Nicholas County, West Virginia

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Nicholas County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

July 1987

It was back in 1987 in the summer. Myself and two friends went back to an old swimming hole to hang out for the day - Krofford Hole on the Gauley River to be exact. After a few hours of fishing and swimming we all were laying out on a big rock beside the water. During that time our dogs were playing around making alot of noise. After awhile I noticed it got really quiet. I sat up and started looking around. Across the river directly from us was a small clearing beside the water. A large 2 legged animal, dark brown in color, stood there like it was looking back at us. The dogs just stood there staring over at it not making a sound or a move. After about 2 minutes it turned and went up over the river bank. We could hear it moving up the hillside unti it was gone. The next day we went back to the other side where it was standing. I estimated by tree limbs over us it had to be at least 7 feet tall. I'll never forget the silence of the woods that day. Nor will I ever forget how it seemed to...

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Nicholas County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Bigfoot spotted by driver in Cranberry River region of Monongahela National Forest

I had just left the Cranberry River in the Monangahela National Forest where some family members were camping. I took a short cut through Cranberry Ridge that comes out in Camden on Gauley to get home...

June 2007

Nicholas County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Two hunters hear strange sounds similar to a woman screaming

In the early morning hours of December 1st, 1997, I was hunting with my son when I heard some weird sounds coming from a nearby gully. The sounds observed were similar to that of a woman screaming, fo...

December 1997

Nicholas County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Daytime observation through binoculars while hunting behind a home in Summersville

On Nov. 24th 2015 I was hunting deer during FIREARM season back on the hill behind my house...I am going "bonkers" for lack of a better word, trying to process what I saw that day. I was walking up an...

November 2015

Nicholas County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Squirrel hunter observed in the early morning by a tree peeker on Curtain Mountain

I live in Craigsville, West Virginia and I've heard stories about bigfoot but never believed them until one morning. I went squirrel hunting and saw one go up a tree. I grabbed a stick and started to ...

November 2015

Douglas County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Hunter hears morning vocalization and has evening sighting north of Diamond Lake

On Saturday about 5:45 AM my hunting partner and I were walking down a gravel road and heard a loud scream from up hill above us. The scream started in a high pitch and went into more of a gruntal gro...

August 2004

Siskiyou County California (Class A) BFRO

Trail bike rider describes being briefly chased at night near Happy Camp

I was travelling down a couty road from a friends camp, and I was riding a small Honda motorbike. I got past a turn and heard something akin to a flat tire flopping. My bike is small enough that if it...

December 1993

Hillsborough County Florida (Class A) BFRO

June 1984 Manatee County FL Late evening sighting by 9 yr/old camper off Little Manatee River in Ruskin

At the time I was only about 9 years old, and my friend was going on a camping trip over in ruskin, fl. it was a weekend excersion just off the Little Manatee River. the first night we just herd funny...

June 1984

Broome County New York (Class A) BFRO

Witness spots legs of a large bipedal creature from a distance of 100 feet

This occurred while I was just standing enjoying the view of the woods not far from my house, I had my dog with me and I was not actually in the woods myself but across the creek from the woods. Whate...

January 1986

Teton County Wyoming (Class A) BFRO

Party of five campers observe 7 foot creature outside their RV

Dear BFRO Persons, My family and I were staying in beautiful Grand Teton National Park for a few nights and one night a mysterious yet real thing happened. One night when we were all asleep the famil...

June 2000

Pulaski County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

Youth has sighting from his backyard on Air Force Base

I've had two possible bigfoot encounters. The first occured in 1975 when I seven. My family lived at Little Rock AFB. At the time there were woods behind our house and a small lake as well. After scho...

January 1975

Marion County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Brief daylight sighting by hunter near Silver Creek Falls State Park

Hunting in the woods, I saw what I at first thought was a deer but it turned out to be an elk (rare to spot in the area). Out of nowhere, it took off running ... that's when I saw a large animal take ...

October 1995

Christian County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist spots a tall hairy biped chasing deer near Edinburg

I am writing this for my daughter. She was driving and came to a stop sign. This is a T road so she has to turn left or right. Straight in front of her is an open field with trees on the edge of it an...

March 2013