State by State Sightings

Iowa

DateLocation WitnessIncident
Sept. 1869Area of East Davenport & GilbertHuntsmanSaw ugly, sandy-haired 'wild boy' eating fish in river.
1966MaquoketaGary KoontzShot at 4-5-ft Bigfoot which screamed like a woman and disappeared into the brush.
1960sDenisonBarry Bergamo & another2 students saw Bigfoot in woods behind college.
Summer 1971Stone Park, nr Sioux CityGary Parker & two friendsSaw Bigfoot on hilltop; earlier, group of teenagers in car had hit a 'man-like' creature in the same park.
Jan. 1972Nr Stone Park nr Sioux CityJim BrittonSaw 7-ft Bigfoot with 6-in brown hair; when he shot at it it ran away on all fours.
Aug. 1974Sioux CityWomanSaw Bigfoot only 3½ft tall eating tomatoes in her garden; footprints found.
1974Nr Stone State Park, Sioux CityManWounded Bigfoot with deer rifle.
July 1975Turkey Creek area nr LockridgeGloria & Wendell OlsonSaw large bushy-tailed animal with monkey face near deserted farmyard.
3 Oct. 1975Turkey Creek area nr LockridgeHerbert PeifferDriving tractor late at night, saw 5-ft shaggy black creature on all fours get on hind legs and walk towards him. He left the area quickly. A hunt was unsuccessful, but partially eaten turkeys were found.
22 Aug. 1976Ocheyedan River, nr OcheyedanDan Radunz (13)Saw Bigfoot drinking from river.
Mid Dec. 1977Mich Coal Mine near OskaloosaTheresa McGee8-10-ft Bigfoot with 'bristly-like fur' and arms held out jumped from shadow of tree when witness went to sweep snow.
c.25 Feb. 1978Pella Bridge nr HarveyBoy (10 or 11)Saw Bigfoot on road near bridge; it looked at him, then went into woods.
27 July 1978OttosenDonette Henkins (9)Saw 'short, hairy, apelike animal with fangs and deep-set eyes' which stood in shadows a few inches away and growled.
27 July 1978OttosenMrs. Jan Henkins & two othersAfter Donette's sighting, saw similar creature between 2 buildings while walking downtown.
30 July 1978OttosenDawn Henkins (11), Mrs. Henkins & neighborApelike creature with wide forehead walked from between buildings on Main Street at night.
31 July 1978OttosenThree or four boys aged 10-12Saw Bigfoot in shed, and again later. It did not attempt to attack.
28 Aug. 1978Dean Bottoms nr MoultonTwo studentsSaw 7-8-ft Bigfoot on dirt road at night; next day 3-toed prints 14 ins long found at the site.
11 Sept. 1978OttosenAnna Dodrill & Elery LynchRed-eyed, blackfaced Bigfoot stared in at kitchen window.
Sept. 1978OttosenRobert Newell IV (18)Watched tall, hairy, hunchback Bigfoot exploring farm buildings early in the morning.
27 Sept. 1978Farm S of RenwickForty high-school studentsSaw two Bigfeet in cornfield, one with red eyes and one with blue eyes.
27 or 28 Sept. 1978N-W of RenwickMark Thompson (16)Saw 7-ft, brownish-black-haired Bigfoot in soybean field. Moved away when witness flashed pickup lights and honked horn.
Sept. 1979Nr ManchesterJerry ErwingSaw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' walking bent over.
12 Oct. 1979Nr Webster CityBryon DavisAt 3:30 am saw 7-ft, reddish-brown Bigfoot in woods. It got up and left, as if disturbed while sleeping.
15 Nov. 1979MinburnLarry WilsonSaw dark, hunched Bigfoot in farmyard; officers found prints in grass but no creature.
Early Jan. 1980AdelLarry WilsonFarmer went outdoors when dogs barked and saw'hunched over, dark thing' in yard; police found foot-long prints in grass.
13 Jan. 1980Nr EdgewoodTim BuShaw & friendSaw 8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' and long hair within 6 ft of their car.
15 Jan. 1980Nr ManchesterCyrii O'BrienRailroad engineer on train saw strange creature on all fours eating carcass; 6-toed tracks found in area.

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