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Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
A camper sleeping in a motorhome on Vancouver Island was awakened when something large violently shook and tilted the vehicle. The witness saw a very hairy bipedal creature standing outside the window and went outside without a weapon. A strong musky stench was smelled and footsteps were heard stopping at the dark treeline, then the witness retreated inside without seeing it again.
Sasquatch sighting near Princeton, British Columbia
While lost at night looking for a lakeside camp, the witness smelled a strong fecal-skunk odor and saw a tall gray long-haired mass sidestep behind a tree from his quad. He later got repeatedly turned around trying to retrieve his truck and stopped at a farmhouse gate where a large round very white light hovered above and behind the house, making the walls glow.
Vocalization in British Columbia
The guest describes vocalizations heard on a small island on the B.C. coast for the past two years. He views two years as the start of a yearly pattern and plans to return in the fall with better recording equipment to determine the source.
Rock throwing near Boston Bar, British Columbia
The witness and a friend camped overnight on a logging landing while picking up equipment. At night something threw rocks at them, then after a warning shot it made a very loud scream and crashed through trees. The next morning a healthy tree blocked the road and they saw two large hairy bipeds watching from a treeline before leaving.
Odor in British Columbia
Several people digging clams on the coast at night in the dark suddenly smelled a strong rotting odor first mistaken for a dead seal. The smell quickly went away, unlike a carcass, and the diggers attributed it to the local name for the hairy biped.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
A man in the mountains on the B.C. mainland reportedly watched an animal rip open a log to collect insects and grubs. He then saw it throw the insects into a creek to attract fish. The animal then scooped trout onto the bank to eat.
Scream in British Columbia
A fish farm worker told the guest about a screamer on the high island by the farm that screamed, ran around, and threw rocks making big splashes. The next day it was low near the tide line screaming as two large trees fell into the water, and other shifts reported it returning in later years.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
A water taxi operator told the guest that a couple winters earlier he saw what he first took for a big black bear at the low water [name withheld] on Crease Island. It stood up, walked on two legs up the beach and across drift logs, then disappeared into the bush, convincing him it was not a bear.
Chatter in British Columbia
The guest says a relative who often stayed in the guest's trailer in Native Anchorage reported repeated chattering behind the trailer, especially around September near plum trees. The relative attributed it to the big fellas and would pound the wall to make them stop.
Sasquatch sighting near Osoyoos, British Columbia
A guide at the interior cultural center told the guest he saw a big one behind the center. It stuck its head between sage bushes and looked at him, then fled through the sage and disappeared when he walked toward it speaking his language.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
A friend on Haida Gwaii told the guest about a smaller hair-covered being that moves like a land otter. One night while driving into the reserve along the waterfront, the friend saw it run from the bush down toward the water.
Sasquatch sighting near Nanaimo, British Columbia
A Coast Salish elder told the guest that as a young boy south of Nanaimo he found a small hair-covered creature sitting on a cedar fence railing by a beach river. When it saw him it jumped down, put a hand in front of its face, and ran into the forest. The elder called it Steamtum.
Folklore near Mimquamlis, British Columbia
This is a traditional First Nation legend about a couple blessed with a nose-born boy who was teased. When village children stayed out playing after sunset, a hairy wild woman of the woods seized them in a sack. The boy cut the sack open and, with help from deer, bear and mink, led the children back, after which the chief ordered him respected.
Wood knock near Beavertail Lake, British Columbia
While trolling for trout in the fall, visitors heard tree knocks and branches being broken nearby. They returned a couple weeks later in late fall and heard activity again.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
At the family's homestead the captain recalled rabbits being taken with wire untwisted and only heads left. On a summer day the three young siblings were playing in the lower guest house with the door open when a very tall creature crouched to look in at them. [name withheld] three screamed and the parents chased it into the bush.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
A water-taxi captain told the guest that his uncle was deer hunting across the pass when he smelled something and saw bushes and small trees shaking. Something big stood up and ran while pounding its chest like an African gorilla. The family concluded bush apes were in the area.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
While clearing driftwood at the guest's kayak camp with workers and his sister present, small trees began shaking violently and a boulder rolled down. The guest then saw a large creature between two trees at close range that locked eyes and grimaced showing large teeth. The group fled by dinghy to the tour boat and left for a dock, later measuring the standing impressions at about seven feet four.
Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia
A few days before the October chum opening, the guest and three others were anchored off Village Island when banging, chirping whistles and a strong stink were noticed. In the spotlight two upright creatures were seen on the beach, one larger in the grass and one smaller below, which crouched and covered their faces. Rifles were aimed but not fired, and the figures later left into the bush, with further eye-shine, scenting sounds, and a tree bent as one departed.
Howl in British Columbia
The guest recalled living on Village Island in his mid-20s with other young men. For one late-summer to fall period they tried to fall asleep before dark to avoid hearing prolonged howling. He described the howling as not wolves.
Road crossing in British Columbia
A man reported a roadside crossing on Vancouver Island in late April that frightened him. Possible footprints were mentioned. A local researcher set trail cameras in the area.