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Possible vocalizations heard at Woods Canyon Lake
The witness was tent camping near a lake with children who remained asleep. Around 2 a.m. the witness heard a series of angry, howl-like calls with a deep growl undertone lasting about 10 minutes. The witness, familiar with local elk and owl sounds, did not believe those animals made the sound.
Boy sees large creature peering at him from behind a tree next to Cypress Creek Wellfield
The witness was playing in woods near home with companions when breaking sticks and sounds of something large approaching were heard through dense undergrowth. Sticks were thrown as the group retreated, and the witness briefly saw a very tall hair-covered biped peering from behind a large tree before running out scared. The initial report of something big was brushed off until similar local reports months later prompted detailed questioning.
Hunter hears loud uknown vocalizations near Greenvale
The witness was deer hunting alone on a ridge in dense woods on a cold overcast mid-morning when the woods became silent. He heard three loud bellowing screams from one end of the valley that vibrated through the trees. After they faded, three nearly identical loud screams answered from the opposite end of the valley, which he interpreted as two creatures communicating.
Screaming and eyeshine witnessed by hunter in the Big Hole Mountains
The witness was riding horseback at night near a creek confluence when a loud raspy scream was heard repeatedly from about 40 yards away in the creek. A second animal to the east answered with a loud whistle and rapid grunts. After turning on lights the witness saw eyeshine from the creek, lost it, then later saw two pairs of eyes on the far bank that turned and moved away.
Couple south of Aurora hears repeated screams, encounter with dog
Late at night the witness and a companion at home heard loud roaring scream patterns from across a small lake that they judged non-human and primate-like, appearing to respond to barking dogs and move along the shore. About three minutes later they heard a violent scuffle with thudding, brush noise and a dog's pained yelp followed by quiet splashing. The next morning a canoe dock where the scuffle was heard was seen destroyed, and the dog was later found alive but limping.
Possible vocalizations heard near Lake Cushman
The witness and a relative were outside a vacant house when they heard a loud high-pitched screeching yell echoing from the distant hills and woods. The sound repeated four times at roughly five-second intervals and then stopped. Both witnesses heard the repeated sounds, which they described as unfamiliar and unlike an elk or dog.
Possible sighting and howls heard by deer hunters in John Muir Wilderness
Two deer hunters hiking back to camp at dusk near Heart Lake heard loud bellowing howls and watched a deer flee through brush. They then saw a tall dark figure on the ridgeline that first resembled a standing bear but looked like neither a bear nor a man through a rifle scope. The figure ran downhill after the deer and disappeared into brush, and the hunters later found a very large footprint where it had stood.
Two bowhunters hear possible screams near Glennie
Two companions were bowhunting from separate tree stands about 200 yards apart in the evening. They heard several short angry human-like screams lasting about a minute that each thought came from the other's direction, suggesting the source was between them. A deer left shortly before and the previously noisy woods became silent for the rest of the evening. Neither saw the source and neither knew what made the sound.
Camper startles a "Chewbacca" like creature in Palo Duro Canyon State Park
The witness was camping overnight and walked toward a public restroom around 1 a.m. when rustling drew attention. Shining a flashlight, the witness saw a large hair-covered biped that vocalized and then moved into trees and disappeared. The frightened witness returned to the tent without using the restroom and remained sleepless.
Camping couple report possible vocalizations outside Long Barn around 6:30 AM
The witness was lying awake in his tent on a family camping trip in the early morning when a loud scream was heard from the north. The scream lasted 20-30 seconds, paused, then repeated for a similar duration, sounding distant with a slight echo. His wife was also awake and heard it, and both recognized it as similar to alleged Bigfoot scream recordings they had heard before.
Hunter hears guttural scream while on overnight hike outside of Oroville
The witness was hunting deer alone on a steep slope and camped overnight beneath a tree among boulder fields. About two hours after sunset he heard a single extremely loud guttural scream coming from the direction of the snow-covered peak. He said he had never heard a sound like it and remained awake with a firearm ready.
Possible vocalizations heard from campground outside Okanogan
Two people set up a tent and campfire at a remote evergreen forest campsite after arriving around sunset. While sitting at the fire they heard a loud low-toned scream lasting a few seconds that ended abruptly, estimated to come from a ridge about one-half to one mile away. They heard no other unusual sounds during the next three days.
Deer hunters have close sighting along Dry Fork Creek
The witness was hunting with two young companions and entered the woods to track a wounded deer. They heard pounding on a tree, thrashing and shaking of vegetation, and screaming/squealing sounds, and encountered a very foul rotting-meat odor that was strong near the truck. A young companion reportedly saw a black, hairy, muscular animal about six feet tall descend from a tree and shake brush, though the face could not be seen.
Powerful knocking sounds unsettle hunter outside Montesano
While deer hunting with his girlfriend, the witness stopped at a landing and heard loud rhythmic knocking from a distant creek bottom. The knocks repeatedly stopped when he moved downhill toward the sound and resumed when he stopped. After feeling watched, chilled, and uneasy, he retreated uphill and left the area.
Possible reoccurring activity at a hunting spot near Republic
The witness and a companion were sitting outside their truck hunting deer near an empty pond when they heard movement in brush. After two does trotted away, they heard a loud deep roar trailing to a squeal and then saw the same deer sprint closely past them. They then heard loud heavy running described as distinctly two-legged along the ridgeline and fled in their vehicle.
Multiple witnesses hear possible vocalizations near Darrington
Six people sitting around a campfire heard a very close, loud two-part vocalization described as whooing/moaning followed after a pause by a booming scream, then heard something moving across the creek. No visual contact was reported. The next day witnesses found a freshly broken/twisted sapling and barefoot-like prints of multiple sizes in a sandy area and made casts of tracks.
Possible whistles and wood knocks heard between Tonasket and Republic
The witness was cutting firewood off a mountain road with a companion when she heard a brush snap, then about an hour later heard slow knocking, a soft whistle, and gibberish-like vocalizations from a heavily wooded canyon across the road. The sounds were unfamiliar to her despite being raised in the mountains. She looked into the trees but saw nothing, and a return the next day had no repeat.
Repeat visitations described near rural home
The witness reported seeing a tall, large creature with yellow eyes watching her companion as he placed puppies in a fenced pen on 8 October 2006. She moved her young child to the porch while her companion remained unaware he was being observed. Later that night her companion encountered something very large approaching on foot, prompting him to run inside and lock the doors, concluding it was not a bear.
Possible vocalization heard at dusk by bowhunter near Glennie
During bow season last year, the witness walked on a friend's Michigan property to a swampy end of a small lake and sat down. A loud, eerie, almost human-like scream came from within about 50 yards through heavy vegetation and trees. Immediately after, the witness heard sounds like huge rocks being thrown into the lake and left the area quickly.
Deer hunter experiences possible vocalizations and tree shaking near Mooresburg
The witness was bow hunting for deer from a tree stand in the morning and then walked out through a dry lake/river bed. While walking below a brushy shelf, he heard grunting and growling from the tree line and observed trees being shaken. The unseen animal kept pace with him as he hurried away, and he never saw what made the sounds.