Class B First-hand BFRO #9051

Family hears strange sounds near West Point at dusk

24 July 2004 dusk, about 15 minutes after sunset West Point, Calaveras County, California 2 witnesses

Account

A couple picnicking by a creek at dusk heard a loud howl from downstream with gibberish-like barking between howls, then an answering howl from the ridge behind them. Cattle downstream moved upstream away from the sound. They left at dark, drove downstream toward the first howl location, saw a buck fleeing the creek bottom, and found no people at creek access areas.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
24 July 2004
Stated BFRO report #9051 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
dusk, about 15 minutes after sunset
Stated BFRO report #9051 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
West Point, Calaveras County, California
Stated BFRO report #9051 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
38.40, -120.53 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9051 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #9051 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #9051 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
scouting for deer and picnicking by a creek
Stated BFRO report #9051 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9051 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and planned to check the area, while the witness planned to return to obtain recordings.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-07-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 212f63d98b5d
    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

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