First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #6266
Odd snort or growl heard during the night from up in a tree
September 1997
night
Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California
1 witness
Account
The witness walked alone back toward camp at night after not finding cigarettes in a parked car. Near a pond he heard a close abrupt snort from the treeline, then a second layered snort-growl-hiss perceived as coming from several feet up just inside the trees. He continued toward camp without running while hearing cracking branches and feeling followed until he reached the fire.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1997
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| Time of day |
night
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #6266
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Place |
Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #6266
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
41.8159, -123.3928 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Happy Camp CDP (GEOID 0632030), matched from nearest town 'Happy Camp'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
walking back to camp alone at night
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| Conditions |
hot dry
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Source timeline
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