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16 June 1998 Del Norte County, California Class B #1578

Screams heard several times over a period of four days.

The witness reported hearing a loud, distant scream-like sound coming from a ridge near the residence. On the first night the sound started around 10 p.m. and continued until at least 2 a.m., with individual bursts lasting from seconds to minutes. The witness compared the sound to a scream example and said it seemed to come from a distance.

Scream
10 June 1998 Plumas County, California Class B #2211

Fourteen inch by six inch tracks found

The witness was day-hiking alone in a remote wilderness area when they noticed a strong sickly-sweet, garlic-like odor they could not source. In the same area they heard a screeching vocalization they did not recognize as bear, mountain lion, or raptor. They also found large footprints near where they had eaten lunch, measuring about 14 by 6 inches, which they felt were not bear tracks but could not positively identify due to hard rocky ground.

OdorScreamTracks
June 1998 Randle, Skamania County, Washington Class B #1647

Witness heard what sounded like sticks being beaten on wood

The witness stopped on a bridge over a washed-out creek to videotape the creek bed while sightseeing. While filming he heard heavy wood-on-wood strikes from the left answered from the right at varying intervals, which he verified was not an echo. Feeling anxious, he returned to his idling vehicle and left, and a relative later reviewed the tape where the beats were faintly audible and recorded an interview with the witness that evening.

Wood knock
30 May 1998 Dennison/Leesville, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #4950

Sighting by camper in Harrison County near Tappan Lake

The witness was walking around a cabin toward an outhouse just before dawn. About 6-7 feet beyond a makeshift counter she saw peripherally a pewter or dark gray figure moving very rapidly on two feet. She said it made a noise but had no smell. Her companion was awakened afterward and searched but found nothing.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
April 1998 Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana Class B #4635

Loud vocalizations and accompanying odor near Corydon

Two roommates heard loud wailing vocalizations from outside while watching a movie late at night. The sounds started low and guttural then rose to a high wavering pitch and repeated after a pause, causing neighborhood dogs to react loudly. After the sounds stopped, the witness stepped outside, noticed a horrible smell and a feeling of being watched, then went back inside.

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15 March 1998 Port Alberni, British Columbia Class B #2852

Possible vocalization heard by camper in Strathcona Provincial Park

The witness was camping alone in high alpine forest near a creek and lake. Just before dark a loud crashing noise approached the camp from the creek, and the witness banged cooking pots to scare it away. About ten minutes later a loud drawn-out scream was heard from across the lake. The witness stated the scream was unfamiliar despite lifelong familiarity with local wildlife sounds.

Unidentified soundScream
1998–2004 Ainsworth Hotsprings, British Columbia Class B #9069

Possible approaches to a boat ramp on Kootenay Lake

The witness reports sleeping aboard a boat moored in a marina slip and repeatedly hearing a heavy visitor come down the metal access ramp late at night and walk across the floating docks, displacing the dock enough to rock the boat. The steps sound widely spaced and cover the ramp and dock sections unusually quickly. The pattern recurred at least once each summer holiday over several years, with a bucket of fish offal sometimes found emptied afterward and whoop-like vocalizations also heard.

FootstepsWhoopVocalizationProperty disturbance
Summer 1998 Erie County, New York Class B #1520

Witness sees yellow. glowing eyes while four-wheeling

The witness and a companion were riding a four-wheeler through a swampy forest off abandoned tracks at dusk. The witness first noticed a black flash in the woods, then heard whistling and rustling behind them while riding slowly. Looking back, the witness perceived a large black bulk pursuing them and saw two yellow glowing eyes. The companion reportedly saw nothing, and the witness did not mention it at the time to avoid alarming the companion.

Partial sightingEyeshineWhistleMovement only
Spring 1998 Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Class B #65734

Possible tree push over and vocalization near Belchertown and Quabbin Reservoir

The witness was sitting on a house porch late at night with several housemates. After hearing a tree crash in the nearby woods, they heard an extremely loud guttural roar from just inside the treeline. The group was stunned and quickly went inside without speaking.

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Spring 1998 Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #1558

Strange bellowing noises heard

Over several weeks the witness was repeatedly awakened at night by loud, drawn-out bellowing sounds that seemed to move and change in volume. A friend, the friend's spouse, and a relative also heard the sounds, and overturned garbage cans were found in the mornings. The sounds were first thought to be cows, deer, or a bear, but the witness later felt they resembled alleged Bigfoot recordings from Pennsylvania.

VocalizationProperty disturbancePossible misidentification
Spring 1998 Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina Class B #3336

Person awakes to a 'howling' or 'wailing' sound just outside the house; he compares the sound to a recorded howl of a bigfoot

The witness was sleeping overnight at a companion's house after hunting nearby. At about 3 a.m. the witness woke to a howling or wailing sound from the woods outside that lasted 30 seconds to a minute. A companion sleeping nearby did not wake. The witness stayed in bed frightened and later felt the sound matched a howl recording heard on the archive website.

Howl
1998–1999 Minden, Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia Class B #439

Charateristic vocalizations heard by residents at night in Fall and Winter, near Minden

The witness reports hearing an unusual, unidentifiable howl on many quiet nights in a rural hollow, usually with a relative. The sound was faint and distant, echoing from a mile or two away, and was recognized when listening to Ohio recordings on the website. No creature was seen and no matching tracks were found.

Howl
Summer 1998 Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #3613

Late at night, man hears powerful vocalizations south of Port Townsend

Late at night the witness was inside a trailer in the woods when a loud, strange bellowing was heard twice from the woods. The witness stepped outside onto the porch to listen and judged the sound came from 100 to 150 yards away and from a very large, nocturnal animal. After waiting, the witness walked up a nearby dirt road with a flashlight but found nothing.

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Fall 1998 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #31488

Woman describes possible encounter while elk hunting near Pilot Rock

The witness and a relative were waiting in dense brush while bugling for elk when they heard approaching knocking, rustling and vocal sounds and noticed a strong unpleasant odor. They left the hiding spot as crashing sounds followed them uphill. Other members of the hunting party later said they had seen a figure walking on the hill where the pair had not been. The group later returned to the site and found unusual scat.

Wood knockVocalizationGrowlMovement onlyOdor +2
December 1997 Nicholas County, West Virginia Class B #1204

Two hunters hear strange sounds similar to a woman screaming

The witness was hunting with his son in a wooded area in the early morning when strange sounds came from a nearby gully. The sounds started like a woman screaming and were followed by rapid chatter likened to reversed human-like conversation. The witness said the sounds were unfamiliar despite prior experience with local wildlife in the area.

ScreamChatter
22 November 1997 Fountain County, Indiana Class B #2464

Hunter has frightening encounter near Attica

The witness was deer hunting from a familiar tree stand and had been there about two hours when loud deep breathing, snorts and bellows were directed at them from nearby. The witness caught only a brief glimpse of a tall upright shadow moving swiftly but could not get a clear view through the scope and did not fire. The source of the sounds then left very loudly, and the witness was too frightened to immediately check for tracks.

VocalizationPartial sightingSilhouetteFootsteps
12 October 1997 Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi Class B #8429

Afternoon sighting by mother and daughter in Honey Island Swamp

Two witnesses taking a dog for exercise at the end of a swamp road noticed a large dark hairy torso-like shape beside a tree about 50-75 feet away and watched it shift for a few minutes. After driving to two other spots up the road, they heard footsteps approaching and then something running toward them through the woods, which frightened the dog. They left the area and returned later that afternoon, but the shape was gone.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement only
10 October 1997 Ochopee, Collier County, Florida Class B #15318

Possible vocalizations noted by fishermen at night off of SR 41

The witness and a companion went to night-fish a muddy runoff pond beside dense woods. From very close range they heard an extremely loud, powerful scream that felt physically intense but they could not locate any source despite scanning with flashlights. They left the area quickly without seeing anything.

Scream
October 1997 Delaware County, New York Class B #1453

Hunter hears odd clicking noises while scouting

The witness hiked to a deer stand while hearing repeated groups of clicking sounds for about 45 minutes but could not locate the source on the ridge. While walking back out of the woods, the witness heard something large approach and stop behind them. The unseen source then made a very loud close grunt and, after the witness chambered a round, a loud guttural scream/grunt. The witness never saw the source.

Unidentified soundGrowlScreamMovement only
October 1997 Winthrop, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #1569

Screams heard by hunters

Two people talking loudly while hunting heard two or three loud, high-pitched screams described as like a sick cow. They took cover behind a log as loud branch-breaking and thumping sounds seemed to approach them, then the sounds stopped abruptly and they left the area quickly.

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