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4 March 2022 Henderson, Rusk County, Texas Class B #72276

Couple describes sasquatch incidents around rural home 22 miles south of Longview

The witness was [name withheld] when she felt watched and noticed a pair of red eyes looking through the bathroom window, partly obscured by a plant. She looked away startled, the motion light came on, and when she looked back the eyes were gone. Her partner later estimated from her indication that the eyes had been about 6 ft 8 in to 7 ft off the ground and about 6 inches apart, and found no tracks or marks outside.

Eyeshine
November 2014 Reklaw, Rusk County, Texas Class A #57754

Hunter in a pasture has twilight sighting through his rifle scope in Reklaw

The witness was hunting in a pasture in the evening and watching deer through a rifle scope. He noticed movement and saw a large brown hair-covered biped come out of woods in a neighboring pasture and walk toward his area before disappearing into a tree line. He estimated it was much larger than any of the local hunters.

Full-body sighting
November 2004 Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas Class A #9867

Deer hunters have morning encounter on hunting lease

A hunter left his stand in the morning to help search for a wounded deer and joined a companion who had spotted an upright hairy animal in a tree. The witness observed the animal standing in a fork through a rifle scope, noting reddish hair, bare facial skin and long arms, before it disappeared as they approached. They found heavy heel impressions and a strong odor at the site and later watched two distant figures moving in trees.

Full-body sightingTracksOdor
30 October 2002 Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Class B #7671

Nurse has roadside encounter with "very large, dark figure."

After finishing a long work shift, the witness was driving north on Highway 259 in the early morning. In patchy fog near wooded roadside, she noticed a tall dark furry figure standing at the edge of the woods beside a group of trees. She estimated it was about seven feet tall and believed it was not human because of its size. Frightened, she continued driving without stopping for a closer look.

Full-body sighting
14 October 1999 Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7546

Driver and child see a bigfoot on side of the road.

The witness was driving home with her young daughter at night with high beams on when she noticed something crouched beside the road. As they got closer it turned, stood up and looked toward the car, then took about two steps down an embankment into the woods. Startled, the witness drove home quickly without confirming whether her daughter had seen it.

Partial sighting
11 January 1998 Mount Enterprise, Rusk County, Texas Class A #4144

Truck driver spots tall figure on roadside

The witness was driving a truck at night when a dark figure was seen on the roadside appearing to roll on the ground. As the truck got closer the figure stood upright on two legs, moved toward the side of the road, and then jumped up and down while hitting its chest. The witness drove past without stopping and continued on.

Full-body sightingEyeshinePossible hoax
Summer 1983 Overton, Rusk County, Texas Class A #6007

Young boy has encounter with young bigfoot on front porch at grandparents' house

The witness was playing with toys on the floor inside a relative's home with the front door open and a screen door closed. A small reddish-brown furry biped stood on the porch beyond the screen watching, and the witness approached very close for about half a minute before leaving to fetch an adult relative. When they returned the creature was gone, and a toy left outside the next day was never seen again.

Full-body sighting
December 1980 Monroe, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7670

Duck hunter has encounter on Lake Cherokee.

The witness was exiting the water after duck hunting when they noticed a tall dark hairy figure about 200-300 feet away near the shore. The witness and the figure reportedly observed each other for about 20 minutes before the figure turned and walked slowly along the lake bank toward the treeline. The witness did not approach or search for tracks and left for their truck after it disappeared.

Full-body sighting
September 1980 Rusk County, Texas Class C #4156

Loud, high-pitched, close-range screams directed at bowhunters

The witness and his father were scouting a river-bottom area for deer stand sites at dusk when they heard a loud, long, high-pitched scream three times from the edge of the woods about 150 yards away. They could not see the source as darkness fell. Perceiving the vocalizations as directed at them to leave, they ended scouting and returned to camp.

Scream
Date unknown Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas Related account #9867

Sasquatch sighting near Minden Tx, Texas

A child relative stayed in the truck and reported a monkey peered at her through the window.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas Related account #9867

Sasquatch sighting near Minden Tx, Texas

Other hunters on the same property reported seeing, smelling or hearing something at a distance, thought to be a bear.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
about 2 1/2 years ago Henderson, Rusk County, Texas Related account #72276

Sasquatch sighting near Henderson, Texas

The witness saw a very large dark bipedal figure running through the pasture at night and heard heavy sounds indicating great weight and speed.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
October-December Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Related account #7546

Sasquatch sighting near Kilgore, Texas

Neighbors told the investigator they knew of stories of sightings in the area, described as seasonal from October to December.