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Late-night frog hunters experience possible territorial behavior north of Rimrock
The witness and two companions were walking upstream frog gigging at night when they noticed a musky odor and heard heavy movement ahead in dense brush. Three rocks were thrown from above across the creek, followed by crashing movement across the water and another rock landing nearby in the creek. An unseen very large mover then rushed toward them through thick brush, prompting the group to leave for their vehicle.
Dirt bike riders hear possible knocks north of Lake Wenatchee
Four people on a dirt-bike trip stopped at a dirt-road intersection and heard knocking like someone hitting a tree. After finding no people or vehicles nearby, one witness knocked on a tree and two or three loud knocks answered within seconds. The group left immediately, and a search the next day found no trails or camps to explain the sounds.
Possible daytime sightings by expedition attendees near Mt. Adams
The witness and a companion walked into a meadow off an old logging road mid-afternoon after the companion made calls. While scanning the treeline the witness saw a large, silent figure move quickly left to right through trees, noting a hand and long straggly hair, then a second broader flash before losing sight. They radioed camp, waited and watched, and saw a deer approach closely then bolt screaming toward the woods; a later search with others found nothing further that day.
Strange occurrences are ongoing at a rural home outside Talladega
Late at night at home, the witness heard dogs barking and howling and went to the door with a flashlight to scan the woods. The beam caught two pairs of eyeshine on either side of a tree a short distance inside the treeline at different heights. The eyes looked toward the witness and then toward each other before withdrawing into the woods out of view.
Guy exploring creeks finds tracks then growled at by large dark figure 10mi northeast of Russellville
The witness returned on a Sunday afternoon to a wooded creek confluence where large tracks had been found days earlier. While approaching, something large moved alongside through the woods breaking branches, and the witness found large footprints including a tiny print in one heel. The witness then heard a large splash in the creek followed by paired guttural growls that stopped after the witness whooped, and later described seeing a large hairy figure peeking from behind a tree across the creek.
Dark figure observed thru binoculars during an afternoon on Baker Lake near Swift Creek
The witness was sitting on a picnic table overlooking the lake and scanning the far treeline with binoculars while a relative photographed nearby. She noticed what looked like a dark head and upper body peeking from beside a tree across the lake, watched it for several minutes, then found it gone after looking away and back. She mentioned it to the relative, who searched with a camera lens but saw nothing.
Possible knocks and vocalizations heard from a rural home near the town of Crump
The witness reported hearing repeated unexplained sounds in the timber surrounding their home, described as knock-like thumps, whistles, stomping with stick breaks, and deep growls. Nighttime knocks occurred over about a week and a half, while afternoon growls coincided with wildlife going silent and dogs retreating to the house. Nothing was seen during these episodes.
Farmer cutting hay spots a human-like figure running near Tazewell
The witness was cutting hay by tractor on a family farm when he looked back to re-cut a missed strip and saw a tall dark human-shaped figure running away downhill into a narrow patch of woods. He watched it for a few seconds at about 100 yards as it headed toward thicker woods toward the mountains. He later compared its height to a tall relative and estimated it at about seven feet with very long strides.
Five men hear tree knocks, and begin exchange of vocalizations and taps while on an expedition near Estacada
A group of five hiked an old closed ridge road around midnight under moonlight. After the leader produced knocks, responsive knocking came from timber about 50 feet away where a shadowy figure was seen, and the leader exchanged sounds with it. As the group hiked back to their cars they were flanked with glowing eyes, vocalizations and rustling.
Family going fishing find a large, strange footprint in a sandbar near Gratis
Three people scouting Twin Creek for a fishing spot found a single very large footprint on a rocky sandbar. They photographed it beside a size 13 foot for scale and measured it at 15 inches long. Investigators later visited the exact site with the witnesses but found no additional tracks due to rocky substrate.
Campers hear possible vocalization and have trailer shaken at Interstate State Park
A group camped and hiked a short trail at night to elicit responses. After a child's whoops received an immediate whoop reply nearby, two adults who stayed behind briefly heard something approach closely then step away, seeing nothing with lights. Back in camp the group saw intermittent orange eyeshine below the ridgeline, and later heard movement around camp overnight including a camper shaking.
Camper hears Sierra-type whoops and knocking near Lost Creek Wilderness, 35mi SW of Denver
The witness was camped with two children on a ridgeline near Tarryall Reservoir. On two consecutive nights the witness heard loud deep whooping calls, first from the valley below and then much closer to camp, with wood-on-wood-like banging the first night and coyotes falling silent. On the second night the witness left the tent with a rifle and light and heard something large and heavy crashing through timber with loud footsteps, then stood guard until morning and left early without telling the children.
Campers sleeping inside their tent hear clacking and are touched near Bumping Lake
The witness was sleeping in a tent at a lake campground with family when she awoke to repeated patterned clacking sounds from the south. Later she felt contact through the tent fabric, felt the foot of the tent lift and settle, heard movement and more clacking from two directions, and felt unable to move or speak. She awoke again later to distant clacking, and in the morning found no sign except deer tracks with the tent still staked.
Possible daytime sighting on a golf course in Northern MN
Early one morning the witness was talking with a coworker at a golf course bordering woods when he noticed a tall bipedal figure moving through dense brush parallel to a paved path. The figure, described as lanky and uniformly reddish-tan, walked with a long easy stride and covered ground quickly without running. After about 20 seconds it passed behind a small bathroom building and did not reappear on the other side. The coworker, who was facing away from the woods, did not see it.
Possible sighting of a juvenile in a backyard at base of Stokes State Forest
The witness was watching birds in the yard when the birds disappeared, then walked toward the woods to look for deer. The witness saw a dark figure on all fours about 40 yards away on a gully that rocked from side to side. After briefly looking away and returning with a companion, the figure was gone, and both reported hair standing up before leaving quickly.
Couple awakened by very loud howls near Maple Valley
The witness and a companion were sleeping at home with a bedroom window open when they were awakened around 1:30 a.m. by extremely loud howls coming from outside. They heard four howls that echoed through the area with pauses between them. They later concluded the sounds were similar to a previously reported Bigfoot vocalization and possibly made by such a creature.
Possible activity and odd discoveries found by a Traditional Native American near Port Deposit
The witness and a friend were collecting molted eagle feathers near a swamp around sunset. They heard two very loud splashes close by that sounded like large rocks being thrown into the water. They pushed through overgrown vegetation to investigate and found a fresh path flattened through tall weeds but saw nothing. As they were leaving they heard distant chattering like talking, although they believed no one else was in the woods.
Fishermen have possible daytime encounter near Escanaba
Two companions stopped while on a fishing outing to inspect a river area. They heard large animals moving on both sides of the road and believed they had interrupted two animals crossing. One animal then charged through brush, knocked vegetation down, and a tree was heard being ripped down, followed by silence and faint hiding sounds. Neither witness obtained a visual, and they left without crossing the river to investigate.
Passenger on US Hwy. 431 spots a tall, dark figure walking uphill south of Dunmor
The witness was riding as a passenger while a companion drove on a sunny April afternoon. As they traveled past woods along a creek, he noticed a large upright figure moving uphill beside the road. The observation was brief in clear daylight as the vehicle continued past.
Gold panner reports rocks thrown in frequent sighting zone within Uwharrie National Forest
The witness went alone to a friend's creek property to pan for gold. After a couple hours he stopped for a break and heard commotion moving through the treetops, then saw a football-sized rock fly over his head and land on the far bank. He shouted toward that direction, quickly packed up and left feeling watched, and later largely gave up panning and hunting.