Search results

1,804 encounters
Summer 2020 Lemon Cove, Tulare County, California Class B #65943

Possible tracks found close to Giant Forest Museum in Sequoia National Park

The witness was hiking with family near Bear Hill Trail and photographing the children when two large, deep footprints with distinct toes and heels were noticed on a hillside. A third similar print was later found higher up on the trail, and photos and video were taken including the witness's own foot for scale. The witness also heard a twig snap uphill but saw no person or animal.

TracksUnidentified sound
Summer 2020 Troutlake, Skamania County, Washington Class B #74973

"Ohio howls" heard by campers 7 miles west Trout Lake (the town)

The witness was camping with two companions at Peterson Prairie Campground. Around 2:30-3 a.m. all three were woken by a very loud, long drawn-out scream/howl that shifted from higher to lower pitch. The sound was described as very close and repeated three times.

HowlScream
November 2019 Whitethorn, Humboldt County, California Class B #63645

Mattole River Watershed (Lost Coast region) resident reporting loud knocks and vocalizations

The witness reports waiting alone at dusk at the gated entrance to a remote conservation area when they heard a very loud unfamiliar wail/scream-like call from a wooded slope a few hundred meters away. After additional calls and a pause, a second similarly loud and unfamiliar call answered from a different direction a few hundred meters away. The witness interpreted the exchange as communication between two large unknown animals and doubted a prank due to the remoteness and solitary 45-minute wait.

VocalizationScream
October 2019 Julian, San Diego County, California Class B #63560

Whoops and knocks at campground near Julian

While camping near town, the reporter waited outside a restroom before dawn and heard a loud tree knock from the north. Shortly after returning to the trailer, the reporter and a companion heard a single whoop from the east, followed by a brief burst of calling jays. Later that morning the group heard additional knocks and whoops from the west, southeast, and south.

Wood knockWhoop
9 September 2019 State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania Class B #78345

Bigfoot knocks heard near Fish Hatchery 3.5 NE of Penn State Univ

The witness was hiking in the morning along a creek trail when a loud knock like wood on wood was heard from the uphill woods. After stopping, seeing nothing, and then taking two steps, a second single knock was heard. After watching uphill for about two minutes, the witness heard something running through brush uphill and away, but never saw the source.

Wood knockMovement only
1 September 2019 Carson, Skamania County, Washington Class B #63324

Campers describe sounds, rock throwing and brief sighting at dark near Wind River Work Center outside Carson

Four campers spending the night near a creek reported hearing aggressive vocalizations described as a mix of whoops and screams, then seeing the silhouette of a very tall figure with a wide torso about fifteen feet away. They retreated to their truck before setting up camp, and later that night heard a deep whistle, crunching footsteps, pebbles hitting tents, and a branch breaking, along with a foul odor while a small dog growled. By morning a chair was found knocked over, but no tracks were located on the rocky ground.

SilhouetteWhoopScreamWhistleFootsteps +5
26 July 2019 Denison, Grayson County, Texas Class B #63243

Campers hear loud deep howls near Lake Texoma

Four campers sitting around a campfire at night heard two deep howls from the south, then a higher-pitched howl from the northwest, followed about 20 minutes later by a close whoop. Through the night they also heard brush breaking, grunts around 1 a.m., and noticed a slight odor. A morning search found nothing solid, though exploration toward the first vocalizations reportedly revealed a freshly snapped elevated branch.

HowlWhoopVocalizationMovement onlyOdor +1
19 July 2019 Grangeville, Idaho County, Idaho Class B #74987

Footsteps and wood knocks heard near Gospel Lakes, 20 miles south of Grangeville

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in the bed of their truck when the witness awoke to heavy footsteps passing by. The companion reported sensing an unidentifiable sound from the animal that the witness did not hear. About five minutes after the animal left, the witness heard three distinctive wood knocks.

FootstepsWood knockUnidentified sound
13 July 2019 Avery, Shoshone County, Idaho Class B #65369

Family hears "Ohio Howls" in the historic Marble Creek drainage, 47 mi SE of Coeur d’Alene

The witness was camping with family along Marble Creek near Avery in July 2019. While preparing dinner at dusk, she heard repeated long siren-like howls echoing from higher elevation. She could not match the sound to known owls or large animals, and her dog hid under the table. She later compared it to the Ohio Howl recording on the BFRO site.

Howl
28 June 2019 Custer, Mason County, Michigan Class B #63405

Early morning vocalizations heard by fishermen near Walhalla

The witness and a companion were fly-fishing in a river at night when they heard distant screams they did not recognize. Later they heard mumbling, speech-like sounds coming from dense brush in front of them that did not seem human. Unable to see the source and feeling frightened, they left the area.

ScreamVocalization
22 June 2019 Silver Beach, Yakima County, Washington Class B #63077

Camper hears Ohio howls at 4-5am near Rimrock Lake.

The witness was staying overnight at a forested campground when they heard four loud howls from about a mile away between 4 and 5 a.m. Each howl lasted a few seconds and was spaced minutes apart, with distant dogs barking afterward, and the sounds stopped at dawn. The witness first thought the sounds could be wildlife or a person but later felt they matched a televised Sasquatch howl recording described as deep and ape-like.

Howl
8 June 2019 Loretta, Sawyer County, Wisconsin Class B #63355

Rock throwing and stalking near Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

The witness and two relatives were camped in a remote site in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Late at night the witness heard prolonged rustling and crackling at the camper's tarp porch, initially thinking a bear had returned. About half an hour later multiple rounds of rocks struck the camper, including a larger rock on the roof, waking the other two campers. In the morning the camp was undisturbed and a rock was found in a hammock behind the camper.

Unidentified soundRock throwingProperty disturbance
June 2019 Maggie Valley, Haywood County, North Carolina Class B #69433

Possible Sasquatch wood knocks heard near Masonic Monument along Blue Ridge Parkway

The witness and a companion were looking at wildflowers at a pull-off near a trailhead road. They heard three loud distinctive knocks from across the road with no people or wind present. They also noted rocks on the roadway with no visible source.

Wood knock
June 2019 Rochford SD, Pennington County, South Dakota Class B #65588

Possible howls heard 4 miles north of Rochford in middle of Black Hills

The witness was staying alone at cottages beside fields edging forest and sitting outside in the evening. A loud sound described as between a howl and a scream came from the woods to the west and lasted 3-5 minutes. All farm animals reportedly froze and turned toward the sound, which the witness did not recognize from growing up in the area.

HowlScream
June 2019 Saint Marie’s, Benewah County, Idaho Class B #67192

Wood Knocks and Vocalizations are heard then something hits the side of a remote cabin

The witness reported being awake late at night in a mountain cabin when she heard knocks that sounded like they were getting closer, then a powerful hit shook the wall where she slept. She also reported an extremely loud screaming growl and moved to the loft for the remainder of the night. The next day she noticed a smear on the cabin wall and a possible heel print on the ground below.

Wood knockDoor or window contactScreamGrowlTracks
25 May 2019 Estes Park CO, Larimer County, Colorado Class B #62929

Possible Sasquatch Photo (or Blobsquatch) from Storm Mountain, 10 miles NE of Estes Park

The witness and her husband were checking a friend's secluded cabin when they heard child-like hollering behind the cabin. The witness followed the sounds uphill while staying in radio contact, hearing limb-cracks like footsteps and feeling disoriented. She photographed the rock outcropping where the sounds seemed to originate. Later after charging her phone at the cabin, she examined the photo and perceived a figure standing behind a tree looking toward her.

VocalizationChatterFootsteps
15 January 2019 Batesville, Panola County, Mississippi Class B #77139

Rural homeowner near Batesville notices knocks, orbs and a big broken tree branch

The witness reports hearing strange knocking sounds at night while home alone. The next day she found a small oak behind the barn snapped about eight feet up that had been intact the day before when she had been in the area with a relative. She states she has pictures and audio recordings related to the incident.

Wood knockTree break
December 2018 Ione, Pend Oreille County, Washington Class B #62796

Snowmobilers hear wood knocks along Dry Canyon Road near Caldwell Lake

In December 2018 the witness and a companion stopped while snowmobiling near large caves along Dry Canyon Road. They heard wood knocks exchanged between two locations across the road, which they believed were not trees creaking under snow. The witness became anxious and they left the area.

Wood knock
10 November 2018 Bishop, Inyo County, California Class B #62169

Couple experience large rock thrown and possible bluff charge in Inyo National Forest

The witness and a companion hiked to a high-elevation lake to fish and stopped to rest on the trail. A large angular rock landed near them after they heard it moving through the air, followed by a loud grunt, a foul odor, and heavy footsteps approaching downhill. Fearing a bear, they fled down the switchback trail while the footsteps cut straight downhill behind them for about five minutes before stopping. They abandoned personal items, returned to the trailhead, and left the area.

Rock throwingGrowlFootstepsOdor
3 November 2018 Humtulips, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #62714

Elk hunter reports trees being pushed over and vocalizations in the Colonel Bob Wilderness

On opening day of elk season the witness camped alone on a remote spur road after hunting all day. After dark he struck a tree with a limb, then heard a large tree pushed over upslope, primate-like yells and chatter from both upslope and the ravine below, and heavy footsteps. Unnerved by the sense of being surrounded, he packed up and drove out without seeing anything.

Tree breakVocalizationChatterFootsteps