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Fall 1982 Blackfeet Reservation, Glacier County, Montana Class A #1517

Horse-riding witnesses see hairy bipedal animal cross trail on Blackfeet Reservation

The witness and cousins were riding horses home through a brushy trail in the evening when their horses became agitated. A very tall, very hairy bipedal figure ran beside them, crossed the trail about 40 feet ahead, paused at the brush edge to stare, then disappeared into trees. The group returned the next day and found high broken branches and footprints.

Full-body sighting
Winter 1979 Sidney, Richland County, Montana Class A #1695

Motorist sees long-haired upright animal walking across snow-covered road

On a winter night around 11:30 p.m., the witness was traveling home from work near Sidney, Montana when a tall light-haired biped crossed the highway ahead at the end of a coulee guardrail section and continued north without looking toward the witness. The figure was described as well over six feet tall with hair that was darker at the skin than at the tips. The witness was traveling alone, was frightened by the encounter, and did not return the next day to look for tracks in the snow.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
1 July 1978 Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Class A #6170

Boy Scouts watch creature eating leaves along Dearborn River

As a child attending a Scout Jamboree, the witness says a friend led him to a river where they watched a roughly 6-foot-tall gorilla-like animal across the water. The animal stood upright with its back to them, plucking leaves with its hands and eating for a couple minutes before walking into brush. They stayed in the area for several days afterward but never saw it again.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
August 1977 Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Class A #1530

Fly Fisherman sees a hairy bipedal creature while trout fishing

The witness was fly-fishing at night along the river below Hauser Dam and walked back to his lamp on a boulder to retie a fly. He shone the lamp on movement about 10 feet away and watched a large hairy biped move rapidly up the steep rocky bank and disappear within seconds. Afterward he noticed two of his four pooled trout were missing and heard a boulder crash downstream, then left with the remaining fish.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
Summer 1977 Outskirts Of Missoula MT, Missoula County, Montana Class A #1614

Young horseback rider has a face-to-face encounter in the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area

When the witness was about 10 or 11, they were riding a horse through a meadow bordering wilderness near Missoula in summer. The horse stopped and the witness saw a tall figure peeking from behind a tree about 10 feet away. The figure stood silently watching, and the witness turned the horse around and rode home.

Partial sighting