1957 -- Gary Joanis of Eugene, Oregon, reported that a nine-foot sasquatch lunged out of the brush while he was hunting, scooped up the deer he had just shot, and carried it away under one arm -- even after Joanis emptied his 30.06 rifle into the middle of its back.
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- - - - - 1970 -- a Wilsonville, Oregon, woman reported that a "huge, manlike animal" threw her 15 feet over a barbed wire fence, into a clump of thistles. Her husband found her an hour later with burrs on her slacks and a musty smell on her sweater.
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- - - - - Mc Call, Idaho --
(Two Miles South of the city of Mc Call) December 1976
Mrs. Donica heard commotion early in the morning, when light outside she
saw neighbor's horses had broken fence and were in her yard. About 8 a.m.,
she saw an animal come up onto the road. At first she thought it was on
all fours, then it stood up, looked back and then walked up a hill on
the road, upright. About 500 years away. It looked like a big person in
a fur coat with a hood moving very fast. No tracks were found on frozen
ground. Source: Russ Gebhart, JG BC Archives.
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Donnelly Falls, Idaho
South Fork of the Salmon River Fall 1968
Bill Kankas of Donnelly while hunting on Six Mile Ridge near Buckhorn
Lake saw about 250 yards of footprints coming up and crossing the ridge
in about an inch of fresh snow. The tracks were a little larger than his
boots with 3.5 to 4 foot stride. His father saw them too and the next
day his mother saw them. Father thought they were Bigfoot tracks (so presumably
were barefoot and 5 toed) although he had not believe there was such a
thing prior. Source: Russ Gebhart to JG BC Archives.
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- - - - - Post Creek
Campground, Idaho
July 19, 1975
A Lewiston man who preferred to remain confidential got up at 7 a.m.,
to go to the restroom. He saw a sasquatch in his sight for about a minute,
walk a few steps towards a tree and put hands out as if to shake it, then
stiffened and waked rapidly away in slouched positing, moving smoothly.
He estimated the creature's height at 8 feet tall, approx. 800 lbs, long
heavy, shaggy dark gray hair. Long arms, legs were shortish, hands like
human hands with a flat face. Saw no ears. Massive he said, no fat. This
was between Bitterroot and The Salmon River Wilderness areas, 15 miles
east of Red River Ranger Station and 15 miles north of Salmon River in
timbered mountains. Source: Russ Gebhart to JG BC Archives.
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- - - - - Kingston,
Idaho
September 11, 1976
Informant was camping at Bumblebee Camp ground 11 miles north of Kingston,
Idaho, heard loud scream at night and smelled a disagreeable odor. He
went to look around next weekend and found several marks and one plain
track 16 inches wider in proportion than human and a half inch deep in
soft dirt. Source: Russ Gebhart to JG BC Archives.
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- - - - - Seigel Creek,
18 miles Southeast of Elk City, Idaho
July 3, 1976
Mrs. Toni Beeson of Weippe Idaho was camping at site of abandon American
Eagle Mine; went walking up creek on old road about 3 in the afternoon
with mother, Mrs. Woody Wilson and two granddaughter. Kids became tired
so they left them with grandmother and went on. Saw a "Flat faced
bear" about 70 yards away standing upright with arms around a tree.
Went back and party had left. Saw it follow parallel to her path about
60-70 yards uphill. Estimated it at 6 - 7 feet, 250-300 pounds covered
in dark brown hair 3-4 inches long. Hair on face was shorter and lighter. Mrs.
Beeson said the animal was completely 'upright.' Mrs. Beeson left for
England and Russ Gebhart got story from family members. JG BC Archives.
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- - - - - McCall, Idaho
Boise, Idaho Statesman, March 13, 1977
Robert Espy of McCall told newspaper he had seen sasquatch tracks about
four times, most recently two weeks earlier while snowmobiling with friends
near a small lake about one and a half miles east of McCall. The footprints
were 15-20 inches long, 7-9 inches wide and several feet apart for about
2 and a half miles in 14 inch deep snow. Finally disappeared into wooded
area. Russ Gebhart to JG BC Archives.
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- - - - - April 7, 1980, the chief inspector of the Ontario Humane Society was on his way to visit relatives in Weiser, Idaho, when he saw two hairy creatures stroll onto highway 95 in the Payette
National Forest, then spring in a single leap over a six-foot embankment on the other side of the road.
1957 -- Gary Joanis of Eugene, Oregon, reported that a nine-foot sasquatch lunged out of the brush while he was hunting, scooped up the deer he had just shot, and carried it away under one arm -- even after Joanis emptied his 30.06 rifle into the middle of its back.