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BFRO YEAR: 07 Beekman, Dutchess County, New York Class B #23856

Campers hear and see possible bigfoot pass by tents on Nuclear Lake

The witness was camping overnight with family members and dogs near a lake and trail. Around 1 a.m. while awake in his tent, he heard footsteps approaching from the woods and passing behind a relative's tent, with no flashlight visible, while a dog whined and reacted. No creature was seen. He interpreted the sounds as a bipedal creature.

Footsteps
in the spring of 1997 Place not stated Related account #1453

Footsteps

The witness heard heavy footsteps sounding very close while turkey hunting in spring 1997 without seeing the source.

Footsteps
around July 17, 2003 Wellsville, Allegany County, New York Related account #11726

Footsteps near Wellsville, New York

The same witness returned to the same trail years later with a different companion, heard movement in the swamp, smelled a powerful odor, experienced sudden silence, and felt followed while leaving.

FootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
Approx. summer of 2000 Place not stated Related account #46780

Footsteps

The witness and a companion heard something bipedal approaching through leaves and left without seeing it.

Footsteps
during his 25+ years running the farm Place not stated Related account #74596

Footsteps

A farm worker said eerie experiences are normal there and described experiencing silence followed by footsteps and loud cracking sounds over many years.

FootstepsWood knock
The next day Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut Related account #74596

Footsteps near Kent, Connecticut

The following day the witness and a companion returned to the same spot, again experienced silence followed by louder faster footsteps from a different direction, and fled.

Footsteps
Once in a while Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut Related account #58379

Movement only near Torrington, Connecticut

The witness and a friend on the porch sensed something very large and heavy running in a straight line across the field behind the house without seeing it.

Movement onlyFootsteps
One night Place not stated Related account #1089

Scream

The witness and relatives sitting outside at night heard a horrible scream by the barn, then relatives with flashlights heard something large running through a field behind the barn.

ScreamFootsteps
over a period of approximately 7 years Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Related account #49903

Wood knock near Kane, Pennsylvania

Over about seven years, group members reported hearing knocks, loud branch breaks and large bipedal footsteps, smelling foul odors and feeling watched without seeing a creature.

Wood knockTree breakFootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 2006-pres Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Class B #49903

Several possible incidents over the years in the Allegheny National Forest

In March 2014 while staying at a cabin with four companions, the witness went alone to a nearby meadow after dark to look at stars. The witness heard bipedal footsteps approaching up the slope, called out twice with no reply, and the steps paused then stopped at the lane edge. As the witness walked back past that spot, brush shuffled as if something turned to watch, but all companions were still inside and had heard nothing.

FootstepsMovement only
One evening past midnight in August of this past year Place not stated Related account #46320

Footsteps

The husband was awakened past midnight by heavy squishing footfalls in wet yard and deep impressions were found near the bedroom the next morning.

FootstepsTracks
In December of 2008 Confidential, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Related account #44350

Footsteps near Confidential, Pennsylvania

On a cold snowy evening in December 2008 the witness heard loud crunching bipedal-sounding steps outside a closed window and retreated to the hallway.

Footsteps
July (?) of 2000 Erie And Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania Related account #4709

Sasquatch sighting near Erie And Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Years later the same witness felt ground-shaking thuds and glimpsed a large upright shadowy figure moving fast through woods, after which spooked deer entered the clearing.

Partial sightingFootsteps
During another instance Place not stated Related account #30531

Footsteps

On another occasion the witness heard heavy-footed movement through the woods unlike any animal he knew.

Footsteps
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #208

Sasquatch sighting

While climbing a pine tree, the witness heard movement below, confirmed the dog was elsewhere, dropped a branch, and briefly saw a fast-moving creature dart under trees before it disappeared.

Partial sightingFootsteps
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #26957

Whoop

A companion in a separate tree stand the same morning heard whooping and something walking around the stand but could see nothing in the dark.

WhoopFootsteps
At 25 years of age Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Related account #19170

Sasquatch sighting near Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania

The witness, aged 25, tent-camped with her husband and dog when the ground shook and they later saw a large man-like figure cross a field into a cornfield at night.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1992 or 93 Butler County, Pennsylvania Class A #3551

Campers have close encounter with large, hairy creature

Three people were sitting around a campfire late at night when they heard footsteps in the woods and a loud crash against a nearby mobile home. The reporter ran to wake a sleeping companion while the other two put out the fire. Those two companions reported seeing a large hairy man-like figure about 20 feet away, about 7-8 feet tall with red eyes, which then ran off hunched over.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsProperty disturbance
BFRO YEAR: 1976 or 77 Sussex NJ, Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #7185

Teens have scary encounter in abandoned creamery near Sussex

Two teenagers exploring an abandoned creamery had the companion climb a ladder to the upper floor, where he reported a foul smell and hairy legs behind a box. Both then heard heavy running overhead with ceiling boards moving, and saw a large hairy figure break through a wall, cross a roof, and appear directly after loading doors blew open. They watched it run away through a cornfield for several seconds until it went over or through a fence and disappeared.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingFootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
Today Lacy Township, Ocean County, New Jersey Related account #77867

Footsteps near Lacy Township, New Jersey

On a return visit to the same area, the witness heard low breathing and footsteps in thick brush that stopped when approached and then left after waiting in silence.

FootstepsUnidentified sound