Class B First-hand BFRO #1634

Varmint hunter has a night encounter with a large animal

September 1976 11:00 p.m. Azusa, Los Angeles County, California 1 witness

Account

While night hunting with a dying-rabbit call, the witness heard extremely loud, threatening screams from an unseen animal on a ridge. The animal screamed three times while moving to get downwind of the witness. The witness used a powerful hunting light and reported catching its glowing eyes, and described being truly frightened.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Eyes src
glowing eyes
Other features src
very large animal

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 1976
Stated BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
11:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Azusa, Los Angeles County, California
Stated BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.1385, -117.9123 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1634 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Azusa city (GEOID 0603386), matched from nearest town 'Azusa'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
night hunting for bobcats
Stated BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
BF
Stated BFRO report #1634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1634 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness about the 1976 sound encounter and asked detailed follow-up questions about distance, sounds, smell, and light.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-02-04 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 7fc619836867
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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