Coconino County, Arizona

Near Payson

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Coconino County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

August 2013

My Wife and I went up to the Mogollon Rim north of Woods Canyon Lake to camp for two days. We took our two small dogs with us. I thought if we went during the week there wouldn't be many people there and I was right. We set up camp in the rain at about 2pm. It rained till about 6pm we saw no one just these big trucks going back in forth on the road till about 5pm. It was very dark and we were trying to start a fire but everything was wet and all we had was a dull ax to chop wood. I believe we were being very noise hacking at the dead wood we were trying to cut to size for our fire. After we got the fire going we cook our dinner and ate. It was very quiet no sound at all then we saw a large full moon rising from the east it lit up the sky. We decided to go to bed around 10pm I put some more wood on the camp fire hoping it would burn all night. As we were in our tent the moon was like a big night light then we fell asleep. At about 3:10am I woke up to a sound that was unlike anything I h...

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Coconino County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

Several possible vocalizations heard south of Jacob Lake near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

MYSELF AND A FRIEND LEFT FLAGSTAFF RIDING OUR HARLEYS FOR ONE LAST CAMP OUT BEFORE WINTER, RODE TO THE NORTH RIM AREA, WE EACH PITCHED OUR TENTS AND WE SAT AROUND THE FIRE TILL AROUND TEN PM, ABOUT 2:...

October 2012

Coconino County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

Camper hears possible late-night vocalizations in the Knoll Lake area

It was in the middle of the night and I took my three kids camping. I was awoken by a strange noise. The noises sounded like a angry female with a smoker's voice scream in short bursts. Probably 5 to ...

July 2011

Coconino County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

Possible encounter disturbs a camper in a high country forest

It's taken me a long time to write this report because shortly after the incident, I managed to convince myself that it couldn't have been a bigfoot. A few months later, a friend had a nearly identica...

August 2010

Coconino County Arizona (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by father and son from a campsite north of Mogollon Rim

It was 6PM and I was supposed to meet my wife at FR 115 (**** mts away) at ****. My son and I were just getting ready to leave the campsite. As soon as I stood up from my chair, I saw what looked like...

May 2010

Clark County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Newspaper deliveryman sees large gray colored creature that was walking on two legs and carrying dead animal. (Newspaper account, follow-up by the BFRO and Sheriff's documents included.)

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March 2000

Magoffin County Kentucky (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls early morning sighting while squirrel hunting near Salyersville

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January 1972

Hocking County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by woman visiting an old rural cemetery, near Logan

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July 1998

Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

Three children have daytime sighting near Eureka

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January 1958

Washington County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Man spots Bigfoot in field

Richard H., an older farmer and a singularly thoughtful, observant and articulate man, who deliberated carefully before answering questions. Richard was driving the spraying rig along the boundary...

March 1969

Bucks County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

Bow Hunter Encounters Strange Creature near Argus

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October 2007

Skagit County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Three hikers see something cross their path

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Kanawha County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Man remembers seeing a large hairy creature in a cemetary near Marmet

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