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31 October 2015 Mt Si, King County, Washington Class B #65650

Possible vocalizations on Little Si Trail outside North Bend

Two people hiking in the morning heard a repeated loud alarm-like holler ending each time in a strange ape- and human-like vocalization. The witness imitated the sound a few times, and both listeners concluded it could not be human or a wolf/coyote due to lung capacity and lip-like articulation. Believing the source sounded closer and could be a large unknown animal, they ran back to the car without seeing anyone else on the trail.

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10 October 2015 Kopperston, Wyoming County, West Virginia Class A #74981

Ginseng hunter and stepson have lengthy encounter 20 miles west of Beckley

The witness and a companion were harvesting ginseng when they heard repeated unusual sounds including a low growl and a loud siren-like tone. Over several minutes they heard heavy fast footsteps and watched smaller trees shake violently while catching partial glimpses of a large bipedal creature that kept trees between itself and them. Several trees snapped and fell in the same direction, and rocks were later seen rolling down a nearby point. The pair inspected freshly broken trees before leaving the area the way they came.

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10 October 2015 Van Buren, Reynolds County, Missouri Class B #49971

Possible whoops heard while stargazing near Van Buren

The witness parked by a fire tower picnic area late at night to look at the stars. From the heavily wooded valley below, he heard repeated paired whoop vocalizations for about 20 minutes. The sounds seemed to shift position across the valley while staying at a similar distance. He saw nothing, only heard the sounds, before returning to his vehicle and leaving.

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4 October 2015 Barnesville/Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Class B #49918

Coon hunters chased off by screaming and rock throwing near Barnesville

Three people visited a desolate creek location at night where rocks had been thrown the previous year. They reported rocks being thrown with increased aggression, leaving and then returning later the same night. On the return they reported hearing a roar or growl described as escalating to a scream or screech, then leaving and not returning.

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October 2015 El Dorado, Uwharrie, Montgomery County, North Carolina Class B #50074

Possible encounter scares a camper from his hammock while in the Uwharrie National Forest

The witness spent the night in a hammock set a short distance into the woods beside a campground site while his wife slept in a tent. After 2:30 a.m. he heard prolonged branch-breaking sounds around him and a very deep, prolonged vocalization, which seemed to stop when he shone a light and resume when it was off. He retreated to the tent, where both occupants continued to hear breaking culminating in one very loud break. The next morning they found no footprints or broken limbs, only rock piles they noted.

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October 2015 Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky Class B #56202

Hunters have a possible encounter early in the morning on their farm near Auburn

The witness was waiting alone in a deer stand before dawn on opening day. She noticed two steady red eye-like lights about 30 feet away that blinked after she blinked. She then heard loud movement through leaves toward an old road, followed by a whoop that rose from low to very loud, before the source moved away along a ridge.

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October 2015 Taft, Lincoln County, Tennessee Class B #50250

Howl near Taft, Tennessee (2015)

The witness and a companion parked to take a daytime walk near a river bridge. After the witness struck a tree with a stick, they twice heard very loud vocalizations estimated to be about fifty yards away. After returning to the car they then heard very loud knocking sounds before driving off. The report states this was not a visual incident.

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October 2015 Centraila, Lewis County, Washington Class B #49991

Property owner outside Centralia describes multiple incidents

The witness lives with his wife on raw wooded property. He set out a peccary archery target that was found the next morning pulled up and pulled apart with apparent teeth marks. About two weeks before reporting, the couple heard a loud short call followed by a softer answering call ending in repeated grunts, which caused deer to flee.

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30 September 2015 Lee Vining, Mono County, California Class B #49896

Possible encounter at night by hunters camping at Virginia Lakes

A family was camped in a trailer near a treeline with a deer carcass stored nearby. During the night the family was awakened by rocks hitting the trailer, knocking sounds, growls, screams and whoops. The witness later went outside with a flashlight and saw a single glowing red eye high in the treeline. In the morning stacked rocks were gone, footprints were found, and a large pine by the carcass had been pushed over.

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28 September 2015 Arcadia Valley, Iron County, Missouri Class B #49919

Possible howl heard at night near Arcadia Valley

Three coworkers were standing outside their remote workplace at night talking and looking at the stars. They heard a loud howling noise lasting 10-15 seconds that they said was unlike any sound they knew from hunting and time in the woods. After online research they concluded the source was a Sasquatch.

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24 September 2015 Troy I Think, Montgomery County, North Carolina Class B #49906

Morning hiker hears possible knocks and strange vocals in the Uwharrie National Forest

The witness was hiking alone on a forest trail in the morning when he heard pairs of loud wood knocks that seemed to answer each other as he moved. After returning toward the trailhead he heard a loud deep huff from a ditch without seeing any animal or movement. He then heard repeated guttural baby-like moans or cries from brush across the ditch that changed direction but showed no movement, prompting him to leave without entering the brush.

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11 September 2015 Great Barrington Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #56293

Another possible encounter along Appalachian Trail

The witness was solo camping at a shelter while section-hiking the Appalachian Trail. After spending the evening with a fire and making whoop calls and a wood knock with no reply, the witness went to sleep in the shelter loft. Around 2:30 a.m. the witness was awakened by a loud wood knock immediately followed by a thud interpreted as a tree being pushed over, then silence.

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September 2015 Ponca City, Osage County, Oklahoma Class B #49909

Family hears possible vocalizations late at night near Ponca City

The witness and several relatives were gathered on a house's back patio in the early morning when they heard seven or eight loud whooping calls from a creek bottom to the south, followed by the sound of a cow in distress from a pasture across the creek. The whoops were described as distinctive, starting low and ending higher, and were unfamiliar to all present. A relative later compared the sounds to published Bigfoot call recordings and felt they matched exactly.

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30 August 2015 Clayton, Stevens County, Washington Class A #49664

Property owner has daytime sighting, hears vocalizations for over two months north of Clayton

A couple scouting their wooded hillside property for a cabin site reported a brief daytime glimpse of a very tall figure that turned and ran, accompanied by whoops, movement sounds and a foul odor. That night both reported banging and stick impacts on their cabin lasting for hours. The next morning they reported finding large footprints and scattered sticks around the cabin.

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8 August 2015 Nashville, Brown County, Indiana Class B #49480

Campers hear possible vocalizations on Yellowwood Lake

The witness and his wife were asleep in their camper at a campground when they were woken by very loud, deep, long howls from very close by. The close howls occurred twice, and each time a similar call answered from across the lake. They stayed awake listening but heard nothing further and felt the sounds were not a dog, coyote, or human.

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4 August 2015 Mazama, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #49504

Possible evening interaction by a river west of Mazama

The witness and a relative crossed the river at night to search for Bigfoot, using tree knocks and vocal calls. After initial knocks got no response, the witness made a call imitating a young Sasquatch and heard a loud impact about 7-10 seconds later described as a heavy rock hitting a tree. They tried additional calls with no further response and left around 10 p.m.

Wood knock
August 2015 Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class B #50064

Multiple incidents including possible vocalizations and rock throwing on a farm near Blaine

The witness reported sitting outside at home at night when a loud, woman-like scream came from a nearby hill, followed immediately by two 'who' sounds that did not sound like an owl. The witness called out but got no reply. The next day the witness found a single barefoot-like track showing the ball and toes in a rotten log near the sound's source.

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1 August 2015 Wales, New York #159424a6-cdba-4ff2-9f39-7e5807dc920b

Unidentified sound near Wales, New York (2015)

The witness was geocaching with three children in a rural wooded park on a sunny afternoon. They heard a very loud crashing sound about 25 to 30 feet away and briefly saw a jet-black elongated shape. They found no branch, impact mark, tracks, or other evidence on the soft ground, and the children were badly frightened.

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12 July 2015 Coconino County, Arizona Class B #49293

Possible early morning whoops and knocks heard at a Forest Service cabin

The witness stayed overnight in a rented cabin with two children. After the children fell asleep, the witness lay awake on an uncomfortable cot and twice heard a whoop followed seconds later by a wood-knock sound from the southeast. The sounds seemed close and no source was seen; the forest had otherwise been quiet all afternoon and night.

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July 2015 Panama City, Bay County, Florida Class B #51044

Vacationer has a possible daytime encounter while taking a walk on Shell Island Beach

The witness took a boat with family to Shell Island and walked inland from the beach toward dense forest. About 7 yards from the treeline he heard a loud scream-screech, looked up, and saw a large brown mass moving right through the woods for about a second. He ran back to the beach and told family, who did not believe him.

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