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Rafters on Salmon River hear strange sounds
The witness was with a rafting group camped overnight on a sandy riverbank. After dinner the forest went quiet, a foul odor was noticed, and a loud moan rising to a scream was heard, followed by a distant answering call. The guides suggested a cougar, kept a large fire going all night, and the group felt uneasy and watched the next morning before continuing downriver.
Father and Son awaken by BF, while camping in 1975
The witness and family were sleeping in a motorhome when the witness and father were awakened by movement outside around 4 a.m. The father turned on the exterior light and both saw a huge hairy figure standing nearby with its head obscured by the awning. The figure walked slowly away into the night, after which the family left the area quickly.
Cascade Locks - Two night-hikers are followed on Herman Creek Trail
Two companions were hiking at night when they noticed something behind them matching their stops and starts. When they shone flashlights behind them, the unseen follower crashed away through the woods. They did not see the source but concluded it was Bigfoot.
Nighttime sighting by teens, near Meridian
Three teenagers stopped at night on a dirt road near a one-lane bridge to relieve themselves. They heard repeated grunting and growling from an oak tree with a thrashing limb, then watched a large hairy biped drop into a ditch and run through the car's high-beam illumination. It leapt off the bridge bank out of sight while its footsteps were heard continuing south, after which the group fled in the car.
Man recalls encounter while hunting as a teenager.
Two companions pushing through thick brush toward their car were passed at very close range by a large dark fur-covered animal. They watched it run past them down a ridge and disappear into forest, noting its height, long arms, and face turned toward them. As they fled to a road and climbed a fence, they heard a loud chilling scream. They left for their car and reported no further contact despite later visits.
Loud scream heard at Yellowstone
The reporter and six companions were spending the night in a cabin during hot July weather. Around 1 a.m. a very loud and terrifying scream/roar woke them and frightened the group. They stayed inside without turning on lights, and discussed the sound the next morning. The reporter felt the sound did not come from an elk, bear, or cougar, but from a very large animal.
Man recalls sighting as 10 year old - family of creatures drinking from stream
As a 10-year-old camping with relatives near a logging operation in summer 1975, the witness walked upstream alone one morning. From 40 to 50 yards away he watched three creatures crouching to drink for about a minute until one noticed him, stood up, and vocalized to the others. Convinced they were not bears, he ran back to camp.
Witness observes red eyes on a tall animal in the dark
Late on a warm clear night in July 1975, the witness heard a loud noise in the woods in front of the house. Looking out, the witness saw two very large red eyes positioned too high for a deer and heard slow heavy breathing. After retrieving a flashlight the figure was gone, and the next morning the ground at the spot was heavily trampled but with no clear prints.
Recollection of a twilight encounter on Lake Keowee
While walking in a remote forested area near a lake at twilight, the witness saw a large reddish figure cross a dirt road and enter dense forest. The figure reportedly noticed the witness, then ran uphill paralleling the road while emitting a loud distress-like scream with heavy footfalls. The frightened witness fled the area.
Three youths have a menacing encounter near Beckley
Three boys were hiking back up a hollow after a day of fishing when they heard rustling on a logging road above them. Large boulders then came down the hillside toward them, prompting them to flee uphill. As they ran, the writer glanced back and saw a large black shape disappearing over the hillside.
School teacher remembers his close encounter with a sasquatch while hunting near Cape Fair
While hunting and hiking back toward their car, the witness and a companion encountered a large dark animal at very close range. The animal ran past them from left to right and downhill into the forest in a matter of seconds. After reaching a road and fence, the pair heard a loud chilling scream. They then ran to their car and left the area.
A scout troop's late night sighting at the edge of their camp near Barton Flats. Multiple witnesses. Reporting witness now a law enforcement officer
The witness was camping with a scout troop when loud howl-like screams were heard late at night. A few hours later, after being awakened by rustling in nearby brush, the group shone a flashlight into the treeline and saw a tall hair-covered figure watching them. The figure then turned and walked with long steps northeast up a wooded hill out of sight.
Late night encounter by young campers in Maple Valley Wa
A youth camping group spent the night in a clearing near dense blackberry brush. Late at night the reporter and companions heard movement approaching through the brush, then retreated to sleeping bags. Overnight two unseen creatures reportedly entered camp, vocalized softly, disturbed food supplies, and stepped on and touched one sleeping girl who remained awake while others slept. At dawn no footprints were found on dry ground.
Woods-wise miner hears two unidentifiable growls
The witness spent a week hiking and camping in the Forks of Salmon Wilderness Area while looking for Bigfoot. One night while watching a hillside of blackberries, the witness heard two growls from about 100 yards away. The witness described being familiar with sounds of local wildlife from time as a gold miner and said nothing previously heard matched these growls.
Sasquatch sighting near Camden, Arkansas (1975)
The witness was spending the weekend at a friend's family farm when the grandmother screamed that she saw the creature again looking in the kitchen window. The witness and the friend's father and brothers armed themselves and went into the moonlit pasture, where a tall hairy biped jumped a five-foot fence, landed nearby, then ran across the pasture and crashed through a cattle gate. The next morning they found large footprints, broken fencing and gate, a pulled corner post, bent metal, plus hair and blood on wire.
Bigfoot sighted in Stony Lagoon south of Orick,Ca by two men camping who were so frightened they left in middle of night.
Two people camped overnight near the beach while traveling to fish. Under bright moonlight they watched a large humanlike figure trot south down the beach, and a companion called to it without effect. They later found very large widely spaced footprints in the sand, heard noises in nearby brush, and the companion reported eyeshine before they quickly left.
Late evening sighting north of Bear Valley
The witness's grandfather was collecting ore samples at night when he heard heavy human-like footsteps moving around him in the snow. He then saw a large dark shape about 40 feet away. Frightened, he ran to his three-wheeler and fired a shot toward where the shape had been after it disappeared.
Stranded motorist hears screams across the Chetco
The witness was stopped in a parked car with a dead battery while returning from a friend's cabin and waiting for help. From tree cover across a river, the witness heard a loud scream unlike any known animal, after which surrounding crickets and frogs went silent. The witness immediately associated the sound with Bigfoot and reported hearing a similar scream years later on a radio broadcast of a recording.
Sasquatch sighting near South Hill, Washington (1975)
A state trooper leaving home reportedly saw a bigfoot cross the road and go down a gully, while neighbors reported strange vocalizations on a power line. Residents captured high-pitched screams on reel-to-reel, which the witness copied for John Green. Night stakeouts did not relocate the source.
Two witnesses observed a large, black-brown human-like form between Wiles Rd. and Sample Rd
The witness and a relative were playing in a vacant lot across a narrow canal from a wooded area with a dirt-bike trail. They heard grunting and movement in bushes beside a large tree and saw a large black-brown human-like figure near the tree. The figure reportedly snapped a thick branch at its base with ease, then ran into the woods knocking down small trees.