State by State Sightings

British Columbia

DateLocation WitnessIncident
1864Fraser River canyonAlexander Caulfield AndersonFur trader and party attacked by 'hairy humanoids' which threw rocks at them.
1871Harrison River areaAmerindian womanKidnapped by Bigfoot.
June or July 188420 miles from Yale-Hairy 'half man, half beast', nicknamed Jacko, 4 ft 7 in tall and weighing 127 lb, captured.
1901Campbell River area of Vancouver Is.Mike KingSaw 'man-beast' washing roots in water and placing them in neat piles.
Dec. 1904Nr Horne Lake, Vancouver Is.A.R. Crump, J. Kincaid, T. Hutchins, W. BussHunters in uninhabited area saw young, hairy 'wild man' with 'long matted hair and a beard' who ran off at speed through impenetrable undergrowth; had also been seen by others in past few years.
March 1907Bishop's Cove, Vancouver Is.IndiansVillagers scared by hairy 'monkey' which dug clams and howled on beach at night.
May c.1909Nr Chehalis Indian reservePeter WilliamsBigfoot chased witness home and then pushed against walls of wooden house.
1915Cougar Lake nr Holy Cross MtnsCharles Flood, Donald McRae, Green HicksProspectors watched Bigfoot eating berries.
Summer 1924Nr head of Toba InletAlbert OstmanCamper kidnapped and kept prisoner by Bigfoot.
Sept. 1927AgassizIndian named Point & Adaline AugustWhile walking on railroad track, saw Bigfoot coming towards them.
1928Conuma River, Vancouver Is.Muchalat HarryIndian kidnapped and kept prisoner by Bigfeet.
1928South Bentinck Arm, nr Bella CoolaGeorge TalleoWhile trapping, saw and shot at Bigfoot, which fell; witness did not stay. Earlier had found excrement covered by moss.
c. 1930Kwaltwa Kitasu Bay, Swindle Is.Tom BrownBigfoot seen in shallows at night; screamed when shot at, but no body to be found next day
c. 1933Head of Pitt Lake2 menSaw Bigfoot through field glasses, eating berries.
March 1934Chehalis Indian reserve nr Harrison RiverFrank Dan'Hairy giant' seen by Indian near his home.
July 1936Morris Creek nr Harrison RiverFrank DanBigfoot threw rocks at witness's canoe.
c. 1937Nr Bridesville Mrs. Jane PattersonSaw Bigfoot sitting in abandoned garden.
Aug. 1939 or 1940Headwaters of Silver Creek, Harrison LakeBurns Yeomans & another prospector Saw 4 or 5 Bigfeet wrestling.
1930sNr Alert BayEllen NeaiSaw Bigfoot walk along beach and into trees.
Sept. 1941Ruby CreekMrs. Jeannie Chapman & 3 children aged 9, 7 & 5Bigfoot visited lonely house; adult witness grabbed children and fled to village.
Oct. 1941Port Douglas at head of Harrison LakeMany IndiansFled in canoes after seeing Bigfoot nearly 14 ft tall at their village.
Early 1946Nr Coombes, Vancouver Is.Alex OakesBigfoot ran across road in front of witness's car
1947Grouse Mtn, North VancouverMr. & Mrs. WernerDriving along logging road, witnesses came upon 2 tall beings, with 'a skin wrapped round them'.
c.1948Harrison MillsHenry CharlieIndian on bicycle chased by Bigfoot, which kept up with him for over a mile.
1949New HazletonFrank LuxtonHighway foreman saw 8-ft Bigfoot while driving; it ran into the bush.
1940sJacobsen Bay, 20 miles W of Bella CoolaClayton Mack, game guideSaw Bigfoot from boat as it walked along beach and into timber.
Sept. 1953Nr Courtenay, Vancouver Is.Jack TwistAt dusk saw 8-ft Bigfoot on road ahead; it moved into forest.
Oct. 1955Mica MountainWilliam RoeWatched female Bigfoot eating leaves at a distance of 20 ft.
c.1955Between Vancouver & BanffWoman & boyWitnesses on bus saw Bigfoot standing beside road.
17 May 1956Trans-Canada Highway nr FloodStanley Hunt, auctioneerSlowed down as gray, 7-ft Bigfoot crossed road to join another, which was 'gangly, not stocky like a bear'.
Dec 1958Bella Coola ValleyGeorge Robson & Bert SolhjellHunters saw 7-ft Bigfoot watching them; ran off when they stared at it.
c.1958Nr New Hazelton2 womenBigfoot crossed road in front of witnesses' car.
March 1959Aristazabal Is.Lawrence HopkinsSaw strong-smelling Bigfoot in brush.
Sept. 1959Hidden Lake, nr EnderbyMrs. BellvueWhile collecting wood at dusk for campfire, saw 6-ft Bigfoot watching her.
Late 1950sNr New HazletonManBigfoot crossed road in front of witness's car.
Feb. 1960Price Is.Joe HopkinsWhile digging clams, saw small Bigfoot walk up beach and into trees.
Winter, c.1960Watson Bay, Roderick Is.Timothy Robinson & Samson Duncan Shot at small Bigfoot on beach and found blood on snow where it had been, but were afraid to follow the creature.
Oct. 1961Kokanee Glacier ParkJohn BringsliBigfoot hunter saw apelike creature on trail at night.
1961Nr MoricetownCoupleSitting at breakfast, watched black, 8-ft Bigfoot walk across field and road.
April 1962Bella CoolaWoman & 2 childrenSaw female Bigfoot holding youngster by hand, on Bella Coola River bank; others saw Bigfoot in village at night.
July 1962Stoney Lake nr HixonAlex LindstromWhile on lake saw heavy, light-gray, 8-ft Bigfoot on shore; it left quickly as he approached.
7 Aug. 1962Lemon Creek nr NelsonJohn BringsliWoodsman and hunter, picking huckleberries, suddenly saw 7-9-ft Bigfoot with 4-in gray-blue body hair walking slowly towards him. It seemed curious. At 40 ft, witness sprinted for his car and drove away.
Aug. 1962Nr HixonWomanSaw 7-ft black Bigfoot walking along creek towards her; it jumped into bush on seeing her.
Late Aug. 1962Between Quesnel & Prince GeorgeMrs. CalhounBigfoot seen in woods, 10 yds away.
Oct. 1962Between Vedder Crossing & YarrowJoe Gregg, bus driver off dutyBigfoot crossed road in front of car at night.
1963Goose Point, nr Anahim LakeHarry SquinessHairy monkey face looked into tent; four Bigfeet at edge of camp walked into forest.
1963Nr Bells BellaJack WilsonSaw Bigfoot on island shore.
4 July 1964Nr Cultus Lake, nr Chilliwack2 youthsSaw 2 7-ft shaggy white Bigfeet beside road at 2:30 am.
31 May 1965Nicomen Is. nr MissionMrs. Seraphine JasperSaw tall, black Bigfoot in field in daytime; cows stared at it.
28 June 1965Pitt Lake, 25 miles N-E of Vancouvertwo prospectorsfound Bigfoot tracks; later realized they were being watched. Sketched Bigfoot before it walked off.
July 1965Nr ButedaleJack TaylorMan fishing saw 2 Bigfeet on shore and another in the water Swimming strongly.
Summer 1965Clio Bay nr KitimatGroup of menSaw Bigfoot on rock beside sea; walked away upright.
Autumn 1965Nr Harrison MillsManSaw female Bigfoot in brush near road.
Nov. 1965Green Bay, nr Bells CoolaJimny NelsonWatched Bigfoot cross loggers' 'slash' in 10 min; witness took 2 hours to cross the same area.
21 July 1966Richmond, Lulu Is.John Osborne'Big hairy man 6 ft 8 ins to 7 ft tall' seen in woods.
21 July 1966Richmond, Lulu Is.Darlene LeafSaw head and shoulders of Bigfoot above 6-ft raspberry bushes at night.
22 July 1966Nr Fraser River, Richmond, Lulu Is.John McKernanIn car, saw Bigfoot cross dirt road.
July 1966Nr White RockMr. LetoulSaw light Bigfoot come up to his house in the moonlight; it 'fooled around'.
July 1966Richmond, Lulu Is.Don Gilmore'A big woolly animal' stampeded about 100 cattle.
Feb. 1967Hartley Bay2 menSaw Bigfoot on an island and shot at it; it screamed.
Feb. 1968Broughton Is.Tom Brown & Harry WhonnockWhile digging clams, were watched by 6-ft Bigfoot.
27 June 1968Salmon Arm InletGordon BaumSaw 5-ft, black-haired Bigfoot leap over pile of logs; 'He was gone in two seconds'.
Mid-Aug. 1968Nr Stewart BC2 huntersBigfoot over 7 ft tall with short neck, flat nose and long arms, ran up hillside at dusk.
14 Sept. 1968Nr ChetwyndEddie Barnett & another game guideSaw Bigfoot.
Late Feb. 1969Khutze InletRonnie Nyce & 2 other menShot at Bigfoot which ran screaming into woods.
18 May 1969Nr MerrittDavid Ludlam & army cadetsWitnesses saw hairy 10-ft Bigfoot near their camp, by day and night.
June 1969MamquamGordon FerrierSaw hairy biped with bushy tail; 3-toed tracks found later.
25 Oct. 1969Nr Anahim LakePan PhillipsGame guide watched brown Bigfoot through telescopic sight for 10 mins; it sat by snowhole (apparently its home) at edge of glacier at 6,000 ft.
20 or 22 Nov. 1969Trans-Canada Highway nr LyttonIvan WallyGraybrown Bigfoot about 7 ft tall stood in road with hands above head as Wally drove by at night.
1969Nr Massett, Queen Charlotte IslandsIndiansSaw Bigfoot on at least two occasions.
1960sNr InvermereManSaw white or gray Bigfoot.
Late 1960sNazko River, S of NazkoSamial PaulSaw Bigfoot near river.
Winter, late 1960sVancouver Is.Paul GriffithAfter exploring a cave, saw 7-ft Bigfoot with long arms, flat face and reflecting eyes at 3 am; later saw large tracks in snow near same cave.
7 Jan. 1970Cheakamus Canyon nr SquamishBill Taylor, road works foreman7-ft Bigfoot crossed road in front of Taylor's car, carrying a fish in its hand.
Early Feb. 1970Nr KlemtuAndrew RobinsonWhile in boat, saw 6-ft, light-brown Bigfoot on beach.
c. March 1970Queen Charlotte IslandsTina BrownSaw 7-ft Bigfoot in car headlights at night.
Early 1970Nr JuskatlaBoySaw Bigfoot run away with arms raised.
2 April 1970Harrison Hot SpringsKeith Shepard8-ft tall, dark hair-covered Bigfoot 'ambled' across road in front of witness's car.
23 April 1970Nr KlemtuCrew of seiner BraceSaw beige Bigfoot on shore.
Early Sept. 1971Allison Pass, Manning ParkManSaw dark, 8-ft Bigfoot with small head and long arms walk across lighted highways dept. yard at 4 am.
Autumn 1971Nr SecheltProspectorSaw two Bigfeet, the color of a collie dog, run away from small lake where they may have been pulling up lily roots.
21 March 1973Bute InletPeter Spika, Luke Burmas & Nick PisacHerring fishermen watched beige, 10-ft Bigfoot walking on beach.
June 1973Chapman Creek, Nr SecheltTimber workerSaw Bigfoot jumping up and down; it left 'humanlike' footprint.
July 1973Roscoe InletFisheries patrolmanWatched 6-ft gray Bigfoot rooting in vegetation on beach in daylight.
18 July 1974Nr the head of Harrison LakeWayne JonesSitting by campfire at night, watched 7-8-ft Bigfoot for 5 mins before other people disturbed it; it was licking mud off fingers.
1974Nr CastlegarYoung coupleDriving at night, saw Bigfoot standing beside road.
Sept. 1976East Kootenay - Kimberly areaMickey McLellandTall, tan-colored, long-armed Bigfoot seen 125 yds away and followed in car along road.
Sept. 1976East Kootenay - Kimberly areaBarbara PratulaSaw 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.
28 March 1977Nr SpuzzumRichard MitchellSaw Bigfoot, 7½ ft tall with peculiar gait, by side of road.
28 & 30 April 1979Dunn Lake nr BarriereTim Meissner (16)Fishing with friends, saw Bigfoot across lake; returned, saw it again and shot at it.

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