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September 1978 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #7676

Hunters have strange night experiences near Groundhog Meadow

A witness and his son were camping by a horse corral after building deer blinds. Early in the evening they heard two loud low-pitched screams from different directions, then later watched a pair of red eyes about six to seven feet off the ground for about an hour. Later that night something struck the side of their truck-mounted camper hard enough to shake the truck, but they found nothing outside.

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October 1977 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #1955

Witness reports loud screaming near Strawberry

A witness at recreational cabins reported hearing very loud, high-pitched screaming for approximately two minutes around 1 a.m. The sound was estimated to originate from less than 50 meters away. The cabin was in the southeast portion of a lake with no other cabins behind it.

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January 1977 Groveland, Tuolumne County, California Class B #7097

Campers hear late night vocalizations at Carlon Station

The witness and two companions were snow camping in a tent when they were awakened in the early morning by loud footsteps in snow, puffing and grunting, and repeated piercing screams from a ridge above camp. The sounds moved around the campsite for about an hour before fading as the source walked away over the ridge. The group kept watch until daylight, then packed up and left quickly without seeing the source or approaching the ridge to look for tracks.

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Winter 1977 Tuolumne County, California Class B #2887

Loud, High-pitched Animal Screams Heard Outside a Cabin Late at Night

After midnight while getting ready for bed in a cabin near Pinecrest Lake, the witness heard extremely loud high-pitched screaming from behind the cabin that lasted over a minute. The witness judged the sound to be very close and unlike any known animal, ruling out cats, humans, and bears at the time. Months later the witness read a description of similar screaming and associated the sound with Bigfoot.

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August 1971 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #1954

Brothers have strange experience above Strawberry

A group staying in a high-elevation pine forest reported repeated large footprints and strange nighttime sounds over an unspecified period. During one late-night episode, one person looking out from a shelter saw a large shape briefly enter moonlight and then leave. A very large size and long stride were reported for the shape and tracks.

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28 January 1963 Cold Springs, Tuolumne County, California Class B #2310

Large prints found below Cold Springs

On a Sunday night, repeated shrieks were heard in brushland where a roughly 10-foot-tall grotesque man-like figure was reported. Large prints measuring about 14 to 17 inches were found nearby over the next two days and were followed through a subdivision, park and camp area. A law enforcement leader later described the tracks as shoe prints made before a light snowfall and suggested a mountain lion as a possible source of the noises, while noting fresh lion tracks and no cabin break-ins.

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a month before hunting season Tuolumne County, California #048ececa-6f74-4453-87ec-d3cd358448b8

Eyeshine near Tuolumne County

The witness and his father camped to build blinds and saw three sets of tall red eyeshine outside the fire circle that dimmed when lit. Later something struck their truck camper hard enough to knock items off shelves, then a loud woman-like scream sounded nearby with an answering scream where the eyes had been, followed by movement around the camper all night.

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In the middle of the night Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California Related account #868

Scream near Pinecrest, California

During the night the group heard a woman-like scream and heavy bipedal running up the hill, finding large two-toed footprints the next morning.

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BFRO YEAR: 1994,1995 Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California Class A #868

Campers have sighting above Pinecrest

A group camping with horses heard the horses startle something at dusk and then saw a huge brown figure about 6 feet tall running extremely fast across a meadow away from the horses in a cloud of dust. One tethered horse was so frightened it jumped over another horse. The witness concluded the figure could not have been a bear because of the sound it made and the way it ran.

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during the 1980s Groveland, Tuolumne County, California Related account #7097

Scream near Groveland, California

The witness reportedly heard the same scream in the same area during the 1980s.

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three weeks ago Twain Harte, Tuolumne County, California Related account #7299

Vocalization near Twain Harte, California

The witness and a neighbor hear grunt and chirp-like noises from behind the home, with the last chirp three weeks before the follow-up.

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between 2:00-4:00 am, every couple of months, last in spring of 2003 Twain Harte, Tuolumne County, California Related account #7299

Scream near Twain Harte, California

The witness reports hearing loud screams from behind the home every couple of months in the early morning, with the most recent in spring 2003.

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Roughly six months later Long Barn, Tuolumne County, California Related account #23974

Scream near Long Barn, California

About six months later the family again heard the same type of call at about the same time while staying at the same location.

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The following spring Long Barn, Tuolumne County, California Related account #23974

Scream near Long Barn, California

The following spring the witness family camped at the same spot and heard nearly identical screams at a similar time and under similar weather.

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last year Dorrington, Tuolumne County, California Related account #15197

Footsteps near Dorrington, California

The witness recalls feeling watched and hearing movement thought to be a deer around them at the same lake point the previous year without seeing anything.

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