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4 October 2024 McCall, Valley County, Idaho Class A #78573

Paddleboarder spots two bigfoots in daylight near edge of the Meanders section of Payette River north of McCall

The witness and a companion were paddleboarding on a slow river after the seasonal crowds had left. From a sandbar the witness saw two large dark figures standing together in trees across the river watching. After attempting to film with a camera that failed to record, the figures were gone. The witness paddled toward the area, took cell phone photos of a possible face in the trees, then felt unwelcome and left.

Partial sighting
2020 Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Dogman sighting near Twin Falls, Idaho (2020)

In the middle of the day the wife saw what looked like a black German shepherd head with Doberman-like ears peer over the tall vinyl fence. When she turned to look directly it was gone.

Partial sighting
November 2018 Twin Falls, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Growl near Twin Falls, Idaho (2018)

The witness and a friend hiked into a canyon near the home in daylight and stayed until after dark. They heard a loud growl, saw a shredded tree, then saw a giant black bipedal mass cross the trail and heard it parallel them under tree canopy as they left.

GrowlTree breakFootstepsPartial sightingAnimal behaviour
9 September 2017 Samuels, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #58251

Wife and husband find tracks, have afternoon sighting near Hellroaring Ridge

While driving in a gated area to bear hunt, the witness saw a tall black upright figure moving through saplings. On driving back through the same spot, the companion watched a similar tall black figure with wide shoulders and a rounded head for 15-20 seconds before it stepped behind a tree and vanished. Moments later the companion saw branches about seven feet high moving in a row as if something tall had run through.

Partial sightingMovement only
Summer 2017 Cascade, Valley County, Idaho Class B #57765

Cabin owners have a strange night near Warm Lake

The witness and family were sleeping in a cabin when an extremely foul odor came in through an open window, prompting the witness to close the window and turn off a fan. The son later reported waking several times hearing something outside and feeling watched, and on the last waking seeing the outline of a head outside a high living-room window. A morning search found no tracks besides their own, no vocalizations were heard, and the indoor dog remained quiet.

OdorPartial sighting
7 October 2016 Pocatello, Bingham County, Idaho Class B #57872

Hunter's whistles answered while digiscoping a Moose on Fort Hall Indian Reservation

While hunting in southeast Idaho in fall 2016, the witness was photographing a moose through a spotting scope and whistled to make it stop. Five high-pitched whistles came in immediate response from a brush patch, which the witness believed was not the moose. The witness then saw what looked like brown eyes in the brush where the moose had put its head down, and took grainy photos that showed nothing significant.

WhistlePartial sighting
September 2016 Idaho Falls, Idaho #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/yzwiKTmVr4WtxWd-fPZvIeK-aXNJlf55ro11duS_woA

Sasquatch sighting near Idaho Falls, Idaho (2016)

After an argument, the witness drove into mountains outside town to sleep in his car by a creek. While sitting in the car using his phone, he looked up and saw a large hairy biped standing with its back to him in the creek. When he turned on the headlights it dropped instantly and reappeared peering through bushes at the bank, locking eyes briefly before he reversed and fled.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingAnimal behaviour
26 December 2015 Priest River, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #56861

Visitor to a ranch has evening sighting near Priest River

The witness was outside a ranch house at night while taking a dog out. He noticed a large figure standing just beyond the tree line about 100 feet away and watched it for one to two minutes. The figure then moved quickly along the tree line and disappeared into the forest. The witness went back inside, and the next day found wind-distorted imprints in the snow in the area.

Partial sightingTracks
December 2012 Kamiah, Idaho County, Idaho Class A #38287

Dogs alert homeowner to a late night visitor outside Kamiah

The witness was awakened around 3:30 a.m. by dogs barking in an outdoor kennel and went outside with a flashlight to investigate. She noticed movement near fruit trees by the driveway and saw a very tall figure that paused behind a tree before running uphill on two legs with swinging arms. The figure looked pale silvery-gray and shaggy, glanced over its shoulder, then leapt off the road down a steep embankment into brush. Next morning she found matted grass and a hole in the bramble where it left the road, but no clear tracks.

Partial sightingFull-body sightingOdor
10 August 2011 Enaville, Shoshone County, Idaho Class A #69141

Camper sighting at night, rocks thrown, on North Fork of Coeur d'Alene River near Enaville

After finishing dinner while camping, the witness and a companion were sitting by the fire when their dogs ran into the woods and returned frightened. The witness illuminated a large dark figure leaning from behind a tree about 30 feet away. A large rock was then thrown from the woods over the fire between the two people, the witness fired two shots into the air, and the figure was heard moving, breaking a tree, splashing across the creek, and ascending the opposite hillside. The pair left most gear behind, drove home, and returned the next morning to recover equipment and examine the broken tree.

Partial sightingRock throwingTree breakFootsteps
2009–2010 Crouch And Boise, Boise County, Idaho Class B #29020

Couple describes incidents at two different campgrounds in Boise National Forest

On November 1, 2009, the witness and his wife were camping in a public campground late in the evening. In moonlight they noticed a large, broad, dark shape about six feet tall moving on two legs among the trees near camp, which appeared to stop, look toward them, and sway. With no other campers present, the couple became spooked, packed up, and left.

Partial sightingSilhouette
August 2007 About 22 Miles From Town In The Sawtooth Forrest, Cassia County, Idaho Class A #20884

Daytime encounter by two people near Rock Creek Road

The witness and a younger relative parked and hiked toward a beaver dam meadow. The relative heard knocking sounds and then saw a tall hunched hair-covered figure with striking yellow eyes watching from the treeline, while the witness smelled a strong odor and the dog barked and kept looking back. The group walked back to the truck without running while hearing twigs snapping behind them, and later wondered if they had disturbed the animal while feeding.

Partial sightingOdorWood knockUnidentified soundFootsteps
July 2007 Leadore, Clark County, Idaho Class A #63250

ATV rider recalls passing very close to a Bigfoot at dusk in Eight Mile Canyon near Leadore

In July 2007 the witness and a companion were riding ATVs back toward camp in the evening when the witness noticed a low shape beside the trail. As he passed, the shape stood to about eight feet, faced away then looked over its shoulder and extended an arm toward him, causing him to duck and accelerate away. He also reported a strong elk-like odor. The companion ahead did not see the figure but noticed the witness was shaken afterward.

Partial sightingOdor
August 2006 Clarkia, Shoshone County, Idaho Class A #59472

Husband and wife see large upright figure leap from road around midnight on Freezeout Saddle near Clarkia

The witness and his wife were sleeping in their truck on a mountain ridgeline when they felt strongly uneasy and decided to drive down. A short distance downhill they saw a large brown furry figure in the trail briefly before it left the trail into the trees, bending a small fir. The witness searched with a flashlight but saw and heard nothing further and felt the animal might be hiding nearby, so they left the area.

Road crossingSilhouettePartial sighting
7 July 1999 Oakley , In The Mt., Cassia County, Idaho Class A #3629

Daylight sighting by a wood cutter on a logging road in the Mts. above Oakley

The witness was cutting firewood and loading blocks into a truck when a very foul odor suddenly appeared. Looking around, the witness saw a brown-furred biped about 100 feet away walking up a slope out of a ravine with its back turned. The creature briefly steadied itself with a hand on a tree and continued uphill without looking at the witness. Frightened, the witness finished loading quickly and left the area.

Partial sightingOdor
August 1997 Dubois Idahos, Clark County, Idaho Class B #13768

Possible sighting at night by bowhunters near Crooked Creek outside Dubois

The witness and a hunting companion were talking in the bed of a pickup while camped after bow hunting near Crooked Creek on a bright moonlit night. About 20 yards away they watched a two-legged figure peek from behind a cottonwood tree, then run to hide behind another cottonwood. Feeling unsafe with only a bow, they shouted about having guns and then left, driving 25 miles to sleep elsewhere.

Partial sighting
May 1996 Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho Class A #23521

Parked trucker has frightening early morning encounter off I-90 near Wallace

The witness parked his semi off the freeway to sleep around 3 a.m. with the truck off and windows open. He felt the truck shaken gently and then violently, then saw a large hairy upright creature take two strides into nearby young trees. He smelled a bad odor and heard it leaving, then drove away without stopping until Montana.

Partial sightingVehicle contactOdorFootsteps
October 1990 Council, Adams County, Idaho Class A #4987

Deputy sheriff has vehicle near miss with nine foot tall biped

A deputy sheriff driving north on U.S. 95 well after dark en route to an accident scene saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his car. The animal came up one embankment, crossed in a few seconds, went up the steep opposite bank and disappeared into brush. The deputy described dark fur, upright walking, broad build, and eyes reflecting headlights.

Road crossingPartial sightingEyeshine
1 August 1981 Pinehurst / Kingston, Shoshone County, Idaho Class B #24224

Man tells of his possible daylight encounter as a young motorcycle explorer in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest

In August 1981 the witness rode a motorcycle up forest roads to a high peak near the North Fork. Near the treeline he uncovered a large old barefoot-like track and later from the summit saw a head-and-shoulders shadow watching from the dark treeline. The shape was gone when he looked back after viewing the panorama, and he rode quickly back down the mountain.

Partial sightingSilhouetteTracks
2 February 1979 Cascade, Valley County, Idaho Class A #12158

Young boy views bigfoot through window

At dawn on a snowy morning a child resting on a living-room couch noticed a moving shape reflected in the television screen and then looked out the window. A large hairy face was peering inside from a few feet away and looked directly at the child. The terrified child fled upstairs to a relative, and holes in the snow were later seen where the figure had stood.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracks