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November 2025 Garden Valley, Smith County, Texas Class A #79470

Sasquatch sighting near Garden Valley, Texas (2025)

A semi-truck driver reported seeing a dark, hairy upright figure walking across an open field toward dense woods in daylight. The figure was about 200 feet away, moving steadily with long arms swinging, and was watched for several seconds while driving past. The driver's spouse submitted the initial report, and researchers later interviewed the driver and visited the area but found no physical traces.

Partial sighting
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
June 2011 Aledo, Parker County, Texas Class A #30238

Worker has late night encounter at gas well near Aledo

The witness was working alone at a gas compressor site around 2 a.m. when the headlamp caught reflective eyes in the woods beyond a fence. The source of the eyes stepped from behind a tree to the fence, then turned and walked bipedally into a creek bottom, prompting the witness to retreat to the truck and call the employer. Weak lighting prevented detailed observation, but the witness recalled a tall dark muscular form.

Partial sightingEyeshine
3 April 2011 Whitehouse And Tyler, Smith County, Texas Class A #29092

Two afternoon sightings by father & son while driving near Tyler

The witness was driving on a highway in the afternoon with a relative as passenger when the relative spotted an upright hair-covered animal standing at the tree line. They observed it for several seconds from about 20-30 ft off the road before it was gone. The witness turned the vehicle around and searched the woods on foot but found nothing, hearing and smelling nothing unusual.

Partial sighting
February 2006 Quitman, Wood County, Texas Class A #14638

Woman describes husband's daytime sighting on ranch near Quitman, TX

The witness was alone checking hog traps at the secluded, heavily wooded back of a large ranch during the daytime. He saw a very large charcoal-gray hairy biped about six feet tall run behind a tree and hide. Frightened, he left the area immediately and did not see it again.

Partial sighting
March 2005 Livingston, Polk County, Texas Class A #11325

Teen has sighting through bedroom window.

The primary witness was in a bedroom with an infant and stood to close the blinds when she saw a large hairy face peering in the window. She fled the room with the child in shock. Minutes later three household members arriving at the house smelled a bad odor and heard footsteps retreating into the woods east of the house, but the source stayed beyond flashlight range.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdor
March 2005 San Antonio; Helotes, Bexar County, Texas Class A #24529

Tall hairy figure leans out from behind a tree to observe woman outside San Antonio

While cleaning a construction office trailer around midnight, the wife stepped outside and saw a tall hair-covered figure watching from behind a tree about 25 feet away. She stared for a couple minutes as it leaned to look around the tree, then ran inside. The couple checked the area with headlights, saw nothing, waited in the dark, and heard whistling and rustling before leaving. In daylight the next day they found nothing that explained the figure.

Partial sightingSilhouetteWhistleProperty disturbanceMovement only
January 2005 New Waverly, Walker County, Texas Class A #10407

Journalist and investigator have early morning sighting in Sam Houston National Forest

Two occupants of a Jeep returning to base camp late at night noticed a large, dark, upright figure walking in the road ahead of their headlights. The figure, described as broad, massive and moving smoothly, stepped off into a ditch and into the woods as the vehicle approached. After stopping, one occupant heard sounds in the woods and both then saw a head-and-shoulders shape move quickly between trees before the area went quiet.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
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
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
2000–2003 Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas Class A #7907

Family has encounters on private, hunting land in Red River - Sulphur River corridor.

The witness was hunting from the ground off a road with a relative nearby. After hearing tree breaks, movement, strange noises and heavy footsteps, the witness saw a large red bipedal animal walk along the road. When the witness spoke on the radio the animal screamed and ran away, and two large footprints were later found in silt.

Partial sightingFootstepsTracksScreamTree break +2
14 October 1999 Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7546

Driver and child see a bigfoot on side of the road.

The witness was driving home with her young daughter at night with high beams on when she noticed something crouched beside the road. As they got closer it turned, stood up and looked toward the car, then took about two steps down an embankment into the woods. Startled, the witness drove home quickly without confirming whether her daughter had seen it.

Partial sighting
October 1999 Colmesniel, Tyler County, Texas Class A #11687

While checking deer feeders, hunter has encounter on Neches River

A witness went to fill deer feeders in a river bottom in late afternoon and found a feeder tangled in a tree. While investigating, the witness followed glimpses of a shaggy animal through thick cover to a river crossing where it stepped into the open and was seen upright for about 10 seconds before leaving. After it left, the witness heard a loud snap behind and left the area.

Partial sightingProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
April 1998 LaRue/New York, Henderson County, Texas Class A #9924

Mother and son have night time encounter on county road.

Two people driving a van at night saw a very tall, hair-covered biped cross the road in their headlights. The figure crossed quickly, paused to look from behind a tree with red eyeshine, then left toward dense woods. The pair turned around and drove home upset without stopping.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
11 November 1997 Evergreen, San Jacinto County, Texas Class A #28873

Motorist recounts daylight sighting on her property east of New Waverly

The witness was driving on a narrow wooded road in late morning with three young passengers in the car. She noticed a tall reddish-haired figure in a thicket ahead, initially mistaking it for a horse. As she drove closer the figure turned to look at her, then crouched behind a small tree and watched her pass at close range. She kept driving without stopping, and the passengers did not see it.

Partial sighting
August 1996 Big Spring, Howard County, Texas Class A #9385

Former Special Forces soldier has late night sighting through window not far from Colorado River

After midnight the witness and a relative were awakened by barking dogs and noticed a rank odor in the house. When the witness went to get water he saw a large hairy head staring in through the kitchen window for about 30 seconds. He retreated to load a rifle while both heard a loud howling from the yard, but the figure was gone when he went outside with lights on.

Partial sightingOdorHowl
Fall 1995 20 Miles South Of Stephenville, Erath County, Texas Class A #11260

Early morning road cross encounter south of Stephenville

While driving south on US 281 before dawn, the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure cross the highway in the headlights and stop in the roadside ditch. As he passed, he observed its large upper body, human-like face, and yellowish-green eyes watching him before it turned into the brush. He briefly considered turning back but continued driving, later questioning what he had seen.

Road crossingPartial sightingEyeshine
November 1993 Linden, Cass County, Texas Class A #11389

Young man tells of childhood experiences

The witness woke in the middle of the night and saw the outline of a huge figure standing on the front deck, made visible by a security light. The figure was described as much taller and broader than a tall adult relative. Too frightened to approach the window, the witness lay back down.

Partial sightingSilhouette
April 1993 Nixon, Gonzales County, Texas Class A #45649

Memory told of an early morning road crossing near Nixon

The witness was driving alone in the morning when a large dark hairy biped was seen on the right side of the road. The creature was observed briefly from the side as it walked into tall cattails beside the road. As the witness passed, the vegetation was seen moving violently but the creature was no longer visible.

Partial sighting
5 May 1990 Point Blank, San Jacinto County, Texas Class A #27237

Woman recalls seeing huge bigfoot creature from a boat on Lake Livingston

The witness was riding in a rented boat on Lake Livingston with five companions when she felt watched from shore. She turned and saw a tall black hairy block-built figure staring at her for a few seconds before it stepped sideways into dense forest. Its departure shook trees and flushed birds, and the companions heard the crashing but did not see the figure; the group declined to go ashore to look for footprints.

Partial sightingMovement only