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12 August 2020 Meacham, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #65970

Camper hears vocalizations near Meacham, region with history of "Umatilla Screamer."

The witness was camping with family when early-morning vocalizations described as growls leading to screams and whoops were heard repeating three times from a forested ravine. The family dog refused to leave camp and prolonged cracking of large downed branches was then heard for about ninety minutes without any animal being seen. After the cracking stopped abruptly, the dog investigated and normal animal sounds resumed.

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November 2012 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #57323

Memory of hearing the "Umatilla Screamer" on Indian Reservation

The witness was sleeping at home with the bedroom window open when he woke abruptly around 12:30 a.m. He then heard very loud wailing, screaming, laughing and whoop-like yells coming from a field several hundred yards away. The sounds repeated several times while seeming to move farther away, as if the source was running.

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July 2005 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #15747

Native family along the Umatilla River reports possible encounters

The witness and her husband took two nieces to wade at a swimming hole under a railroad bridge. While the husband explored the wooded edge alone, he heard whisper-like voices and mirrored footsteps that left him uneasy. As he rejoined the group and recounted the experience, a large limb flew from the trees into the water, followed by a loud splash and grunt from the same area. The group apologized, left tobacco, and departed without investigating further because of the children.

VocalizationFootstepsObject throwingStructure or nest
December 2002 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #5505

Rural Oregon resident sees a bigfoot look into the window

At night while using a computer at home, the witness heard odd sounds and saw a bigfoot looking in through the back window. The witness greeted it, and it turned away and walked toward the field behind the house. The witness later found a large footprint with apparent dermal ridges on the bank behind the house and reported talk-like voices that could not be imitated.

Partial sightingVocalizationUnidentified soundTracksDermal ridges
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
September 1995 Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #693

Four elk bowhunters hear a long guttural scream

The witness was bowhunting with three companions when the party split into two pairs. About an hour later both pairs heard a long, deep, guttural scream coming from dense brush in a hollow below. The group regrouped and discussed the sound, stating it did not match familiar animal sounds from their hunting experience.

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August 1974 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #15744

Possible screams heard by campers near Indian Lake

The witness was at a summer youth camp at Indian Lake in the mid-1970s. At night around the campfire the group heard loud yells from the direction of the dam that seemed to get closer, and counselors sent everyone to bed. Later in a teepee the witness felt the ground shake with loud booming steps and was held still by a counselor; the camp broke quickly the next morning.

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sometimes Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Related account #15746

Vocalization near Pendleton, Oregon

Relatives had heard grunts or whispering and things running through the fields.

VocalizationMovement only
in the early morning hours Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Related account #15746

Footsteps near Pendleton, Oregon

The witness had previously heard someone walking around the house in the early morning hours.

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