Search results

27 encounters
6 July 2025 Neosho, Missouri #3a72c803-73b8-4703-a5c2-d0513bfa9a39

Partial sighting near Neosho, Missouri (2025)

Later the same night the two men returned to the same pull-off with another couple to show them the spot. While shining a light west of the car, one witness watched a golden-brown shape repeatedly duck behind a bush. No sound was heard, nothing was seen when headlights swept the area, and daylight inspection suggested the shape would have been much taller than first thought.

Partial sightingMovement only
6 July 2025 Neosho, Missouri #3a72c803-73b8-4703-a5c2-d0513bfa9a39

Unidentified sound near Neosho, Missouri (2025)

The next night two of the men returned to a different roadside pull-off in the same conservation area and stayed near the car. After one made whoop sounds, a loud close thud answered from the woods and was captured on both phones' recordings. One heard movement on his side of the car before they left after a few minutes.

Unidentified soundFootstepsMovement only
5 July 2025 Neosho, Missouri #3a72c803-73b8-4703-a5c2-d0513bfa9a39

Rock throwing near Neosho, Missouri (2025)

Three young men walked a trail at night in a conservation area to look for a pond. Rocks were thrown toward two of them from the woods, strange pacing, a low growl, and rhythmic booming sounds followed them. They found fresh green trees snapped and laid across the trail blocking the path, then were hurried out by more rock throws and close movement before the woods went quiet and normal night sounds returned near the car.

Rock throwingFootstepsGrowlUnidentified soundTree break +1
4 April 2017 French Village, St. Francois County, Missouri Class B #57305

Man living off grid hears strange occurrences including knocks and whoops at Goose Creek Lake

The witness was lying in bed in an off-grid camper when surrounding animal sounds went silent. Over about an hour the witness heard a single knock, shed creaking as if pushed, rustling and footsteps on gravel, a possible growl and chewing, and a single whoop with no reply. The next day the witness found a large footprint in the gravel near where the sounds originated and photographed it with a tape measure.

Wood knockFootstepsWhoopGrowlTracks +3
16 July 2013 Edgar Springs, Pulaski County, Missouri Class A #59071

Two night fishermen have scary encounter with two individuals west of Edgar Springs

The witness and a relative were night fishing across a creek from a short bluff when they heard crashing coming down the hill. They shone a spotlight and saw a large hairy figure crouched at the shoreline, then heard a second crashing nearby. The first figure entered the creek and stood in deep water up to its rib cage while they watched, after which both people fled without looking back.

Partial sightingMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
2013 Missouri #00fd0345-269d-4286-8cd7-d2c0334bdb9a

Movement only in Missouri (2013)

The witness's father shot a doe in the jaw; it fell, then got up and fled while something was heard leaving in dense brush uphill. After an unsuccessful blood trailing, the doe was found the next morning on the main road with organs gone, neck snapped, and spine damage. Later the carcass was gone except for the detached jaw left on the road.

Movement onlyProperty disturbance
August 2011 Missouri #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/01/sc-ep76-open-phone-lines-and-your-thoughts-1

Wood knock in Missouri (2011)

The caller was alone at night in a gazebo overlooking a lake on his grandparents' 40-acre property in northern Missouri in August 2011. He heard a single sharp knock from below the dam, then felt overwhelming fear and retreated to the house before returning. After shining a powerful green laser toward the swampy area, something crashed loudly down the hill breaking trees, and next day he found freshly snapped trees.

Wood knockTree breakMovement only
4 July 2008 Cape Fair, Barry County, Missouri Class B #25874

Possible late night encounter by canoeists on Flat Creek near Piney Creek Wilderness

Two companions were quietly floating in a canoe on a dark creek at night when they startled something standing at the creek edge. They heard heavy bipedal footsteps exiting the water, displacing water and making waves, then moving onto the bank. A large rock then splashed into the creek very close to the canoe, after which the subject walked uphill into the woods. The witnesses stayed silent out of fear and never saw the subject because of darkness.

FootstepsRock throwingMovement only
2004–2005 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Class B #27023

Huge animal screams and circles campsite at Finger Lake Park

Four people were camping around a campfire at Rocky Fork Lake in July 2004 when a large animal came from the woods to the south, circled the campsite three times at close range, and ran toward the lake emitting a high-pitched howl and pig-like squeals before running behind the camp. The group later noticed smeared foot impressions at the site, but rain had obscured detail and no identifiable evidence was preserved.

Movement onlyHowlScreamTracks
9 August 2002 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Class A #5286

Meteor watchers see large two-legged dark creature approach vehicle near Springfield

The witness and a companion drove to a hilltop late at night to watch a meteor shower. They heard repeated deep growls and saw the silhouette of a large man-like figure with a cone-shaped head and very wide shoulders walking silently up the road toward them. They fled by car, and a daytime revisit found no tracks.

SilhouetteGrowlMovement only
Spring 1983 Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri Class B #1100

Two fisherman run from a large screaming creature in the woods near Highway 7

Two men walking through very dense brush heard a loud roar-like sound ending in a high-pitched shriek. They then smelled a very strong foul odor and heard unseen brush movement, followed by a second, closer howl. Both men fled through the brush and exited about half a mile from where they entered. The account was relayed to the reporter by a relative of one participant, who said the participant remained frightened of that woods afterward.

VocalizationHowlScreamOdorMovement only
July 1982 Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri Class A #1141

Two six foot tall creatures seen by witness.

While taking a disused trail as a shortcut between Scout camps, the witness and a companion heard crashing in dense forest. The witness saw two fur-covered bipedal creatures run across the path, jump a stream, and disappear. The pair fled to a road, got a ride back, and reported the sighting to a Scoutmaster who did not believe them.

Full-body sightingMovement only
1976 Maryville, Missouri #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/04/02/sc-ep92-lights-in-the-forest

Movement only near Maryville, Missouri (1976)

The witness's father, a police officer, with other officers chased lights out of town in police cars in 1976. The lights came close to the cars, sped by fast, split off other lights, then took off very fast.

Movement only
17 November 1971 Salem, Dent County, Missouri Class A #36761

Memory told of a close encounter while deer hunting east of Salem

While hunting from a tree stand shortly after sunrise, the witness saw a frightened deer run by followed by two upright hairy figures. One figure came within about 15-20 feet, stared face-to-face at eye level for 10-15 seconds and emitted a deep growl before leaving. The witness fled toward a nearby farmhouse, fired a rifle shot overhead and shouted, while movement and noise paralleled him in the woods.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingGrowlMovement only
Date unknown Missouri #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Be6UISlnLqXrqPqtuXoGsqeHv3MDvtCb947ODto7Km8

Partial sighting in Missouri

A fellow researcher was hiking on the Missouri property before the group camp and noticed something pacing him. The figure stayed low and repeatedly popped its head up over the crest of a hill. He filmed the behavior with a GoPro camera, and the area became known as Crawler Hill.

Partial sightingMovement only
Date unknown Missouri #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Be6UISlnLqXrqPqtuXoGsqeHv3MDvtCb947ODto7Km8

Partial sighting in Missouri

The property owner was hunting from a tree stand when something stepped out of the tree line, walked along it, and went back into the woods. The sighting frightened him enough that he later asked for company to retrieve his stand. He subsequently contacted researchers to investigate the property.

Partial sightingMovement only
On Saturday night Salem, Dent County, Missouri Related account #11453

Movement only near Salem, Missouri

The next night the window by the witness's bed went dark for a few seconds as if something blocked the moonlight, with a wet-dog smell, and a check outside and next-morning search found nothing.

Movement onlyOdor
Date unknown Jackson County, Missouri #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/04/02/sc-ep92-lights-in-the-forest

Movement only near Jackson County

The witness said he has seen strange lights several times while having campfires in his yard near an area locally known as the Atherton lights by the river bottom.

Movement only
Christmas night, two nights in a row Missouri #0e8839a9-96b6-434f-9407-c62611fc8921

Sasquatch sighting in Missouri

Two partners camped in a van with a friend and dogs for deer season. On the first night they saw an upright figure by a car that vanished in a few steps and was not the friend's companion. The next night dogs reacted to knocking at the window, a pumpkin had been moved without marks, and large human-like handprints with long fingers were found on the van.

SilhouetteDoor or window contactHandprintProperty disturbanceMovement only
just a month or so before all the encounters happened Missouri #00fd0345-269d-4286-8cd7-d2c0334bdb9a

Movement only in Missouri

The witness and another person watched a light rise from a meadow, hover, grow from softball to basketball size, and shift from blue to vibrant yellow. It moved toward them to about fifty feet away, then darted toward a tree line and dissipated. It made no sound and lasted about ten minutes.

Movement only