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23 encounters
30 August 2015 Clayton, Stevens County, Washington Class A #49664

Property owner has daytime sighting, hears vocalizations for over two months north of Clayton

A couple scouting their wooded hillside property for a cabin site reported a brief daytime glimpse of a very tall figure that turned and ran, accompanied by whoops, movement sounds and a foul odor. That night both reported banging and stick impacts on their cabin lasting for hours. The next morning they reported finding large footprints and scattered sticks around the cabin.

Partial sightingWhoopScreamFootstepsOdor +4
Spring 2015 Elgin, Lee County, Texas Class A #51821

Family has multiple sightings and interactions in their backyard near Elgin

The witness reports nearly a year of interaction at a rural home property where food left in a tree was taken, rocks were tossed near family members, vocalizations and a strong odor were noted, and a large hairy figure was partly seen beside a tree. The family came to view the main animal as a gentle female and believed several others including young were present. Activity is said to have faded after new homes were built nearby.

Partial sightingWhoopGrowlScreamVocalization +5
18 November 2012 Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Class A #47107

Hunter is confronted when he tries to shoot a deer near Winlock

On a November afternoon hunt, the witness heard loud yelling mixed with growls and screams nearby and recorded trees breaking and heavy pounding footsteps approaching. Deer in the area fled as the sounds got closer, and the witness left quickly. Cattle in a nearby pasture were later seen huddled far from the sounds.

GrowlScreamHowlFootstepsTree break
Summer 2008 Gilford, Belknap County, New Hampshire Class A #26113

Family sees Sasquatch at window several times near Gilford

The witness reports seeing a tall hair-covered figure passing the living room picture window about once a year over several years while watching television late at night. The figure is described as walking upright past the window in one direction and sometimes returning minutes later. The witness also reports hearing grunts, screams, footsteps and breaking limbs, and finding large unidentifiable prints in snow and broken branches in the yard.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteGrowlScreamFootsteps +4
December 2006 Harlan / Hyden, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #40278

Hunter in a ghillie suit on Pine Mountain has a close encounter

A deer hunter in scent-masking clothes and a ghillie suit was set up on a rock overlooking a saddle at daybreak. A large dark ape-like animal threw a stick that landed behind him, then charged after he shouted and pointed his muzzleloader. He fired in front of it to deter it; it stopped, stood, grunted, and a smaller one emerged crying before both left. He abandoned his gear and found it ransacked the next day.

Full-body sightingObject throwingVocalizationScreamProperty disturbance
April 2004 Panola County, Texas Class A #8547

Hog hunter watches bigfoot kill hog in Sabine River bottoms.

The witness was hunting hogs from a tree stand at sunrise when he watched a large hairy biped stalk hogs from tree to tree. The animal charged on all fours, killed a hog with blows, then carried it off while exchanging whooping calls with another unseen individual. It paused to stare at the witness before leaving. A hunting partner nearby heard the attack scream and whoops.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingScreamWhoopGrowl
October 2002 Glide, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #8227

Driver stops, approaches bigfoot on foot around midnight on Hwy 138, 4 miles W of Glide

The witness was driving home around midnight when he saw a tall figure standing by a roadside fence watching him pass. Believing it was a man needing help, he stopped, got out with a flashlight, and started walking back toward it. A loud vocalization shifting from high-pitched to low guttural frightened him, causing him to drop the flashlight and drive away. He returned the next day to recover the flashlight and found only flattened grass with no footprints or hair.

Partial sightingScreamGrowl
October 1996 GRAND RIVERS, Trigg County, Kentucky Class A #12641

Mussel poachers have night time encounter near Lake Barkley

Two people were sitting in a parked car by the lake late at night when they saw a large hairy figure approaching on the road. After turning on the headlights the figure ran into the woods, followed by a strong animal odor, loud crashing and scream-like vocalizations. A log was then thrown with enough force to move their car, prompting them to drive away.

Full-body sightingOdorScreamUnidentified soundObject throwing +1
15 August 1993 Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Class A #417

Family's daylight encounter near Inman

The witness and a relative were on their deck at night when their dog barked persistently at the woods edge. The witness approached and found a crouched hairy animal that then stood upright on two feet and ran into the woods, knocking down trees amid screaming. The group fled inside with children, and the next day found hair, footprints, and disturbed garden produce in the woods.

Full-body sightingScreamUnidentified soundTracksHair +2
July 1991 Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky Class A #2391

Strange noises followed by strong odor and glimpse of large bipedal animal

The witness and a companion arrived home at night and heard a loud roaring scream twice from a nearby hillside. The witness took a light and walked toward the woods without it on, smelling a strong foul odor and hearing branches breaking. When the flashlight was turned on, the witness briefly saw a tall, large, hairy bipedal animal fleeing through the woods. Broken branches and ground disturbance were found the next day.

ScreamOdorPartial sightingMovement onlyTree break
24 February 1991 Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio Class A #10925

Four men have a sighting after vocalizations cause them to leave their campsite near Lake Vesuvius

Four companions camping overnight found a large fresh footprint in mud during the afternoon. Late at night they heard prolonged bark-like screams from two directions, then encountered a tall hairy figure at close range with a flashlight. The figure left up a steep bank, and the group retreated to their car while vocalizations followed them and displaced tires blocked the road.

TracksScreamVocalizationPartial sightingEyeshine +2
June 1989 Yacolt, Clark County, Washington Class A #933

Family has face to face encounter with sasquatch in their back yard

In the early evening, a mother and her teenage son pursued a figure that had startled livestock behind their rural home. They observed it at close range across a creek for several minutes in bright sunlight, noting its height, hair, facial features and build. After the mother urged retreat, the creature vocalized and gestured before the family returned to the house and later reported the incident.

Full-body sightingScream
Spring 1989 Robe, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #44368

Memory told of being chased home by a bi-pedal animal near Robe

Two companions were shooting at targets in a logged area and started walking back toward a house at dusk. They heard distant howls that grew closer, then screams and crashing as something rushed toward them. One looked back while crossing a fence and saw a large hairy stocky creature chasing them, then they reached the house where it threw objects and damaged trash cans, fencing and a window, with a strong odor noted.

HowlScreamFull-body sightingObject throwingProperty disturbance +1
October 1987 McCloud, Shasta County, California Class A #2844

Loud Screams Heard by Hunters While Camping Near a Natural Spring

Two hunters were camped overnight during deer season when they noticed a bipedal figure crossing a moonlit clearing. Shortly after, they heard loud screaming and crashing in brush on the hillside, followed by a log coming down, a strong urine-like odor, and renewed screams. Later, from inside their tent, both saw a very large shadow pass between the campfire and the tent. The next morning they found no tracks but noticed a large log newly present near their vehicle by the spring.

Partial sightingSilhouetteScreamFootstepsObject throwing +1
15 September 1986 Dupont And Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Washington Class A #32824

Recollection of a road crossing at dusk while working as an MP on Fort Lewis

While driving in a truck at twilight, the witness and a companion watched a large upright furry figure cross the road in a few long strides and disappear into the trees at the road edge. After stopping and getting out, they heard movement ahead in the woods, then a loud scream, and ran back to the truck while wailing continued behind them. They agreed they had encountered a bigfoot and returned the next day to find broken limbs but no footprints.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingFootstepsScreamAnimal behaviour
August 1984 Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana Class A #25454

Man remembers observing creature taking food while camping near Manchester

The witness and four companions were camping overnight near a pond when they heard vocalizations and heavy footsteps approaching. The group hid in their tent while something raided their food bag hung in a tree and ate their snacks. The witness peeked out and watched a large hairy biped squatting nearby eating bean dip before it stood and walked away up the trail. At dawn they found the food cache torn down and learned another nearby camp had also been raided.

Full-body sightingHowlScreamFootstepsOdor +1
October 1982 White Salmon, Klickitat County, Washington Class A #986

Hunter observes trio of animals near Nestor Peak Lookout

While hunting at dawn in the Nestor Peak area in fall 1982, the witness watched a smaller hairy biped notice him, scream and crouch to hide. A much larger similar animal then approached, touched the smaller one, and stared at the witness while breathing heavily, before the two walked uphill. A third slightly smaller animal joined them at the ridgetop and all three disappeared over the hill into the canyon.

Full-body sightingScream
Summer 1977 Sparta, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #1625

Children have daytime close encounter near Sparta; UPDATED with Witness Sketch

Three children walking on a wooded footpath noticed a tall female-like figure with a smaller juvenile standing by a tree off to the side. The larger figure stared at them, gave off a dead-animal smell, stepped toward them, growled and bared its teeth after being pointed out. The group fled toward a residence while hearing branches breaking, prolonged howling and screaming, and trees being beaten.

Full-body sightingOdorHowlGrowlScream +3
October 1974 St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio Class A #3385

Raccoon hunter in a corn field is knocked down by a large animal running from coon hunters.

Four people were coon hunting with hounds on a full-moon night in late fall and were walking out toward the truck when the dogs bolted. The witness, left alone in standing corn, heard a loud scream approaching and was knocked down by a bent-over thing carrying a deer on its shoulder, which dropped the deer and fled. The group found the deer alive but severely injured with a twisted hind leg and broken antlers; a responding game warden shot it and released it to them, and dressing showed a dislocated hip, broken backbone and badly bruised meat.

Partial sightingScream
20 July 1974 Davie, Broward County, Florida Class A #44837

Years of South Florida Skunk Ape stories supported by witness accounts and newspaper articles

In July 1974 the witness and his older cousin were staying overnight in a relative's sitting room in southern Florida. Late at night under floodlights they watched a tall hairy biped outside the picture window scream, then walk around the property while they followed it from window to window. They saw it eat a watermelon with both hands and scoop water to drink before leaving on a wooded trail.

Full-body sightingScreamAnimal behaviour