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15 March 2006 Punta Gorda Fl, Charlotte County, Florida Class A #35270

City planner sees large upright animal while touring property near Punta Gorda

In spring 2006 the witness was touring a large ranch in a converted school bus with county review staff. While the bus slowed for hogs, the witness looked across a flooded pasture and saw a tall, dark-haired bipedal figure standing on a small rise about 125 to 150 yards away. The figure was visible for a few seconds before vegetation blocked the view, turning its upper body toward the bus as it passed while apparently holding something in its arms.

Partial sighting
March 2006 Hartsville, Darlington County, South Carolina Class A #14154

Night time sighting by motorist near Hartsville

The witness was driving home from work in the early morning when a large upright shape appeared in the opposite lane. Slowing for what was thought to be a deer, the witness realized at close range it was very tall, man-like with arms, and covered in light-colored hair. As the van passed, the creature appeared to lunge toward the vehicle with its shoulders above the van roof, and the witness sped away frightened.

Partial sighting
February 2006 Quitman, Wood County, Texas Class A #14638

Woman describes husband's daytime sighting on ranch near Quitman, TX

The witness was alone checking hog traps at the secluded, heavily wooded back of a large ranch during the daytime. He saw a very large charcoal-gray hairy biped about six feet tall run behind a tree and hide. Frightened, he left the area immediately and did not see it again.

Partial sighting
Summer 2006 Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts Class B #46780

Possible nighttime sighting while driving over a bridge near Charlemont

The witness claims that while driving to work late at night in light rain, he saw a tall hair-covered figure standing motionless behind a guardrail near a bridge. He turned around to look again, but it was gone. He states he drives the route regularly and was certain the figure did not belong there.

Partial sighting
Summer 2006 Marion, Williamson County, Illinois Class B #15393

Woman describes her son's possible sighting near Lake of Egypt in Shawnee National Forest

After dark the witness went down to a lake dock to remove a battery charger from a bass boat and shined a spotlight across the cove. He noticed a tall dark figure in 6 to 7 foot grass, whistled at it and heard a different whistle returned. When he looked back the figure was moving away through the weeds, and he ran back to the house.

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2006 Michigan #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/24/show-notes-with-shannon-author-and-investigator-linda-godfrey

Dogman sighting in Michigan (2006)

During an overnight stakeout on a remote gravel road, the witness heard eyeshine pairs, shaking sounds and motion-detector triggers. A shape dashed across the road in shadow, showing only gray fur along a vertical spine. It briefly blocked a reflective sign that later measured to require about seven feet of height.

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2006 Washington #d4a77f75-fea6-4b42-a790-a9ba78d1bf34

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2006)

A Special Forces team training at Fort Lewis set up a patrol base and were repeatedly approached at night by unseen figures. They tracked larger barefoot prints, smelled rotten flesh and wet dog, and found a clearing with flattened brush and broken limbs high in trees. They withdrew to a road and flagged a truck for a ride, believing they had entered Sasquatch territory.

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2006 Unionville, New York #4c19da08-4eb0-4247-8b01-27b22f8ae722

Footsteps near Unionville, New York (2006)

The witness was hiking alone on a section of the Appalachian Trail when footsteps began pacing him from off-trail to his left. He glimpsed a dark figure and then rocks began flying past him, prompting him to jog and then sprint toward a road. The pursuer kept pace while breaking saplings and trees before stopping near the road, after which the witness calmed down and returned to his car.

FootstepsPartial sightingRock throwingTree break
2006 Okeechobee, Florida #8c615e86-267d-44ee-a6d7-c481ee62e344

Sasquatch sighting near Okeechobee, Florida (2006)

The witness, age 16, snuck out at night to meet his girlfriend halfway along a dark rural road. He saw a large hairy figure standing by the roadside and ran past it. The figure stayed still until he got close, then crashed away into dense woods.

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summertime of 2006 Washington #60e11981-c58c-4e29-a39c-28c0e13c88aa

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2006)

The witness had recently moved to Washington and went to the Nisqually River with a parent to fish. While the parent fished in the river, the witness sat on a rocky bank and heard repeated movement in brush behind. Looking back, the witness saw foliage moving as if breathing and then a large eye with a reddened white. The witness shouted to leave and they hiked back to the vehicle; the shape was gone when they looked back and the parent had not seen it.

Partial sighting
12 December 2005 Bismarck, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Class A #13211

Early morning sighting by resident along Highway 7 near Bismarck

On a clear cool morning the witness stood on his property after hearing dogs bark and watched a large dark hairy animal moving east along a fence row about 50 yards away. He saw only the upper body in left-side view for 2-3 seconds as it trotted briskly without bobbing, comparing its size to a very tall heavy man. He later searched for tracks but found none because the ground was too brushy.

Partial sighting
December 2005 Woodmansie/Chatsworth, Burlington County, New Jersey Class A #13515

Late afternoon sighting in the Pine Barrens

The witness and a companion stopped while driving on a dirt trail when the companion saw a tall brown figure cross the road. The witness got out to check and reported seeing a black-faced, ape-like animal with sandy-brown hair peering from brush about 25 feet away. After a few seconds it stood fully upright and ran bipedally into the pines, and the pair later heard bipedal running approaching the car before leaving.

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17 November 2005 Washougal, Skamania County, Washington Class A #13115

Daylight sighting by a backpacker on Silver Star Mountain (See Photos)

While solo backpacking on the summit, the witness noticed a strange shape on the ridge across from him and photographed it. The shape then stood up and moved south away from the witness and down the hill out of sight. The witness struggled to move in waist-deep snow while the figure appeared to move easily, and the witness did not believe it was another backpacker or snowshoer.

Partial sighting
11 November 2005 El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Missouri Class A #23686

Two young men almost run into a large nighttime visitor north of Stockton Lake

Two young men were burning trash and playing harmonicas at a house when they started to race toward a barn. After a few steps they saw a very tall, broad figure that stopped and looked toward them, which startled them so they ran back inside the house. Soon after they heard banging sounds described like rocks being thrown at the house, but found no one outside when they checked.

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10 October 2005 Rome, Floyd County, Georgia Class A #30004

Backyard nighttime sighting in a village outside Rome

The witness and her mother heard a whistle around 2 a.m. and went outside to check. From near their elevated pool deck, they shone a flashlight on an unknown figure with red eyes positioned just above deck level. The figure moved its head to avoid the light, then walked away while repeatedly looking back and briefly peeking from behind a neighbor's shed.

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7 October 2005 Littleton/Roxborough Park, Douglas County, Colorado Class B #12802

Sighting by three groundskeepers at Arrowhead Golfcourse around 8:30pm

Three coworkers riding in a golf cart while collecting flags passed within a few feet of a tall pale human-like figure beside the path near hole 13. They drove past, confirmed they had all seen something, and turned back; two of them saw it again peeking from behind the elevated tee box before it moved out of sight. They left, returned minutes later in an enclosed cart, and heard repeated creaking sounds nearby before leaving the area.

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1 October 2005 Withheld, British Columbia Class A #12703

Various incidents near a possible nest on Vancouver Island

A group of seven hikers were hiking on a mountain trail in the afternoon. They heard cackling, yelping, growling and moaning sounds and found the trail blocked by a large uprooted stump with placed boulders and smashed trees. Two upright figures, one black and one light brown and hairy, were seen moving parallel to the group and leaping down a cliff, while the group felt stalked and watched as they hurried out to the road.

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October 2005 Perronville, Delta County, Michigan Class B #43145

Possible sighting by a motorist avoiding deer west of Escanaba

The driver was turning left when deer ran across the road and the passenger shouted about something to the west. The driver only glimpsed a large dark upright shape already entering the tree line. The passenger, seated on the right side with a clearer view, believed it was a sasquatch chasing the deer.

Partial sighting
October 2005 Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/11/24/sc-ep62-a-hunters-encounter

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (2005)

The witness was squirrel hunting and scouting for deer season along a logging road in Pennsylvania. After sitting on a boulder by a stream, he noticed a large dark figure partially hidden between pine trees about 50 to 75 yards away staring at him. When he reached for his shotgun the figure slipped back between the trees and disappeared silently, and he later estimated its height at about nine feet by holding up his gun to a branch.

Partial sighting
September 2005 Cache, Comanche County, Oklahoma Class A #27206

Young man sees two white hairy creatures while hiking in the Wichita Mountains

The witness hiked ahead of a relative up a mountain near a church camp and heard running ahead. The witness then saw two tall white hair-covered creatures about 25 yards away that crossed the trail and hid with faces covered. The witness spoke to them with no response, called for the relative, and ran until the creatures were out of sight.

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