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Summer 1986 Ava, Douglas County, Missouri Class A #18442

Memory told of being chased on a farm near Ava

The witness and a companion carried makeshift torches toward the woods at dusk but turned back at the tree line. A large grey figure rushed toward them from the woods, prompting them to flee to the house. After waiting inside, they saw a large grey ape-like creature squatting in the field watching them, then retreated again. Overnight they heard commotion, and next morning found shredded torches, a belt torn with teeth marks, and dents in a parked car.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundProperty disturbance
15 June 1984 Marceline, Chariton County, Missouri Class A #7766

Motorist has daylight sighting near Marceline

The witness was driving with a relative on a sunny afternoon when an upright figure crossed the road ahead from one treeline to another. The figure moved with a loping gait and cleared the road in seconds, disappearing before the vehicle reached the spot. Both occupants reportedly saw the figure.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1983 Oxly, Ripley County, Missouri Class A #28080

Woman remembers evening sighting while driving on Hwy. T near Oxly

The witness and a relative were driving home from church at night when they saw a tall, upright, hair-covered figure standing in the middle of the rural road. They stopped and watched it look toward them for about 15-20 seconds before it leaped over a roadside fence from a standing start and moved bipedally across a field. The pair drove home frightened and locked the house, and did not see it again.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 1982 Cabool, Douglas County, Missouri Class A #40087

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.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
July 1982 Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri Class A #1141

Two six foot tall creatures seen by witness.

While taking a disused trail as a shortcut between Scout camps, the witness and a companion heard crashing in dense forest. The witness saw two fur-covered bipedal creatures run across the path, jump a stream, and disappear. The pair fled to a road, got a ride back, and reported the sighting to a Scoutmaster who did not believe them.

Full-body sightingMovement only
15 May 1982 Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, Missouri Class A #4421

Soldier in basic training has daylight sighting at Fort Leonard Wood

The witness was riding in the back of a military truck with their platoon traveling on dirt roads to an overnight guard assignment. At a T-intersection, the witness saw a tall brown-haired figure on the road about 30-40 feet away that looked toward the vehicle and then ambled across into the woods. The sighting lasted about 10 seconds and no one else in the truck was awake to see it. The witness was dropped at a remote bridge site about 10 minutes later and spent the night there.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
27 October 1980 Dora, Douglas County, Missouri Class A #29980

Hunter remembers his lengthy daylight sighting through binoculars near Dora

The witness was sitting camouflaged on a hillside in the early morning while scouting and hunting. From across the valley he watched a large hair-covered biped feeding on the ground for about fifteen minutes, at times standing alert to listen. After an unseen uphill sound, the creature made a metallic ping call and walked away bipedally along a cleared fence line.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
August 1979 Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri Class A #43612

Woman recalls encounter she had as a youth on rural property north of Bethany

An 11-year-old fishing alone at a pond near her father's home climbed a fence post at sunset when she heard a loud roar and saw a tall upright animal at the wood line waving its elongated arms above its head. After watching for about 20-30 seconds she ran to the house, locked the doors, and slept on the floor that night in fear.

Full-body sightingVocalization
September 1977 Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri Class A #2180

Two sisters witness bipedal animal walk through yard

When the witness was about 6 or 7 years old, she and her younger sister were playing inside their home and saw an upright hair-covered creature cross the yard in good light at dusk. The creature was about 100 feet away, looked toward them, and continued toward the woods and road area. Their mother did not reach the window in time to see it.

Full-body sighting
15 August 1977 Cook Station Or Wesco, Crawford County, Missouri Class A #496

Campers see large figure cross river in moonlight

After dark while camping on a river sandbar, the witness and a companion watched a large bipedal creature enter the river upstream in bright moonlight. The creature waded through fast, knee-deep water, turned at the waist to look at the men after one spoke, then exited to the opposite bank and disappeared. The sighting lasted about 10 seconds, and the two observers did not search for sign the next morning.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1977 Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri Class A #1148

Family camping encounter large, fur covered creature. Footprints are discovered at the campsite

A family camping at Sunrise Beach heard branch-breaking sounds overnight and the next morning found a very large footprint in a dried creek bed. Shortly after, they saw a large brownish hair-covered creature watching them from behind a tree on a hillside, which then walked away toward the campground road. The father also reported seeing it cross the road ahead while lifting a wire out of its way, and the family quickly left the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracksUnidentified sound
20 October 1976 St. Charles, St. Louis County, Missouri Class A #23836

Several incidents experienced by father and son outside St. Louis

The witness's father was bowhunting and walking back from a deer stand in 1976 when he saw a very tall, large figure standing across a small wheat field. He whistled twice thinking it was another hunter but received no response and concluded it was not a man. He retreated toward the house via a dried slough while hearing limbs popping behind him that stopped when he stopped and resumed when he moved.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
8 August 1976 St.Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri Class A #1356

Husband and wife observe sasquatch at river's edge

The witness and spouse were drifting down the Missouri River behind fishing jugs with the motor off when they spotted a dark hairy figure drinking at the water's edge. As they drifted to within about 50 feet it stood on two legs, noticed them, and walked into the nearby woods. After it disappeared they heard trees being knocked down for about a minute and noticed a wet musky odor.

Full-body sightingTree breakOdor
10 April 1976 Womack, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Class A #62297

Two young campers get stalked at night, then a Sasquatch sighting the next morning near John J. Audubon Historic Trail in Mark Twain National Forest

The witness and a companion returned to camp in the morning and then hiked a forest trail. At a spring they noticed a large heel-like print. About a mile farther, the witness saw a tall, reddish, long-haired biped run up a wooded hill and disappear. The companion did not see it, and the two left the area.

Full-body sightingTracks
October 1975 Prairie Home, Cooper County, Missouri Class A #3483

Nighttime sighting outside farm house, west of Prairie Home (the town) near Pisgah Creek

Late at night at a rural farmhouse, the witness got up for water and sensed a presence outside the kitchen door window. After turning on the carport light, the witness saw a very tall dark-haired figure inches away that looked at the witness before running across the carport and through a field into distant trees. The witness screamed, relatives came after hearing it, a foul odor lingered outside, and the next day a flattened trail was visible in tall grass toward the treeline.

Full-body sighting
July 1975 Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri Class A #15075

School teacher remembers his close encounter with a sasquatch while hunting near Cape Fair

While hunting and hiking back toward their car, the witness and a companion encountered a large dark animal at very close range. The animal ran past them from left to right and downhill into the forest in a matter of seconds. After reaching a road and fence, the pair heard a loud chilling scream. They then ran to their car and left the area.

Full-body sightingScream
September 1974 Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri Class A #9502

Young horse rider has daytime sighting near Ash Grove

The witness, then ten, was riding a horse to collect cows for evening milking when the horse refused to advance, stamping and snorting. A large dark humanoid stood up from behind a small cedar tree about 60 to 70 yards away, walked several upright strides, and hopped the back fence. The horse then bolted back to the barn, and a later search with relatives found nothing.

Full-body sighting
1973–1975 Cotton, Cooper County, Missouri Class A #44283

Family members describe screaming and house smacking near Prairie Home

Five women staying overnight at a rural farmhouse heard loud piercing screams approaching from up a hill toward the house. A backlit tall, large-framed figure walking hunched over passed in front of the front picture windows and beat on the house, and a very hairy leg was seen when the front door was opened. The figure then went around the corner of the house and disappeared, leaving a burning skunk-like smell. Two men who had been away returned later and searched the large farm into the early morning without finding anything.

ScreamSilhouettePartial sightingDoor or window contactOdor
15 July 1972 Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri Class A #1136

Creature seen stepping over four foot barbed wire fence near the town of Louisiana

The witness was walking alone east along a rural road at dusk when a strong foul odor appeared and a tall figure was seen at the edge of a pasture. The figure watched the witness, matched movements, and approached, then chased the witness who fled to a farmhouse porch. The creature eventually left toward the pasture with farm dogs chasing it, and the witness hid until a companion arrived.

Full-body sightingOdorScream
17 November 1971 Salem, Dent County, Missouri Class A #36761

Memory told of a close encounter while deer hunting east of Salem

While hunting from a tree stand shortly after sunrise, the witness saw a frightened deer run by followed by two upright hairy figures. One figure came within about 15-20 feet, stared face-to-face at eye level for 10-15 seconds and emitted a deep growl before leaving. The witness fled toward a nearby farmhouse, fired a rifle shot overhead and shouted, while movement and noise paralleled him in the woods.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingGrowlMovement only