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Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (2016)
While camping with very few others around, the witness stepped to the bushes at night and saw a large black silhouette of an upper torso, head and wide shoulders in campfire light. The shape did not move and no facial features were seen. The next morning the same spot showed only plain woods with no explanation for the shape.
Possible sighting near Bowser on Vancouver Island
About 2.5 years before the report, a 4.5-year-old boy was riding in a van with his mother and grandmother while the family looked for firewood near Bowser. Looking out the open door toward a clearcut bordered by alders, the boy saw a tall upright brown-black animal emerge, take several steps, pause to look at the van, then return to cover. He described it as walking on two legs and swinging its arms, seeing it from the waist up.
Motorist witnesses a possible daylight highway crossing near Revelstoke
The witness was driving west on a mountain highway in late morning in a line of four vehicles. The witness reported seeing a large black bipedal figure hurry across the highway from right to left well ahead, then go through the ditch and up a steep slope. The witness continued west, then returned to look for traces along the roadside but found the bush too thick to search.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (2008)
A young man read a newspaper story about the couple's sighting and reported his own encounter on the same road. Interview revealed his sighting occurred four and a half hours earlier the prior evening. The researcher notes the proximity suggests possibly the same animal.
Daylight sighting by motorist on Hwy 4 near Kennedy Lake
The witness was driving along a highway beside a river with a companion when he first mistook an animal on an overhanging tree or log for a bear. Looking back, he claimed to see a large ape-like creature crouched over the water with an arm extended toward the river as if trying to catch a fish. He said he clearly saw human-like facial features and was certain it was not a bear.
Sasquatch sighting near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia (2006)
The witness was dropped by helicopter on a mountain top to troubleshoot a seismic line and hiked down alongside a large scree field. Hearing steady rock-rolling sounds, he approached quietly and watched a slender hairy female and two small juveniles foraging among rocks and putting items in their mouths. A much larger female then emerged and caught a small rodent, which a huge male rushed out to snatch and eat. After the animals stood and scanned the treeline while sniffing deeply, the witness radioed a bear alert, a helicopter buzzed the area scattering the group, and he returned to the helipad where the pilot said others had reported similar encounters.
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.
Night time sightings outside Duncan; Other incidents mentioned
The witness reports camping in the Cowichan Valley with companions when they heard something circling them. They then saw an animal briefly but clearly in campfire light. The animal ran off when a loud dirtbike approached.
Daylight sighting by hikers in the Checakmus area
A family of three walking with their dog on a de-activated service road stopped briefly when they heard a deep growl and noticed a strong musky odor. The husband saw a large black bipedal figure running through the bushes parallel to the road about 80 yards away. The group went a short distance farther, smelled the odor again, then turned back after the son refused to continue and the dog yelped and ran back to them.
Partial sighting in British Columbia (2005)
While working at the kayak camp with his small son and dog, the guest noticed the dog growling and staring into the bush. The guest saw only a darker brown shape with long hairs through the cover and then heard something move up the hill. He did not count it as a definite sighting.
Various incidents around Paul Lake Provincial Park outside Kamloops
The witness was hiking back toward the day-use lot in light rain after walking to the west end of the lake with a companion. After scuffing a foot on gravel, the witness heard a loud grunt and a large branch snap uphill, then saw a large reddish-brown hairy form crouched by a fallen tree about 40-50 ft away, partly hidden by undergrowth. The form stood, held an arm across the face area, looked back once, and left quickly and silently upright without dropping to all fours.
Possible stalking at Echo Lake near Campbell River
Two coworkers surveying a woodlot heard close bipedal-like footsteps in dense brush in the morning, then heard a single twig snap near their midday lunch spot. Later that afternoon a large hidden animal bolted from behind a knoll toward the treeline as one worker walked past, crashing through tall brush. The writer heard the movement but did not see it; the companion briefly saw only the dark top of its head or back above tall shrubs. The writer interprets the three incidents as one animal trailing them through the day.
Camper witnesses animal on two legs climbing up gully east of Hope, south of Hwy 3, near Nicolum Creek
The witness walked into an abandoned gravel pit area to gather firewood and saw a large bulky animal in a gully about 50 yards away standing on two legs. The animal's back was turned and its head remained hidden by foliage while it appeared to dig in bushes. When the witness retreated toward the truck, the animal climbed the opposite slope on two legs using its forearms and disappeared into trees at the top.
Memory told of an inquisitive sasquatch sighted near Port Hardy
The witness and a companion were exploring near a river after fishing was cut short and began throwing rocks at a sandy slope. They heard a noise above them and saw a hairy human-like creature with a large upper body and hands perched over a stump looking down at them. After brief eye contact the creature retreated into the treeline, and the two fled to a vehicle and told the adults they had seen a large bear.
Possible daylight sighting by hikers on the Stanley Glacier Trail (BC/Alberta border)
A group of six hiked down a mountain trail in the afternoon. A hair-covered biped crossed the trail between the lead hiker and the next person and leapt down an embankment into trees. The party glimpsed movement and heard crashing as a dog chased it, then watched a distant burnt tree sway with creaking before falling. Believing the creature pushed the tree over, the group left quickly.
Hikers spot a 9-10 foot tall black creature, and find a possible resting place of the creature
Two people hiking a mountain trail in the morning reported seeing the back of a large black animal. They estimated its height from where its back had touched a tree branch. They also reported a wet-dog-like odor, a trail made by the animal, and a bed of leaves under cedar trees.
Hikers are followed by a 8-10 foot tall black creature, later that night they heard a series of roars
In summer 1983 a camp leader took an assistant and nine boys on an overnight hike on Tet Ridge. During the afternoon hike they repeatedly glimpsed a large black figure at a distance and found very large tracks and broken branches high above the ground. That night at a near-summit camp the group heard multiple loud roars and stayed awake by the fire, also hearing movement below. They found no further sign on the hike out and agreed not to tell others.
Rocks thrown at group of summer campers
The witness and about twenty other campers were sleeping on a beach during an overnight canoe trip to an island. After dark, rocks were repeatedly thrown hard and accurately at the group, continuing through the night until dawn and frightening many campers. The witness and a companion briefly saw a fleeting human-like figure running along the treeline toward the group before rejoining the others and sheltering behind driftwood.
Sighting by snowmobilers outside Castlegar
Near Christmas 1980 the witness was riding a snowmobile with a relative on a forest trail at night when they got stuck. Both smelled a strong rotten-meat odor and then the witness saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about six feet tall run across the trail into the bush. The witness found a large bare footprint where it crossed and bipedal steps through deep powder snow. A parent who arrived later saw the remaining marks and told the witness the figure was a sasquatch.
Possible sighting around 2:00AM near Courtenay
The witness arrived home late at night under bright moonlight and saw a large dark form standing in a ditch behind a telephone pole across the road, watching. The witness pointed it out to a parent, who glanced toward it and hurried the family inside. The form remained motionless during the several minutes observed, and a next-day check found only muddy water in the about 2-foot-deep ditch.