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Pocahontas County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO

April 2005

My husband and I attended the BFRO expedition in West Virginia in Spring of 2005. The base camp was next to a river in the mountains near the Virginia border. On Thursday afternoon most of the people crossed the river by canoe in order to hike down the trail along the opposite bank of the river. After that group set off, Steve, my husband, headed out in his truck with a big handheld radio to see if he could reach the others who had walked down the river trail. I was alone in the base camp. After about a half hour I went outside and stood at the nose of the camper and looked up the road to see if Steve had driven away, then I turned around to go to the river. I looked through the trees and saw what I first thought were two people from the river group coming back up the trail, around the bend in the river trail. I walked straight over to the river's edge to get ready to take pictures of them crossing back over in the canoe. When I got to the riverbank I looked across and saw no...

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Pocahontas County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Lone hiker wakes to rock clacks and heavy foot falls on the Allegheny Trail near Durbin

In June I was backpacking the Allegheny Trail going south bound. I had hiked up the trail following the yellow blazes. As I got to the top and started the trek along the ridge line I noticed some of t...

June 2012

Pocahontas County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Fishermen hear loud screams while camped at Wildell

My father and I are both proud Mountain State natives, although we no longer reside in WV. But we do enjoy returning every spring for trout fishing and sometimes smallmouth bass fishing. My father and...

April 2012

Pocahontas County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Participant observations during BFRO WV Expedition

I was on the BFRO's West Virginia expedition this past April. The expedition lasted ten days all together. I participated from April 7 to April 11, as did over a dozen other people. The base camp w...

April 2005

Pocahontas County West Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalization and stalking near Spruce Flat

I live in Pocahontas county near the Monongahela National Forest. It covers pretty much all of the county. It was on a mountain named Spruce Flat. I can look out my front window and see it. I have hea...

October 2004

Snohomish County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Footprint found, scream heard in family corn field

At 10PM, sounds were heard from large animal in back yard in a corn garden. Next day a large 16-17" footprint was found. Several ears of corn were missing from the top of some of the 9' tall corn plan...

September 2000

Plumas County California (Class A) BFRO

Sighting of a bigfoot by a miner

I was mining on the creek, when some movement caught my eye, as I stood up I saw, clear as day, a Bigfoot peering from behind a tree. The hair on my neck stood straight up on the back of my neck as I ...

September 1996

Knox County Nebraska (Class A) BFRO

Hunter has evening sighting near Bazile Creek State Wildlife Management Area

Approximatley 40 yards away standing on the edge of a ravine. Hight difficult to estimate because of standing a little down hill. somewhere around 7ft. Gray hair over entire body. muscular very thick ...

January 1979

Delaware County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Hikers spot white bigfoot at Higbanks Park outside Columbus, OH

Myself and two friends were at Highbanks Metro Park hiking on trails. As it got dark, we decided to walk back to the car by way of the park's paved roads. We first heard the creature in the woods to o...

August 1989

Peoria County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Deer hunter has sighting at dusk near Jubilee College State Park

Well I was deer hunting with three of my friends I decided to take a break and rest near this clearing. While sitting on a log this tall thing crossed in front of me through the opening in the woods. ...

October 2007

Oneida County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

While watching TV, witness sees large, dark, upright object pass by the window

The incident in question took place in the summer of 1984 when I was 11 years old. It was around ten in the evening and I was watching TV when all of a sudden some noises like that of a grunting dog c...

January 1984

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Woman recalls daylight sighting north of Marseilles

I have been watching your TV program for some time. I wondered if anyone in Illinois had seen something like me. This was about 20 years ago. I told my husband and others, but they laugh. So I never t...

January 1987

Washtenaw County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

2 witnesses see a BF at night in the headlights

While driving home with my mother at 01:12 hours, on Tuesday, August 07, 2001, in Washtenaw County, Michigan. My Mother and I observed a large hairy creature kneeling on the north side of Geddes Road,...

August 2001