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Sighting at night by a group of coon hunters; Screams were also heard in the area
Late at night while coon-hunting, four men waited by a campfire when their dogs stayed close and acted frightened. They then saw a huge white-haired figure standing about 30 yards away watching them. The men left the area quickly without further interaction.
Sasquatch sighting near Luray, Virginia (1936)
A construction crew camped in a Virginia valley in the mid-1930s reported repeated visits by large hairy beings that stole food, left huge footprints, and were seen felling and dragging trees. Early one August morning in 1936 a being reached into a tent and pulled a sleeping worker out by the ankle. Other workers threw hand axes and chased it with rifles and shotguns, firing many shots without killing it, after which sentries were posted day and night.
Full-body sighting near Jefferson, Wisconsin (1936)
In 1936 a night watchman found a strange creature digging in a burial mound. It stood on its hind legs and ran off. On a second night it stood again and uttered syllables sounding like Gadara before running off. He told only his wife, then his son when he thought he was dying.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1934)
A woman washing clothes in a river in British Columbia heard a close buzzing like a hummingbird. She turned to see a Bigfoot nearby and covered her eyes, believing the sound aided hypnotism. The account is presented as a 1934 Canadian report.
Sasquatch sighting near Seaside, Oregon (1933)
In 1933 out of Seaside three men in a search party for lost people reportedly saw a Bigfoot at different times. One of the witnesses was the Seaside city attorney.
Recollections of numerous encounters at a logging camp during the Great Depression
The reporter recounts stories his parents told about a logging camp in the early 1930s shortly after their 1932 marriage. After an initial close approach to another woman in camp, a large hairy human-like creature was seen repeatedly in the evenings, at times leaning on a parked truck and running upright faster than dogs. The father prevented others from shooting it because it looked too human.
Sasquatch sighting near Oakville, Washington (1932)
As retold from a casebook, a young woman walking home from a high school dance in snow was beckoned by a big hairy ape-like creature with outstretched arms. She ran away.
Nine foot tall brown/black creature seen carrying a calf.
Two hunters reported seeing a tall upright creature burst from dense brush carrying a calf in its arms. The men left the area and later returned at dusk with two other men to find a dead calf with entrails removed and disturbed brush nearby. Dogs brought to the site reportedly would not leave the vehicle, and the group left.
Daylight sighting by woodsman of two bipeds stalking an elk
The witness was positioned on one mountainside watching across a valley toward an opposite slope where an elk was being stalked by two large brown animals first taken for bears. Viewed through binoculars, the two stood upright and walked on two legs, keeping the elk between them and at times hiding behind trees before entering heavy timber after about five minutes. The outcome for the elk was not seen, but the witness thought the pair probably killed it.
Sasquatch sighting (1925)
Russian troops surrounding a cave where rebels were believed to hide threw a rock inside, which was thrown back out. After a shot was fired into the cave, a Neanderthal-like being emerged and was shot dead and buried. A surviving troop member later led others to the burial, where a pinky bone identified as Neanderthal was recovered.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
During daytime one miner returning from the spring found a large creature in brush near the cabin. Others poured out and fired many rounds, estimated at sixteen to eighteen. The creature ended up at the cliff edge and fell or climbed down into the canyon.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
In July 1924 near Mount St. Helens, five miners traveling between their mine and cabin encountered unknown creatures and one miner shot at one. That night the creatures retaliated by throwing rocks and trying to force entry into the cabin from all sides including the roof. The attack lasted all night until just before dawn, after which the men agreed never to speak of it.
Albert Ostman account -- Multiple-day encounter with family of Sasquatches
A prospector camping alone in coastal mountains awoke at night to being carried inside his sleeping bag for hours to a small enclosed valley. There he encountered four hair-covered individuals described as a family group and was held for about six days living on remaining canned food. He gained favor with the younger ones using snuff and handmade utensils, then incapacitated the adult male with a large dose of snuff and escaped during the resulting commotion, hiking south to a logging camp for help.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
The host retells a historical account from 1924 in which gold prospectors in Ape Canyon said they were attacked by ape-like figures. The incident is placed near Mount St. Helens, a generation after earlier stories of wildmen on the mountain. No further detail about the attackers is given in this telling.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1924)
The witness was prospecting and camping near the head of Toba Inlet when supplies were disturbed for three nights. He was then carried inside his sleeping bag for about three hours to an enclosed valley. There a family group of four hair-covered beings held him for six days, during which he shared small gifts and observed their behavior. He escaped after the adult male swallowed snuff and became ill, then hiked out to civilization.
Sasquatch sighting near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1921)
A woman saw a four-foot object moving along a rear fence and fetched a neighbor, who shot it with a shotgun and saw it drop. When approached, it jumped to hind legs and chased the shooter back into the house, then left toward another town. Strange footprints were later reported nearby.
1920's sighting Southest of Booneville
A witness was with a berry-picking group when a tied horse began struggling against its tree. The witness heard the commotion, approached the horse, and saw a hairy manlike creature after the horse. The creature then ran into the brush, and the group left the area.
Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)
A motorist traveling toward town was allegedly leapt upon by the mysterious gorilla-like animal. Armed only with a small penknife, he resisted, and a second passing motorist joined to beat off the attack.