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16 April 1975 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #1721

Children find 19" tracks in snow

Several children riding bikes on a snow-covered dirt road reported seeing footprints and walked barefoot in the snow, getting their feet cold and wet. Their mother went to look and reported finding large human-like tracks in deep snow, which were photographed. A later examination documented a trackway of about two dozen large prints leading from a hill to the road.

Tracks
July 1973 Cumberland County, Maine Class A #1186

Series of sightings taking place over three days

A woman driving home in the evening saw an ape-like animal peeking from bushes about twenty feet away, which then ran on two legs into dense woods. She returned later with neighbors and from her car saw it again peering from the fork of a tree while others searched on foot. Officers from multiple agencies searched the area that night without locating the animal.

Full-body sighting
August 1972 Satsop, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #1226

Teens returning from baseball game were chased by bigfoot.

Two boys walking home late at night were followed by a large dark figure that kept pace with them without running. They fled to a neighboring house, where the resident let them in and all three watched the figure stand in the front yard about 12 feet from the porch before it crossed the road and descended an embankment toward the river plain. At dawn a neighbor was called and later found large footprints that were traced downriver until they entered the water.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
1970–1979 Thackerville, Oklahoma #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/12/25/sc-ep393-the-christmas-show

Tracks near Thackerville, Oklahoma (1970)

A man and woman were found dead at Brown Springs, the man with his neck broken and thrown from a car hood and the woman showing signs of assault and abdominal tearing. Large fresh tracks were reported near the gravel road scene. The case was described as unsolved with evidence kept quiet.

TracksProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour
20 October 1967 Del Norte County, California Class A #1563

Two men on horseback film a bigfoot as it retreats out of the creek bed and into the woods. The footage is referred to as the Patterson-Gimlin footage, named after the two men who obtained it

Two witnesses on horseback following a creek-bottom trail reported seeing a bigfoot drinking from the creek. The creature stood up and walked away while one witness filmed its retreat with a handheld movie camera. Investigators later visited the site and measured tracks to estimate the figure's height.

Full-body sighting
1 February 1959 Place not stated #64066f9d-5527-4df1-95cc-a633c04be4b8

Tracks (1959)

Nine experienced student hikers camped on the slope of Dead Mountain during a certification trek and rushed out of their tent at night into severe cold in minimal clothing. Searchers later found the tent cut open with belongings inside and lines of footprints leading toward the woods. Five bodies were found between camp and forest and four more buried under deep snow in a ravine with severe fractures and missing soft tissue. Authorities attributed the deaths to an unknown compelling force and closed access to the area.

TracksProperty disturbanceHistorical account
10 July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/03/sc-ep357-1924-ape-canyon

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.

Full-body sightingRock throwingDoor or window contactProperty disturbanceTracks
July 1924 Washington #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.

Full-body sightingTracksRock throwingProperty disturbanceVocalization
1922–1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/03/sc-ep357-1924-ape-canyon

Tracks in Washington (1922)

In the years before the cabin was built the group heard strange whistling between ridges and were ordered to carry guns away from camp. During the first mining year they found a very large track in sand near the creek. These signs preceded the later shootings and night attack.

TracksWhistle
Date unknown Place not stated #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KXhfUMlqLHXysKTU_otECL8AXsxtjh6CCXROoO_34jw

Sasquatch sighting

A helicopter pilot pulling logs spotted a creature creeping toward the crew's stored lunches and warned the crew by radio. The crew chased it off. Later investigation found tracks and freshly picked vegetation piled like bedding under a low rock shelf.

Full-body sightingTracksStructure or nest
Date unknown Skamania County #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KXhfUMlqLHXysKTU_otECL8AXsxtjh6CCXROoO_34jw

Tracks near Skamania County

A sheriff in Skamania County followed one creature for more than five miles with dogs. The trail was eventually lost. It is mentioned as an example of long-distance ground tracking.

Tracks
before [name withheld] got his film Place not stated #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KXhfUMlqLHXysKTU_otECL8AXsxtjh6CCXROoO_34jw

Tracks

A doctor and a pilot flying over the Bluff Creek area in snow saw tracks from the air and followed them in the plane. They then came across a Sasquatch. The account is offered as an example of past aerial track discoveries.

TracksFull-body sighting
Date unknown Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/04/26/sc-ep98-the-big-thicket-monster

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi

A deer hunter in a climbing stand watched brush moving about 200 yards away and saw a large dark form squatting and disturbing a tree. When his stand made noise it looked at him, stood on two legs and ran. He found a huge slide track, then heard a wood knock and a whoop from different directions and left, later refusing to return.

Full-body sightingWood knockWhoopTracks
Date unknown Williams Lake, British Columbia #820347b6-898b-4a5d-96b6-58dc9da8d61d

Rock throwing near Williams Lake, British Columbia

A family reported ongoing activity including rocks thrown, night vocals, and banging on the house that frightened children. An investigator sent to the property reported beds, tree structures including a blind overlooking the house, unusual paintings, and footprints. After trail cameras and floodlights were installed, the activity reportedly stopped.

Rock throwingVocalizationDoor or window contactTracksStructure or nest
Date unknown Place not stated #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uG8PrhsFryaaeMYprZosW-i7FiGWl0UugW09yO5T7j8

Tracks

The guest received an email from a woman whose husband had been missing for about a week after going camping to look for Sasquatch. With a friend he found the man's truck with doors open and windshield and hood caved in, a destroyed campsite with scattered food and gear, and varied large footprints. Following a heavy blood smear they recovered an empty rifle and sidearm and found body parts spread over many miles, including a torso with wide claw-like gashes, before authorities arrived and news reports blamed wolves.

TracksProperty disturbance
for years and years Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/29/sc-ep375-investigating-bigfoot

Tracks

A property with years of activity yielded 14-inch hair snagged on an interior pasture fence four feet high where no horses were kept. Other signs included snow tracks, screams from the woods, pounding on the house, and creatures bedding in the barn that frightened cattle.

TracksHairScreamDoor or window contactProperty disturbance
for three years Wisconsin #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/10/sc-ep271-monsters-among-us

Tracks in Wisconsin

For three years a property owner put out roadkill deer to explain a mutilated raccoon, assisted by the investigator. Large five-toed tracks with no forepaw indicated upright walking. Carcasses were carried away over a fence while trail cameras captured only common animals or a column of mist or stopped working.

TracksProperty disturbance
late April British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/05/23/sc-ep221-deep-in-the-woods

Road crossing in British Columbia

A man reported a roadside crossing on Vancouver Island in late April that frightened him. Possible footprints were mentioned. A local researcher set trail cameras in the area.

Road crossingTracks
Date unknown Montana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/01/24/sc-ep187-mountain-giants

Tracks in Montana

The guest researcher reported that gigantic tracks attributed to mountain giants were collected near a deserted mining ghost town in Montana. He said photos of the tracks would be posted for listeners. He described the find as evidence that something very large left tracks there.

Tracks
BFRO YEAR: 1994-1997+ Concrete, Skagit County, Washington Class B #60

Missing Cattle and large footprints found

Two brothers operating a cattle ranch reported losing 300-400 lb calves without trace each May through early July over three to four years, and noted cattle panicking at their approach from a distance. In the third year they found a freshly killed calf with its neck broken, no teeth or claw marks, and a deep parallel-sided bruise, which a vet and others examined. Three sets of large footprints and unknown feces containing smashed bone were also reported.

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