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Idaho Teens Claim Sasquatch Encounter, Shoot 9-Foot Beast

6/3/2026

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Colton, a camper, brought a rifle and fired warning shots after allegedly shooting a nine-foot creature.
Ten 18-year-old teenagers from Parma, Idaho reported encountering dark-furred Sasquatch-like beings while camping in Payette National Forest, with four saying they saw the creatures in daylight.
BFRO investigator Matthew Moneymaker said the witnesses appeared truthful.
The group reported handprints on vehicles, footprints around camp, and trees arranged in a circular pattern resembling sideways crosses.

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Story summary

Colton, a camper, brought a rifle and fired warning shots after allegedly shooting a nine-foot creature.
Ten 18-year-old teenagers from Parma, Idaho reported encountering dark-furred Sasquatch-like beings while camping in Payette National Forest, with four saying they saw the creatures in daylight.
BFRO investigator Matthew Moneymaker said the witnesses appeared truthful.
The group reported handprints on vehicles, footprints around camp, and trees arranged in a circular pattern resembling sideways crosses.