Bigfoot Encounters

Listed here are heresay reports; they lack any proper evidence (photographs, video, audio, etc.) but are still important to note, due to the sheer amount of them and the credibility of some reporters.

Ape Canyon Incident

"It begins in 1924, when a group of miners were working in the Mount St Helens range in Washington State, seventy-five miles north of Portland, Oregon. One day they saw a big ape-like creature peering out from behind a tree. One of the miners fired at it, and thought the bullet hit its head. The creature ran off into the forest. Then another miner, Fred Beck - who was to tell the story thirty-four years later - met another of the "apes" at the canyon tim, and shot it in the back three times. It toppled over into the canyon; but when the miners went to look there was no body. That night the miners found themselves under siege. From dusk until dawn the next day the creatures pounded on the doors, walls and the roof, and rocks were hurled. The miners braced the heavy door from inside, and fired shots through the walls and roof. But the creatures were obviously angry and determined, and the assault ceased only at sunrise. That day the miners decided to abandon the site."¹

For more information: Ape Canyon Incident of 1924

Other Reports

• 1884: The Daily Colonist (British Columbia) published a story about a strange creature, named Jacko, who had been captured. This may have been an early bigfoot encounter, but many believe it was a hoax due to lack of actual evidence.¹
• 1924: Albert Ostman claims he was kidnapped, carried for hours in his sleeping bag, and held hostage by a family of four Sasquatches near Vancouver Island. He waited over 30 years to tell his story because he thought nobody would believe him.¹
• 1928: Muchalat Harry claims he was picked up in his sleeping bag and carried several miles. He was taken to a large group of about 20 bigfoot, who watched him curiously for hours. Eventually they "lost interest" and left him alone long enough for him to escape. He canoed 45 miles back to Vancouver Island to tell his story and never left his village again.¹
• 1967: Glenn Thomas says he watched 3 bigfoot pull rocks out of the ground, digging large holes and eating rodents. Investigators later found large holes where rocks as much as 200lbs had been. They also found many chucks and marmots hibernating under rocks in the area. ¹

Citations

¹The Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved by Colin Wilson and Damon Wilson (2000).