Class B First-hand BFRO #24277

Campers hear strange vocalizations for over an hour while camping outside Dorrington

25 July 2008 around 2:30 or so in the morning Dorrington, Tuolumne County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was camping with her family at a family cabin site near Dorrington. Around 2:30 a.m. she heard unfamiliar loud, smooth vocalizations and woke her husband, and the two listened together for an hour or more. The sounds included rising calls and rising-then-falling calls, sometimes seeming nearer and sometimes farther, estimated from a quarter to a mile away to the south. No animal was seen, and a scat pile noted behind the cabin was thought by her husband to be from a bear.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
25 July 2008
Stated BFRO report #24277 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 2:30 or so in the morning
Stated BFRO report #24277 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Dorrington, Tuolumne County, California
Stated BFRO report #24277 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.38, -120.12 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 24277 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24277 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #24277 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
awake reading while camping overnight
Derived BFRO report #24277 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #24277 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Scat

large dark brown fibrous pile behind cabin, thought by husband to likely be bear scat, no prints found

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator called the witness to review the sound encounter, asked about the area and break-ins, and advised leaving food and recording sounds.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2008-07-27 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 525f5a172ef7
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “the one at the lake in that area with the mother and son”
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