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Silhouette seen protruding above brushline near Mogadore Reservoir.
The witness was walking home on a road late at night when they noticed a man-like silhouette standing on a hill with its upper half visible above scrub brush. Both the witness and the figure fled in opposite directions. The night was bright and moonlit, and tree frogs were unusually quiet.
Cavers hears possilble vocalization on Pigeon Mountain
Three people exited a cave lead in the early morning and were gathering gear to hike to the car. A loud, powerful, unfamiliar call came from across the sink, described as starting like a deep growl and growing in volume and tone. The group was startled and frightened and quickly left for their vehicles.
Man recalls watching a possible late night road crossing from his home outside Fieldale
Around 3 a.m. on a cold clear night during Christmas season, the witness got up for a drink and looked out the back-door window toward a lit road. He watched a tall, hairy, upright figure with long arms climb a steep bank, grip a bridge rail, cross the two-lane road in one stride, and disappear down the opposite bank. The observation lasted about five seconds under a street light.
Military man and wife experience loud howling and shaking of mobile home near the Ohoopee River
The witness and his wife were inside a mobile home when it began shaking violently while an extremely loud howl sounded for about ten seconds. The witness first thought it was an earthquake, then grabbed a handgun and went outside but saw nothing moving. The episode ended abruptly as his wife screamed in fear.
Memory told of strange incidents while alone at a family hunting camp near Cornell
Late at night the witness was alone in the family's hunting camp when something repeatedly struck the window and screen and then dragged down the side of the building. He searched outside with a flashlight and rifle but saw no one, noting no trees were close enough to hit the cabin and the access gate remained locked. Frightened, he packed up and left that night without identifying the cause.
Elk Hunter recalls observing what he thought was another hunter near Lake Quinault
The witness spent the night in a truck at the end of a logging road after light snow and watched the road in the morning. A large black figure appeared about 1000 feet away, stood motionless for one to several hours scanning the valley, then took a large step off the road down a steep slope. The witness walked to the spot, found no tracks in the snow, concluded it was not a man, and left the area.
Hunters experience powerfull knocks on camper and hear vocalizations outside Jicarilla Indian Reservation
During an evening at a deer-hunting camp, the group heard loud bangs on the side of their camper on two occasions but found no one outside. Later that night while around a campfire, all five heard prolonged screaming and moaning sounds coming from across an arroyo toward the foothills. Two members walked toward the sounds but saw nothing, and a search of the area the next day found nothing unusual.
Deer hunter finds a series of footprints on Y Mountain
The witness was deer hunting alone on a snowy mountaintop where he planned to spend the night. He followed large human-like tracks in deep snow and found they were bare footprints with clear toes. Frightened, he left immediately, later noting more tracks and a small snapped-off pine surrounded by circling tracks on his way down.
Deer hunters find tracks in mountains northwest of Williams
The witness reports finding numerous human-like footprints of varying sizes after hiking a considerable distance from camp during a deer-hunting trip. The largest prints were described as very long and unusually deep compared to the witness's own boot impression. A relative who also saw the prints thought they were probably a hoax, while the witness doubted anyone could have faked many deep prints of different sizes that far out.
Memory told of a possible encounter that ends a camping trip early near Park Hill
While camping with fraternity companions near a river at night, the witness and two companions went to gather firewood near a brush-covered hill. They heard something large moving through dense brush toward them, breaking branches, with heavy bipedal-sounding steps and a musty stagnant-water odor. After retreating to the campfire and later returning with additional group members, the group heard rapid heavy steps approaching and fled in a vehicle, without ever seeing the source.
Teen hears extremely loud vocalization along path near home
As an eighth-grader, the witness walked alone late at night along a familiar wooded shortcut toward home. In pitch darkness he heard an extremely loud, high-pitched scream from about 20 to 30 feet directly ahead, followed by loud crashing as the unseen source moved rapidly downhill toward a lake. He fled home at full speed and never saw what made the sounds.
Three teens in tree platform attract something using coyote call
The witness and two companions sat on a raised platform in the woods at night while a coyote call imitating a wounded rabbit was blown for about half an hour. They then heard something circling the platform in dense underbrush with loud footsteps and deep grunting while the surrounding woods went silent. They could not see the source at the edge of the flashlight beam and eventually climbed down and ran to a nearby house.
Branch breaks and close vocalization heard while cutting pole trees mid day, near Tumalo
The witness returned with a companion to collect previously cut poles at the end of a logging road. After about 20 minutes they heard something breaking limbs while approaching from the ridge and retreated to the truck. When the witness stepped toward a large fir tree, an extremely loud guttural roar came from behind it, and both fled leaving tools behind.
Memory of a possible daylight sighting when returning to retrieve a watch near Marysville
The witness, then a child swimming with siblings, walked back alone to a swimming hole to retrieve a watch. He saw a tall dark upright figure cross his path near a fenceline and take several steps. Startled, he ran home, where family members suggested it was a deer, which he rejects.
Possible camp stalking and strange sounds heard near Moore's Hill
Four boys were camping behind a house on a wooded hilltop above a creek drainage. During the day they heard loud, repeated bird-like and chimp-like calls approaching to within a few dozen yards, accompanied by movement in the brush, which visibly unsettled one companion. That evening they heard whistling calls across the camp for about an hour, and after most fell asleep the awake brother heard someone approach from the creek side and stand at the camp edge breathing heavily before leaving.
Man recollects he and his family being followed and hearing close vocalization on Mt. Rainier
In summer 1982 the witness was hiking with five relatives down a forest trail near Mt. Rainier after finding a wood carving vandalized. The group heard heavy pacing footsteps in the woods that stopped when they stopped walking and resumed when they walked. They then heard a loud howl described as having two simultaneous tones, after which the whole group ran to their vehicle and drove away.
Camper hears heavy footsteps at night around tent at Baker Lake
The witness was sleeping in a tent at a lakeside campground with family around 1-2 a.m. when heavy rapid footsteps passed the tent, paused at the picnic table where faint silverware clanking was heard, then left the campsite. It was too dark to see anything and the witness stayed inside the tent. A morning search found no tracks because the ground was dry.
A couple has a frightening encounter in Shawnee State Forest
The witness and a companion drove to a picnic area in a forested area at dusk to relax after bowling. While outside the car the witness heard loud heavy strides coming up the hillside, followed by a low growl-like sound, prompting both to get in the car to leave. As they drove away something thumped against the car. Later under bright lights they found large handprints in the dust on the roof, side panel and door.
Camper recounts late night experience and finds footprints near Interlochen
Three people camped without tents in woods near Traverse City. During the night they heard movement around camp and sounds of something disturbing the vehicle, but waited until daylight to check. In the morning they found ferns flattened in a circle around the camp and very large footprints on a sandy road and by a creek, which the witness believes was a Bigfoot.
Teens find footprint in abandoned strip mining area near Pittsburg
In early summer 1981, the witness, then 13, was exploring strip-mine slag heaps with two companions. He found a single large bare footprint in soft mud beside a small pond between the heaps. He estimated it at 18 inches long by 7 inches wide and noted the surrounding rocky ground would cut bare feet. He interpreted the track as left by Bigfoot.