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Man recalls close encounter while on afternoon walk near Whitehorse
The witness was walking with his mother along a narrow winding old road in daylight, walking ahead to check each bend. At one bend he stopped and watched a large dark figure standing on a rise about 80 feet away for several minutes, unable to see its face in the shade. After leaving with his mother, he looked back and briefly saw the figure about 20 feet behind before it disappeared silently into the woods.
A family is chased by a sasquatch near Wadena
After dinner at a family friend's house, children were taking down a sheet fort on a clothesline after dark while two witnesses watched from a van. They noticed a tall dark upright figure standing by a tree watching the children, then hurried into the van and drove away. As they left, the figure reportedly ran alongside in the ditch, keeping pace with the van for about a half mile before dropping back.
Adult recounters childhood sighting on Black Mountain
The witness was inside an upper house getting ready for bed and looked out a window at the night sky. They saw the dark silhouette of a tall figure walking past, with only the top half visible above the treetops. The figure was estimated at seven feet or more, with a mullet-like head shape, a slight slouch, and arms swinging like pendulums while walking.
Witness hears scream, sees large 2-legged figure covered with hair
The witness stopped on a gravel road while driving home from a hunting trip and heard a loud high-pitched screech. The witness then saw a dark figure on a hill ahead and watched it cross the road in the vehicle headlights. The figure was described as hair-covered and moving with animal-like movements before disappearing into trees. The witness did not look for tracks and drove away quickly.
Large, dark figure seen standing down by the mailbox.
Late at night in the fall of 1991, the witness and a sibling were watching television at home when their dog began barking. They opened the door and saw a large dark figure, hunched over, standing near a distant mailbox. They left to get a flashlight, but the figure was gone when they returned, and they reported no further sightings.
Piercing scream heard by hunters.
Three people were camping on a ridge during deer season when they heard heavy footsteps circling and piercing screams. After a tree was heard falling, something very large rushed past the camp breaking saplings, and a snapped tree was later found. A large shadowy outline then watched the camp from beyond the firelight for the rest of the night.
Multiple witnesses encounter bad smell, three observe creature hiding behind sapling
After exploring an abandoned resort site on a bright moonlit night, three companions walking back toward their van smelled a strong musky, fecal odor. They then noticed a backlit figure about 20 feet away behind brush watching them while holding a small tree and swaying. After watching for a few minutes they fled to the van, and a return visit minutes later found no figure and no odor.
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.
Motorist returning from fireworks display gets a good look at a bigfoot near Ashford
After midnight while driving west toward Elbe, the witness saw a large hairy figure cross the highway ahead and enter fir trees. As the car closed the distance, the figure stepped onto the grass and pushed a fir bough from its face, showing a gorilla-like ear. The witness braked and turned toward the trees but the car stalled and the adult passenger became upset, so the witness left and returned the next day to look for sign.
Daytime vocalizations and sighting by grouse hunters near Silver Bay along Lake Superior's north shore
Two companions hunting grouse in a remote swampy forest heard repeated loud howls and sensed a large animal moving nearby. They left their birds behind and headed toward the exit trail while the animal paralleled them through dense brush, stopping when they stopped. In a backlit clearing they observed the full outline of a tall, dark, hair-covered biped that crossed difficult terrain with remarkable speed. The animal ceased following as they reached a more traveled ridge trail.
Young deerhunters see moving biped shape and later hear vocalizations
At dusk while setting up a shelter near camp, the witness and a cousin felt watched and saw a very large bipedal silhouette about ten feet away. They reached for their rifles but the figure disappeared within moments. They first suspected a prank by an older relative, but he was at the campfire, and no tracks were found the next morning because the ground was nearly frozen.
Man recalls a sasquatch watching he and a group of teenagers taking a walk while camping near Houghton Lake
Four teenagers walking north from a family hunting camp stopped on a steep two-track when they saw a tall, broad, dark figure standing in the middle of the road at the hilltop staring at them. After watching for about one to two minutes, they turned and ran back to camp without seeing what it did. Poorly defined pushed-in depressions were later noticed in soft gravel and sand in the general area.
Friends have night sighting above Sonora
Two men returned at night to a fenced rural property above Sonora after viewing a motorcycle for sale. A tall, wide human-like figure stepped from brush a short distance away, looked at them, then crossed the clearing toward a shed in a few strides while making a huff sound. One man got into their truck while the other backed onto the hood with a knife, and they later spent a sleepless night guarding the cabin door.
Teenagers have nightime encounter near Jackson
The witness, then a teenager, led four companions single-file through dark woods at night to take lumber from a house under construction. The group heard a noise ahead, then saw a very tall upright figure with red eyeshine in the weak flashlight beam. After companions threw objects at it and a deep growl was heard, the group fled to nearby outbuildings and later to a house for help.
Large hairy creature and footprints seen along fence line on property with past activity
The witness visited a friend's farm after loaning a truck and found a very large footprint in mud, attempting a plaster cast. Later he saw a dark figure bobbing while holding a tree limb across a field, then saw a hairy long hand touching the plaster. The friend confirmed seeing the distant figure and the friend's wife reported hearing breathing near a shed, followed by rustling and barefoot sounds.
Sasquatch reaches into tent of adult camper
The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on a group camping trip when a strong odor woke them. A large hairy arm reached in through the tent flap, felt around, then withdrew. The witness then perceived two tall figures outside through the tent fabric and heard male and female vocalizations as the beings yelled and ran away.
Man recalls encounters while camping with his hunting party south of Cabool
Three teens sitting around a campfire at night heard a sound behind their tents and went to investigate without lights. A tall figure stepped out from behind a tree close to them, prompting them to flee to camp, arm themselves, and enlarge the fire. For about 45 minutes they heard heavy footsteps from multiple directions and watched several figures circling and staring from just beyond the light until the adults returned and the group left for town.
Late Night Encounter Near Meadow Above the Infantry Training School
The witness was overseeing a large group of youths at a nighttime bivouac and had just settled them to sleep when he noticed a tall dark silhouette standing beyond the tents. The figure stayed in place, moving its upper body slightly as if surveying the area, while the witness slowly backed toward staff to retrieve a flashlight. When he returned with light the figure was gone, and a check at daybreak found flat open ground with no object that could have explained the shape.
Youths have daylight sighting in wooded area of Sarasota
Three children were playing in a densely wooded area when they heard a loud crack like a stepped-on stick. They saw a tall hairy man-like figure watching them from near old vehicles and a ditch. The figure moved into full view, grabbed a tree branch and leaned forward to look at them, after which all three fled and did not return.
Northeast Washington resident sees a bigfoot looking in the window
In late June or early July 1981, the witness was sleeping on the floor of a friend's home when awakened by an unusual humming and grumbling sound. She saw the outline of a large broad-shouldered figure with a muscular arm and hand cupped to look through a high upper window, which she estimated would require at least seven feet of height. The figure looked in for about a minute, then walked around the house into the woods as the humming resumed. A search the next morning found no tracks in the hard-packed dirt.