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Fall 2011 Qualicum Beach, British Columbia Class B #43994

Possible sighting near Bowser on Vancouver Island

About 2.5 years before the report, a 4.5-year-old boy was riding in a van with his mother and grandmother while the family looked for firewood near Bowser. Looking out the open door toward a clearcut bordered by alders, the boy saw a tall upright brown-black animal emerge, take several steps, pause to look at the van, then return to cover. He described it as walking on two legs and swinging its arms, seeing it from the waist up.

Partial sighting
Spring 2011 Country Lakes, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #55552

Man has possible intimidation encounter in woods close to his home near Country Lakes

On a sunny spring morning in 2011 the witness was walking a trail beside a swampy area when he heard a whistle-like sound followed by loud smashing and crashing in the woods. He never saw the source but interpreted the sounds as a large creature moving parallel to him and later splashing in a creek. He searched for tracks but found only his own.

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January 2011 Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Class A #28702

Daylight sighting by a father and son of a Bigfoot crossing I-64 west of Lewisburg

While driving on I-64 at dusk, the witness saw a hair-covered figure run through heavy traffic and across the median without slowing. The figure paused to avoid a log truck, allowing a close view, then sprinted across the remaining lanes into the woods. The passenger also watched the figure run up the hill through the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
2011–2012 Isabella County, Michigan Class B #32981

Farmers record interesting vocalizations west of Clare

The witness reports repeatedly hearing unfamiliar sounds at a central Michigan farm over the prior summer, often while doing outdoor animal chores at night with two other people. The sounds included howls, wood knocking, deep guttural noises, whoops, and indistinct talking-like vocals, which the witness recorded and felt matched published bigfoot recordings.

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2011–2013 3.5miles Outside Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee Class A #43099

Activity including a dawn sighting at a home outside Tullahoma

Early one morning the witness was leaving for work from the driveway and noticed movement on an embankment by the road. A very large dark hairy figure moved into the middle of the road, stood watching the witness for a short time, then walked into brush by a creek and did not reappear. Follow-up added size, hair and movement details and noted the sighting distance.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
2011 South Dakota #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/09/13/sc-ep145-tribal-police-and-sasquatch

Scream in South Dakota (2011)

While two officers documented a fatal accident on a remote road, both heard loud screams from west of the river described as a whooping scream. The patrol officer was frightened to remain alone after the investigator left.

Scream
Winter 2011 Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa Class B #33490

Large log tossed into Des Moines River as woman watches eagles from bridge at Frank Gotch State Park

The witness stopped on a park bridge after work and felt uneasy and watched from the wooded riverbank. A large log crashed into the river nearby and was seen floating, followed by a low huffing sound, though no creature was seen. The witness inferred the log had been thrown from the forest floor and left quickly feeling scared and shaken.

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2011–2012 Isabella County, Michigan #d9a91a80-ad70-460e-b711-b005faab97a5

UFO sighting near Isabella County (2011)

While walking on the farm property the witness saw flashes shooting upward from the woods. The witness first suspected a game camera flash but was told no cameras were there. Other visitors reported orb-like lights in the sky that the witness did not see.

Partial sighting
2011 Helen, Georgia #469f1cca-9e52-44d4-9757-43bb47d1202c

Howl near Helen, Georgia (2011)

The witness had walked away from lodging to clear his head after an argument. While walking on a road at night he heard branches breaking and a loud vocalization, then saw a very large dark fur-covered shape between trees on a rock face. After hearing a deep exhale-like sound and losing sight of it, he ran back to lodging.

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2011 Highlands, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/nsTAt9pgvtvJvp25FFYeuo8SjZIXbgS8aoLa1k6x0gQ

Sasquatch sighting near Highlands, North Carolina (2011)

The witness hiked out to a granite face after work and headed back at dusk through dense overgrown trail along a dry creek. Something large and heavy sprinted on all fours from behind him, blurred past, crossed the creek and stopped silently. He felt watched, left quickly, and later jokingly told his wife he ran into a giant wolf.

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2011–2012 Long Beach, California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/UA0kClRuX69Der0GjPRQaGraNppCqCjCus2OEj6Mf1Q

UFO sighting near Long Beach, California (2011)

After leaving the large ship at night, the witness stopped on the sidewalk and watched a dull gray spherical object hovering roughly 800 to 1000 feet up. He observed it clearly for four to five seconds in port lighting before it shot off toward the ocean, leaving a streak of light. He heard no sound.

Full-body sighting
fall of 2011 Easton, Washington #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/X6-HJSGwUMOgZrLuA81pZnjBiS0r58xhYAT4UOk52MU

Object throwing near Easton, Washington (2011)

The witness and his father went early in the morning to fish the headwaters of a river. Pinecones repeatedly landed very close to them though no trees overhung them and no trajectory was seen. After one cone struck the father in the woods they left to fish elsewhere.

Object throwing
2011 Arkansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/06/17/sc-ep115

Silhouette in Arkansas (2011)

While road hunting with a spotlight, the witness and a friend spotted eyes and a dark silhouette in a field and the friend shot it with a .22. It did not flee but rocked side to side, screamed extremely loudly, and stepped toward them. They left when another truck approached. Next day they found blood and realized it had stood in a deep ditch, implying tall height.

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January 2011 Malta, Phillips County, Montana Class A #33257

Tow truck driver watches a creature drag an elk away from accident site south of Malta on Hwy. 191

A tow truck driver was loading a car that had struck an elk late at night when he heard a deep grunt. He shone a light and saw an upright creature dragging the dead elk one-handed by the antlers through deep snow into a drainage. The creature looked at him, continued dragging the elk about 100 feet, and disappeared from view after about 15 seconds.

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January 2011 Indianola, Kitsap County, Washington Class B #28823

Driver notices a tall dark figure behind a tree near Kingston

While driving at night the witness rounded a turn and saw a tall dark man-like figure standing behind a tree in the headlights. The figure appeared to try to pull its body behind the tree to hide. The witness was frightened and reports having dreams about the sighting since that night.

Partial sighting
30 December 2010 Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts Class B #28667

Resident hears possible early morning vocalizations near Westfield

Around 3 a.m. the witness went outside to smoke after being unable to sleep and heard distant, powerful howls/screams lasting about ten minutes that faded as if the source was moving. The witness woke a friend, who also heard the sounds and found them chilling. Both men, experienced outdoors, said the vocalizations were unlike any familiar nocturnal animal sounds.

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24 December 2010 Wesley Chapel, Pasco County, Florida Class B #42293

Possible nighttime sighting while standing with friends outside a rural home near Wesley Chapel

Late at night the witness and two companions were talking outside a rural home when the witness noticed movement between houses. Under a street light they watched a tall dark hairy biped run across the cul-de-sac without looking toward them. The group reacted with great fear, with one person running inside and the others driving away, later agreeing they had seen a bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
19 December 2010 Pensacola, Okaloosa County, Florida Class A #28634

Motorist has daytime sighting near I-10 Exit east of Pensacola

The witness was driving eastbound on the interstate in late morning when a large dark figure stepped out from trees beside the highway, looked toward traffic, then returned to the woods. The witness passed within about 30 feet but had only a brief view at highway speed and noted long arms, straight shaggy hair, and a slight hunch, with the face obscured by an arm. A companion in the car did not see the figure.

Full-body sighting
12 December 2010 Atwater, Portage County, Ohio Class B #28730

Possible vocalizations heard while training hunting dogs near Atwater

Four people were coon hunting at night when their dog-tracking signal failed and dogs became frightened and quit hunting. The group heard repeated loud groaning and wailing howls that they estimated came from about fifty yards away. They recovered the dogs and left the area feeling intimidated and unwelcome.

Howl
12 December 2010 Fannin County, Texas Class A #29315

Hunter has encounters at a North Texas campground

During a December camping and hunting trip, at dusk the witness noticed eyes at the base of a tree near the tent area, then watched a Bigfoot-like figure run on all fours toward the lake. The figure was described as slender and human-like with a large crown on the head, large dark eyes and straight lips, with its head held level with its back while looking at the ground.

Full-body sighting