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1984–1996 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class B #7580

Various bigfoot-related incidents 3 miles west of Shelton

In early fall 1996 the witness stopped to pick mushrooms near the Satsop River after checking leases. While kneeling with the dog close by, the witness smelled a strong putrid odor, stood up, and saw a large dark hairy creature standing in a fern patch about 200 feet away. They made eye contact, the creature turned its head and torso showing long arm hair, then walked quickly away. The witness left the area and told no one for a couple days.

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November 1983 Cheboygan, Cheboygan County, Michigan Class B #908

Hunter hears loud vocalizations as the animal moves around him, hunting partner hears it as well

The witness was hunting at dawn when something moved in a half-circle around the position to get downwind. Once downwind it gave an ear-ringing scream followed by grunts for about two minutes, then left into very thick cover. A hunting companion also heard the scream, and neither reported seeing the source clearly.

ScreamVocalizationMovement only
November 1983 Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota Class B #14493

Teen has a daylight encounter while hunting near Big Lake, Bemidji

The witness was deer hunting from a ridge overlooking a cedar swamp when he noticed a black head repeatedly appearing above 6-7 foot tall cedars at a distance. The head was visible intermittently for 10 to 15 minutes, moving as if foraging, while the surrounding woods were unusually quiet. He first thought it was a bear but concluded it was something else because of its height, head shape and sustained upright posture, leaving when it grew dark.

Partial sighting
October 1983 Byhalia, Union County, Ohio Class B #4981

Late night encounter by Coon hunters near Byhalia

The witness was following dogs while hunting raccoons in the woods with a party. A loud scream, loud crashing noises, and an awful smell were encountered. The dogs returned scared to the trucks, with one smelling of skunk.

ScreamOdorUnidentified sound
October 1983 Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio Class B #12669

Possible tracks found by hunters outisde Mechanicsburg

Three people were out at night exercising a coon dog when they found two very large footprints in a cornfield between woods. They examined the prints by light, became frightened, and left for the truck. The reporter later returned to photograph the prints and compared one to a size-13 boot.

Tracks
October 1983 West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas Class B #338

Loud screams menace hunters along Mississippi River around 4:00 am

The witness and a relative arrived before dawn for turkey hunting in river-bottom woods and swamp. While walking in darkness they heard a loud scream nearby, then heard it again and later several more times over a couple hours, feeling the source was following them. They waited until sunrise, moved a short distance, then left the area and did not return. Neither person saw the source and they reported no tracks or sign.

Scream
October 1983 Daugherty, Cass County, Missouri Class B #12054

Teenagers find footprint near Daugherty

Three people walking and exploring near a harvested soybean field noticed large steps in the grass and then found a very large footprint in dirt that had washed into the grass. They could not follow additional tracks because it was getting dark and the trail led into woods. No cast or photo was made, and nothing else was found later.

Tracks
1 October 1983 Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Class B #56829

Hunters experience possible vocals, find nests, get screamed at over three-day hunting weekend north of Reydon

Three hunters camped in a river bottom over the opening weekend of bow season. Over several days and nights they reported heavy impacts, rustling, a skunk-like odor, red eyeshine, wood knocks, whistles, talk-like mumbling, a whoop-ending vocalization, and bent trees and branch structures. The most intense moment was a predawn episode with a deep guttural roar followed by a scream-like sound near camp. They left early after smelling the odor again near a plum thicket.

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15 September 1983 Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #9128

Boy walking near Jim Creek in afternoon hears unknown vocalizations.

The witness and two dogs were walking through a field to check for salmon when an extremely loud hoot-like sound stopped them. After a second loud call they fled toward the house while a third call sounded from behind. They reached the house in terror and later listened from the backyard with a relative but heard nothing further.

Vocalization
September 1983 Yakima, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #77

Couple hear vocalizations while camping at Milk Lake

The witness and a companion camped overnight near a pond without making noise. In the middle of the night the pond frogs stopped croaking and a loud whistling and clicking sound continued for about 15 minutes. The companion suggested the sound was a Bigfoot.

WhistleUnidentified sound
26 August 1983 Orlando, Orange County, Florida Class B #34787

Memory told of hearing a loud breathing-growl while camping at Disney's Fort Wilderness

The witness was awake alone inside a pop-up camper at night while relatives were away and two children slept. She heard very loud heavy breathing and growling immediately outside an open window about seven feet off the ground. She shouted for it to leave, the sound stopped at once, and the children woke. She later inferred the source must have been 7 to 8 feet tall and believes it may have been a Bigfoot looking into the camper.

Growl
12 August 1983 Bend, Lane County, Oregon Class B #80

Late Arriving Campers Hear Running, Stomping, Shrieking, Howling

Three people had laid out sleeping bags for the night at Kitson Springs when they heard rustling, loud stomping, and prolonged shrieking and howling nearby. They did not see the source and remained still while the sounds continued and then moved up a hillside into the distance. In the morning they made only a brief check and reported no tracks.

ScreamHowlFootsteps
August 1983 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington Class B #24310

Camper diverts tall creature approaching him near Puyallup

In 1983 the witness was camping and was awakened around 11 p.m. by loud screams repeated every 15-20 seconds that approached through brush. The witness then saw a tall dark shape about 7-8 feet tall striding through undergrowth and yelled, after which it veered to go around and continued on screaming. A foul odor was noticed as it passed, and broken branches were found the next morning.

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16 July 1983 Brooksville, Citrus County, Florida Class B #595

Father and son were out scouting for deer when they spot large eyes 8 foot off the gound, also hear loud scream.

Two people were spotlighting deer in a wildlife management area in central Florida around 2 a.m. for bow-season scouting. They observed a pair of eyes estimated about 7 to 8 feet off the ground and about a foot apart from roughly 150 feet away. As they left they heard an extremely loud piercing scream and drove away quickly without later searching for sign.

EyeshineScream
7 July 1983 N. Ft. Myers/Riverdale, Lee County, Florida Class B #20333

Possible Nighttime Encounter by Girls on Horseback north of Ft. Myers

The witness and a companion were riding horses at night along a dirt road bordered by ditches, woods and pastures when the horses became nervous. The witness heard something moving parallel to them in the woods, keeping pace even as they urged the horses from a gallop to a full run across several fence lines. The parallel movement stopped where the woods ended at the edge of the witness's property. A later search by truck found where something had been, but the creature was never seen.

FootstepsOdor
July 1983 Woodsford, Alpine County, California Class B #7336

Runner Hears Unusual Whistle Near Woodsford

The witness was walking cross-country between two lakes when a loud two-tone whistle came from ground level behind to the left. The witness called out, whistled back, and searched the thick brush to within about 10 feet of the source but saw no people, animals, or birds. The source of the sound remained unidentified.

Whistle
June 1983 Probably Bissett, Manitoba Class B #23849

Backcountry campers in the Nopiming Provincial Park are approached and hear vocalizations

While camping on an island during a multi-day canoe trip, the witness and a companion heard a distant crying-like sound that grew louder and became high-pitched growling as something paced on the opposite shore after dark. They tracked the sounds with flashlights but never saw the source, though they thought trees were swaying. After a rifle shot was fired over the sounds, the vocalizations stopped and the source was heard running away through the forest.

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May 1983 Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey Class B #16486

Man recalls incident during childhood -- possible vocalizaitons near Split Rock Reservoir Dam

Four teenage friends parked south of the reservoir dam on a May evening and talked outside the car. They heard a loud howl-scream from the woods followed by sounds of something large moving through brush. Frightened, they got back in the car and drove away without seeing the source.

HowlScreamMovement only
March 1983 Sequim, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #23068

Unknown animal heard crashing through property near Blyn and Sequim Bay

The witness left her remote cabin in the evening to go to the outhouse when her guard dog hid under the cabin and she heard something large crashing through nearby alders. She went back inside to get her husband, who also heard crashing through the trees. The next morning they found alders snapped off about four feet up along a flattened trail but found no tracks.

Movement onlyTree break
Summer 1983 British Columbia Class B #2423

Hikers are followed by a 8-10 foot tall black creature, later that night they heard a series of roars

In summer 1983 a camp leader took an assistant and nine boys on an overnight hike on Tet Ridge. During the afternoon hike they repeatedly glimpsed a large black figure at a distance and found very large tracks and broken branches high above the ground. That night at a near-summit camp the group heard multiple loud roars and stayed awake by the fire, also hearing movement below. They found no further sign on the hike out and agreed not to tell others.

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