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8 December 2011 Greenville, Bond County, Illinois Class B #31419

Possible nighttime sighting and vocalizations in a backyard near Old Ripley

The witness was in bed late at night when barking dogs prompted them to go outside. They saw a dog run under the porch and something retreat into the woods. After shouting and tossing a small stone into the trees, the witness heard a shriek/howl and the stone was thrown back to land at their feet. The witness ran inside, then returned with a flashlight to find twisted vegetation and snapped branches and noted a foul smell.

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5 December 2011 Ormond Beach, Flagler County, Florida Class B #34426

Possible evidence of activity found at Bulow Creek State Park

The witness was hiking off trail in the morning when he found an intertwined tree formation topped with a woven dead Y-shaped branch that he felt could not have occurred naturally. He marked the location with GPS and photographed it. He later wondered if it could be a navigation or territory marker after reading a local encounter report from the same area.

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3 December 2011 Yreka, Siskiyou County, California Class A #32654

Family has sighting while driving along Hwy 96 near Yreka, CA

The witness was driving east on a highway at night with four children to collect a relative. After re-engaging bright headlights on a slight curve, the witness saw a tall slim grey hair-covered figure standing beside the narrow roadside looking toward the vehicle. The figure stayed largely still while turning its head to follow the slow-moving vehicle for an estimated 15-20 seconds at close range. The driver then accelerated away and stopped at a rest area to recover from fright.

Full-body sighting
December 2011 Dade City, Pasco County, Florida Class B #32308

Possible nighttime encounter experienced by campers in the West Tract of the Green Swamp Preserve

The witness and his son were camping in a tent near a swamp when they were awakened by a loud unusual vocalization, followed by prolonged loud whistling that seemed to circle the camp. About an hour later the witness woke again and saw an upright silhouette pass by the tent. A third companion slept through the sounds, and the group did not stay a second night.

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December 2011 Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas Class B #37862

Hunter finds his deer kill moved near Monticello

The witness shot a doe behind the house at dusk and left it overnight to retrieve in the morning. The carcass was gone in the morning and was later found about 120 yards away along a tree line where branches were bent about six feet high. The deer had a broken neck and torn-open chest with most organs missing, unlike coyote damage familiar to the witness. The witness felt watched and eerie, left the kill, and has avoided the area after dark since.

Property disturbance
25 November 2011 Shellman GA, Randolph County, Georgia Class B #44571

Deer hunter sees and hears a large hairy biped from his tree stand near Shellman

The witness was alone hunting deer from an elevated stand before sunrise when a strong musty odor grew stronger. He then noticed a tall, hairy biped partly concealed behind a large tree about 25 yards away, swaying from side to side and making short low grunts. After he glanced away to reach for his scoped gun he heard it moving through the woods, and when he looked back it had disappeared.

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25 November 2011 San Augustine, Sabine County, Texas Class A #33336

Late afternoon sighting by a deer hunter on her lease near Angelina National Forest

The witness was deer hunting from a tripod stand in late afternoon when she spotted a tall hair-covered figure crossing toward a pine thicket about 400 yards away. She viewed it through her rifle scope, saw it glance toward her, then watched it continue into the thicket. Shaken, she left the stand, her ATV stalled, she fired distress shots, and a nearby hunter helped her return to camp.

Full-body sightingOdor
24 November 2011 Albion, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Class B #32689

Possible vocalizations and rock throwing encounter near Albion

The witness was alone on mountain hunting land in the evening setting up a feeder. From across the road he heard strange howl and growl sounds and shouted back, prompting more aggressive responses. The vocal exchange lasted about 20 minutes, during which a large rock was thrown from brush onto the road. He never saw the source and said it was not a bear or deer.

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22 November 2011 Traveling To Our Farm In Dunnegan On Rt 54 Near El Dorado Springs, Vernon County, Missouri Class A #31201

Night road crossing observed near El Dorado Springs

Two occupants driving on Highway 54 west of El Dorado Springs at night reported their headlights illuminating a tall, hair-covered biped crossing the road. The creature crossed from right to left and stepped over a guardrail without breaking stride, then continued through a field where cattle moved away from it. Witnesses judged it to be over seven feet tall based partly on its size relative to the cattle.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
20 November 2011 Bagdad, Shelby County, Kentucky Class B #36230

Hunter gets investigated while in his blind outside Bagdad

The witness settled into a 6-foot ground blind before daylight to deer hunt. Something stepped over a nearby fence and approached with heavy footsteps, then breathed, sniffed and pressed down on the top of the blind. After the witness shouted a warning, the sniffing paused then resumed more aggressively before the visitor circled the blind and left toward the woods without being seen.

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20 November 2011 Lakeside, Clay County, Florida Class B #31122

Fishermen have possible late afternoon encounter on Black Creek

Two companions were bass fishing from a boat on a creek in the late afternoon. They heard heavy footsteps and water-splashing sounds from dense woods and motored closer quietly but saw nothing. After moving away from shore they heard a loud splash near the boat that they believed was a thrown object, followed by heavy footsteps retreating quickly. A strong musky odor had been present in the same area earlier that day.

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19 November 2011 Pin Hook, Duplin County, North Carolina Class A #42999

Law Enforcement Officer observes large figure along river bank while hunting for deer near Pin Hook

The witness was deer hunting on foot along a riverbank in the late afternoon when they noticed a musky odor and then saw a reddish figure crouched at the water's edge apparently drinking or scooping. The figure stood rapidly, emitted a deep guttural grunt, and walked away bipedally into brush and over a hill. The frightened witness left the area quickly, running several miles back to their vehicle, and has not returned.

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19 November 2011 Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan Class B #39785

Hunter hears unknown screams after shooting a deer near Jackson

While deer hunting at dusk, the witness shot and field-dressed a deer and then started to leave. An unfamiliar, terrible scream began nearby and continued for about five minutes, getting louder and closer until it seemed to reach the gut pile. From about 200 yards away, the witness hurried out of the woods and now avoids the area.

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15 November 2011 Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #31180

Nightime sighting by motorist in northern outskirts of Johnstown

In the pre-dawn hours, two relatives driving home saw a small dark upright figure cross the road in front of their car from right to left. The figure was covered in dark hair that shone in the headlights and moved quickly and smoothly, leading the driver to slow to avoid hitting it. Both occupants confirmed they saw the same thing, and the driver declined to stop and was unsettled afterward.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
14 November 2011 Between St. Helen And Roscommon, Roscommon County, Michigan Class B #31121

Resonant vocalizations and bipedal movement heard by hunter camped near Roscommon

The witness was camped alone in thick woods before hunting season when, after dark in rain, they heard an extremely loud scream followed by guttural grunts from nearby in the woods. After shouting and banging tools together, they heard something large moving through the woods as if running bipedally. The witness retreated to the truck for the night and recorded video that showed nothing, finding nothing disturbed in the morning.

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9 November 2011 Willacoochee, Atkinson County, Georgia Class A #32489

Woman sees a bigfoot off HWY 82 west of Withlacoochee

The witness was driving west on a highway toward work in the morning when she noticed a very large hair-covered biped standing at the edge of a clearing across the road. She described it as over eight feet tall with long dangling arms and continued to work after briefly slowing, later recalling a longer stop with details of its build, hair length, and chest marking in follow-up. No photos or other physical evidence were reported.

Full-body sighting
9 November 2011 Newhalem Or Mazama, Skagit County, Washington Class B #31052

Driver observes two dark figures on the roadside near Rainy Pass

The witness was driving east on a mountain highway near twilight when she saw a tall, dark, upright figure on the roadside about a quarter-mile ahead. As she approached, the figure slipped fluidly down a steep rocky ravine and disappeared. A few miles farther east, she saw a second, slightly smaller dark figure that likewise moved swiftly and smoothly down the slope, shaking small trees as it passed.

Full-body sighting
5 November 2011 Woodruff, Oneida County, Wisconsin Class B #32402

Tall upright figure observed crossing road near Woodruff

The witness and a companion were driving on a highway in the late afternoon when both saw a tall, all-black upright figure run across the road from forest to forest. The figure crossed the roadbed and embankments in a few seconds without slowing, stumbling, or looking aside, moving its arms smoothly while running. The witnesses described it as lanky with a conical head and could not identify it as a known animal or person.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 2011 Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Class A #33187

Dual sighting in late afternoon by deer hunter in tree stand near Lawrenceburg

The witness was deer hunting alone from a stand on his property near dusk in November 2011. He watched two large hairy bipeds jog past within 25 yards, moving side by side and repeatedly looking behind them. They disappeared into trees by a pond in under 10 seconds, and later searches found no sign.

Full-body sighting
November 2011 Ocala National Forest (Fort McCoy) Fl, Marion County, Florida Class B #32332

Hunter has series of possible incidents on private property near Ocala

The witness claims that while hunting alone from a climber in a tree near a swamp, he heard heavy steps approaching followed by two loud claps like trees being struck together. Minutes later he heard an extremely loud, deep growl from behind him that repeated after the animal stepped closer. He reports being terrified and describes the animal as foul-smelling and territorial.

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