Steuben County, New York

Near Erwin, NY

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Steuben County New York (Class A) BFRO

May 2022

Town of Erwin New York State when I was hunting spring turkeys.I was sitting at the base of a tree location at the top of a ridge line that connected to another ridge.I was calling gobbler turkeys that were on there roost trees.when at which time the gobblers flew down off the ridge from there roost. I was still sitting at the base of the tree have not moved location for a half hour.when I noticed something walking on two legs approximately 75 yards away.the thing was about 7 feet tall.I first thought maybe another human being hunting when it was apparent to me it was dark reddish brown from head to feet.this thing was in my view of sight for about 4 to 5 seconds and then went behind a tree and that was the last I seen it. Then about 15 minutes later I have not moved from the base of the tree sitting on the ground same spot.to my left approximately 30 yards an object hit a tree about 25 feet up in the tree.then the object that hit the tree hit the ground sounded like a rock.I continued...

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Steuben County New York (Class B) BFRO

Campers describe incidents over 3-4 hours with unseen animal near their camp outside Prattsburgh

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November 2003

Steuben County New York (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting by hunters near Bath

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November 2002

Steuben County New York (Class B) BFRO

Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone

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August 1900

Steuben County New York (Class A) BFRO

While taking a break during a deer drive, hunter sees 6 foot tall creature run away down hillside

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November 1986

Butler County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Couple hears vocalization late at night - son finds prints near Okeana

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July 2002

El Dorado County California (Class A) BFRO

Lake Tahoe sighting by a motorist

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January 1986

Grays Harbor County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Sighting near Ocean City, Washington 2016

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October 2016

Cherokee County Oklahoma (Class A) BFRO

August 1 1990 Oklahoma, Cherokee County, near Eldon

Various newspaper articles reporting possible bigfoot near Tahlequah, Oklahoma. First report was on August 1, 1990 at a mobile home near Eldon, Oklahoma which is east of Tahlequah at the junction of h...

August 1990

Cleveland County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting outside rural home in small community of Herbine, south of Rison

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July 2001

Ocean County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Young cyclist observes tall, dark creature in Manahawkin

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January 1979

Fulton County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Truck driver has a daylight sighting west of Ellisville

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January 2005

Multnomah County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Union Pacific Railway Conductor Observes Great Ape on Railroad Trackbed

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