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June 2014 New Caney, Montgomery County, Texas Class A #45616

Observation of a tall figure in a meadow while driving outside New Caney at dawn

The witness was driving to work in the early morning when he saw a very tall hairy figure standing among cows in a fenced meadow, apparently moving toward a calf. The figure appeared to notice the truck when the brake lights came on, watched the witness briefly, then calmly walked away past a farmhouse and into the woods. The witness stopped to observe but was unable to photograph it or follow on foot because the land was posted.

Full-body sighting
25 November 2011 San Augustine, Sabine County, Texas Class A #33336

Late afternoon sighting by a deer hunter on her lease near Angelina National Forest

The witness was deer hunting from a tripod stand in late afternoon when she spotted a tall hair-covered figure crossing toward a pine thicket about 400 yards away. She viewed it through her rifle scope, saw it glance toward her, then watched it continue into the thicket. Shaken, she left the stand, her ATV stalled, she fired distress shots, and a nearby hunter helped her return to camp.

Full-body sightingOdor
27 August 2011 Aledo, Parker County, Texas Class A #30504

Gas field trucker has encounter at well head near Aledo

A saltwater hauler working after midnight at an oil-field tank site reported seeing glowing red eyes above a 9-10 foot fence during an unusually quiet period with a skunk-like odor and a low growl. The figure moved out of view and then threw about five tennis-ball-sized rocks toward the storage tanks, with two striking the nearest tank. The witness felt intimidated and left the site, returning the following night to look for the rocks.

SilhouetteEyeshineGrowlRock throwingOdor
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
12 December 2010 Fannin County, Texas Class A #29315

Hunter has encounters at a North Texas campground

During a December camping and hunting trip, at dusk the witness noticed eyes at the base of a tree near the tent area, then watched a Bigfoot-like figure run on all fours toward the lake. The figure was described as slender and human-like with a large crown on the head, large dark eyes and straight lips, with its head held level with its back while looking at the ground.

Full-body sighting
1 October 2010 Pep, Hockley County, Texas Class A #41668

Woman living alone in rural Texas has unusual visitor west of Lubbock

The witness was running late for church on a cold, windy January evening and ran to her car. As she backed out of the driveway past the side yard, she saw a tall black hair-covered figure standing motionless between the garage and house near the west tree line. It stood stiffly with arms at its sides, long hair blowing in the wind, staring at her with yellow eyes before she drove away.

Full-body sightingOdor
25 August 2009 Streetman, Freestone County, Texas Class A #26504

Early morning sighting by a truck driver near Richland Chambers Lake

Around 1:30 a.m. on August 25, 2009, the witness was driving an 18-wheeler slowly on an oil-field lease road in Freestone County, Texas, when he noticed a hairy, big-headed creature squatting by the road. The creature stood upright to about cab height, growled audibly over the diesel engine, then ran bipedally across the road into a treeline at remarkable speed. The witness remained on site to work for about an hour, feeling frightened and alert for its return.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingGrowl
13 August 2007 Orange, Orange County, Texas Class A #21438

Late Night Sighting by Motorist near I-10

The witness was riding as a passenger with a relative driving home when they first noticed a large crouched figure by the roadside. After turning around and losing sight of it, they saw a tall, dark reddish-brown shaggy upright figure cross the road ahead of them in two steps. The figure moved quickly, did not look at the cars, and disappeared into roadside bushes, after which the witnesses left the area.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
Fall 2007 Grapeland TX, Houston County, Texas Class A #57103

LEO has a daylight sighting at a ranch outside Grapeland

Three men in a truck had just passed through a ranch gate in daylight when a tall, dark-haired creature emerged from a pine thicket and ran across the road in front of them in about three strides. It continued over a fence into trees on the other side in a matter of seconds without making sound. All three occupants reportedly watched the crossing and later searched for footprints without success.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
21 October 2006 Canyon, Randall County, Texas Class A #21850

Camper startles a "Chewbacca" like creature in Palo Duro Canyon State Park

The witness was camping overnight and walked toward a public restroom around 1 a.m. when rustling drew attention. Shining a flashlight, the witness saw a large hair-covered biped that vocalized and then moved into trees and disappeared. The frightened witness returned to the tent without using the restroom and remained sleepless.

Full-body sightingScreamUnidentified sound
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
November 2004 Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas Class A #9867

Deer hunters have morning encounter on hunting lease

A hunter left his stand in the morning to help search for a wounded deer and joined a companion who had spotted an upright hairy animal in a tree. The witness observed the animal standing in a fork through a rifle scope, noting reddish hair, bare facial skin and long arms, before it disappeared as they approached. They found heavy heel impressions and a strong odor at the site and later watched two distant figures moving in trees.

Full-body sightingTracksOdor
October 2004 Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas Class A #13496

Rancher startles a bigfoot while burning trash outside Daingerfield

In early autumn at mid-day the witness was burning damp feed sacks behind a bunkhouse when a flare-up was followed by a startled sound behind him. He turned and saw a tall reddish-brown biped run upright into virgin woods and disappear within seconds. He later returned with a gun for safety but found no tracks because of leaves and ground clutter.

Full-body sightingVocalization
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
August 2004 Atlanta, Cass County, Texas Class A #9137

Route driver has early morning road encounter near Atlanta

Late at night the witness was driving north toward Atlanta when he saw a very large dark-brown hairy creature step easily over a barbed-wire fence beside an S-curve. The creature turned its head toward the witness but did not run, continuing to walk along the fence line while the witness braked and then drove on, frightened.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
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