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4 September 1993 Northome Mn, Itasca County, Minnesota Class B #4945

Fishermen hear screams on Moose Lake

Three people were fishing quietly from a boat near shore at dusk when they heard a loud scream from the treeline past a point. They then heard branches breaking and heavy bipedal-sounding footsteps moving up a steep bank, followed by a second similar scream. They saw nothing and left quickly for the boat ramp.

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September 1993 Keokee Virginia, Harlan County, Kentucky Class B #30596

Ginseng hunter recalls being terrified by a nighttime visitor on old mining property at the KY/VA border

Two companions were camping in remote steep woods while digging ginseng when they were awakened late at night by loud howls, screams, growls and chattering. Something shook trees and threw large rocks and small sapling trees into their camp for hours, retreating when the fire was built up and returning as it died down. At daylight they found saplings broken off and uprooted around camp and hiked out to the road.

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September 1993 Hammond, Clatsop County, Oregon Class A #10097

Skateboarders have encounter near Fort Stevens

Two skateboarders riding ahead of their group heard a high scream then close low grunts off a paved bike trail. One crouched to look and saw a very hairy black bipedal animal crouched about 10 yards away that they had run past. The animal stood to about 6 to 7 feet tall, then ran upright into thick brush swinging its arms, moving very fast and loudly through deadfall before going silent. The pair fled to their companions and a later search of the dead brush found no tracks or sign.

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August 1993 Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington Class A #5495

Large prints found in mud and then vocalizations heard south of Yakama Reservation

The witness drove to rented pasture to check fences where cattle had been getting out. He found a large tree knocked through the fence with strange hair on the wire, moved the tree and repaired the fence, then found very large fresh footprints in mud near a creek. He heard a grunt near the repair site and later a high-pitched scream from the same direction, found items tossed from his truck bed, then left and did not return.

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1993 Utah #6495c462-5544-4860-b11c-ea9c66a382c7

Footsteps in Utah (1993)

On a solo elk hunt in the same area the witness hiked through stripped timber and a bone scatter to a bowl holding many bedded deer. While returning near sunset he was followed by something matching his steps that he could not see, then heard growls from behind and across the creek. He kept a fire lit while packing and left camp, later reconsidering cougars as the source after hearing similar growls described as Sasquatch-related.

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November 1992 Panola County, Texas Class B #4139

Hunting party loses bagged deer to unknown predator.

During an evening hunt the witness and a relative followed the blood trail of a wounded deer. The trail grew faint and straight over obstacles, leading them to infer the deer was being carried. From across a clearing they heard an extremely loud roaring howl, answering growls and whoop-like replies, plus heavy footsteps on a fire lane mistaken for the witness. They never saw the source and later searches found no carcass or sign.

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September 1992 Burney Ca, Shasta County, California Class B #8784

Residents Awakened by Early Morning Vocalizations

The witness was woken by their mother after she heard a strange noise outside their Burney apartment. The witness waited on the porch and heard a very loud, guttural sequence of chirps and a scream, and noticed a pungent odor worse than skunk. No source was seen during a search, but the next morning a next-door neighbor said someone had been outside her elevated back window overnight.

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June 1992 Can't Remember, Atoka County, Oklahoma Class A #742

Boys have early morning encounter at watermelon patch off road

Late at night the witness and a friend stood in a rural road with dogs while waiting. They both saw a figure standing erect behind a large tree by a melon patch about 50-60 yards away. A deep, resonating growl came from the field that frightened them and the dogs, and they fled. They later heard whistles and howls from the woods for hours before falling asleep near dawn.

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between the hillside sighting and the road encounter, that summer Kentucky #4369c15d-f856-44da-a531-37c1124d7dcf

Rock throwing in Kentucky (1992)

While fishing alone, the witness noticed rocks landing in the water and first thought fish were jumping or someone was playing a trick. After throwing a rock back and hearing a thud instead of a normal impact, the witness heard a loud growl and a larger rock passed nearby. The witness ran back to the house without seeing anything.

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1992, the summer Kentucky #4369c15d-f856-44da-a531-37c1124d7dcf

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1992)

While walking out on a remote logging road after discovering flat tires, the witness confronted a black bear that kept approaching despite shouting. A large hairy biped rushed down the hill on all fours, landed in the road and slid, causing the bear to flee. The biped then stood, stared, and bluff-charged twice with loud vocalizations until the witness fled on foot and was later picked up by drivers in a pickup.

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1992 Nova Scotia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/dzYmY9lbC1iYHEh3dzlkvI_Am4pt08R8ydMw8QXqLKo

Growl in Nova Scotia (1992)

The witness was sent to clean up his brother's campfire in a field behind the house. He heard a loud growl that he felt in his chest, then heard something crashing through the woods toward him. He dropped everything and ran to the house feeling it chase him on two feet, and the food was found scattered the next morning.

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16 November 1991 Columbia, St. Clair County, Illinois Class A #33638

Woman recalls her night time sighting while fishing behind her home near Columbia

The witness was fishing alone at night in the pond behind her house when she heard a huff-growl behind her and turned to see a figure standing and watching her. When the figure moved, she became frightened, dropped her fishing pole, and ran up the hill to the house. She states she never fished at night or alone again.

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September 1991 Ashland County, Ohio Class A #3380

Two high school students are chased by large unknown creature

Two high-school companions went to an old single-lane railroad bridge at night to look into stories that it was haunted. While walking toward an abandoned barn they heard approaching rustling, then a loud scream-growl and heavy footsteps. A large shaggy creature reportedly ran at them on all fours, stood up about 15 feet away, and chased them back to their car before leaving when something else came down the road. They returned the next day and found odd-looking footprints.

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September 1991 Van Wert, Decatur County, Iowa Class A #22147

Artifact hunter describes an unusual daylight encounter in a public hunting area near Van Wert

The witness walked into a creek to look for surface artifacts and climbed out of the creek bed. About 20 feet away he saw a hair-covered creature sitting asleep against an oak tree with its hands locked across its knees. He dropped back into the creek out of sight, after which the creature got up and ran east across a gravel road.

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July 1991 Ashley, Gratiot County, Michigan Class A #37823

Woman remembers unnerving interactions near Ashley

The witness states she had just put her crying infant back to bed and was sitting on the side of her waterbed in a dark mobile home when she felt watched and heard a loud guttural grunt/growl. She turned toward a window about nine feet off the ground and saw a huge, reddish-brown hair-covered head with a wide nose and large nostrils staring at her sleeping companion. She froze in fear and was unable to speak for some time before the head disappeared. The next day she and her companion found nothing to stand on beneath the window and no tracks due to leaf cover.

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Summer 1991 Montague, Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #39639

Campers retreat to their vehicles due to a loud unknown vocalization near High Point State Park

A group camping overnight in a wooded campground heard a very loud, close vocalization that began as a growl and shifted into a prolonged howl. Frightened by the unfamiliar sound, the group retreated to their vehicles for safety. Years later the reporter concluded the sound resembled televised alleged Sasquatch calls and did not match black bear sounds.

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November 1990 Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado Class A #6782

Hunters observe dark creature pounding rocks together

The witness and a relative were hunting elk when they followed a strong smell and clashing rock sounds to a ridge. They observed a large hair-covered animal squatting in a dry creek bed striking two rocks together while vocalizing, which then stood, leapt the creek, and ran upslope out of sight. They later collected two chipped rocks from the spot but found no tracks or hair.

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14 September 1990 Pilot Point, Denton County, Texas Class B #28305

Man recalls being spooked by loud vocalization near McKinney Bridge Road

The witness and two companions stopped late at night at a dead end by a wooded creek. After all feeling watched and making monkey-like noises, they heard a close, very loud growl followed by a high-to-low scream-roar they felt in their chests. They scrambled to get into the truck and drove away quickly without seeing the source.

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9 September 1990 Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky Class A #51739

Memory told of seeing the neighbor's dog going after a hairy biped while squirrel hunting near Greenup

The witness was hunting alone in woods in the early morning when a neighbor's dog began barking at an animal downhill. The witness approached and watched the upright animal repeatedly bat the dog away, then saw it look directly at them, growl loudly and start moving toward them. The witness dropped a shotgun and ran home, later returning with a relative to recover the gun but seeing nothing.

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Spring 1990 Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky Class A #317

Sighting by a courier near Benton, across from a log cabin on Cole Cemetery Road

The witness was walking to a rural residence for a delivery when birds, horses, and deer fled from a nearby tree cluster. The witness then heard a loud deep growl rising into a scream from the trees and saw a very tall, wide, dark furry figure partly hidden in shadows moving along the tree line. Frightened, the witness ran to the truck and left. The next day the resident said strange sounds had occurred lately and warned against entering the woods alone.

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