Bigfoot reports in Indiana
106 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 2.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Indiana · 1999
Witness reports seeing a large, black, humped humanoid running across a field and into the woods during a deer hunt.
Bigfoot · La Porte, Indiana · 2008
Witness reports hearing a bloodcurdling scream and seeing a log thrown from the brush while hunting in a tree stand.
Bigfoot · New Pekin, Indiana · 1999
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal, dark-furred creature walking across a field towards the woods.
Bigfoot · Columbus, Indiana · 2006
Witness reports hearing a loud howl-like sound and observing large trees crashing near Camp Atterbury while walking their puppy.
Bigfoot · Corydon, Indiana · 1998
Witness and roommate heard a loud, high-pitched wail/howl and smelled a horrible odor while watching a movie.
Bigfoot · White River, Indiana · 2012
Witness reports feeling weird and sensing activity while fishing on the White River with his cousin.
Bigfoot · Charlestown, Indiana · 1998
Witness reports hearing a loud scream in July 1998 that later matched a Bigfoot sound track.
Bigfoot · Fountain County, Indiana · 1997
A hunter in a tree stand near Attica reports hearing deep, demon-like breathing and bellowing from an unseen creature, catching a glimpse of a 7 to 9-foot tall upright shadow before it fled with loud…
Bigfoot · Greensburg, Indiana · 1977
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot with rusty reddish-brown hair standing in the river and on the bank for five minutes before shooting into the air.
Bigfoot · Nashville, Indiana · 2020
Witness reports seeing a 6ft tall, grey, strong-looking creature moving quickly away during spring turkey hunting in Yellowwood State Forest.
Bigfoot · Fremont, Indiana · 2012
Witness reports seeing a huge, shaggy figure in a ghillie suit standing still in the woods near their house before disappearing.
Bigfoot · Newport, Indiana · 1985
Witness reports seeing a large, broad, dark-colored creature with swinging arms walking away from the road in a depression near U.S. 41.
Bigfoot · Campbellsburg, Indiana · 1997
Witness reports hearing bipedal footfalls and a scream near their campsite, followed by seeing a large arm take food from their van.
Bigfoot · Nashville, Indiana · 2012
Witness reports that her husband and she encountered a large, heavy-breathing creature on their porch at night, which left large footprints before fleeing.
Bigfoot · Perry County, Indiana · 1981
Witness reports seeing a tall dark man pacing near the water's edge while watching his boys swim at Tipsaw Lake.
Bigfoot · Bluffton, Indiana · 1989
Witness reports hearing a terrifying scream and a large tree snapping twice while working as a night watchman at the park.
Bigfoot · Greenville, Indiana · 2010
Witness reports hearing distinct rustling followed by a long low howl and various animal-like noises in the woods that did not match any known local fauna.
Bigfoot · Jackson County, Indiana · 1986
Witness reports hearing the same noise across the highway while sitting at home reading around midnight.
Bigfoot · Patronville, Indiana · 2008
Witness reports seeing a massive, 8.5-foot tall hairy humanoid with brownish-orange hair and large eyes hiding behind a tree in [name] woods.
Bigfoot · Boone County, Indiana · 1977
Witnesses report seeing a large creature resembling the Patterson film Bigfoot cross I-65 at night.
Bigfoot · Corydon, Indiana · 1991
Witness reports hearing howl-screams in the woods and later observing a large, hairy humanoid creature near their cabin.
Bigfoot · Shades State Park, Indiana · 2010
Witness reports finding a stack of rocks in a flooded area that was underwater the previous day.
Bigfoot · Marion, Indiana · 1975
Witness reports seeing a beige-white, cone-headed hairy humanoid with black eyes eating blackberries in Indiana during the mid-1970s.
Bigfoot · Morgantown, Indiana · 1982
Witness reports three teens climbing a tree platform to use a coyote call attracted an unknown creature that circled them and grunted.
Bigfoot · Elizabeth, Indiana · 2001
Witness reports hearing a loud growl and seeing a tall figure while attempting to scare their brother near Elizabeth, Indiana.
Bigfoot · Martinsville, Indiana · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large hair-covered creature near their SUV and tent in the Indiana state forestry, which later threw rocks at their campsite.
Bigfoot · Martinsville, Indiana · 2011
Witness reports hearing rhythmic knocking and smelling an extreme odor while fishing at Prather Lake, with their dog exhibiting fearful behavior before they left the area without seeing a creature…
Bigfoot · Flat Rock, Indiana · 1973
Witness reports seeing a large, tall figure with shining red eyes in a bean field while driving home late at night.
Bigfoot · Chrisney, Indiana · 1968
Witness reports seeing a dark, abnormally long-armed humanoid creature near a brooder shed at night.
Bigfoot · Spencer, Indiana · 1998
Witness reports hearing a low moan/howl followed by barking and grunts while hiking near Wolf Cave with family.
Bigfoot · Evansville, Indiana · 2012
Witness reports hearing a sound like an owl but not quite, which sounded like a human making an owl call, while walking near a cemetery in Evansville, Indiana.
Bigfoot · Edwardsville, Indiana · 1996
Witness reports seeing a large hairy figure sitting on an old felled tree while driving up Edwardsville Hill in Indiana.
Bigfoot · Monroe County, Indiana · 2009
Witness reports hearing an extremely loud roar/moan from a bay on Monroe Lake that matched Bigfoot audio recordings found online.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Indiana · 1981
Witness reports hearing a loud, horrible scream during raccoon hunting that terrified his dogs and prompted him to load his gun.
Bigfoot · Westfield, Indiana · 1973
Witness reports seeing a seven-and-a-half-foot-tall, hairy animal weighing about 450 pounds standing next to a fallen maple tree.
Bigfoot · Moores Hill, Indiana · 1982
Witness reports hearing loud, bird-like and chimp-like calls coming from a creek near their campsite in July or August 1982.
Bigfoot · La Porte, Indiana · 1987
Witness reports a large figure standing in a trail dip threw logs and stumps, screamed, and chased them after they yelled at it.
Bigfoot · North Vernon, Indiana · 2001
Witness reports hearing vocalizations resembling a hurt animal or train whistle, finding deep marks in mud and missing pumpkins, and hearing heavy footsteps near their home in Indiana.
Bigfoot · Greencastle, Indiana · 2008
Witness reports hearing strange primate-like calls and wood knocks from the woods behind their residence in west-central Indiana.
Bigfoot · White River, Indiana
Witness reports seeing multiple tall black shadows running between trees and vocalizing loudly while investigating tobacco offerings near the White River.
Bigfoot · Paoli, Indiana · 2006
Witness reports hearing a high-pitched howl that she distinguishes from coyote, dog, or wolf sounds while driving in the woods.
Bigfoot · Sheridan, Indiana · 1973
Witness reports seeing a tall, thick dark figure in a cornfield that made heavy footsteps and a musky smell before running away.
Bigfoot · Salem, Indiana · 2020
Witness reports hearing two distinct knocks attributed to a 'Squatch' while hiking the Spurgeon Hollow Loop Trail.
Bigfoot · South Bend, Indiana · 2000
Witness reports seeing a hairy ape-like being while hiking in northern Indiana.
Bigfoot · Switzerland County, Indiana
Witness reports seeing a massive, dark brown and reddish-furred creature with long stringy hair moving up a ridge while hunting a deer.
Bigfoot · Mooreland, Indiana · 1975
Witness reports coon hounds fled in fear from an unseen creature making loud noises and breaking limbs while they were hunting.
Bigfoot · Jackson County, Indiana
Witness reports hearing footfalls descending to their campsite and seeing a large, hairy head look into their tent.
Bigfoot · Evansville, Indiana · 1980
Witness reports seeing a dark, hairy man-like figure with deep eye sockets that approached them while they were tending to rabbits.
Bigfoot · West Point, Indiana · 2010
Witnesses report hearing an unfamiliar deep vocalization from within approximately 1000 ft of their campfire while searching for a lost kitten.
Bigfoot · Nashville, Indiana · 2015
Witnesses report hearing a loud, deep howling noise near their camper that was mimicked by something in the distance.
Bigfoot · Greencastle, Indiana · 2006
Witness reports hearing loud grunt and moan-like noises near Glenn Flint Lake on a summer night, leading them to believe the creature was bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Brown County, Indiana · 1998
Witness reports seeing a seven-foot tall, dark-haired bipedal primate hiding behind trees near a ravine while camping in Hoosier National Forest.
Bigfoot · Harrodsburg, Indiana · 1979
Witness reports seeing a 6-7 foot tall, bipedal, dark brown furry humanoid silhouette in a wooded area near Lake Monroe.
Bigfoot · North Vernon, Indiana · 2001
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal creature with cow-sized head and green eyes at Crosley Wildlife Refuge while cave hunting.
Bigfoot · Austin, Indiana · 1992
A bow hunter reports hearing a loud, high-pitched scream or howl near his deer stand in the Austin Bottoms during October 1992.
Bigfoot · Shades State Park, Indiana · 2009
Witness reports hearing three short howls that caused local coyotes to go nuts.
Bigfoot · Fountain County, Indiana · 1967
Witness reports seeing large footprints and smelling a musty rank smell while rabbit hunting near the Wabash River.
Bigfoot · White River, Indiana
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature with golden eyes staring at him through a window from his childhood home.
Bigfoot · Manchester, Indiana · 1984
Witness reports a large, dark, hairy creature eating their food while camping in southeastern Indiana.
Bigfoot · Bloomington, Indiana · 2006
Witness reports hearing a deep growl and howl resembling an ape, followed by branches snapping and a distressed animal noise, before the creature ran off through the woods.
Bigfoot · Northern Beach, Indiana
Witness reports seeing a naked, hairy humanoid figure on the road that placed its hands on her car hood before disappearing into a ditch.
Bigfoot · Markle, Indiana · 1997
Witness reports seeing a tall, slumped figure walking along a trail near a bridge during shotgun season in the winter of 1997.
Bigfoot · Bloomington, Indiana · 2009
Witness reports hearing moans and seeing a gray, bipedal creature that ran across a field near Bloomington, IN.
Bigfoot · Waveland, Indiana · 2009
Witness reports hearing a loud growl after knocking on trees in the woods.
Bigfoot · Unionville, Indiana · 1989
Witness reports a bigfoot walking upright with a sideways gait in front of their vehicle in southern Indiana.
Bigfoot · Lawrence County, Indiana · 1981
Witness reports seeing a 6 to 7 foot tall hairy humanoid standing on a gravel road near Bedford, Indiana, which then ran into the woods.
Bigfoot · Columbus, Indiana · 2001
Witness reports hearing a scream and seeing a large man-like creature running through a park near their home in Columbus.
Bigfoot · Hindustan, Indiana · 1988
Witness reports seeing a six-foot-tall, dark brown, hairy humanoid crossing a road in Morgan-Monroe State Forest while hunting.
Bigfoot · Elberfeld, Indiana · 2006
Witness reports hearing moans and knocks from a creature in the woods while repairing a bike, followed by fleeing and finding their bike moved.
Bigfoot · Blackford County, Indiana · 1979
Witness reports hearing a loud scream from the woods while target shooting and finding trees scratched at about six feet high the next morning.
Bigfoot · Sullivan County, Indiana · 1978
Witness reports a youth and his girlfriend observed a large bipedal creature under a security light near Lake Sullivan in late summer 1978.
Bigfoot · Terre Haute, Indiana · 1927
Witnesses report that a mysterious figure described as the 'panther man' attacked four young women in Terre Haute, leaping upon them and fleeing when residents arrived.
Bigfoot · Crawford County, Indiana · 2004
Witness reports that [name] and his family heard strange screams and were targeted by rocks thrown from the water while fishing on the Blue River.
Bigfoot · Patoka Lake, Indiana
Witness reports his father saw a creature near Patoka Lake while squirrel hunting.
Bigfoot · Winamac, Indiana · 1963
Witness reports that in 1963, a man and his father observed the same creature crossing a suspension bridge near their cabin while smelling of rotten meat.
Bigfoot · Francesville, Indiana · 1988
Witness reports finding a large, wide footprint in melting snow near a trailer park and woods, measuring 13-14 inches long.
Bigfoot · Parke County, Indiana · 1997
Witness reports that her husband and she saw a tall, black, hairy creature with a large face while driving near Turkey Run State Park in Indiana.
Bigfoot · Columbus, Indiana · 1992
Witness reports that his brother and a friend saw a tall, white, furry creature walking upright across Youth Camp Road in front of their van.
Bigfoot · Shades State Park, Indiana · 2010
Witness's parents report hearing whooping sounds and noticing a lack of birds and critters.
Bigfoot · Logan Creek, Indiana · 1983
Witness's younger brother and two friends saw a Hairy-Man standing next to a tree with long hair hanging from its arms.
Bigfoot · Nineveh, Indiana · 2002
Witness reports a friend encountered a large, bipedal creature in the woods that smelled rotten and bolted away.
Bigfoot · Clinton, Indiana · 1988
Witness reports hearing screams and smelling a nasty smell during a cookout, then seeing a large bipedal figure near a creek and finding footprints and hair later.
Bigfoot · White River, Indiana
The witness recounts how the Bigfoot froze the observers with fear before dissipating into red orbs.
Bigfoot · Jasper County, Indiana · 1980s
A hunter reports seeing a hairy creature walk past his tree stand and look up at him, causing him to be too afraid to come down.
Bigfoot · White River, Indiana
A friend's father reportedly saw a Bigfoot emerge from behind a headstone in a cemetery near the White River.
Bigfoot · Logan Creek, Indiana · 1982
Witness's brother reports a big person standing at the edge of their camp breathing heavily after everyone else was asleep.
Bigfoot · Paoli, Indiana
Witness reports that her grandmother was chased back down a lane by two adult creatures and two young ones.
Bigfoot · Winamac, Indiana · 1953
Witness reports that in 1953, a group of girls and adults saw a seven-foot tall, hairy, bipedal creature near the woods behind their cabins.
Bigfoot · Milford, Indiana · 2004
Witness reports his wife saw two large, black, bipedal figures crossing a road near Waubee Lake.
Bigfoot · Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area, Indiana · 1998
Witness's wife reports seeing a hairy, human-faced creature crouching in waist-high growth that stood up and ran away when she looked at it.
Bigfoot · Perry County, Indiana · 1978
Witness reports a young couple sighted a Bigfoot Sasquatch while driving at night in Bristow.
Bigfoot · Loogootee, Indiana · 2018
Witness reports her husband saw a tall, hairy animal standing on two legs in their driveway.
Bigfoot · Central, Indiana
An old-timer named Mr. [name] reported seeing four or five ape-like figures walking in the middle of a herd of hundreds of deer.
Bigfoot · Winamac, Indiana · 1976
Witness reports that a niece saw a large, yellow, hairy creature looking through a door of the cabin in 1976.
Bigfoot · Jackson Creek Park, Indiana
A secondhand story claims a Sasquatch picked up a man by his overalls at Jackson Creek Park and carried him away.
Bigfoot · North Webster, Indiana · 2003
Witness reports three youths saw a large, hairy, person-like creature standing in lake water and running away after they approached their home.
Bigfoot · Marshall, Indiana · 2000
Witness reports that their partner saw a tall figure in the moonlight near their house, threw a pipe at it, and later found footprints where no tree existed.
Bigfoot · Central, Indiana · 2012
The narrator's cousin claims to have seen a tall, ape-like creature resembling a Neanderthal standing on the opposite bank of the White River.
Bigfoot · Brown County, Indiana · 1995
Witness reports that they and their cousin heard a scream, fired a shotgun, and saw an upright creature running to the water's edge while making a howling noise.
Bigfoot · Centerville, Indiana · 1989
Witness reports hearing loud growling and hollering noises from an unknown creature while camping in Indiana, leading them to suspect Bigfoot.