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Morning sighting by fisherman near Rising Fawn
The witness went fishing with a companion and moved alone to the side of a pond to bass fish. After about ten minutes he felt watched, turned, and saw a tall reddish-brown hairy figure standing on the bank about twelve feet away. The figure turned and walked away silently without showing its face, leaving the witness frozen, after which he ran back to the companion and they searched without finding sign.
Former park employee describes an encounter in Ruskin Cave Park
A young resident walking home late at night from a locked campground gate along a creek was followed by a creature that made heavy bipedal splashes, approached closely and grabbed at a bag of candy, leaving a bruise. The young resident dropped the bag and ran home in shock. While recounting the incident at home, the creature appeared outside a window staring in, causing the older resident at the window to stumble back in shock.
Motorist returning from fireworks display gets a good look at a bigfoot near Ashford
After midnight while driving west toward Elbe, the witness saw a large hairy figure cross the highway ahead and enter fir trees. As the car closed the distance, the figure stepped onto the grass and pushed a fir bough from its face, showing a gorilla-like ear. The witness braked and turned toward the trees but the car stalled and the adult passenger became upset, so the witness left and returned the next day to look for sign.
Woman recalls daylight sighting north of Marseilles
About 20 years ago on a sunny afternoon, the witness walked toward the creek at the back of her property after noticing her horses were excited. She then observed a six-foot-tall dark brown bipedal animal walking up the bank and into the woods. Her dogs stayed close to her side at the time.
Teenage boy witnesses a large blond or tan bigfoot at his door and hears whistling vocalizations.
The witness was reading late at home while dogs barked outside in the rain. A large hairy figure passed the back door making whistling and other sounds, and the porch light went out. The witness opened the door to a strong odor and saw the figure standing about 30 feet away before it left toward the woods amid crashing sounds and a distant answering whistle.
Woman hears late night scream and has close encounter near Laytonville
The witness was sleeping in a sleeping bag on a river bank with companions when she woke to bipedal footsteps on a ledge above. A large figure stood behind willow canes about 10 feet away, yelling with speech-like inflection while stomping, shaking vegetation, and giving off a skunk-like odor. After a few minutes the figure left without the witness seeing or hearing its departure, and she stayed awake until morning.
Morning daylight sighting around rural homes near Kent
On Christmas morning in 1986 the witness went to the rear entrance of a relative's house to retrieve a forgotten item while the rest of the family waited to leave. Hearing loud crashing approaching through the rear forest, the witness turned to see a tall bulky upright creature with dark hair standing just inside the treeline about 30 metres away. After a brief exchange of looks the witness fled around to the front and joined the family in the car without telling them what had been seen.
While taking a break during a deer drive, hunter sees 6 foot tall creature run away down hillside
The witness was deer hunting with companions and stopped to rest on a hill. A black entity about the witness's height ran very fast down the hill about 50 yards away and disappeared in about five seconds, with breaking deadfall heard as it left. The witness was startled, thought it might have been watching, and later wondered if it was a large bear or loose livestock.
Teenager observes animal hiding behind trees and finds footprint in the Clay Hills near Hoboken
The witness was digging with a shovel near woods late in the evening when he heard footsteps and noticed a very tall, large upright figure peeking from behind trees. The figure moved away, then appeared behind him and watched for a time before walking into the swamp and disappearing. Poor light and vegetation prevented a clear view of details.
Motorist has close roadside observation of animal near Chilhowee campground.
The witness stopped for a break by a creek in the Cherokee National Forest in the afternoon, smelled a strong musty urine odor and heard a close low grunt. A large black-and-gray upright figure with humanlike facial features watched the witness from underbrush for 1-2 minutes before turning and leaving through thick brush. The witness retreated to a vehicle and later estimated the figure was at least seven feet tall from measuring the standing spot.
Horse rider has daytime encounter near San Angelo.
The witness was horseback riding on familiar trails in the afternoon when the horse grew nervous and the area went unusually silent. Near a ridge she saw a large very dark hair-covered being squatting in dense brush, which then started to emerge upright as the horse bolted. She briefly stopped in a clearing, saw nothing following, then rode quickly back to the trailer and reported what happened to relatives there.
fresh set of tracks found in the snow.
Three people in two pickups crested a hill at dawn and noticed a fresh set of large tracks looping across an open hillside in new snow. A relative glassed the area with binoculars, became visibly upset, and said he thought he had seen bigfoot. The group did not approach the tracks or the area and avoided it altogether. The account was relayed secondhand by a close friend of one of the men.
Man and wife recall possible daytime sighting while fishing the Ohoopee River
While fishing from a jon boat, the witness and companion heard something crashing through the woods and saw a tall, reddish-brown hair-covered creature watching them from behind bushes. They paddled to their campsite across the river while the creature paced the opposite bank, with footsteps and breaking limbs heard. After an overnight splash and sounds of it leaving, they found hand and finger marks where it had climbed the muddy bank.
Just after sundown, driver has sighting close to Carter Mountain
In fall 1986 at dusk the witness was driving up a mountain dirt road when he passed a tall, hairy upright figure standing beside a large tree. The figure turned its head to watch the vehicle go by but was gone when the witness turned around and drove back minutes later. The next morning the same tree was found fallen across the road and was being cut up, destroying any possible tracks.
Man recalls scary incidents as a teenager on his family's farm SW of Mt. Pleasant
The witness claims he woke in bed to a strong musky odor and saw a huge hairy figure looking down through his open bedroom window from a few feet away. He fled to his parents' bedroom as the creature gave a loud roar that turned into a scream, waking family members and frightening dogs inside and outside. He prepared to go outside with a handgun to retrieve the outdoor dog but stayed inside after a second roar and a family member's urging, remaining terrified through the night.
Animal peers into youngster's bedroom window
The witness, then about 12, woke in a guest bedroom at the grandparents' farm and saw a large hairy figure watching through the window for under a minute. After slipping on a rug while trying to get up, the witness ran to the back of the house. From the back door the witness saw the figure running across a field toward a barn and losing sight behind it, while relatives in the house did not arrive in time to see it.
Young woman has close encounter at night outside of Georgetown
The primary witness waited outside an abandoned farmhouse at night while companions explored inside. A large black hair-covered animal charged toward her through tall weeds and veered away at the last moment. She screamed and the companions ran out to find her shaken. The investigator later interviewed her directly about the bluff charge.
Daylight Sighting by Hikers Near Bennett Mountain
The witness and two companions were hiking toward Bennett Peak and stopped to rest before a large climb. They heard loud snapping and cracking of limbs across a valley and saw a large hairy back moving very fast uphill through brush, clearing foliage out of its way. Afterward they visited the spot and found broken branches several feet above the ground.
Hikers spot a 9-10 foot tall black creature, and find a possible resting place of the creature
Two people hiking a mountain trail in the morning reported seeing the back of a large black animal. They estimated its height from where its back had touched a tree branch. They also reported a wet-dog-like odor, a trail made by the animal, and a bed of leaves under cedar trees.
Daylight sighting by hikers in Ventana Wilderness
The witness and his son were hiking a ridgeline trail with the son walking ahead. The son encountered a large hairy biped running toward him, screamed, and watched it run past him downhill into dense brush. The witness ran forward after hearing the scream, heard loud crashing in the brush, and caught only a brief glimpse of a dark shape disappearing.