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Man hears vocalizations behind home
The witness was using a computer at home late at night with a window open to the backyard. They heard a prolonged eerie wailing sound ending in repeated huffs, then heard it a second time after dogs barked nearby, and saw nothing. They felt the sound did not match any known local animal and later found an online alleged scream recording that sounded almost identical but shorter.
Fisherman stalked at dawn near Ruidoso
The witness had been camping and fishing for several days and went upstream alone at first light. After feeling watched and noticing the woods go quiet, the witness saw brush and trees shaking but could not make out the source. Minutes later while heading back toward camp, the witness heard a guttural moan or cry from across the river and believed something followed downstream. The witness ran back to camp, injuring an ankle, and noted the behavior and sound differed from prior bear encounters.
Former police officer has encounter in the woods.
The witness was hunting grouse in the morning when he noticed a strong musk odor and moss disturbed as if by something walking on two legs with a very long stride, then left after feeling watched. Late that night at a tent camp, he and a relative heard heavy footsteps approach and make a half-circle around camp before going silent after the relative spoke. The witness reports seeing nothing and suggests the source may have tracked him to the camp.
This location is within seven miles of the Oregon Caves National Park, where another bigfoot was reported to be seen.
While house-sitting a rural property, the witness found the barn disturbed in the morning with chickens missing and large human-like tracks leading toward the river where rocks were stacked. That night with lights off, a tall hair-covered figure passed the bedroom window and the witness made eye contact before watching it walk on the deck for about ten minutes. The figure then left toward timber by the river, and the witness examined the deep tracks again at daylight.
Large barefoot tracks found
The witness and a relative were sighting in a rifle when they heard sounds like large branches breaking, with no one else nearby. As they were leaving, the witness found a large bare-foot-like impression beside deer tracks on a roadside bank. The impression was photographed with a soda can for scale, though the witness stated uncertainty about its origin.
Camping couple hears loud nighttime vocalizations near Knoll Lake
The witness and a companion were camping and sitting by a campfire at night when they heard a series of 12 loud, clear screams from the east. The sounds were estimated at 1 to 2 miles away, with the final two sounding pained and different from the rest. The witness felt the sounds matched no known Arizona wildlife and later found them similar to recorded Bigfoot vocalizations.
Hunters hear aggressive yells and knocks near Addy for over an hour
Two hunters walking on an old logging road just before dark heard a very loud breathy yell and a stick-like strike from dense brush about 50 feet away. Over about an hour they heard dozens of repeated yells, each followed by one or two knocks, and saw no other people in the area. They returned to their hunting spots with rifles loaded and later thought the sounds matched yelling and wood knocking shown on a Bigfoot television program.
Odor and sound report
The witness and a relative stopped during a camping road trip to walk along the highway and film. After turning off the camera due to low battery, they noticed a distant foul smell from a canyon and then heard barking and yelping from a nearby mountain that did not sound like a dog. They tried to record the sound but it stopped before the camera could be turned on, and they turned back.
Night sighting outside rural home near Bruceton Mills
Late at night at a farm home, the witness and a companion looked out the back door after the dogs barked then went quiet. They saw a large hair-covered creature near a mineral feeder that rose onto two legs, looked toward them, then walked upright toward a hay field while swinging its arms. They also heard heavy breathing and a gruff sound and noticed a foul odor during the stare.
Deer hunters heard loud, low vocalization
The witness and a companion were deer hunting during rifle season and briefly separated in the woods. While waiting alone, the witness heard a very strange deep sound lasting many seconds, then heard it again sounding closer. Frightened, the witness rejoined the companion, who confirmed also hearing it, and both agreed it matched no known animal or human they knew.
Couple hears back and forth vocalizations, between 5 and 6 a.m., where the Harrison and Chehalis rivers join
Around 5 a.m. the witness was awakened at home by loud, unidentifiable animal-like calls that seemed to move across the property toward nearby flats over about 20 minutes. The household dog froze during the sounds, and usual background wildlife was silent. The witness's husband woke afterward and also heard the distant calls, and both said they had never heard such sounds in decades living in the area.
Wood knock in Maryland (2004)
The witness and a friend were camping on the witness's family farm land and had a large fire going. Something began beating on a tree, with knocks that got closer, louder, and shook the ground. The witness knocked back on a tree, after which the sounds got very close and frightening, so they fled in a jeep and found nothing the next morning.
Vocalization in Idaho (2004)
The guest and a neighbor drove up Hoodoo Mountain and made a distress call, then moved to a spur area and called again. Within minutes many voices were heard approaching from all directions with a dominant individual, frightening both women enough to leave quickly.
Bow hunter is escorted from woods by foul-smelling, acorn-throwing bipeds
The witness was bow-hunting deer from a tree stand at dusk when deer ran through the creek below after a scream and thump. After climbing down to investigate, he smelled strong body odor, heard tapping and vocal sounds coming from two directions, and had acorn-like objects thrown at him. He then briefly saw a large dark figure watching him from cover before fleeing the area and never returning.
Disoriented coon hunter is followed out of the woods and experiences possible intimidation near Buckley
The witness and a companion were hunting raccoons at night with a hound that first treed a raccoon then pursued another animal through forest. After the dog returned frightened and stayed close, the pair tried to walk out in darkness with failing lights. For an hour or two they heard something large circling them with heavy footfalls and crashing vegetation and small trees breaking nearby, but they never saw the source.
Rancher startles a bigfoot while burning trash outside Daingerfield
In early autumn at mid-day the witness was burning damp feed sacks behind a bunkhouse when a flare-up was followed by a startled sound behind him. He turned and saw a tall reddish-brown biped run upright into virgin woods and disappear within seconds. He later returned with a gun for safety but found no tracks because of leaves and ground clutter.
Hunter hears strange chattering and finds tracks in Sam Houston National Forest
The witness was bow hunting and walking a fire trail near dark when he found a large human-shaped footprint and photographed it and the surrounding woods. While photographing he noticed a strong layered odor of sour sweat, decaying flesh and musk. After walking back to his truck after dark, something growled at close range for 1-2 seconds, but a flashlight search revealed nothing and he left to develop the film.
Two elk hunters & tall bipedal creature startle each other at Chalk Creek east of Coalville
While hunting elk at dusk, the witness and a companion climbed out of a draw and surprised a tall black hair-covered creature about 30 feet away. The creature made a loud whoof sound as it moved into a small stand of pines, displacing a bough. After the pair backed away, it gave a low guttural growl ending with teeth clicking, frightening them enough to leave.
Vocalizations heard by expeditioners on Olympic Peninsula
On the first night of an October 2004 expedition, four participants walked a stretch of mountain road making wood knocks. They heard deep grunting sounds from the woods, then later heard two loud scream-like vocalizations from different sides of the road, one a few hundred yards away and one within about 50 yards. They stated the screams started as a low moan and rose to a high-pitched screech and were unlike any known local animal sounds.
Campers hear several types of early morning vocalizations near Diamond Lake
Two relatives camped alone at a riverside campground, one in a tent and one in a van. During the night they heard loud calling sounds from across the river and later heard movement around the campsite, including grunt-like sounds beside the van. In the morning they compared notes, confirmed no other campers were present, and found no tracks due to hard ground.