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About two years ago Randle, Skamania County, Washington Related account #21473

Vocalization near Randle, Washington

About two years earlier the witness's companion reportedly heard a prolonged ooo-type sound for two and a half days at the same spot.

VocalizationPossible misidentification
Date unknown Troutlake, Skamania County, Washington Related account #74973

Vocalization near Troutlake, Washington

Other campers at the same campground reportedly heard vocalizations and had rocks thrown at them.

VocalizationRock throwing
around June 20th, around 2:00am or 2:30am Yacolt, Skamania County, Washington Related account #65464

Rock throwing near Yacolt, Washington

On a return camping trip to Silver Star, a companion awoke to pebbles hitting the tent pole followed by rustling and very heavy footsteps running away.

Rock throwingFootsteps
in the event of visitors coming to the Wolf Point residence Warm Springs, Wasco County, Oregon Related account #9785

Unidentified sound near Warm Springs, Oregon

The witness heard rock clacking nearby in darkness at the residence when visitors arrived.

Unidentified sound
Date unknown Washington County, Oregon Related account #701

Tree break near Washington County

A relative heard a tree shaking as if something very large was in it, then the tree cracked and fell through a fence onto a deck without the source being seen.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
During the past year Trout Lake And Glenwood, Klickitat County, Washington Related account #23315

Scream near Trout Lake And Glenwood, Washington

Other hunters told the witness about unidentified screaming noises and sounds heard in the same hunting area.

ScreamUnidentified sound
in october of 2008 Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon Related account #26718

Vocalization near Dufur, Oregon

In October 2008 the witness and a relative heard repeated strange vocalizations through the night at camp until leaving for town early morning.

Vocalization
BFRO YEAR: '73-'74? Dufur., Wasco County, Oregon Class B #8621

Boy scout hears repeated screams

As a young scout camping overnight in a tent away from the main camp, the witness lay awake while his tent mate slept. He heard repeated loud vocalizations from a distance that started low, rose higher with a warbling quality, then faded. The sounds continued for about an hour and at times seemed to get closer, while he remained motionless and silent in his sleeping bag.

Vocalization
sometimes Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Related account #15746

Vocalization near Pendleton, Oregon

Relatives had heard grunts or whispering and things running through the fields.

VocalizationMovement only
in the early morning hours Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Related account #15746

Footsteps near Pendleton, Oregon

The witness had previously heard someone walking around the house in the early morning hours.

Footsteps
weekend of 10AUG2012 Banks, Tillamook County, Oregon Related account #36280

Whoop near Banks, Oregon

A relative and companions camping at the same campground heard loud whoop-like calls on two successive nights, lasting about 20 minutes the first night and about 3 minutes the second.

Whoop
last night 9/1/01 Grande Rhonde, Polk County, Oregon Related account #3064

Wood knock near Grande Rhonde, Oregon

The witness returned at night to cast impressions and take photos and exchanged knocking sounds with an unseen source for 20 minutes.

Wood knockUnidentified sound
At around 3:15 a.m. Marion County, Oregon Related account #689

Scream near Marion County

During an overnight stay at the campground, an investigator companion was awakened by three distant powerful screams.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 83 or 84 Elmira-Elmyra, Lane County, Oregon Class B #3200

Man recounts being chased as a teen

The witness and a cousin stopped for lunch in a small clearing while scouting in dense mountain forest. They heard loud snapping and movement circling the clearing, then the cousin fired a handgun into the air. A loud low-to-high roar answered, and repeated yells pursued them as they ran downhill for about a mile without ever seeing the source.

ScreamFootsteps
within the last couple of months, midnight to 5:00 am Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon Related account #12019

Unidentified sound near Grants Pass, Oregon

The witness reports hearing unspecified nighttime sounds and smelling a strong musky odor almost nightly.

Unidentified soundOdor
On the third day Granite, Grant County, Oregon Related account #9604

Object throwing near Granite, Oregon

The witness was partway up the same hill when branches were thrown downhill toward him and low growls were heard from the forest.

Object throwingGrowl
BFRO YEAR: 1979-80 Douglas County, Oregon Class B #2274

Late night up-close encounter in the Umpqua Nat'l Forest near Toketee Falls

The witness and a companion were sleeping on the ground at camp while deer hunting after forgetting tent poles. During the night the witness felt fingers touching his beard and smelled a strong odor. After he sat up and shouted, something large moved away through brush on two legs making loud leaf-crunching noise. No tracks were found with a flashlight, and the witness later concluded it was a Bigfoot.

OdorFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
the following two nights Drain, Douglas County, Oregon Related account #22570

Whoop near Drain, Oregon

The whooping continued on subsequent nights for up to an hour at a time from the same mountainside spot.

Whoop
BFRO YEAR: 1980-1 Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #3295

Afternoon sighting in hills between Oakland and Sutherlin

The witness and a friend were hiking on logging roads when they paused for a restroom break and the witness walked a short way back down the road. The witness saw a big, hairy, dark figure coming down a steep embankment upright with heavy thumping steps and crashing brush. After the witness screamed the figure stopped and looked toward them, and both hikers ran away shouting about a bear.

Partial sightingFootsteps
late at night on several occasions Lookingglass/Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Related account #22996

Howl near Lookingglass/Roseburg, Oregon

On several later occasions the same witness heard strange howling vocalizations late at night near the family property but could not confirm the source.

Howl