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July 2000 Utah #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/15/sc-ep362-the-eyes-and-face-looked-very-human-like

Sasquatch sighting in Utah (2000)

The second guest was sleeping in a makeshift lean-to with several other scouts during a survival exercise when getting up at night revealed a very tall, wide, dark hairy biped staring at the shelter. The figure approached with heavy steps and pushed on the shelter logs, causing partial collapse, before the group shouted and adults ran over as something crashed away into the woods. Leaders dismissed the claim as a prank and told the group to go back to sleep.

Full-body sightingFootstepsVocalizationProperty disturbance
1 July 2000 Josephine County, Oregon Class A #678

Oregon pyschologist observes a creature resembling Bigfoot about 60 feet away while hiking on a trail with his family

A family hiking uphill toward a large tree smelled a strong pungent odor and heard a repeated whoa-like sound that grew louder. The adult who stepped off the trail to watch saw a very tall, dark-haired upright figure move between trees and look toward the family. The family continued uphill without further sound or sighting and later reported the encounter to park staff.

Partial sightingVocalizationOdor
16 June 2000 Kennikot, Cordova-McCarthy County, Alaska Class A #637

Campers' encounter just after dark in the Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve

The witness and a companion had made camp for the night off a trail. While standing on the trail smoking, the witness saw a large dark upright form that was first mistaken for a person on a bicycle. After calling to the companion and looking back, the witness saw it move quickly into the woods on two legs. No trace was found the next day.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteVocalization
12 June 2000 Jackson Hole,Wyoming I Believe, Teton County, Wyoming Class A #6441

Party of five campers observe 7 foot creature outside their RV

Five people sleeping in an RV in a campground awoke when the dog barked and saw a large hairy figure about 10 feet away. The figure looked toward the RV then left with a human-like jog in long strides amid grunting sounds and a strong odor. The next morning the group found huge footprints outside.

Partial sightingTracksOdorVocalization
10 June 2000 Gore, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class A #63286

Brief but clear daylight sighting near Lake Tenkiller

The witness was helping clear land on a forested property when they left companions during a lunch break to explore a ravine and entered a cave containing a large nest of fabric and vegetation. After exiting the cave and moving a short distance away, they heard a huff and saw the head and upper body of a hair-covered creature watching from rocks above the cave. The witness fled uphill to rejoin the companions.

Partial sightingVocalizationStructure or nest
14 May 2000 Duluth Is The Nearest Hub; Island Lake (Gnesen) The Closest Community, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class B #436

Strange, loud animal howls heard by resident near Gnesen

The witness stepped into the yard on a Sunday night and heard frantic dog barking and wolf howling overlain by loud, prolonged wailing unlike any known animal. The wailing source held position briefly then moved rapidly northeast around the lake, causing underbrush disturbance and loud ice crushing before falling silent. The background animals also fell silent, then erupted again minutes later without the wailing resuming.

VocalizationMovement only
19 April 2000 Chama, Conejos County, Colorado Class B #407

Possible vocalizations heard while motorists were taking a break at turnout near La Manga Pass

Four people stopped at a turnout on Highway 17 ascending toward La Manga Pass in the morning. After one person in the party gave a whoop, they heard three loud roar-like vocalizations with pauses between them. They saw no source and left quickly, later noting the sounds resembled an Ohio howl recording and acknowledging a human trick was possible.

VocalizationPossible hoax
6 February 2000 Gold Bar, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #1674

18" tracks found in the snow by two witnesses who felt like they were being " hunted " by something big.

Two people driving in a snowy forested area found large bare footprints about 18 inches long along the road. After parking and making loud knocks with logs, they heard a distant bark, human-like whistling from multiple directions, and later fast bipedal footsteps. A companion reported seeing something cross the road during the footsteps and hearing a branch break nearby. Feeling they were being approached, both left the area around 12:30.

TracksVocalizationWhistleFootstepsRoad crossing +1
February 2000 Conecuh County, Alabama Class A #4743

Nighttime sighting by two teens in southern Conecuh County

Two companions parked a motorcycle on a dirt road late at night and walked toward a nearby residence when they heard loud heavy footsteps and brush crashing approaching from a swampy area. They ran back to the motorcycle and fled as the sounds and heavy breathing closed in. As they drove away, one rider looked back and saw a very large, wide, dark hairy figure leap onto the road, land on all fours, then stand erect and grunt. The figure was silhouetted in bright moonlight, preventing detail of face or hands, and was estimated at about seven feet tall.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingFootstepsVocalization
February 2000 Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas Class A #7971

Coon hunter and dogs experience close encounter in Sulphur River bottoms between Doddridge and Fouke.

The witness was coonhunting with dogs in flooded timber at night when the dogs treed separately. After catching their own dogs, the witness heard wading steps, a growl and a whistling sound and smelled a strong putrid odor while the dogs whimpered. The witness then saw a very tall hair-covered creature standing behind them that hissed and splashed water toward them before the witness fled. The creature followed briefly then moved away making moaning sounds, and the witness saw a very large four-toed footprint while leaving.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsGrowlWhistle +4
2000 Owensboro, Kentucky #6e9c6cb9-4e1d-4cc4-92d8-28bd1d0c15df

Scream near Owensboro, Kentucky (2000)

As a teenager living on his mother's horse farm, the guest repeatedly heard loud dawn screams and movement near the trash burn pit. One snowy night the household arrived to find the porch light out and heard a whimpering cry and heavy bipedal steps moving around the house and into the woods, followed by a loud hiss that shook the horse barn where a large dog was chained. The next morning the family found large barefoot-like tracks in snow leading from the driveway around the house and over a fence, which they followed for about half a mile and photographed beside a size 14 shoe.

ScreamVocalizationFootstepsTracksUnidentified sound
2000 New Mexico #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/03/show-notes-with-shannon-jesus-payan

Vocalization in New Mexico (2000)

The guest says in 2000 while outside with family near evening they heard a long high-pitched scream or howl lasting about fifteen seconds, then silence in the forest, then a longer repeat. He later compared it online to Bigfoot audio and found matches.

Vocalization
2000–2007 Collins, Mississippi #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/zYZFSrKmpyeKt4oS-a_oTWgKRVVgQjQ0AHnGVNIWZlc

Unidentified sound near Collins, Mississippi (2000)

Over seven years hunting the same lease, the witness repeatedly heard loud crashing like a vehicle moving through woods that stopped at cover, rhythmic knocking like hammering heard day and night, careful footsteps around his blind with nothing visible, and children's voices playing in a creek bed that vanished when he investigated. He initially rationalized the sounds as deer, neighbors, or real children.

Unidentified soundWood knockFootstepsVocalization
January 2000 Honobia, Oklahoma #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/01/20/sc-ep11-the-siege-at-honobia

Vocalization near Honobia, Oklahoma (2000)

While the primary resident was away at work, his brother and father heard his voice calling for the dogs out in the woods. They realized his car was gone and he had left hours earlier. They interpreted it as mimicry possibly intended to lure them toward the woods.

Vocalization
November 1999 Holtville, Imperial County, California Class A #8345

Truck driver has a short but memorable encounter

A semi-truck driver pulled over at a desert highway pullout at night and got out of the truck. He heard rocks falling, noticed a strong decaying odor that became gagging, and saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his headlights while making a loud grunt. Frightened, he got back in the truck and drove away.

Partial sightingRoad crossingVocalizationFootstepsOdor
September 1999 MASONTOWN, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Class A #2898

Motorist sees 8ft creature in road

The witness reports stopping a car on a wooded road at night to urinate and seeing an animal on all fours about 40 yards away that was first mistaken for a deer. The creature then stood on two legs, made a loud unfamiliar noise, and was viewed in the headlights as tall, hair-covered, and red-eyed. After the witness honked, it reportedly screamed again and ran into the trees.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationScream
September 1999 Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky Class A #1488

Young man sees BF run across a clearing, friend sees part of it

The witness and a companion were throwing rocks for a dog to fetch at a farm by woods when the dog became alert. The witness reports seeing something about 12 feet away move quickly across a clearing on two feet. The companion reportedly saw only the last moment and thought it was a bear, while the witness was convinced the sighting was real.

Partial sightingVocalization
August 1999 Bluff Creek/Weitchpec, Humboldt County, California Class B #2151

High-pitched vocalization sounds heard by woman playing solitaire at her kitchen table

Late at night while awake alone at the kitchen table, the witness heard a loud vocalization that started as low resonant yelling and rose into high-pitched screams. She said she recognized the sound from family descriptions and was thrilled to finally hear it after visiting the region for many years.

VocalizationScream
August 1999 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1586

Loud vocalizations sounds heard

Two companions watching lightning during a storm reportedly heard loud pig-like grunts and screams and noisy movement in dense brush. They also reported seeing red reflected eyes spaced a few inches apart. The animal was described as large, but its size could not be judged because of a steep slope, and no tracks or hair were found afterward.

VocalizationScreamEyeshineMovement only
June 1999 Carnation,Fall City, King County, Washington Class A #4335

Vocalization, followed by sighting near Carnation/Fall City

Four telephone-line workers heard ape-like high-pitched sounds while working on an isolated road lined with pines and brush. After the witness mimicked the sounds, a large hairy biped crossed the road about 60-70 yards away and paced back and forth, repeatedly stopping in the road to stare at the witness. The witness described upright human-like walking, long arms at the sides, hips wider than shoulders, and an extremely large foot. The animal eventually left into thick bushes leading to heavy fir.

VocalizationFull-body sightingRoad crossingAnimal behaviour