My 2 friends mentioned above, neither one would admit to seeing a bigfoot. Just that they saw something very large and hairy and bipedal walk out of the woods, into a meadow and mill around before going back into the heavy timber. This was during big game season and no one in their right mind would be dressing up in such a suit with hunters in the area. Both men were very experienced hunters, each killing many deer, elk and bear. They both said it definitely wasn't a bear.
Yes, when I was a kid. He was close, maybe 15-20 yds. It had long legs and short arms, like us. I have told the story here before. I'm a believer.
In WV, our version is the Braxton County Monster, seemingly a 10-foot tall red-bodied alien with a green face. Then there is Mothman, also tall, and having large wings on it's back. Also seemingly an alien. No Bigfoot. Maybe the aliens scared them out of this area.