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Fishing couple describes possible rock throwing on reservoir 10 miles south of Huntington
The witness and a companion were fishing from a boat at night on a reservoir. A very heavy object was thrown from the shore and splashed down near the boat, rocking it. The witness illuminated the shoreline with a spotlight for several minutes but saw no person or animal. They then left the area quickly by boat.
Vacationers see large, upright figure near Newfound Gap
The witness and three companions were driving north on Highway 441/71 into Tennessee toward Gatlinburg around dusk. From a distance they saw a very tall, large, hairy, ape-like figure crossing the highway from left to right on two feet, illuminated by street lights ahead. They reported a clear view from the shadow side but could see nothing at the crossing point when they drove up due to darkness.
Teenage girl and her younger sister chased out of the woods near Greenwater
During a daytime rock-hunting outing, the witness and her younger sister walked down a trail past a creek. Something charged toward them from a wooded hill, crashing through vegetation while emitting a terrifying howl/growl, and the witness glimpsed a black figure. Both girls fled back to their group in tears and left the area immediately.
Family hears late night vocalizations near Lake McCumber
The witness and companions stayed overnight near a meadow at Lake McCumber and heard a strange high-pitched, human-like howling from the meadow off and on between 3 and 5 a.m. Two companions stayed up on the deck listening while the witness listened from bed. No creature was seen. The next morning a fawn without its mother was noticed in the meadow.
Possible vocalizations heard by resident near Bowman Lakes
The witness and a relative were camping on a rural forested property and getting ready for bed when they heard a long harsh yowl close to the campsite and heard something moving. When the witness shone a flashlight toward the sound, it stopped and seemed to move away without being seen. No physical evidence was found, and the sound was provisionally dismissed as a coyote although the witness doubts that explanation.
Tree top snaps off while man casts suspected sasquatch track near by
The witness found a large human-like footprint on a muddy curve and returned with a camera and casting supplies to document it. While making the cast, nearby bushes rustled violently and the top of a small tree snapped off and fell near the road, followed by several whinny-like vocalizations from the woods. Days later the witness believed an outline of a figure appeared in one photo and reported being followed on later visits to check for more prints.
Possible vocalizaitons heard approx. two miles from Sabbath Day Point
The witness and his wife had gone to bed at their seasonal camp when the witness, who stayed awake, heard cycles of loud screams. The screams sounded first from a distance, then very close on the property, then again from a distance at a third location, each cycle consisting of several evenly spaced wails. The sounds were described as loud, female-like and frightening, with no accompanying movement noises, and the wife awoke during the close cycle.
Sighting along trail in SE part of Francis Marion National Forest
The witness was hiking alone on a narrow wooded trail searching for snakes. About 50 yards ahead, a brown human-shaped figure about person-sized or bigger leaped across the trail from left to right on two legs. The witness stopped to listen, then walked to the crossing point but saw nothing in the dense woods and heard no movement. The witness continued hiking while looking back and only later considered the sighting might be out of the ordinary.
Possible stalking of couple parked at power line cut outside Opelika
The witness and his wife sat on his truck tailgate at a power-line clearing late at night when they heard snorting, brush breaking, and a loud growl/grunt moving up a steep hill toward them. The witness saw a large shadow moving on the slope in moonlight, heard breathing and stomping, and smelled a musky sour odor. After revving the truck engine the sounds crashed rapidly downhill, and the pair left, seeing deer run across the road as they drove out.
Hikers report possible stalking and rock/stick throwing in White River drainage near Muckleshoot Reservation
The witness and companions were hiking back on a moonlit trail at night when they heard what sounded like bipedal footsteps following them in the brush and felt small sticks and pebbles thrown at them from out of sight. They stopped to rest by the riverbank and heard a low bass-toned growl. They never saw the source, but the witness concluded they had been stalked by a Bigfoot.
Possible intimidation in the late afternoon reported by hikers in the Big Tujunga Canyon area
Two hikers returning up a dry creek bed in late afternoon smelled a strong foul odor and noticed a dead squirrel placed over a boot print. From a short distance away they heard loud banging like wood striking trees, saw treetops swaying, then heard very loud groaning and screaming vocalizations. The sounds paused while they walked away and resumed when they stopped, until they left the area.
Man tells of Grandmother's encounters with shaggy white creature near Scottsville
The witness stayed overnight at a relative's home outside Scottsville and heard loud woman-like screaming during the night that woke everyone in the house. The relatives attributed the sound to the thing that lives in the woods. The witness never saw the creature, only heard it.
Possible sighting near Sullivan Lake
Two companions were camping overnight on a fishing trip near Sullivan Lake when they were awakened by a distant crash and a musty odor. A second, louder crash close to camp was followed by a grunt, and the narrator saw a tall gray-furred shape through the tent mesh that fled when lit by a flashlight. Both spent the rest of the night in the truck and left the area the next day.
Possible tracks observed on a frozen lake near Invemere
Two people walking across a frozen lake found a trackway of very large five-toed footprints and followed it for several hundred yards toward the opposite shore. The prints were described as 14-16 inches long with a bridge-like ridge and spaced 5-7 feet apart. While in the area they also heard intermittent small thudding sounds in short bursts.
Tourists recount their viewing of a biped walking up hill in Kananaskis Country
Two people walking near a hotel on a very cold January afternoon noticed a large dark figure moving steadily up a snow-covered hill in the distance. They described it as walking upright and bipedally and appearing larger than a human. They watched it for about 20 to 30 minutes until they had to go inside, and it was gone when they checked again later.
Possible vocalization heard by police officer / hunter at McLaughlin Lake outside Belleterre
The witness was on a camp roof at night making moose calls to prepare for hunting season. After hearing distant cracking and movement in shoreline water, a loud unfamiliar scream sounded two or three times nearby. The frightened witness went inside the camp for the night and found nothing unusual the next day.
Possible wood knocking near town of North River
The witness reports hearing repeated wood-on-wood knocking for about an hour in the middle of the night. The pattern is described as three strikes followed by a pause, repeating. One other person heard the sounds at the same time, and both questioned who would be making such noise at that hour.
Unusual events at remote family cabin near Keene Valley, NY
Late at night in fall 2003 the witness walked about 25 feet from the remote cabin to the tree line to relieve himself. He heard very loud heavy stomping or bounding from about 25 yards away at the base of a hillside that shook the ground and stopped after a few seconds when he turned toward it. He saw nothing further, felt uneasy, and went back inside and locked the cabin.
Possible eye-shine and sighting at a rural home near Stronghurst
The witness was driving home late at night and stopped near cows along a treeline after noticing a pair of yellow eyes several feet above the cows' eye level. When the car door was opened the eyes shifted quickly sideways, and the witness left the area. Shortly after arriving home the witness walked back with a dog and flashlight; the dog growled at something unseen but nothing was seen.
Possible vocalizations heard by hunters and a biologist in Guana River WMA
The witness and a companion had finished hog hunting and were talking with the check-station attendant about an hour after dark when they heard several loud, high-pitched screams lasting several seconds from woods behind the station, followed by brief sounds of vegetation movement. The group, all familiar with local animal sounds, could not identify the source and agreed it did not match bobcat, hog, bird, or small prey. Shaken by the intensity, the brothers left the area.