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November 1982 Cabool, Douglas County, Missouri Class A #40087

Man recalls encounters while camping with his hunting party south of Cabool

Three teens sitting around a campfire at night heard a sound behind their tents and went to investigate without lights. A tall figure stepped out from behind a tree close to them, prompting them to flee to camp, arm themselves, and enlarge the fire. For about 45 minutes they heard heavy footsteps from multiple directions and watched several figures circling and staring from just beyond the light until the adults returned and the group left for town.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
October 1982 Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina Class A #3335

Deer hunter witnesses a large, gorilla like animal

The witness, a teenager on a deer-hunting trip on private wooded land in North Carolina, was waiting in a tree stand in the morning when he noticed a strong bad odor and then heard twigs snapping. He watched the upper half of a large dark-furred creature about 50 yards away standing in one spot eating leaves for several minutes before it walked away while still audible. When companions arrived he recounted the sighting and they suggested it was a bear, which he rejected because he had seen a bear earlier that day.

Partial sightingOdorFootstepsAnimal behaviour
May 1982 Gosport Ind, Monroe County, Indiana Class B #1440

Three fishermen watched by "something"

In 1982 three companions were fishing along a river when they noticed an absence of birds and wildlife and a feeling of being watched. They then observed a figure watching them from a wooded ridge 50 to 75 yards away for about 45 minutes. When they left, the figure followed them at a distance as they walked about a mile back to the truck, during which they also noticed a faint dead-like smell.

Partial sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
1982–1983 Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5fUeXNpIfrqNJVHWjBxh6RiUWIAdbUVxjKjtDtd0yg8

Sasquatch sighting near Tahlequah, Oklahoma (1982)

As children the witness and his older brother were playing near an old cabin on their grandfather's property overlooking the river. The brother pointed out a large hair-covered figure standing by the water about 100 yards away. When the witness shouted, the figure turned, screamed loudly, and ran quickly along the tree line and disappeared. A neighbor rushed the boys inside, and the grandfather spoke with the neighbor in another language and kept the boys from returning to the river, saying the beings were passing through.

Full-body sightingScreamAnimal behaviour
1982–1983 Minnesota #0e4939bb-283b-4433-bb60-7a871a2483da

Sasquatch sighting in Minnesota (1982)

The witness had left a pack with clothes and snacks at his deer stand the day before opening weekend and had noticed snacks missing in prior years. Approaching the stand over a ridge, he heard banging and watched a small ape-like juvenile jumping on the stand, swinging from a branch and climbing the ladder for several minutes. When it noticed him it made a low distress call, followed by an extremely loud roar from a wooded island about 100 yards away that he felt in his chest. He fled immediately and returned about a week later to find the stand torn down and the pack and contents shredded over a wide area.

Full-body sightingVocalizationProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour
October 1981 Tabernacle NJ, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #14232

Possible Nightime Encounter In Wharton State Forest

When the witness was 14, he camped alone in a forested area and noticed something in the brush paralleling him as he returned to camp near dark. The presence circled the camp and later approached the tent, producing an extremely loud scream followed by growls and chatter, then retreated after the frightened witness yelled back. The witness stayed awake all night, left at first light, and never saw what made the sounds.

Movement onlyScreamGrowlChatterFootsteps +1
October 1981 Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas Class A #6178

Motorist crossing a bridge sees sasquatch digging in the dirt below

In early to mid-October 1981, the witness was driving to work on old Highway 68 toward Fayetteville. Near the bridge at Fairmount Road, the witness saw a reddish-brown figure digging at the ground beside the bridge. The figure looked up as the car passed, then jumped up and ran across the road in long, fast strides.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingAnimal behaviour
October 1981 Louisiana #f03793c4-e1f8-439c-8dd5-4dc1ce4f1096

Vocalization in Louisiana (1981)

The witness went fishing before sunrise and heard a loud groan-growl from across the road that frightened him. After calming down elsewhere, he drove back, noticed paired trails in dew leading into oak woods, and followed them to a tree where a tall hair-covered biped stepped out. The two stared at each other, the creature appeared amused then agitated, building to a vocal display and urinating. Believing he was about to be killed, the witness fired a handgun into its chest at close range; the creature bled from the wound and mouth, stood, and climbed down a bluff toward water, after which the witness left and later found the road closed.

VocalizationGrowlFull-body sightingTracksAnimal behaviour
October 1981 Louisiana #9aa5cf45-fbfb-4853-83f2-c41e34a2f18d

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1981)

The witness, then 18, had gone fishing at dawn near a lake and heard an unusually deep groan-growl from across the road. After driving away to calm down, he returned, parked, armed himself with a large-caliber pistol, and followed disturbed dew trails into oak woods. About six feet from an oak tree a tall hair-covered biped stepped out, exchanged prolonged looks, then appeared to work itself into an agitated vocalizing state while urinating. The witness fired at close range into its chest, saw heavy bleeding from the wound and mouth, and watched it clutch its chest, stand, and disappear over a bluff toward the water.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationTracksAnimal behaviour
September 1981 Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan Class A #821

a family reports repeated encounters on their farm. (From newspaper articles.)

Two young family members went to the barn after dark to check animals and one touched fur in the dark and then saw a tall furry biped with red eyes. The creature followed as they left the barn without harming them. An older relative then confronted it with a shotgun, fired in the air, and it ran into the woods making a noise.

Full-body sightingEyeshineGrowlUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
August 1981 Humboldt County, California Class B #2142

Campers smell foul odor

Around midnight during a meteor shower outing, the witness was alone in a clearing, felt watched, then heard nearby rustling and ran back to camp. Shortly after, the group noticed an extremely strong sulfurous musky odor coming from a stand of trees. They pursued stomping and thrashing sounds uphill but never saw the source, and the pursuers fled after the sound and smell abruptly stopped.

OdorMovement onlyFootstepsAnimal behaviour
June 1981 Leopolde, Perry County, Indiana Class A #25189

Husband and wife recall daytime sighting while their boys swam in Tipsaw Lake near Leopold

The witness and his wife were picnicking at a closed lake beach around noon while their two young children swam nearby. The witness noticed a tall dark figure on a hillside near the dam that came down to the water's edge and paced while facing the children. After joint observation, the figure moved up the dam and the family left the area.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
1981–1982 Kentucky #9bdb0699-2477-4b65-b7ca-a51f1a3bc0f2

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1981)

While his parents were away on a trip, the witness was home with his cousin when a very tall white-haired creature filled his bedroom window and stared down at him, frightening him. He fled to the living room and saw a second similar white creature standing on a nearby hill overlooking the house.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
1981 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/10/09/sc-ep260-its-eyes-were-real-real-evil-real-sinister-looking

Sasquatch sighting (1981)

The witness drove to a wildlife management area for an evening deer hunt and climbed into his stand. A frightened doe hid beneath the stand, then a very tall, black-haired, human-faced creature appeared, stared at him, growled when he aimed his rifle, and exchanged shrill whistles with another individual nearby. The witness fled on foot to his truck, fired a warning shot, drove away, and saw a large black hand reach for the tailgate and a second creature standing with the first.

Full-body sightingGrowlWhistleVehicle contactAnimal behaviour
25 October 1980 Woodmansie, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #1429

Bowhunters hear loud, high pitched screams 15 miles West of Batsto River, near Pine Barrens region

The witness was bowhunting from a climbing tree stand at dusk when he heard extremely loud screams and heavy footsteps moving around his stand within 50 yards. Frightened, he jumped from the stand and retreated toward the road while the unseen source paralleled him and continued screaming. At the road his hunting companion was waiting on top of the vehicle, having also heard the vocalizations.

ScreamFootstepsAnimal behaviour
September 1980 Luna Pier, Monroe County, Michigan Class A #38155

Man recalls close range daylight sighting while squirrel hunting near Monroe

The witness was squirrel hunting in a small farm woodlot on a sunny mid-morning when noisy birds in the underbrush drew attention. At a bend in a lane the witness saw a tall reddish-brown hairy biped standing off the trail about 25 yards away and they stared at each other without moving. After a standoff the creature raked berries from a shrub and ate them while glancing between the shrub and the witness. The witness slowly backed away out of sight, then walked fast and ran from the woodlot.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
September 1980 McCall, Valley County, Idaho Class B #58890

Memory told of a scary nighttime encounter with a tall, bright green-eyed animal while fishing at a mountain lake near McCall

Two companions fishing at a mountain lake got off the trail in thick brush on a very dark stormy night and noticed bright green eyes watching them from well above ground level. The figure with the eyes followed them to the lakeshore and then to their truck, staying in the trees and staring without sound or movement even when they charged toward it yelling. They backed away slowly, freed their stuck truck, and drove home, telling no one for years.

EyeshineFootstepsAnimal behaviour
August 1980 Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #3301

Daytime sighting in a wooded area a few miles east of Interstate 271

Two children testing walkie-talkies in dense woods noticed a dark-faced figure watching them from behind a fallen tree. After several minutes of it shifting position and studying them, they backed away, saw it rise and place its hands on the trunk, then screamed and ran. They heard a loud crack and glimpsed the black, powerfully built biped running away almost silently.

Partial sightingFull-body sightingAnimal behaviourFootstepsOdor
July 1980 Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Class A #7236

Pre-teens encounter 2 ape like creatures while exploring the woods

Three children exploring deep woods came to a wide stream and saw two hair-covered figures crouched on the opposite bank drinking. The figures stared at the children for about 30 seconds, then one made a hand motion and both turned and ran into the woods. The children ran the opposite way until out of the woods.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
28 June 1980 Snohomish County, Washington Class A #1672

Two backpackers see a large, dark, human-like form on a narrow trail

The witness and a companion were descending from a mountain summit in the afternoon when the witness noticed a dark humanlike figure standing in the pass above them. Both watched as the figure waved its very long arms up and down over its head in a way they felt was threatening. Clouds then covered the pass, and the two continued down to the trailhead.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour