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Class B First-hand BFRO #450

Possible vocalizations heard by campers on the Blueridge Parkway

9 September 2000 around 2-3 a.m. Sprucepine, Mitchell County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

While camping with family, the witness stayed awake reading until 2-3 a.m. and heard a deep bellowing howl from the southwest that called repeatedly for over 30 minutes, moved west over a ridge, and returned around 4 a.m. heading southeast. No animal was seen and the dog remained asleep.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Howl

Facts & provenance

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Date
9 September 2000
Stated BFRO report #450 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 2-3 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #450 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Sprucepine, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #450 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
35.89, -81.98 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 450 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #450 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #450 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
camping in a tent with family
Stated BFRO report #450 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #450 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #450 Primary
    Published 2000-10-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash e4b112ad1f63
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “my grandfather told me about (local legend stuff)”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “a report on your site about a hunter in that area that heard vocalizations”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “Lenoir/Hickory area where a large footprint was found”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “most recent postings about the vocalizations, especially the sightings of a bigfoot up in a tree”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “how some dogs will react and in one case the dog did not at a sighting”
    Not in the Anomadex yet