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BFRO YEAR: 2021-22 Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class B #72081

Possible ongoing sasquatch incidents around rural property 17mi NE of Meridian

The witness reports hearing wolf-like but different howls and daytime knocks over the past couple weeks after a two-year quiet period, with sounds heard on both sides of the road. The activity was first noticed near a shooting house when animals went quiet, and included a very active episode around 12:30 a.m. The witness and two neighbors have heard two different sounds, and dogs avoid the area.

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BFRO YEAR: 97-98 Holden, Livingston Parish, Louisiana Class B #12087

Trapper experiences nighttime vocalizations

The witness was baiting coon traps on a powerline edge after dark when he heard something approaching in the woods. The source stayed about 10 yards inside the treeline pacing back and forth and did not emerge. When the witness shone a flashlight toward the sounds he could see nothing for undergrowth, heard whooping, and the source ran off.

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BFRO YEAR: 2004-Present Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas Class B #56443

Possible sightings and strange incidents experienced over time on rural property near Pocahontas

The witness was sitting in a deer stand on hunting land when dogs ran through the woods and rolled in dirt at a fence corner. After getting down to chase the dogs off, the witness smelled a musky sour odor like a dead animal. A deep long growl then came from the woods across the powerline about 50 yards away, prompting the witness to back away and run to the truck.

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BFRO YEAR: 1979 or 80 Wirt, Itasca County, Minnesota Class B #78457

Bigfoot howls heard near NE corner of Chippewa National Forest

The witness was on a cabin deck in the evening before sunset when they heard a very loud, long howl coming from the east. The sound occurred 2 or 3 times and was described as louder and longer than a wolf could make. The witness went inside to get another person to listen but believes they were the only one who heard it.

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BFRO YEAR: about 1961 Huntsville TX, Walker County, Texas Class B #23531

Woman tells of her husband's close encounter as a young man with "The Hermit" near Huntsville

About 1960, the submitter's husband and two school friends were spending a weekend night inside a relative's cabin when they felt watched and saw a tall hair-covered figure silhouetted by the open refrigerator light. The boys shouted and split up to flee to the car, with the husband reporting something running close behind him that he could hear breathing and smell strongly like moldy skunk. In hindsight he wondered whether the figure was also fleeing and had simply taken the same path.

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BFRO YEAR: 1985-86 Goat Neck, Johnson County, Texas Class B #55412

Memory told of spying something large and hairy overturning rocks by the Brazos River

At age 12 or 13 while exploring alone along a cliff top, the witness heard low grunts and rocks rolling below. Looking over the edge, he saw a very large hair-covered creature crouched on two legs overturning large rocks with its arms and hands. Startled, he ran back to his group.

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BFRO YEAR: 1988 or 89 Silver, Coke County, Texas Class B #7835

Unseen animal intimidates fishermen on Colorado River near Lake Spence.

The witness and a companion were fishing at night under a river bridge when they found a fresh human-like track in the mud. They then heard loud roars ending in screams, heavy movement and thudding from across the river, had rocks thrown toward them, and heard splashing and grunting as they left. At the truck they found river mud spattered on the vehicle with a strong foul odor.

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BFRO YEAR: 2023 & 25 Boise, Ada County, Idaho Class B #78583

Backpacker hears howls and knocks on different trips in Upper Dry Creek, seven (7) miles NE from Boise

In May 2023 the witness camped overnight with four companions at a secluded site off Dry Creek Trail north of Boise. Unable to sleep, the witness heard three long howls from different directions across the valley, described as similar to a known Ohio recording but longer. The companions reportedly did not hear the sounds, and no further howls occurred that night.

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BFRO YEAR: late 70's Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California Class B #13839

Possible vocals heard by family camping near Happy Camp

A family camping in a primitive riverside area heard an extremely loud, shrill scream from near their trash area about 50 yards away after paper bags flared up the campfire. The sound moved rapidly downriver for several minutes, fading to a deep growl, while the adult dogs whimpered and the family became terrified. The father packed up camp that night and drove the family home, and the family later felt the sound matched a purported Sasquatch vocalization heard on television.

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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.

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BFRO YEAR: 1987-89 Manton, Shasta County, California Class B #69291

Possible "Ohio howls" south of Shingletown (midway between Redding and Lassen)

While living at Manton from 1987-1989, the witness's family repeatedly heard strange howls in the evening 2-3 times a week. The sound was thought at the time to come from the cleared swath up the hill along the penstock or powerlines. Years later the witness and family heard the Ohio howl recording and judged it exactly the same sound.

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BFRO YEAR: 1990? Azusa, Los Angeles County, California Class B #15013

Possible growling at hikers near the San Gabriel Wilderness

About 15 years before reporting, the witness and a friend paused at a saddle near Smith Mountain while hiking. They heard a very low growl/snuffling sound from tall bushes nearby that they could not see through. Frightened, they left quickly without investigating, and the witness later wondered about the source after seeing nearby reports.

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BFRO YEAR: 1976-77 Pollock Pines, El Dorado County, California Class B #4790

Family finds large footprints and hears strange sounds near Pollock Pines

During a family walk on a mountain logging trail in the late 1970s, the group heard branches breaking around them. Near a recently fallen tree they found a wet blood-like substance on the log and a very large fresh human-like footprint that dwarfed an adult man's boot. The group quickly left the area and returned toward the cabin.

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BFRO YEAR: 1990 appro Lincoln, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Class B #562

Hunting party reports frightening vocalization

Six hunters in pairs heard a distant high-pitched scream likened to a rusty gate while hunting elk south of Indian Meadows trailhead in the afternoon. Two hunters who were closer to the sound were badly disturbed and left the area on game trails. No one saw the source and no tracks were found.

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BFRO YEAR: 07 Goldbar, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #22017

Possible wood knocks heard while staying at Wallace Falls State Park

The witness was staying overnight in a cabin and was awakened about 2 a.m. by distant dogs barking. He then heard groups of three to four wood knocks in quick succession, repeated several times over two to three minutes from a wooded area a few hundred yards away. He reported hearing no other wildlife that night.

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BFRO YEAR: 1996-97 Cle Elum WA, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #1160

Woman hears unrecognizable vocalizations near Cle Elum

The witness and a companion were feeding horses late at night in deep winter snow. After the witness howled to elicit coyote replies, a very loud, deep howl answered from the hillside behind. The witness could not see the source with a weak flashlight and described it as unlike any dog, coyote, or wolf, later believing it was a bigfoot.

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BFRO YEAR: 05 Malo, Ferry County, Washington Class B #26035

Possible vocalizations heard and large footprints found near Malo

The witness was at home late at night and got up to open a bedroom window because the room was warm. While standing at the window he heard an unfamiliar cry described as a moan/growl coming from the hill in front of the house. He states he had lived in the area for years and had never heard such a sound before, and only afterward considered a bigfoot explanation after telling a relative.

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BFRO YEAR: 1993 or 94 Crescent City, Del Norte County, California Class B #2387

Camper at Mill Creek Campground heard three screams that echoed through the forest

The witness was camping and woke early at dawn to walk to the campground bathroom. They heard an extremely loud echoing yell three times that they felt was not from a man, bear, or wildcat. The witness did not see anything and ran to the bathroom frightened.

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BFRO YEAR: 2005 2009 Trout Lake, Yakima County, Washington Class B #26447

Camper details possible encounters in 2005 and again in summer 2009 near Trout Lake

A group was camping overnight at a remote forested lakeside camp. After hearing distant screams that seemed to shift position and prolonged branch-breaking around camp, the witness stayed awake listening while others slept. The witness heard heavy running and breathing pass the RV and noticed moonlight through the windows dim briefly, then later the companion's son fled his tent to the RV reporting tree-banging, movement, darkness at the tent, and a voice imitation. No one saw anything, and the next morning knocking elicited whistle replies from the woods.

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BFRO YEAR: 04-05 I Dont Know The Small Town, But We Were At Rainbow Falls State Park, Lewis County, Washington Class B #24024

High School friends camping at Rainbow Falls State Park hear vocalizations near Chehalis

The witness and about ten friends were camping at Rainbow Falls State Park during the summer. After the campfire was out, the witness and one companion lay awake in a tent and heard a distant high-pitched howling sound they joked sounded like screeching tires. Years later the witness heard a Puyallup recording on a research site and felt it sounded almost identical to that night.

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