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25 August 2005 Occurred In Lonedell, Nearest City I Think Is Union., Franklin County, Missouri Class A #24879

Daylight sighting of a white-haired Bigfoot in a yard outside Lonedell

The witness was sitting on the front porch of a relative's trailer with a young child on a sunny mid-afternoon when a 4- to 6-foot bipedal figure covered in long white hair walked through the adjoining field into the yard. The figure walked past a short decorative fence, looked toward the witness and met her gaze, then continued around a garage out of sight during about five minutes of observation. A dog on the porch barked timidly throughout but the figure showed no reaction or aggression.

Full-body sighting
15 April 2005 Salem, Dent County, Missouri Class B #11453

Vocalizations and wood knocking in Mark Twain National Forest

The witness had gone to bed in his hunting cabin late Friday night when the forest went quiet and then heard a very loud scream from the southwest answered from the southeast. The exchange repeated four times with answering wood-on-tree bangs between the second and third calls, with the nearer sounds appearing to move farther southeast before all sounds stopped and normal night sounds resumed minutes later.

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Fall 2005 Jane, McDonald County, Missouri Class B #26306

Possible nighttime encounter at a rural home near the village of Jane

The witness went outside at night after dogs began barking and heard what sounded like bipedal footsteps in the woods behind the house. The footsteps approached after the witness called out, and a normally fearless dog retreated from the treeline. The witness inferred the source was very tall from the interval between steps and fired two shots into the ground, after which the footsteps calmly receded.

Footsteps
18 November 2004 Purdy, Barry County, Missouri Class A #9840

Nighttime sighting on country dirt road

On the evening of November 18, 2004, the witness was driving south on an isolated dirt road when she slowed for an animal in the ditch. The animal stood upright and approached the passenger side of the vehicle, coming close enough that its hair-covered chest filled the window. The witness locked the doors, screamed, and accelerated away, stating she had never seen anything like it.

Partial sighting
June 2004 Marys Home, Miller County, Missouri Class A #8890

Truck driver has daylight sighting on country road near Marys Home

The main witness was driving a feed truck north on Highway 17 when he rounded a curve and saw a tall dark figure standing in the roadway ahead. The figure was looking away from the road, and after the driver briefly looked away it had disappeared. The driver's relative later met him at the location and found matted grass near a fence and agitated cattle but no clear footprints.

Full-body sighting
2004–2005 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Class B #27023

Huge animal screams and circles campsite at Finger Lake Park

Four people were camping around a campfire at Rocky Fork Lake in July 2004 when a large animal came from the woods to the south, circled the campsite three times at close range, and ran toward the lake emitting a high-pitched howl and pig-like squeals before running behind the camp. The group later noticed smeared foot impressions at the site, but rain had obscured detail and no identifiable evidence was preserved.

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11 November 2003 Kimberling City, Stone County, Missouri Class B #23581

Possible track and vocalizatons at Table Rock Lake

The witness reports finding a single large human-like footprint in mud at the back of a lake cove while scouting for animal sign. The print was much larger and deeper than his own tracks and sat isolated in the washout, leading him to infer a difficult leap between rocky shorelines unlikely for a barefoot human. He notes the find alongside earlier strange vocalizations, while acknowledging mundane explanations remain possible.

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11 July 2003 Dover, Lafayette County, Missouri Class A #62930

Law enforcement officers' face-to-face encounter outside Dover

The witness was driving slowly on a rural gravel road late at night when headlights illuminated a large dark figure in the road with glowing eyes. The figure moved to the side of the road on all fours, then stood upright beside the road as the witness passed within about fifteen feet. The witness described a very tall, heavily muscled, hair-covered male figure and continued driving home, later telling relatives.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
July 2003 Jefferson County, Missouri #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/08/20/sc-ep353-something-in-the-road

Sasquatch sighting near Jefferson County (2003)

The witness arrived at his mother's house late at night and his dog barked at the woods. He saw a human-like shadow and then came within feet of a huge grayish-black being. The creature stared at him, walked to the driveway, disappeared into shadows, and the dog returned.

Full-body sightingEyeshineUnidentified sound
April 2003 Bland, Gasconade County, Missouri Class A #6194

Two decades separate sightings of father and son at farm

The son ran back to the house saying a large human-like woods figure had watched him from near the woods edge. The parent went outside and noticed a musky odor, which the son described as skunk-like. The son depicted the figure in a crayon drawing and reacted strongly when shown an image from a reported bigfoot film. No one else saw the figure.

Partial sightingOdor
10 October 2002 Dora, Douglas County, Missouri Class B #5123

Loud calls, rock/boulder throwing disturbs campers

The witness and a companion were sitting at their campsite campfire at night when they heard loud canine-like howl and whoop calls from multiple directions, approaching to within about 35 yards. The calls were described as deeper and louder than coyote or wolf, followed by fast gutteral sounds likened to a language or argument between two animals. The pair ruled out known animals and a human prank after hearing a second matching voice upstream. The vocal exchange lasted about five to seven minutes before the animals appeared to move away upstream over a bluff.

HowlWhoopChatter
9 August 2002 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Class A #5286

Meteor watchers see large two-legged dark creature approach vehicle near Springfield

The witness and a companion drove to a hilltop late at night to watch a meteor shower. They heard repeated deep growls and saw the silhouette of a large man-like figure with a cone-shaped head and very wide shoulders walking silently up the road toward them. They fled by car, and a daytime revisit found no tracks.

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15 July 2001 Karlin, Polk County, Missouri Class B #3667

Eerie vocals in the forests of Karlin

The witness reports hearing strange laughter-like sounds from woods near a companion's house over several months, later followed by almost nightly yard disturbances. Other household members and a neighbor also heard the sounds, and trash was disturbed, items knocked over, and apples went missing while dogs barked. The witness never saw the source and states no physical evidence was recovered, with activity stopping when weather turned cold.

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October 2000 Robertsvillem MO., Franklin County, Missouri Class B #20677

Resident describes possible vocalizations near Robertsville

The witness returned after being away for a week, parked near the barn late at night, and walked toward the house. From the immediate right the witness heard a hair-raising guttural growl twice and hurried inside to tell family. The next morning the witness called the conservation office, where the person consulted said the described sound was definitely not a bear.

Growl
31 May 2000 Ozora, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Class A #1150

Ape-like creature seen by a motorist crossing the road and enter a wooded area near Ozora, Missouri

The main witness was driving alone on a small two-lane road in the late afternoon to run an errand. A tall, hairy creature with long arms crossed the road in front of his vehicle without stopping and entered the woods. He described it as having different shades of hair, an ape-shaped face, and a large but almost limping stride. He did not stop because the road was on a steep downgrade with a sharp curve and no shoulder.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
21 April 2000 Humansville, Polk County, Missouri Class B #4116

Woman hears nighttime screams near Polk

The witness reports hearing a very loud high-pitched scream on two to three occasions in the middle of the night while awake in bed, once loud enough to wake her. On one occasion she woke her sleeping husband, who also heard the screeches. She first thought it was another animal but later wondered if it could have been a bigfoot.

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Spring 2000 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Class A #58092

Recollection of a daytime bike path crossing in front of three youths near Columbia

Three children walking and biking on a wooded bike path near a lake in the afternoon watched a thin grey-haired biped step out of the woods, cross the path, and enter the woods on the other side. The creature did not look at them, vocalize, or act threateningly, and the sighting lasted only seconds. The witnesses then ran back to a house, scared.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 1999 Jefferson City, Callaway County, Missouri Class A #28689

Memory of a daylight sighting as a passenger on Old Hwy. 94 east of Jefferson City

The witness, riding as a passenger on a daytime leisure drive, spotted a large hairy humanoid on its hands and knees beside a round hay bale about 20 feet off the road. The creature was focused on picking something off the ground and did not react to the car. After passing, the witness alerted the driver, who also glimpsed it in the mirror, but they did not turn around after the witness objected out of fear.

Full-body sighting
April 1999 Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri Class A #16294

Mushroom hunter has early morning sighting near Festus

The witness was driving east in the early morning to go mushroom hunting when a large dark hairy animal crossed the road toward a cedar thicket. The animal was estimated at six feet tall, with heavy shoulders and a human-like walk with swinging arms, then hurried and ran into cover. The witness stopped with the engine off to listen, heard nothing, then continued on and avoided stopping at the crossing site on the way home.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
20 November 1998 Henry County, Missouri Class B #1116

Hunters heard two highpitched screams.

Six people stood just inside the treeline after dusk talking. They heard two high-pitched screams from the woods about an eighth of a mile away. The group froze and then discussed the unfamiliar sound. The witness watched the treeline for the rest of the evening but saw and heard nothing further.

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