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29 October 2001 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Class B #3759

Elk hunters encounter large animal and hear vocalizations near Rimrock Lake

Three hunters were sleeping in a tent at an elk hunting camp when one stepped out around 2:30 a.m. to urinate and swept a flashlight around the perimeter. An unseen animal nearby emitted an extremely loud, long scream lasting about 10-12 seconds and fled through dense timber up a steep ridge, continuing to scream from a great distance. The sound woke multiple nearby camps and was described as unlike any bear or cougar, and no sign was found the next morning on frozen ground.

Scream
27 October 2001 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #4532

Small sasquatch seen in tree by hunter, near Big Cedar

While hunting deer from a tree stand in the afternoon, the witness noticed movement in a large tree about sixty yards away. He watched for about six seconds a dark, chimpanzee-like primate about three to four feet tall standing erect on a branch. The animal appeared to look toward him before turning and disappearing into foliage; its feet and lower legs were not visible.

Partial sighting
25 October 2001 Huntington Lake, Fresno County, California Class A #9296

Hunter has daytime sighting near Huntington Lake

While hunting in dense pines the witness repeatedly heard loud expulsions of air and branches breaking moving around him. After returning to the area with his father, deer were spooked by the same sound. The witness then saw a large black-haired figure sitting under a pine about 30 yards away and stared at it before it stood and bounded away making the same noise.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsTree break
19 October 2001 Smithville, McCurtain County, Oklahoma Class B #3240

Father and son observe hand print and footprints near old logging road

The witness and a relative found four large footprints and one large handprint in a single line on a steep bank beside a logging road. The prints were estimated to span 15-20 feet and were left in loose wash material. The next morning they marked the prints with taped sticks and filmed them with a video camera.

TracksHandprint
14 October 2001 Vernonia, Washington County, Oregon #394

Track find by BFRO field researcher

The witness was hunting on foot in the Wolf Creek Road area and found a large five-toed footprint leading west from a creek bed. The print was measured at 17 inches long by 6 inches wide with about a one-inch-deep impression, deeper than the witness's own foot left. No odor, scat, or unusual tree damage was observed at the site.

Tracks
13 October 2001 Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York Class A #3399

Daylight sighting by hunter outside Salamanca

The witness was hunting for small game with two companions near railroad tracks when a loud crashing noise was heard. The witness then saw a tall dark hairy bipedal creature cross the tracks. A strong skunk-like odor was noticed in the area.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdor
12 October 2001 Chesaw, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #3623

Two deer hunters find tracks near Buckhorn Mountain

While hunting deer, the witness and a companion found 4-5 large human-like tracks going downhill in very hard clay. They photographed the tracks and continued hunting, discussing them further back in camp. The tracks were described as about 17 inches long with about a 36-inch stride.

Tracks
10 October 2001 Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Class A #3231

Motorist and passenger see large creature cross the road

The witness was driving at night with a passenger when a large hair-covered biped appeared in the headlights. The creature bounded across the two-lane highway and leaped from near the center line to the roadside bank. It stayed upright throughout the brief sighting before disappearing into brush and darkness.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
10 October 2001 Table Rock, Burke County, North Carolina Class B #3270

Two experienced campers hear vocalizations unlike any thay are familiar with

Two campers collecting firewood at night heard a repeated long scream coming from deep in the valley to the southwest. The sound continued for several minutes every few seconds, changing into a broken-up cackle or yodel-like sound. Having never heard such a sound despite regular camping in the area, they relocated to another campsite for the night.

Scream
10 October 2001 Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #26709

Young man recalls encounter behind his house and close to the Meander Creek Reservoir

Two companions were hiking in an open, wet fall woods behind a house in the early evening when they noticed scrap wood and heard sticks snapping behind them. Turning, they saw a tall brown furry figure standing on two legs and staring at them. They fled toward the house while the figure appeared to keep pace, and one companion punctured his foot on a thorn through his boot but continued running.

Full-body sighting
10 October 2001 Vernonia, Washington County, Oregon Class B #3209

Track find by BFRO field researcher

The witness was hunting in the Wolf Creek Road area when they found a large five-toed footprint trail leading up from a creek bed. They measured one print and noted it left a one-inch depression where their own weight left no impression. No odor, scat, or unusual limb breakage was observed.

Tracks
9 October 2001 Octavia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #3199

BFRO investigator hears loud footsteps and bipedal running

On the third night of an expedition, the witness waited alone in an elevated platform near a creek during a broadcast stakeout. Starting around 11:30 PM, he heard slow heavy footsteps pacing back and forth nearby for about two hours without ever seeing the source. After radio contact with the approaching team, he heard a loud plopping sound followed by rapid bipedal splashes moving up the rocky creek bed. A later daylight check found a boulder-covered creek with no tracks.

FootstepsUnidentified sound
7 October 2001 Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class A #3214

BFRO Researcher has sighting in Severn Run State Park

The witness parked alongside the road in Severn Run State Park at twilight and stood behind the car looking into the woods while researching an earlier report. Through fog over a stream, about 150 yards away, the witness saw a light-tan, 8- to 9-foot animal standing in undergrowth and looking toward them. The animal stayed frozen despite shouting, clapping and whistling, and after about 15 minutes the witness left without obtaining photos.

Partial sighting
4 October 2001 Woodville, Tyler County, Texas Class A #7548

In Woodville, woman sees bigfoot in back yard.

In October 2001 on a late afternoon in Woodville, Texas, the witness looked out her kitchen window while cooking and saw a large black hairy biped standing motionless in profile about 50-60 feet away beside a tall tree. She watched it for a few minutes, then looked away to collect herself and found it gone, apparently having left toward the adjoining woods. A relative searched the yard with a gun but found no sign, hearing only distant gunshots and unfamiliar men shouting in the woods.

Full-body sightingOdor
October 2001 Augusta, Carroll County, Ohio Class B #56957

Woman tells her memory of being wakened by something watching her thru bedroom window near Augusta

The witness, about eight years old at the time, was awakened at night by a noise and saw a large figure looking through her bedroom window. She reports being frozen with fear and remaining hidden in bed until morning. Her parents later found indentations in the ground outside the window.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
October 2001 Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia Class A #25043

Campers see animal observing campsite in Cohutta Wilderness

A group camping beside a creek at night heard recurring high-pitched screams and then movement in brush across the water. A tall figure with a very broad chest stepped into campfire and flashlight light, squatted at the water's edge with its hands in the water while staring at the group, then stood and walked away out of the light.

Full-body sightingScreamFootsteps
October 2001 Carlton, Clarke County, Alabama Class B #24451

Two friends have a possible nighttime sighting on a rural road outside Madison

Two companions were riding on a dirt road at night when their headlights illuminated a tall, dark bipedal figure standing in the road. The figure dropped what it was holding and leapt into the adjacent woods. The witnesses stopped and found a half-eaten rabbit at the spot, noticed a musky odor, and found no tracks on the hard-packed ground before leaving.

Full-body sightingOdor
October 2001 Boulder Junction, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #9717

Man hears footsteps, inexplicable noise in Vilas County

The witness drove to a hunting area near Trout Lake before dawn during bow season. After exiting the vehicle in suddenly calm conditions, the witness heard steps growing louder followed by a loud repeated groaning sound. The witness froze and then left the area in the truck, later being told by another person it might have been a Bigfoot.

FootstepsGrowl
October 2001 Prospect, Oregon EP 922

Scream near Prospect, Oregon (2001)

Two brothers were deer hunting and walking the center of a dark highway back toward town at night. Two unseen animals on opposite sides of the road screamed repeatedly, closed distance, and paralleled their movement. The men stood back to back, shouted warnings, and fired rifles until the sounds stopped and headlights appeared.

ScreamFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
October 2001 Ector, Fannin County, Texas Class B #7567

Family experiences activity near Ector.

In the fall of 2001 the witness's daughter was driving up the gravel access road to the family home late at night after work. A large fur-covered figure running upright crossed a few yards in front of her headlights from west to east. She later compared its appearance to the creature from the film Harry and the Hendersons and was reluctant to discuss it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing