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1950–1959 Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota Class A #2677

Girl sees creature while picking blueberries. It follows when she screams and flees

A young girl picking blueberries alone near dark felt watched and saw a figure crouched in the patch that slipped into brush. Moments later she saw a very tall, hair-covered, man-like figure by a tree that ducked behind it, then followed her at a distance as she ran home screaming. Her relatives later searched the site armed and reported matted brush with a bad odor.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
August 1943 Probably Central, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #5333

Man recalls being picked up as a child in Mohican Memorial Forest

When the witness was 5 years old and camping with his parents in central Ohio, he became lost in the woods. He claims a large hairy female creature picked him up, carried him quickly through the forest, and left him in camp with a heavy branch on his legs where his parents later found him. He says his parents dismissed his account as imagination and he did not share it widely for decades.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
1932–1942 Oakville, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/05/10/sc-ep102-very-close-encounter-with-a-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting near Oakville, Washington (1932)

As retold from a casebook, a young woman walking home from a high school dance in snow was beckoned by a big hairy ape-like creature with outstretched arms. She ran away.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
1926 Walden, Jackson County, Colorado Class B #5641

Daylight sighting by woodsman of two bipeds stalking an elk

The witness was positioned on one mountainside watching across a valley toward an opposite slope where an elk was being stalked by two large brown animals first taken for bears. Viewed through binoculars, the two stood upright and walked on two legs, keeping the elk between them and at times hiding behind trees before entering heavy timber after about five minutes. The outcome for the elk was not seen, but the witness thought the pair probably killed it.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
1920 Snyder County, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)

Two weeks after being shot, the creature returned to the farm while wood was being chopped by lantern light. It attacked the boy who had shot it, knocking him down and breaking his arm before the father drove it away. The boy was left unconscious but expected to recover, and hunters then scoured the area.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourHistorical account
1920–1959 Port Chatham, Alaska #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xSi4LRBWZiIRmDsCLlFWHJHga0HyC8Dmb3wI0iC9r6s

Animal behaviour near Port Chatham, Alaska (1920)

Historical accounts describe a thriving fishing town that was abandoned after residents were allegedly killed by a hairy, Bigfoot-like creature. The investigator retells these published and locally repeated accounts as background for his own visit to the remote area.

Animal behaviour
1919–1920 Evanston, Illinois #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/YScIFc6KhOX9bnVSe-Zq_N8HMM1bxaBDF02R-yZwEzE

Sasquatch sighting near Evanston, Illinois (1919)

A newspaper article described a place called Devil's Hole in lonely woods where a thick-bodied, long-armed hairy half-beast called the Gorilla Moron was said to haunt. It was claimed to have attacked dozens of women within a year, leaving many unconscious. The specific attack on two student nurses detailed in the same article was stated by the reteller to have been by human muggers, separate from the hairy-figure reports.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviourHistorical account
1906 Ben Avon, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Ben Avon, Pennsylvania (1906)

Four men returning home were accosted by a long-haired gorilla-like wild man and fought it to the ground, binding its wrists. It freed itself, climbed a tree with cat-like agility, then later came down and fought the two watchers, badly biting and scratching one and tearing clothing before disappearing.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourHistorical account
1881 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Animal behaviour near Armstrong County (1881)

A gorilla-like monster was reported visiting a house and carrying a dog away into the woods. It later allegedly attacked and badly wounded a large hound. A party was organizing to capture it.

Animal behaviourHistorical account
while we were gone Langley, British Columbia Related account #2424

Animal behaviour near Langley, British Columbia

While the witness group was away on the overnight hike, a counselor was reportedly chased around the back of the camp property and then quit.

Animal behaviour
The night before Nazko B.C., British Columbia Related account #6579

Animal behaviour near Nazko B.C., British Columbia

The night before and throughout the weekend the family dogs stayed growly, barky and fearful near the motorhome even in daylight.

Animal behaviour
Fall 2003, around 7:30 pm Keene Valley, Essex County, New York Related account #11956

Odor near Keene Valley, New York

Earlier the same night the witness and his wife went outside with two dogs, smelled a strong musky odor, and the dogs became fearful and wanted inside.

OdorAnimal behaviour
around July 17, 2003 Wellsville, Allegany County, New York Related account #11726

Footsteps near Wellsville, New York

The same witness returned to the same trail years later with a different companion, heard movement in the swamp, smelled a powerful odor, experienced sudden silence, and felt followed while leaving.

FootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
Saturday evening at approximately 11:30 pm North Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Related account #25364

Animal behaviour near North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

On Saturday night the homeowner noted outdoor cats waiting at the door wanting inside and appearing frightened.

Animal behaviour
the night before York; More Specifically Manchester Twp., York County, Pennsylvania Related account #8000

Animal behaviour near York; More Specifically Manchester Twp., Pennsylvania

A companion reportedly spent the previous night alone at the campsite and felt uneasy as if being watched.

Animal behaviour
a short time later that same first year Springville, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Related account #8305

Scream near Springville, Pennsylvania

The son and his wife heard eerie screeching in the woods while their two normally vocal dogs hid silently.

ScreamAnimal behaviour
over a period of approximately 7 years Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Related account #49903

Wood knock near Kane, Pennsylvania

Over about seven years, group members reported hearing knocks, loud branch breaks and large bipedal footsteps, smelling foul odors and feeling watched without seeing a creature.

Wood knockTree breakFootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
in the past decade, on two or three occasions Erie, Or Wesleyville, They Are About The Same Distance Away, Erie County, Pennsylvania Related account #3634

Animal behaviour near Erie, Or Wesleyville, They Are About The Same Distance Away, Pennsylvania

On two or three visits to the parents' property in the past decade, the witness had strong feelings of being watched with hairs standing up.

Animal behaviour
other times Moon Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Related account #19589

Animal behaviour near Moon Twp, Pennsylvania

On other occasions while hunting in the same area the witness felt watched.

Animal behaviour
The next day Milton, Sussex County, Delaware Related account #37386

Animal behaviour near Milton, Delaware

The next morning the witness let the dog out and the dog went to the area of woods where the sounds seemed to come from and marked the area.

Animal behaviour