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Logging crew sees creature standing on road, it screams
A logging crew traveling in a crew wagon encountered a large hair-covered biped standing in the road. The creature looked at them, then walked off on two legs while giving an elk-like scream. After the crew exited the vehicle they noticed a strong sweaty odor and heard it crashing through brush into dense forest. They radioed a supervisor about law enforcement follow-up, but no one arrived.
Evening worker hears vocalizations, smells strong odor in Big Thicket
The witness was walking down a dirt road on company property in deep woods when he heard rustling in brush about thirty yards away and smelled a strong skunk-like odor. After stopping, shouting, and resuming walking to a gate and back, he heard quiet whooping vocalizations from behind that grew louder as he moved away. He did not see the source and first considered wild hogs before later considering something unidentified.
Possible early morning vocalizations in the Uinta mountains
A large backpacking group was camped in timber near a lake and preparing for the day's hike. They heard several loud whooping vocalizations coming from up the trail and initially assumed another hiking group was nearby. They later found no sign of other visitors in the area and noted an absence of small wildlife.
Property disturbance in New York (2005)
After tossing overripe grapple apples into the side yard, the witness heard violent beating on the nearby hunter shed that stopped with a flashlight and resumed without it until a car alarm stopped it. Next day the heavy shed appeared moved about four feet from its cinder blocks.
Sounds heard while walking dogs through the woods
The witness and a companion were walking puppies in the woods when they heard an extremely loud, low-pitched roaring sound echoing. The witness said it did not resemble any animal native to the area. Both fled in fear while a dog ran toward the sound, and a relative who later searched with a gun found nothing.
August 2005; Temagami, Ontario - A father, his son and girlfriend are witness to several incidents in northern Ontario.
The witness and two companions explored a deforested and mined area with piled boulders and abandoned mine buildings. Over about an hour they heard tapping from the woods, running footfalls, crashing in brush, and other strange noises, while stones were reportedly thrown toward the companions. They also found many snapped trees and a very large mound of possible scat that a tossed rock sank into.
Possible stalking at Hildene Mansion grounds, near Manchester
The witness was camping on the mansion grounds for a re-enactment event. Late Saturday night the witness sat around a campfire at the edge of the woods with two companions and heard footsteps moving inside the woods. They shined a flashlight toward the sound and it stopped, then resumed moving away after the light was turned off. No source was seen.
Possible vocalizations heard near Huntington Reservoir
The witness was family camping below Huntington Reservoir. Late at night on two consecutive nights, the witness and their father sat by the campfire and heard long moaning howls repeating for over an hour. The sounds seemed to come from a distant opposite ridge from at least two different directions.
Possible visitation at a camp, 10 miles northeast of Whiskey Lake
The witness and relatives were sleeping in a tent at an abandoned family homesite. In darkness the witness heard bipedal footsteps approach, contact and scratch the rain cover and disturb stakes, then heard a second set of footsteps nearby and distant rock-clicking sounds. After triggering a vehicle alarm, a branch broke as something walked away. In the morning the witness found a footprint-like mark, lifted stakes, and bent trees.
Camper hears nightime vocalizations near Florence Lake
The witness was camping overnight in a tent after fishing. During the night the witness woke and heard two loud, unfamiliar vocalizations from the east, several seconds long and seconds apart, then silence. Two companions sleeping in a car did not hear the sounds.
Campers hear strange vocalizations
The witness and a companion camped at a dead-end dirt road near Timothy Lake after their intended campground was full. Around 11 p.m. while relaxing at camp, they heard a strange loon-like sound ending in a growl, followed about ten seconds later by another distant growl. Both found the sounds unfamiliar, and the companion later admitted the sound had unsettled him.
Possible Late Night Encounter Outside Chelan
The witness and a companion parked in a small forest clearing at night to watch the sky. They heard three loud raspy screams, each followed by three rhythmic deep thuds in the ground. After waiting silently in the car, they heard further rustling and an unspecified sound before driving down and sleeping by the road.
Possible vocalizations heard by resident near Lassen National Forest
The witness was outside early in the morning when dogs a few blocks away began barking fiercely. A loud, ape-like howl then joined in and at times drowned out the dogs. The vocal exchange lasted several minutes before stopping. The witness did not see the source and did not know if anyone else heard it.
Camping family glimpses a grey animal twice in three days
The witness was camping with kids on Oak Creek in July 2005. On two nights after 10 p.m. the witness and her daughter saw a short grey slender shape dash behind trees and run toward cover near the river, followed once by a thud and high-pitched shrieks. The family also heard patterned rock clicks and nearby walking and breathing, and noticed a skunk-like odor. The family became frightened and packed to leave.
Vocalization heard at close range on Appalachian Trail (Gooch Mountain Shelter)
The witness was sleeping alone in a trail shelter when awakened after midnight by heavy movement and loud repeated whooping calls nearby. Unable to see the source in darkness, the witness noted the sound moved sideways and the surrounding woods went silent for several minutes. No physical traces were found during a morning search.
Husband and Wife experience strong smell near Galice
The witness and spouse were by a campfire in the woods when they noticed a rotting smell. They sensed a presence but saw no one. When they called out, they heard a strange gurgling vocalization compared to Chewbacca.
Possible vocalizations near Bluff Creek
The witness and three children were in a tent at a campground when loud whooping calls began from multiple directions around them. The calls lasted about ten minutes and included click-like sounds at the start and a loud thud as the sources moved away. The witness stayed inside with a frightened child and did not see the callers, finding no tracks the next morning.
Camper describes brief sighting, tracks and odd odor
The witness was camping in an old open cabin with companions and a dog. About two days after a disturbed night, the group heard branches snapping and something large running at night and watched a tall shadowy figure run across the road and up a hill in a few strides. The dog reacted strongly and had to be put in a tent. The next morning they found very large footprints behind the cabin and across the road.
Marines on night manuevers spot an 8' tall bigfoot up in trees on Quantico Marine Base
Three Marines were moving on foot at night through woods on base during a training exercise after their compass route looped them back toward the start. After correcting course, they heard cracking, turned on flashlights, and saw a large hairy figure about 20 yards away positioned high between two trees pulling them together. They fled when they heard a heavy thud and crashing pursuit behind them, running to their pickup vehicle and leaving.
Possible vocalization in the Blue Ridge Mountains
The witness and a companion were camping and sitting around a campfire at midnight when they heard a single loud, low-pitched prolonged howl estimated at about ten seconds that seemed to come from several ridges away and grew stronger at the end. They considered non-Sasquatch explanations such as sirens, fireworks, and human vocalization but felt none fit. Their dog became attentive and briefly moved toward the sound then returned, and no further signs were noted that night.