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7 November 1995 White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky Class A #2384

Deer hunters have frightening nightime encounter near White Plains

Late at night while camping for deer season, a companion who walked over a hill to a creek reported seeing a tall figure drinking that then stood and watched him, prompting him to run back to camp. Moments later the rest of the group heard loud crashing through brush and saw the silhouette of a very large human-shaped figure with long arms running hunched over on the hilltop by moonlight and lamplight. The group then packed up and left the woods.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteFootsteps
July 1995 Wolfe County, Kentucky #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/getbB_16nwpZEww6fJEI-cUABLcp24LPCKmiLpKZqDY

Footsteps near Wolfe County (1995)

Five teenagers camped overnight under a cliff overhang in the national forest. Around midnight they heard heavy bipedal footsteps approach and stop behind a large poplar tree below the camp. Two of them used flashlights to watch red eyeshine peeking from the tree, then the creature stepped fully into view for about ten seconds before retreating behind the tree and later leaving diagonally through the hollow making huffing sounds.

FootstepsEyeshineFull-body sighting
Summer 1995 Lawrence County, Kentucky Class B #2389

Highpitched vocalizations heard.

The witness and a relative were sitting outside talking on a mid-summer night in 1995 when they heard very loud high-pitched noises. The witness claims lifelong hunting and camping experience and says the sounds matched no known animal calls. Darkness prevented determining the direction, and a daytime search found no ground or tree sign. The witness later concluded the sounds matched alleged Bigfoot trail recordings heard on television.

Vocalization
1995 Constance, Boone County, Kentucky Class C #2365

Strange "yowling" sounds heard behind home in Constance

Friends living by the Ohio River reported hearing loud yowling from the woods behind their house that they could not identify as a known animal. They also reported hearing something crashing through underbrush on a steep hillside. No visual sighting or footprints were reported, and the reporter relaying the account noted it could be a known animal such as a coyote, bobcat, or bear.

VocalizationUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
22 October 1994 Polksville, Bath County, Kentucky Class A #78723

Young deer hunter observes a bigfoot around dusk just south of Polksville

The witness was bow hunting deer from a concealed ground blind when a herd of deer ran through erratically. A very large black bipedal figure chasing the deer ran past at close range, knocked down a rotted tree, and continued into the pines. The witness fled to the family farmhouse and told a relative, then avoided discussing the event for years.

Full-body sighting
October 1994 Virgie, Pike County, Kentucky Class A #2435

Several people witness 7 to 8 foot tall creature on an old mining road

A group of eight people were raccoon hunting with dogs when the dogs returned frightened with tails tucked. Shortly after starting to drive out, they saw a huge standing figure ahead of the truck estimated at 7.5 to 8 feet tall and dark in color. After backing up and later returning on foot, they found a large human-like footprint in mud in the road. They heard sticks breaking, left quickly, later returned to find the track destroyed by their vehicle, and subsequent visits produced no further sightings.

Full-body sightingTracksUnidentified sound
18 April 1994 Pikeville KY, Pike County, Kentucky Class A #27941

Man recalls his early morning sighting driving to work near Chloe

The witness was driving to work westbound on US 460 east of Shelbiana in the morning when a tall, hairy biped came from the river side, went over the guardrail and took two steps across the two-lane highway. The creature looked directly at the witness before disappearing into woods and a ravine on the other side. The witness drove on, turned around to look again, but it was gone.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 1994 Richwood, Boone County, Kentucky Class A #24800

Woman remembers a shaggy white-haired creature watching her while she walked her dog outside Richwood

The witness was walking a dog in a backyard bordering woods during the middle of the day when the dog stopped and growled toward the fence. About 50 feet away at the fence line, a tall off-white hair-covered creature stared at the witness for a few minutes. When the creature turned to run, the witness retreated to the house with the dog and the creature was gone.

Full-body sighting
1994 McQuarrie County, Kentucky #9bd0859b-df59-4297-bea0-831b15ded621

Sasquatch sighting near McQuarrie County (1994)

The guest and his father went deer hunting in Beaver Creek, separated to different fields, and the guest climbed a stand overlooking woods and a field edge. He watched a 5-6 foot black, upright creature with long arms move quietly by leaping between tree bases and walking logs. At about 75 yards it noticed him, hid behind a tree peeking at him, then used the tree for cover and disappeared, after which he climbed down and left.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
October 1993 Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Class A #1045

Father and son have a daylight encounter while deer hunting near Lawrenceburg

The witness and his son were walking back to the truck after deer hunting when they saw a tall hair-covered figure come out of a cedar thicket about 50 yards down their path. The figure stopped when they stopped, then stepped back into the thicket and disappeared from sight. They heard something following them and staying hidden all the way back to the truck.

Full-body sightingMovement only
September 1993 Keokee Virginia, Harlan County, Kentucky Class B #30596

Ginseng hunter recalls being terrified by a nighttime visitor on old mining property at the KY/VA border

Two companions were camping in remote steep woods while digging ginseng when they were awakened late at night by loud howls, screams, growls and chattering. Something shook trees and threw large rocks and small sapling trees into their camp for hours, retreating when the fire was built up and returning as it died down. At daylight they found saplings broken off and uprooted around camp and hiked out to the road.

HowlScreamGrowlChatterRock throwing +2
July 1993 Madison County, Kentucky Class A #2368

Hiker has detailed sighting on Bear Mountain.

The witness was hiking on a mountain and heard a tapping sound while looking down a hollow toward a thicket. Through binoculars the witness watched a large hairy figure sitting on a log hitting it with a rock, then standing, looking toward the witness, moving its head side to side while hunched, and dashing into the thicket.

Full-body sightingWood knock
January 1993 Mayfield Or Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky Class A #2363

Late night sighting by motorists along Highway 121

The witness and a relative were driving home late at night when their headlights revealed a tall, muscular, hair-covered human-like figure standing partly on the roadway. The passenger, within a few feet of it, described its human-like face and eyes watching the car as they passed. After several minutes of silence both occupants reacted and continued discussing the encounter.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1993–1994 Baskett, Henderson County, Kentucky #700a8826-7705-4a25-a7e3-b2484f81f3e6

Movement only near Baskett, Kentucky (1993)

As a teenager the Kentucky guest was alone on a home deck at night and watched a large yellow orb move slowly through a distant tree line. Frightened, she froze until it reached the end of the trees, then ran inside.

Movement only
between the hillside sighting and the road encounter, that summer Kentucky #4369c15d-f856-44da-a531-37c1124d7dcf

Rock throwing in Kentucky (1992)

While fishing alone, the witness noticed rocks landing in the water and first thought fish were jumping or someone was playing a trick. After throwing a rock back and hearing a thud instead of a normal impact, the witness heard a loud growl and a larger rock passed nearby. The witness ran back to the house without seeing anything.

Rock throwingGrowl
that summer, a few weeks before the road encounter Kentucky #4369c15d-f856-44da-a531-37c1124d7dcf

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1992)

Against instructions, the witness hiked alone to a cliff overhang where brushy debris looked like a nest. After a bobcat approached then abruptly fled, the witness smelled a strong pungent odor and saw a reddish hairy figure lean from behind a large beech tree and stare without moving. The witness ran down the mountain to the yard.

Partial sightingOdorFootsteps
1992, the summer Kentucky #4369c15d-f856-44da-a531-37c1124d7dcf

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1992)

While walking out on a remote logging road after discovering flat tires, the witness confronted a black bear that kept approaching despite shouting. A large hairy biped rushed down the hill on all fours, landed in the road and slid, causing the bear to flee. The biped then stood, stared, and bluff-charged twice with loud vocalizations until the witness fled on foot and was later picked up by drivers in a pickup.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
October 1991 Perryville, Kentucky #203545a6-d924-4f5c-bacf-143167428913

Sasquatch sighting near Perryville, Kentucky (1991)

While doing a snipe-hunting prank with his scout troop at dusk, the 11-year-old witness stopped to tie his shoe near a tree line. He heard rustling, shone his flashlight, and saw a small hair-covered figure staring at him for a few seconds. The figure glanced aside and was abruptly jerked out of sight, which he interpreted as its mother pulling it away.

Partial sighting
July 1991 Lewisburg, Logan County, Kentucky Class A #2391

Strange noises followed by strong odor and glimpse of large bipedal animal

The witness and a companion arrived home at night and heard a loud roaring scream twice from a nearby hillside. The witness took a light and walked toward the woods without it on, smelling a strong foul odor and hearing branches breaking. When the flashlight was turned on, the witness briefly saw a tall, large, hairy bipedal animal fleeing through the woods. Broken branches and ground disturbance were found the next day.

ScreamOdorPartial sightingMovement onlyTree break
April 1991 London, Laurel County, Kentucky Class A #18297

Man recalls face to face childhood encounter near London

In April 1991 around 2 p.m., the witness was playing with a BB gun near a garden and ravine, jumped onto a rock, and encountered a roughly 5-foot tall hair-covered creature within about 13 feet. The creature ran away through the woods with loud branch-breaking sounds, and the witness fled to the house then returned with a relative. They found broken branches, slide marks, and a three-toed footprint, though the witness later noted the tracks might not be from the same animal.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracksTree break