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Cougar research interrupted by wood knocks at Bell Smith Springs
The witness was camped alone and cutting firewood at night while researching cougars. On two consecutive nights the witness heard loud, aggressive wood knocks coming from a nearby canyon, believed to be responses to the wood chopping. The knocks stopped after other campers filled the site, and the witness reported no visual sighting of the source.
Vocalization near Victoria, Texas (2007)
The witness drove to the back of a hunting property and left the truck running while replacing an apple block and checking game trails. While squatted looking for sign, the witness heard a close guttural sound, drew a pistol, felt heavy footsteps, and saw a very large biped run about 20 yards through brush before dropping to all fours and crashing away. The witness found no tracks due to soil conditions, backed out to the truck, and drove away watching for pursuit.
Man and girlfriend, camping, hear loud footsteps and tree knocking near Cispus, Washington
The witness was camping overnight and emerged from the tent in the morning to hear four loud heavy footsteps moving uphill. About an hour later both the witness and a companion heard repeated loud impacts like rock striking wood with pauses, followed by footsteps in the woods. Feeling watched, the witness packed up and left without seeing the source.
Man hears screams while walking to his truck
The witness was walking down a road toward a parked pickup after picking huckleberries near dark. From about 60 yards away in trees downhill, the witness heard a loud high-pitched cry/scream, then after a brief pause heard it again trailing into a low growling sound. The witness continued walking briskly without running, then jogged the final half-mile to the truck and left without hearing the sound again.
Woman hears and records trees breaking and a scream
The witness was at home preparing to go to town with windows open and TV on. They heard a strange loud noise from a wooded area on the property and then heard large branches or trees breaking. They turned off the TV to listen and made an audio recording of the sounds.
Son and father hear possible sasquatch vocalizations in the Emigrant Wilderness
The witness was camping with his father near Bear Lake when a loud howling sound woke him around sunrise. The sound came from nearby cliffs, lasted about two hours, and seemed to move along the ridgeline while echoing through the canyon. The witness did not see the source, and other nearby campers also heard the sounds and left the area early.
Witness report encounter at family cabin
Two people staying at a cabin went to the dock at night to look at stars. They heard branches breaking and a loud splash in the creek, then saw a face with large dark glassy eyes in bushes by the bank. Later they heard scratching moving down the cabin roof and heavy breathing near the window, prompting them to leave for higher ground. On return they found a large dark wet spot and strong unpleasant odor near the front door.
Large bipedal creature sighted near Tioga Creek
The witness walked upstream from camp to clear a small pool to get water flowing and noticed a strong smell. After hearing movement in the brush, the witness saw a rather large creature standing on two legs in the shade for several seconds. The creature snorted, turned and walked quickly away hitting a tree hard enough to shake it, and the witness ran back to camp.
Mechanic repairing equipment 'ratteled' at job site
The witness, a mobile [name withheld], was repairing a truck's driveshaft at a clearing construction site on the outskirts of Brownsville near a wooded river area. He felt watched, heard brush snapping and movement followed by grunting, noticed wildlife sounds stop, and smelled a strong musty wet-dog and fish-like odor. After a rock struck the dump truck bed, he emerged with a firearm and found large foot-like depressions estimated at 18 inches or more. He finished the work and left without ever seeing the source.
Female hiker describes rocks being thrown at her and female companion near Sabbath Day Point
Two companions hiking back from a mountain trail claim rocks were thrown toward them from the woods over an extended period, starting with misses above and behind them and later coming close enough to duck. They also report hearing an unidentified whining sound, possible footsteps, knock-like sounds, and a tree being shaken, without ever seeing the source. Near the area they noticed a green limb broken high and left hanging.
Heavy footsteps and screams heard near Bear Canyon Lake
The witness was camping overnight in a tent with two companions. Around 4 a.m. the witness woke to loud heavy footsteps moving away from camp and found the tent door half open with a damaged zipper. The witness searched with a spotlight, saw no one, and noted the steps stopped while a foul odor like dirty feet and urine lingered. Earlier that night the group had heard loud screaming and growling amid barking dogs.
Youngster Surprised by Tall Creature near Linside
The witness walked up the driveway after collecting the morning newspaper and paused to put hair up. On looking up, the witness saw a large tan-brown creature with short clumped fur and a hump on its back. The creature ran into the woods, the witness ran back inside, and tree banging was then heard.
Brief sighting by youth with flashlight outside Middleburg
The witness was camping with two friends and walked alone to sit by a creek circling the camp. Across the creek he heard movement, then turned on a flashlight and saw a large hairy creature that fled into brush, shaking trees. After retreating about 30 yards it emitted a loud growling snarl, and the witness ran back to camp in panic.
Campers hear multiple, pre-dawn vocalizations in Humboldt Redwoods State Park
The witness and family were camping on a hillside above a campground when they heard loud, prolonged human-like screams from the creek beds nearly every morning for eight days. The cries lasted about thirty seconds and repeated several times around 4:30 a.m., seeming to move toward and away from camp. On three mornings the witness tried to approach the source with a flashlight, but the sounds moved uphill toward the ridge without any brush noise heard.
Knocks and whooping sounds heard north of Clint's Well
The witness was tent-camping with companions near Clint's Well when wood-on-tree knocks woke him around 3 a.m. He then heard about three whoop-like sounds over roughly ten minutes before it went quiet. A companion in a nearby tent reported hearing the same noises, and a next-day search found no sign after rain.
Boy describes hearing loud roaring screams near homestead
The witness claims that while living at a wooded residence for about a decade, an unidentified thing came almost every night in spring and summer, looked into windows set 6 to 8 feet off the ground, and produced extremely deep loud roars. The witness says the sounds were unlike any other animal heard in those woods.
Late night vocalization heard by fishermen north of Flemington
The witness and a companion were night fishing at a reservoir when they heard an unfamiliar loud vocalization. The witness described himself as an experienced outdoorsman and said the sound resembled Bigfoot sounds heard online and was not a known animal. The howl was heard from a distance twice, about 15 to 20 minutes apart.
Possible evening vocalizations heard near Snowbowl
The witness and a relative were doing sunset photography from a parking lot above forested hills. They heard an extremely loud single scream or roar coming from the forest several hundred yards below, on two occasions that evening, which others in the lot also noticed. The sound was described as starting low and building, with power and a chorus-like quality that seemed beyond a single human, and did not match any known animal to them.
Daytime encounter by two people near Rock Creek Road
The witness and a younger relative parked and hiked toward a beaver dam meadow. The relative heard knocking sounds and then saw a tall hunched hair-covered figure with striking yellow eyes watching from the treeline, while the witness smelled a strong odor and the dog barked and kept looking back. The group walked back to the truck without running while hearing twigs snapping behind them, and later wondered if they had disturbed the animal while feeding.
Possible vocalizations heard from the Swift Creek Campground on the south slope of the Uintas
The witness and family members were settling to sleep in their trailer at a campground late at night when they heard a distant but distinct whooping-howl sound lasting about 30 seconds. The witness stated that family members also heard it and that it matched a sound previously heard on a website. The family dog did not bark or become upset.