Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings 1976-1977

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More 1977 reports at Ron Schaffner's 1977: "The Year of the Creature"

Date	Location	Witness	Incident
Jan. 1976	Sycamore Flats campground, CA	Willie Roemermann	Saw 8-ft creature by flashlight; 5-toed, 16¼-in-long tracks found next day.
Early 1976	Nr The Dalles, OR	Woman & two sons	Saw large dark creature climbing up rock on steep hillside.
21 Feb. 1976	Ulm, MT	Two boys	One saw a hairy arm, the other saw a tall creature with glowing whitish-yellow eyes and covered in dark brown hair.
22 Feb. 1976	Nr Great Falls Airport, MT	Motorist	Saw 9-ft Bigfoot in field, and UFO hovering in same area.
22 Feb. 1976	Nr Sun River, MT	Man	Saw Bigfoot on a back road.
29 Feb. 1976	Nr The Settlers Park area, Oakdale, PA	Two people	Saw tall, dark Bigfoot in area where UFO seen the night before.
Feb. 1976	Woodlawn area, OH	Two policemen	Both men had separate sightings of Bigfoot.
7 March 1976	Nr Vaughn, MT	Woman	Saw reddish-brown Bigfoot, holding one arm forward, standing in ditch beside road.
23 March 1976	Mill Valley, CA	Police patrolmen Dan Murphy & Edward Johnson	Heard screaming and growling noises in the brush, and by flashlight saw 'large, dark-colored thing' walking upright. It climbed an 8-ft wall. Next day a dead deer was found.
March 1976	Harford County, MD	Woman	Saw in car headlights a huge, black hairy creature standing near her garage; she screamed and it fled, leaving a foul odor.
March 1976	Dempsey Road, Great Falls, MT	Boy	Saw Bigfoot standing in middle of road about 9 pm; it went through hedge into house yard.
4 April 1976	Milford, OH	Group of fishermen	Saw 'large baboon' near the Little Miami River; other local people heard strange cries in the woods.
4 April 1976	East Helena, MT	Robert Lea (16)	Saw two Bigfeet in field near house; one picked something up.
23 April 1976	Nr Flintville, TN	Two teenagers	Bigfoot seen climbing bank at night.
26 April 1976	Nr Flintville, TN	Gary Robertson (4), mother Mrs. Jennie Robertson, & six men including Deputy Sheriff Homer Davis, Melvin Robertson & Stan Moore	Bigfoot tried to abduct Gary; 6-man posse chased and shot at it.
April 1976	Nr Flintville, TN	Woman	Bigfoot jumped on car roof and stole radio aerial.
Spring 1976	Nr Pembroke, KY	Five witnesses to 3 sightings	Around 6-ft-tall creature with big shoulders and glowing green eyes seen near lonely houses at night.
Spring 1976	Chatham, NC	Brody Parker	Farmer watched 7-8-ft Bigfoot for 20 mins. It had black fur and was 'sort of hunched over and looking back at me'.
23 May 1976	Old Taylor Road, Dothan, AL	Baptist Minister	Dark-haired Bigfoot with red eyes ran beside car for a mile, up to 70 mph.
May 1976	Harewood Park, MD	Mr. & Mrs. Richard Steward	While clearing brush saw 8-ft Bigfoot with large red eyes.
Mid-June 1976	Nr Grove City, FL	Three youths	Had 2 sightings of 'skunk ape' on one night. It was 7 ft tall with long, reddish-brown hair and growled at them.
Mid June 1976	Nr Grove City, FL	Deputy Carl Williams	Just after midnight, shone car light around pond and saw' big animal ... hunched over,' possibly drinking. It had long brown hair and lumbered off into woods.
June 1976	Nr North Fort Myers, FL	John Holley, Bill Holley & friend	Saw Everglades 'skunk ape,' 6 ft tall, with long black hair, standing in clump of pine trees.
4 & 5 July 1976	Nr Ouray, CO	Heinz Fritz Goedde of West Germany	Holidaymaker hiking in mountains saw Bigfoot which walked away. Next day saw one while trout fishing and tried to photograph it, but it left.
21 July 1976	Nr Rainbow Dam, MT	Four men	Two Bigfeet seen walking along hill towards river.
28 July 1976	Nr Great Falls, MT	Woman	At 5:30 am saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot at site of 22 Feb. 1976 sighting; as she stopped, it walked away.
30 July 1976	Mount Holly, NC	Roger Hoffman	Saw 7-ft hairy Bigfoot in woods at night as he sat on porch; shot at it.
July 1976	Santa Ana River bottoms, nr Riverside, CA	Two young boys	Saw tall, hairy 'big ape'.
July 1976	Seigel Creek, ID	Woman	7-ft Bigfoot with short, dark-brown hair seen with arms around tree. As witness hurried away, it walked with her on a parallel path up the hill.
July 1976	Pfeiling Gulch, MT	Mother & daughter	Watched Bigfoot for ½ hour. It was about 8 ft tall, dark brown except for straw-colored hair on head and shoulders. It watched them picking berries.
1 Aug. 1976	White Meadow Lake, NJ	Two boys (7 & 13)	Saw 8-ft hairy monster while berry-picking. Red eyes and hands, not paws, were seen as it walked into foliage.
10 Aug. 1976	Watertown, NY	Dennis Smith & Jimmy Slate	Boys saw 8-ft, black hair-covered creature at sunrise; minutes later they saw it again, walking through field. 15-in tracks found.
17 Aug. 1976	Weston, WV	Two teenagers	Saw 8-ft black ape-like creature crouched in the road; it stood up and walked into woods.
22 Aug. 1976	Ocheyedan River, nr Ocheyedan, IA	Dan Radunz (13)	Saw Bigfoot drinking from river.
24 Aug. 1976	Whitehall, NY	Marty Paddock & Paul Gosselin	Saw Bigfoot 3 times in same area.
25 Aug. 1976	Whitehall, NY	Brian Gosselin, police patrolman	Bigfoot came within 25 ft of his squad car.
Aug. 1976	Nr Kelly Air Force Base, TX	Ed Olivarri	7-ft brown Bigfoot ran out of his back yard.
Aug. 1976	Nr Kelly Air Force Base, TX	Mrs. Rose Medina	Nextdoor neighbor to Ed Olivarri, a few days after his sighting, saw 3-ft brown creature sitting on her back step; it ran off on 2 legs.
Summer 1976	Nr Hallsville, TX	-	12-ft silver-haired Bigfoot seen shucking corn; accompanied by smaller red-tinged female.
Summer 1976	Nr Ferrante's Quarry, Bernardsville, NJ	Lisa Farrell (13) & two friends	Caught a glimpse of Bigfoot while playing in the woods; found 3-toed prints.
Summer 1976	Nr Cold Lake, Alberta	-	Bigfoot seen.
Summer 1976	Brooksville area, FL	-	Many sightings of Bigfoot.
Summer 1976	White Meadow Lake, NJ	Woman	Saw 'large dark form' in back yard at dusk; 5-toed 17-in footprints found.
Summer 1976	White Meadow Lake, NJ	Quarry worker	Saw Bigfoot near quarry in daytime; it seemed to have hair longer than shoulderlength.
1 Sept. 1976	Nr Caroline, Alberta	Hunter	Saw 8-9-ft Bigfoot standing in river. It climbed out and went into bush when he went towards it.
c.l Sept. 1976	Nr Cashton, WI	Farmer	His dog bit 7-ft hairy creature on the leg.
Sept. 1976	East Kootenay - Kimberly area, BC	Mickey McLelland	Tall, tan-colored, long-armed Bigfoot seen 125 yds away and followed in car along road.
Sept. 1976	East Kootenay - Kimberly area, BC	Barbara Pratula	Saw black Bigfoot with light stomach, 6-7 ft tall, behind their store. Took blurred photograph before creature left. Six other people have seen Bigfoot in this area.
3 Oct. 1976	Nr Glide, on edge of Umpqua National Forest, OR	Rodney Boder	While driving in the evening, stopped to watch 6½-7-ft Bigfoot on hill 150 yds away; after a few seconds it walked away.
31 Oct. 1976	Nr Rochester, Alberta	Daryl Lange (11) & Paul Schleier	Saw 7-ft dark 'animal' walking along a road.
Oct. 1976	N-W Wasco County, OR	Husband & wife	While are-welding on 2 occasions, saw large, humanoid, dark creature on boulder about ¼ mile away.
Autumn 1976	Nr Oxbow, NY	Coon-hunter	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot, very heavy, with dark-brown hair, run across clearing in the moonlight.
Nov. 1976	Goat Rocks Wilderness, WA	Hunter/woodsman	Alone hunting, heard footsteps and took aim at 'deer.' Saw instead a 'large dark form, standing upright.' It had lighter palms and face, and watched him for a moment before going into brush.
Early Dec. 1976	Nr McCall, ID	Mrs. Virgil Denice gr son 115)	Saw tall dark Bigfoot near house.
1976	Poplar River, Manitoba	Many	Indians often saw 7-8-ft, broadshouldered creature which left 3-toed tracks, 16 in by 5 in. It had gray fur with white on its head, and would look in at doors and windows.
1976	Cape Fear River area, Chatham County, NC	Numerous	7-ft ape-like creature with black hair, 'a slumping gait' and a deathly scream seen in the area; also 3-toed, 18-in footprints found.
1976	Central Cascades, OR	Youth (17)	On forest road with dog, saw Bigfoot in brush. Had long, heavily built legs, black hair, and walked with swinging arms.
1976	Tanner Creek, N OR	Young couple	Bigfoot seen crossing creek.
1976	Nr Claysville, PA	Man	While hunting, saw huge figure moving in shadows of wood. It was 7-7½-ft tall. On calling out, it stopped and then slipped away into the fog.
1976	Port Angeles area, WA	Logging truck driver	Almost ran Bigfoot down as it stood in road when he drove load of logs down mountain road.
17 Jan. 1977	Natchez, MS	Several	'Almost human,' huge, hairy, creature over 6 ft tall growled at dog. Walked with a limp and appeared curious. Large footprints and other traces found.
23 Jan. 1977	Blewett Pass nr Ingalic Creek, WA	David Kernoul & Dean DeWees or DeWess	Saw and shot at Bigfoot by chicken pen.
Jan. 1977	Simpson County, KY	Policeman	Saw Bigfoot crossing road at night; other sightings in area.
Early Feb. 1977	Delray Beach, FL	Golf course superintendent	7-ft 'skunk ape' with shaggy black hair seen drinking from lake.
Early Feb. 1977	Delray Beach, FL	Security guard	Saw gorilla-like creature near golf course.
Feb. 1977	Moon Lake, FL	Several	Three Bigfeet, one 10 ft tall, seen in house yard; other sightings in same area.
Early March 1977	West-central OR	Housewife	Saw Bigfoot under 8 ft tall and about 4 ft wide standing near barn at twilight. Walked away after several minutes; footprint found.
Early March 1977	Alliance, OH	Two young men	Driving at night, saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with big, bright yellow eyes, cross road into woods. Went to look for it, and one of them saw it again, running fast across road; heard noises and found tracks.
8 March 1977	Nelson Township, OH	Mrs. Barbara Pistilli & two teenagers	8-ft Bigfoot walked towards house; but fled after being shot at.
16 March 1977	Nr Eatonville, WA	Soldier	While hiking, saw Bigfoot and was later treated for shock.
17 March 1977	Alliance, OH	Woman	Van driver saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot step over fence and approach her, unafraid of headlights.
28 March 1977	Nr Spuzzum, BC	Richard Mitchell	Saw Bigfoot, 7½ ft tall with peculiar gait, by side of road.
12 April 1977	Rising Sun, IN	Tom & Connie Courter	12-ft Bigfoot with black hair and red eyes bumped against their car and dented it, near their trailer home.
13 April 1977	Rising Sun, IN	Tom & Connie Courter	Bigfoot seen on hill late at night; Tom Courter fired 16 shots at it but no trace could later be found.
April 1977	Moon Lake, FL	Three men in truck	Saw 9-ft black Bigfoot by full moon; it leapt road in one try.
Spring 1977	Nr Gerber, MT	Three men	Chased 6½-ft Bigfoot covered with black hair 4 ins long. It turned to face them so they drove off.
7 May 1977	Hollis, NH	Gerald St Louis & two sons Alan (14) & James (12)	At night, Bigfoot shook truck where family were sleeping.
12 & 13 May 1977	Wantage Township, NJ	Sites family	Bigfoot visited farm and killed rabbits; returned and was shot at by family.
18 May 1977	Pacific, MO	Motorist	Saw 8-9-ft Bigfoot cross road.
18 May 1977	Nr Eaten, OH	Two boys (13)	Chased by Bigfoot.
21 May 1977	Nr Eaten, OH	-	More Bigfoot sightings.
23 May 1977	Nr LaBelle, FL	Four people	As they walked from broken down van, saw 7-8-ft, black 'skunk ape' cross road.
May 1977	Nobleton, FL	Two men	Saw Bigfoot fighting with dogs.
May 1977	German Township, PA	Couple & three children	Saw back of 6-ft Bigfoot, with shaggy reddish-brown hair, walking slumped over, beside rural road.
May 1977	Pittsylvania County, VA	Woman	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot.
4 June 1977	Ruthven, Ont.	Boy (15)	Saw tall black upright creature in foliage.
11 June 1977	U.S. 27 in Glare County, MI	Abby Matthews & Nicholas A. Zurawic	Saw three creatures around 7 ft tall, 300-500-lb weight, run across road with big strides.
14 June 1977	Silver City, MT	~yo campers	Saw three Bigfeet, 10 ft tall.
14 & 15 June 1977	Uniontown, PA	Student (20)	Saw Bigfoot near his home.
27 June 1977	Nr Theresa, Jefferson County, NY	Two railway workers	Saw Bigfoot watching them; later found large manlike tracks.
28 June 1977	Nr Theresa, Jefferson County, NY	Two railway workers	Saw Bigfoot watching them; later found large manlike tracks. Different location from their 27 June sighting.
June 1977	Nr Barryton, MI	Robert Kurtz & brother-in-law	Glowing eyes seen at night; men investigated and saw Bigfoot which walked into forest.
6 July 1977	Abilene Boys' Ranch nr Hawley, TX	Tom Roberts (14), Larry Suggs (15), Renee McFarland	The 'Hawley Him' threw rocks at the witnesses.
7 July 1977	Little Falls, WA	Three campers	Saw Bigfoot-type creature.
10 July 1977	Nr Elizabeth Lake, UT	Mr. & Mrs. Robert Melka, & Sgt. & Mrs. Fred Rosenberg	Watched three Bigfeet for 10 mins as two played together in meadow or ran around at high speed.
18 July 1977	Salina, KS	Woman	Gorilla-like creature left 3-toed prints in witness' back yard.
21 July 1977	Key Large, FL	Two men	Saw Bigfoot in field.
July 1977	Key Large, FL	Charlie Stoeckman, Charlie Stoeckman Jr. (13), Sawn Tubbs	Stoeckman saw 'skunk ape' three times.
July 1977	Harford County, MD	Woman & daughter	Saw Bigfoot sitting on ground leaning against picnic table in their garden; walked into woods when they screamed.
July 1977	Shaler, PA	John Tiskus	Saw Bigfoot about 7½ ft tall drinking water from his swimming pool at 2 am.
9 Aug. 1977	Green Grass, SD	Three policemen	At 3 am saw by spotlight 6-7-ft hairy ape-like creature moving in creek bottom.
9 Aug. 1977	On County Road 1100N nr Elwood, IN	Mrs. Melinda Chestnut	Driving alone at 2 am, saw 8-10-ft Bigfoot walking upright. Ran into woods when she directed headlights at it.
Mid Aug. 1977	Nr Grand River, nr Little Eagle, SD	Todd Alexander (12), Chad Alexander (9)	Saw 'long hairy legs' in bushes.
Mid Aug. 1977	Along Grand River at Little Eagle, SD	Craig Two Hearts (16)	Saw Bigfoot.
20 Aug. 1977	Belt Creek Canyon, MT	Staff Sergeant Fred Wilson & two others	At 2 am saw Bigfoot with tan hair and no neck standing upright in bushes. Fired at it, but drove off when it ran towards them.
22 Aug. 1977	Highway 274 nr Trinidad, TX	Three women	Saw Bigfoot on road.
27 Aug. 1977	Nr Clear Lake, WA	Vernita Frazier (11)	On picnic with family, saw Bigfoot 10 ft away and screamed. It growled and ran into brush.
Late Aug. 1977	Cuberant Basin, nr North Ogden, UT	Eight hikers - Jay Barker, Larry Beeson, sons & teenage friends	Saw c.10-ft, white-haired Bigfoot which walked away; found partly eaten rabbit nearby.
30 Aug. 1977	Route 258, nr West River, MD	Ronald Jones	Saw Bigfoot on road and chased it into field.
Aug. 1977	Jackson, MS	Donald Bracey	Bigfoot limped across road in front of car.
Aug. 1977	Stilwell, OK	Brian Jones, two Ritchie boys	Saw red eyes looking in at window; outside Jones met foul-smelling, 8-ft Bigfoot which lifted him off the ground. Dropped him and ran off when others appeared. They shot at Bigfoot, which threw rocks at them. There had been frequent sightings in previous 3 years.
Summer 1977	Nr East Baton Rouge, LA	Chris Denaro	Saw 9 ft Bigfoot while parked in woods with girlfriend.
Summer 1977	Around Spearfish, SD	Betty Johnson & daughters Brenda, Bonnie & Becky	Saw two Bigfeet in cornfield eating corn, one 7-8 ft tall and black, the other smaller with brownish-red body and black face; whistled.
Summer 1977	Red Scaffold, SD	Young girl	While at home alone, was frightened by 'foul-smelling, hairy creature'.
2 Sept. 1977	Highway 31 nr Corsicana, TX	Man	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot on road.
5 Sept. 1977	Care, MI	Karl Traster (14) & Steven Traster (10)	While playing in yard, saw 8-9-ft smelly Bigfoot with long brown hair, breasts, big teeth and long fingernails.
5 Sept. 1977	Care, MI	Wayne W. King & friend, Charles J. Roose, Karl Traster (14)	At midnight visited site of Traster boys' sighting and saw longarmed, black Bigfoot with 'large glowing eyes about the size of golf balls,' about 10 ft tall; another, bent over, was close by.
9 Sept. 1977	Barryton, MI	Robert & Becky Kurtz	Saw black Bigfoot crossing road.
Mid Sept. 1977	Nr Little Eagle, SD	Chris Howiatow & others	'Big ape' watched them from hillside as they checked cattle; then ran into brush as they approached.
Mid Sept. 1977	Nr Cannonball River, ND	Paul Monzelowsky & son	Chased 8-9-ft Bigfoot in pickup truck. It ran 'as fast as a horse' and leapt across creek.
27 Sept. 1977	Highway 66 nr Ashland, OR	John C. Martin	Saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot run across road at night.
28 Sept. 1977	E of Little Eagle, SD	Nancy Chasing Hawk, Esther Thundershield, Myron Fast Horse	After hearing howling outside, turned on truck lights and saw tall, hairy animal with green eyes run into brush.
Sept. 1977	Mount White Chuck, WA	Mrs. Mildred Quinn	Awoke from sleep to see black figure with long arms and big shoulders leaning against rock, watching her. Closed her eyes and prayed; when she opened them it had gone.
Sept. 1977	Little Eagle, SD	LeMar Chasing Hawk	Saw 9ft Bigfoot in bushes; ran home.
1 or 2 Oct. 1977	Nr Bend, OR	Gary Benson (25)& Ronald Kershey (25)	Shot 4 times at 7-ft, black-haired creature with silver hair at shoulders and monkey face which, they claimed, attacked them.
1 or 3 Oct. 1977	Apoka, FL	Security officer	Reportedly attacked and scratched by 10-ft Bigfoot which tried to break down door.
c. 2 Oct. 1977	Belleview, FL	22-yr-old welder	While hitchhiking, attacked by black, smelly 'skunk ape' 6-ft tall.
c. 6 Oct. 1977	N of Little Eagle, SD	Phoebe Little Dog	Saw Bigfoot.
11 Oct. 1977	Ocala National Forest, FL	Revd S.L. What!ey	Baptist minister saw Bigfoot while cutting wood.
13 Oct. 1977	SE of Little Eagle, SD	Cecilia Thundershield, Dan Uses Anew, Albert Dog	First two witnesses saw Bigfoot come from woods, and they fetched Dog who saw it re-enter woods. It had long arms almost to knees and walked slouched over.
13 Oct. 1977	N of Little Eagle, SD	Phoebe Little Dog	Saw Bigfoot in cattle pasture, same place as her c.6 Oct. sighting.
Mid-Oct. 1977	Annapolis, MD	Debbie Carpenter (13), Kevin Epley (5)	Black-haired, black-eyed, 7-ft Bigfoot seen sitting on log in woods.
22 Oct. 1977	Along the Grand River, Corson County, SD	Four men on horseback	Saw Bigfoot basking in sun; it ran away and they could not find it.
25 Oct. 1977	Nr Grand River Bridge, Little Eagle, SD	Alwin Ducheneaux	Saw Bigfoot in his headlights around midnight.
29 Oct. 1977	Elkhorn Buttes, N-E of Little Eagle, SD	Verdell Veo (police officer), Jeff Veo (15), another teenage son & officers Bobby Gates & Selvin Arlen	Saw Bigfoot by moonlight and men followed it. Pursuit ended as they had no weapons against Bigfeet 8-9 ft tall.
Late Oct. 1977	Little Eagle, SD	Irene Village Center	Saw Bigfoot in marshy brush.
Autumn 1977	Nr La Plant, SD	Melvin Garreaux	Saw Bigfoot; tracks found.
Autumn 1977	Little Eagle, SD	Hanna Shooting Bear	At night, saw Bigfoot near a mobile home
Autumn 1977	Standing Rock Reservation, SD	Mr. & Mrs. Waiter Chasing Hawk	While driving at night, saw green eyes in lights. Thinking it was a deer, Chasing Hawk got out with rifle, but saw 8-ft Bigfoot. Police found nothing when they searched.
Autumn 1977	Grand River, Little Eagle, SD	Mrs. Angus Long Elk	Saw Bigfoot by river.
Oct. or Nov. 1977	Nr Belville, LA	Leonce Boudreaux	Saw Bigfoot in woods.
5 Nov. 1977	Nr Little Eagle, SD	Verdell Veo (police officer), Gary Alexander & others	Surrounded Bigfoot, but it escaped after chase of several hours.
13 Nov. 1977	N of Little Eagle, SD	Male driver	Saw Bigfoot on road and drove into ditch.
Mid Nov. 1977	Ocala National Forest, FL	Hunter	Fired 6 times at 8-ft 'apelike' creature weighing approx 800 lbs.
23 Nov. 1977	Little Eagle, SD	About 12 women & children	Held campfire party to lure Bigfoot; two seen crouching in brush.
3 Dec. 1977	Elkhorn Buttes, N-E of Little Eagle, SD	Gary Alexander, Lowell Olson, Keith Olson	Watched two Bigfeet for 3 mins; one was 8-8½ ft tall and dark, the other a foot shorter.
5 Dec. 1977	Elkhorn Buttes, N-E of Little Eagle, SD	Verdell Veo (police officer)	Saw 2 Bigfeet.
Mid Dec. 1977	Mich Coal Mine near Oskaloosa, IA	Theresa McGee	8-10-ft Bigfoot with 'bristly-like fur' and arms held out jumped from shadow of tree when witness went to sweep snow.
Late Dec. 1977	Maddox Road area, Jackson, MS	Donald Bracey	6-ft Bigfoot, eating something, seen by road 5:30 pm.
Late Dec. 1977	Maddox Road area, Jackson, MS	Robert Trussel	Bigfoot crossed road in front of car, and witness had to swerve. This was at 10 pm, same place and date as previous sighting.
Early Winter 1977	Williams, IN	William Tharp Jr. & sister Jackie	Bigfoot grabbed Jackie by the arm, but let go when she screamed; 13-in footprints found.
Winter 1977	N-W of Little Eagle, SD	Gary Alexander & others	Saw two Bigfeet while snowmobiling; they looked but did not run.

Data from "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)"
(The Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada Publishing)

More 1977 reports at Ron Schaffner's 1977: "The Year of the Creature"