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5 November 2022 Lewiston, Trinity County, California Class B #79360

Fisherman hears heavy wood knocks 1 mile below Trinity Dam

The witness was fishing alone at Lewiston Lake on a foggy, drizzly morning. Between 8:05 and 8:08am the witness heard one loud distant wood-on-wood knock from above, followed about a minute later by two more solid knocks in close succession. No source was seen.

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November 2022 Swanton, Garrett County, Maryland Class B #75126

Big howls in MD panhandle, near Deep Creek Lake State Park

The witness and a relative were sitting outside at night while their dog was out. A loud bellowing howl-roar-scream was heard twice from a nearby ridge, after which surrounding animal noises stopped. Attempts to elicit a response with a predator call failed.

HowlScream
November 2022 Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia Class A #75388

Deer Hunter describes Pre-Dawn Encounter with a Sasquatch on Glade Mountain 9 miles East of Marion

The witness was walking to a deer hunting blind before sunrise when he noticed a dark shape lying across the trail in moonlight. When he shone his flashlight on it, the shape rose to vertical, turned away, and walked bipedally into dense vegetation almost silently. He later heard a throat-clearing sound from the thicket and found only disturbed leaves where it had gone.

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10 October 2022 Carlton, Carlton County, Minnesota Class B #75007

Tell-tale sounds heard in Jay Cooke State Park

The witness was camping alone overnight in the campground. Around 3:30 a.m. the witness heard three deep loud vocalizations followed by a tree-knock sound. Afterward the witness found a partial handprint on the car door in a spot not normally touched.

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17 September 2022 Hayward, Sawyer County, Wisconsin Class B #75457

Possible bigfoot whoops heard 60 southeast of Duluth

Three companions were fishing quietly from a dock in the early morning darkness when they heard three extremely loud, deep whoops from nearby behind them. The sound was followed by a period of complete silence, then faint distant chatter described as like children from across the lake. They could see nothing in the dark and later found they could not reproduce the volume and depth of the whoops.

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September 2022 Harriet, Marion County, Arkansas Class B #75162

Kayakers report camp intimidation all night long on Lower Buffalo River

Two campers floating and fishing the Lower Buffalo River heard loud monkey-like vocalizations from the bank and later camped on a gravel bar. Through the night they reported repeated wood knocks, yells, chatter, whistles, a tree snap, and cantaloupe-sized rocks landing in the river from the ridge across from camp. They lit the camp, kept fire watch in shifts, and at dawn packed and paddled out after a final rock fell in front of them.

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27 August 2022 Brownsville, Piscataquis County, Maine Class B #79934

Campers kept awake by menacing vocalizations all night long 57 miles north of Bangor

The witness and a companion camped in a tent near a pond and listened through most of the night to repeated whoops, howls, whistles, gibberish-like chatter and rumbling from multiple directions across the water and woods. Later something splashed and charged in the water near the tent, followed by loud snorts, breathing, and footsteps on a nearby dirt road, while movement was heard between the tent and fire. The witness searched outside with a light and firearm but saw nothing, and the sounds stopped after dawn.

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12 August 2022 Susanville, Lassen County, California Class B #74829

Vocalization near Susanville, California (2022)

The witness, spouse, and dog were camping and cooking at a campsite after dark. They heard hoot-like calls from below, then a loud growl-howl about 100 yards behind them lasting seconds, followed by answering howl-scream calls from two other directions. They judged the sounds unlike known local wildlife and indicating communication among several sources. The dog hid in the car and the couple packed up in the dark and drove home the same night.

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5 August 2022 Trout Lake, Skamania County, Washington Class B #74793

RECENT (GOOD BET for a one-nighter): Whoops and knocks heard at Forlorn Lakes

The witness was sleeping in a tent at a remote campground when they awoke abruptly around 2 a.m. They heard several loud, low-pitched whoop-like grunts from a short distance behind the tent, apparently exchanged between two individuals. This was followed by several loud wood knocks that also seemed to be an exchange between two sources. After about an hour of silence the witness fell back asleep while companions remained asleep.

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August 2022 Greenwood, Oxford County, Maine Class B #75382

Fishern reports knocks and trees pushed over on lake near Greenwood

Over spring and summer 2022 the witness repeatedly visited a remote trout pond to fish from a canoe. During visits the witness heard multiple tree falls and many tree knocks without seeing the source, with activity increasing to a peak in mid-August. On a mid-August visit the witness found a birch section leaned against another tree at the water's edge that had not been noticed before and later found intact birch bark on rocks blocking the trail. The witness reported strange occurrences only while on the pond fishing, not while hiking in, out, or around.

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16 July 2022 Hochatown, McCurtain County, Oklahoma Class B #74715

Howl near Hochatown, Oklahoma (2022)

A couple staying overnight in a yurt woke around 2 a.m. to loud howls coming from the east across the river lasting several minutes. About half an hour later they heard louder, closer hollering vocalizations from the woods to the west. They stated the sounds were unfamiliar and unlike a bear, coyote, or bobcat.

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15 July 2022 Southbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Class B #75256

Retired Police officer hears whoops on Lake Zoar/Housatonic River, Sandy Hook CT

Late one July evening the witness opened a back sliding door to let the dog out. About ten seconds later two loud roar-like sounds, each about three seconds long and ending in a yip-like rise, were heard a few seconds apart. Nothing was seen and nothing else was heard.

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5 July 2022 Clover, York County, South Carolina Class B #74674

Wood knock near Clover, South Carolina (2022)

The witness was walking in a power line cut in the early afternoon when loud wood-on-wood knocks were heard from both sides of the clearing, seeming to answer each other. The witness also found a large grassy bedding depression with a very strong unfamiliar odor nearby. No other witnesses were present.

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July 2022 Viola, Shasta County, California Class B #75290

Bigfoot-like Howls and Stalking at North Battle Creek Reservoir, Lassen National Forest

Late at night at a forest reservoir campground, the witness's adult son was reading in his tent while his parents slept nearby. His small dog began shaking and growling as very heavy bipedal footsteps approached, stopped at and partially circled the tent, an approach that repeated three times despite shouting. The son briefly exited with a weak light but saw no one and only heard heavy walking receding. The next morning no tracks were found near the tent except deer tracks some distance away.

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June 2022 Plain Washington, 14 Miles From Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class B #74646

Recent activity heard over three nights at a cabin, near Plain

The witness stayed four nights in a rented cabin above the Wenatchee River with two relatives. On three consecutive nights between about 1 and 3 a.m. she heard repeated howls from the forest while awake with windows open. On the third night she also heard three loud single wood knocks followed by several minutes of thumping on the lower back deck. On the fourth night, when other people were nearby and all three listened, nothing was heard.

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3 March 2022 Holt, Okaloosa County, Florida Class B #72285

Likely sasquatch knocks heard in Yellow River Water Management area NW of Crestview

The witness and two companions were sitting quietly listening for hogs in dense pine woods near a river and swamp when they heard a limb snap and saw a bird fly off. Minutes later they heard two sequences of three very loud knocks from different estimated distances. Thinking the sounds might be other hunters, they walked back to the road but saw no other vehicles.

Wood knock
22 February 2022 Curtis/Germfask, Mackinac County, Michigan Class B #72265

Wood knock near Curtis/Germfask, Michigan (2022)

The witness was staying five nights in a lakeside cabin in February with heavy snow. On three consecutive nights around 10 p.m., after stepping outside for a cigarette, the witness heard a very loud knock in the woods, often followed shortly by more distant knocks. Nothing was seen and the witness remained uncertain what caused the sounds.

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16 January 2022 Redcrest, Humboldt County, California Class B #72111

Possible sasquatch vocals heard by hikers in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

A family group was finishing a hike on a familiar trail when they heard a loud, unfamiliar yell/scream that carried through the woods. Three members of the group who heard it stopped in their tracks, and the group felt watched until they drove away. The reporter noted the sound did not match familiar local animal sounds.

Scream
spring of 2022 Asheville, North Carolina #c272f44f-15fa-4ac1-8534-e68b2b1e73d3

Scream near Asheville, North Carolina (2022)

The guest and his wife were pet-sitting near Asheville and watched a blood-moon lunar eclipse from the back deck. After going inside around midnight they heard a prolonged scream-howl from the brushy forest at the front of the house. The guest felt watched and intensely anxious until about 4:30 a.m. and did not sleep, while his wife fell asleep.

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2022 Moab, Utah #81486b8e-65cb-419a-baa1-ee06e8d8532f

Scream near Moab, Utah (2022)

The witness and a companion hiked several miles into the La Sal Mountains to camp and hunt deer. During daytime glassing a large aspen snapped and fell near them on a calm day. That night around 2 a.m. a loud multi-pitched scream sounded from a hillside for about two hours while something circled their tent close enough to hear breathing. They found no tracks in the morning and later moved camp.

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