Shasta County, California

Near French Gulch

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Shasta County California (Class A) BFRO

June 1991

In early June 1991 French Gulch, CA. My son and I took a short vacation to my childhood memories trip area to French Gulch where I remembered an eerie thing that happened back in the mid 60's with my father. I had lived with my grandparents in an small town called Summit City just a few miles below Shasta Lake Dam when my father one day took me to French Gulch way way back deep into the woods North and North East of the French Gulch town. I remember always feeling as though being watched and sometimes herd really eerie sounds. I remember the eerie sound that made this worse for me to be comfortable. I was a naturalist though and always felt drawn to the deep woods and so it was hard to keep me from it. In latter years after retiring from the U.S. Army I took a trip visiting relatives in Redding, and one evening I packed up the truck for an deep adventure back to those woods and was their mostly to get those big pine cone's with delicious pine nuts. We left late that evening, ge...

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Shasta County California (Class B) BFRO

Footprints found along snow covered road near Whiskeytown Lake

Three friends enjoying an all day ride up to the snow in Whiskeytown National Park. We were all on horseback. We spotted what appeared to be Bigfoot tracks in the snow. We got off our horses for close...

January 2013

Shasta County California (Class B) BFRO

Woman describes a childhood encounter outside a tent on the edge of Lake Shasta

I was on a family camping trip. There were a lot of us. I was 13 at the time and I had never heard of Bigfoot. The way our camp was laid out was that all of us girls (two sisters, their friends and a ...

August 1970

Shasta County California (Class B) BFRO

Evening sighting by a motorist near Shingletown

Hi, my Name is [L. D.] I am 56 Years old and live in Redding California. Last Saturday evening on January 7, 2006, my wife and I drove from Redding to Shingletown about 26 miles east of Redding to see...

January 2006

Shasta County California (Class B) BFRO

Possible camp stalking in Jones Valley, Lake Shasta

Here's what I encountered on 4/19/2003, at least the best that I can remember; at the Jones Valley Campground, Lake Shasta, CA. It was about 22:00, slightly over cast and very calm and quiet. In hi...

April 2003

Miller County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

Sighting in wheat field near Fouke

I observed a hairy manlike creature approximately 8 foot tall walking away from me. It had sticks and leaves matted in its thick reddish brown hair. the wind was blowing my way and i smelt a very dist...

January 2000

Saline County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

Early morning motorist driving to work sees bipedal animal running through field

I was on my way to work just before day light, it was starting to get light, when I saw something moving out of the corner of my eye across an over grown farm field. I hit my brakes to get a better lo...

March 2004

Jackson County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Upright creature seen by 3 men fishing in a boat 3 miles from Greenwood

It happened about 10 or 12 years ago. Myself, nephew and an elderly family friend Terry, were in this swampy wooded area fishing. They were in a small boat, no motor just paddles. As they were fishing...

January 1990

Medina County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

A man standing on his back porch watches a large hair covered creature run down the railroad tracks and jump down into the brush

I saw a large hunched over creature about 8 feet tall. It was walking on the elevated tracks behind my house and then preceded to sprint down the tracks and jump down into the brush on the other side ...

May 2003

Cattaraugus County New York (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by hunter outside Salamanca

i live in salamanca n.y.i was hunting down old 17 road and seen a tall dark hairy creature walking on two legs cross the railroad tracks.the area around him had smelt very bad.(skunk smell).before i h...

October 2001

Polk County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Motorist observes bipedal creature crossing highway

I was driving home early in the morning from work when a large creacher cross the hiway infront of my car. It was walking upright and took the road in 3 large steps....

September 2000

Clark County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

A daylight sighting in a cow pasture. The witness also mentioned that some of his cows have been killed

I saw a very tall creature in one of our pastures. It had a medium brown fur coat, but its face was not furry. It made a very loud noise which my neighbors also heard and called our house right after ...

September 1996

Harford County Maryland (Class A) BFRO

Large, dark creature seen crossing the road.

I was riding my motorcyle north on Rt 165 having just passed the John Deere dealership. This particular section of road is straight for more then a mile. I was about a quarter of the way into this mil...

July 1984