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Sasquatch sighting in South Dakota (2015)
A youth driving a tractor in early afternoon noticed something black in roadside bushes. When he stopped to look closer it stood up and ran off on two feet. His father later brought the investigator to the spot, where the height was estimated at about eight feet based on the bushes.
Truck driver has early morning sighting on Highway 44 near Missouri River
The witness was driving a straight truck east on a highway near the Missouri River before dawn and saw a dark figure crouched on the right shoulder in the headlights. As the truck closed to about 15 feet, the figure stood on two legs and moved away from the road, appearing as tall as the top of the passenger window. The witness later returned in daylight but found no tracks due to frozen ground, though roadkill remains were present near the spot.
Early evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 244 near Horsethief Lake
The witness was driving westbound home on Highway 244 when he saw a large, reddish-brown hairy figure standing a few feet off the side of the road. He viewed it in left-side profile for only two to three seconds as he passed, noting its tall lean build, long arms, slouched posture, and thigh hair. When he checked the rear mirror it was gone, and a return visit the next day found only a well-used trail.
While driving his pickup, cowboy has night time sighting near Custer
After eating in town, the witness drove a dirt road back toward camp in Custer State Park at night. Near the top of a hill, a tall hair-covered figure came down the left embankment, crossed the road directly in front of the truck in a single long step, and continued down the steep slope on the right, dislodging dust and rocks. The witness did not stop, returned to camp, loaded the horse which was uneasy, and left for home.
Multiple witness reports of sightings of creature.
A party of five was fishing on the Cheyenne River south of Faith when they noticed a tall hairy bear-like creature watching them from across the river. As they hurried to gather their gear to leave, a boy in the group said it was waving at them. The creature was described as taller than the small cottonwood trees along the bank.
Large bipedal animal frequently observed by a South Dakota family
A family reports seeing an unidentified tall biped around their rural home over four years, usually at night. The creature is described as 7 to 9 feet tall, walking upright with a slight hunch and running too fast to follow. Footprints, hair, possible saliva, blood stains, and snapped small trees were also found on the property. Up to nine family members in three houses have seen it when arriving, leaving, or moving between houses.
Paranormal encounter in South Dakota (1989)
The witness and his father were awakened around 2 a.m. by knocking at their motel door. Looking through the peephole they saw a tiny elderly woman outside, but when the door was opened she was suddenly a football field away. They followed tiny boot prints across a field into the woods for a quarter to half a mile until the tracks abruptly stopped.
Sasquatch sighting in South Dakota
A game warden watching for late shooting spotted a large black figure walking about four hundred yards away. Assuming it was a camouflaged hunter, he drove closer until within about seventy yards it looked at him and fled at great speed through a fence, convincing him it was no ordinary man.
Sasquatch sighting near White River, South Dakota
Three men cruising slowly came over a hill to see a black hunched figure in the road. Within about fifty yards it sprang upright, vaulted a fence in one leap and stared with orange eyes. All occupants agreed on seeing a very large hairy man.
Cryptid sighting near Tripp County
Long ago before horses, a thirty-foot giant attacked a small village at night, destroying lodges and swallowing several women whole. Eight men tracked him, dug a massive trench, lured him to trip into it, and buried him with rocks and earth until he suffocated. They cut open his belly to recover the women, and his grave is said to be a lone oblong butte.
Cryptid sighting in South Dakota
The guest's uncle was alone on Bear Butte on a multi-day vision quest holding his pipe. While dozing he heard two little voices planning to take the pipe and felt tugs on it. He woke growling and saw two six-inch-high little men with wide eyes who fled into the woods.
Sasquatch sighting near Porcupine, South Dakota
The same relative twice saw and chased the creature in a vehicle as it escaped up a draw, noting large eye shine and finding a partial running footprint.
Sasquatch sighting near Porcupine, South Dakota
The same witness later spotlighted a very tall bipedal creature near trees that quickly moved up the ridge.
Sasquatch sighting near Porcupine, South Dakota
Other former residents reportedly saw the creature in the same area in the 1960s and told the family about it.