Bigfoot reports in Minnesota
108 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 · Floodwood, Minnesota · 1997
A deer hunter in St. Louis County, Minnesota, reported seeing a dark, hairy, upright figure that howled at him before fleeing into a cedar swamp.
Bigfoot · Emily, Minnesota · 1978
Witness reports seeing three sets of eyes and vague outlines of heads pressed against a bedroom window before hearing a scream and watching bi-pedal critters run off.
Bigfoot · Aurora, Minnesota · 1996
Witness reports seeing a tall hairy creature walking across the road at night while driving with his wife and kids.
Bigfoot · Beltrami County, Minnesota · 2014
Witness reports seeing a very tall, lanky, uniformly tan/red creature walking in heavy brush near a golf course cart path.
Bigfoot · West Ottertail County Fair Grounds, Minnesota · 2020
The narrator heard a coyote howl mimicry from the trees immediately after their stepdad described a similar past event involving bigfoot hunting.
Bigfoot · Laporte, Minnesota · 2008
Witness reports hearing loud screaming/grunting and footsteps near their campsite during a camping trip.
Bigfoot · Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota · 2007
Witness reports showing additional tracks to skeptical friends who became convinced they had found something unusual after viewing photos.
Bigfoot · Becker County, Minnesota · 2022
Witness reports seeing a huge Sasquatch standing behind a spruce tree while walking down a trail in twilight.
Bigfoot · Chisago County, Minnesota · 2025
Witness reports finding a tree stuck in the entrance of a teepee formation that was not there previously, indicating they were being watched.
Bigfoot · Babbitt, Minnesota
Witness reports hearing grunts and seeing a tree thrown at him by an unseen creature while hunting with his son and partner.
Bigfoot · Spring Valley, Minnesota · 2005
Witness reports seeing a large black creature that appeared to be a turkey flapping its wings before standing on two legs and running away with a second larger reddish-brown creature.
Bigfoot · Middle River, Minnesota · 1978
Witness reports seeing a dark-haired humanoid figure in a clearing who disappeared into the brush, which he identified as bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Grand Rapids, Minnesota
[name] and his brothers found large footprints in a heel-to-toe stepping motion at the site of the original sighting.
Bigfoot · Buhl, Minnesota · 2014
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, long-armed and long-legged creature standing on railroad tracks near Buhl that ran into the brush.
Bigfoot · Cass Lake, Minnesota · 2002
Witness reports seeing a crouched creature with dark shaggy hair and glowing eyes on the side of the road during a spiritual gathering.
Bigfoot · Long Prairie, Minnesota · 1989
Witness and a friend report seeing a dark figure moving along the woods perimeter while burning garbage near Long Prairie.
Bigfoot · Crane Lake, Minnesota · 1986
Witness reports hearing cracking sounds and footfalls circling him in the brush near Ramshead Lake, followed by a large wet footprint found at camp the next morning.
Bigfoot · Hinckley, Minnesota · 2004
Witness reports hearing a whoop howl vocalization in early summer 2004.
Bigfoot · Becker County, Minnesota
Witness reports being paralleled by an unseen creature in a hardwood forest near Garrison, Minnesota, while hunting as a kid.
Bigfoot · Cook, Minnesota · 2018
Witness reports seeing a large brown animal standing approximately 7 to 8 feet tall cross the road near a clear cut.
Bigfoot · Crosby, Minnesota · 2002
Witness reports hearing a high-pitched screech and feeling a chill while at a mine pit camp in 2002, then seeing a large, brown, furry creature from the corner of his eye before it disappeared.
Bigfoot · Itasca County, Minnesota · 2008
Witness reports that creatures came very close (less than 75 yards) and vocalized loudly enough to cause chest vibration, with recordings captured.
Bigfoot · Badger, Minnesota · 2013
Witness reports seeing a tall, bulky figure with long arms running across an icy road at dawn before disappearing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Orr, Minnesota · 2013
Witnesses report hearing knocking and whooping noises, seeing eyes in the dark, and hearing a loud grunt from an unidentified creature while camping at Lake Jeanette.
Bigfoot · Calumet, Minnesota · 2009
Witness reports seeing a tall, long-armed creature walking oddly across an iron ore hill and concluding it was bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Saint Louis County, Minnesota · 1978
Witness reports seeing a sasquatch looking through the cabin door when he was approximately five or six years old.
Bigfoot · Centerville, Minnesota · 2000
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark-colored humanoid with brown hair walking across a frozen lake and into cattails while accompanied by his wife and dogs.
Bigfoot · Northome Lake, Minnesota · 1993
Witness reports hearing a loud screaming noise and bipedal footsteps from the treeline while fishing on Moose Lake.
Bigfoot · Bemidji, Minnesota · 2006
Witness reports seeing a big, tall, black creature walking down the middle of the road while it was drizzling.
Bigfoot · Silver Bay, Minnesota · 1985
Witness reports hearing a howl and seeing a large, dark, bipedal creature at least 7 feet tall that followed them through rugged terrain near Silver Bay.
Bigfoot · Cohasset, Minnesota · 1999
Witness reports seeing a very tall creature walk through the woods and smell an awful odor.
Bigfoot · Ulen, Minnesota · 2009
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered creature with long arms in the headlights of their car around midnight near Ulen, Minnesota.
Bigfoot · Grand Marais, Minnesota · 2013
Witness reports a rock thrown from shore and hearing a strange gorilla-duck-like noise in the dark near Grand Marais.
Bigfoot · Tamarack, Minnesota · 2026
Witness reports hearing a weird screech sound multiple times while sitting in a camper near where a Bigfoot episode was filmed.
Bigfoot · Cass County, Minnesota · 2008
Witness reports hearing vocalizations from creatures less than 75 yards away for about an hour and a half, which were recorded on a digital camera.
Bigfoot · Isabella, Minnesota · 2012
Witness reports hearing loud bellowing and muffled talking from the woods, followed by heavy footsteps moving through thick brush near a river point.
Bigfoot · Meadowlands, Minnesota · 2022
Witness reports hearing a high-pitched cow-like yell and heavy crashing in the brush during a deer drive.
Bigfoot · Taconite, Minnesota · 2009
Witness reports seeing a 6-7 ft tall, dark brown furred creature crossing the road near Bovey, MN, which he identifies as bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Grand Marais, Minnesota · 2007
Witness reports finding large, unexplained tracks on snowmobile trails in the Boundary Waters area that resembled a man's walk but were too deep and strided for humans.
Bigfoot · Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota · 2007
Witness reports seeing a large black humanoid figure on the road that retreated into the woods and disappeared before they could approach.
Bigfoot · Itasca County, Minnesota
Witness and his buddy heard a huge tree knock near where another friend was getting beer, causing the friend to sprint back scared.
Bigfoot · Bemidji, Minnesota · 2013
Witness reports seeing a huge, fast upright creature running across the road near Lake Bemidji while driving with their daughter.
Bigfoot · Saint Louis County, Minnesota · 2000
Witness reports hearing a loud wailing sound from an unknown creature that moved rapidly across a frozen lake near Boulder Lake.
Bigfoot · Bemidji, Minnesota · 1983
Witness reports seeing a black upright head appearing and disappearing above pine trees in a cedar swamp for 10 to 15 minutes during early dusk.
Bigfoot · Cass Lake, Minnesota · 2011
Witness reports hearing guttural whoops and high-pitched yelps in a clearing that they guarantee were not wolves, while their wife thought she saw something in the distance.
Bigfoot · Cass County, Minnesota · 2023
Witness and their mother report seeing a large, slow-moving bigfoot in a ditch while grouse hunting near Bena.
Bigfoot · Virginia, Minnesota · 2000
Witness reports seeing a lanky, black-furred, upright-walking creature with a hairy face resembling a man while cycling north of Virginia, MN.
Bigfoot · Grand Rapids, Minnesota · 1992
[name] reports seeing a massive, hair-covered humanoid creature while deer hunting in Minnesota that communicated with him telepathically.
Bigfoot · Isabella, Minnesota · 2005
Witness reports seeing two large eyes shining back at them from about 7 feet up while trapped in a freezer with a friend.
Bigfoot · Alvwood Township, Minnesota · 2015
Witness reports hearing strange sounds and seeing a giant birch tree bend down and snap before flinging back up, believing a creature was watching them from the tree.
Bigfoot · Southeast, Minnesota · 2013
Witness reports seeing a reddish-brown Bigfoot with long hair running along the right front bumper of his semi-truck on I-85.
Bigfoot · Rice Lake, Minnesota · 2017
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot crossing the road while driving home from their father-in-law's house.
Bigfoot · Chisago County, Minnesota · 2001
Witness reports hearing strange noises at night and finding large tracks and clam shells on an island the next morning.
Bigfoot · Becker County, Minnesota · 2017
Witness reports being paralleled by an unseen creature in a hardwood forest near Kenny Lake while hunting as a kid.
Bigfoot · Ely, Minnesota · 2020
Witness reports seeing a 6-6.5 foot tall, hairy creature walking on two legs across a road near Ely.
Bigfoot · Saint Louis County, Minnesota · 2009
Witness reports seeing a large, silvery-gray creature with a cone-shaped head and peculiar arm movement walking in a clearing off Highway 169 near Virginia, MN.
Bigfoot · Itasca County, Minnesota
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall humanoid creature walking rapidly along a field line while sitting in a camper.
Bigfoot · Houston, Minnesota · 1975
Witness reports hearing moaning sounds and seeing dogs react with fear while coon hunting in a wooded ditch area.
Bigfoot · Babbitt, Minnesota
Witness reports finding and casting a large footprint with his son.
Bigfoot · Virginia, Minnesota · 2012
Witness reports seeing a large gray/white creature running on two legs near a bait station in Minnesota.
Bigfoot · Cloquet, Minnesota · 1977
Witness reports a tall, bipedal shadowed figure with an obnoxious odor walking on two legs near their campsite in 1977.
Bigfoot · Carlton, Minnesota · 2022
Witness reports hearing deep, loud noises and a tree knock at 3:30am while camping alone, followed by finding an unexplained partial handprint on their car door.
Bigfoot · Wadena, Minnesota · 1992
Witnesses report seeing a tall, dark figure standing by a tree that later chased their van for half a mile.
Bigfoot · Itasca County, Minnesota · 2025
Witness and his grandson report feeling uneasy and finding a freshly broken branch in the middle of a logging road near [name].
Bigfoot · Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota · 2007
Witness reports finding a heavily used trail and an inferred light in photos from a tree in the distance.
Bigfoot · Spring Valley, Minnesota · 2002
Witness reports their son spotted a large, hairy, reddish-brown creature resembling a cave man near their campsite, followed by the witness seeing it walk away and later finding large footprints.
Bigfoot · Pine County, Minnesota · 1972
Witness reports seeing two white bigfoot creatures, approximately seven and nine feet tall, frozen in mid-stride in an open field near Willow River.
Bigfoot · Washington County, Minnesota · 1972
Witness reports seeing a creature walking about 75 yards away while bowhunting from a tree stand, describing it as having a swinging gait similar to a bear.
Bigfoot · Goodland Township, Minnesota · 1980
Witness reports finding large human-like footprints with toes and a long stride in the snow near Goodland, which he and a friend identified as bigfoot tracks.
Bigfoot · Saint Louis County, Minnesota · 1991
Witness reports seeing an abnormally tall, shaggy-haired humanoid creature running parallel to their car before veering into the woods.
Bigfoot · Orr, Minnesota · 2011
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps and being thrown a rock by an unseen bipedal creature at their campsite near Lake Jeannette.
Bigfoot · Minnesota · 2006
Witness reports seeing a tall form paralleling them in a dark spruce forest and later believing it opened their tarp while they slept.
Bigfoot · Bigfork, Minnesota · 2013
Witness reports finding a trail of tracks in the snow near Hatch Lake.
Bigfoot · Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Witness reports hearing a high-pitched scream and seeing a juvenile Bigfoot and its mother near a pit mine while walking with a dog.
Bigfoot · Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 2006
Witness reports two teenage girls saw a Bigfoot standing over their mobile home and looking in the window before they ran to a relative's house.
Bigfoot · Houston County, Minnesota · 1980s
Witness reports a couple saw dark figures moving around their campsite and crossing a dirt road in the headlights.
Bigfoot · Aitkin County, Minnesota
The Minnesota Iceman toured the United States and Canada.
Bigfoot · Bemidji, Minnesota · 2001
Witness reports that they and a friend observed a huge, light-brown, hairy creature standing on two feet in a swamp shaking trees before running off.
Bigfoot · Koochiching County, Minnesota · 1983
The narrator's father and his brother encountered a creature identified as Bigfoot while hunting near Moose Lake in northern Minnesota.
Bigfoot · Cass Lake, Minnesota · 1980s
Witness's aunt reports a tall man-like creature with brown hair and big cheeks appearing after something pounded on her car.
Bigfoot · Ball Club, Minnesota · 2006
A 16-year-old deer hunter spotted a Bigfoot walking in a low swamp near the Mississippi River.
Bigfoot · Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota · 1976
Witness reports three men camping in northern Minnesota saw a 6.5-6.6 ft hairy bipedal figure by a tree and later near railroad tracks.
Bigfoot · Itasca County, Minnesota · 2005
Witness reports that while camping alone at Whiteface Reservoir in late fall 2005, [name] smelled a powerful odor and saw red eyes beyond the fire light.
Bigfoot · Ball Club, Minnesota · 2006
Witness reports a brownish hairy manlike creature was seen standing by Highway 2 near Ball Club Lake around the time of other sightings.
Bigfoot · Bovey, Minnesota · 1950
Witness reports her mother saw a tall, hairy humanoid creature in a blueberry patch that followed her home.
Bigfoot · Carlton County, Minnesota
A fellow witnessed a large bipedal creature running at top speed through the swampy tracts of Cloquet State Forest while flying in a helicopter.
Bigfoot · Red Lake / Ogaakaaning, Minnesota · 2005
Witness reports tracks measuring 17 inches long were found in a swamp and around homes in Red Lake, accompanied by woman-like screams and barking dogs.
Bigfoot · Buhl, Minnesota · 1977
Witness reports that a bigfoot creature lived in the area for the entire summer of 1977, observed running around the house, chasing a horse, and splashing on the lake edge while the father chased it…
Bigfoot · Roseau County, Minnesota · 1994
Two individuals report seeing an unidentified creature running and bobbing in a ditch near Lakeside, ruling out bears and humans.
Bigfoot · Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Witness reports encountering a group of Bigfoots including a female and a juvenile on the Mesabi Trail during a camping trip.
Bigfoot · Hibbing, Minnesota · 2004
Witness reports that his husband saw a 6-7 ft tall, fur-covered humanoid figure near their home in Hibbing before it ran off.
Bigfoot · Anoka County, Minnesota · 1988
Witness reports that their two daughters saw a tall, beige, hair-covered creature in the woods near Hidden Lake and ran home.
Bigfoot · West Ottertail County Fair Grounds, Minnesota
The stepdad reported hearing a bigfoot mimicry of a coyote call years ago while sitting with the narrator's mother by the reeds.
Bigfoot · Clearwater County, Minnesota · 2006
Witness reports that a supervisor's dogs were barking and going crazy at night near the site where footprints were found.
Bigfoot · Beltrami County, Minnesota · 1978
Witness reports seeing an 'mnlike creature' on a bog island and tracks found by a district forester.
Bigfoot · Duluth, Minnesota
Witness's daughter reports seeing a Bigfoot in Duluth, Minnesota around 2004-2006 while dogs were barking.
Bigfoot · Muskeg Bay, Minnesota
A DNR officer encounters military personnel and vehicles in a remote area while investigating water samples, implying a cryptid investigation context.
Bigfoot · Cloquet, Minnesota · 2010
Witness reports seeing a dark animal near railroad tracks that stood up like a man and walked into the forest.
Bigfoot · Bena, Minnesota · 2006
Witness reports a friend's husband found huge footprints on Six Mile Lake Road in Bena, MN, which the DNR molded and estimated were made by an 800-1000 lb creature.
Bigfoot · Itasca County, Minnesota · 2008
Witness reports that G and others were chased out of the woods by an unknown creature pacing behind them about a month ago.