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10 October 2023 Bena, Federal Dam, Cass County, Minnesota Class A #76477

Multi-witness daylight sighting 3.5 miles SE of Sixmile Lake (Leech Lake Reservation)

Two relatives driving slowly while hunting for grouse were alerted to a large dark figure in a grassy ditch beside a side road. They backed up and watched the upper body of the tall, long-armed figure move slowly upright into the woods. At the site they noticed a strong foul odor and minor ground disturbance but no clear footprints on packed gravel. Later the same day a game warden told them that spot was known for similar reports.

Partial sightingOdor
27 November 2021 Chandlerville, Cass County, Illinois Class A #71920

SATURDAY NIGHT 10:30 : Motorist sighting of a sasquatch crossing Route 78 near Sangamon River

Late at night the witness was driving north on a highway through farmland. A very large, black-haired biped ran across the road from left to right in about two seconds, covering the lanes in two leaps. The figure appeared hunched forward with long arms swinging low, briefly turned its head toward the driver, then disappeared into an open field.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
23 July 2020 Grandview, Cass County, Missouri Class A #65808

Couple sees a white sasquatch at Settle's Ford Conservation Area

The witness and a companion parked at a conservation area lot late at night to look at stars. The witness swept the adjacent field with a powerful flashlight and saw a very tall, slender white upright figure about 50 yards away. After a few seconds the figure moved west, and the witness and companion left the area without seeing it again.

Full-body sighting
5 May 2019 Avinger Tx, Cass County, Texas Class A #62926

Sighting at dawn by motorist NE of Avinger near Black Cypress Creek

The witness was driving to a night shift and turned onto an unfamiliar county road to avoid a traffic stop. After reaching a dead end at a creek and turning around, the witness saw a large dark figure cross the road behind the vehicle in the rearview mirror. The figure was described as looking toward the vehicle before disappearing. An attempt to capture dashcam video produced poor footage.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
29 November 2014 Queen City, Cass County, Texas Class B #47408

Deer hunter hears possible vocalization at dusk near Queen City

The witness was climbing down from a deer stand in a marshy area in the evening when an extremely frightening howl came from directly behind him. He states the sound was unlike familiar night animals and made him feel unwelcome. He then stopped hunting that marsh for the remainder of the year.

Howl
23 October 2014 QUEEN CITY, Cass County, Texas Class B #46641

Possible activity at a home outside Queen City

A child riding a toy vehicle in the backyard told a relative to come see something, but a relative hurried over and the thing was already gone. The child described a tall brown hairy figure watching her, with upright hair on top of its head, taller than a parent, and said it was not a cow from a nearby pasture. The family questioned the child and believed she had seen something unusual, and she has since avoided the spot.

Partial sighting
July 2014 Atlanta, Cass County, Texas Class A #45818

Father and son have a close daylight encounter while driving to Wright Patman Lake

A man driving to fish with his son stopped on a road near a lake after seeing what he thought was a bear. The animal stood upright, revealing a very tall, broad, dark-brown hairy human-like form, and the driver got out and shouted at it. The creature vocalized loudly, threw part of a snake toward them, then ran rapidly into the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVocalizationObject throwing
11 August 2011 Cass Lake, Cass County, Minnesota Class B #44793

US Forest Service employee unnerved by possible vocalizations near Lydick Lake

While working in a national forest around noon in August 2011, the witness heard high-pitched yelps or screams from one direction answered by very low guttural whoops from another direction. The two sets of sounds were described as about a mile apart and about a half mile away, repeating in a call-and-response pattern that sounded like communication. The witness, who described experience with wolves and other wildlife, stated the sounds were not wolves and searched nearby roads by truck without seeing the source.

ScreamWhoop
August 2008 Nimrod, Cass County, Minnesota Class B #24426

Local people record strange primate vocalizations in remote woods north of Nimrod (w/ recordings)

The witness and three companions went to a regular search area at night to listen for responses. They heard prolonged vocalizations from unseen sources, at one point estimated within 75 yards and loud enough to feel chest vibration. A companion recorded the sounds on a digital camera and the group felt the sounds did not match known hunted animals.

Vocalization
6 June 2006 Bena, Cass County, Minnesota Class B #14942

County workers find possible footprints near Bena

A county road worker grading a gravel road noticed large human-like footprints and stopped to inspect them. The trackway included 16 to 18 prints crossing from a swamp with heel-to-toe progression, long stride, and deep impressions. Agency staff later made molds and reportedly found additional prints in the swamp, and the reporter later visited the site to view the tracks.

Tracks
August 2004 Atlanta, Cass County, Texas Class A #9137

Route driver has early morning road encounter near Atlanta

Late at night the witness was driving north toward Atlanta when he saw a very large dark-brown hairy creature step easily over a barbed-wire fence beside an S-curve. The creature turned its head toward the witness but did not run, continuing to walk along the fence line while the witness braked and then drove on, frightened.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
27 July 2001 Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan Class A #2914

2 Friends with a flashlight watch a BF late at night

The witness and a friend were watching TV late at night when their pet goose became agitated and they heard branches breaking outside. They took flashlights outside and watched an ape-like animal crouched at the woods edge across the street for about 10 minutes, noting its long hair, eye color, and behavior in the lights. When they went inside briefly to get car keys for headlights, the animal had disappeared.

Full-body sightingMovement only
Fall 2000 Linden, Cass County, Texas Class A #67313

Fisherman and his mom have a close encounter 4 miles west of Linden

The witness and his mother were fishing with his father in a roadside wash at dusk when they heard footsteps in the water that sounded bipedal. A very large, wide figure then came into view in the open wash about 20 feet away, walked past them, turned and went up the bank into the woods. They shouted to the father and quickly left without discussing the event further.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
15 October 1998 Hughes Springs, Cass County, Texas Class B #30570

Recollection of being driven from woods by possible vocalizations while squirrel hunting near Dangerfield

The witness and a relative went squirrel hunting in creek-bottom woods one mid-morning. After walking up a hill alone, the witness heard repeated loud scream-howls approaching closer over three bouts without seeing the source. The witness ran back down to the road where the relative had also heard the sounds, and both left the area in a truck.

HowlScream
July 1997 Atlanta, Texas, Queen City, Cass County, Texas Class B #1633

Four friends camped in the woods observe bi-pedal creature moving similar to the way a man would move, not bear-like.

Four friends camped overnight after playing paintball. During the night two who were sleeping heard noises and saw a tall figure leaning from the treeline, followed by louder crashing movement circling the camp. They joined the other two, who had also heard noises, and waited until daylight. When they returned in the morning to collect belongings they heard a loud wavering scream and fled, later noting broken limbs in the area.

Partial sightingScreamMovement onlyUnidentified soundTree break
November 1993 Linden, Cass County, Texas Class A #11389

Young man tells of childhood experiences

The witness woke in the middle of the night and saw the outline of a huge figure standing on the front deck, made visible by a security light. The figure was described as much taller and broader than a tall adult relative. Too frightened to approach the window, the witness lay back down.

Partial sightingSilhouette
1990–1991 Chandlerville, Cass County, Illinois Class B #6820

Tracks found on a creek bed near Chandlerville

The witness and a relative were taking a break from farm work to shoot targets on ice by a creek behind the farm. The witness noticed a large five-toed footprint in the ice, described as twice the size of a normal human foot, with a heel print on the opposite bank and no additional prints. The witness, who described experience with animal tracks from trapping and hunting, thought the prints could have been made by a big foot.

Tracks
October 1989 Cleveland, Cass County, Missouri Class A #65278

Group spots a bigfoot late at night walking into Glenwild Cemetery south of Cleveland (MO/KS border)

Late at night in fall 1989, the witness was driving seven companions home from a skating rink and slowed for S-curves on the road. A tall light-brown figure crossed in front of the car and headed toward a nearby cemetery. All occupants reportedly watched it for about 10-12 seconds before driving past and taking another way home.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
December 1988 Cleveland, Cass County, Missouri Class A #65277

Three young men spot a sasquatch on a country road near Cleveland

The witness, then 16, was driving a pickup with two passengers to drop off a friend on a rural dirt road on a clear dark evening. The headlights illuminated a tall bipedal being covered in light brown hair walking along the roadside. The being stepped into a ditch and jumped a barbed-wire cattle fence on one leg within a few seconds. All three occupants reportedly saw it, remaining silent until one asked if the others had seen it.

Full-body sighting
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