Monroe County, Indiana

Near Bloomington, IN

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Monroe County Indiana (Class B) BFRO

2006

Myself and two other people were backpacking in the Hoosier National Forest. We had setup a camp in a valley off the grub ridge loop trail (this is a 10 mile loop, were about 4-5 miles deep in the woods). We were sitting by our camp fire (it was about 1:00 am). We heard a loud vocalization (it almost sounded like a very deep growl, and then a howl). It honestly sounded like an ape. We then heard what sounded like a large branch or tree being snapped in half and then thrown towards us (this happened a couple times). We then heard a loud commotion coming from the woods, we heard what sounded like a small animal being attacked, making a distressed crying noise (I think it was a rabbit, but I'm not sure. It sounded like it was being killed). This went on for 20-30 seconds, and then silence. We then heard something run off through the woods. I could hear branches breaking and leaves rustling, by the racket it made running, it sounded large. You could hear it's body brushing through the t...

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Monroe County Indiana (Class B) BFRO

Loud, early morning vocalizations heard by duck hunters near Lake Monroe

hey i just happened to stumble upon this website. last year october 24 2009, me, my friend, and his dad where waterfowl hunting on monroe lake, in monroe county, we were set up on a peninsula on the f...

October 2009

Monroe County Indiana (Class B) BFRO

Man hears multiple moans and sees a gray creature outside of Bloomington

I have had two possible "Bigfoot related" incidents. I've wanted to discuss the older incident for quite some time but have hesitated to do so. The second incident occurred March 16, 2009 and unnerved...

March 2009

Monroe County Indiana (Class A) BFRO

Two sisters observe creature cross the road

In southern Indiana, Unionville October 1990 or 89. My sister and I were on our way home late at night (approx. 2:00 a.m.) when a bigfoot walked in front of my sister's Honda touching the front of the...

October 1990

Monroe County Indiana (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls his observation of a creature crossing a road while hunting in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest

This took place while on the last day of firearm deer season in Novemeber, 1988. It was after sunset but not yet dark. The temperature was in the mid 30's but the ground wasn't frozen and there were s...

November 1988

British Columbia Canada (Class A) BFRO

Old newspaper article (Lincoln Nebraska Journal and Star) near Chehalis Indian Reservation

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July 1934

British Columbia Canada (Class A) BFRO

Old newspaper article (Lima, Ohio) about encounters near Harrison Mills

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March 1934

Hillsborough County Florida (Class A) BFE

A Florida Fisherman Took This Photograph of a Skunk Ape

Is this the elusive Skunk Ape? A retired 66-year-old retired electrician named John Rodriguez claims it is. He sent this high-def photograph to The Huffington Post: According to Rodriguez, the phot...

December 2014

Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFE

Pregnant woman watched from across field by a Bigfoot

My friend and I were arrowhead hunting one summer day very remote field I looked up and saw big foot standing on the other side of the field watching me not moving just looking at me it was about was ...

June 1994

Orange County Indiana (Class A) BFE

Bigfoot seen eating tomatoes in garden by elderly woman

When I was little we lived on a house on my great grandma's farm. She lived on the dead end we livef about a 1/2 mile up the road and across the road lived my great aunt Chloe. She was a 86 year old w...

January 1976