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In this episode, we're talking about Bigfoot reports from South
Dakota. That's correct, Bigfoot reports
from South Dakota. Lots of cool things happening up
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This first rate was submitted by a witness on Monday September
27th, 1999. It says the creature was
observed coming over a Ridge. Now the actual year it happened
was 1996 in June of that year and the county was Mead County,
South Dakota. Location details 1996.
It says Bear Butte State Park Cheyenne side observed.
My sister says I must tell this to this website so here goes.
In June of 1996, I was a helper at a vision quest on the
Cheyenne side of Bear Butte. This is a State Park, as many or
all of the sacred sites of the indigenous peoples of this land
are. Camp was set and people went off
to do errands as the painters had yet to arrive.
I know that I should explain some of the terms I use, but
please bear with me. That isn't a point anyway.
The head woman asked me if I wouldn't mind serving the next
camp over some soup when they can't, when they are done with
their work. I said sure.
I found myself alone on the back of the Butte when the men also
left for town. Sturgis, SD.
I was standing at the cook stove wondering what to do with the
pot of soup, whether to sit it on the ground or put it over on
the table. I happen to glance out across
the camp and to the Ridge beyond.
About 100 yards over the top, he came.
I say he because I felt this was so.
He was as stunned as I was. I dropped my eyes.
I don't know why I looked back, but in that moment I felt a rush
and the feeling that someone pulled on the back of my
T-shirt. No mortal being could travel
that fast, nor could they come unseen.
In that moment I was changed. I no longer can nor will poke
fun at the cooks who have seen things that few others have
seen. My body was charged.
Goosebumps. I spoke out loud.
I'm going to my tent now. As if to let him know I felt no
threat. I didn't, but I was unnerved.
The elders in camp at breakfast dismissed my sighting as
run-of-the-mill, no big thing as many see him back there.
Good luck for the camp. People who stand in the doorway
see him when alone watching the Fort or in this camp.
Many who are firekeepers for lodges have seen him skirt the
encampment like no big deal. Well, I don't care what the
Northern Cheyenne say, it was a big deal for the Sioux.
As I struck camp days later, I thought of the feeling, the
surprise we both felt. And how could he be startled by
a human? I know he had so many more
powers than many humans. He can move unseen so fast.
Also noted people in camp went up the Ridge and looked for hair
or footprints and to see how tall the pine tree was.
That was as tall as he was from looking at him from 100 yards
away and down elevation. He was thought to be around 7
foot tall. Other witnesses cleaning up a
camp kitchen, visiting with elvers and tarped area.
Other stories. Butte State Park had a forest
fire two or three years ago. There have been no sightings of
this being now to date. My heart is sad to think the
worst each year I am at the Butte.
Several times I watch and hope I was startled, but not from a
sense of fear. I just didn't want to give up
what I thought real and illusions were.
So there you have it in a nutshell.
The environment says landscape, pine forest, high elevation,
mountain Ridge, large rock outcroppings, lakes and streams.
Very cool. Sounds like kind of a Native
American thing going on there. Had this really up close and
personal sighting. Very neat stuff.
This one here says submitted a witness on Thursday November
9th, 2006 early evening sighting by motorists on Hwy. 244 near
Horse Thief Lake. This happened looks like
November 4th, 2006, South Dakota County.
It says Pennington County, South Dakota.
Location details West of Horse Thief Lake about one mile, just
about four in a row. Rd. signs and before sharp right
curve nearest town Keystone nearest Rd.
Hwy. 244 observed. I was driving home to Custer, SD
from Keystone, SD on Hwy. 244, also known as the Mount Rushmore
Rd. at about 5:20 in the evening.
Along the side of the road was a large Bigfoot.
I looked right at him as I drove by.
It was reddish brown in collar, hairy, very tall with long big
arms and slightly hunched over. I drove by at about 40 mile per
hour and when I looked in the rear mirror it was gone.
Later the next day I went back to the spot to look again and
found nothing but a well used trail.
I didn't go up the trail. It was about a mile West of
Horse Thief Lake. Also noticed there was a vehicle
way behind us about an eighth of a mile.
No other witnesses. Pine Ridge Bigfoot sightings in
July and Spearfish, SD sightings says time and condition about
5:20 PM Environment. Rocky Mountain Pine Forest says
several details can be added after a telephone interview with
the witness shortly after dark. The witness was driving
westbound and saw the figure three to four feet off the South
side of the road. Although it was a very brief
sighting of only two or three seconds as he passed by the
figure, the witness claims to have gotten a fairly good look
at it. It was standing just past
several Rd. signs, one of which was a no passing sign and
appeared to be about the same height as the signs, which he
estimated to be about 8 feet tall.
The creature was facing S, giving him a left side profile
view and did not move while in his sight.
He mentioned the reddish brown collar to be much like the tree
trunks in the area. The head was only visible as a
hump as the figures appeared to be slouched over and slightly
forward. The arm reached to its knee.
He noticed hair that was several inches long on the thigh.
He described the large figure as not fat but lean.
The immediate area is the highest in the Black Hills and
in the South and in South Dakota at 6 to 7000 feet in elevation
and on the north slope of Harney Park, the highest point in South
Dakota and the Black Elk Wilderness Area.
The witness mentioned that the siding location is also a very
common game crossing area and the entire regions seems to
currently be overpopulated with deer and elk.
Very cool. Well I guess they have plenty to
eat there, don't they? This was says submitted by a
witness on Sunday, October 27th, 2002.
Large bipedal animal frequently observed by a South Dakota
family. Year 1988 season fall September
South Dakota. Shannon County Location Details
This location is near the junction of Bureau of Indian
Affairs Highways 27 and 14 on the Pine Ridge Indian
Reservation. The closest towns Porcupine,
located approximately 35 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, SD.
The nearest Rd. is BIA Highways 27 to 14.
Observed For the past four years, my family and I have
repeatedly observed an unidentified creature near our
home located 7 miles north of Porcupine, SD.
The creature appears to stand between 7:00 and 9:00 feet tall
and has left footprints measuring 18 inches long and
seven inches wide. It walks upright, but with a
slight hunch when moving. We have found several pieces of
evidence, including hair, possible saliva mixed with
grass, and dried blood stains on cactus.
Additionally, small trees on the property have been snapped,
suggesting significant strength. The creature has often been seen
running at high speeds, moving too quickly to follow.
All family members, including myself, have observed the
creature multiple times, with days or weeks sometimes passing
between sightings. This area seems to be its
primary habitat or stomping ground.
Similar sightings are reported in the same location during the
1960s. Other witnesses, 9 individuals,
have seen the creature, usually while entering or leaving the
area. Additionally, there are three
houses on the property and a creature has been observed
moving between these houses. Yes, similar sightings were
reported by people who lived in the area during the 1960s.
However, those individuals are no longer alive.
Time and conditions says the sightings have predominantly
occurred at night over the past four years.
The area consists of rolling hills, small valleys and a
swampy region nearby. And a follow up report here says
since late summer, early fall over the past four years, a
family has observed a large bipedal creature near their
home, primarily during evening hours.
The creature is often detected by the barking of family dogs,
but it's occasionally been startled, causing it to flee.
Sightings are most common in the fall and spring.
On at least two occasions, the creatures came close to the
house late at night when the outside lights were off.
It reportedly knocked down a ring gutter and threw a dog
against the house, stunning it but not causing fatal injury.
Witnesses also claimed the creature has slapped the side of
a parked box truck as it passed through the area.
In the fall of 2001, a 13 year old granddaughter retrieved a
sample of unknown hair from a small shed on the property.
The hair was snagged on a metal tub handle, frequently 5 feet
off the ground. The family attempted to identify
the hair through a local taxidermist but was
unsuccessful. The sample, along with other
potential evidence grass mixed with possible saliva, was
submitted to the BFRO for further analysis.
In December 2001, the witness used a spotlight and observed
the creature sitting or squatting on a Ridge near the
house. It appeared covered in reddish
brown hair with golden eye reflections.
Subsequent sightings involved the creature standing near trees
and moving quickly when spotted. There were unusual sounds.
In the spring of 2002, the family's son-in-law, a captain
of the Ogalaga Sioux Tribe police, heard heavy bipedal
footsteps late at night near his house.
He described the sound as originating 9 feet off the
ground and compared the breathing to slow, deep and
congested inhalations. He refrained from investigating
out of fear. The captain later observed the
creature twice in the fall of 2002 and pursued it in a 4 by 4
vehicle. The creature evaded capture but
left a large partial footprint in the area.
All witnesses recounted their experience in detail and
appeared genuinely affected. Based on their testimony and
supporting evidence, their accounts are credible.
Wow that really does sound amazing.
Have these sightings like this shirt?
I mean just hanging out there for four years or something.
Very strange. This sighting happened in the
fall of 2003, specifically November at Jackson County,
South Dakota says. I'm quite surprised that there
are no other reports coming from the Wombley area.
There is a Creek running from a Butte 8 miles South of Wombley,
through Wombley and out to the Badlands.
There is a rich history of Bigfoot sightings in this
particular area. Nearest town it says Wombley.
Nearest Rd. Highway 44 observed I had just
started working as a police officer and was assigned to the
midnight shift. While performing my patrols, I
realized I was running low on gas.
The officer who had worked the evening shift still had the gas
card with him and he lived approximately 7 miles South of
Wombley on a gravel Rd. I spoke to him over the phone
and he said he would wait for me to come over and get it.
I drove to his residence, retrieved the card, and began
driving back to Wombley. As I approached a hill, a ditch
on both sides of the Global Rd. was approximately 4 to 5 feet
deep. I noticed something bobbing in
the ditch on the West side of the road.
Driving a Chevy Tahoe, which sets relatively high off the
ground. I initially thought it was a bat
or a burden, Didn't think much about it.
Moments later, something ran across the road directly in
front of me, heading east. Through the windshield, I could
see its shoulder area down to its thighs.
I had a side view of the figure and still vividly remember it's
reddish brown hair, which appeared to be approximately 4
to 5 inches long. The torso and bodies seem slim,
particularly from the chest to the arms, which were long and
thin. I don't recall seeing its hands.
The entire siding lasted only a second or so, but whatever it
was, it moved incredibly fast. I stopped and turned around to
investigate, but it had vanished.
The next morning I found some repressions in the ground.
When I stepped into them. I wore a size 13.
I could make out the heel and toes and the grass.
However, I couldn't locate any tracks in the dirt as the ground
was very hard. No other witnesses, just myself.
There are other stories. There are numerous stories of
Bigfoot sightings in the area. A Creek line runs through the
Womblee and out to the Badlands. If you plan any expeditions in
South Dakota, this region would be worth investigating.
Feel free to contact me and I'll provide as much information as I
can since time and conditions. Approximately 4:00 to 4:30 AM.
The weather was clear but there was no moonlight and it was very
dark environment, rolling hills. The incident occurred as I drove
into a valley. There were a few trees and some
brush and the general area. I have had the opportunity to
speak with this officer many times via phone, e-mail, in
person. I have also stayed at his home
and visited the sitting location.
From our discussions, a few additional details emerged.
The officer was driving at a moderate speed of about 35 mile
per hour when he noticed movement out of the corner of
his eye. Within two or three seconds, a
large, upright figure dashed across the road from left to
right. The sighting was so brief that
he didn't have time to brake before it had already crossed in
front of him. The figure was brightly
illuminated by his headlight and was so close, likely within
feet, he could only see its shoulder to thigh area.
Its lower legs were out of view beneath the vehicle's hood and
his head was above his immediate field of vision and outside the
light. He described the torso and arms
as skinny and noticed the pronounced swinging motion of
its arms. Several local residents and
police officers are now in contact and their investigations
are ongoing. David Petty, investigator,
Pretty cool stuff. Well, you know, it's a police
officer. It's like I always say, these
guys can put you away with their testimony, so they have to be
considered a reliable witness. Really pretty wild stuff.
This one here says submitted by a witness.
They're asking to keep everything private.
Looks like November 17th, 2019. A camper describe stalking my
Bigfoot near Devil's Bathtub in the Black Hills.
Year of 2012 I guess is when it happened.
Looks like October 13th. South Dakota County is Lawrence
County Location details. I parked my vehicle at Devil's
Bathtub trailhead on Cleopatra Road just off the Spearfish
Canyon highway. The time was roughly 2 PMI hiked
into Devil's Bathtub trail and reached the end of the trail
where there was a fence that said no trespassing.
So adventurous me scrambled parallel to the boundary up a
steep closer incline for what felt like 30 yards up the side
of a small Canyon. I came to a game trail and made
my way N back facing the boundary for 1/4 mile to where
there was a disused logging trail.
I then started heading up the disused logging trail further
and further up to the rim of Spearfish Canyon.
Maybe 2 to 3 miles. Now it says the nearest town
Spearfish nearest Rd. Cleopatra Rd. observed.
I would like to start by saying I am an avid hunter, hiker, and
all around outdoorsman. I was going to the South Dakota
School of Mines at this time for engineering.
It was late October 2012. I went solo camping in the
Spearfish Canyon area on Black Hills Forest Rd.
The location is near Devil's Bathtub.
I was going up an unused logging trail when I noticed the sun was
getting low, so I knew I had to find a place to rest or I'd end
up setting up camp in the dark. I quickly found an overgrown
logging trail that veered off to my right.
The foliage consisted of either Aspen or Birch thicket butting
up to the edge of the trail, with very little room to walk on
the gravel trail. This continued for 20 yards, at
which point I came out into a fork in the trail.
The fork had a patch of grass just big enough for me to set my
tent up as the surrounding area was strewn with rocks, uneven
ground, and thick overgrown trees.
I watched as the sunset and laid in my tent for what felt like an
eternity as the sun was setting by 7:00-ish at this time of year
and I of course forgot my book. Back in my vehicle, I startled
from my relaxed state when all of a sudden I received a call.
This was unusual because cell service drops when you go into
the Canyon, but I was high enough up to get a few bars.
The call was from an officer working for the Spirit View
Sheriff's Department he'd seen in my car at the trailhead.
Usually only people go on day hikes in this area as the train
is too aggressive for any camping and it's very popular
for inexperienced hikers to get hurt on.
The sheriff thought the worst and was able to look me up on
Facebook and found my phone number, thus explaining the
call. We chatted for a while and once
he figured out I was well equipped and knew what I was
doing and put him at ease and he called off a supposed search
party. Apparently the party hadn't left
Spearfish yet, but still the sheriff told me to give him a
call and once I made it back to my vehicle the next day he was a
real down to earth guy. I did call my parents who had
been informed I was lost to put them at ease.
I finally attempted to go to bed and of course sleep would leave
me this night. I've been laying in my tent for
a couple of hours not able to sleep.
It was 11:00 PM when it all started. 1st I heard what
sounded like a bird whistling a short tune a couple feet to the
east of me, but it sounded more like a person.
Second after that what sounded like a tree trunk hitting
another tree trunk came not too far away from the tent to the
South. And 15 seconds after that
something on two feet started walking around toward my tent.
The steps were slow, long and heavy.
All I could hear were the steps. And then came the skunk like
trashy smell that almost burned the nostrils.
I set up my tent, The rainfly wouldn't allow me to see outside
of it. I drew my hunting knife and
screamed at the top of my lungs all the profanity I could muster
at whatever I had approached my tent.
The scariest part was it will stop for a second and continued
with this long slow heavy strides beside my tent and
headed in the direction of the tree noise heard earlier.
It made no other noises, but the smell lingered for a good 15
minutes as I lay in my tent quivering.
I called the sheriff about 1/2 hour after this and described
the whole account. We talked about every detail I
could think of and walk through, every animal.
It could have been in the hills. Nothing matched up.
He told me he was an avid hunter of the area and it sounded like
nothing he'd ever encountered. He then asked me if I was
planning on coming back down that night.
I made the decision to stick it out since I didn't want to be
stumbling around the darkness with whatever was out there.
Probably not too far away. I passed out from all the
adrenaline. This is not the end of my
experience. I awoke at around 2:00 AM and
started hearing more tree knocks in the same general area as the
last time, and then the whooping noises started.
First came a whoop near the tree knock area, and then whoops were
a few seconds apart, maybe a mile away, and more whooping
noises and tree knocks were heard even further away,
possibly across the Canyon. I lay there in the thick of it,
not having ever experienced anything like this, shaking in
my sleeping bag with my sorry excuse for a honey knife.
I can truly say I've never been that scared in my life.
I felt like the noises were coming from all over the forest.
At this point I accepted my fate was comfortable with the thought
of death as I didn't know the intention of these creatures.
I look back and laugh at the thoughts I had.
These literal monkey like whoops continued for about 15 minutes
and I didn't once think of recording it due to my
paralyzing fear. Each whoop sounded different
depending on the area it was coming from and with different
length and strength. As soon as that hint of light
crept over the trees, I slowly unzip my tent to find out a
single sign of whatever had been there the previous night.
Of course I didn't know what to look for at the time.
I quickly packed everything up and hiked out the same way I
came in before I left that offshoot trail.
I turned around and said thank you and bowed in case something
or someone was listening. I wanted to let it.
No, I was grateful even though it wouldn't understand.
I called the sheriff as soon as I changed my phone and my
vehicle to let him know what all he'd missed.
Once again he was dumbfounded. I never was big into Bigfoot
before this, but ever since then I go into the woods with a
different level of respect. No other witnesses, other
stories. My friends told me.
They had told a guy in my story and when he was a young boy he
had gone out hunting by himself in Spiritfish Canyon.
As he was going up a draw he saw something moving on the other
side of it. He pulled up his sight on his
rifle and saw a brownish hair covered bipedal creature going
straight up the straw like it was sprinting on the flat
ground. He was so afraid that he went
straight home to tell his father what he saw.
His sighting probably happened 10 to 15 years before mine.
The father then told his son that he had a similar experience
at his age roughly 20 years prior.
I'm unsure of the guy's name and I've been trying to figure out
who spoke to my friends that night ever since.
This all happened between 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM.
The weather was clear to partly cloudy with no wind and probably
30 to 40°, says the environments pine forest, Aspen and Birch
thicket. The follow up investigator was
Carter Bershot says. I had a very nice chat with a
witness. He was glad to get it off his
chest. He also had many questions as he
mentioned he was there just to get away from civilization for a
while. Not hunting, just camping, just
in peace and quiet in the forest.
Well, he didn't get the peace and quiet.
No fires were allowed that year due to drought.
All he had was a headlamp. That was all he needed because
he was just going to read a book.
But he forgot his book. So he was just laying there
watching the forest go from light to dark when the whistling
began. It seemed like more of someone
whistling a tune more than a bird call.
This was just a few feet away from me, literally.
And within seconds came the tree knock.
As he stated, the whistle was from the east of him and the
knock to the South. Then came the steps.
He estimated they began no more than 10 feet away.
He felt the heavy thud thud thud of the steps and I could hear
the gravel and rocks crunching under the beast.
He screamed quote every profanity I could muster.
The creature stopped as if to listen and then kept going.
He felt the creature stopped no more than a foot or two from my
tent. He said while he was screaming
you can see nothing because of the rain flap configuration on
his tent. After that or they walked off,
the force became silent. He gathered himself for about 30
minutes before he called the sheriff.
The only thing to add to the conversation with the sheriff
documented in report was that neither of them brought up a
Sasquatch. There was a second event.
He was awakened by the sounds of knocks.
Around 2:00 AM. He started hearing more tree
knocks in the same general area as the last time.
And when the whooping and then the whooping sound started,
first came a whoop from the nearby tree knock area, and then
came some whoops a few seconds apart, maybe a mile away.
And then more whooping noises and tree knocks even further
away, possibly across the Canyon.
The witness had no working knowledge of Sasquatch before
these events, nor any preconceived notions he had
heard of them. Probably seen an item or two in
the media, but that was it. Even though he's 100 and spent
hours upon hours in the forest, nothing ever gave him pause for
thought about Sasquatch until that night.
Wow, that is really something. We'll do a couple more here, and
we'll finish up this one here. Says submitted by witness on
February 4th, 2009. It looks like the year this
actually happened was 2008 June 22nd it says.
Lawrence County, South Dakota location.
Take Highway 140. Take Highway 14 W out of Sturgis
nearest town Deadwood nearest Rd.
Highway 14 a observed. I travel every year on vacation
to South Dakota to do some camping in the Black Hills and
have for the past three years camped in the same location.
I belong to a club of outdoor enthusiasts.
We traveled to certain locations to scratch a living from the
earth for a few days. And once you have the fever,
there's no there's no such thing as a non working vacation.
This last trip, June 2008, I had an experience I couldn't
explain. I was asleep in my tent.
I was the only person left in camp as everyone else had packed
up and left. I wasn't too concerned since I
have camped by myself in this area several times and could
only recall one other time when I felt like something was
nearby, perhaps a cougar or other predator type animal.
As the cricket stopped chirping and the whole area became
extremely quiet, I was sleeping soundly and was suddenly awake
and aware that something was up. Everything was silent.
I didn't know what had woken me up at first, but I reached over
and checked my watch. Seeing that it was 311 AMI
thought to myself, I need to go back to sleep.
Then I heard it. Someone or something was moving
around and the stream below my camp, not directly below, but
more to the north and West of my camp.
Following the curvature of the stream.
Picture a curving L shape. Now rotate the L1 quarter turn
to the right. Apply that to the moving stream
water. My camp sits above the water 20
to 30 feet on the inside turn of the Li heard splashing in the
stream and then smack, smack. There was a pause for a few
seconds, then smack smack, smack.
It was two rocks being hit together in a pattern.
OK, creepy. Not what I was expecting, so I
reached over and put a shell in the Chamber of my weapon.
It checked the safety. I decided to give it a few
minutes and if nothing else happened, I'd go back to sleep.
Nothing else did happen, except when the sun came up.
I packed up and left. The area around the stream is
covered in rocks of every size and shape, from small pebbles to
boulders as big as cars and trucks.
I didn't think to look for tracks.
I was still the only one there and I didn't know what to think
except that if someone thought it was fun to show up at a
secluded camp at that time of night to smack rocks together,
there must be something wrong with them and it was time to
vacate the area. A few months later I saw a
program on primates and how they will knock rocks and sticks
together to communicate. I put two and two together and
realize I may have had an encounter.
Also notice it says just silence, very quiet.
Other witnesses just me, other stories.
The bare Butte area report on this site.
Time and conditions. This happened at night.
Calm, no wind. There isn't any light in the
area except Starlight. I don't recall the moon being
out this night and I did use my watch light and check the laser
light on the weapon pointing at a wall inside the tent away from
the disturbance. Outside environment, pine
forest, mountainous terrain. A follow up investigation by
Thomas Bruns says. Thomas Bruns is a native of
South Dakota, living there for over 25 years and has spent much
time in the Black Hills. I discussed the events of this
report at length with this witness.
He is from Minnesota and frequently goes to the Black
Hills of South Dakota to camp at a private gold claim area.
He is a member of a group with access to this private land.
This area is very isolated and requires A4 wheel drive for
access. He camped next to a Creek about
10 feet wide. The stream bed contained many
different sized rocks, but no rocks were on the shoreline.
Thus, it is doubtful that an animal could have been walking
on the shoreline and caused rocks to tumble causing the
clacking noise. Also, the sound of the clacking
was very loud and distinct in a pattern.
With further thought, he remembered the clacking to be a
pattern of three clacks about a two second pause, then repeated
two more times. This made him think some person
was there who shouldn't have been, so he loaded his weapon
for protection. He also distinctly remembers how
quiet it had become with no sound whatsoever other than the
rock clacking. A very interesting fact which he
discussed was how while watching a television show he learned
that primates we hit rocks and sticks together to communicate
and this is when it dawned on him that he might have been
visited by a large primate. Rock clocking isn't often
reported during Sasquatch encounters and on BFR
expeditions. Overall, this gentleman was very
sincere and truthful in his description of his encounter and
most probably had a nighttime visit by Sasquatch.
Of note, other reports for the adjacent counties of Mead,
Pennington, and Custer are found on the BFRO website.
The Bear Butte report the witness is referring to is
report #1082. Man, what cool stuff.
We'll take a look at one last one here and wrap this up.
This one was submitted on January 27th, 2004.
Looks like the sighting actually happened on October 1st, 2003 or
Friday. State South Dakota County
Cluster County location details Just past the 2.5 horse camp
sign, take 16 A to the Blue Belt Lodge.
Go past the lodge to the dirt road and continue for half a
mile until you reach the top of the hill you are there.
Nearest town Custer, SD nearest Hwy. 16 A Observed.
I went to Custer State Park after the Buffalo roundup to
rest and ride my horse. I rode all day Friday.
When I returned to camp I fed and watered my horse.
I was the only one in camp since I was tired and didn't feel like
cooking and went down to town for dinner.
After eating a burger and Custer, I headed back to camp.
As you pass the Bluebell Lodge, you take a dirt Rd. about 3
miles to the camp. At the 2.5 sign you go up a
sizable hill. Just as I reached the top of the
hill I saw something coming down the hill to my left.
It crossed the road in front of me in one long step and
continued down the hill to my right.
Dust and rocks followed as it moved, but I got a Clearview.
It was six to seven feet tall, covered in brown and reddish
hair and resembled a gorilla but was more man like.
It was not a Buffalo, deer, elk or bear.
I went back to camp, quickly loaded my horse into the trailer
and drove home. I didn't tell anyone because
they already think I'm crazy, but I know what I saw.
It wasn't a man in a suit. Wow, additional details.
I didn't get out of the truck until I returned to camp.
My horse was uneasy and difficult to load, which was
unusual for him. He was clearly agitated and we
left quickly. No other witnesses, no other
stories, time and conditions. Around 9:00 PM it was very dark,
clear and cold environment. It says Custer State Park has
high ridges, deep hollows and thick pine forest.
The witness describes himself as a cowboy who works
professionally with leather, making saddles and tack.
He has participated multiple times in the annual Buffalo
Roundup in Custer State Park and is an experienced hunter.
When asked if it could have been a bear, he replied no.
I've raised a bear before. It was no bear.
The creature came down a steep embankment on the left side of
the road and landed 10 to 15 yards in front of his truck.
It was 9:00 PM dark, but the witness saw it clearly in his
headlights. It picked itself up and in one
step crossed the road and descended a steep slope on the
right side. According to the witness, a
person wouldn't attempt to go down such a slope even in
daylight. He described the creature as
tall, with long legs, a thick build and covered in hair.
It didn't turn to look at him as across the road, the witness
emphasized. I know what I saw.
No way was it a man. It was too big be aware of
Bigfoot, Loch Ness monsters and similar phenomena, the witness
said. I didn't really care about any
of that before, and I still don't.
However, the sighting has profoundly affected him.
He is now afraid of the dark and reluctant to venture into the
wild. He left the roundup early, and
even though he had planned to stay longer, the witness didn't
share his experience with others of the roundup friend.
They dismiss it as a joke because of his reputation as a
practical joker. He just wanted to leave.
Based on my interview, I find the witness entirely credible.
He is convinced that what he saw was not a man or a bear.
He continues to struggle with accepting what he witnessed.
Sounds like it really rocked his world.
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