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5 September 2010 Metroplis, Massac County, Illinois Class A #37972

Nighttime observation involving a pond on a farm near Metropolis

On Labor Day weekend 2010 at a family farm, the witness and companions shone a high-powered spotlight on a creature standing chest-deep in a pond about 30-40 yards away. They watched it move, pick objects from the water and chew on them until the light died. Immediately after, they heard a splash, movement through woods, and repeated series of booms followed by loud bellowing that seemed to answer from another part of the property.

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22 August 2010 Woodland, Washington #0da0bade-4068-4102-8979-2f2dea5865c0

Howl near Woodland, Washington (2010)

On his last night of work in 2010, the guest parked at his rented room on his boss's wooded property around 1 a.m. Birds erupted, then a loud rising howl-scream vibrated his car and silenced frogs and birds. He then heard movement and large rocks clashing in a ravine before running to the house and telling his boss he thought a Sasquatch was in the backyard.

HowlScreamFootstepsRock throwing
August 2010 Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan Class B #28945

Two individuals describe possible activity outside a cabin on Turk Lake

The witness and a companion heard repeated banging or knocking sounds that seemed to get closer while walking home late at night. They retreated to a cabin loft, left windows open to listen, and heard leaves crackling from steady bipedal footsteps circling nearby. They could not see the source due to trees, and the noises continued until about 5 a.m.

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August 2010 Honor, Benzie County, Michigan Class B #37797

Description of several strange encounters along Sleeping Bear Dunes National Shoreline

Late at night the witness and a companion were in a boat on a lake when large rocks began splashing in the water near them. After several close splashes they heard loud splashing steps running away along the shoreline on two legs. They started the boat and left, stating the forested swamp shoreline was not accessible to people and the cause was not human or fish.

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August 2010 Oregon #50573567-d22c-40c1-ba02-e20244f2b446

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (2010)

The witness took his family camping on the eastern shore of Cougar Reservoir. In the middle of the night something large approached on two feet from a hill, and he placed himself between it and his family while his partner moved the children to the vehicle. He fired warning shots, experienced distorted hearing and an intrusive thought, then saw a very tall wide black figure stop at the wood line about 12 feet away before he backed to the vehicle and left.

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6 July 2010 Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Class B #27972

Family camping at Shawnee State Forest has possible encounter

A family camping at a wooded campsite was awakened around 4 a.m. by strange calling sounds and heavy footsteps behind their tent. After shouting, they heard heavy stomping retreat into the woods and fled to their car. They returned later that morning, heard heavy breathing and had a stick thrown toward them before retreating again, later finding disturbed garbage and an opened food packet before leaving.

VocalizationFootstepsSilhouetteObject throwingProperty disturbance
July 2010 Bragg Creek, Alberta Class B #28066

Camper experiences possible aggressive night time display west of Bragg Creek

A solo camper spent the night on a plateau west of Bragg Creek during rain and thunderstorms. Through the night the camper heard log-banging, close movement, breathing, branch breaking, a tarp strike, a grunt, a boulder throw and a tree being pushed over, and glimpsed an upright figure walking downhill toward a creek. At dawn the camper heard loud bird-like calls from multiple directions, and found large grass impressions the next morning.

Wood knockFootstepsPartial sightingVocalizationTracks +3
July 2010 Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee Class A #28005

Two witnesses recount a close daytime encounter with a very curious creature near Lebanon

Two witnesses walking a logging road heard loud approaching sounds and then saw a tall dark upright figure watching them from behind a tree. The figure leaned out curiously and later followed them to within close range before they ran back to a relative working a nearby field. The relative later visited the spot but found no tracks or odor.

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28 June 2010 Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Class B #28017

Hikers observe and cast possible fresh footprints in Leominister State Forest

A couple hiking in the woods heard a close grunt and brief heavy movement, then continued on. About an hour later on the return leg they found six fresh, very deep human-like barefoot prints with deer tracks in hard mud where they had seen nothing earlier. They took cell phone photos, grew uneasy and disoriented, and left by a different path without seeing any animal or person.

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25 June 2010 Ashford, Pierce County, Washington Class B #27923

Man and granddaughter hear possible vocals of two creatures approaching them near Ashford

The witness and a young relative were on foot exploring an area of older reported sightings. They heard knocking sounds followed by loud screaming from two unseen sources in dense brush that seemed to move toward them. The witness hid hoping to photograph the sources, but noise caused the sounds to stop and move away. No creatures were seen, and a search found only flattened grass and broken branches.

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15 June 2010 Linnville Falls, Avery County, North Carolina Class B #28381

Campers hear multiple whooping sounds at Linville Falls

While camping with family, the witness was awakened around 2 a.m. by repeated whooping calls coming from multiple directions. The calls appeared to move toward the northeast and at times sounded within about 100 yards, with walking sounds also heard near the campsite. No animal was seen.

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15 May 2010 Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas Class B #40420

Rural resident hears heavy bipedal footfalls and smells strong "skunk-like" odor near Seguin

The witness was falling asleep at home at night when outdoor dogs began barking unusually loudly. The witness heard heavy, large-stepping footfalls below the bedroom window, went outside with a flashlight and saw nothing but smelled a strong skunk-like odor. The witness called 911 but no officer came, and a morning search found no tracks, fur, or odor.

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April 2010 Naples, Collier County, Florida Class B #39382

Frightening encounter experienced on family property outside Naples

Three people spending the night in a trailer heard distant howling that grew closer and seemed to come from more than one direction, and they called back. Small stones were thrown toward them, and they heard stomping, grunting, knocking, movement in brush close by, and trees breaking. They retreated into a bedroom where screaming, walking, and contact with the outside of the trailer continued for about an hour while one of them looked through window blinds and was left frightened.

HowlScreamGrowlWood knockFootsteps +4
February 2010 Georgetown, Grant Parish, Louisiana Class B #28954

Possible encounter by hunters camping in the Kisatchie National Forest

The witness and a relative were sleeping in a tent at their hunting camp when loud screams woke the witness. After a long silent interval, something on two feet circled the tent, cast a tall shadow and scratched the fabric, then crossed a gravel road into the woods followed by repeated stick-struck sounds. The relative woke briefly and also heard part of the screaming. No tracks were found the next morning.

ScreamFootstepsWood knockProperty disturbance
Spring 2010 North Liberty, Johnson County, Iowa Class B #35883

Possible encounter while volunteering at Macbride Raptor Project outside North Liberty

Two volunteers were feeding birds at a raptor center late at night when they heard something large moving in the woods beyond the cages. They followed sounds of heavy footsteps and snapping twigs along a walkway for about 30 minutes as it moved toward a reservoir inlet. Both reported seeing large red eyes during the pursuit but did not describe seeing a body.

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2010 Lander, Wyoming #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lCzQnE2m2Snnyx1Is6JuNsyXaMlMvJwqiXzDAKtj2Po

Sasquatch sighting near Lander, Wyoming (2010)

While staying about a week to help move his elderly grandmother, the 11-year-old guest rode a mountain bike daily on wide trails toward the national forest and often felt watched. One day the woods went quiet and he heard childlike playing shift to indistinct murmuring, then heavy bipedal footsteps approaching through brush. A roughly nine-foot, black-haired, barrel-chested male stepped onto the trail about 30 yards away, made rapid mouth-popping clicks answered from the brush, then growled and changed expression when the witness turned his bike. A second taller individual stood up in the brush showing chest and head, the witness rode about two and a half miles home, and family members dismissed the report as a bear.

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2010 Milledgeville, Georgia #2780b231-0118-4577-af0c-f1dbab416178

Footsteps near Milledgeville, Georgia (2010)

Two weeks after his friend's incident, the guest remained on his tree stand past dark and walked out alone after his flashlight failed. Something in brush to his left paced him and took an extra step each time he stopped. He drew his revolver and was followed for about half an hour, after which he never returned alone.

FootstepsMovement only
30 November 2009 Frugality, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class B #26957

Pre-dawn whoops and movement heard near Prince Galitzin State Park

The witness was sitting alone in a deer stand in very dark, rainy conditions before dawn when a musky odor was present. He heard a whistle followed by repeated whooping from different directions, along with slow walking sounds and large branches breaking, which faded after several minutes. He stayed in the stand and noticed the odor was gone after sunrise.

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13 November 2009 Cresco, Winneshiek County, Iowa Class B #26922

Coon hunters shadowed for 20 minutes at night in Cardinal Marsh public hunting area

Three people with a dog were hunting raccoons at night along a deer trail when they noticed something following them. They used a spotlight to watch a large dark standing figure about 50 yards away with reddish eyes on multiple occasions over 15-20 minutes while hearing strange grunting. The dog stayed close and shook, and the group returned to the truck and left because they were scared.

SilhouetteEyeshineGrowlFootstepsAnimal behaviour
November 2009 Century, Escambia County, Florida Class B #26947

Hunter and daughter hear chatter and find possible tracks near Escambia River

The witness and a relative hiked into river swamp woods to hunt squirrel and heard bipedal footsteps described as like a man walking. Later in a meadow they found a single large bare footprint with toes in soft soil around an ant bed, larger than the witness's boot. The witness photographed the track with a shell for scale and measured its length and width.

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