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Duck Hunter Encounter with a Bigfoot near Black River 30 miles NW of Jonesboro
During a winter duck hunt the witness waded out to retrieve a downed bird and noticed feathers and rhythmic splashes in flooded timber. A very large bipedal creature approached through the trees to within about 30 yards, watched the witness for about 30 seconds, made a low huff, then turned and left quickly through the water. The witness returned to companions and left the area, avoiding hunting for about a week.
Footsteps in Kentucky (2012)
While standing around a campfire after midnight on a winter backpacking trip, the witness and two friends repeatedly heard loud bipedal steps approach when they looked away. They charged into the woods to confront it. They never saw it but heard it run on two feet, jump off a cliff line, and continue down the valley.
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.
Elk hunter finds large bi-pedal tracks on Mount Baldy
While elk hunting alone on a remote snow-covered mountain slope in the morning, the witness found a line of large barefoot bipedal tracks heading uphill. The prints were substantially larger than the witness's boot and spaced about five feet apart, forcing a leap to step between them. The witness photographed one print with a boot for scale, judged the tracks to be several days old, and believed they were not made by snowshoes, bears, or another hunter due to their shape and the area's remoteness.
Local investigates a possible tree break and receives response to rock clacks near Finksburg
The witness stopped by a roadside woodlot after noticing a freshly broken young tree and large depressions in leaf litter described as human-shaped footprints. After examining the break and prints, the witness knocked rocks together and reported hearing a distant knock in response, with further knocks and whoops getting no reply.
Possible daylight sighting by a law enforcement officer standing in his yard near Fremont
The witness reported seeing a very large dark shaggy figure at a trail head at the edge of woods near home in mid-morning. The figure stood motionless after noticing the witness, then vanished during a brief 4-5 second glance away. A later size-comparison photo suggested the figure was much larger than the witness.
Seasoned hunter hears unknown screams from his stand near Holopaw
The witness was driving with windows down toward a hunting stand in a swampy management area before dawn when he encountered a strong unfamiliar musky odor. After parking and sitting in the stand for about 10-15 minutes, he heard three loud consecutive unfamiliar screams from the direction where he had smelled the odor. The sounds were very loud despite the estimated distance, and the woods stayed quiet afterward with no birds heard at sunrise.
Hunter is confronted when he tries to shoot a deer near Winlock
On a November afternoon hunt, the witness heard loud yelling mixed with growls and screams nearby and recorded trees breaking and heavy pounding footsteps approaching. Deer in the area fled as the sounds got closer, and the witness left quickly. Cattle in a nearby pasture were later seen huddled far from the sounds.
Possible incidents outside a home near Meadowview
On the night of November 23 the witness shone a light from the deck toward a small woods patch behind the house to check for deer. About 160 yards away he saw a pair of large, brilliant emerald-green eyes spaced widely apart. As an experienced outdoorsman he said he had never seen eyes of that shape, brilliance and spacing, and said the sighting combined with an earlier strange vocalization made him open to a Sasquatch-type creature being present.
Possible encounters on a farm near Dry Ridge
The witness reports finding an unfamiliar skull and small bones under leaves beside a log while hunting on the back side of the farm. The witness, familiar with common animal skulls, reports others called it ape-like and is sending a jawbone for DNA analysis. The investigator's initial review of supplied photos suggested domestic dog skull.
Hunter has unnerving experience at Bear Den Lake NE of Gaylord
The witness was parked by a vehicle at dusk after a day of hunting, waiting for two companions to return. After putting a rifle in the vehicle, the witness heard footsteps and then an extremely loud, deep guttural roar close enough to feel in the chest and fled by vehicle to meet the companions at a local establishment. The companions said they had heard strange noises and felt uneasy all day, and the group left the area that night.
Couple hear possible screams and knocks at their home near Redden State Park
The witness reports standing outside his home in the evening after returning from a store when he heard a very loud scream followed by four loud knocks from the nearby woods. He called to his wife, and four more loud knocks were then heard. He estimated the source was about 100 feet away and said he could hear trees moving.
Large, dark biped crosses road at night near Appleton
The witness was driving home from work around 2:30 a.m. when a large dark figure crossed the road about 50 feet ahead, moving very fast on two legs. It crossed in about two strides and disappeared into a farm field as the witness braked and turned toward it. After stopping, the witness saw nothing further and noted no tracks, attributing the lack to frozen ground.
Family reports several encounters over several months on the outskirts of Scio
Late at night the witness took a puppy on a leash toward the woodline behind the house and heard shuffling in the brush. A very tall, very wide dark figure stood up nearby, showing a lighter chest or stomach area in the moonlight. The witness screamed and ran inside, after which relatives went out with a light and reported seeing a large two-legged shadow run up the brushy hill and disappear while staying just out of sight.
Photographs taken of a possible trackway on property west of Alpena
The witness was walking his large wooded property after fresh snow and found a line of large, flat tracks with no toe marks that continued straight through dense brush. He photographed and measured the prints, later learning neighbors had found similar tracks. Conservation staff who viewed the photos reportedly said they did not match a recognized animal.
Dusk sighting of a bigfoot tree knocking in the Ocala National Forest
The witness was trail riding in a remote forest area and became stuck in a mud hole, waiting hours for help. Hearing repeated knocking like something hitting a tree, the witness walked about 300 yards toward the sound and saw a very large hairy biped striking a pine with a stick. After stepping on a stick while backing away, the witness was noticed by the creature, which turned its whole body to look before running away on two legs carrying the stick, moving gracefully and silently.
Close daylight observation by a fisherman at a trout stream near Unicoi
Early in the morning while heading to fish along a creek, the witness saw a large bipedal creature standing in the water about 15 to 20 yards away. The creature left the creek, struck a tree with its hand, stomped its foot and vocalized, then ran into the forest. The witness watched for about 45 seconds and also noted a musky animal-like odor.
Homeowner has possible sightings east of Carlinville
The witness got up early to use the restroom and looked out the back door toward the field at sunrise. From about 200 yards away, the witness saw a large dark figure cross the field from one treeline to another. The figure was described as much larger than an adult human and moving gracefully.
Bow hunter sees an animal resembling a gorilla near Marseilles
The witness was bow-hunting from an elevated stand in river bottomland in the morning. A tall, dark-brown, gorilla-like animal about 40 yards away walked through a thicket from south to north, reportedly heading from dense pines toward the river. The witness watched it for about 20 seconds as it kept moving without vocalizing.
Daylight sighting of a man-like ape while target shooting in the Big Cypress National Preserve
The witness stopped in a swampy area to target shoot and was reloading when he heard noise behind him. He turned and saw an ape-like biped watching from behind a tree a short distance away, which made a deep vocal sound. He ran to his car, saw the creature moving away through the trees, and left quickly.