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Growl in California (1997)
The witness was hiking in Yosemite with roommates in 1997 when the group heard a frightening growl. The sound sent shivers down spines and sparked a lasting fascination with identifying what made it.
Possible repeat approaches outside Circleville
The witness and a companion were working for about a month at a remote camp near Spruce Knob. On one night by the campfire the witness heard low vocal sounds and three grunts directly behind him. Both men yelled and ran toward the woods, hearing something large moving away through the trees but seeing nothing when a flashlight was used.
Dogman sighting near Camberwell, England (1996)
A man cutting through a cemetery was grabbed by the arm and smashed to the ground by something huge. Looking up he saw a large dark-furred creature with a German shepherd-like head slobbering, growling and sniffing his body before running off on its hind legs.
Mother and child hear roar while lost on Read Island
The witness was hiking with a child after becoming lost and stopped by a berry thicket along an old logging road to pick berries. The witness heard footsteps moving through thick brush behind the thicket, called out, and felt watched as the steps paused then resumed more slowly. An unseen source then produced a very loud deep growl rising toward a roar, prompting the witness to flee with the child.
Sasquatch sighting near Fort Lewis, Washington (1996)
While serving as OPFOR team leader, the guest camped with four soldiers on a hilltop at Fort Lewis. They awoke to live gunfire and powerful roars that made three men ill, then approached to find special-operations personnel standing over two shot Sasquatch bodies. After the female died before them, the team was removed, threatened with prosecution if they spoke, and later found the site cleared.
Growl near Comox Valley (1996)
The witness had recently moved to the island and was camping with family at a busy lakeside campground. Around 1 a.m. he heard prolonged growling and howling from the mountains that changed in level but did not match known animals. The sounds repeated every hour or two for the rest of the night.
Recollection of a college outing interrupted by possible vocalizations and rocks thrown near Rawley Springs
A large college group camped late at night in a remote, densely wooded rocky area. After midnight they heard large rocks being thrown into and around a nearby stream and loud wailing, howling and grunting sounds that grew closer when the camp was loud and receded when quiet. After confirming all members were present, most of the group left early while about 10-15 stayed quietly until dawn as the sounds grew more distant.
Campers hear unusual grunting sound from behind tent
Four people settling to sleep at a deer hunting camp heard a deep grunting animal shuffling behind a tent. Two of them got up with rifles and lights to investigate, and the animal left quickly while grunting and breaking through brush. They never saw the animal and found no tracks the next morning.
Two men on a canoe trip hear then see 8ft tall sasquatch at close range
The witness and a companion canoed to a remote shore of a lake for lunch when they heard growling and smelled a foul odor. They pushed through brush and saw a huge dark-furred biped about 20 feet away apparently feeding on a small animal. The creature stood to about 7-8 feet, looked at them, then grabbed its meal and ran off while the pair retreated to their canoes.
Campers hear screams around midnight
Two campers were awakened in their tent around 1 a.m. by distant screams that grew closer as the source moved through the campground. The screams sounded like a woman or baby, with grunts and sniffing pauses between, and the source stopped very close to their tent before moving away and fading. The witnesses stayed inside the tent and never saw the source.
Sasquatch sighting in Oklahoma (1995)
Years later the first witness was told by a construction worker about a camping trip with others along the same creek. The group saw strange moving lights, felt a sudden whirlwind, then heard growling and tree-breaking and footsteps in the creek as they fled. Headlights later revealed a huge upright silhouette standing by a tree.
Growl in Texas (1995)
The teenage guest left home upset and sat alone in the middle of a dark street at the edge of fields. A possum ran toward him, then he heard a very loud deep growl that vibrated in his chest. He ran home and found much more time had passed than he perceived.
Sasquatch sighting in New York (1994)
The second guest was scouting alone near his hunting camp in the Adirondacks in September 1994 at the start of archery season. After noticing shaking trees he walked a leafy trail at dusk and came face-to-face within arm's reach of a very large hairy man-like figure. The figure growled, shaking the witness, who closed his eyes, then fled to camp.
Witness hears late night screams near Yreka
The witness was working on a bicycle on the back porch late at night when a low guttural growl/hoot was heard from an estimated 100 to 200 feet away between the residence and up the road. The sound lasted several seconds, rose in pitch, and did not resemble known local wildlife, while nearby dogs did not react. The witness retrieved a handgun and flashlight to search but found nothing unusual, with ground too dry to hold tracks.
Memory told of a nighttime encounter at close range near Blairsville
Two companions were walking at night toward a house when a noise at the treeline drew their attention. One companion fled while the witness briefly watched a huge dark-haired figure step down an embankment into the road about 30 feet away, hearing a grunt and smelling a musky pine odor. Both ran to the house and dogs chased the figure, with sounds of a violent struggle including roaring and shrieks before the dogs returned, one injured and another with blood on its mouth.
Camper has nighttime sighting outside of Bunker Hill
Late at night on July 4th while camping behind a relative's house, the witness left the campsite with a flashlight to use the bathroom. About a minute down the trail, a large dark-furred biped crossed the trail about 20 feet away, paused to look at the witness after the witness gasped, then walked away. The witness dropped the flashlight, ran back to camp panicked, and later declined to sleep outside.
Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (1994)
As a young teen running away, the guest walked under a bridge and noticed a tall hairy figure peering around a large pine and swaying. He fired his BB gun, the creature hid grunting, then ran past him as a nearby homeowner shouted. He ran home and later returned with his father, and the neighbor said he saw a small child and a very large figure run off together.
Growl (1994)
After shooting a doe and reaching the road to his rig, the hunter heard a deep guttural growl. A tall tree about 50 feet tall about 100 yards down the hillside then shook vigorously without a visible cause.
Sasquatch sighting near Redstone, New Hampshire (1994)
The guest was hiking alone deep into the woods on a fall day when the forest went silent. About 200 to 250 feet ahead by a power-line pole he saw a very tall red-haired human-like creature with a baboon-like face scratching its back. After it made a growl-like sound he backed away and ran once bird sounds returned.
Deer hunter recalls possible early morning encounter near Boone Lake
The witness was deer hunting alone before dawn from a rock above a game trail. A figure approached uphill in a zigzag while making stepping sounds and low grunts and growls, then stopped a few feet away at eye level for about 20 seconds. After the witness coughed and waved, the figure turned and walked away bipedally out of sight and hearing.