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1 January 2017 Ideal, Macon County, Georgia Class B #56567

Men sees and photographs a tall dark figure watching them BBQ a hog near Ideal City

The witness was cooking outdoors midday with a relative and the property owner when a large hairy figure was seen standing by a tree in a field 300 to 400 yards away watching them. The witness took a cell phone photo, and about 40 seconds later the figure was gone without being seen leaving. The witness and the relative then walked to the spot, found tracks, and estimated the figure's height at 8 feet from tree marks and the photo.

Full-body sightingTracks
Summer 2017 Greenville, Hunt County, Texas Class B #65366

Woman home alone north of Greenville claims unusual nightly visitor

On the night of April 18, 2020 the witness was at home when a dog began barking persistently and a loud guttural growl was heard at the back door, also noticed by a cat. After waking her husband, who saw nothing from the back door, the witness called the dog from the front door and saw it react toward the back of the property. Looking from a guest-room window, she then watched a huge dark figure moving quickly across the neighbor's pasture to the northwest.

GrowlPartial sighting
21 December 2016 Windsor, Larimer County, Colorado Class B #57114

Possible snow tracks found outside Windsor

The witness reported large footprints in a light dusting of snow near the family home. A relative photographed one of several prints arranged in a row before they melted by midday. An investigator later reviewed the photos as inconclusive and visited the site to assess the nearby river corridor as cover for travel.

Tracks
November 2016 Gladstone/Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #56552

Possible ongoing activity experienced while hiking a trail outside Gladstone

The witness and a companion walked night trails and noticed a stationary bright light over a ridge. They then heard bipedal footsteps from an embankment, felt watched, and smelled a skunk-like odor. While leaving across the bridge they heard prolonged crying/calling vocalizations that continued to the trailhead. The witness later concluded the sounds matched Bigfoot recordings found online.

FootstepsOdorVocalization
7 October 2016 Pocatello, Bingham County, Idaho Class B #57872

Hunter's whistles answered while digiscoping a Moose on Fort Hall Indian Reservation

While hunting in southeast Idaho in fall 2016, the witness was photographing a moose through a spotting scope and whistled to make it stop. Five high-pitched whistles came in immediate response from a brush patch, which the witness believed was not the moose. The witness then saw what looked like brown eyes in the brush where the moose had put its head down, and took grainy photos that showed nothing significant.

WhistlePartial sighting
18 August 2016 Eldon, Miller County, Missouri Class B #55997

Witness has possible sighting, howls, knocks and structures on his property outside Eldon

Late at night the witness, his wife and his oldest son stepped onto their porch with a spotlight after their dog barked aggressively toward the trees. They observed large orange glowing eyes about eight feet off the ground behind an oak about 75 yards away for two to three minutes. When the witness shouted, the creature ran off showing its full side profile, and the family was startled by its massive size, massive arms and speed.

EyeshinePartial sightingFull-body sighting
August 2016 Darrington WA, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #55549

Two rock climbers hear wood knocks and footsteps in the early morning at a trailhead

Two hikers arrived at a trailhead in the early morning to climb and heard knocks from uphill and downhill, followed by stick-breaking sounds like footsteps. They knocked back and received responses, filmed the exchange, then heard further knocks and repetitive rock-on-tree tapping as they started up the trail. They saw nothing in the dense woods and eventually left.

Wood knockFootstepsObject throwing
July 2016 Wilson Mills, ME/ Errol, Oxford County, Maine Class B #55290

Possible footprint found by a family looking for moose antlers near Wilson Mills

While searching for shed moose antlers, the witness and a companion followed moose tracks past a clearing to a small runoff ditch. There they found a single very large five-toed human-like bare footprint with no claw marks, which they photographed with small objects for scale. They also noted multiple similarly broken trees angled to point along the game trail into dense woods.

TracksTree break
30 May 2016 Between Bozeman And Livingston, Gallatin County, Montana Class B #51959

Possible tracks found along hiking trail outside Bozeman

Two people hiking about a mile from a trailhead found two very large human-like footprints with distinct toes in soft ground beside the trail. They could not match the prints with a phone track-identification app and thought they might be Bigfoot, taking photos. An investigator later revisited the location with them but the prints had washed away in heavy rain.

Tracks
May 2016 Webster Oxford Area, Worcester County, Massachusetts Class B #51902

Strange encounters and possible tracks found in a swamp near the Douglas State Forest

The witness was clearing a trail by a swamp when they heard two splashes from across the water without seeing the source. While on the phone, they saw a football-sized rock fly through the air about three-quarters of the way across the swamp and land in the water. No creature was seen, only the rock in flight and the splashes.

Rock throwingUnidentified sound
27 February 2016 Hollis, York County, Maine Class B #51991

Possible track way found in the snow hear Hollis

The witness reported finding large human-like footprints in snow on an infrequently used vehicle trail at the edge of woods, with another similar print later seen beside a dirt road, and noted bent trees in the area over the course of a year. He estimated the prints were about one and a half times the size of his own foot and interpreted them as those of a juvenile Bigfoot. An investigator later visited the site with him, observed odd tree manipulations, reviewed his photos, and described him as credible.

TracksTree break
Spring 2016 Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas Class B #55249

Possible activity and photo attempts around a home near Vernon

The witness reported noticing dark spots near a freshwater pond visible from his property around sunset and viewing them with binoculars. He found what he was seeing difficult to comprehend. He said the sightings have continued to the present, including activity around his house recorded with night-vision cameras.

Partial sighting
22 December 2015 Stanton, Powell County, Kentucky Class B #50746

Possible aggressive behavior at new rural cabin site near Stanton

The witness was spending the evening on a relative's front porch shortly before Christmas. After knocking three times on a deck rail, the witness heard three knocks returned from nearby woods and later saw branches moving despite no wind. About an hour later the witness heard footsteps and pacing beside the house for about 15 minutes and attempted to record the sound on a phone.

Wood knockFootstepsMovement only
1 December 2015 Nashport, Muskingum County, Ohio Class B #50393

Two deer hunters experience a likely week-long encounter near Nashport

Two companions camped while hunting for five days near Dillon State Park. On successive nights they heard tree knocks from multiple directions, whistles, whoops, loud yells and screams that approached the camp, growling near the camper, and banging on vehicles in a nearby junkyard. By day they found numerous large human-like footprints in a shallow spillway and on a sandy bank, which they photographed with boots for scale. They reported no visual sighting but concluded the sounds and tracks were from a large, athletic creature.

Wood knockWhistleWhoopVocalizationGrowl +5
12 November 2015 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Class B #55144

Hunter describes strange encounters and finds a possible footprint near Kickapoo State Park

The witness was bowhunting deer alone from a tree stand in the evening and shot a buck. While climbing down and tracking the deer in near-dark, the witness heard loud screaming-growling noises, smelled a strong pungent odor, and saw a huge silhouette about 30 yards away on a hillside. The witness left the woods while still hearing the noises and returned the next morning to find the blood trail ended with no deer.

ScreamGrowlSilhouetteOdor
5 November 2015 Burnham, Waldo County, Maine Class B #51005

Trail camera captures unknown creature on hunting property near Burnham

A trail camera set on secluded hunting property captured a single image containing a figure partly obscured by a small tree. The owner noticed the figure later while reviewing images and described it as clear and appearing younger, with family members also seeing only the photo. An investigator later viewed the image from the SD card, visited the location, and offered a juvenile interpretation while working to obtain the original.

Partial sighting
10 October 2015 Blaine KY, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class B #50318

More strange incidents reported from an old Farmplace near Blaine

The witness reported finding an X-shaped arrangement of large branches near a deer stand in early October 2015 and leaving leaves, apples, and peanut butter there over several visits. The leaves and fruit repeatedly disappeared, and a jar of peanut butter later vanished and reappeared on the nearby stand with part of the contents missing. During a nighttime visit with two companions, a small curly clear-looking hair was found on the structure. No creature was reported seen during these incidents.

Structure or nestProperty disturbanceHair
4 October 2015 Barnesville/Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Class B #49918

Coon hunters chased off by screaming and rock throwing near Barnesville

Three people visited a desolate creek location at night where rocks had been thrown the previous year. They reported rocks being thrown with increased aggression, leaving and then returning later the same night. On the return they reported hearing a roar or growl described as escalating to a scream or screech, then leaving and not returning.

Rock throwingGrowlScream
October 2015 Centraila, Lewis County, Washington Class B #49991

Property owner outside Centralia describes multiple incidents

The witness lives with his wife on raw wooded property. He set out a peccary archery target that was found the next morning pulled up and pulled apart with apparent teeth marks. About two weeks before reporting, the couple heard a loud short call followed by a softer answering call ending in repeated grunts, which caused deer to flee.

VocalizationProperty disturbance
30 September 2015 Lee Vining, Mono County, California Class B #49896

Possible encounter at night by hunters camping at Virginia Lakes

A family was camped in a trailer near a treeline with a deer carcass stored nearby. During the night the family was awakened by rocks hitting the trailer, knocking sounds, growls, screams and whoops. The witness later went outside with a flashlight and saw a single glowing red eye high in the treeline. In the morning stacked rocks were gone, footprints were found, and a large pine by the carcass had been pushed over.

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