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8 June 2016 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 549

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (2016)

Pushing through dense laurel about twenty feet from a root ball, the guest first mistook a dark hole for a coyote den. It moved and revealed a small dark-skinned black-haired child-like figure cowering. Deeply shaken as a parent, he left, cried at home, stayed away eight days and changed his approach.

Full-body sighting
8 June 2016 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 353

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (2016)

While pushing through dense mountain laurel, the witness mistook a dark shape in a root ball for a coyote den hole. It moved and revealed a small black-haired, dark-skinned child-like figure cowering as if hiding. Deeply affected, he drove home, told his wife, cried, and stayed away for eight days.

Full-body sighting
10 December 2015 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 549

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (2015)

The guest and a companion spotted what looked like a head, hump and draped arm behind a large fallen tree about fifty yards away. They watched the arm move over the tree and the figure disappear, then left the woods.

Partial sighting
10 December 2015 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 353

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (2015)

The witness and a companion spotted what looked like a head, hump, and arm draped over a large fallen tree about fifty yards away. They watched the arm move over the tree and then disappear. They left the woods for the day.

Partial sighting
2015 Van Buren County, Iowa EP 909

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (2015)

The guest was camping with family and sat outside the RV smoking at night. A large broad-shouldered figure with long arms emerged from shadows, paused and looked toward another campfire, then moved behind the restroom building in two steps and disappeared.

Full-body sighting
12 August 2011 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 549

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (2011)

On day five of a two-week fantasy live-event, the guest and a staff member walked toward a river around 1 a.m. They heard a snap and saw a tall hairy biped walking parallel, which stopped, stared, then entered the woods. Both screamed and ran back, and staff found a large footprint in grass the next morning.

Full-body sightingTracks
12 August 2011 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 353

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (2011)

During a two-week fantasy role-play event around 1 AM, the witness and a staff member walked toward a river and heard a snap. A tall hairy figure walked parallel to them, stopped, turned its upper body to stare, then entered the woods. They screamed and ran, and staff found a large footprint in the grass the next morning.

Full-body sighting
2011 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 549

Silhouette near Van Buren County (2011)

A player said he came out of a cabin and saw a huge man-like silhouette motionless under another cabin awning. He thought it was a participant about to attack, then walked away and the figure was gone.

Silhouette
2011 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 549

Movement only near Van Buren County (2011)

A married couple staying at the event reported that when one went toward the bathhouse, a tree began shaking violently with no cause seen. The witness turned and went back to the cabin without telling staff at the time.

Movement only
2011 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 353

Silhouette near Van Buren County (2011)

A player said he came out of a cabin and saw a huge giant man in silhouette under another cabin awning. He thought it was a participant about to attack, but it stayed frozen and motionless until he walked away.

Silhouette
2011 Van Buren County, Tennessee EP 353

Movement only near Van Buren County (2011)

A married couple staying at the event campsite reported that when one of them walked to the bathhouse, a tree began shaking or dancing on its own. No cause was seen. The person turned around and went back inside.

Movement only
1996 Van Buren County, Iowa EP 463

Vocalization near Van Buren County (1996)

The witness warned a five-year-old grandson to stay away from a junk-filled washout by inventing a monster. The child went there anyway and returned saying he had already talked to him and that he said he would not eat him.

VocalizationAnimal behaviour
1989 Van Buren County, Iowa EP 909

Dogman sighting near Van Buren County (1989)

At night the dogs were making noise and the guest went onto the porch. A bush shook, something heavy jumped out beside a car, then revealed ears, a long snout and gray hair. It stood about seven feet tall, watched him, then dropped to all fours and ran off.

Full-body sighting
September 1988 Van Buren County, Iowa EP 909

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County (1988)

The guest had recently moved to the area and rode bikes with a classmate into the state park. While he cleared leaves from a stream the friend ran past warning of a bear. The guest walked toward the sound, looked up a hill and saw a tall hairy biped staring down, then shouted and fled with his friend.

Full-body sighting
1988 Clinton, Van Buren County, Arkansas #1494

Nephew relates uncle's encounter - vocalizations and sighting

The witness went to the barn at daybreak to start a tractor for feeding cattle and heard a prolonged loud yell. The witness retrieved a rifle and followed the sound to a pond where large three-toed tracks were found. The witness then saw a dark shaggy upright figure walk on two legs into the treeline, fired a shot into the air, and heard nothing further.

VocalizationTracksFull-body sighting
1980–1986 Van Buren County, Iowa EP 463

Animal behaviour near Van Buren County (1980)

The witness's teenage daughter waited by a parked car near the river while her brother checked traps. Car lights and flashlight malfunctioned, then something placed a very large hand on her shoulder and upper back. She screamed and ran to the house when her brother answered from down by the river.

Animal behaviour
1940–1949 Douds, Van Buren County, Iowa EP 900

Historical account near Douds, Iowa (1940)

The host relays an off-record gentleman's account that his grandparents living in the Douds area told of giant-type beings called Yehudies seen around the 1940s. The guest notes his farm is not far from Douds and gets goosebumps.

Historical accountFolklore
Date unknown Van Buren County, Iowa EP 463

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County

Late at night on a moonlit night the witness sat on an elevated back deck talking on the phone when a silver-haired Bigfoot suddenly appeared about four feet away. She observed unusual double eyelids and very long silver hair. She later spoke with it verbally and telepathically and came to call it the ancient one.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Van Buren County, Iowa EP 463

Sasquatch sighting near Van Buren County

On a Sunday evening the witness walked toward a creek to check a smell and discovered men making meth under a bridge. They detained her and took her small shotgun. As they debated what to do, a female Bigfoot known to the witness appeared beside her, frightening the men away and freeing her.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Van Buren County, Iowa EP 463

Property disturbance near Van Buren County

While keeping horses on the farm, the witness repeatedly found their manes and tails braided overnight with sap-like material and found a heavy padlocked chain gate opened and horses let out. She attributed this to female Bigfoot who also braided their own hair.

Property disturbance