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Duck hunter has encounter on Lake Cherokee.
The witness was exiting the water after duck hunting when they noticed a tall dark hairy figure about 200-300 feet away near the shore. The witness and the figure reportedly observed each other for about 20 minutes before the figure turned and walked slowly along the lake bank toward the treeline. The witness did not approach or search for tracks and left for their truck after it disappeared.
Witnesses spot a tall, brown object moving on a hill, also reported are moans and a sighting where red eyes are described
The witness and a companion drove into the driveway of an unoccupied family farm in the evening. The headlights revealed a figure standing at a five-strand barbed-wire fence, holding the top wire while swinging a leg over. Its eyes glowed in the light. The pair left quickly.
Passenger recalls a nighttime sighting near Brooklyn
The witness was riding as a passenger in a car driven by a relative on a Sunday evening trip. A large hairy bipedal creature crossed the road in front of the car from one side to the other within a few seconds. All three occupants reportedly saw it, which was described as reddish in color, moving with fast graceful speed, with no head discernible.
Hunter remembers his lengthy daylight sighting through binoculars near Dora
The witness was sitting camouflaged on a hillside in the early morning while scouting and hunting. From across the valley he watched a large hair-covered biped feeding on the ground for about fifteen minutes, at times standing alert to listen. After an unseen uphill sound, the creature made a metallic ping call and walked away bipedally along a cleared fence line.
Lost hunter has encounter with mangy looking bi-pedal creature
The witness had been hunting with a relative and became lost for most of the day. While walking along an old road bed in the afternoon, the witness heard a noise and saw a tall, thin-haired bipedal creature about 50 feet ahead. The creature stood and looked at the witness for a few seconds, then turned and walked back into the woods, glancing back once. The witness then fled and made it out of the woods about an hour later.
Man recalls seeing a large creature walk across his yard near Tioga
When the witness was a child, they were awakened at night and saw a large shadow filling the bedroom window. They went to the back door and watched a large black hairy figure step over a chain-link fence and walk into the woods. The figure was later described as about eight feet tall with a conical head tilted forward and swinging arms.
Hunters have several encounters near Ash Cave State Park
A hunting party spent a fall day along a gasline, noticing a putrid odor and a large bare footprint in the morning. In the afternoon two members heard heavy movement circling in brush, and one moved closer and watched part of a tall dark figure step from behind a tree. The observer described a seven-foot-tall heavily built figure with long arms, no visible neck, and reddish eyes. The pair left the area and discussed the sighting on the drive home.
Very close daylight sighting by a woodcutter driving down a logging road east of Nordman
The witness was driving his pickup on a logging road when a creature stepped off a 5-ft embankment about 30 ft away and slid down to the road on its feet. It walked alongside the slow-moving truck within arm's length, then crossed in front, holding a hand toward the hood before leaving the road with very long strides into undergrowth. The witness braked, waited, then got out to search for footprints but found none.
Nighttime sighting by motorist near Mt. Madonna Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains
The witness was riding in a vehicle at night on a winding redwood highway toward Mt Madonna in early fall 1980 when the car rounded a turn. She claims she saw a huge brown hair-covered biped walking upright along the side of the road with its back to her. Her companion did not see the figure but recalls her frightened reaction, and they continued to their destination.
Morning sighting by brothers near Yoncalla
Two brothers scouting a deer-hunting area stopped on a mountaintop logging road in the morning and saw two upright, dark, muscular figures on a nearby mountaintop about 300-500 yards away. The larger figure walked to an overlook, looked toward the witnesses for about 30 seconds, then both figures walked away over the mountain. The witnesses then drove to a fork below, spoke briefly with a horseback rider, and later mentioned the sighting in town.
Two security guards see a creature outside of Gold Hill
While conducting security rounds in daylight, the witness and a coworker watched across a ravine where children were playing by a creek. They observed a very tall, hair-covered, man-shaped figure moving quickly uphill, pausing on the crest to look back before going out of view. They later drove to the spot and compared its height to an 11-foot tree.
Man recalls close range daylight sighting while squirrel hunting near Monroe
The witness was squirrel hunting in a small farm woodlot on a sunny mid-morning when noisy birds in the underbrush drew attention. At a bend in a lane the witness saw a tall reddish-brown hairy biped standing off the trail about 25 yards away and they stared at each other without moving. After a standoff the creature raked berries from a shrub and ate them while glancing between the shrub and the witness. The witness slowly backed away out of sight, then walked fast and ran from the woodlot.
Two men see unknown, bipedal animal run across road near Pedernales River.
Two companions were parked by the road at dusk preparing to target shoot when the companion spotted a large hairy biped crossing ahead. The witness saw the same object from behind as it moved through brush about 75 yards away. Both were frightened and left immediately without hearing or smelling anything.
Two firefighters have near collision with animal north of Houghton Lake.
Two occupants in a van late at night braked for a large bipedal animal crossing the road. The passenger described a close, brief view in the headlights as the animal passed the van and left the roadway in a few steps. An oncoming vehicle left the road into a ditch during the encounter. The occupants discussed what they had seen after driving on.
Two young boys see crouching animal
In summer 1980 the witness and a companion were hanging out listening to the radio on a moonlit trail when a companion pointed out a hunched figure holding a small tree about 30 feet away. They shouted at it, advanced for a better look, then fled home in fear. The next day they compared descriptions and agreed closely.
Two fishermen encounter an unknown biped along a creek
Two people approaching a bend in a creek to fish saw a creature in the water first thought to be a bear. The animal stood upright, watched them for a short time, then walked to the treeline while continuing to watch them before disappearing into the trees in large steps. The witnesses then left the area and moved their camp.
Bother and sister are followed by a brown, hairy creature walking on two legs
The witness walked to help a relative who had run out of gas near a creek bed, where both noticed a foul smell and movement in the weeds. As they left on foot, the witness saw a tall, thick-haired biped approaching quickly and both ran toward home while it followed without catching them. When they reached their driveway they turned and saw it running into roadside weeds before going inside.
Daytime sighting in a wooded area a few miles east of Interstate 271
Two children testing walkie-talkies in dense woods noticed a dark-faced figure watching them from behind a fallen tree. After several minutes of it shifting position and studying them, they backed away, saw it rise and place its hands on the trunk, then screamed and ran. They heard a loud crack and glimpsed the black, powerfully built biped running away almost silently.
Sighting by bow hunter / motorist at 6:30 AM near Butte Creek
Around 6:30 a.m. the witness was driving down into a campground area when they noticed a large dark shape moving through willows along a creek about 200 yards downstream from a bridge. The figure first looked like a person but moved with a very fluid walk and pronounced arm swing unlike a person. By the time the witness alerted a companion the figure was gone, and a later check of the gravelly area found disturbed rocks but no footprints.
a sighting by a group of boys along a canal, a mile or so north of South New River.
Around 1980-81 the witness was hiking with two companions in an overgrown pasture and smelled a strong stench in an abandoned trailer. Later near a forked canal, the witness saw a brownish entity with a humanoid head across the canal that raised its arms as they approached. The group was frightened, ran home, and did not return for years.