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July 2019 Dexter, Lane County, Oregon Class B #63141

Homestead explorer has possible daytime sighting, near Dexter

Two people cut through storm-fallen trees into an old logging unit to look for an old homestead. From a small rise one of them spotted a huge person-like outline across the drainage about 200 yards away. The figure sidestepped, stared toward them for one to two minutes, then disappeared after they briefly looked away.

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January 2016 Springfield, Lane County, Oregon Class B #50901

Still hairy figure seen in a field by a motorist near Springfield

The witness was driving on High Banks Road toward the highway in late morning and slowed to look at an object in a pasture to the right of the road. The witness described a large dark long-haired animal-like object standing motionless in the open field about 70 yards from the road. No photo was taken because of a following car and a doctor's appointment, and no limbs, head, or movement were discerned during the 20 to 25 second observation.

Partial sighting
19 September 2012 Florence, Lane County, Oregon Class B #36505

Possible encounter while bow hunting for elk near Florence

While bow-hunting, the witness heard repeated loud knocks from nearby woods lasting many minutes, then later heard brush rustling moving toward an elk call. After repositioning along a road, the witness heard a final very loud knock from a large tree about 30 yards away and left the area as darkness fell. A hunting companion nearby reported hearing a couple of knocks.

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29 January 2010 Blue River, Lane County, Oregon Class B #27479

Possible vocalizations heard while visiting McKenzie River Valley

Late at night at a yurt near a creek, the witness stepped outside and heard loud hooting/howling from across the creek. The sound was heard two more times from inside the yurt, and later the witness saw a faint outline duck behind trees on the hillside. The next morning a partial muddy footprint with hairs was found leading toward the yurt door.

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17 July 2004 Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon Class B #9020

Camping family has auditory and olfactory encounter in early evening southeast of Dorena Lake

A witness camping with two relatives heard repeated whoop sounds and felt watched during an early-evening hike, then ran back to camp. Overnight the group heard heavy slow footsteps outside the tent, and around 4 a.m. noticed a strong foul dirty-animal odor. By morning the tent and tarp were found marked with a strong urine-like smell, and the tarp was left behind.

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September 2000 Oakridge Was The Nearest Town, Lane County, Oregon Class B #1778

Three young hunters hear very loud scream across Diamond Peak Wilderness valley.

Three people hunting together stopped on an old logging road when they heard a very loud scream from across a valley. The sound lasted about 30-45 seconds and was initially mistaken for a woman calling for help. The companions said they had never heard such a sound before, and the writer noted a possible sasquatch association from a book but remained uncertain of the source.

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15 July 1999 Lorane, Lane County, Oregon Class B #206

Videocamera Accidently Captures Distant Bipedal Movement near Smith River Road

Two people were driving along a country road while videotaping the route. A figure came from behind a tree at a distance described as about two football fields and ran into the woods, appearing very briefly in the footage. The witnesses did not stop at the time and only noted the figure when reviewing the video, which they report still having.

Partial sighting
October 1992 Oakridge, Lane County, Oregon Class B #11304

Campers hear moaning howl at Waldo Lake at night

While tent camping with his wife, the witness was awakened around 4 a.m. by a prolonged moaning howl lasting 20-30 minutes. Their dog growled and a nearby camper's dogs barked, and the nearby camper left hurriedly before dawn. The next day the witness found no sign, but later felt an Ohio moan-howl recording matched what they heard.

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1992–1993 Cottage Grove, Bohemia Mines, Lane County, Oregon Class B #685

Campers hear vocalizations & breathing from very close-range heavy, bipedal visitor

The witness and a relative were lying in a tent at a forest camp at night when they heard a bipedal approach, a fast high-pitched whooping sound, and circling movement around the tent lasting much of the night. The presence at times breathed audibly next to the tent and ran off with heavy-sounding footsteps before returning quietly. In the morning they looked for tracks but found too much forest litter to see any.

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12 August 1983 Bend, Lane County, Oregon Class B #80

Late Arriving Campers Hear Running, Stomping, Shrieking, Howling

Three people had laid out sleeping bags for the night at Kitson Springs when they heard rustling, loud stomping, and prolonged shrieking and howling nearby. They did not see the source and remained still while the sounds continued and then moved up a hillside into the distance. In the morning they made only a brief check and reported no tracks.

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May 1977 Belknap Springs, Lane County, Oregon Class B #21154

Couple has possible daylight encounter near Proxy Falls

The witness and a companion hiked about three miles into a wilderness area and stopped in a small meadow. From the surrounding trees they heard heavy footsteps and low soft grunting as an unseen source circled them twice over about ten minutes. Becoming uneasy, they walked out, stopped to listen, then hurried to their car while discussing the possibility it was Bigfoot.

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BFRO YEAR: 83 or 84 Elmira-Elmyra, Lane County, Oregon Class B #3200

Man recounts being chased as a teen

The witness and a cousin stopped for lunch in a small clearing while scouting in dense mountain forest. They heard loud snapping and movement circling the clearing, then the cousin fired a handgun into the air. A loud low-to-high roar answered, and repeated yells pursued them as they ran downhill for about a mile without ever seeing the source.

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