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6 June 2008 Charlevoix, Charlevoix County, Michigan Class B #24033

Woman describes foul odor and possible vocalizatons near home outside Charlevoix

The witness reported an overpowering sulfur, waste and body-odor smell around her northern Michigan summer home that lingered for about two and a half days after arrival. A few days later she and her husband heard a deep-throated moan or scream from the woods behind the house that did not sound like a known animal or human and was audible over the television. No creature was seen.

OdorScream
June 2008 Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #46834

Camper has possible early evening sighting in Beaver Creek State Park

In June 2008 the witness was camping and stepped into the woods behind the campsite in the early evening. After hearing a loud crash, the witness saw a dark muscular human-like figure moving quickly through brush toward a ravine about 20-30 feet away. The two companions did not see the figure, and no tracks or other sign were found the next morning.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
31 May 2008 Appleton, Lawrence County, Tennessee Class B #23916

Family records possible vocalizations in daylight near Mt. Zion Cemetery

A group visiting a remote cemetery heard an extremely loud, unearthly yell-like sound coming from about 1000 yards away past a fallen tree across Sugar Creek. The witnesses said it was not a known farm animal and captured it on a camcorder, though quieter on playback. They also noticed a dank, musty odor on the breeze apparently coming from the direction of the sound.

VocalizationOdor
28 May 2008 VAN WERT, Decatur County, Iowa Class B #24056

Hunter describes combination of rock clacking and bird-like vocals in public hunting area near Van Wert

The witness returned to the parcel where he claimed an earlier visual encounter, accompanied by a companion to shoot guns. While shooting near a steep bank, the witness heard large rocks being smacked together in a rhythmic pattern of four to six strikes. The companion did not hear the sound because of ear protection. The witness interpreted the sound as Bigfoot signaling to others.

Unidentified sound
5 May 2008 Montesano, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #23796

Loud vocalizations heard on ridge near Wynoochee River ~10 miles north of Montesano

The witness was at his ranch at night when dogs barked repeatedly from about 1:30 to 4:30 a.m. He went outside around 3 a.m. and heard repeated drawn-out howl-like calls. A second witness later described hearing the same 7-8 second howl repeated three times.

VocalizationHowl
4 May 2008 Osceola, Elkhart County, Indiana Class B #23734

Possible howl heard from Baugo Creek area in Osceola

The witness was awakened in the early morning by the dog wanting to go outside. When the kitchen door was opened the dog immediately retreated back inside without making a sound. The witness then heard an unfamiliar howl from the doorway that caused chills, with no other unusual observations.

Howl
May 2008 Laurel, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class B #24952

Bird watcher experiences unusual activity while hiking in the Oxbow Lake Nature Preserve

The witness walked alone around Oxbow Lake to watch birds and noticed complete silence of wildlife and a strong musky odor. A live tree fell nearby despite no wind, and the witness felt watched. While returning toward the car, the witness heard several loud howls from across the lake and then left.

OdorTree breakHowl
May 2008 Massachusetts #1908f9c5-e784-4158-88c8-e3d8922df5b9

Vocalization in Massachusetts (2008)

An investigative group went to Asanet Ledge in Freetown State Forest to try to capture a Pukwudgie. While packing up, the atmosphere changed and the medium underwent a violent apparent possession with inhuman noises. As the group restrained and calmed her, multiple lights appeared and disappeared in the surrounding woods.

VocalizationAnimal behaviour
May 2008 Athol, Kootenai County, Idaho Class B #63726

Camper reports knocks and camp intrusion at Whitetail Campground in Farragut State Park near Athol

The witness and spouse were sleeping in a family tent in a campground late at night when both awoke to loud footsteps and breaking branches. Something entered their site, brushed against the tent, and moved to mushrooms at the site edge while they shone a flashlight but saw nothing. After a quiet period it left the way it came, and in the morning the mushrooms were gone. The witness doubted bear, moose, or human explanations based on stride, sound, and lack of reaction to light and noise.

Footsteps
12 April 2008 Nasselle, Pacific County, Washington Class A #24751

Young man, on camping trip with his family, sees a sasquatch near Naselle

The witness was walking on a dirt road in the evening when a gray-brown figure was seen standing between bushes at a distance. After the witness spoke, the figure made a loud grunt, then turned toward a second grunt heard deeper in the forest and walked away. The witness ran back to a relative, and a next-day visit found a broken branch and flattened vegetation but no footprints.

Partial sightingVocalizationMovement onlyTree breakAnimal behaviour
April–May 2008 Oklahoma #dc02b07d-c43f-4c2c-b3a7-ae2ea017d36b

Sasquatch sighting in Oklahoma (2008)

The witness and a friend split up to scout for turkeys on the grandfather's ranch in the afternoon. The witness walked a ridge into the wind and surprised a large hairy creature bedded 8-10 feet away. The creature emitted a loud whoop and force that froze the witness, then slid rapidly down the rocky ridge using trees, stood, bared its teeth, and left silently. The witness fled cross-country to a road and later returned to the house where the grandfather had fired signal shots.

Full-body sightingWhoopVocalizationAnimal behaviour
5 March 2008 Honobia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #23733

Daylight observation by BFRO investigator near Honobia

The witness and a companion stopped while hiking and watched a reddish primate-like figure peeking from behind trees and brush about 100 feet away. The figure watched them for several minutes, moved away, then reappeared to peek briefly several more times over about 15 minutes. During the encounter they also heard movement in ravines on either side.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
3 March 2008 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class B #23460

Husband and wife hear possible vocalizations on Harstine Island

A couple arriving at their cabin heard distant, deep vocalizations lasting about five minutes. The sounds were described as long, low-pitched roar-like screams with a growly tone that dropped lower in pitch. Their dogs became clingy and whined, and were brought inside. The husband first suggested elk or coyote but concluded the depth and duration were not human or known animal.

HowlScreamGrowl
March 2008 Shady Spring, Raleigh County, West Virginia Class B #23648

Wood knocking startles target shooter outside of Shady Spring

The witness was alone target shooting on an abandoned strip mine in the late afternoon. After emptying a magazine he heard extremely loud knocking sounds coming from downhill. He listened for a couple of minutes and then left the area without searching because of the volume and being alone.

Wood knock
March 2008 Community Near Charlotte Harbor, Charlotte County, Florida Class A #29414

Woman walking her dogs has frightening early morning encounter near Charlotte Harbor

The witness was walking dogs outside the home before dawn when she noticed a very large hair-covered biped in the street. The creature repeatedly moved quickly closer when she looked away and froze when she looked back, approaching from about 200 feet to near the house. She hurried the dogs inside, heard barking and saw the motion light activate, then remained inside afraid.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
March 2008 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class B #23585

Mescalero Reservation resident sees silhouetted figure swaying at window, large footprints outside house

The witness was awake in a ground-floor bedroom late at night when she heard heavy breathing and something striking the outside wall. A large dark silhouette appeared at the closed bedroom window, swaying as if trying to see inside, and remained for several minutes despite the TV volume being raised. The next morning she and her daughter found large five-toed footprints in snow by the walkway.

SilhouetteVocalizationProperty disturbanceTracks
18 February 2008 7 Mi South-Southwest From Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota Class B #23214

Unusual howls recorded in the Black Hills southwest of Rapid City

The witness returned home in the evening and heard an unfamiliar ululating howling sound with an echo off a nearby cliff. The witness recorded about 4.5 minutes of the sound. With decades of outdoor experience, the witness did not recognize it as any known local animal and noted dogs reacted negatively.

Howl
February 2008 Wakulla, Wakulla County, Florida Class A #23570

Two hikers see an upright ape running off into the brush in Apalachicola National Forest

Two companions hiking in Apalachicola National Forest stopped at a shallow brook to cool off. After leaving the water they heard rocks colliding and sticks breaking and went to investigate. They glimpsed an ape-like biped charging away through thick brush, breaking limbs and leaving a foul odor. Afterwards they noted disturbed rocks and a partial heel print that later dried out and was not photographed.

Partial sightingTracksOdorTree breakUnidentified sound
21 January 2008 Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #23017

Possible vocalizations heard by resident outside Verlot

The witness was at home in the evening when barking dogs drew him outside onto the porch. From a distance he heard loud repeated vocalizations that began low and rose to a scream, apparently moving west past his location and then back south before fading after about five minutes. He described the sound as unlike any animal he knew from hunting experience and later felt it matched an archival scream recording except for a lower start.

HowlScream
20 January 2008 Outskirts Of Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Class A #27125

Late night Winter sighting by pedestrian along W. Nifong Blvd. in Columbia

The witness was walking along a roadside in Columbia, Missouri around 1:30 a.m. when a large bipedal creature paralleled him from behind a tree line. He stopped to face it and described a tall dark-haired figure with a cone-shaped head that emitted a low growl. After he looked away and kept walking, the creature followed briefly then disappeared.

Full-body sightingGrowl