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Hiker has an afternoon sighting behind a mountain resort in Cle Elum
The witness was walking in woods behind a resort with a relative when she saw a hair-covered biped walking away through the trees toward a more forested area. She described it as auburn and shaggy with broad shoulders, long arms with hands near the knees, and an oval head with a peak. She watched in disbelief without following it and noted the woods were unusually quiet.
Gifford-Pinchot plateau. Multiple knocks and track 11.5 miles WNW of Mt. Adams
Two people were camped for the night after hiking when they heard wood knocks exchanged back and forth from different directions for about four minutes. One of them shouted to scare off a possible animal, after which the knocking stopped. They reported no visual contact, walking sounds, or odor.
Still hairy figure seen in a field by a motorist near Springfield
The witness was driving on High Banks Road toward the highway in late morning and slowed to look at an object in a pasture to the right of the road. The witness described a large dark long-haired animal-like object standing motionless in the open field about 70 yards from the road. No photo was taken because of a following car and a doctor's appointment, and no limbs, head, or movement were discerned during the 20 to 25 second observation.
Motorist has a close sighting at dusk on AR-258 outside Bald Knob
The witness was driving slowly on a highway at dusk when a large, hairy biped ran from a treeline and leaped across the road about a car length ahead. She braked and watched it cross in one or two steps without looking toward her, noting it appeared to carry a fish. She returned home shaken and later revisited the site with her spouse but found no tracks after overnight rain.
Visitor to a ranch has evening sighting near Priest River
The witness was outside a ranch house at night while taking a dog out. He noticed a large figure standing just beyond the tree line about 100 feet away and watched it for one to two minutes. The figure then moved quickly along the tree line and disappeared into the forest. The witness went back inside, and the next day found wind-distorted imprints in the snow in the area.
Possible aggressive behavior at new rural cabin site near Stanton
The witness was spending the evening on a relative's front porch shortly before Christmas. After knocking three times on a deck rail, the witness heard three knocks returned from nearby woods and later saw branches moving despite no wind. About an hour later the witness heard footsteps and pacing beside the house for about 15 minutes and attempted to record the sound on a phone.
Two deer hunters experience a likely week-long encounter near Nashport
Two companions camped while hunting for five days near Dillon State Park. On successive nights they heard tree knocks from multiple directions, whistles, whoops, loud yells and screams that approached the camp, growling near the camper, and banging on vehicles in a nearby junkyard. By day they found numerous large human-like footprints in a shallow spillway and on a sandy bank, which they photographed with boots for scale. They reported no visual sighting but concluded the sounds and tracks were from a large, athletic creature.
Deer hunter encounters several Bigfoots, possibly a family unit, near Searcy
The witness was hunting alone at dusk when a rock was thrown from the tree line. He scanned the trees with a gun-mounted light and saw a tall upright creature behind a large oak that growled and screamed, prompting him to fire at the tree. The creature fled bipedally across a meadow toward a valley. Afterwards the witness found hair and blood on the tree where the creature had stood.
Bow hunter describes close encounter at dusk from his tree stand near Grain Valley
The witness was deer hunting alone from an elevated stand at dusk when deer behaved nervously. A large unseen animal approached behind the stand, breathing heavily, sniffing, producing knocks and screams, and pacing before moving west. The witness turned on a headlamp and saw a tall dark figure from behind that grunted and ran along a creek bank into the woods.
Squirrel hunter observed in the early morning by a tree peeker on Curtain Mountain
The witness was squirrel hunting in the woods in the early morning. After trying to flush a squirrel by hitting a tree trunk with a stick, he moved on and heard distant knocks. He then looked back and saw a tall hair-covered figure peering from behind a nearby tree, after which he fled.
Home owner gets a good look at his frequent visitor one night near Jonesboro
Late at night the witness went outside to check on a barking dog and shone a headlamp over an orchard fence. About 20 yards away an upright figure stared at the witness and the dog before leaving into the surrounding woods. The witness noted reddish-brown fur, a flat bare face and orange-looking eyes, with follow-up details adding height and muscular build.
Hunter describes strange encounters and finds a possible footprint near Kickapoo State Park
The witness was bowhunting deer alone from a tree stand in the evening and shot a buck. While climbing down and tracking the deer in near-dark, the witness heard loud screaming-growling noises, smelled a strong pungent odor, and saw a huge silhouette about 30 yards away on a hillside. The witness left the woods while still hearing the noises and returned the next morning to find the blood trail ended with no deer.
Man returning home late at night sees gray biped near Key Center
The witness was driving south at night on a wooded highway when his headlights lit an upright, two-legged, gray-haired figure on the right side of the road. The figure turned and walked into the forest and out of sight after about ten seconds. The witness estimated it was 7 to 8 feet tall and 25 to 30 feet in front of his vehicle.
Tall hairy figure is seen by the roadside on SR-19 near Altoona
The witness was driving home from a fishing trip near midnight when he saw a tall bipedal creature near the roadside by a street light and woods. The creature came out of the woods toward the road, then turned away and went back into the woods. The driver braked and woke his passengers, but only he saw it and no one got out to look further.
Trail camera captures unknown creature on hunting property near Burnham
A trail camera set on secluded hunting property captured a single image containing a figure partly obscured by a small tree. The owner noticed the figure later while reviewing images and described it as clear and appearing younger, with family members also seeing only the photo. An investigator later viewed the image from the SD card, visited the location, and offered a juvenile interpretation while working to obtain the original.
Possible activity at a home south of Williamsburg
The witness was house-sitting at a friend's rural property and walking from the separate garage to the house around dusk when they heard two loud wood knocks from the woods behind the house. About a minute later they heard a close, distinctive whoop from the same area in the woods. They stayed outside several more minutes but heard nothing further.
Possible encounter while hunting near Northfield Falls
On two November 2015 mornings the witness sat in a remote hunting spot before sunrise and heard close-range tree breaks and knocks followed by a scream/whoop vocalization shortly after turning off a light. Conditions were clear, cold and very quiet on both occasions. The witness, an experienced outdoors person, said nothing like it had happened before or since.
Daytime observation through binoculars while hunting behind a home in Summersville
The witness was hunting deer behind the house and watched a small bear-like creature through binoculars for many minutes. The creature turned and showed a solid black hairless human-like face before disappearing silently when the witness glanced away after hearing rocks falling behind. The witness did not feel threatened and saw no limbs, focusing on the head.
Bus driver has afternoon sighting on U.S. 51 north of De Soto
The witness was stopped in a vehicle for bridge construction when they saw a tall dark figure walking in the treeline beside railroad tracks. The figure continued walking for an extended period before disappearing into thicker growth. The witness estimated its height at 7 to 8 feet and described it as dark-colored and thin to muscular.
Possible vocalizations on Little Si Trail outside North Bend
Two people hiking in the morning heard a repeated loud alarm-like holler ending each time in a strange ape- and human-like vocalization. The witness imitated the sound a few times, and both listeners concluded it could not be human or a wolf/coyote due to lung capacity and lip-like articulation. Believing the source sounded closer and could be a large unknown animal, they ran back to the car without seeing anyone else on the trail.