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Family members describe screaming and house smacking near Prairie Home
Five women staying overnight at a rural farmhouse heard loud piercing screams approaching from up a hill toward the house. A backlit tall, large-framed figure walking hunched over passed in front of the front picture windows and beat on the house, and a very hairy leg was seen when the front door was opened. The figure then went around the corner of the house and disappeared, leaving a burning skunk-like smell. Two men who had been away returned later and searched the large farm into the early morning without finding anything.
A boy's summer encounter in a Saskatoon patch in Strathcona Island Park, next to Medicine Hat
In the afternoon after swimming, the witness ran ahead of the group on a winding trail back toward the campsite. Stopped by a strong foul odor, the witness noticed a large dark furry creature sitting among berry bushes a short distance away. The creature stayed motionless and made a quiet chattering sound, after which the witness ran away while hearing it crash away through the trees. No one else in the group saw or heard the creature.
Four feral dogs chase sasquatch
On a clear night in August 1972, the 12-year-old witness was reading late in his bedroom when feral dogs chased something into his backyard. He heard heavy bipedal footfalls, a violent impact against the house corner and window, a grunt, and then a short deep growl directed at the dogs, followed by silence. The intruder then fled over a cedar fence as the dogs pursued, leaving a strong foul odor. Next morning the witness found a flattened flowerbed and trellis, a toppled lumber stack, and a tuft of hair of uncertain origin on the fence.
Creature seen stepping over four foot barbed wire fence near the town of Louisiana
The witness was walking alone east along a rural road at dusk when a strong foul odor appeared and a tall figure was seen at the edge of a pasture. The figure watched the witness, matched movements, and approached, then chased the witness who fled to a farmhouse porch. The creature eventually left toward the pasture with farm dogs chasing it, and the witness hid until a companion arrived.
Family camping at Lake Somerville is menaced by a loud screaming creature
The witness and relatives were camped overnight when a foul stench filled the air and an extremely loud scream beginning as a growl was heard. The dog hid, and rounds fired into the air temporarily drove the source away, but it returned repeatedly until dawn despite a large fire. Nothing was ever seen and no unusual tracks were found, though a nearby stand of broken saplings carried the same odor.
Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1972)
Guest age 7 and his grandfather saw a tall upright figure standing above the corn at the edge of the field in the evening and went inside. Later that night the guest woke to a strong odor and saw a dark hairy figure filling the bedroom window looking in, while his grandfather held a pistol. The figure moved to the front porch where the grandfather fired a shotgun through the screen door, after which it fled up the road vocalizing with screams and distant whoops.
Memory shared of a daylight sighting while searching for bottles along a rural road outside Garrett
The witness and two companions were collecting bottles along a shaded dirt road in the evening when they heard an extremely loud scream-like roar and noticed a strong odor. They got into their vehicle and drove uphill about 300 yards before looking back. They saw a tall hair-covered biped standing in the road in sunlight before leaving the area.
Sasquatch sighting near Willow River, Minnesota (1972)
While fleeing the farm on foot, the witness left the gravel road and became stuck in deep swamp muck and water. A large hairy bipedal female emerged from the tree line, waded to him, lifted him by his jacket, carried him back to the roadside ditch, and left. The farm operator arrived shortly after and transported the witness back to the farm.
Female fly fisherman's lucid recollection of classic territorial intimidation behavior of Saquatches ; 6mi NE of Mystic Lake
A group hiked to remote mountain lakes and fished. The witness heard branches breaking and a very loud wood-on-wood knock, then smelled a strong foul stench. Pine cones landed sideways next to the witness and large tracks were seen in smashed grass, with a sense of being watched and shadowed until leaving the plateau. No creature was seen.
Witness recalls face to face encounter with creature near Myrtle Point
In 1971 the witness was alone watching TV at the parents' rural house near Myrtle Point. After hearing dogs bark, smelling a strong foul odor, and hearing footsteps on an outside plank, she saw a tall hunched hairy female figure pass a glass door. The figure stopped, turned toward her and made eye contact, after which she fainted and was later found on the floor by her parents. Her father searched outside with a flashlight but found nothing.
Man recalls sighting as a youth, near Bass River State Forest
Two scouts walking on a gravel road in a pine forest at night smelled a foul odor and heard gravel being disturbed. They then saw a large, hairy silhouette run across the road and fled back to camp. When they told their scout leader, he laughed and sent them to bed.
Woman recalls childhood experience of a terrifying night-time encounter while camping near Kennecott Copper mine
A family group of six was inside a large tent at night during a thunderstorm when they smelled an overpowering odor and heard loud screaming approach. A large hairy figure stood over the tent, visible in lightning flashes, screaming for several minutes while the occupants huddled in fear. An adult companion left the tent, apparently confronted the creature amid scuffling and growling, then returned pale and blocked the zipper until dawn when the group left.
Possible nest nest and food remains found by retired soldier near the Sandy River
In mid-summer 1970 the witness was driving along the Sandy River looking for a place to target shoot when he found saplings snapped off with the tops formed into a large bedding area. Nearby were several freshly gutted rabbits, a death-like smell, and unusually silent woods. He left to find a ranger station and returned with a ranger who photographed the site, after which both described themselves as becoming believers.
Various incidents around home with women and children only, near Summerville
During the summer of 1970, the witness and four companions were playing outside at night in the backyard when they noticed a strong dead-like odor. They then observed red glowing eyes in the dark woods beyond the chainlink fence from a taller-than-human figure that stood watching them. Frightened, the children ran inside to tell relatives but were not believed.
Woman recalls scary night while at a Girl Scout campground in Bear Brook State Park
The witness was sleeping in a tent with other campers during a Girl Scout overnight stay when she was awakened by something pressing on the tent and making grunting sounds. After she scratched the tent fabric and made a loud sound herself, she felt something solid outside and heard a loud grunt or growl followed by crashing away through the underbrush. The other occupants screamed, camp leaders said everyone was accounted for, and an unrecognized funky odor was noticed.
Sasquatch sighting in Minnesota (1970)
The witness was deer hunting from a stand when chirping sounds approached through the woods. A large dark manlike figure stepped into a shooting lane about 30 feet away and looked around. After the witness called out, it stared at him and left in a few strides.
Property disturbance in Montana (1970)
Over several years in the 1970s a large smelly intruder rummaged garbage, trashed yards and broke into houses taking food. One family was visited almost nightly and treated it as routine. Residents locked doors, dogs acted cowardly, and meetings were held.
Creature observed by witness.
On a moonlit night in summer 1970, the witness was on a road by a cornfield with a companion when a large brownish creature was heard and then seen running across the road, down a ditch, over a fence and into the cornfield. The creature had a foul smell. The witness returned the next day and found large smudged footprints in the road and cornfield.
Encounter on Toledo Bend
While fishing from a boat near shore, the witness smelled a strong musky odor for several minutes, then spotted a tall hair-covered figure partly hidden behind a short tree at the treeline. The figure remained still for a couple minutes, then stood, stepped into the open to look at the boat, and walked slowly uphill into denser forest. A companion in the boat also smelled the odor but did not see the figure.
Unidentified sound in California (1970)
The witness was camping with two companions near a lake in Yosemite. After hearing cracking in brush in the afternoon, they heard a close loud roar rising to a high scream at night and smelled a wet-dog odor. Other campers said something ran past their tent, and the group stayed in the tent until sunrise then left without continuing their trip.