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31 August 2012 Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon Class A #36370

Close encounter scares hunters off their campsite east of Sweet Home

While camping overnight for an archery hunt, a witness and a relative reported hearing mumbling vocalizations and footsteps around their tent for hours. The relative reported seeing a large hand press the tent wall, and both later reported seeing large upright figures near the truck and treeline, one illuminated by flashlight. After the figures continued circling the camp, the two packed the tent without breaking it down and drove away around 4 a.m.

VocalizationFootstepsPartial sightingFull-body sightingSilhouette +3
December 2002 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #5505

Rural Oregon resident sees a bigfoot look into the window

At night while using a computer at home, the witness heard odd sounds and saw a bigfoot looking in through the back window. The witness greeted it, and it turned away and walked toward the field behind the house. The witness later found a large footprint with apparent dermal ridges on the bank behind the house and reported talk-like voices that could not be imitated.

Partial sightingVocalizationUnidentified soundTracksDermal ridges
June 2002 Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #4481

Sighting by young man trimming lawn near Grants Pass

The witness was mowing a lawn when rocks were repeatedly thrown toward them, accompanied by a foul odor and laughter-like sounds. They then saw a very tall creature behind a tree and fled toward a door. Looking back, they saw it running through trees and brush.

Partial sightingRock throwingOdorVocalization
3 March 2001 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #2841

Two hikers both hear strange sounds in a creek culvert, investigate to see two ape-like creatures sitting at far end of culvert

At sunset the witness and a companion were hiking along a creek when they heard singing coming from a culvert. They approached and looked through the culvert and saw the silhouettes of two ape-like creatures with glowing eyes crouched at the far end, swaying and humming. The witnesses left quickly so as not to disturb them.

VocalizationEyeshineSilhouette
1 July 2000 Josephine County, Oregon Class A #678

Oregon pyschologist observes a creature resembling Bigfoot about 60 feet away while hiking on a trail with his family

A family hiking uphill toward a large tree smelled a strong pungent odor and heard a repeated whoa-like sound that grew louder. The adult who stepped off the trail to watch saw a very tall, dark-haired upright figure move between trees and look toward the family. The family continued uphill without further sound or sighting and later reported the encounter to park staff.

Partial sightingVocalizationOdor
August 1986 Hood River County, Oregon Class A #670

One eight-footer and one three-footer seen by witness

The witness was camping with companions on a multi-day hike and looked out of a tent early in the morning to see two hair-covered figures in vegetation about seventy feet away. The larger figure reached toward branches while the smaller handled a stick, then the larger vocalized, took the smaller's hand, and both left behind trees. The companions did not see the figures, and the witness later mentioned the sighting to a ranger while leaving the area.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
25 October 1975 Applegate, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #23771

Young hunter sees and hears a sasquatch near Applegate

A 12-year-old waiting alone in a truck on a logging road noticed a foul odor and his dog became frightened. A tall dark-haired biped stepped into the open on a bank about 40 feet away, watched him for about 30 seconds while making grunting and mumbling sounds and tilting its head, then ran uphill. The boy fled on foot toward relatives.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdor