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15 October 2000 Summerfield, Marion County, Florida Class B #598

Vocalizations and Footsteps heard

On the night of October 28, 2000 the witness was hosting an adult-only backyard barbecue party with about a dozen guests. Around 10 p.m. the group heard loud unidentified sounds from the woods near the back of the property and heard heavy footsteps breaking branches that sounded bipedal. Two men entered the woods with a flashlight but the source stayed distant and was never seen, and no tracks were found in deep oak leaves.

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15 October 2000 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class B #28301

Woman recalls as a young girl possibly watching a sasquatch chase a deer through a cemetary in Morton

While lying on a couch at night watching a deer through a window gap, the witness saw the deer flee from a large bulky animal running on all fours. The deer stopped under bright lights at a power plant area which the pursuer would not enter. The animal then stood upright and walked on two legs across the highway and over a guardrail up a hill.

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14 October 2000 Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas Class B #739

Three youths find footprints while walking along riverbank

The witness and a companion were walking along a river in the evening when they found a line of very large five-toed footprints in sand under a bridge. The prints were estimated at 11 to 14 inches long and led to the water where they could not be followed. No creature was seen.

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10 October 2000 Southport, Bay County, Florida Class B #13313

Possible vocalizations heard by four-wheelers near Southport

Three people were driving slowly in a Jeep through woods north of Panama City in fall 2000 and stopped to make a navigational decision. They twice heard an extremely loud, strange vocalization they described as screams or howls. Despite lifelong familiarity with local wildlife, all three agreed they could not identify the source.

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10 October 2000 Mazama, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #422

Campers hear possible vocalizations in the Okanogon Nat. Forest

The witness and two companions were camped overnight as the only occupants of the campground. During the night while trying to sleep, the witness heard a loud yelling sound from the ridge to the north, then heard it again several minutes later. The next morning a companion who had slept in a pickup confirmed hearing the same sound and had been startled enough to ready a car-horn remote.

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October 2000 Kenton, Manitoba Class B #1528

Possible sasquatch seen by farmer near Hwy 21 outside Kenton, Manitoba

The witness was hauling bales by tractor toward a relative's farmyard in the late afternoon when a tall dark figure was seen walking and crossing the road ahead. The figure was initially mistaken for a relative, but the actual relative was then seen at the house. The witness and the relative searched the area shortly afterward and found no one, with the nearest heavy cover described as a quarter-mile away.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 2000 Dennison/Uhrichsville, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #5013

Campers have encounter at night close to Tappan Lake

A woman left a cabin gathering late at night to sleep in a smaller cabin. Near a parked truck she reportedly saw a large gray standing figure and screamed. The property owner ran out within seconds but perceived nothing. The woman remained deeply shaken and later refused to discuss the incident.

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October 2000 Marshall, Parke County, Indiana Class B #25240

Possible nighttime encounter at a home outside Turkey Run State Park

The witness and their partner were sitting by a fire in their yard at night when cattle behind the house began bawling and running. The partner called the witness to the side of the garage where a tall shape stood motionless in the moonlight. The partner threw a steel pipe at the shape, which did not move, so they assumed it was a tree and went inside. The next morning they found no tree at that spot, but flattened grass and two trails leading through the pasture, and recovered the thrown pipe.

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October 2000 Robertsvillem MO., Franklin County, Missouri Class B #20677

Resident describes possible vocalizations near Robertsville

The witness returned after being away for a week, parked near the barn late at night, and walked toward the house. From the immediate right the witness heard a hair-raising guttural growl twice and hurried inside to tell family. The next morning the witness called the conservation office, where the person consulted said the described sound was definitely not a bear.

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October 2000 Forks, Clallam County, Washington Class B #6058

Sol Duc River fisherman experiences large animal crashing through heavy brush

The witness drove to the end of a forest road and walked to the river to fish alone in the morning. After casting, he heard cracking across the river and saw bushes moving and a large brown figure without clear details. Two trees snapped and fell uphill as the figure moved upslope into dense forest, and the frightened witness left the area quickly.

Partial sightingTree break
October 2000 FALLS CITY, Polk County, Oregon Class B #3633

Hunters find track in mountains above Falls City

The witness was scouting deer locations by vehicle with two relatives when he found a large human-like footprint at a logging-road turnaround overlooking a ravine. The relatives joined him to examine it closely and they found a coarse hair inside the print. They photographed and videotaped the print and kept the hair in a film container, but the hair was later lost while showing it to someone.

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17 September 2000 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #1027

Father and son hear unidentifiable sounds

The witness stopped with a child by Sunset Crater to look at lava formations while driving from Phoenix to Utah. From the pine-covered slope above them they repeatedly heard loud, breathy huffing. They saw nothing because trees blocked the view, and video recorded at the time did not capture the sound. They left uneasy without identifying the source.

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14 September 2000 Carson, Klickitat County, Washington Class B #741

Hunter finds unrecognizable scat near Guler Mountain.

The witness was hunting elk along a ridge trail and noting elk, coyote, cougar and deer sign. About a mile from a spur road, just off the trail behind a small tree, the witness found an unusually large dark tubular scat that did not match known animals. The witness examined its size, color and contents with a stick and suggested it could possibly have come from a large primate-like animal.

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9 September 2000 Sprucepine, Mitchell County, North Carolina Class B #450

Possible vocalizations heard by campers on the Blueridge Parkway

While camping with family, the witness stayed awake reading until 2-3 a.m. and heard a deep bellowing howl from the southwest that called repeatedly for over 30 minutes, moved west over a ridge, and returned around 4 a.m. heading southeast. No animal was seen and the dog remained asleep.

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7 September 2000 Palmer / Hatcher Pass, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska Class B #597

Possible track found by hunter near Palmer / Hatcher Pass

The witness and a companion were tracking game near the edge of a swamp in the early morning when they found a single large human-like footprint among moose tracks. The witness described it as an 11-inch right foot with five toes and a large big toe, estimated to be a couple days old, with no other similar tracks found. Heavy rain prevented making a cast, and when the witness returned two days later the track was water-filled and unrecognizable.

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September 2000 Fort Nelson, British Columbia Class B #9778

Man Finds Tracks in Muskwa River Floodplain

The witness stopped in a river floodplain to look for rocks and found large tracks crossing his path. He followed the trackway for nearly a quarter mile and photographed the prints with his boot for scale, noting they were larger and deeper than his own boot impression. While following, he saw a group of resident wild horses running from the direction of the tracks, which he interpreted as spooked.

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September 2000 Napoli, Little Valley,salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York Class B #4589

Howls and wood knocking heard in vicinity of Napoli / Little Valley / Salamanca

In September 2000 the witness was near home bordering extensive forest when a long howl was heard approaching from a distance at dusk. The witness went into the woods with two dogs, a spotlight and a weapon to intercept what was first assumed to be a hunter's dog, but saw no hunter lights while the sound moved rapidly to within about 120 yards on the same level. The dogs behaved unusually and the witness felt terror, concluding the source was not a known dog or coyote, a view reinforced by later failure to match the sound to recorded wolf sounds and by nearby residents reporting similar howls.

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September 2000 Breesport, Chemung County, New York Class B #410

A bicyclist's daylight, partial sighting of a large animal with a rancid smell

The witness was riding a bike on a country road in the morning when a very strong rancid smell was noticed. A patch of brown fur was glimpsed ahead about six feet off the ground moving back into the woods, with no road crossing seen. A chained dog across the road was barking toward the woods and appeared agitated. On riding past the spot again shortly after, the smell was gone and nothing further was seen or heard.

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September 2000 Blandford/Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts Class B #38386

Night fisherman has possible encounter at the Cobble Mountain Reservoir

The witness was fishing alone by low water late at night when heavy footsteps approached through brush. The witness saw eyeshine and a dark shoulder-like silhouette and then heard a loud high-pitched shrieking howl. Frightened, the witness abandoned fishing gear and ran back to the car.

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September 2000 Allumuchy, Warren County, New Jersey Class B #438

Possible encounter at a state park campsite on the Musconetcong River

The witness camped overnight in a sleeping bag by a dying fire after hearing a metallic clink followed by tree knocks that seemed to answer each other from two directions. The witness then watched a dark silhouette showing only head and shoulders peek from behind a tree about 20 feet away. In the morning a tied food bag was gone except for an orange left on the ground.

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