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Odor near Marysville, Washington (1997)
The guest and three companions visited the quarry caretaker and walked toward the quarry pond. After smelling a musky odor and finding a large nesting area, they saw a female creature sitting by a berry bush that stood and quickly left into the woods. They tracked snapping sounds and heavy breathing with amplified equipment for over an hour until the sounds stopped near a clear-cut.
Growl in California (1997)
The witness was hiking in Yosemite with roommates in 1997 when the group heard a frightening growl. The sound sent shivers down spines and sparked a lasting fascination with identifying what made it.
Sasquatch sighting in Oklahoma (1997)
The next day the witness hiked back alone to where he left his cousin and then up to a marked fence. About 35 yards away on the private side a large hairy figure leaned from behind a tree staring at him. He waved, got no response, cocked his rifle and watched his back trail while returning to camp.
Scream in Oklahoma (1997)
The witness and his cousin had separated a short distance while hunting when an extremely loud yell-scream came from right behind the cousin. The cousin backed toward the witness holding his gun. Neither wanted to return that way, so they bushwhacked down the mountain to camp.
large human-like tracks were found in the snow and mud.
The witness was accompanying a friend on an elk hunt and walking along a creek in a saddle when they noticed a very large human-like footprint in melting snow. After studying the unclear single print and showing it to the friend, who noted faint toes, they continued down the creek. About 100 yards away they found six or seven more similar large prints in snow and mud with three to five toes visible.
Hiking couple hears calls and finds footprints near Mt. Adams
In late fall 1997 the witness and her husband were camping in the Mt Adams Wilderness Area when around 4 a.m. they heard a loud strange vocalization from 800 to 1000 meters away. The sound combined roaring, warbling and guttural yodeling with a high-pitched scream element and was repeated four or five times before all went quiet. Neither witness saw an animal.
People see large, hairy animal near road
The witness and the witness's son were driving north at night toward a New Year's party when they noticed a very large brown-covered figure kneeling just off the road with its back to them. They slowed as they passed, questioned what they had seen, but did not stop or turn back that night. They returned the next morning to check the spot but found nothing there.
Sasquatch sighting near Whistler, British Columbia (1996)
Three teenagers drove out of Whistler near midnight and watched a huge hairy figure standing by a road sign in headlights. It stood frozen with hands out, then stepped and jumped into the river and walked upstream. They found only two prints by the sign and one toward the river.
Night time road crossing observation
On a Sunday evening in winter 1996, the witness was driving home from church with at least one other person. They watched a tall, dark, upright figure cross the road and step over a 3.5- to 4-foot barbed-wire fence without breaking stride. The witness identified the figure as a bigfoot.
Daytime sighting by hunter near Sulphur River.
The witness was hunting from a fenceline seat when cattle on both sides stampeded to the center and then south. He turned and saw a tall black figure walking north along the far fence, stopping twice to look toward him before moving on. His brother arrived about 30 minutes later from a different direction, ruling out the brother as the figure.
Forest Service surveyor finds over 20 large foot prints along a forest service road
The witness stopped after noticing large footprints on the side of a road and found over 20 tracks that entered the woods, crossed the road, and continued into the woods. The tracks had five toes, were larger than the witness's size-12 boot, and sank deeper than the witness's boot print. Deer tracks and deer hair were also present around the tracks. The witness left to get a camera and returned to take five Polaroid photos of the tracks.
Motorist sees Bigfoot like creature, hears scream
The witness was in a car in daylight when a large hair-covered creature crossed the road ahead just below a hilltop. The creature was described as moving sideways while crossing. The witness also heard a scream described as unlike anything heard before.
Night time road side observation
The witness was driving slowly back into a rural subdivision at night in sleet and ice with bright lights on. The witness saw a large hairy mass the size of a large deer on the roadside that stood up, took two steps, dropped to its knuckles and lunged into the woods. A relative riding in the vehicle did not confirm the sighting, and a same-night search with another relative found nothing. After being iced in for three days, the witness returned and found a single footprint, which was stepped in and destroyed.
Truck driver has early morning encounter near Gary, Texas
The witness, a truck driver hauling oil at night, had just locked a lease gate when trailer work lights revealed a tall hair-covered figure stepping from brush. The figure paused to look at the witness, then silently crossed the road into the woods about 30 feet away. The witness fled in the truck and said he had told no one about the encounter before reporting.
Experienced hunter decribes a brief standoff at approx. 80 yards, in daylight, near Smithville
The witness had split from a hunting companion to stalk along a forested ridge on a November morning. He noticed a large, dark-haired bipedal figure emerge below the ridge tip about 83 yards away and step beside a large oak. The two watched each other from behind trees for about three minutes, after which the figure left toward the woods following a loud snap the witness later attributed to an armadillo. He found no tracks on the hard ground.
Possible Sighting by Deer Hunter in the Ottawa National Forest
During the November 1996 deer season, the witness was walking back to camp just after dusk when he saw a dark, very large man-like silhouette standing in the trail about 50 yards ahead. After he spoke to it, the figure silently stepped off the trail into dense cover and vanished. He waited, then passed the spot with his rifle ready, and a next-day search found no sign because fresh snow had fallen.
Witness observed a tall rangy fiqure emerge from the treeline
While driving on US Highway 97 near sunset, the witness saw a very tall dark figure emerge from the treeline and cross both lanes in four strides without pausing. The figure moved briskly with swinging arms and a forward-leaning upper torso before disappearing into pines on the far side. The witness's companion was watching a hawk and did not see the figure, and the witness remained uncertain what it was.
On US Highway 97, south of La Pine - Witness observed a tall rangy fiqure emerge from the treeline
The witness was driving toward Bend near sunset when a hawk flew over the car. Seconds later he saw a very tall dark figure emerge from the treeline and cross both highway lanes in four strides without pausing, disappearing into pines on the far side. His wife was watching the hawk and did not see the figure. He described its stride, arm swing and forward-bent posture as unusual and said he could not identify what it was.
Hunter encounters creature in Maine woods, claims to have shot it
The witness, hunting with a relative, shot at a bear-like figure about 200 yards away at the far end of a clearing. The creature fell, then stood on two legs and ran off. The witness followed human-like tracks for about half a mile, noted deep impressions and trees broken in line with the tracks, heard low grunting sounds, then left with the relative.
Bigfoot lands behind car near Tidewater
The witness and a companion were driving on logging roads and had stopped. After hearing rocks rolling on the hill behind them, the witness saw a very large figure about 100 feet away that stood up, stared toward them for several seconds, then went down the slope. They left the area immediately without speaking to each other.