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November 1975 Burns, Harney County, Oregon Class B #669

Two hunters got the terrifying feeling they were being watched and followed

While heading back to their truck at dusk during an elk hunt, the witness and a companion felt watched and heard a loud scream lasting several minutes from behind trees, along with banging and branch breaking. They hid behind boulders with rifles but nothing emerged. They then left for the truck about a half mile away.

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25 October 1975 Applegate, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #23771

Young hunter sees and hears a sasquatch near Applegate

A 12-year-old waiting alone in a truck on a logging road noticed a foul odor and his dog became frightened. A tall dark-haired biped stepped into the open on a bank about 40 feet away, watched him for about 30 seconds while making grunting and mumbling sounds and tilting its head, then ran uphill. The boy fled on foot toward relatives.

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September 1975 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #695

A pheasant hunter's sighting near Pilot Rock cemetary.

The witness was walking home from pheasant hunting on a ridge before dark. He noticed a dark upright figure about a quarter-mile away walking toward the mountains. He shouted twice; it turned its whole upper body to look at him once, then kept walking. He watched for about 15 minutes until it disappeared, speculating it had been lying down before standing up.

Full-body sighting
July 1975 Wolf Creek, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #3702

Daytime sighting by swimmers in Wolf Creek area

In mid-summer 1975 the witness and a companion were at an isolated creek swimming hole. While washing hair in the water, the witness noticed a head watching from behind a fallen log, which then ducked out of view. Moments later the witness saw the head, shoulder, arm and upper torso of a very tall brownish hair-covered upright creature near scrub vegetation across the creek. Both people quickly left the water, and a later search of the hillside revealed nothing.

Partial sighting
November 1974 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #13729

Logging crew has daytime sighting

Four coworkers at a cable logging site noticed movement across a canyon. Two of them watched the subject for about 15 minutes through a rifle scope from about 2500 feet away. They described an upright two-legged figure with broad shoulders, reddish-brown hair and a pointed head moving unhurriedly toward a ridge until it disappeared. After work they discussed the sighting and concluded it was a bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
1 October 1974 Dee, Hood River County, Oregon Class B #1446

Deer hunters find footprints near Wahtum Lake

While deer hunting with three family members near Whatum Lake, the witness found and followed a trackway of huge human-like footprints. Near where the tracks crossed a road the group found berry-filled scat, and later found another set of similar tracks in an old burn area. No creature was seen; the group concluded the tracks were from bigfoot.

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1 September 1974 Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #655

A camper reports a foul odor and unusual sounds at 2:30 am, then finds numerous tracks at day break

The witness was sleeping at a sandy riverside camp when dogs barked then became frightened and quiet. With eyes kept shut, the witness heard something walking in the water, noticed a strong urine-like odor, and felt something brush their hair during an encounter lasting several minutes. At daybreak, very large foot-like indentations were found in dry and wet sand around the sleeping area, campfire and tent.

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August 1974 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #15744

Possible screams heard by campers near Indian Lake

The witness was at a summer youth camp at Indian Lake in the mid-1970s. At night around the campfire the group heard loud yells from the direction of the dam that seemed to get closer, and counselors sent everyone to bed. Later in a teepee the witness felt the ground shake with loud booming steps and was held still by a counselor; the camp broke quickly the next morning.

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June 1974 Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #652

While sitting on a platform, 6 ft.up in a tree, two witnesses watch a cinnamon coloured creature walk by them

Around noon the witness and a relative were in a raised platform in the woods shooting a BB gun at a stump when the witness saw a furry head pass in front of the stump and disappear into brush. The relative turned only in time to see branches swaying. The two later estimated the height at about seven and a half feet from where it had passed.

Partial sighting
November 1973 Baker City (Granite), Grant County, Oregon Class A #7562

Hunter briefly observes a stationary upright animal before it runs away

About 30 years ago the witness was hunting elk alone along a high ridge in daylight. He watched a dark upright shape behind a lone pine for a couple minutes, looked away to check for elk, then glimpsed brown legs to the waist running bipedally and silently across a clearing. He ran to get a wider view but saw and heard nothing further and could not explain the sighting as a known animal.

Partial sighting
1973–1975 Oregon #c26984ee-6c28-49e8-a3e1-111b1a606630

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1973)

The witness was with two companions camping and riding dirt bikes when freezing rain left ice on the road. At night on a dark cloudy hilltop he stopped to wait and watched something come up to the road. It took two or three large upright steps across the road onto a cut bank and was gone. He described it as much bigger and too bulky to be a person.

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1 July 1972 Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon Class B #41634

Memory told of observing bi-pedal creatures while driving on an unimproved dirt road in the Wallowa Mountains east of Cove

In early July 1972 the witness was slowly driving family members on a faint dirt track atop a broad ridge when upright human-like figures appeared ahead to the left. He first saw one figure, then three together, then a fourth, all uniformly dark and bulky, milling and then walking steadily toward a ravine and treeline. Despite waving and honking, the figures continued away and disappeared into trees within about 45 seconds at no closer than about 100-125 yards, while the witness's wife partially awoke and briefly saw them.

Full-body sighting
June 1971 Boring, Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #604

Nightime sighting by motorists near Boring

The witness and a companion were driving at night when a large hair-covered upright figure entered the road ahead of them in the headlights. It reportedly paused to look toward them, then ran down the road before leaving up an embankment. The occupants exited the car but saw nothing further.

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Fall 1971 Myrtle Point, Coos County, Oregon Class A #25531

Witness recalls face to face encounter with creature near Myrtle Point

In 1971 the witness was alone watching TV at the parents' rural house near Myrtle Point. After hearing dogs bark, smelling a strong foul odor, and hearing footsteps on an outside plank, she saw a tall hunched hairy female figure pass a glass door. The figure stopped, turned toward her and made eye contact, after which she fainted and was later found on the floor by her parents. Her father searched outside with a flashlight but found nothing.

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November 1970 Glide Oregon East Of Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Class B #25764

Hunter recalls finding fresh tracks in snow outside of Glide

The witness and two companions were hunting deer in fresh snow when they found very fresh large human-like barefoot tracks. They followed the tracks about 50 yards to a dirty depression where something large appeared to have been lying, then saw the tracks continue downhill. No animal was seen, and heavy snow limited visibility to a few yards.

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October 1970 Hood River To The North About 50 Miles, Hood River County, Oregon Class A #3050

Graceful creature ran by man when he was 15

While deer hunting alone from a stump, the witness saw a large human-like figure run through brush about 50 feet away. The figure was first mistaken for the witness's father, but the father then appeared elsewhere on foot, smaller and much noisier. The witness described the figure as huge, powerful, fast, graceful and quiet.

Partial sighting
July 1970 Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon Class B #13037

Possible nest nest and food remains found by retired soldier near the Sandy River

In mid-summer 1970 the witness was driving along the Sandy River looking for a place to target shoot when he found saplings snapped off with the tops formed into a large bedding area. Nearby were several freshly gutted rabbits, a death-like smell, and unusually silent woods. He left to find a ranger station and returned with a ranger who photographed the site, after which both described themselves as becoming believers.

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1970–1974 Rainier, Oregon #804840f3-2653-4f6e-998e-b89f4c7d6483

Sasquatch sighting near Rainier, Oregon (1970)

The witness describes three years of repeated encounters after his family moved onto a wooded hillside property. Four ape-like animals repeatedly approached the trailers, peered in windows, vocalized at night, left tracks, damaged structures, and killed livestock. The father shot the largest animal in the shoulder near the pump house, after which the animals moved faster and more cautiously but continued the activity. Forestry and law-enforcement visitors reportedly told the father to stop shooting, and timber workers and well drillers also encountered the animals.

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summer's evening in 1970 Eagle Creek, Oregon #b65b5be3-ebfc-481e-824f-f2aa8dcb01d5

Sasquatch sighting near Eagle Creek, Oregon (1970)

At age 11 the witness rode on the side of her mother's pickup as her mother backed toward the road at night. Brake lights illuminated a very tall white or silver figure standing by a bushy tree about 10 feet away. It stared and snarled at her with dark eyes, then she threw herself flat in the truck bed as her mother drove away.

Partial sighting
Summer 1970 Detroit, Linn County, Oregon Class B #6027

Heavy steps around tent in dark scare backpackers

Four teenagers were bedded down in a small wall tent during a hiking trip when they heard heavy footsteps circling the tent three times. The steps brushed against the tent fabric without tripping on the supporting ropes, and no flashlight was seen in the darkness. The group was frightened and stayed inside the tent without going out to look.

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