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one night Place not stated Related account #10279

Whoop

The witness and another household member previously woke at night to unexplained whooping sounds outside the house.

Whoop
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #8735

Unidentified sound

Three relatives heard an unusual sound at a ranch that they said was unlike known animals, without seeing anything.

Unidentified sound
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #1643

Vocalization

A local resident said his daughter heard strange high-pitched grunting animal sounds.

Vocalization
the night prior to the sighting Place not stated Related account #21674

Footsteps

On the prior night at a tent site deeper in the bush, the witness and companion heard loud circling footsteps breaking branches, shouted warnings, fired rifle rounds, then fled on foot to a highway ditch until morning.

Footsteps
that summer Place not stated Related account #13287

Whistle

The witness and relatives heard a low steady whistle lasting several seconds at a time for 15-20 minutes on more than one night that summer, during which other animal sounds stopped.

Whistle
Monday 9/4/06 Place not stated Related account #15782

Wood knock

About a year later the same couple returned to Highway 128, made whoop calls, then heard wood knocks and tree breaks and smelled a dead animal/skunk odor for about three minutes.

Wood knockTree breakOdor
During the night Not Sure. Very Small Towns., Kern County, California Related account #1036

Footsteps near Not Sure. Very Small Towns., California

During the night a relative heard tramping and movement outside his car and woke the witness.

Footsteps
next morning at about 5:45am Place not stated Related account #4132

Vocalization

The next morning both witnesses were awakened by powerful yelps and growls coming from the direction of the previous day's hike.

VocalizationGrowl
Last year, 2003 Place not stated Related account #9648

Scream

In 2003 the witness and companion heard a strange apelike scream south of camp while processing a deer and felt watched in the dark.

Scream
at night Place not stated Related account #8345

Rock throwing

The witness had heard hunters say rocks were thrown at them from mountaintops at night and cries were heard at campfires.

Rock throwingVocalization
about late October 1985 Place not stated Related account #2176

Howl

The witness and a friend camped in a tent with dogs and heard multi-voiced howling like loud talking and howling from about 100 yards away.

Howl
Previously that summer Place not stated Related account #2142

Growl

Earlier that summer the group heard moaning or low growling sounds from the forest along the top edge of the property.

GrowlVocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #7988

Whoop

Other people from the area reportedly heard the same whoop-like sounds.

Whoop
about ten minutes after the last noise was heard Place not stated Related account #2755

Scream

Base and uphill companions heard a high-pitched scream from a distance about ten minutes after the main sounds stopped.

Scream
On another night Place not stated Related account #4642

Vocalization

The witness heard a repeated hooting ape-like call from the Preston Peak area.

Vocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #4642

Vocalization

The witness heard an ape-like call from a cabin on the Illinois River.

Vocalization
Date unknown Orick, Humboldt County, California Related account #8234

Whistle near Orick, California

Another person reportedly heard unusual whistles and screams in the same creek area on an earlier occasion.

WhistleScream
the previous year (2006) Place not stated Related account #23811

Vocalization

The witness and family had heard similar strange calls around the same campground area in prior years, more distant and less frequent the previous year.

Vocalization
On a second trip Between Eureka And Crecent City, Oregon, Humboldt County, California Related account #369

Howl near Between Eureka And Crecent City, Oregon, California

On a later return to the same area the witness heard the same rhythmic howling from much farther away for about five minutes but failed to record it.

Howl
the last hike before Redcrest, Humboldt County, California Related account #72111

Scream near Redcrest, California

On a prior hike on the same trail with only the witness's parents present, they heard a similar loud vocalization and reported a sense of being watched with movement in the brush.

ScreamMovement only