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That night Weaverville, Trinity County, California Related account #8729

Growl near Weaverville, California

Earlier that night the witness hid behind the fence by the maintenance area and made heavy breathing, snorts and growls to scare family around the campfire.

GrowlVocalization
First night Place not stated Related account #6706

Unidentified sound

On the first night near the trailhead the party heard many animal sounds.

Unidentified sound
as a young man Corning, California North//paskenta Nw, Tehama County, California Related account #7731

Scream near Corning, California North//paskenta Nw, California

As a young man the witness and boyhood hunting partners heard distant screams of lower tone in the same general area.

Scream
late at night Old Northern California Mining Camp,, Siskiyou County, California Related account #12405

Footsteps near Old Northern California Mining Camp,, California

On many late nights the witness heard very heavy thumps moving down the hill behind the house, including one loud thump thought to be a jump from the road into the yard toward the creek.

Footsteps
During that first fall Old Northern California Mining Camp,, Siskiyou County, California Related account #12405

Whistle near Old Northern California Mining Camp,, California

Over one fall the witness repeatedly exchanged guttural clicks and song-like whistles with an unseen source in the berry bushes at dusk for up to 45 minutes.

WhistleVocalization
That night Place not stated Related account #5637

Unidentified sound

The next night at a lake camp the witness and companion heard rustling in nearby brush and stayed awake tending the fire.

Unidentified sound
that night Orleans, Siskiyou County, California Related account #5649

Sasquatch sighting near Orleans, California

That night on the cabin porch the group heard movement by the tree line, noted jumpy horses, and saw a black outline in the trees.

SilhouetteUnidentified sound
one time prior to this event Place not stated Related account #8069

Growl

During two years living at the property the witness had heard one similar single growl on an earlier occasion.

Growl
the year earlier Place not stated Related account #22434

Vocalization

The witness reports hearing a similar call the previous year that lasted only a few minutes and sounded distressed.

Vocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #3056

Scream

While camping, the witness and companions heard high-pitched screaming and other strange sounds attributed to normal forest sounds.

ScreamUnidentified sound
May 12th, roughly 9am Place not stated Related account #27819

Vocalization

The party heard a loud canine-like woof from close below camp but found no dog or other animal.

Vocalization
May 12th, around 8am Place not stated Related account #27819

Unidentified sound

Two members of the party heard deliberate rock bangs in series from the creek below camp, with four bangs after a whoop response.

Unidentified sound
May 10th, after 5:35 pm Place not stated Related account #27819

Scream

The party heard a loud high-pitched prolonged scream from a different direction while standing outside the vehicle.

Scream
May 10th, approximately 4 pm Place not stated Related account #27819

Vocalization

The witness heard a loud prolonged AHHHH sound from a low hill while stopped at an overlook, which companions did not hear.

Vocalization
2007 over Labor Day Place not stated Related account #26116

Unidentified sound

A group camping overnight heard splashing, had pine cones and a large rock thrown at them, saw their dog flee, abandoned camp, and later found tents disturbed and a cooler missing.

Unidentified soundObject throwingRock throwingProperty disturbance
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2861

Unidentified sound

The witness mentions having heard other less frightening sounds on prior unspecified occasions.

Unidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: late 70's Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California Class B #13839

Possible vocals heard by family camping near Happy Camp

A family camping in a primitive riverside area heard an extremely loud, shrill scream from near their trash area about 50 yards away after paper bags flared up the campfire. The sound moved rapidly downriver for several minutes, fading to a deep growl, while the adult dogs whimpered and the family became terrified. The father packed up camp that night and drove the family home, and the family later felt the sound matched a purported Sasquatch vocalization heard on television.

ScreamGrowl
Date unknown Redding, Shasta County, California Related account #11986

Unidentified sound near Redding, California

The witness recalled only strange sounds around the mountaintop building in addition to thrown sticks and rocks.

Unidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1973-74 Redding, Ca, Because French Gulch Was A Town Back In The Gold Rush Days Of Old California. People Still Live In The Area Of What Is Now Called French Gulch., Shasta County, California Class B #26381

Man recalls adversarial encounter with an unknown creature near French Gulch

During midnight rounds at an isolated school compound, the witness crossed a suspension bridge and heard something raiding trash cans by the cookhouse. He threw rocks toward a large dark figure under the eaves, which stood erect, stepped onto the bridge, dodged thrown rocks, vaulted the bridge cables and fled upstream on two legs. He noted glowing eyes and a foul stench, then returned to his trailer without anyone else responding.

SilhouetteEyeshineOdorProperty disturbanceVocalization +3
about two weeks after his sighting of the tracks Round Mountain, Shasta County, California Related account #835

Scream near Round Mountain, California

The witness and partner heard intermittent screaming above camp for about half an hour and later heard something lifting and dropping their ATV trailer before it moved uphill.

ScreamProperty disturbanceMovement only