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5 January 2000 Opelika/Auburn Area, Lee County, Alabama Class A #7427

Four youths have harrowing experience in Alabama backwoods.

Four young men camped on a companion's land and heard approaching grunts, heavy footsteps and foul odor across a creek at dusk. After a rock was thrown toward the unseen sounds, something shrieked, circled the camp and emitted a loud high-pitched scream, prompting them to leave and later return with a parent. The primary witness heard noises again overnight, and the next morning the group found large footprints, hair and a bedding area before the primary witness briefly saw a tall hair-covered upright creature that looked at him and ran away.

Full-body sightingScreamGrowlFootstepsOdor +4
2000–2003 Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas Class A #7907

Family has encounters on private, hunting land in Red River - Sulphur River corridor.

The witness was hunting from the ground off a road with a relative nearby. After hearing tree breaks, movement, strange noises and heavy footsteps, the witness saw a large red bipedal animal walk along the road. When the witness spoke on the radio the animal screamed and ran away, and two large footprints were later found in silt.

Partial sightingFootstepsTracksScreamTree break +2
November 1999 Northern Ontario, Canada, Ontario Class A #4713

Moose hunter has morning encounter in hills of northern Ontario

While moose hunting alone, the witness slipped and fell in moss. On looking up he saw a black, large, upright creature about 10 yards away staring at him. When he raised his rifle it screamed, ran away upright at high speed in a manlike manner, and disappeared.

Full-body sightingScream
April 1999 Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan Class A #15479

Daylight sighting in woods behind high school outside Houghton Lake

A 15-year-old walking home from school through the woods felt uneasy and then saw a dark upright figure standing on the trail ahead near a swamp. The figure watched from behind a tree, then stepped into the trail and disappeared into the swamp after less than a minute, leaving the witness temporarily unable to move. The witness later examined the spot, found no tracks on hard ground, and estimated the being at nearly nine feet tall based on a branch above its head and a roughly five-foot step.

Full-body sighting
October 1998 Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina Class B #26072

Trout fishermen encounter unnerving sounds & rock throwing in Joccasee Gorge

Three college roommates hiked to the Thompson River to fish and camp overnight. After dark they repeatedly heard a childlike crying sound from a nearby ridge, had small river stones tossed into camp, and later heard loud knocks alternating with the cries. At daylight they hiked out, noticing concentrated scat and disturbed ground near oak trees, and concluded the activity was not from a person.

VocalizationWood knockRock throwingScat
4 August 1998 Conejos County, Colorado Class A #1350

Report of a field investigation over several days

Three researchers camped in a remote timbered drainage in early August 1998 to study suspected sasquatch activity. Over two afternoons they heard loud primate-like calls and screams around camp, and during two nights they heard conversational vocalizations, rhythmic rock-clicking, and stealthy footfalls that alarmed horses. They also detected red eyeshine and later found a fresh animal bed overlooking the camp. They left early, concluding no conclusive evidence was obtained but the area warranted further investigation.

VocalizationScreamFootstepsEyeshineUnidentified sound +1
August 1997 Hespreria, San Bernardino County, California Class A #5160

Young lady on horse back outside Hesperia has a face to face encounter one late afternoon

A young woman riding a horse home through a dry riverbed in the late afternoon encountered a hairy biped near trees. Her horse refused to go forward, and she saw the creature standing and walking parallel about 75 to 100 yards away. They looked at each other for just under a minute before it turned and left into dense brush walking then crouching.

Full-body sighting
22 May 1997 Blewett Pass, Chelan County, Washington Class B #928

Hikers find tracks and a possible nest

Two people backpacking found several large fresh bipedal footprints on a steep forest slope. One track was measured at 16 inches long, with a stride over four feet that was difficult to replicate on the slope. They followed the tracks uphill to a large volcano-shaped nest of pine needles and photographed the track and nest.

TracksStructure or nest
October 1996 Garden Valley, Valley County, Idaho Class A #7870

Frightened teen deer hunter feels stalked by large hairy bipedal animal

The witness had gone hunting near a camp by a shallow river. From a hill he watched a dark, tall, hair-covered biped that stared at him and then moved toward him. He fled to a trailer in camp and remained inside with doors locked and curtains drawn.

Full-body sighting
August 1996 Big Spring, Howard County, Texas Class A #9385

Former Special Forces soldier has late night sighting through window not far from Colorado River

After midnight the witness and a relative were awakened by barking dogs and noticed a rank odor in the house. When the witness went to get water he saw a large hairy head staring in through the kitchen window for about 30 seconds. He retreated to load a rifle while both heard a loud howling from the yard, but the figure was gone when he went outside with lights on.

Partial sightingOdorHowl
26 May 1996 Loomis, Okanogan County, Washington Class A #2600

1996 Memorial Day Weekend Video

While camping and fishing at a remote lake, the witness was alerted by a companion to a possible animal on the hillside. The witness then saw a creature stand from behind a bush about 75 yards away, stare briefly, and dart into the woods. Minutes later it reappeared higher on the steep hillside, ran across openings, jumped a ravine, and walked behind a knoll, while the witness's wife videotaped about 22 seconds.

Full-body sighting
10 September 1995 Hope, British Columbia Class B #15389

Hunters find possible indications of habitation outside Hope

Three people hunting in the early morning reached a frost-covered hilltop clearing. They found a shredded shrub with branches piled like bedding, numerous freshly dug holes, and a stump holding freshly picked plants, all without frost. They inferred something had been there just before them and left as they approached.

Tree breakStructure or nestProperty disturbance
June 1995 Weippe, Clearwater County, Idaho Class B #8460

Gold prospector has evening encounter with sasquatch

The witness and a companion were camped overnight while prospecting. About an hour after dark they heard a loud minute-long scream that shifted in pitch and direction and seemed to originate just outside the camp light. They did not see the source, which then left quietly. The next day they noted apparent bedding under a collapsed cabin roof and an odd-shaped impression in a creek sandbar.

ScreamHowlTracksStructure or nest
1995–2001 Burkeville, Texas #5afa89d9-ad76-4bef-a8bf-c21d37781cf3

Wood knock near Burkeville, Texas (1995)

The witness recalls odd activity while the family lived on the property in the mid-1990s and around 2001. Back doors were found open, wood knocks were heard, stick structures were seen, and something was heard walking beyond the treeline. No creature was clearly seen during this period.

Wood knockStructure or nestDoor or window contactFootsteps
15 October 1993 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class A #1568

Creature observed by motorist near Jarrel Cove State Park

Late at night the witness was driving north on Harstine Island and slowed for a turn when headlights and moonlight revealed a huge upright figure in a pasture about 40 feet away. The figure looked at the car, walked parallel along the fence line, stepped over the fence, crossed the road and vanished into brush. The witness drove quickly to a campground shower and did not stay overnight, returning the next day to find the fence pushed down.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
4 September 1993 Alpine, Greenlee County, Arizona Class A #7566

Bow hunter has daylight sighting near Alpine

While archery deer hunting on a trail in the morning, the witness reported feeling watched before seeing a creature walking rapidly toward him down the same trail. The creature approached for several seconds before turning off the trail and disappearing over a ridge about 70-80 yards away. The witness followed to the ridge top but left after hearing a grunt-like sound.

Full-body sightingVocalization
September 1993 NEAR FOREST GROVE BEHIND HAAG LAKE., Washington County, Oregon Class B #7148

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.

Structure or nestTracks
August 1992 Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, California Class B #4947

Man sees unusual stacked rocks in Yosemite

The witness was running alone across a remote talus slope in Yosemite National Park. He found pits where large angular granite blocks had been lifted out and stacked in neat piles several feet high. He examined the feature only briefly and saw no animal, but thought of Sasquatch rock-stacking accounts he had read as a child.

Structure or nest
11 January 1991 Yankee Town, Levy County, Florida Class B #48599

Family retells documenting a possible mile-long line of tracks north of Yankeetown

The witness's family discovered a long trail of large footprints on their hunting property on a winter weekend in 1991. They followed the trail for over a mile past creeks and cabins and through a barbed-wire fence, making plaster casts of a right and left print. They also reported finding a palm-frond bedding area and palms with hearts eaten nearby.

TracksTree breakStructure or nestProperty disturbance
Summer 1991 Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana Class A #2467

Strange howls heard at night. Two weeks later, witnesses observe large, hairy creature. Some physical evidence discovered the following day

The witness and his brother lived in a small cabin and heard loud howling screams from the woods behind the house over about two weeks. The sounds seemed to come closer over successive nights despite shots fired toward the woods. On a final night a very loud howl came from right under the upstairs bedroom window, and the next day broken back steps, a splintered door frame, a strong foul odor, and frightened dogs were noted, after which the witness moved out.

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