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March 2001 Chokoloskee, Collier County, Florida Class B #2915

Campers hear unfamiliar vocalizations at night in the Everglades

The witness stayed at a remote boat-access camp fishing from the bank while others were away night-fishing or asleep. Around 11:30 p.m. the witness heard two identical loud piercing screams about 30 seconds apart from an estimated 75-100 yards away. No source was seen and no boats were heard, and the witness later told the returning companions about the sounds.

Scream
March 2001 Twain Harte, Tuolumne County, California Class B #3072

BFRO Investigators detail activity around Twain Harte

Investigators found fresh broken trees, dozens of footprints and two nests where a trail crossed a road and staked out the spot. No creature was seen, but something large moving on two feet approached the stakeout before fleeing downhill through brush when a car passed. The sign was documented the next day with footprint and tree-break measurements and a body-length impression in one nest.

TracksTree breakStructure or nestFootstepsMovement only
March 2001 Alturas, Modoc County, California Class B #2255

Woman hears late night howl near Alturas

Late at night the witness walked downhill to close a gate with her dog. She heard a strange eerie howl twice from nearby and could not see the source even with a flashlight. Her dog fled to its doghouse and neighborhood dogs remained silent.

Howl
February 2001 Polk County, Texas EP 716

Tree break near Polk County (2001)

The guest and fellow investigator returned to the same bottoms area to camp. Around 4 a.m. they heard a green branch snap beside the tent, bipedal footsteps, and a low growl similar to the earlier encounter. They armed themselves and did not see anything.

Tree breakFootstepsGrowl
February 2001 North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana Class B #1834

Woman reports vocalizations and other occurances

The witness reports hearing howling and whistle-like sounds behind their house near woods outside town frequently over about three weeks, usually around 2 a.m., distinguishing them from nearby trains. They also report hearing heavy footsteps that step, pause, then step again, and finding a deep mark in mud behind a shed and leftover field pumpkins missing. No visual encounter is described.

HowlWhistleFootstepsProperty disturbance
February 2001 Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas Class B #2104

Howling sound heard in the Boggy Creek area of Fouke Arkansas

The witness was driving backroads near Fouke and Jonesville in the evening to look at trees downed in a Christmas ice storm. After pulling into a dirt drive near Boggy Creek to turn around after dark, the witness heard an unfamiliar loud howling sound. The witness left for home and later concluded after listening to recordings that the sound was a Bigfoot howl.

Howl
10 January 2001 Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Class B #1975

Couples hears late night scream in Loudon

The witness and his wife were inside their home late at night when they heard a brief, intense shrill screaming sound coming from woods across a farm field. The sound lasted only a few seconds, after which everything including dogs went quiet. They did not see the source of the sound and did not search for traces the next day.

Scream
2001 Clinton County, Iowa #1544

Man has early morning encounter while returning from fishing.

The witness had been fishing late with companions and left alone to walk home along a wooded county road. After feeling followed and hearing vegetation being disturbed, the witness saw a very tall dark bipedal silhouette in the woods. The witness walked quickly home without running and tried unsuccessfully to call a companion.

SilhouetteUnidentified sound
2001–2013 Arch Cape, Oregon EP 1083

Vocalization near Arch Cape, Oregon (2001)

Over about thirteen years living on the forested property, the guest reports seasonal activity in fall and spring involving loud vocalizations and groups of red glowing eyes watching from the tree line and yard. The sounds included sharp whistles, whoops, distant screams, and coordinated howler-like calls made while moving. The eyes were often seen as three together plus another apart, with one set much higher, and the family dog would retreat to the house when they were present.

VocalizationWhistleWhoopScreamEyeshine +1
2001–2004 Pennsylvania EP 968

Movement only in Pennsylvania (2001)

As teenagers, about twelve people were on White Rocks when something below sounded like a bear and moved trees back and forth. It circled them and would not leave despite yelling and rock-throwing. The witness later wondered if it could have been Sasquatch.

Movement onlyUnidentified sound
2001–2002 Pennsylvania EP 968

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (2001)

The witness and a friend left their camp to gather firewood at night. A branch above them shook repeatedly, and the witness shone a flashlight into a tree. About ten feet away he illuminated a large hairy upright figure, saw its torso, arm and legs, then it huffed forcefully and he fled back to camp.

Partial sightingVocalization
2001 Yachats, Lincoln County, Oregon #422

Man cutting firewood has sighting near Yachats

The witness was cutting firewood in the morning when they heard heavy movement in nearby brush. A large upright creature about 50 yards away looked at them with yellowish eyes and exhaled loudly through its nostrils. The frightened witness threw a stick at it and fled without looking back, hearing what sounded like the creature running away as well.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyUnidentified sound
2001–2003 Entwhistle, Alberta Class B #7250

2001 - 2003 Alberta (Class B) Mother and daughter hear screams in the night near Entwhistle

While staying at a relative's house near a deep river canyon, the witness together with two relatives heard loud eerie screams late at night that they said they had never heard before and that made their hair stand up. The sounds were said to match recordings referenced on the reporting site. No creature was seen and no physical trace was reported.

Scream
January 2001 Richford, Tioga County, New York Class B #7890

Two hunters experience vocalizations and encounter very large unknown animal

Two companions grouse hunting in a wooded gorge heard loud screaming-growl vocalizations from about 30 yards away in dense cover. The source moved around them with audible footsteps in snow and breaking branches, seeming to flank them and get behind them. After several minutes they left the area quickly while looking back and did not return.

ScreamGrowlFootstepsAnimal behaviour
1 January 2001 Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky Class A #1265

Sighting of 8-foot tall, upright creature

The witness reports being at the top of a hill in a pine forest after dark while a companion was below. A very hairy creature about 8 feet tall walked in a nearly human manner while making grunting noises, noticed the witness, then left. The witness reports photographing footprints left in mud.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracks
2001–2002 Onego, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class B #8796

Hunter experiences object throwing and vocalizations near Onego

The witness was climbing a steep ridge before dawn with hunting gear when his light revealed three or four sets of yellow eyes about 60 yards ahead. One set rose vertically and maintained eye contact as the group moved off across a hollow without showing deer traits like a white tail or snort. Shortly after, a heavy object landed near him, which he later interpreted as thrown, followed by guttural vocalizations unlike known wildlife and a skunky odor at a suspected bedding area.

EyeshineVocalizationObject throwingOdor
2001–2002 Hendersonville, North Carolina EP 1192

Vocalization near Hendersonville, North Carolina (2001)

On one night in the woods the group heard yelping and yipping that did not sound like known coyotes, which were not yet common locally. On other occasions the witness heard their name called with no one around. Later, while living there with a spouse, the witness repeatedly heard what sounded like the spouse calling from the woods, but the spouse was not home.

Vocalization
2001 Bend, Oregon EP 1200

Sasquatch sighting near Bend, Oregon (2001)

The witness and a friend walked toward a creek in a park and the witness climbed onto a fallen pine to balance. A large dark mass rose from dense cover and stepped into view as a tall, broad, hair-covered biped. It walked away without looking at them while its heavy steps thudded, then disappeared into the woods.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
Winter 2001 Redding, Shasta County, California Class A #11986

Daylight sighting by guide and two tourists at Lake Shasta Caverns

The witness, a tour guide, was waiting at the mountain-top cavern entrance with two tourists for the return bus on a cloudy day. They heard repeated thumping and noticed treetops moving along a ravine about 200 yards away, then briefly watched a huge bipedal figure with swinging arms run downhill toward the lake and disappear while footfalls remained audible. The witness radioed for the bus and left with the group, later quitting the job to avoid being alone on the mountain.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
28 December 2000 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class A #1117

Daytime sighting by two witnesses, near Geneva, at the end of Timberwoods Rd

Two companions shoveling snow noticed barefoot-like prints and followed them into the woods. They watched two large greyish furry figures, one pounding and shaking a thin tree and the other digging in snow, while noticing a foul odor. The creatures vocalized and ran off when they noticed the witnesses, who briefly tried to follow before giving up.

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