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August 2006 Oakridge, Douglas County, Oregon #4371

Campers startled by raspy howls and falling rocks

Three friends were camping late at night on the west side of Indigo Lake. They heard rocks rolling in a gully as if something was moving across shale, then heard raspy grunts unlike familiar animals. The source then threw rocks for about two minutes, gave two long howls, and left.

VocalizationHowlRock throwing
August 2006 Stanwood, Snohomish County, Washington #2519

Vocalizations and breaking limbs heard in swamp area

At dusk the witness was at home when loud branch-breaking and a roaring yell came from a ravine on the property for about 15 minutes. The witness shouted toward the sounds without effect, while two dogs refused to investigate. After dark the witness went inside and heard nothing further that night.

VocalizationTree break
August 2006 Ontario Class A #20408

Daylight sighting close to tourist cabins near Sioux Narrows

The witness was cleaning cabins at a camp and walking to inspect another cabin when a loud crack in the brush drew attention. About 40 feet away, a hair-covered bipedal creature was seen walking through the brush. The witness followed it a short distance until it disappeared behind a cabin and went silent in thicker brush.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
August 2006 Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio Class B #15430

Mother describes possible sightings by her children outside their rural home in Auburn Township

A teenage visitor was outside at night preparing a fire when he noticed a large black figure moving between trees at the yard edge and watching him. He called the homeowner over thinking it was a prank, but the figure vanished when they glanced away. The family later took nighttime photos of the tree line.

Partial sightingWood knock
August 2006 Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Class B #25869

Fisherman hears strange grunts and moans near Glenn Flint Lake

The witness and a companion were fishing on a lake around 1 a.m. when they heard coyotes yipping and barking, then loud grunt and moan-like sounds, followed by a scream-like cry and silence. Frightened by the loudness, the witness pulled the anchors and left. The witness later attributed the deep sounds to a Bigfoot.

GrowlScream
August 2006 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #20235

Possible vocalizations heard near Snow Bowl on San Francisco Peaks

The witness was hiking at Hart Prairie at midday when about six loud howls approached from upslope, closing from about 250 meters to 75-100 meters and then stopping. The witness waited and then spent about an hour searching the area but saw nothing, heard no movement, and found no sign. Months later the witness concluded a sasquatch was the best possible explanation for the sound.

Howl
August 2006 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas Class B #16499

Possible stalking on the Concho River outside San Angelo

The witness and his two sons were fishing by a river at dusk when heavy footsteps approached through dense brush and birds flushed from the trees. The witness shouted and waved his arms at the fence line where the sounds stopped but could see only shadows, later seeing a large shadow through the fence that dwarfed his own stature. After retrieving a dropped pole and returning to the truck, the witness heard something rush toward them, shone headlights toward the trees, and the group left as it retreated.

SilhouetteFootsteps
August 2006 [edited -- Location Details Removed], Humboldt County, California Class B #15652

Possible vocalizations heard in Humboldt State Redwoods

While camping with a partner and a neighboring camper, the witness heard prolonged guttural howling at dawn. The howling lasted about three minutes, paused, then resumed more faintly from farther upstream. The second bout was followed by high-pitched screaming sounds.

HowlScream
August 2006 Concrete, Skagit County, Washington Class B #59331

Memory told of camping remote and unnerved by repeated wood knocks in the night near the town of Concrete

The witness camped alone on a gravel bar along a creek in 2006. Shortly after sunset he heard repeated sets of three loud strikes on trees from the forest to the south that moved between trees for about an hour. About 30 minutes after the strikes ended, a pine cone came from the direction of the forest through the campsite. He left the area the next morning.

Wood knockObject throwing
August 2006 The West Side Of Mount Rainier., Pierce County, Washington Class A #15721

Forest worker has an encounter near Mount Rainier

A forest trail worker leveling shale heard rocks clacking nearby and shouted and threw a stone while backing toward a vehicle. The witness then saw a dark brown leg and face of a creature leaning under a fir limb about 20 feet away. The witness left to get crew members, who returned but saw nothing and all left the area because they felt spooked.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
August 2006 Nespelem, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #17570

Possible vocalizations directed at camp of boy scouts near Omak

The witness was camping overnight with a scout troop at a small crescent-shaped lake. After the group settled around 10-11 p.m., a very loud two-part call was heard three or four times from brush in a draw at the north end of the lake, sounding more distant each time. Shortly before dark the witness had noticed a strong musty odor near camp, and the youths in camp reportedly also heard the calls.

VocalizationOdor
31 July 2006 Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming #1844

Man hears four bellowing vocalizations

The witness claims hearing four loud, long bellowing sounds spaced about 10 minutes apart while walking back to a car at Worthen Meadows. The sounds were described as mournful and coming from higher elevation to the west, preceded by a cool wind, a smelly odor, and nature becoming quiet. Three young men camped near the parking area also appeared to hear the final sound and quickly left.

VocalizationOdor
29 July 2006 Ridgeview, Boone County, West Virginia Class A #15355

Early morning sighting by bat survey crew

While checking nets during a late-night bat survey, the witness and two coworkers heard a whoop and then saw a tall hair-covered biped cross a dirt road in front of them. The creature looked at them, took two steps up an embankment and disappeared. The group fled and later returned with two more people to find large footprints in mud and trampled vegetation before leaving the site.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingWhoopTracks
28 July 2006 Tanner, Limestone County, Alabama Class B #15597

Possible vocalizations reported near Tanner

The witness was working on a fence near the barn after dark when she heard a disturbance in the nearby woods that sounded like a deer being caught. About half an hour later she heard a loud powerful hollering howl from the woods, then heard it again from the area of the first noise as she prepared to leave. Frightened, she backed an ATV to the house and went inside, hearing nothing further when she returned outside with her husband. She believes the sound matched Bigfoot vocalizations she had heard on television and felt it could not have come from familiar local animals.

HowlUnidentified sound
27 July 2006 Eau Galle, Dunn County, Wisconsin Class A #29294

Sundown sighting by teen on bicycle in Eau Galle River bottoms

In July 2006 the witness was biking through a swampy, wooded area toward a friend's house in the late afternoon. Near a knoll the witness heard sticks breaking and footsteps, then saw a tall dark figure to the side and heard a frightening vocalization. The witness screamed and pedaled away fast while continuing to hear breaking sticks, and the creature reportedly fled bipedally in the opposite direction during about ten seconds of observation.

Full-body sightingVocalizationFootstepsOdor
26 July 2006 LADYSMITH, British Columbia Class B #15961

Vocalization heard near Ladysmith

Late at night the witness stepped outside briefly with the dog before bed and heard an unfamiliar howling sound that frightened her. She quickly returned indoors with the dog while the sound continued for a few more minutes, followed by distant dogs barking. A neighbor living behind her home later said he heard something strange around the same time.

Howl
22 July 2006 Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon #1825

Man sees creature outside residence at night

The witness had gone to bed with the window open around midnight and heard brush cracking after a few minutes. The witness looked out and saw a large fur-covered figure leaning over bushes for about 20 to 30 seconds. The figure turned its head toward the sound of an approaching car, then quickly ran behind a shed and disappeared.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
22 July 2006 Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois Class A #28484

Vocalizations and a sighting with a spotlight near Murrayville

In 2007 the witness led an armed group with spotlights to an area where relatives had heard screams. He shone a light across a field and saw a large dark hairy figure with outstretched arms run away in a split second. The group pursued into trees hearing walking and branches breaking but found nothing.

Full-body sightingTree breakFootsteps
22 July 2006 Tahoma/Sugar Pine Point, El Dorado County, California Class B #15344

Possible vocalizations heard near Lake Tahoe

The witness was camping with family when awakened in the early morning by a loud, distant whoop-howl lasting several minutes. The witness woke a companion to listen, and relatives in a nearby trailer also heard it. The sound was unfamiliar to all listeners, and at times seemed to come from two directions. The source of the sound could not be identified.

WhoopHowl
16 July 2006 Arnoldsberg WV, Calhoun County, West Virginia Class B #15250

Possible sighting by child near home outside Arnoldsberg

A woman and a child went to a relative's house to feed a dog. The child chased the dog around the house out of sight, then screamed and ran back saying a monkey-like creature growled and ran into the woods, later adding there was a little one with its mother. The woman did not see the creature but heard movement in the brush.

Partial sightingGrowlMovement only