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Two scouts report close sighting of young sasquatch; biologist stumped
Two scouts exploring the shore of a high mountain lake during a backpacking trip heard growls and then saw a small brown biped at very close range. The animal stepped from behind a tree, vocalized, and walked away upright swinging its arms. The pair ran back to camp and reported seeing something freaky to adult leaders within minutes.
Observer yells at dogs from window and hears return scream
The witness was awakened in the night by barking dogs and opened a window. She heard a loud scream she did not recognize, then heard a large animal moving and breathing close by in the dark yard. The sounds moved away uphill, which she interpreted from the sound as bipedal running.
Environmental Engineer hears calling and responding screams near Shelton
The witness was taking overnight ambient-noise measurements at a rural residence surrounded by timber land. Shortly after starting, after hearing distant coyotes, she heard loud scream-like howls exchanged between two directions for about 30 seconds. After a quiet period during which nearby dogs and a horse became agitated, she heard another solitary similar howl-scream from the same direction.
Family members describe possible nighttime vocalizations heard over the years near Prescott
The witness family was gathered around a bonfire at a cabin at night when they heard distant screams that sounded chaotic. They initially dismissed the sounds but later wondered if they had heard a sasquatch after hearing a similar scream on television. About eight family members were present for the hearing.
Sister remembers possible incident while attempting to scare her brother near the town of Elizabeth
Late at night, the witness slipped outside to knock on her brother's window as a prank. As she raised her fist near the window, a deep, body-vibrating growl/roar came from very close above her. Too frightened to look up, she froze briefly then ran back inside and spent the night in her brother's room.
Daylight sighting outside rural home in small community of Herbine, south of Rison
Late at night the witness went outside after dogs barked and noticed a strong foul odor. Under yard lighting he saw a tall hairy biped just beyond a nearby fence. When shouted at, it walked away upright. A relative later said she had been awakened that night by a deep growling sound.
Girls see tall upright animal shake tree then run off on two feet
Two companions leaving a house through the back noticed sudden silence followed by crashing sounds from a swampy gully below. They saw a large hair-covered bipedal creature standing in the water shaking a tree. The creature ran through the swamp and trees, and the witnesses immediately fled.
Vocalizations heard by multiple witnesses
Five people were talking in a boat on Beaver Lake late at night when coyotes began yipping and howling. Shortly after, a much lower and longer howl was heard from several hundred yards away and repeated two or three times. Two companions suggested a Husky-type dog, but the reporter felt it was deeper than coyotes or a Husky and believed it may have been a Bigfoot. No further sounds were heard afterward.
Boyscout leader has encounter while on a hike.
The witness was leading scouts on a morning hike and was ahead of the group when loud crashing and whoop-like howls were heard. Rounding a trail curve, the witness saw a large hair-covered figure about 50 yards away and observed it for a minute or two before it walked away into the woods. The witness noted a foul skunk-like odor and then told the approaching scouts they had just missed an elk.
Large grey creature seen standing in water
While kayaking near an island with a companion, the witness saw something drop from a tree and heard very loud stamping and running. The witness turned the kayak outward and then saw a large gray animal walking away knee-deep in the water while hunched over. The animal went around a fallen tree, showing a flat black face and shaggy coat, and moved away very quickly.
miners experience very powerful screams around Althouse Crk RD.
The witness reports being awakened while in a tent at night by a very loud, lengthy scream that remained in one spot for about 10 minutes. The scream was accompanied by sounds the witness interpreted as tree limbs breaking and logs rolling downhill. The witness stayed inside the tent listening and did not see the source of the sounds.
Campers hear stomping, see eyes glowing
Two relatives camping at Lost Lake experienced heavy stomping and snorts beside a tent at night, then saw a pair of glowing eyes in the darkness approach them before it ran away. The reporter learned of the night incident in the morning. The reporter then found and photographed a large human-like footprint estimated at 15-16 inches.
Howls heard at night near home outside Guilderland
The witness was indoors in the evening when distant howls were heard behind the house. About an hour later a very loud screaming howl was heard from just outside an open but blind-covered window. The witness felt paralyzed with fear and did not look out. Afterwards a relative's dog was found cowering in a corner having defecated, and it stayed hidden the rest of the night.
Teen reading on porch late at night sees large, humanlike figure
The witness was reading on a cabin porch late at night when hearing footsteps and a twig snap in brush nearby. The witness turned on a light and saw a crouching figure that then stood upright and ran away quickly with long strides. The witness went inside to tell relatives and reported sleeping little that night.
On-going encounters makes rural family cautious
In June 2001 the witness's children discovered large footprints in the field behind the family mobile home and photographed them. About a week later the children heard something running across the hillside while playing at the creek, and the family dog chased it and later returned covered in slime. The children later encountered large rocks rolling toward them on the hill, and the witness heard a loud prolonged growl, with a horrible unidentified odor lingering after the hillside activity.
Strange vocalizations heard near a ravine just outside of Steubenville.
The witness was smoking in his garage at night when he felt a strong sense of being watched and became fearful and went inside. Shortly after he and his wife were in bed, they heard strange evolving vocalizations from the woods behind the house through an open window, including babbling, crying-like sounds and loud screaming lasting about three minutes. A neighbor's flashlight appeared during the screaming, after which the couple closed the window and the sounds stopped.
Wooded, rural, lake house scene of late night encounter
The couple was outside their house late at night calling for their pet cat when loud hoot-like calls started nearby and multiplied into many very loud varied screams and laughing-like sounds that built to a crescendo then stopped abruptly. After a period of silence with rustling and a loud snap, they got into their car to leave. While driving away they saw a large dark upright figure with glowing yellowish-orange eyes near the road and noticed a strong musk odor.
Campers have rocks thrown at them near Mineral King
Four people camped overnight in a remote pine forest after hiking all day to the spot. Around 1 a.m. large rocks began falling around their tents for several hours, despite no cliffs or steep grade that could explain natural rockfall, accompanied by very loud branch cracking. The witness got up repeatedly to look but saw nothing that could explain the activity, except a deer that stayed in camp until the disturbance stopped.
Unusual screams heard at a lake
Campers sleeping at a mountain camp were awakened late at night by loud whoops and a dog-like howl that repeated with variations for about two minutes. Their dogs stayed unusually still and silent. The group later searched the nearby meadow and creek but found no signs, and said none of them had heard such sounds before.
Howl near Orick, California (2001)
The witness went to the clearing and made loud calls, then heard a howl turn into a roar approaching for about 40 minutes. Two or three unseen individuals roared, knocked, broke a treetop, circled, bluff-charged the tree stand, and growled close behind him with strong physical effects and a perceived mental threat. He fled to his truck, found his dog hiding, got briefly stuck while turning around, heard pursuit downhill, and drove to a mill and bars seeking a witness.