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1 November 1999 Lima, Allen County, Ohio Class B #3350

large footprints found.

The writer reports finding about 20 large and smaller footprints in an open field near larger woods with a creek bed. The larger and smaller prints reportedly met and then continued together toward a gravel road leading toward another section of woods. Estimated dimensions and stride were noted and photographs were taken and submitted to the BFRO.

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October 1999 Randle, Skamania County, Washington Class A #4779

Large animal lures men away from possible younger animal near Mt. St. Helens

Four relatives drove to the Mt. St. Helens area to look for Bigfoot in poor winter weather. From a viewpoint, a relative using a spotting scope watched a large dark upright figure move across a distant meadow and later return with a smaller figure first mistaken for a stump. The group searched the area without regaining visual contact. Shortly afterward at a nearby creek, the driver found a large bare footprint in mud and made a plaster cast of it.

Partial sightingTracks
October 1999 Paisley, Lake County, Oregon Class B #684

Tracks found near a lake by witnesses

The witness reports finding tracks in soft soil at the edge of a freshwater lake in early October 1999, first a single set and then about two weeks later three sets of different sizes. The tracks were where large-leafed underwater plants were growing, and the plants appeared stripped from the water where the tracks were found. The witness photographed and videotaped the tracks and area, but weather destroyed the tracks before a cast could be made, and later visits in November and December found no further sign.

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August 1999 Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Class B #982

Tracks found in West Branch State Park

While scouting for deer season, the witness found fresh barefoot-like tracks going through deep mud, briars and a mud swamp instead of the dry trail. The tracks were narrow, deep, long-toed with an apparent left-foot injury, and had a long stride. The witness followed the trackway from the lake inlet across the swamp for about 700 yards until it was lost on dry ground in the forest.

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2 July 1999 Golden, British Columbia Class B #10864

Firefighters find footprint in alpine area near Golden

The witness and a coworker were flown by helicopter to an alpine area above a remote wildfire to search for water for pumps. In a small snow patch they found a single large footprint with clear toes and no other prints around it. The witness felt the remote location ruled out other people being there.

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July 1999 Seneca Rocks, WVA, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class B #3826

Night time visitor screams and leaves imprint near campers in West Virginia

The witness and a companion were camped in a remote glen for a weekend trip. Around 2:30 a.m. the witness woke to camp disturbance and a deer, then sensed a large presence watching the tent from nearby pines, hearing breathing and later branches moving. Next morning the witness and companion found a single large human-like footprint near the pines, which the companion then smudged.

TracksUnidentified soundMovement only
June 1999 Chilliwack, British Columbia Class A #3368

"Tree stump" jumps up and runs away

The witness was hiking with family on a trail near their campsite at midday. He noticed a stump-like shape in a sunlit area that suddenly stood and ran away bipedally for about 100 yards. His family did not see it. He reported it to a park worker and later returned to find large tracks and disturbed wood.

Full-body sightingTracksTree break
May 1999 Copemish/Thompsonville, Manistee County, Michigan Class A #26544

Daylight sighting of a white creature while walking near Thompsonville

The witness was on an early spring morning walk along a two-track through swampy woods when she heard movement and saw a large white figure moving quickly away about 50 yards away through dense undergrowth. She followed it visually for some distance and noted its rapid movement and swinging arms. The next day she returned to the same area and found very large footprints with only three toes visible and widely spaced, which she interpreted as confirming the figure was not a human.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracks
April 1999 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class B #16644

Man and wife find large tracks with large stride east of Greenwater

The witness and his wife were driving in the Greenwater area so the witness could hike up a snowy dirt road to look for sunglasses lost the previous winter. While hiking he found a line of unusually deep footprints with a long uphill stride. At the top where snow had melted, the last print was a clear impression in frozen mud showing five toes, arch and heel. He went back downhill to bring his wife to view the tracks.

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March 1999 Cocoa, Osceola County, Florida Class A #731

Motorist found six thirteen by eight and a half inch tracks near a small bridge that led to a large gate.

Late in the morning while driving, the witness stopped by the roadside and found a line of large footprints. The six prints spanned about 30 feet and appeared to cross the road, pass over a 4.5-foot gate, and continue toward a treeline and gully. The witness photographed the prints and noted their dimensions.

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February 1999 Marinette County, Wisconsin Class B #2797

Tracks found in snow & photos taken

A relative reportedly found a set of bipedal tracks in snow and followed them in both directions. The tracks are described as unusually deep with a very long average stride, leading from a swampy area through hardwood forest to within 20 yards of a cabin before being lost at a plowed road. Photographs with a yardstick and boot for scale were reportedly taken.

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16 January 1999 Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina Class B #10776

Mother and daughter find footprints in their front yard in Pilot Mountain

On a snowy early winter morning, a witness noticed three large human-like footprints in otherwise undisturbed snow and asked the second witness to look. Both went outside and inspected three very large five-toed prints that appeared isolated without a trail leading in or out. The prints were later described as pristine and measuring sixteen inches long by seven inches wide.

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Summer 1999 Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois Class B #38765

Recollection of possible encounters at a cemetery in the village of Cuba

Late at night four friends walking past a graveyard noticed a very large object resting on a branch in a large tree. After they shone a flashlight at it, the object dropped about twenty feet and ran quickly toward woods behind the graveyard. The witness returned at sunrise and found very large impressions in the grass with a stride neither he nor a taller companion could match, leading him to estimate the creature at seven to nine feet tall.

Partial sightingTracks
1999–2000 Trout Lake, Skamania County, Washington Class B #3786

Bow hunters find footprint and hear vocalizations near Indian Heaven Wilderness

Two elk hunters stopped to wash in a creek off a forest road and found a single very large footprint in soft sandy soil. The print was estimated to be much larger and deeper than an adult's print and lacked clear toe marks. No animal was seen, and no other tracks are described.

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22 November 1998 Indiantown, Martin County, Florida Class B #26271

Hunter tells of possible encounters while in the DuPuis Reserve east of Lake Okeechobee

The witness was hunting hogs at dawn in a remote forest area while a companion was stationed about 150 yards away. After noticing paired trails in wet grass and hearing soft splashing from a cypress head, the witness heard a low powerful harrumph-like sound that caused alarm. The witness then took cover behind a dirt mound and watched the area for about an hour without seeing anything leave to the east, west, or south.

VocalizationUnidentified soundTracks
November 1998 Dover, Pope County, Arkansas Class A #3226

Man finds 3-toed prints & wife has sighting

During modern-gun deer season the witness was walking on a road between two fields when he noticed footprint-like impressions in the road and at the field edge. He returned the next morning to photograph one impression with a shotgun and boot for scale. He described it as about boot-length, wider than a bare foot, with three toes, and interpreted several impressions as a running stride toward a nearby thicket.

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November 1998 Gabbs, Nevada #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/MoB1lB6mgEp8z_oZgazLZqWBk4Tcpk0FUMWkz1BtkrY

Chatter near Gabbs, Nevada (1998)

The guest took his children and his daughter's boyfriend to cut firewood. They heard child-like giggling, found stacked wood thrown from the truck and food missing, and saw large footprints. While driving out, a log hit the truck hood and two large dark figures ran down the canyon alongside them.

ChatterTracksFull-body sightingObject throwing
28 September 1998 Essex County, New York Class B #1523

Hiker finds footprints and hears communicating sounds

The witness traveled to woods near Eagle Lake to camp overnight and listen for unusual sounds. In the afternoon he found elongated foot-like impressions, including one 12-inch print with four toes. After dark from a tree stand he heard repeated wood-on-wood strikes, a tree falling without cracking, footsteps uphill out of sight, and prolonged human-like hooting from multiple directions, followed by hours of silence. He left on foot around 3 a.m. without further incident.

TracksWood knockFootstepsVocalization
26 September 1998 Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois Class B #18059

Possible footprints found five miles east of Vandalia

The witness and a companion were walking a foot path around a lake in a small park. They found two large footprints crossing the path from the lake side into the woods and photographed them. The area was unusually quiet and the witness recalled feeling as if they were being watched.

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9 September 1998 Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina Class B #3331

While out trout fishing, father and son come across one big footprint in the sand

The witness was trout fishing along a creek with a companion. The witness noticed a disturbed sand bar suggesting something had forded the creek, then found a single large footprint in wet sand between rocks. The witness compared the print to their own boot and described it as much larger and wider.

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