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long ago Place not stated Related account #32654

Historical account

Relatives recount a long-ago incident in which a female relative gathering berries screamed, disappeared for over 30 days, returned starved reporting being taken and offered inedible wild food, and died soon after.

Historical account
at the end of the day Redding, Shasta County, California Related account #11986

Animal behaviour near Redding, California

The witness frequently felt watched and occasionally felt unexplained fear, especially when locking up alone after the last tour.

Animal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 1973-74 Redding, Ca, Because French Gulch Was A Town Back In The Gold Rush Days Of Old California. People Still Live In The Area Of What Is Now Called French Gulch., Shasta County, California Class B #26381

Man recalls adversarial encounter with an unknown creature near French Gulch

During midnight rounds at an isolated school compound, the witness crossed a suspension bridge and heard something raiding trash cans by the cookhouse. He threw rocks toward a large dark figure under the eaves, which stood erect, stepped onto the bridge, dodged thrown rocks, vaulted the bridge cables and fled upstream on two legs. He noted glowing eyes and a foul stench, then returned to his trailer without anyone else responding.

SilhouetteEyeshineOdorProperty disturbanceVocalization +3
BFRO YEAR: 1970 1990 Redding, Shasta County, California Class A #11496

Lady has two Northern California sightings, over a 20year period

While trolling for bass from a boat on a warm summer day with a companion and a dog, the witness watched a huge dark-haired biped walk to the water's edge and pull up what looked like a stick fish trap. The creature inspected the apparently empty trap, placed it back, then climbed a very steep slope effortlessly without looking toward the boat. The companion did not see the creature while the dog barked and howled throughout the several-minute observation from about 50 yards away.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #18298

Folklore

A relative told the witness many traditional stories, including stories from another state.

Folklore
during that same time period Place not stated Related account #5160

Property disturbance

During the same period family and neighbors lost pigs, ducks, geese and other pets or livestock, and penned animals became quiet and seemed frightened at night.

Property disturbanceAnimal behaviour
For the rest of that summer Hespreria, San Bernardino County, California Related account #5160

Animal behaviour near Hespreria, California

Saddle horses repeatedly refused to go through the sighting area for the rest of the summer and had to be led around it.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2248

Sasquatch sighting

Friends of the witness reportedly saw similar creatures eating crayfish by a creek.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2210

Sasquatch sighting

Another local reported livestock acting up and seeing a figure mistaken for a person that ran into the woods with a stench.

Partial sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #24743

Animal behaviour

The witness observed deer running from the canyon to stay near campers while watching something upslope.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #8735

Folklore

Older tribal members reportedly talk about such figures frequently over generations.

Folklore
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #8345

Folklore

The witness had heard elders’ stories about a hairy man of the desert.

Folklore
near the start of hunting season Place not stated Related account #9439

Animal behaviour

An investigator recalls deer coming into camp and watching outward rather than watching people near the start of hunting season in a remote area.

Animal behaviour
before bed Butte County, California Related account #1548

Unidentified sound near Butte County

On several trips to the outhouse before bed two household members noticed surrounding sounds stopping and felt watched with neck hairs prickling, after which they stopped going out after dark.

Unidentified soundAnimal behaviour
every day and evening Butte County, California Related account #1548

Property disturbance near Butte County

During the residency the household dogs' five-gallon water buckets were found empty every day and evening without tipping and the dogs would not leave their houses after dark.

Property disturbanceAnimal behaviour
5 years ago Place not stated Related account #5909

Odor

A biker on the other side of the mountain smelled decay, his dog yelped and fled, and he felt watched without seeing anything.

OdorAnimal behaviour
the following night Place not stated Related account #22386

Animal behaviour

On a night after clearing a camper pad on the witness's plot, the witness's dog stared into the darkness and barked and growled at something unseen while a large fire burned.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #1700

Animal behaviour

The witness met a man at the ceremony who was said to have been struck by one.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #1700

Sasquatch sighting

A man was reportedly slapped after a creature came out of the water behind him at a fishing hole where a group was drinking.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #1700

Animal behaviour

A man was supposedly attacked about a mile west of that window location.

Animal behaviour