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October 2004 Dungannon, Scott County, Virginia Class B #12727

Bow hunter is escorted from woods by foul-smelling, acorn-throwing bipeds

The witness was bow-hunting deer from a tree stand at dusk when deer ran through the creek below after a scream and thump. After climbing down to investigate, he smelled strong body odor, heard tapping and vocal sounds coming from two directions, and had acorn-like objects thrown at him. He then briefly saw a large dark figure watching him from cover before fleeing the area and never returning.

Partial sightingScreamWood knockObject throwingWhistle +5
October 2004 Coalville, Summit County, Utah Class A #25154

Two elk hunters & tall bipedal creature startle each other at Chalk Creek east of Coalville

While hunting elk at dusk, the witness and a companion climbed out of a draw and surprised a tall black hair-covered creature about 30 feet away. The creature made a loud whoof sound as it moved into a small stand of pines, displacing a bough. After the pair backed away, it gave a low guttural growl ending with teeth clicking, frightening them enough to leave.

Partial sightingVocalizationGrowlChatter
1 September 2004 Republic, Ferry County, Washington Class A #9286

Driver has sighting in early evening west of Shermans Pass

The witness was driving west on the highway in the late afternoon when he came around a curve and saw a large dark creature at the guardrail on the right. The creature stood upright, turned its head to look at him, then turned and leapt feet-first off the embankment out of sight. The witness believed it was not a bear because of its flat face, wide shoulders, and upright movement over the guardrail.

Partial sighting
September 2004 Granite, Grant County, Oregon Class A #9604

Campers have several visual encounters

The witness let dogs out at camp and walked up the hill behind the trailer to find a small dog. While resting near a rock face, the witness heard the dog bark, looked back, and saw a tall black figure running down the hill. The witness followed the sound of it crashing through brush to a clearing below, where the noise stopped.

Partial sightingMovement only
28 August 2004 GLIDE / LEMOLO LAKE, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #9248

Hunter hears morning vocalization and has evening sighting north of Diamond Lake

The witness was elk hunting with a companion in the evening near a pickup. After hearing loud movement coming downhill, the witness briefly saw a bipedal figure running along a ridge through burned trees, then heard loud screams. The companion also heard the screams over the radio and in person as they met to discuss it.

Partial sightingScreamMovement only
21 August 2004 Levenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class A #9277

Driver has road-cross sighting on Highway 2, north of Leavenworth

The witness was driving on Highway 2 when the car ahead stopped to avoid an animal crossing the road. The witness stopped behind that car and watched the animal from behind as it reached the left side of the road and walked into the bushes. The witness later concluded it was too tall and thin to have been a bear.

Road crossingPartial sighting
15 August 2004 Huber Heights, Montgomery County, Ohio Class B #9766

Motorist has a brief daylight sighting at the edge of Huber Heights

While driving to church on a Sunday morning in August 2004, the witness saw a figure standing behind tall vegetation near a pond. The figure was visible from the waist up, appeared covered in dark chestnut fur-like hair, and had very broad shoulders. The other occupant in the vehicle did not see it, and the witness reported not seeing it again.

Partial sighting
August 2004 Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma Class A #10074

Hog hunter has dusk encounter in Love Valley Wildlife Management Area

The witness was hunting hogs from a stand when he smelled a strong musky odor and climbed a ridge to investigate. Objects including a heavy rock were thrown toward him, with one landing at his feet. He then observed a very large dark fur-covered human-like figure through his rifle scope before it turned and walked away.

Partial sightingOdorObject throwingRock throwing
August 2004 Trout Lake, Klickitat County, Washington Class A #30051

Vocalizations and tense sighting reported by couple hiking and camping near Trout Lake

On a hot midday in 2004, the witness was walking alone on an overgrown forest road while cave hunting with her husband nearby in dense brush. After hearing gravel move behind her, she saw a huge cinnamon-colored hairy human-like figure cross a ditch in one or two fast quiet steps and stop motionless behind trees, leaving only a massive shoulder and long muscular arm visible. Frozen with fear, she slowly backed away about 100 yards before shouting for her husband, who arrived after the figure had vanished.

Partial sighting
8 July 2004 Alton, Madison County, Illinois Class A #10535

Two teens have daylight sighting near Alton

Two companions were building a squirrel-hunting blind at the edge of the woods when a dead tree they had been unable to push over cracked and fell. They then saw a tall, upright, hair-covered figure standing nearby. The pair quickly left the area and ran home.

Partial sightingTree break
3 July 2004 Butte Falls, Jackson County, Oregon Class A #8986

While towing trailer to campsite, family has mid-morning road encounter near Butte Falls

The witness was driving while towing a trailer to a campsite with his wife and daughter when he and his wife saw a pitch-black hair-covered figure by the highway. The figure stepped from the road into the forest and was gone when they looked for a person or vehicle nearby. The witness returned about an hour later to search for tracks but found none because the ground was dry and hard.

Partial sighting
July 2004 In Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class A #10114

A few witnesses see something reach through an open window in Mescalero N.M

The witness was staying with a companion in the living room of a relative's house late at night after a relative had reported a very tall figure outside. After hearing noises like objects being thrown in the dining room, the witness went to check and saw a large hand reach through the window, across a table, and take a bowl containing food. Those present were frightened and the witness called the conservation office, after which nothing further happened that night.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundProperty disturbance
July 2004 Evaro, Missoula County, Montana Class A #9873

Woman reports sighting at the edge of backyard

On a sunny mid-July 2004 afternoon the witness went to sit on the back porch after the dogs barked then whined at the dog door. From about 200-300 yards away she watched a tall rust-colored hairy biped peeking around a tree and swaying to watch her for about six minutes, later stepping in front of the tree while staying hunched. After checking children in the front yard she found it gone, and later found flattened grass and knapweed at the tree.

Partial sighting
July 2004 Wishkah, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #36326

Nighttime sighting by campers stopped on remote road near Wishkah

Two people stopped on a remote logging road at dusk to check their truck bed before meeting friends at a campsite. After getting back in with headlights on, they saw a large hair-covered figure standing in the road about 15-20 feet ahead. Before they could react, it jumped from a standstill up and over a roughly six-foot road bank and disappeared silently.

Partial sighting
15 June 2004 Concrete, Skagit County, Washington Class A #10509

Large animal seen crouching near Baker Lake

The witness was driving out of a campground near Baker Lake in the early afternoon when she noticed a large fur-covered creature about 50 feet away up a hill. The creature was still and crouching with its back turned, exposing its back, shoulders, hips and upper buttocks with sparse reddish hair and visible musculature. After watching for a few seconds and not wanting to disturb it, she drove away.

Partial sighting
6 June 2004 Oxley, Searcy County, Arkansas Class B #8819

Woman on horseback hears footsteps; observes animal running away through woods

The witness was riding horseback along a dirt road on a hillside in the afternoon when the horse shied sideways. She heard two heavy footsteps and vegetation being trampled close to the road. She then glimpsed a large white hairy figure moving quickly through the brush, only partly visible, before the sounds and figure disappeared suddenly.

Partial sightingFootsteps
June 2004 Kamloops, British Columbia Class B #9654

Various incidents around Paul Lake Provincial Park outside Kamloops

The witness was hiking back toward the day-use lot in light rain after walking to the west end of the lake with a companion. After scuffing a foot on gravel, the witness heard a loud grunt and a large branch snap uphill, then saw a large reddish-brown hairy form crouched by a fallen tree about 40-50 ft away, partly hidden by undergrowth. The form stood, held an arm across the face area, looked back once, and left quickly and silently upright without dropping to all fours.

Partial sightingVocalizationTree break
June 2004 State Highway 30 - 45 Minutes West Of Customs Station Alaska/Canadian Border., Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska Class A #9317

Driver on Alcan Highway has noon, road encounter near Alaska-Canada border

The witness was driving westbound toward Tok with a companion while towing a trailer. The witness noticed a tall, light-colored animal standing at the treeline with its back turned, reaching up a white-bark tree with its right arm. The witness stopped the truck to get a camera, but the animal was gone by the time they exited the truck. The witness later estimated its height at over nine feet by measuring a similar tree from memory.

Partial sightingPossible misidentification
29 May 2004 Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas Class A #8790

Man sees an upright creature jump across wooded trail

A couple walking on a gated two-track trail near the Trinity River at dusk claimed a rusty-red upright figure about six feet tall leapt across the trail about 40 yards ahead and disappeared into the woods in under a second. They ran to the crossing point and reported hearing it continue running through the woods, flushing birds, and the primary witness smelled a strong musky odor. They found no tracks but noted a clump of freshly uprooted trees nearby.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdorStructure or nest
15 May 2004 Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #38870

LEO recalls his daylight sighting as a youth with his horses NW of Atlanta

The witness was spending time with horses in a fenced pasture next to extensive woods when movement in brush near the barn drew attention and the horses ran toward the house. Thinking the partly obscured shape outside the fence might be a horse, the witness walked toward it and then saw a tall upright figure covered in reddish hair that grunted, looked at the witness, then pushed through small trees and brush leaving the area with loud heavy footsteps. The witness ran to the house and told relatives who were inside.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsAnimal behaviour