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Nightime sighting on SR 78 near Woodsfield
The witnesses were riding around in heavy snow late at night when they saw a large gray creature cross the road about 200 yards away. Its head appeared to clear an 8-foot road sign. Afterwards they found very large three-toed tracks in the snow coming down a steep bank and continuing across the highway with a long stride.
Foot steps heard while walking on trail at night
In the spring of 1994 the witness was camping with friends and walked alone on a trail around 1 a.m. He heard footsteps keeping parallel in dense brush to his right and judged from the stepping pattern that it was walking on two feet. Frightened as the sounds moved closer, he returned to camp, woke friends, and went back to search but found nothing.
Hunter/police officer hears late afternoon vocalizations and breaking branches near Clearfield
While deer hunting alone in a snow-covered valley in 1993, the witness heard a deep repeated belch-like sound approach rapidly to the ridge above him. At dusk the sound stopped and something unseen in the treeline broke branches and moved back and forth for about ten minutes while the witness waited with a rifle. The witness then hiked out to his father, who said he had also heard the distant sound, and the party left for the vehicle.
Two hikers have interesting experience near Strawberry
Two people walking on a forest road toward a historic cabin heard the forest go quiet and then heard a scream from the brush without seeing its source. They reported feeling watched and experiencing intense fear that left them unable to move or speak for several minutes. Once normal forest sounds resumed they felt able to leave, continued to their destination, and passed the same spot on the return without further incident.
Possible vocalizations heard by swimmers near Nakusp. Possible tracks found the next day
Four people were walking back to their vehicle from an undeveloped hot spring late at night when something kept pace with them in dense brush. After a comment that it was probably a bear, a very loud wail came from the brush, followed by something running downhill on two legs. The group fled to the vehicle and agreed they had heard a sasquatch. The witness returned the next day and found large human-like tracks in mud.
Deer hunter recalls possible early morning encounter near Boone Lake
The witness was deer hunting alone before dawn from a rock above a game trail. A figure approached uphill in a zigzag while making stepping sounds and low grunts and growls, then stopped a few feet away at eye level for about 20 seconds. After the witness coughed and waved, the figure turned and walked away bipedally out of sight and hearing.
Fishermen hear screams on Moose Lake
Three people were fishing quietly from a boat near shore at dusk when they heard a loud scream from the treeline past a point. They then heard branches breaking and heavy bipedal-sounding footsteps moving up a steep bank, followed by a second similar scream. They saw nothing and left quickly for the boat ramp.
Ginseng hunter recalls being terrified by a nighttime visitor on old mining property at the KY/VA border
Two companions were camping in remote steep woods while digging ginseng when they were awakened late at night by loud howls, screams, growls and chattering. Something shook trees and threw large rocks and small sapling trees into their camp for hours, retreating when the fire was built up and returning as it died down. At daylight they found saplings broken off and uprooted around camp and hiked out to the road.
Several bow hunters hear an unusual loud scream while hunting elk
A group archery hunting for elk heard elk bugling and then an extremely loud scream from across the valley. The witness described it as a roar trailing into a high-pitched scream and said it was not a cougar or elk. The group had hunted the area often and had never heard anything like it, and they encountered nothing further.
Hunters find bower and footprints near lake
While deer hunting, the witness found a large hut-like structure of limbs and brush with a dug-out dirt floor that was dry inside. The witness returned the next day with two companions and a camera to photograph the structure. They then found large footprints on a nearby game trail, felt watched, and left the area.
A man and woman report smelling a strange, powerful odor while on a forest road late at night
The witness and a companion reported smelling a strong indescribable odor while in the Cascade Mountains in the early morning. The companion reportedly fell asleep for about 30 minutes after smelling it. No creature was seen and no other encounter details were described.
Campers find footprint in Indian Heaven Wilderness
The witness camped overnight near a dried creek bed with a relative and a companion when a herd of deer or elk stampeded through camp around midnight and scattered cooking gear. The next morning the witness found a single huge footprint in the creek bed estimated as size 20 and several inches wide. The witness concluded a bigfoot had caused the stampede and became convinced bigfoot exists, though no animal was seen.
Area residents hear repeated loud vocalizations
The witness reports hearing very loud howls coming from a forested area behind the home on multiple nights during one summer. Each bout lasted about 30 seconds, starting low then rising, and local dogs barked and seemed agitated during the sounds. The witness never saw the source of the sounds.
Daylight encounter with firefighter near Skykomish
The witness, part of a two-person wildland fire crew, was descending a steep brushy slope after working a fire when a dropped shovel led him to a rocky ledge with a small cave. He noticed a foul odor at the cave entrance, then saw two rocks thrown from uphill that he concluded the companion could not have thrown. Looking uphill, he watched a dark hairy upright figure moving away through brush for a few seconds before it became still and silent, after which both men left and reported the incident.
Campers hear foot steps in tree line while walking on road
The witness and a companion were walking along a dark road by a river and cliff while returning to their campsite at night. They heard very heavy footfalls from the other side of the road that seemed to follow them. When they stopped, the sounds stopped after a branch-breaking noise. Frightened, they ran back to camp and left at first light.
Father and son hear screams identical to the one on the BFRO website.
The witness and a relative awoke before dawn to leave home and heard a loud eerie cry from the direction of a creek and reservoirs. The sound silenced birds and triggered intense barking from many dogs in the area. The relative, described as an experienced hunter, had never heard such a sound. Years later the witness heard a recorded scream that they felt matched what they had heard.
Three field biologists describe possible sasquatch vocalizations outside Big Sky
The witness was camping with two companions on a forest research trip and the group howled at the moon from a hill. Something at a distance howled back very loudly and could not be identified as a known animal. The group stayed awake in separate tents through the night and left the next day without further incident.
Man recalls a possible brief sighting near Buchanan, while looking for dog
The witness was searching for his missing dog in a wooded area and found it on a beaver dam in a pond. He then noticed a tall, muscular, dark figure standing nearby that quickly turned and disappeared into dense brush. He retrieved the reluctant dog and returned home without initially telling anyone about the sighting.
Rock hunters watch tall upright figure along Lake Superior near Newberry
Two companions searching for agates noticed a distant dark figure at the tree line and watched it through binoculars. The figure walked between the tree line and shoreline, moved toward them covering distance quickly, then bent down, picked up a rock and tossed it into the lake. They initially rationalized it as a human but later reconsidered and regretted not checking for footprints.
Woman recalls childhood incident -- red eyes looking into window near Withlacoochee River
In summer 1993, a five-year-old child went to the back bedroom of a raised mobile home to get toys from a chest. Upon sitting up, the child saw a pair of piercing red eyes in the middle of the bedroom window and stared before running to report it. The family suggested a neighboring dog, but the witness maintains the eyes were too high for a dog and too close to be an owl or perched animal.