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Counties in West Virginia with reports
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Marion County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Series of accounts under investigation by the curators regarding reports of a large creature.
My older brother and his son decided to try and get a picture of this creature. They took their 4 wheeler back to the second field that is just behind the one it has been seen in. The waited for it to...
April 1999
McDowell County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Many tracks found and terrible screams heard
A unidentifiable creature meeting the description of bigfoot has been seen in Capels, West Virginia by several different sources. Many unidentifiable tracks can be found . Terrible screams have also b...
August 1998
Pendleton County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Witness sees a large creature crossing the road
I was traveling early one morning in January, in snowy conditions, when I spotted a large, upright, dark-colored creature just off Rt.55. Very tall, fuzzy looking, with primate features, similar to an...
January 1998
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
Randolph County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Dolly Sods; Tracks seen, loud screams and strange odor detected.
Large tracks spotted, too large to be human, estimated size: 20 in. foot size- occurred september 23 , 1997 at 10:30 am- that night we heard loud, piercing screams in the forest and a strange odor- li...
September 1997
Pendleton County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Possible repeat approaches outside Circleville
I was working with my friend Brad B. for about a month at a private camp near Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia. Brad and I were clearing brush repairing paths and fences and doing gener...
October 1996
Pendleton County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Cave explorers recall bizarre experiences while camping in the Seneca Creek Backcountry
On November 5th, 1994, I and six other cavers got together to do some ridgewalking and camping along several miles of limestone exposed on the east side of Seneca Creek, in the Seneca Creek Back Count...
November 1994
Greenbrier County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Three Creatures observed Ripping Limbs and Bark from Trees in the Monongahela National Forest
Many years ago while camping in Monongahela National Forest in the fall with my family, my son and I decided to walk around part of the lake at night time. It was a beautiful bright night. the tempera...
October 1994
Pocahontas County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Deer hunters find footprints in Wildell Bottom
My encounter was not a sighting of a creature but a friend and I were tracking a doe that I had shot late the evening before. We came up on a mud hole probably about 12-15 feet long it had three huge ...
October 1991
Logan County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Possible sighting by a security guard at strip mine outside Holden
My sighting occurred while working as a security guard on top of a mountain in Logan WV. I was working the graveyard (11pm-7am) shift on top of the mountain at a strip mine that was closing. The compa...
August 1990
Brooke County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Recollection of a dark figure watching as they recovered their dirt bikes near Wellsburg
I grew up in the outskirts of a small town of Wellsburg, in the northern part of West Virginia. In the northern panhandle, ever since I was little we would ride our dirt bikes in the old strip mine, t...
July 1990
Kanawha County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Man remembers seeing a large hairy creature in a cemetary near Marmet
I was walking home one evening, I have to walk through the graveyard on a paved road. It was right at dusk when I looked out into the graveyard to a far point over looking the WV Turnpike. I saw this ...
January 1990
Randolph County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Sightings by two hunters in tree stands outside Elkwater
It happened in 1989 on a hunting trip in the middle region of West Virginia. We were on our yearly deer-hunting trip in the remote mountainous area of Randolph County. I was about 24 years old and was...
November 1989
Nicholas County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
3 Friends watch 7' tall 2 legged hairy brown animal on the other side of the river
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 sw...
July 1987
Tucker County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Two men shocked to see hairy figure close on trail in Monongahela National Forest
Dear sirs, On July 04,1987 Saturday evening at about 11: 30 Pm, myself and 2 others had a close-up visual sighting of 2 Bigfoot. I was standing inches away from my friend when we both encountered t...
July 1987
Webster County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Possible camp stalking at Glade Run Pond, Monon. Nat. Forest
My encounter happened in West Virginia at Glade Run Pond in Webster County within the Monongahela National Forest. This is a rather remote area. The pond is located well over a mile behind a gated for...
July 1985
Jackson County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Possible stalking and vocalizations near Frozen Camp
It was the summer of 1983 or 84 and I was working for a company during the summer months trying to pay my way through college. I worked 58 hours a week so I had little time to do anything else besides...
August 1984
Wayne County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
One of several sighting and vocalization reports. When witness called out " it stood up at the edge of the hill and huffed and puffed."
Myself and four others had driven to this spot just after 9pm (roughly) to hang. We had just arrived and everyone had gotten out of the car, it was a clear night and a little cool. The car was parked ...
January 1984
Cabell County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Witness heard what sounded like "people talking backwards."
Hello, My name is Dwayne. I am 31, married, father of two and probably the most skeptical person around. I can usually find some reasonable explaination for ghosts, ufo's etc.., but I heard something ...
January 1980
Mercer County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Family gathering interrupted by 8-foot tall visitor at the kitchen window
I was 11 yrs old and we often visited my dads family during the summer break. We arrived about 11pm and were all sitting around talking (4 men, 3 women & 5 kids). I noticed my grandmother kept looking...
August 1979
Marion County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Drain pipes knocked down after strange howls/screams were heard
During the winter of 1978-79, My family and I heard strange howels/screams around our rual home during the hours of 11:30 PM - 1:30 AM. During this time several drain pipes around our home were knocke...
January 1979
Tucker County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Man recalls his daylight sighting while hunting in the Monongahela National Forest
First Day of deer season. Late afternoon. Animal appears above me and walked from right to left down grade at a distance of 30 yards. Seen from his left side view. Appeared very tall. Arms extended be...
November 1978
Raleigh County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO
Three youths have a menacing encounter near Beckley
It was the summer of 1975, and I was about to enter the eighth grade at Stratton Jr. High School. My best friend had moved away from our neighbor hood in Beckley to Stanaford Acres in the spring. He h...
July 1975
Harrison County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Blacksmith recalls seeing a creature come down a mountainside and shares a sketch he drew
This is the story as was relayed to the investigator. "Just after dark the witness, which was 15 at the time, and his friend were getting nightcrawlers to go fishing with. Just behind their house, whi...
January 1974
Berkeley County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO
Late-night road-crossing sighting by firefighter near the Potomac River
It was back in probably the early 1970's, Spring time, late at night (around midnight). I was out riding down this road that had a farm on one side and an apple orchard on the other. As I was driving ...
March 1970