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187 encounters
11 May 2015 Melville, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Class A #48665

Woman has clear daytime view of a large Biped

On a rainy afternoon a woman who was home alone heard two whoops from the tree line behind her house. She looked up and watched a tall, dark-haired figure step out of the trees, walk five long steps to the side while looking down, and step back into the forest. She called a relative to return home, and a later visit to the spot found trampled vegetation, stacked broken limbs, and a strong odor.

Full-body sightingWhoop
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
January 2015 Startzville/Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas Class A #47702

Early evening sighting near a home and strange deer kills investigated at Canyon Lake

The witness was backing out of the driveway with family at dusk when headlights illuminated a tall, broad, grayish-blond creature standing about 40 yards away near an oak tree. The creature faced the witness with its arms at its sides. After the witness briefly looked away to alert a relative, the creature was gone.

Full-body sighting
6 December 2014 Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois Class A #47403

Deer hunter has daylight encounters and attempts to take photos east of Findlay

The witness was deer hunting from a stand in a state park in Shelby County, Illinois, when they reported seeing a tall dark figure about 60-70 yards away in the late afternoon. The figure was described as about 8 feet tall with blackish coloring, broad shoulders, long arms and a crowned-shaped head, walking away with its face not visible. The witness took cell-phone photos that lacked detail and later noticed twisted and broken-off trees in the area.

Full-body sightingTree breakTwist
27 September 2014 Jessamine County, Kentucky Class A #46624

Seasonal visitor to a rural farm south of Lexington

The witness states he was on his driveway at night with his dog when a doe walked past in the yard light and moonlight. Immediately behind the doe, a large hair-covered biped walked across an open gap of about 30 feet between cedar trees without making noise. He watched it in side view the whole way and later judged it to be about eight feet tall based on a tree it passed.

Full-body sighting
September 2014 Arcadia, Sarasota County, Florida Class A #47021

Bigfoot crosses SR-72 directly in front a vehicle west of Arcadia and just outside Myakka River State Park

The witness was driving east on Hwy 72 toward Arcadia at night when she first noticed what she thought was a deer to the right of the road. A large bipedal figure then ran across the road in front of her car, forcing her to brake hard, and disappeared into scrub on the far side. She stopped past the crossing point, got out of the car, heard nothing but smelled a musky odor, and called her children.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
16 July 2014 Annapolis, Reynolds County, Missouri Class A #56388

Night driver snaps photo of bipedal animal on remote gravel road near Annapolis

The witness was driving slowly on a remote gravel road at night while checking a phone message. A hair-covered upright creature crossed the road ahead, paused near the roadside while watching the witness, then left into the woods. The witness stopped nearby and managed to take one photo before it disappeared.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
11 July 2014 Wells, NY Near The Sacandaga River, Hamilton County, New York Class A #45831

Bigfoot running with a deer in its arms is struck by a car late at night north of Wells

Around 12:37 a.m. the witness was driving on Route 8 when a tall dark-furred creature carrying a deer ran into the roadway. The front passenger corner of the car struck the creature, which then slid down the length of the vehicle causing extensive damage from hood to rear. The frightened witness did not stop and continued driving.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVehicle contact
7 July 2014 Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan Class A #46401

Multiple incidents including rock throwing at a rural cabin near Kalkaska

After other family members left the cabin for the evening, a father and his adult son stayed to clean the cabin exterior when stones began landing around them. They retreated inside as stones continued to strike the cabin on multiple sides. The father then saw a large dark figure run bipedally across the driveway, and impacts on the cabin walls continued late into the night.

Rock throwingFull-body sightingMovement only
July 2014 Atlanta, Cass County, Texas Class A #45818

Father and son have a close daylight encounter while driving to Wright Patman Lake

A man driving to fish with his son stopped on a road near a lake after seeing what he thought was a bear. The animal stood upright, revealing a very tall, broad, dark-brown hairy human-like form, and the driver got out and shouted at it. The creature vocalized loudly, threw part of a snake toward them, then ran rapidly into the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVocalizationObject throwing
24 May 2014 LOVELAND, Warren County, Ohio Class A #46635

Father and son have multiple encounters outside Cincinnati

The witness and a relative were with dogs along a creek off the Little Miami River when the dogs behaved unusually. They found a single footprint in the mud along the riverbed and photographed it. The track was described as small with distinct toes and a wider than normal heel.

Tracks
16 April 2014 Northport, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Class A #44849

Sightings at night in the same area off Bone Camp Road near Northport

The witness was driving home at night and turned onto a rural road when a large dark figure was seen standing in roadside brush. When high beams were switched on, the figure dropped low and ran away into the woods on the left side. The location was within a few feet of a previous daylight road-crossing the witness reported with his mother.

Partial sighting
4 December 2013 Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama Class A #43120

Multiple encounters at a home near Haleyville

On November 2, 2013 around 4:45 p.m., the wife was closing the barn doors when she noticed movement downhill. She observed a tall hair-covered creature standing about 110 feet away facing her, which then turned and bounded down the steep slope out of sight. Strides in the leaf litter where it fled were later measured at 6 to 7 feet.

Partial sighting
24 November 2013 New Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Class A #42978

Daytime sighting by a wildlife biologist on a trail in the Cypress Creek Preserve

The witness was hiking in a preserve in the morning to photograph wildlife when he heard a noise and saw a large dark figure to his left. He watched it walk upright at a fast, purposeful pace across the trail and into palmettos, then heard it moving away as birds and insects fell silent. He searched for tracks or hair but found none, photographing only the crossing location for scale.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
November 2013 Randle Wa, Lewis County, Washington Class A #58461

Hunter using game caller (squealing rabbit) has extended daylight sighting in Gifford Pinchot

The witness sat in a parked car using a predator call to attract coyotes. Looking in the rearview mirror, they saw a hairy figure peeking from behind a tree about 60 feet away, watching the car, then moving to a second tree before disappearing from view. About 20 minutes later a cow elk walked through the same area, which the witness used to estimate the figure's height at about six feet.

Partial sightingTracks
8 August 2013 Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida Class A #41892

Woman is startled to see a large hairy biped climbing her fence outside Clearwater

Around 1:55 a.m. the witness stepped outside to smoke and heard the chain-link fence rattle and brush breaking. Under a nearby security light she saw a large hairy creature straddling the fence; it turned, made eye contact, then swung its leg back over and dropped into the woods. She woke her daughter and both heard movement and smelled a foul odor, later finding the fence top bent and branches broken.

Partial sightingEyeshineOdorMovement only
21 July 2013 Nehalem, Tillamook County, Oregon Class A #41704

Large upright figure seen sitting on a log from high up on a ridge near Nehalem

Two cousins were gold panning and exploring a forested ridge road when one spotted a large hair-covered biped across the valley in a clearing. They watched for at least 20 minutes as it sat upright on a log, stood, looked toward them, turned side to side, took steps, and held an object in one hand. Both describe themselves as experienced hunters and state it was not a bear.

Full-body sighting
16 July 2013 Edgar Springs, Pulaski County, Missouri Class A #59071

Two night fishermen have scary encounter with two individuals west of Edgar Springs

The witness and a relative were night fishing across a creek from a short bluff when they heard crashing coming down the hill. They shone a spotlight and saw a large hairy figure crouched at the shoreline, then heard a second crashing nearby. The first figure entered the creek and stood in deep water up to its rib cage while they watched, after which both people fled without looking back.

Partial sightingMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
May 2013 Salt Fork State Park, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #41232

Sighting of two animals walking a ridge line in Salt Fork State Park

The witness, a vendor at a weekend event in a state park, went out early the next morning to check the spot where a fisherman claimed an encounter. While walking a trail at sunrise, the witness heard talking-like sounds from a ridge and then saw two large black hairy figures. The figures walked quickly away along the ridge and into brush despite attempts to follow, and the witness took a cell-phone photo of one looking back.

Full-body sightingVocalization
27 April 2013 Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri Class A #41012

Two girls have a daytime close encounter on their family farm near Oak Grove

Two girls encountered a tall dark figure at close range in a marshy wooded area near a fence. The figure left quickly while splashing through water, as a nearby cat reacted with alarm and neighboring dogs barked and fled. The witnesses then heard loud imitative barking and cow-like sounds from different directions, followed by faint responses to their own knocks. They went inside and later recounted the events to family and an investigator.

Full-body sightingFootstepsGrowlVocalizationWood knock