State by State Sightings
South Dakota
| Date | Location | Witness | Incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 1973 | Nr Johnson Siding | Three men | 10-ft, shaggy, dirty-white Bigfoot seen in headlights. It picked up a dead deer and ran into undergrowth. |
| March 1974 | Nr Nemo | Two small boys | Saw huge Bigfoot with orangebrown fur on a hill. |
| 6 Sept. 1974 | Nr Jefferson | Jim Douglas | Saw very tall, sandy Bigfoot dragging red furry object through alfalfa field. It stood and watched Douglas. |
| 9 Aug. 1977 | Green Grass | Three policemen | At 3 am saw by spotlight 6-7-ft hairy ape-like creature moving in creek bottom. |
| Mid Aug. 1977 | Nr Grand River, nr Little Eagle | Todd Alexander (12), Chad Alexander (9) | Saw 'long hairy legs' in bushes. |
| Mid Aug. 1977 | Along Grand River at Little Eagle | Craig Two Hearts (16) | Saw Bigfoot. |
| Summer 1977 | Around Spearfish | 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 | Young girl | While at home alone, was frightened by 'foul-smelling, hairy creature'. |
| Mid Sept. 1977 | Nr Little Eagle | Chris Howiatow & others | 'Big ape' watched them from hillside as they checked cattle; then ran into brush as they approached. |
| 28 Sept. 1977 | E of Little Eagle | 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 | Little Eagle | LeMar Chasing Hawk | Saw Bigfoot in bushes; ran home. |
| c. 6 Oct. 1977 | N of Little Eagle | Phoebe Little Dog | Saw Bigfoot. |
| 13 Oct. 1977 | N of Little Eagle | Phoebe Little Dog | Saw Bigfoot in cattle pasture, same place as her c.6 Oct. sighting. |
| 13 Oct. 1977 | SE of Little Eagle | 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. |
| 22 Oct. 1977 | Along the Grand River, Corson County | 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 | Alwin Ducheneaux | Saw Bigfoot in his headlights around midnight. |
| 29 Oct. 1977 | Elkhorn Buttes, N-E of Little Eagle | 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 | Irene Village Center | Saw Bigfoot in marshy brush. |
| Autumn 1977 | Nr La Plant | Melvin Garreaux | Saw Bigfoot; tracks found. |
| Autumn 1977 | Little Eagle | Hanna Shooting Bear | At night, saw Bigfoot near a mobile home. |
| Autumn 1977 | Standing Rock Reservation | 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 | Mrs. Angus Long Elk | Saw Bigfoot by river. |
| 5 Nov. 1977 | Nr Little Eagle | Verdell Veo (police officer), Gary Alexander & others | Surrounded Bigfoot, but it escaped after chase of several hours. |
| 13 Nov. 1977 | N of Little Eagle | Male driver | Saw Bigfoot on road and drove into ditch. |
| 23 Nov. 1977 | Little Eagle | 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 | 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 | Verdell Veo (police officer) | Saw 2 Bigfeet. |
| Winter 1977 | N-W of Little Eagle | Gary Alexander & others | Saw two Bigfeet while snowmobiling; they looked but did not run. |
| Mid-Sept. 1979 | Big Sioux River nr Bruce | Jeff Anderson (13), Carrie Williams (13) & others | 3-ft, brown creature on 2 legs seen more than once on river bank. |
| 22 Oct. 1979 | Rauville area, nr Watertown | Several | Man and wife saw 5-ft creature with dark red eyes sitting beside Highway 81; other sightings of 4-5-ft, black creature. |
Data from "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)"
(The Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada Publishing)