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October 1972 Clarkia Id., Benewah County, Idaho Class B #15120

Man describes daylight sighting by father (elk hunter) near Clarkia

In 1972 the father was hunting on a trail with the mother when he saw a large black hair-covered creature standing behind a small tree staring at him through his rifle scope. He watched it motionless for about a minute and a half before it disappeared from view, then left the area with the mother without telling her at the time. The father reportedly quit hunting and other outdoor activities afterward and rarely discussed the incident.

Partial sighting
October 1969 Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #10510

Logger and granddaughter have brief sighting in the Selkirk Mountains

The witness was riding in a pickup with a relative scouting timber in a steep mountainous area when a large hairy upright animal crossed the road in front of the truck. The animal came down one bank, crossed in a few fast strides, and went down the opposite slope out of sight while brush broke behind it. The relative stopped and got out with a rifle but could not relocate it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingMovement only
16 August 1969 McCall, Valley County, Idaho Class A #4741

Four witnesses have encounter near McCall

Four people were parked in a car on a double date east of Payette Lake at night. A companion warned that something large had circled the car and was now in front of it. When the headlights were turned on, the group saw an upright figure covered in dense black fur standing at the edge of a clearing about 15 feet away. After a second or two it spun on its heels and ran into the woods.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1968 St. Charles, Bear Lake County, Idaho Class B #1795

Two campers' night observation of large creature near campground

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in sleeping bags with two other campers who were asleep. In the early morning the witness felt watched, sat up, and both awake campers saw a large totally black humanoid standing at the woods edge about a hundred feet away for several minutes. After sensing it meant no harm, both lay down and fell asleep. No odor or unusual sounds were noted.

Silhouette
July 1967 Bonners Ferry, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #1801

Close daylight sighting of animal crossing road near Spirit Lake

In the summer of 1967, the witness was riding as a passenger in a pickup returning from farm work when he felt tingling and looked behind the vehicle. He saw a tall, long-haired bipedal animal covered in hair that crossed the road behind them in four steps before distance and dust hid it. The animal did not look toward the truck. The witness kept the sighting secret for years and did not know if his two companions saw it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
10 June 1963 Troy, Latah County, Idaho Class A #6758

Boy has a close encounter with a small sasquatch on Moscow Mountain

In summer 1963 an 8-year-old child accompanied his father to a cedar-clearing work site on Moscow Mountain. After the father felled a large cedar snag, the child climbed onto the downed trunk when a small, muscular, dark-furred being jumped onto the log face-to-face with him. The child screamed and the being ran away on two legs toward the top of the tree and disappeared into brush. Both had felt watched just before felling, but no animal had been seen in the standing tree.

Full-body sighting
June 1963 Grandview, Owyhee County, Idaho Class A #5720

Night time rabbit hunters spotlight 7' tall biped leaping over 4' sagebrush as it escapes from view

Late at night in spring 1963, six family members stopped during a rabbit hunting trip in sagebrush country and used a spotlight to look for animals. The spotlight revealed a large, tall, hair-covered upright figure running away, leaping over brush without pausing before disappearing into a gully. The group did not pursue it or search for footprints and ended the hunt, concluding it matched no familiar animal.

Full-body sighting
1940–1949 St. Anthony, Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/11/03/sc-ep376-the-dog

Sasquatch sighting near St. Anthony, Idaho (1940)

As a young teenager bringing cows across a canal near dark, the diarist saw a large bear-like figure standing on hind feet by a sapling 600-700 feet away and felt intense chill. Cows were undisturbed and his father was unconcerned. Next morning with his friend [name withheld] he found a huge bare footprint in wet mud under the sapling, estimated 8.5-9 feet tall using [name withheld]'s height, and nearby found a stick-bed with a strong repulsive odor.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteTracksOdorStructure or nest
14 January 1902 Chesterfield, Bannock County, Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/01/24/sc-ep187-mountain-giants

Sasquatch sighting near Chesterfield, Idaho (1902)

A group of youngsters skating on a river encountered an 8-foot hair-covered creature that yelled and brandished a large club. They fled on skates to their wagons and escaped. Tracks found later away from the river were 22 inches long with four toes.

Full-body sightingVocalization
Date unknown Stanley, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Wood knock near Stanley, Idaho

While tent camping with family, the witness knocked a stick on a tree and got a reply, yelled and got a loud yelled reply through the valley. That night deer and birds vanished, and a felt growl between tents woke the witness and wife with a putrid smell, but a flashlight search found nothing.

Wood knockVocalizationGrowlOdor
Halloween Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Vocalization near Twin Falls, Idaho

On Halloween night the friend, the witness and the friend's son went into Rock Creek Canyon playing calls. They heard creatures trailing on both sides, humming growling, a large boulder splash in the creek, saw eyeshine of a very tall figure, then found a mature deer with a leg twisted and left quickly.

VocalizationGrowlFootstepsEyeshinePartial sighting +2
About a month and a half ago Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Dogman sighting near Twin Falls, Idaho

While biking with her father, the daughter rode ahead, fell off her bike and fled screaming that a black furry thing with upright ears and a massive neck looked at her and came toward her before retreating into bushes when it saw the father. The father saw only black fur and rustling and later called fish and game.

Partial sightingMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Door or window contact near Twin Falls, Idaho

The young daughter reported hard tapping like a rock or nailed finger on her window late at night. The family dog also barked at random times at the ceiling and certain wall spots in the early morning hours.

Door or window contactUnidentified sound
last part of June, first part of July, around 4th of July Wallace, Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/05/05/sc-ep-30-646-716-8791-open-phone-lines

Rock throwing near Wallace, Idaho

The witness and her partner cleaned a pole barn on a mining claim. Rocks and large green branches were thrown down from a wooded ledge, preventing safe access to the truck. They used loud fireworks as a distraction to reach the truck, heard a loud scream across the creek, and were hit by a branch while leaving.

Rock throwingObject throwingScream
not too much longer after first encounter (1940s) St. Anthony, Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/11/03/sc-ep376-the-dog

Cryptid sighting near St. Anthony, Idaho

Soon after the first incident, while riding horseback in sparse pasture, the diarist found two 4-5 foot tall owl-like beings with large eyes and sockets. They did not flee; they stepped toward him as he stepped, stared, and seemed to look at each other as if communicating. He circled them on horseback, tried shouting and waving, then rode home for a .22 to shoot around them, but they were gone on return.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
40 years earlier McCall, Valley County, Idaho Related account #58890

Sasquatch sighting near McCall, Idaho

Decades earlier two relatives of an acquaintance checking traplines in the same area were lifted when a large hairy creature with bright green eyes stepped onto the log they were crossing, then they fled.

EyeshineFull-body sightingAnimal behaviour
a couple of days apart Garden Valley, Valley County, Idaho Related account #7870

Sasquatch sighting near Garden Valley, Idaho

Several other workers in the same area reported different sightings and encounters within a couple days of the main sighting.

At that time Troy, Latah County, Idaho Related account #6758

Animal behaviour near Troy, Idaho

Neighbor's cattle ranged on the mountain turned wild, charged hikers, and acted as if harassed and chased.

Animal behaviour
Earlier in the month Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho Related account #38287

Odor near Kamiah, Idaho

In the days before the main sighting the witness noticed a skunk-like odor, trash bags pulled open without a mess, and kennel food bowls overturned with kibble spilled.

OdorProperty disturbance
Recently in March Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho Related account #57248

Sasquatch sighting near Potlatch, Idaho

A woman reportedly saw a Sasquatch chasing deer along Highway 95 near Potlatch before striking a deer with her vehicle.

Full-body sighting