By Robert Benjamin.

Bigfoot has been sighted throughout the United States from the 16th Century to the present. Native Americans first reported sightings. Different Indian tribes called it by numerous names, and “Sasquatch” was only one of over 50 names given to the creature. More like a hairy man than an ape or monkey, it is mostly reported as 6-8 feet tall but has been sighted with a smaller female and/or offspring. The larger adult male is rugged and very muscular. Its shoulders are broad, and it has a narrow neck. It has short brown-to-black hair covering its body, with longer hair on its head. Most reports have the creature’s eyes glowing or shining red in the dark when reflected by a flashlight or some other light source.

Most folks report no odor when encountering Bigfoot, but among those who do, it appears to exhibit a strange anomaly: projecting or discharging a scent at will.

People sometimes report one smell, then suddenly, it changes into an entirely different odor. Odors have been described as rotten flesh, poop, old vomit, outhouses, rotted fish, rotten eggs, or foul and just sickening. Bigfoot seems to make Ape-like grunts and growls, almost a scream-like sound, and others have heard whistles and strange calls.

Almost all Indians believe Bigfoot is a non-physical creature. Some Indian tribes mention that they have seen the creature transform into a wolf. Others think these creatures live in another dimension from the physical plane, but can come here as they desire. Some also believe Bigfoot has excellent psychic abilities. Reports of sightings show the creature can be visible to some people while remaining invisible to others in the same group. Many reports from non-Indians describe seeing the creature after a UFO sighting. Others who have searched for and researched Bigfoot for years conclude that the creature is a spiritual being because it can appear or disappear at will.

Great Lakes Indians say that if one is walking in the woods and hears a stick being struck against a hollow log or tree, beware, for this is Sasquatch territory. This seems to be an interesting point to note, as other non-Indians have reported it as well. People have reported that sometimes the stick-hitting sounds loud, like a large log being struck against a tree, while other times it sounds more like a small stick being used.

Some Bigfoot researchers have reported sightings right after hearing these strange sounds. Besides stick-hitting, many Bigfoot researchers also report rock throwing. Researchers have had stones thrown at them and their vehicles, and people living in Bigfoot hot spots have also reported stones being thrown onto their roofs and against their homes and cabins.

The creatures’ episodes of hitting sticks and throwing rocks may be the best evidence we have that they are spiritual beings. Suppose you research paranormal cases involving “poltergeist” incidents. In that case, you will soon realize that many cases involve throwing or dropping stones against houses and on the roofs of the homes where the poltergeist attacks occur. In many poltergeist cases, the stones dropped and thrown were the beginning of the infestation or encounter, just as in Bigfoot cases.

 

©Robert W. Benjamin, edited by Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated October 2026.

Article Source: EzineArticles

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American Mysteries

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Legends, Ghosts, Myths & Mysteries

Monsters & Strange Creatures of America

What do you think? On a trip to Fort Washita, Oklahoma, we came across some tracks and wondered if they might be from the big hairy creature himself. Check them out and tell us what you think. — Kathy Alexander