelling force and closed access to the area.
Possible tracks found crossing field of snow 50 years ago in the City of Thunder Bay
At about age 11, the witness was walking alone to a restaurant hangout around midday in winter when he noticed very large bare footprints with distinct toes in the snow of a vacant field. The prints formed a long stride and ran southwest across the entire field. He did not see the maker and did not report it at the time because of his young age.
Sasquatch sighting near Lake County (1958)
The witness, then a teenager, was riding with his brother and a friend in an old pickup checking irrigation on his father's walnut ranch when they spotted a tall hairy biped moving through the orchard. They chased it by farm roads as it ran uphill diagonally across a 40-acre block, stopped to watch it pass close by, then followed it across more blocks until it crossed a road and disappeared into dense brush on a neighboring property. Afterwards they inspected its long strides in wet ground and decided not to tell his father for fear of losing their irrigation job.
A series of large, human-like footprints are found on a farm near Wayne National Forest
The witnesses found a line of very large barefoot human-like tracks in snow on their farm leading into a wooded hollow and thickets, which they did not follow. The tracks were described as about 13 inches long with five toes, no claws, and a 4.5 to 5 foot stride, unlike bear tracks. A game warden viewed the tracks the next day and could not identify their source.
Large footprint find, large creature witnessed by a school bus driver
Two relatives living on a farm reported a strong odor in their dairy barn followed by footprints in the barn lot leading toward dense forest. A few days later additional tracks were found near a creek and plaster casts were made. At the time the residents said they had never heard of Bigfoot and interpreted the activity as contact with some kind of giant.
Tracks (1957)
During the first American Yeti expedition, the guest's party split up and two sets of footprints were found. The guest and [name withheld] each found footprints. They photographed the prints and made casts.
Sasquatch sighting near Tete Jaune Cache, British Columbia (1955)
The witness hiked up a mountain to visit an abandoned mine and encountered a large hair-covered biped at close range. The creature approached to within about twenty feet, foraged on leaves, then noticed the witness and retreated while vocalizing. The witness considered shooting it for science but refrained, then examined droppings and a bedding site before describing the encounter as a lasting mystery.
Sighting along Lytle Creek
The witness heard whistling and chomping sounds near a creek and looked toward them. A very muscular, hairy, man-like creature was present for about two minutes before walking into the treeline at the creek edge. The witness later returned to the area and found footprints by the creek.
Tracks (1950)
A logger returned in the morning to find a bulldozer badly damaged with smashed windows, torn engine compartment and dents all around. Large boot-like prints were noted in the solid ground. He attributed the damage to what he called the big man.
Tracks in California (1950)
A construction worker at a Northern California site found large footprints and preserved one in plaster. He carried the cast into town and showed it to a local newspaper editor. The editor's remark about the size of the foot gave rise to the popular term for the phenomenon.
Sasquatch sighting in California (1943)
The guest's grandfather and his brother were in the Bald Hill area during logging-era hunting. While sleeping in their car, a large ape-like creature bent down and looked in the window, leaving handprints. The grandfather kept photos of the prints and never forgot the incident.
Sasquatch sighting near Ruby Creek (1941)
A mother home with three children saw a large man-like creature approaching. The family fled to a nearby village while the creature broke into the house, destroyed property and ate stored fish. The husband later found large humanoid tracks, hair and blood around the house.
Sasquatch sighting near St. Anthony, Idaho (1940)
As a young teenager bringing cows across a canal near dark, the diarist saw a large bear-like figure standing on hind feet by a sapling 600-700 feet away and felt intense chill. Cows were undisturbed and his father was unconcerned. Next morning with his friend [name withheld] he found a huge bare footprint in wet mud under the sapling, estimated 8.5-9 feet tall using [name withheld]'s height, and nearby found a stick-bed with a strong repulsive odor.
Sasquatch sighting near Luray, Virginia (1936)
A construction crew camped in a Virginia valley in the mid-1930s reported repeated visits by large hairy beings that stole food, left huge footprints, and were seen felling and dragging trees. Early one August morning in 1936 a being reached into a tent and pulled a sleeping worker out by the ankle. Other workers threw hand axes and chased it with rifles and shotguns, firing many shots without killing it, after which sentries were posted day and night.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.