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Revised and Expanded Table of Contents
ALL NEW PART III!
Revised Edition Features
Ch. 8 Footprints & Impressions 275
Ch. 9 Recent Occurences 286
Ch. 10 Recent Encounters 290
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PART I
Note from Red: The following reports of Sasquatch encounters and occurrences are presented in the book in chronological order, each corresponding to a specific region of the Yukon, as shown on the attached Yukon Regions Map. I have reports of Sasquatch activities from every region of the Yukon, although, only a few selected reports are included in the book due to space limitations. Most reports originated from members of various Yukon First Nations, some by other Canadian Indigenous persons, a few from bush-wise white folk, and some are describing my own experiences.
Encounters and Occurrences
by Date, Type, Location and Region
1. Winter 1970: Sighting by Faro, Anvil Region
2. Winter 1970: Sighting by Ross River, Anvil Region
3. June 1974: Rock Throwing & Sighting by Pump House Lake, Takhini Region (D)
4. August 1975: Sighting by Dragon Lake, Anvil Region
5. October 4, 1975: Sighting by Jakes Corner, Squanga Region
6. July 1976: Sighting by Icy Water Fish Farm, Fish Lake Road, Takhini Region
7. Mid-August 1978: Sighting by Long Lake Road, Takhini Region
8. September 1984: Foul Smell Occurrence by Tatchun Lake, Tatchun Region
9. September 1984: Animal Behaviour by Teslin, Squanga Region
10. Mid-October 1989: Sighting at the Kotaneelee Natural Gas Plant, Liard Region (S)
11. March 1990: Sighting on the Nass River Bridge, Liard Region
12. July 1990: Sighting by Yukon Crossing, Tatchun Region
13. April 1991: Sighting by Crooked Creek, Tatchun Region
14. July 1992: Vocals and Tree Thrashing by Hall Creek, Squanga Region
15. Late August 1992: Sighting by Copper Ridge, Takhini Region
16. April 1995: Sighting by Elsa, Keno Region
17. June 1995: Vocals at Brooks Brook, Squanga Region
18. June 14, 1995: Sighting & Rock Throwing by Nordenskiold River Bridge, Tatchun Region
19. Early July 1995: Structure Discovered by Ben-My-Chree, Takhini Region (S)
20. Mid-July 1995: Footprints Discovered by Simpson Lake Campground, Liard Region
21. August 1995: Sighting by Tatchun Lake, Tatchun Region
22. September 7, 1995: Sighting on Silver Hart Project Road, Liard Region
23. Late September 1997: Sighting on Silver Hart Project Road, Liard Region
24. May 1998: Sighting in Mayo, Keno Region
25. July 1998: Sighting North of Fox Lake, Takhini Region
26. June 2000: Sighting by Summit Lake, Squanga Region
27. July 3, 2000: Sighting of Two Sasquatch by Meziadin Junction, Liard Region (S)
28. Mid-July 2000: Knuckle Print Discovered by Morley River Bridge, Squanga Region
29. Late July 2002: Animal Behaviour at Hall Creek, Squanga Region
30. July 3, 2003: Foul Smell Occurrence at Frenchman Lake, Tatchun Region
31. Mid-August 2003: Animal Behaviour at Little Squanga Lake, Squanga Region
32. June 10, 2004: Sighting West of the Community of Teslin, Squanga Region (S)
33. September 29, 2004: Sighting by Lapie River, Anvil Region
34. January 6, 2006: Sighting by Cowley Stretch, Takhini Region
35. March 23, 2006: Vocals by the Bell-Irving River Rest Stop, Liard Region
36. May 4, 2006: Footprints Discovered by Pelly Crossing, Tatchun Region (D)
37. July 8, 2008: Sighting of Two Sasquatch by Duncan Creek, Keno Region (S)
38. September 7, 2008: Vocals & Mimicking by Squanga Lake, Squanga Region
39. October 30, 2008: Sighting of Two Sasquatch at the Chilkat Pass Summit, Kluane Region
40. October 2009: Footprints Track and a Cave Discovered at Anderson Pass, Liard Region (S)
41. February 2010: Vocals and Debris Thrown by Magundy River, Anvil Region (S)
42. April 15, 2010: Vocals along the Swim Lake Trail, Anvil Region
43. Mid-July 2010: Sighting by Fish Creek, on Fish Lake Road, Takhini Region
44. July 20, 2010: Foul Smell Occurrence by Grey Mountain, Takhini Region
45. Fall 2010: Vocals and Animal Reaction on Annie Lake Rd, Takhini Region
46. April 7, 2011: Foot Track Discovered by Grey Mountain, Takhini Region
47. July 12, 2011: Sighting by Crestview, Takhini Region (D & S)
48. July 22, 2011: Tree Thrashing by Steamboat Slough, Takhini Region (M)
49. August 8, 2011: Rock-Throwing Occurrence by Beaver Creek, Kluane Region
50. Mid-August 2011: Sighting by Moose Creek, Keno Region
51. April 15, 2012: Vocals and Animal Reaction by Taye Lake, Takhini Region
52. July 5, 2012: Scats Discovered on the Kokanee Lake Road, Takhini Region
53. Summer 2012: Sightings at Fox Point, by Teslin, Squanga Region (S)
54. July 2013: Vocals and Rock Throwing by Morley Bay on Teslin Lake, Squanga Region
55. August 16, 2014: Sighting by Fox Lake, Takhini Region
56. August 17, 2014: Vocals by Little Fox Lake, Takhini Region
57. August 30, 2014: Vocals by Steamboat Slough, Takhini Region (M)
58. November 5, 2014: Sighting by Moose Hide Slide, Dawson City; Klondike Region
59. November 16, 2014: Sighting by Robinson Roadhouse, Takhini Region (D)
60. July 20, 2015: Sighting by Marshall Creek, Kluane Region (S)
61. October 4, 2015: Footprints and Vocals close to Morley Lake, Squanga Region (P)
62. July 4, 2016: Vocals and Tree Banging at the south end of Teslin Lake, Squanga Region
63. July 7, 2017: Vocals and Tree Banging at the south end of Teslin Lake, Squanga Region
64. Mid-October 2017: Footprints by the Community of 40 Mile River, Klondike Region
65. October 30, 2017: Vocals and Fleeting Movements North of Mayo, Keno Region
66. July 3, 2018: Tree Thrashing on the shores of Atlin Lake, Squanga Region
67. September 4, 2018: Vocals along the Takhini River Valley, Takhini Region
68. July 2, 2019: Tree Thrashing on the eastern shores of Kusawa Lake, Takhini Region
69. August 1, 2021: Sighting by Angelcomb Peak, Tombstone Park; Klondike Region (M&P)
70. August 1, 1995: Sightings & Occurrence along Ketza Mine Road, Anvil Region
Sasquatch Sightings: 36
Disappearance of Sasquatch: 3
Rock Throwing Occurrences: 4
Tree Thrashing Occurrences: 5
Tree Banging Occurrences: 2
Animal Behaviour Occurrences: 4
Foul Smell Occurrences: 3
Vocal Occurrences: 15
Structure Discovery: 1
Footprints Discovery: 5
Foot Track Discovery: 4
Scat Discovery: 1
Knuckle Print Discovery: 1
Fleeting Movements: 2
More than a single Sasquatch-related activity often took place at the same location and at the same time.
“Report” means that the Sasquatch-related activities presented were investigated by the author.
“Story” Means that the possible Sasquatch-related activities presented were not investigated.
PART II
Sixteen Sasquatch Stories from the North
3. Notes to the New Edition
What’s new?
Since the launch of the first edition of my book Nahganne, Tales of the Northern Sasquatch in October 2022, many readers have contacted me to share their own experiences with the giant bipedal, hirsute hominoid entities known as Sasquatch. I felt some of these stories deserved to be published. I also had a few reports in my files that had not been included in the original Nahganne due to space limitation. This New Revised Edition presents these hitherto unpublished encounters and occurrences. I have put them all through at least a preliminary investigation and I’m satisfied they are legit.
Among the new reports are the discovery of nine footprints or foot impressions, some of which are dated as far back as 1929 and one as recent as May 2023. There are also nine occurrence reports; one dating back to 1974, including a touching incident that occurred in 2014 in Teslin, Yukon, and some as recent as June and July 2023. Five new sighting reports are presented; one dating back to the 1980s and one as recent as July 2023.
Often, persons who have experienced a sighting that took place years ago have kept it in the back of their mind, not really knowing what it was they observed that day. With some persons, after reading Nahganne, a light was turned on, so to speak, bringing their memory back to life. They now understood what it was they experienced way back then.
When a person witnesses something out of the ordinary, like a tall, hair-covered bipedal entity walking in front of them for example, their mind might play tricks on them. Unconsciously, they might put a label on what they observed, perhaps connecting it to a known animal, or they might think, “I’m seeing things, I’m dreaming, imagining things, nothing there,” and simply store that happening deep into their mind, trying to ignore it.
However, when faced with an explanation, or in this case reading about something similar, that bit of stored-upmemory might come back, and they clearly remember that certain event as being an encounter or an occurrence of some sort.
One such encounter took place on the Atlin Road back in 1980: The witness was a gold miner who was driving from Whitehorse back to his placer mining operation just outside of Atlin, BC. On that particular trip, he observed what he originally believed was a person walking beside the road. Figuring the person was a resident of Atlin, he stopped his pickup truck to offer a ride to town, getting out of his vehicle a short distance from that person, repeating his offer of a ride, only he realized that the ‘person’ was actually a female Sasquatch.
The witness told me that he had not shared his experience with anyone before, except his mother. Why had he not mentioned it to anyone? Fear of ridicule — people have a tendency to make fun of others who mention such things as Sasquatch. To this day, some people still joke and share negative innuendos about these giant bipedal, forest-dwelling, hirsute hominoid entities known as Sasquatch or Nahganne, making fun of those who come forward talking of their own experiences.
These same ignorant people tend to reject the fact of the actual existence of these forest giants, even though thousands of people have come face to face with these friendly giants through the years. It makes one wonder if they are afraid of reality, or if they just don’t care.
But why is that? Here is an example: When queried about fellow scientists not wanting to delve into the world of unclassified entities, Dr. Henner Fahrenbach of the Oregon Primate Research Center, answered; “Its easy to put off, if you don’t know anything about it.” In other words, the average person and most scientists do not want to get involved in something related to Sasquatch, as they simply refuse to acknowledge the mere possibility, and won’t even read about it. As the English poet Thomas Gray, wrote in 1742, “Ignorance is bliss.”
Some of the scientists who have openly researched the controversial subject of the existence of Sasquatch have been subjected to negative comments, jokes, distrust, ridicule and skepticism from their peers. Such is the extent of ridiculousness that some people face. Even when presented with documented evidence, such as clear, human-like large footprints, they emphatically refuse to even examine the data presented to them or to discuss them in an objective, scientific manner.
Dr. Grover Krantz, a professor of Anthropology at Washington State University spent a good part of his life studying Sasquatch. As part of his research work, he wrote books and papers on the subject and he advanced the theory that Sasquatch was most probably linked to the Asian Gigantopithecus, an ancient Asian primate. Krantz had a reputation of doing things his own way. To many fellow scientists, he was far ahead of anyone else in his thinking and he did not do things in the traditional way. Because the subject of Sasquatch was so important in his life and so controversial, he was often turned down for promotions and grants and was cast aside by his fellow scientists.
Strangely, the subject of Sasquatch is still taboo in many places today. Rejecting possibilities is the solution to not accepting things or phenomena that are out of the ordinary. When one fails to be open-minded, one is not bothered by reality. Right?
Yes, right indeed. But the tide is changing as a result of serious research works by many scientists in the fields of paleontology, primatology, forensic image analysis, biomechanism, kinesiology, molecular biology, anthropology, anatomy, physiology, and cryptozoology. Some folks have changed their mind and are finally ready to accept the existence of another human-liked entity.
When asked, “Do you believe in Sasquatch?” the well-respected professor of Anatomy and Anthropology at the Idaho State University, Dr. Jeff Meldrum, who specializes in evolutionary morphology and human locomotion, replies as follows:
It is not a question of belief, as belief connotes the acceptance of something as true in the absence of objective evidence or conclusive proof. It is usually equated with a position of faith.
Science is about subjecting hypotheses to evaluation by marshalling evidence that may either refute or lend support to a premise. From a scientific standpoint, I can say that a respectable portion of the evidence I have examined suggests, in an independent yet highly correlated manner, the existence of an unrecognized ape, known as Sasquatch.
I encourage readers interested in Sasquatch to read Dr. Meldrum’s recent book titled Sasquatch, Legend Meets Science, published by the Tor Publishing Group.
Actually, it takes scientists a lot of time to classify unrecognized entities. For example; the Mountain Gorilla, which had been seen by many people in its habitat, was reported to the authorities for hundreds of years before it was finally accepted as a species. As well, it took sixty years for scientists to accept the presently well-known giant panda.
The search for Sasquatch has been actively going on for about fifty years now. It is still not recognized, remaining unclassified and uncatalogued. Given the evidence that these entities exist, it may well be time to accept it as well. Some scientists would say, “We need a body to prove it”.
But, do we? A number of species were accepted, described, and classified without a body, or a holotype. Traditionally, holotypes are dead physical specimens, so unless a biologist can obtain an organism that is already dead, they must kill a member of that species in order to describe and eventually classify it.
This tradition is being challenged by non-conformist scientists, especially in the field of zoology, where several species have been classified and named in peer-reviewed publications by only using photographs of living species as holotypes. The Arunachal macaque and Bugun Liocichla, both species of birds, were so recognized.
Photographs, videos, hair or feather samples, or genetic material may be sufficient in order to distinguish new taxa. And, I would include here, footprints and casts of such, which may have organic material attached to it, and from which one could get DNA. So, what I am saying? In simple terms, I suggest that people should become aware of Sasquatch by reading about it, by learning the activity signs and by being observant. Perhaps, they will find something from which DNA could be extracted, and which would provide another key to the acceptance of the Sasquatch as an actual species.
I have been conducting investigations and researching the so called ‘Legend’ of Sasquatch for many years now. I have been to most places in the Yukon.
Whenever a person tells me about their own experience with what may be a Sasquatch, I take the time to listen, to evaluate what is said to me, to investigate the stories, and to spend time at the location of the event, if possible, in order to better understand and analyse the validity of their stories. At present, there is a particular footprint, with attached material, that is being examined by scientists for possible hairs, from which DNA may be extracted. This is a very exciting prospect.
I have been a guest speaker at many Sasquatch-related meetings and conferences over the years, sharing what I know about the Yukon Sasquatch and gathering new stories from attendees. I also address schools on the subject as well, when invited. So, if I can investigate and disseminate what is being reported, why not you? It’s a matter of common sense.
You will see the new material in this revised edition starting on page 273, in the special, new section that is now called Part III.
—Red Grossinger
Whitehorse, Yukon 2024
(Contact: sasquatchyukon@hotmail.com)
