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2002 South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/01/sc-ep402-giant-chimpanzee-on-all-fours-chasing-the-deer

Sasquatch sighting in South Carolina (2002)

Coming home around 3 a.m. after a double shift, the guest drove toward a shape in the pasture and realized it was a squatting hairy creature with blood around its mouth holding a dead animal. The creature showed contempt, bared bloody teeth, then stood to about 6 foot 8 and walked away while the guest backed out in his truck.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
January 2002 Tillman County, Oregon #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/10/02/sc-ep258-logger-has-encounter-in-oregon

Sasquatch sighting near Tillman County (2002)

The witness drove into a logging job and pulled up a spur road to get out of truck traffic and relieve himself. Sunlight briefly broke through and lit what he thought was a stump, which he then realized was a hair-covered figure squatting to hide. The figure stood and left quickly up the ridgeline while the witness ran back to his rig and kept the event to himself for years.

Full-body sighting
2002 Place not stated Related account #13063

Sasquatch sighting (2002)

Another engineer reportedly nearly hit a silver-colored biped that ran across the tracks in front of an eastbound train.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 2002 Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Class B #28409

"Chimp-like" animal briefly seen by backcountry horseman near Winlock

About eight years before the phone interview, the witness was riding horses with his wife on a logging road in wooded country when he saw a dark animal cross the road a couple hundred yards ahead. The animal moved quickly on all fours using long arms and then disappeared into vegetation. The couple rode to the crossing spot, where their horses became frightened and refused to continue, behavior the witness said was unlike their reactions to bears.

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1 January 2002 Bridal Veil, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #3624

Nighttime sighting by motorist on I-84, west of Multnomah Falls

Two motorists driving westbound on the freeway at night reported a very tall, thin, hair-covered biped crossing in front of their car toward the river. They narrowly missed striking it and lost sight of it at the guardrail. They then called a relative by cell phone to report what had happened.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
9 December 2001 Quinlan, Hunt County, Texas Class A #7632

Bigfoots observed demonstrating intimidation behavior near Lake Tawakoni

The witness and a companion followed noises into woods on private property after seeing large movement in the treeline. After a deep growl and handgun shots, they were confronted at the treeline by two large hairy figures that stomped, rocked, and threw branches. They slowly backed out while keeping the gun pointed, then heard a loud whinny-like shout as they left.

Full-body sightingGrowlChatterVocalizationFootsteps +5
9 December 2001 Marshall, Harrison County, Texas Class A #8117

Deer hunter has encounter with bigfoot carrying deer hind quarter

The witness was deer hunting from a stand in the morning and observed an ape-like figure 150 to 300 yards away through a riflescope. The figure was outside a brush line where apples had been placed for deer and was watched for about two minutes. It was described as 7 feet tall, upright but stooped, and dark brown, holding a deer hindquarter in its left hand.

Full-body sighting
December 2001 Quitman, Brooks County, Georgia Class A #4393

Early morning sighting of large, upright animal on rural bridge in Southern Georgia

Around 3 a.m. in December the witness was driving home along Clyattville Road in Brooks County when she noticed a very tall bipedal figure standing by a bridge and apparently reaching toward tree branches. As she approached with bright lights and sounded the horn, the figure turned its head toward the car, showing a red eye reflection, and lowered one long arm. Frightened, she did not stop and drove quickly past.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
11 November 2001 Cairo, Ritchie County, West Virginia Class A #3655

Daylight sighting near rural church on Rt. 31, east of Parkersburg, near Cairo

Four teenagers left a church after an evening rehearsal to go for a walk along a road lined with pines. One who hid behind the trees encountered a tall hairy figure at very close range pulling back a branch, then fled screaming. Another teen then watched the tall muscular figure emerge from the trees, cross the road, and walk up a hillside while turning its upper body to glance back.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteEyeshine
11 November 2001 Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New Mexico Class A #3461

2 youths encounter an 8' tall bi-pedal figure while on family campout

While camping overnight on desert BLM land, a family member stepped outside to retrieve items from a vehicle and reported seeing a tall humanoid figure walking through a ravine in moonlight. Shortly after, two family members standing outside heard a loud growl and a dirt-scraping sound. Frightened, they ran inside the trailer, and the group remained inside for the night, later finding no tracks due to windblown sand.

Full-body sightingGrowl
November 2001 Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6900

Ongoing accounts with a screaming ape-like creature

The main witness sat in a tree stand at night watching for deer. A tall creature with eye shine emerged from the tree line, stopped, crouched and swayed while looking toward the stand, then moved quickly on a course toward it. The witness left the stand and ran to the house, arriving visibly frightened.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
November 2001 Rhododendron, Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #3441

Oregon resident near Mt. Hood catches glimpse of a bigfoot in his neighborhood

The witness was inside the home at night when excited barking from local dogs caused a look out a window. A large hairy biped was seen backlit by an approaching car's headlights as it ran upright across the road about 130 feet away, and the car slowed as if its occupants also saw it. The witness then went outside to bring in a dog, noticed a bad odor, and later searches found no footprints.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingSilhouetteOdor
31 October 2001 Lynchburg, Virginia #fd919012-cf7c-4cac-8883-e95a9e75154b

Paranormal encounter near Lynchburg, Virginia (2001)

The witness drove to a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook on Halloween night to clear his head and walked down a trail to a bench. After noticing unnatural silence and hearing branch snaps circling him, he returned to his car. While sitting in the car he heard repeated impacts like cones hitting the vehicle and saw tall black hooded figures in the treeline and prone shapes on the grass that appeared closer each time he looked away, with faint flickering lights near their faces. He spoke to them, then drove away, later finding no damage and noticing maps show the turnout on the opposite side of the road from his memory.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundObject throwingVehicle contactMovement only
13 October 2001 Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York Class A #3399

Daylight sighting by hunter outside Salamanca

The witness was hunting for small game with two companions near railroad tracks when a loud crashing noise was heard. The witness then saw a tall dark hairy bipedal creature cross the tracks. A strong skunk-like odor was noticed in the area.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdor
10 October 2001 Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Class A #3231

Motorist and passenger see large creature cross the road

The witness was driving at night with a passenger when a large hair-covered biped appeared in the headlights. The creature bounded across the two-lane highway and leaped from near the center line to the roadside bank. It stayed upright throughout the brief sighting before disappearing into brush and darkness.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
10 October 2001 Austintown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #26709

Young man recalls encounter behind his house and close to the Meander Creek Reservoir

Two companions were hiking in an open, wet fall woods behind a house in the early evening when they noticed scrap wood and heard sticks snapping behind them. Turning, they saw a tall brown furry figure standing on two legs and staring at them. They fled toward the house while the figure appeared to keep pace, and one companion punctured his foot on a thorn through his boot but continued running.

Full-body sighting
4 October 2001 Woodville, Tyler County, Texas Class A #7548

In Woodville, woman sees bigfoot in back yard.

In October 2001 on a late afternoon in Woodville, Texas, the witness looked out her kitchen window while cooking and saw a large black hairy biped standing motionless in profile about 50-60 feet away beside a tall tree. She watched it for a few minutes, then looked away to collect herself and found it gone, apparently having left toward the adjoining woods. A relative searched the yard with a gun but found no sign, hearing only distant gunshots and unfamiliar men shouting in the woods.

Full-body sightingOdor
October 2001 The Pas, Manitoba Class A #6147

Woman sees creature cross city park

In October 2001 around sunset, the witness watched from an apartment window as a tall, brown, hair-covered human-like figure walked across a park toward adjacent bush. The figure moved quickly yet gracefully and casually, covering the park in a short time. A day or two later the witness revisited the grassy park with a companion and found no traces.

Full-body sighting
October 2001 Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia Class A #25043

Campers see animal observing campsite in Cohutta Wilderness

A group camping beside a creek at night heard recurring high-pitched screams and then movement in brush across the water. A tall figure with a very broad chest stepped into campfire and flashlight light, squatted at the water's edge with its hands in the water while staring at the group, then stood and walked away out of the light.

Full-body sightingScreamFootsteps
October 2001 Carlton, Clarke County, Alabama Class B #24451

Two friends have a possible nighttime sighting on a rural road outside Madison

Two companions were riding on a dirt road at night when their headlights illuminated a tall, dark bipedal figure standing in the road. The figure dropped what it was holding and leapt into the adjacent woods. The witnesses stopped and found a half-eaten rabbit at the spot, noticed a musky odor, and found no tracks on the hard-packed ground before leaving.

Full-body sightingOdor