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10 February 2017 Sunnyslope, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/03/04/sc-ep-303-trackway-near-sunnyslope-washington

Tracks near Sunnyslope, Washington (2017)

Construction workers found a long line of large tracks in snow after an overnight storm. The investigator followed the trackway about a mile and a half through orchards, fields and a ravine. The steps were 4 to 6 feet apart in a straight line with no animal marks inside, and one clear dirt impression was cast before the trail was lost in a worked orchard.

Tracks
2016 Dorking, England #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/kel8ihK_Y7RmrRU6mVfL6f8BofCDBSSVl7xgN48w1iw

Growl near Dorking, England (2016)

Two brothers waiting outside an abandoned tunnel with dogs heard a loud roar from the trees and something very large breaking branches for about ten minutes. They froze, hearing padding in undergrowth without ever seeing it. Days later they found a very large footprint about twenty inches long.

GrowlFootstepsTree breakTracksMovement only
July 2012 Todd County, South Dakota #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/09/13/sc-ep145-tribal-police-and-sasquatch

Property disturbance near Todd County (2012)

A group of firefighters waiting in a van around three in the morning felt the vehicle shoved down. They found no visible cause but later noted large handprints in dust on the van and large footprints in burned grass nearby. Photos were said to exist but have not been recovered.

Property disturbanceHandprintTracks
2 February 2004 Petersburgh, Rensselaer County, New York Class B #8187

02/15/04 Rensselaer County, NY: Vocalizations, with Tracks Found the Next Day

Late at night a resident went onto the porch after the outside dog became highly agitated and heard continuous loud shrieking screams, which the spouse also heard. The next morning footprints were found in deep snow leading across a field toward the forest with long strides, and a second set was reported to join the first in the woods. Photographs of the tracks were said to have been taken.

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November 2002 Gasquet, Del Norte County, California Class B #5383

Humanoid print found after rain near Huckleberry patch.

A woman picking berries with her sister noticed a single large footprint in a bare, soft-ground patch beside a road waterbar. She returned two days later to make a cast, which showed uneven depth attributed to slope and an embedded rock. A passing ranger observed the track during the casting.

Tracks
12 December 2000 Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Class B #1263

Rooks Park Investigation

In early morning fresh snow, the witness was walking a paved trail and found large barefoot tracks with a smaller set alongside. The witness followed the tracks to a wooden bridge where they were lost. The find was reported two weeks later.

Tracks
2 January 1999 Osceola County, Florida Class A #736

while sitting on a tree stand hunter observed bi-pedal creature walking at high speeds.

The witness was hunting from a tree stand when a tall bipedal creature moved past quickly. The witness reported a strong zoo-like odor and described the animal as hunched with a coned head, wide shoulders, and black hair. Footprints were found in the area.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
January 1993 British Columbia Class B #2433

Forest service technician finds tracks in snow in a very remote area accessible only by helicopter

A forestry technician flown by helicopter to a remote alpine basin for road layout work reported finding barefoot tracks in snow in January. He described approximately six prints showing toes that were wider than human and not bear-like. He checked with the helicopter pilot, who said he had not walked in the basin.

Tracks
1990–1999 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/16/sc-ep80-southern-sasquatch-encounters

Sasquatch sighting (1990)

In the 1990s the co-host, sent by another researcher, visited a house with a small apple orchard in the Columbia Gorge after a report. He concluded the homeowner's son and two friends had encountered a creature after sneaking away from a graduation party, with tracks found down near the river, while the mother's later claims of materializing footprints were not credited.

Partial sightingTracks
11 October 1980 Fairview, Fleming County, Kentucky Class A #2382

Man fires shots at an unidentified man or animal near his back porch. Later he finds frozen meat littered about his back yard

The witness was home watching a baseball game when a strange noise from the back porch prompted investigation with a pistol. The witness reported seeing a large dark upright shadow-like figure running toward the woods, firing shots, then seeing it again near an old stable and firing again without hitting it. Afterwards the witness found a porch freezer broken into with frozen food scattered, plus white hairs and ground impressions.

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23 February 1978 Chetopa, Labette County, Kansas Class A #1312

Chief of police in Chetopa finds two and a half miles of tracks that measured 17 inches in length, 5 5/8 in width. Thousands of curious people came out to look at the tracks. The incident was reported on the local TV news

The police chief in Chetopa reported discovering a two-and-a-half-mile trail of large footprints and recorded their dimensions. The discovery attracted thousands of onlookers and was covered on local television news. The chief later suggested the trail was a hoax made with wooden feet, an explanation the compiler doubts.

TracksPossible hoax
8 August 1977 British Columbia Class B #2443

Lots of tracks found while fishing

Five people fishing in a remote creek area found about half a dozen very large footprints that appeared to be about a week old. The tracks ran from the creek across sandy soil toward rocky brush and were described as about 17 inches long and 10 inches wide. Casts were later made from the tracks and the find was reported in newspapers.

Tracks
1976 Chatham County, North Carolina #59321171-6806-4d6d-8ffe-b5c669b83190

Sasquatch sighting near Chatham County (1976)

Witnesses around the Cape Fear River reported a tall hairy biped that screamed and moved with a slumping gait. The creature was said to leave large three-toed footprints. The author presents this as a 1976 flap in Chatham County.

Full-body sightingScreamTracks
16 April 1975 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #1721

Children find 19" tracks in snow

Several children riding bikes on a snow-covered dirt road reported seeing footprints and walked barefoot in the snow, getting their feet cold and wet. Their mother went to look and reported finding large human-like tracks in deep snow, which were photographed. A later examination documented a trackway of about two dozen large prints leading from a hill to the road.

Tracks
1970–1979 Thackerville, Oklahoma #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/12/25/sc-ep393-the-christmas-show

Tracks near Thackerville, Oklahoma (1970)

A man and woman were found dead at Brown Springs, the man with his neck broken and thrown from a car hood and the woman showing signs of assault and abdominal tearing. Large fresh tracks were reported near the gravel road scene. The case was described as unsolved with evidence kept quiet.

TracksProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour
1970–1974 Puyallup #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/GyJYybEqO6DKP7p05jef4dhcUSS6HHqeBqaftGgWxVA

Tracks near Puyallup (1970)

The co-host retells the state trooper's early-1970s Puyallup case involving three Sasquatches. The trooper followed a line of tracks and found coyotes torn to bits. The Sasquatches were said to imitate coyote sounds to lure them, which frightened the trooper.

TracksVocalization
1 February 1959 Place not stated #64066f9d-5527-4df1-95cc-a633c04be4b8

Tracks (1959)

Nine experienced student hikers camped on the slope of Dead Mountain during a certification trek and rushed out of their tent at night into severe cold in minimal clothing. Searchers later found the tent cut open with belongings inside and lines of footprints leading toward the woods. Five bodies were found between camp and forest and four more buried under deep snow in a ravine with severe fractures and missing soft tissue. Authorities attributed the deaths to an unknown compelling force and closed access to the area.

TracksProperty disturbanceHistorical account
1950–1959 California #6628122d-b080-4f0c-bcc1-0ebc04d663f0

Tracks in California (1950)

A construction worker at a Northern California site found large footprints and preserved one in plaster. He carried the cast into town and showed it to a local newspaper editor. The editor's remark about the size of the foot gave rise to the popular term for the phenomenon.

Tracks
10 July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/03/sc-ep357-1924-ape-canyon

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.

Full-body sightingRock throwingDoor or window contactProperty disturbanceTracks
July 1924 Washington #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.

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