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BFRO YEAR: 2015-16 Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri Class A #65691

Three incidents in marshy zone outside Charleston next to Mississippi River

The witness and a companion were bowfishing at night at a pump station when they heard high-pitched sounds. A spotlight then revealed a tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away at the treeline, gripping a limb and watching them for under a minute. The figure grunted loudly and walked away steadily while breaking limbs in its path, after which the two left terrified.

Full-body sightingVocalizationGrowlTree break
approximately 15 years ago in the summer. New York EP 518

Sasquatch sighting in New York

The witness was riding horses with a friend on an old trail through farm woods. The witness briefly saw a black hunched figure take a few steps behind a tree. Nearby they found many saplings snapped high in one direction and small stick structures the witness later associated with Bigfoot.

Partial sightingTree breakStructure or nest
early January Texas EP 518

Sasquatch sighting in Texas

The witness was alone fishing from a boat on a lake in the afternoon. About twenty yards away on the bank the witness saw a black upright figure trying to hide its face and move away. It slipped through brush silently, ran up a hill, and made loud branch-breaking sounds that frightened the witness, who waited at the ramp before leaving.

Partial sightingSilhouetteMovement onlyTree break
seven years ago this month, in June, night of full moon Michigan EP 554

Whoop in Michigan

Alone on a full-moon night the witness heard whoops from two directions, then alternating knocks and thumps for over an hour. Loud chatter erupted from behind the car in the swamp, followed by a tree fall and final whoop. Next day a fresh snapped tree and viewing window in brush were found.

WhoopWood knockChatterTree breakUnidentified sound
back in the seventies Place not stated Related account #24767

Tree break

In the 1970s the witness and a relative left a nighttime fishing spot quickly after hearing large branches breaking in the woods.

Tree break
Date unknown Florida EP 510

Movement only in Florida

More recently while in woods about a hundred yards behind his house with his girlfriend, the guest experienced something rush toward them and stop about twenty yards away. Immediately afterward something unseen began snapping baseball-sized limbs high in the trees while he felt a threatening presence. He told his girlfriend not to run and eased out of the area.

Movement onlyTree break
when I was 14 Pinecrest, Florida EP 510

Vocalization near Pinecrest, Florida

At about fourteen the guest was night-fishing with his father on phosphate-mine land when his father boated out to full traps and left him alone on the bank. He heard sticks breaking and louder thrashing, then saw movement in myrtle bushes and a tall tree shaking violently while a loud whoa-whoa vocalization sounded. He fled to the locked truck, and his father dismissed the sound as a cow.

VocalizationTree breakMovement only
Date unknown Indiana EP 524

Scream in Indiana

While growing up on a rural property, the witness and family regularly heard loud screams at night that sounded like a woman. They also heard something pushing trees in the woods. The family treated this as a normal part of life and tried to be indoors by dark.

ScreamTree break
summertime Oregon EP 422

Footsteps in Oregon

The witness and a tent-mate camped far from roads to be ready for an early volunteer shift. The tent-mate stayed awake most of the night hearing something walking around the woods that seemed to approach the tent, but headlamp checks showed nothing. In the morning both saw a nearby tree, about 50 to 75 feet from the tent, that had been pushed over during the night.

FootstepsTree break
The next morning Cabool, Douglas County, Missouri Related account #40087

Sasquatch sighting near Cabool, Missouri

The witness alone watched a tall hairy figure climb a steep slope the next morning, break a small live tree with one hand, and leave a large human-like footprint.

Full-body sightingTree breakTracks
near the end of summer Poland, Maine EP 421

Tracks near Poland, Maine

After finding a huge footprint in snow, the witness and his friend returned armed the next day and followed branch markers placed high in trees. In a shallow ravine they heard gibberish chattering, then silence, then three trees fell and screams came from three directions while the ground shook. They fled down to a logging trail where a huge red creature screamed at the witness from about ten feet away before the pursuit stopped near an old train road and river.

TracksChatterVocalizationScreamTree break +2
when I was probably 15 Poland, Maine EP 421

Vocalization near Poland, Maine

As teenagers the witness and a friend set up a tent and campfire with the witness's dog. The dog hid its tail, a distant tree top visibly fell, and a deep guttural roar sounded. The dog fled and was found towns away weeks later, while the two boys abandoned all gear and returned the next day to find it untouched.

VocalizationTree break
June 12th West Virginia EP 393

Sasquatch sighting in West Virginia

Late at night the witness heard activity outside, put out a recorder, and heard rocks clacked together and an extremely loud branch break up the hill. He also saw a large upright human-shaped silhouette move quickly and silently between trees about 50 yards away. He concluded a second individual made the uphill sounds while the seen one moved downhill.

SilhouetteRock throwingTree breakMovement only
maybe a couple weeks ago Texas EP 223

Property disturbance in Texas

The witness's wife heard shaking around the chicken coop then limb breaking in the front woods, believing two individuals were present. Days later the witness found a teepee-like limb structure and a path blocked by placed limbs. He also noted a taller similar structure in the back woods near where he had seen the figure.

Property disturbanceTree breakStructure or nestTracks
A day or so later Texas EP 223

Tree break in Texas

A day or so after the eyeshine, the witness noticed two skinny trees broken at the same height near the shed. He pushed one over and pulled the other from the ground. He concluded they were limbs stuck in the ground, not growing trees.

Tree break
not even nine days ago Tennessee EP 240

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The father took his sons and dogs to swim in park pools when they smelled raw sewage and a pine tree broke into three pieces about 100 yards away. The father saw a figure moving between trees and then a tall creature about 40 feet away walking away across the parking area. They heard repeated loud grunts and later whoop calls and left quickly.

Partial sightingOdorGrowlWhoopTree break +2
a few weeks ago Place not stated EP 18

Sasquatch sighting

The witness and a companion hid in a camouflaged blind at night using night vision and listening gear. After hearing loud footsteps, heavy breathing and branches snapping close by, the witness saw a tall shaggy creature about twenty feet away scraping at the ground for a couple minutes before standing, looking around and leaving down the valley.

Full-body sightingFootstepsVocalizationTree break
Date unknown Lake Quinault, Washington EP 1208

Sasquatch sighting near Lake Quinault, Washington

While setting out food one evening after a tree fell, the guest heard something large approach fast and saw two red eyes facing him. He recorded about five minutes as it looked at him and toward loud brush-tearing nearby, its eyes shifting color in the light. It later peeked from behind a tree about ten feet away before withdrawing. Next morning he found a track and a freshly split tree where it stood.

EyeshinePartial sightingTracksTree break
Date unknown Georgia EP 1080

Tree break in Georgia

The witness found a small tree snapped off high up with no other damage around and photographed it. Separately he found a fresh fawn carcass on a trail he had just used that looked pulled in half. Both frightened him and he sent photos to the host.

Tree breakProperty disturbance
Date unknown Georgia EP 1080

Tree break in Georgia

While riding around the property as a kid the witness repeatedly found small-diameter trees laid across one trail section. He would get off and move them and continue. He did not understand the significance at the time.

Tree break