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Footsteps near Elma, Washington
Carrying a night-vision video camera, the group heard a splash and heavy steps crashing uphill toward them and retreated filming without a clear view.
Footsteps near Elma, Washington
On a cloudy dark night the group heard sudden quiet and something large scrambling and stepping heavily toward them, prompting them to run to the vehicle.
Unidentified sound near Elma, Washington
On later night visits the group heard large rocks clicked together from across the river answered from nearby woods, plus snapping and rustling.
Movement only near Winton, Washington
A stopped train crew heard brush movement alongside the tracks and then a loud scream after spotlighting the area by a rock wall.
Howl
The witness was followed for about a quarter mile through dense vegetation on a return hike while a companion dog stayed scared against his leg and sounds and movement occurred nearby.
Movement only
While hiking out the witness heard an extremely large animal thrashing and crashing away through the woods very close by.
Camper details possible encounters in 2005 and again in summer 2009 near Trout Lake
A group was camping overnight at a remote forested lakeside camp. After hearing distant screams that seemed to shift position and prolonged branch-breaking around camp, the witness stayed awake listening while others slept. The witness heard heavy running and breathing pass the RV and noticed moonlight through the windows dim briefly, then later the companion's son fled his tent to the RV reporting tree-banging, movement, darkness at the tent, and a voice imitation. No one saw anything, and the next morning knocking elicited whistle replies from the woods.
Rock throwing near Kalama, Washington
On a later night return to the same hole, the witness and a companion heard a baseball-sized rock splash, a low moan turning to a high scream, and something moving rapidly uphill through trees while calling.
Whistle
The witness reports a whistling experience with earlier eye shine, movement, and a wary dog in woods near the witness's home.
Scream near Winlock, Washington
On a return to look for evidence, the witness watched short pine tops shake violently and heard a harsh loud scream, later noting suspicious tree breaks.
Footsteps near Yacolt, Washington
Overnighting investigators heard similar rustling and footstep sounds after the main sighting.
Footsteps near Yacolt, Washington
The older child heard rustling brush and slapping footsteps on the street at night while sleeping on the screened porch.
Vocalization near Pendleton, Oregon
Relatives had heard grunts or whispering and things running through the fields.
Movement only
Area residents report hearing nighttime movement, knocks on walls, and vocalizations, mainly in spring and summer but year-round up river.
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.
Unidentified sound
Witness bowhunting alone felt watched, heard twig snap and loud branch break in dense thicket, then heard movement following for about an hour without seeing source.
Vocalization
Other people reportedly heard splashing and yelling late at night at a campground near a creek to the west.
Cousins followed for a quarter mile
The witness and a relative drove into a forested area near lava flows and walked a short distance down a trail to watch the sunset. They heard grunting and other sounds and noticed bushes moving as something appeared to follow them for about a quarter mile. Back at the car, something very close screamed and shook the bushes violently, frightening them into quickly driving away.
Footsteps
The third party member said something bipedal followed him just out of sight in the forest for an hour.