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Possible late evening incidents at a mountain home near Little Switzerland
The witness stayed two nights at a friend's house on a wooded mountain development. On the first night outside the house he reported paired knocking sounds, stones hitting the roof, and a brief glimpse of gray movement. The next day he found two partial human-like footprints in a steep bank near a trail. On the second night he heard more knocks and howling, then was awakened by loud pounding on the roof and walls that the host also heard.
Deer hunter comes across possible sasquatch tracks (w/ cell phone photo of one track)
The witness camped alone on a mountain ridge during deer season. Late in the evening he heard a single loud guttural pop-like sound nearby that he took as an animal warning. The next morning he found very large human-like footprints and followed them about 75 yards through a saddle before resuming hunting. He photographed the first print with a cell phone.
Man camping alone hears possible wood knock and vocalization near Greenwater
The witness was camped alone in a car at night when a loud knock-like sound was heard from 75 to 100 yards to the west. About an hour later, a brief scream-like yell was heard from the north, described as coming from height and sounding strangely feminine. The witness considered but could not match the sounds to known wildlife. No visual contact or physical traces were reported.
A loud, unknown vocalization startles solo hiker on shore of Goat Lake
The witness was sunbathing alone on a log at the brushy end of a lake in the mid-afternoon. A very loud, sustained howl rising from low to high pitch was heard at very close range, ending in a hoop-like sound, followed by silence. The witness saw nothing in the dense brush, quickly dressed, and hiked back to the vehicle while repeatedly looking back.
Long howls heard just outside Prescott
The witness and spouse were in their bedroom with the window open late at night when they heard prolonged howls from a distance. The howls repeated over several minutes and prompted neighborhood dogs to bark. The couple said the sound did not match familiar wildlife and later felt it closely resembled a howl sample on a website.
Former US marine and friends describe possible intimidation behavior while camping on Mt. Graham
Six people were camping and talking late at night when they heard distant moaning howls that grew closer and more aggressive over about an hour, accompanied by branch-breaking sounds close behind camp. They turned on vehicle headlights, after which the sounds stopped, and they slept in their vehicles. The next morning they found several large pine and fir branches broken behind the camp.
Hunters have camper shaken and hear whoops on the North Kiabab
Two brothers were camping overnight in a popup camper while on a grouse hunting trip. In the middle of the night the camper was shaken several times, prompting one witness to go outside with a flashlight. He heard something walking in the timber but saw nothing when he shone the light, then after returning inside heard a series of loud whoops from a distance.
Man hears possible vocalizations close to his home near Eatonville
The witness was lying down to sleep at home in the early morning when a series of loud vocalizations was heard from nearby woods. The sounds included a distant deep call, loud siren-like screams, and chattering with tongue-clicking, while neighboring dogs barked during parts of the sequence. The sounds faded and returned as if the source moved deeper into the woods and back before leaving for the last time.
Hikers hear possible vocalizations throughout the night near Cedar Lake
The witness and two teenagers hiked in and made camp for the night. Starting about 2100 they heard repeated high-pitched whoops, first from the north and later from the south, continuing intermittently into the night. No animals, people, or tracks were seen during the stay or hike out.
Trailer shaken and objects thrown at campers on the north rim of the Grand Canyon
On a Friday night during an archery-hunt camping trip, the witness and a relative sat by the campfire while two unseen presences circled the camp, breaking branches, pacing, and making heavy footsteps. Small rocks and sticks were then thrown into camp, including a softball-sized rock that landed nearby, followed by impacts on a food box and the trailer. Others sheltering in the trailer also heard footsteps, breaking branches, impacts, and a heavy sigh, and later a branch-like object was dragged across the trailer roof.
Couple camping NW of Mt. Rainier hear loud vocals and footsteps
The witness and a companion camped overnight in a wooded area. Around 3 a.m. the witness heard a very loud whoop-like vocalization nearby that ended in a bird-like sound, followed shortly by a distant answering call. When the witness shone a flashlight toward the treeline, something nearby fled at a jog, producing audible heavy footsteps. The companion later reported hearing another more distant vocalization, and a morning search found no clear tracks in dense underbrush.
Rock banging, footprints and strange stripped tree on high mountain ranch near Sandpoint
The witness was working alone with a guard dog in a forest clearing being cleared for a runway when, after shutting down machinery, two series of very loud rock-banging sounds came from the shadowed tree line. The dog stayed alert but would not approach, and the witness felt watched and left without seeing the source. Weeks later he found very large deep footprints pointing toward the sound location.
Possible encounter close to the hospital in Smithers
Around midnight the witness was with two friends in a small forest near the house when they heard a large branch snap. The witness saw a tall outline about 15 to 20 feet away leaning with one arm against a tree and staring, then it turned and walked toward the road while the witness ran. Companions did not see the figure, and the next day the witness found fresh paths and broken and uprooted trees in the area.
Campers hear lengthy call and response sequence between creatures in the Giant Sequoia National Monument
Three people arrived at a meadow campsite in dark early morning hours and heard a loud call-and-answer exchange of whoops from unseen sources to the southwest and southeast. The lower-pitched calls stayed in place while higher-pitched replies seemed to move closer, with a pause in the middle, totaling roughly half an hour. The group stayed a week without seeing anyone else, and the reporter later suggested the sounds might have been Bigfoot.
Rural resident hears prolonged vocals near Lumby
Late at night the witness was awakened at home by an unfamiliar high-pitched, two-toned scream repeated with pauses. She listened from an open window and woke her son, who also listened and said he had never heard such a sound. The sounds were heard at a distance and eventually faded toward the other side of the valley.
Hunter describes powerful wood knocks at a cabin in remote wilderness south of the town of Chicken
The witness was sleeping in a remote cabin when loud wood-on-wood knocking sounds woke him in the early morning hours. The knocks repeated for several minutes very close to the cabin and stopped when he tried to rouse his companion. The next morning both looked around the area but found no explanation for the sounds.
Backpacker hears possible vocalizations and wood knocking in the Alpine Lakes wilderness near North Bend
The witness camped alone at a remote alpine lake and saw a black shiny shape on a ridge during a day hike that stayed motionless when called to. That evening while cooking the witness heard a loud screech, then after dark was awakened by extremely loud cracks followed by falling rocks, with a second closer event about 40 minutes later. The witness stayed awake afraid until daylight and left quickly in the morning.
Mother and daughter describe possible howls close to their home near Big Bear City
The witness and a relative were at home in the early morning when they heard a very loud yell or howl three times over about half an hour. Neighborhood dogs vocalized and coyotes and raccoons were seen fleeing, and neighbors also came outside to investigate. The witnesses did not see the source of the sound, which they believed was a Sasquatch.
Campers awakened by unidentified screams near Lumby
While tent-camping with her daughter at a lakeside resort, the witness was awakened around 2 a.m. by repeated loud shrieks coming from across the water. She dressed, went to the shore with a flashlight, and listened for several minutes until the sound stopped abruptly. Another camper from an RV joined her on the shore and listened as well, and neither could identify the source as a known animal.
Teen hears possible knocks and vocalizations in woods across from his house outside Middleburg
The witness woke to barking dogs in the morning and went outside to calm them. From woods across the road and a vacant lot, the witness heard loud deep growling, howls, and repeated knocking sounds like a bat hitting a tree. The sounds included quieter growling afterward and then stopped, and the witness went back inside where nothing further was heard.