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October 2024 Box Elder, Hill County, Montana Class A #77818

Tribal members on Rocky Boy Indian Reservation record a Bigfoot encounter

Four companions were at a forest picnic camping area late at night and tried wood knocks after noticing eyeshine. Two companions left the vehicle with lights and encountered a very tall hair-covered figure that stepped from behind a tree, looked at them, then walked away slowly. After retreating to the vehicle, the group saw a brown shape crawling toward them and drove away quickly. A companion recorded video of the encounter on a phone.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingEyeshineFootstepsAnimal behaviour
April 2020 Tammany MT, Mineral County, Montana Class A #65664

Sighting by trucker on Hwy 90 at Lookout Pass outside Tammany

The witness, driving a truck near Lookout Pass around 4:30 a.m., reported seeing a reddish-brown haired bipedal figure standing behind a concrete barrier in bright truck headlights. Only the head and both arms above the barrier were visible for about 5 to 10 seconds. The figure then moved rapidly to the left and disappeared.

Partial sighting
7 July 2013 Swan Lake, Montana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/07/17/sc-ep343-sasquatch-encounters

Sasquatch sighting near Swan Lake, Montana (2013)

The witness, an experienced hunter, was driving with his family in daytime when he spotted a large bipedal figure standing beyond a fence by a dirt road. He and his wife both watched it briefly and were unable to identify it as a known animal. He later turned around, examined the tall fence, and concluded the figure must have been far taller and wider than a human.

Partial sighting
August 2010 Georgetown, Granite County, Montana Class B #34024

After exploring old gold mines a rock is thrown at a moving vehicle near Georgetown

The witness was driving back down a logging road in the afternoon after looking for old mines to prospect. A rock thrown from the wooded hillside struck the roof of the vehicle and left a dent. After stopping and getting out, the witness saw a large dark creature moving up the hill into the trees. The witness believed the creature had thrown the rock.

Rock throwingVehicle contactPartial sighting
30 October 2007 Swan Lake, Flathead County, Montana Class B #21907

Possible sighting and wood knocks heard near Swan Lake

The witness was hunting with companions in a pine forest with a ravine when the group split up. The witness caught a brief peripheral glimpse of something brown moving behind a tree to the right, then repeatedly heard loud wood-on-wood knocking from that direction that later stopped abruptly. While walking back toward the road the witness heard a single whoop-like call that the companions did not hear.

Partial sightingWood knockWhoop
July 2004 Evaro, Missoula County, Montana Class A #9873

Woman reports sighting at the edge of backyard

On a sunny mid-July 2004 afternoon the witness went to sit on the back porch after the dogs barked then whined at the dog door. From about 200-300 yards away she watched a tall rust-colored hairy biped peeking around a tree and swaying to watch her for about six minutes, later stepping in front of the tree while staying hunched. After checking children in the front yard she found it gone, and later found flattened grass and knapweed at the tree.

Partial sighting
June 2003 Lake McDonald, Glacier County, Montana Class B #12636

Video taken of running biped near Avalanche in Glacier National Park

The witness was traveling through Glacier National Park in 2003 and recorded video from a tourist bridge over a river. Nothing was noticed at the time, but months later during tape review the witness saw a small figure moving downhill through trees on the far bank. A copy was sent for review, described as an apparent biped running downhill, pausing briefly behind trees before leaving sight, with very little detail due to distance.

Partial sighting
3 June 1993 Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana Class A #1454

Three backpackers see a large, massive upright animal running on two legs through the brush in Gallatin Nat'l Forest

Three backpackers waited out a storm below tree line, then continued hiking out toward the trailhead near sunset. As they crossed a logged clearing they heard thrashing and a howl, then saw a massive dark biped run through brush about 60 yards away into the forest. After hearing another distant howl from the opposite direction, they left the area quickly.

Partial sightingHowl
11 September 1991 Hamilton Or Darby, Ravalli County, Montana Class A #13383

Hunting guide recalls an encouter with a Bigfoot crouching behind a root ball in Bowls Creek

The witness was riding horseback on a game trail while scouting for an elk hunt when the horse became nervous and looked left. About 25 to 30 feet away, the witness saw a hair-covered entity crouching behind the root ball of a downed pine tree and made eye contact with it. The witness avoided sudden moves, continued riding past, and left the area.

Partial sighting
1988 Montana #a8ab7573-f1bf-4e52-8b96-4570d503396e

Sasquatch sighting in Montana (1988)

While on leave the guest hiked with his friend and his friend's family in Montana. After a water break the friend's father spotted something watching them. The guest only saw the rear of a large muscular creature disappear into brush, which the father identified as a Sasquatch that dropped to all fours.

Partial sighting
21 October 1978 Virginia City, Madison County, Montana Class B #30384

Cousins view a large biped figure on opening day near Virginia City

On opening morning of deer season two cousins riding in the back of a pickup scanning a sage meadow spotted a large dark figure about 250 yards away. They watched it for about 10 seconds as it faced them, slightly bent forward with an arm on its knee, appearing motionless. When the truck stopped and backed up to regain the view the figure was gone. The cousins continued hunting that morning while feeling as if watched.

Partial sighting
Summer 1977 Outskirts Of Missoula MT, Missoula County, Montana Class A #1614

Young horseback rider has a face-to-face encounter in the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area

When the witness was about 10 or 11, they were riding a horse through a meadow bordering wilderness near Missoula in summer. The horse stopped and the witness saw a tall figure peeking from behind a tree about 10 feet away. The figure stood silently watching, and the witness turned the horse around and rode home.

Partial sighting
last fall Montana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/05/05/sc-ep429-bob-gimlin-live-call-in

Unidentified sound in Montana

The caller described researching with a small team on a local mountain hotspot. After hearing wood cracking on the other side of a hill, a companion held up a phone and recorded. The figure was only noticed in the footage months later and appeared gigantic in later comparison shots.

Unidentified soundPartial sighting
Date unknown Lincoln, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Related account #1519

Sasquatch sighting near Lincoln, Montana

After returning with armed adults, the witness briefly saw the creature's back disappearing into the woods after the mother shouted.

Partial sighting
summer of 1982 Lincoln, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Related account #1519

Sasquatch sighting near Lincoln, Montana

During the first hike the group felt watched, heard a noise ahead, then saw a distant black standing figure near the woodline.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound