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1 September 2004 Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Class A #9254

Man working with wrecker has late night encounter in Tennessee woods

Late at night the eyewitness went outside to work on a trailer and used a flashlight to check a noise. The light reflected off eyes on a nearby bank, revealing a large hair-covered human-like creature squatting a short distance away. The creature turned its head away from the light, and the eyewitness went back inside to call a relative. When the door was reopened, the creature was heard retreating through the woods while vocalizing.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationFootsteps
10 August 2004 Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama Class A #42329

Property caretaker describes his very close daylight sighting near the Sepulga River

The witness was driving on private land at dusk after plowing fields when a large black hairy human-like creature crossed the road less than 20 feet ahead, moving from the river side while maintaining eye contact. It continued into thick woods where the witness could hear it moving. The witness concluded it had made large footprints he had found by the river earlier that summer.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingFootsteps
August 2004 El Campo, Wharton County, Texas Class A #9312

Woman and her husband have night time encounter near El Campo

The witness was sitting on the porch at night when the dogs reacted to a heavy stepping sound nearby. After getting her husband, the couple watched a grayish hair-covered biped about 5 feet tall leap onto and off a refrigerator on a trailer, knocking the trailer off its blocks. The animal then fled on two legs in a stooped posture toward the road while the husband fired a pistol into the ground.

Full-body sightingFootstepsProperty disturbance
29 May 2004 Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas Class A #8790

Man sees an upright creature jump across wooded trail

A couple walking on a gated two-track trail near the Trinity River at dusk claimed a rusty-red upright figure about six feet tall leapt across the trail about 40 yards ahead and disappeared into the woods in under a second. They ran to the crossing point and reported hearing it continue running through the woods, flushing birds, and the primary witness smelled a strong musky odor. They found no tracks but noted a clump of freshly uprooted trees nearby.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdorStructure or nest
15 May 2004 Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #38870

LEO recalls his daylight sighting as a youth with his horses NW of Atlanta

The witness was spending time with horses in a fenced pasture next to extensive woods when movement in brush near the barn drew attention and the horses ran toward the house. Thinking the partly obscured shape outside the fence might be a horse, the witness walked toward it and then saw a tall upright figure covered in reddish hair that grunted, looked at the witness, then pushed through small trees and brush leaving the area with loud heavy footsteps. The witness ran to the house and told relatives who were inside.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsAnimal behaviour
9 February 2004 Hydaburg, Prince of Wales County, Alaska Class A #7963

Sasquatch walks past window of house at night

The witness's daughter was home alone late at night when she heard something pacing back and forth outside her bedroom window. She looked out and saw a very large black figure that appeared well above the bottom of the window. She called her parent terrified and hid until she was picked up. The reporting parent found her hysterical and felt uneasy approaching the house.

Partial sightingFootsteps
24 December 2003 Twain Harte, Tuolumne County, California Class A #10980

Man has late night sighting near Twain Harte

After midnight the witness, sleeping in a cabin bedroom, was awakened by vibration and the sense of someone walking on the porch. Looking toward the porch light through a window about twenty feet away, the witness watched a hair-covered figure with its back turned, which then turned, looked toward the window and leaned to peer inside before jumping off the six- to eight-foot-high porch. The witness kept watching in fear and did not tell others or search for traces in the morning.

Partial sightingFootsteps
26 October 2003 Pearl City, Stephenson County, Illinois Class A #15347

Deer hunter has early morning sighting from tree stand near Pearl City

The witness climbed into a tree stand before dawn to bow hunt. While it was still dark, something breathed heavily beneath the stand for about 10 minutes then walked away to the southeast. Shortly after sunrise in light fog, the witness saw a large human-like figure about 100 yards away walking east at a fast pace. After climbing down, the witness followed its footprints eastward.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundFootstepsTracks
14 October 2003 Searchmount, Ontario, Canada, Ontario Class A #7139

Toronto Police Officer hunting moose has close encounter

While moose hunting from an ATV in rainy daylight, the witness heard footsteps from a gully and saw a muscular hair-covered biped about 40 yards away. The figure grabbed a tree, ducked into dense brush, and a raspy cough followed by a deep sad howl was then heard from cover. The witness waited without further sighting and left the woods early, reporting fear.

Partial sightingFootstepsHowlUnidentified sound
11 October 2003 North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana Class A #8438

Youths have nighttime sighting near North Webster

Three youths arriving home late at night saw a person-like form rise from where it had appeared as a stump near the water about 150 feet away. The figure walked quickly east along the shore, then turned and moved quickly back across the yard toward marshy woods by the trailer while making heavy running sounds. The youths rushed inside the residence and locked the door, remaining upset through the night.

Full-body sightingFootstepsVocalization
August 2003 Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class A #34725

Ginseng hunter has an unexpected encounter near Blaine

In August 2003 the witness left relatives fishing to hunt ginseng on a ridge near Yatesville Lake. He claimed hearing wood-like knocks and rocks moving through the trees, then seeing a large upright hair-covered figure watching him from across a hollow. He said he spoke to it, then hurried down the mountain hearing crunching steps and more thrown rocks behind him, and then packed his family out of the area.

Full-body sightingWood knockRock throwingFootsteps
3 June 2003 Clinton, Anderson County, Tennessee Class A #7215

Young men have encounter in wooded area while camping

Three young men were camping by a pond at night when they heard a loud moaning yell twice, followed by fast bipedal footsteps approaching. They turned on the truck's headlights and saw a six-foot-tall hair-covered creature with long arms about 20 yards away in a hollow. After watching for about 10 seconds, they fled in the truck.

VocalizationFootstepsFull-body sighting
Summer 2003 Middleburg., Clay County, Florida Class A #18065

Daylight sighting by two young female hikers in Jennings State Forest

Two companions hiking a trail to pick berries rounded a corner and saw a tall dark furry figure about 40-50 yards ahead moving away through palmettos, with only the upper body visible. The companion reported loud thrashing and breaking vegetation while the reporting witness recalled no sound. After about half a minute they fled the area in fright.

Partial sightingFootstepsPossible misidentification
11 November 2002 El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas Class A #10913

Squirrel Hunter has encounter south of El Dorado

The witness was hunting squirrels alone late in the afternoon along an old road near a swamp. After smelling a strong foul odor and hearing growls, hoot-like sounds, footsteps and brush movement, the witness continued toward a clearing. The witness then saw a tall reddish hairy creature cross the road behind them in one step and run into the brush, then ran to the truck and left.

OdorGrowlVocalizationFootstepsMovement only +2
8 September 2002 The Pas, Manitoba Class A #9253

Two sightings by Cree man north of The Pas

The witness was moose hunting from a tree stand at night when a bull moose he had called approached. A large upright creature crossed the clearing quickly, causing the moose to flee, then circled to within about 50 yards of the stand. The creature hid behind willows and watched the witness for 30-40 minutes before leaving to the northeast.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
September 2002 Aspen, Pitkin County, Colorado Class A #7036

Elk hunter trailed by large biped in twilight, finds tracks the next day

The witness was returning on foot to camp at night after sitting and hunting in a mountain park. He heard steps, snapping and rustling following him for some distance to an open moonlit bald. After waiting there and then entering timber on the far side, he looked back and saw a large dark shape where he had sat stand up and come toward him; after he shouted it ran into the trees.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
19 May 2002 Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota Class A #4379

Two witnesses have a daylight encounter in their camp near Spring Valley

The witness and a relative were camping on their property when the relative spotted a hairy man-like figure near the campsite. The witness then saw the upper half of the figure as it stood and walked away toward dense trees and a ravine, later finding large five-toed footprints in a creek bed. Later that day the witness heard a high-pitched scream while alone on a dirt bike, and that night something large reportedly ran past the tent while a neighbor's dog chased it.

Partial sightingTracksScreamFootsteps
April 2002 Cut-N-Shoot, Montgomery County, Texas Class A #10733

Hiker has daytime encounter in Sam Houston National Forest

The witness was walking alone on an old logging road into the forest when he noticed a dark, robust, hairy being crouched in thick brush watching him. The being paralleled him for 20-25 minutes, then crouched low when approached, producing a strange odor and low growl. After hearing large movement behind him, the witness retreated to the trail and watched the first being stand upright and stare, as a second much larger dark being appeared beside it before he ran home.

Full-body sightingGrowlOdorFootsteps
16 February 2002 Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia Class A #30006

Hikers startled by encounter at remote cabin near Woodstock

Three backpackers camping at a remote stone cabin heard loud heavy bipedal footsteps circling their site for an extended period and retreated inside. After the sounds stopped outside a shuttered window, the shutters were opened to reveal a large dark hairy face with large eyes staring in from very close range. After a few seconds of mutual staring the creature left quickly and no further sounds were heard overnight. They left in the morning and found no tracks due to ice.

FootstepsPartial sightingEyeshine
9 December 2001 Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas Class A #7632

Bigfoots observed demonstrating intimidation behavior near Lake Tawakoni

The witness and a companion followed noises into woods on private property after seeing large movement in the treeline. After a deep growl and handgun shots, they were confronted at the treeline by two large hairy figures that stomped, rocked, and threw branches. They slowly backed out while keeping the gun pointed, then heard a loud whinny-like shout as they left.

Full-body sightingGrowlChatterVocalizationFootsteps +5