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Two hunters experience possible sasquatch intimidation behavior near Pinckney State Recreation Area
While deer hunting in the morning, the witness and his partner were stationed a few hundred yards apart with thick cover between them. Both men heard loud whoop-like and howl-like vocalizations along with heavy bipedal-sounding footsteps and branches breaking from the cover between them. The sounds lasted about a minute and unnerved both hunters. The witness did not enter the brush and later returned without further incident.
Hunter watches creature picking persimmons in the Green Swamp
The witness was scouting for deer near a persimmon tree in the evening when he noticed an animal feeding. Initially thinking it was a bear, he watched for about 20 minutes as it alternated between standing to pick fruit and dropping to the ground. When it left, it walked away upright on two legs for about 40 yards, convincing him it was not a bear.
Deer Hunter hears possible wood knocks in the Cheatham Wildlife Management Area
The witness was sitting on the ground deer hunting overlooking a creek when the woods became unusually quiet. He heard distinct wood knocks to his right, then a fainter distant response to his left, felt uncomfortable with hair standing up, and left the area quickly. He later filed the report after hearing similar wood knocking discussed on a TV program.
Sasquatch sighting near St. Charles, Missouri (2008)
The father reported a brief glimpse of a very large black creature on its belly crawling up a deer trail out of a slough on the same farm in November 2008.
Father and son hear a wood knock and find large human-like barefoot tracks while hunting near Trout Lake
During a late-season muzzleloader elk hunt the witness and a companion found a large five-toed barefoot print in semi-frozen ground. That evening while glassing a prairie they heard a loud knock from about 150 yards away. The next morning they found three more large prints of the same size and shape in a sandy wash, spaced about 80 inches apart, with one beyond a log showing no break in stride.
Sasquatch sighting near Martinsville, Indiana (2008)
The witness went with friends to a Revolutionary War cemetery in a state forest on Halloween night to look for ghosts. He shone a flashlight to the tree line and saw yellow eyes and the outline of a tall figure that turned and walked into a tree and vanished. When he moved closer the creature stepped back out of the same tree and faced him for two to three minutes in complete silence. When his friends approached the creature vanished and the group ran to the car hearing loud footsteps behind them.
Campers provoke wood-knocking that lasts several hours
The witness and a friend were camping late at night when they heard repeated whoops followed by beating on a tree. They knocked back on a tree, continuing the exchange for about an hour while the source sounded closer. They then heard snapping sounds described as like trees exploding under pressure, got into their vehicle, and left.
Man and Step-son witness a sasquatch while hunting.
The witness and a relative were big-game hunting along a gated forest road. After passing bear scat and continuing on, they turned back and found a hairy human-like figure picking at the same scat. The figure stood up and walked across the road toward a creek and into the forest about sixty yards away, leaving the witnesses nervous and uninterested in further hunting.
Loud howl heard by elk hunters
The witness and a relative were awake in their cots at a tent camp in the high Cascades. They heard a distant, long strange howl that they both felt was not a coyote or wolf. They discussed it over breakfast without finding a reasonable explanation, noting it could have been a big foot.
Campers experience possible harassment all night in the Red River Gorge
Three people camping overnight near a creek reported prolonged howling in the evening and a close loud scream during the night. Through the night they heard movement around the tents, sticks hitting trees, branches breaking, and had objects disturbed including a tent stake pulled out. They also reported white eyeshine, a pungent odor, a dark figure seen in the treeline after daylight, and footprints and torn branches found in the morning.
Family experiences large rocks being thrown and hear an unknown scream outside the Shawnee National Forest
The witness and two relatives were setting up a telescope near a group campfire when rocks landed near them on three occasions while movement was heard in dense dark woods with nothing seen. Those at the fire denied throwing anything. Hours later a loud high-pitched scream was heard that the witness did not recognize, and a next-day search found no clear footprints due to heavy leaf cover.
Deer hunter finds possible footprint near Ellerbe
While scouting and then deer hunting near a river over several weeks, the witness reports a persistent foul odor, sounds of being followed, and repeated loud wood knocks. The witness found single very large deeply impressed tracks on two occasions, plus stick formations, flattened vegetation, long strides in leaves, and animal remains including hide on a high limb and a bloody disturbed area. A wildlife biologist viewed the first track but considered it contaminated, and later investigators visiting the site found no tracks or signs.
two men hear a "woot" sound while hunting
The witness and a companion drove to a landing before sunrise to deer hunt and stood quietly apart. They heard a short low-to-high 'wwooot' sound from the woods behind them, then about fifteen seconds later heard the same sound longer and much louder. They heard nothing further and drove on up the hill.
Objects thrown and banging on a cabin east of Jericho
Three people were inside a small cabin after scouting for bear season when they heard banging on the outside wall and later three bangs on the door. Each time they went outside they found no one there, but they noticed a strong foul odor. An apple and later a stick were thrown from over a rise behind the cabin while they were outside and loading their truck. They left believing no other people or vehicles were on the mountain.
Deer hunters here whoops in a clear cut near Timber, Oregon
The witness and a companion were hunting and stopped on stumps to survey a clear cut running down a canyon. They heard a hooping-howling sound from the canyon bottom four times, sounding progressively more distant. Both listeners felt they recognized the sound.
Possible activity outside a residence near Lavalette
The witness and a relative were sitting on a hill near outbuildings watching a hollow at night when a passing car's lights revealed a tall standing figure below them. The figure turned toward them, and after the car passed they heard breathing and running coming uphill toward them. Both fled to the nearby house and heard nothing further that night.
Fishermen hear rocks banging together and smell foul odor
The witnesses were preparing fishing gear when they noticed a strong foul smell and heard repeated banging like sticks or rocks struck together. They walked toward the sounds, which grew stronger, and shouted to scare off whatever was making them. The banging then stopped, no departure was heard, and the odor faded completely after about five minutes.
Couple finds large human-shaped footprints while elk hunting near Bear Creek
While elk hunting, the witness and his wife both noticed a strong musty odor and the witness heard loud wood-on-wood-like raps from nearby woods. While walking back to their vehicle, they discovered two very large five-toed footprints in firm soil that they estimated were one or two days old. No creature was seen.
Possible sightings and strange incidents experienced by family at their rural home east of Gainesville
The witness sat on the front porch steps in the evening and saw a tall hairy figure standing in the woods near the chicken coop, which then ran away. After it left, knocking sounds were heard from the woods. Shortly before, a relative had been growled at near the coop and had retrieved a firearm.
Hunter reports hearing loud wood knocking NW of Tieton
The witness was sleeping in camp when awakened after midnight by loud rhythmic knocking from a ridge across camp, described as like wood striking a tree. The knocking occurred in repeated episodes separated by about 20-minute pauses over about an hour. The witness woke a brother who briefly listened, and the next morning the group found no deer, elk or cattle in the immediate area.