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Two hunters are followed by an unseen creature near Toutle
The witness and a companion walked in on a gated logging road for an evening elk hunt and heard something pacing them in the woods. After they stopped at the end of a side road, the witness heard a deep low growl from nearby brush without seeing the source. After waiting until dark for two companions, the pair walked out back-to-back while loud walking and brush sounds paced them for about a half mile to the truck.
Boaters report tree push over and scream 40 miles NW of Campbell River
The witness and a companion were anchored and sleeping aboard their boat. After stargazing they went to bed in the cabin and heard a loud disturbing scream that startled their dog, causing them to miss any further sounds. Years later the witness compared the memory to a recording of the Michigan Scream and the companion agreed it matched.
Backpacker hears multiple vocalizations while camping near Trout Lake
The witness was camped alone on the second night of a three-day backpacking trip in Gifford Pinchot National Forest. At about 2:30 a.m. he was awakened by three consecutive whooping yells followed by a loud three-second guttural scream from up the valley. He then heard very faint distant answering calls or howling. He stayed awake for a couple more hours and heard nothing further.
Retired police officer describes possible nighttime sighting near Monroe
The witness was driving home late at night through a semi-rural area when headlights revealed a large dark animal on all fours rooting through roadside trash cans. As the vehicle approached, the animal stood upright on two legs, towering over the small vehicle and showing a hair-covered face with open mouth. The driver slowed, avoided looking directly at it, and sped past, describing the encounter as shocking and traumatizing.
Wilderness campers have an unknown visitor in the Trinity Alps of Northern California
The witness was lying awake in a tent at a remote lake camp around 1:30 a.m. while three companions slept. He heard footsteps circling camp, smelled a strong animal odor, and saw a large shadowy figure lift his backpack above the tent and appear to try to open it. After he yelled, the figure dropped the pack onto the tent and left camp on foot as the others woke and heard its retreat.
Campers experience powerful screams at remote campsite
Two adults sitting by a campfire late at night heard loud high-pitched screaming whoops that seemed to surround them and grow closer. They retreated to their truck, honked the horn, and listened for several minutes as the sounds moved farther away before tearing down camp and driving out. Afterward they compared the sound to coyote calls without a match and said it exactly matched a 1978 whooping screams recording.
Strange screams frighten fly fisherman and cattle near Sundre
The witness camped alone and awoke around 6 a.m. He heard a high-pitched scream like a woman screaming from the south. After he made a whoop call, a slightly lower scream answered from the north about 5-10 seconds later. Nearby cattle immediately became agitated, mooing loudly and stampeding toward the campground.
Possible nighttime sighting while driving in Orient
The witness was driving home at night with a companion in the front seat and two children in the back seat. A tall creature with long chestnut hair jogged across the road in front of the car in the headlights and went into the woods. The witness and the front-seat companion watched it together, then drove on to try to find it again but could not.
Possible sign and incidents on private property while scouting for deer south of Monkstown
While searching for deer tracks in a remote creek bottom, the witness reported finding twisted vegetation and large barefoot prints. Later that evening the party sat in the area until dark and reported receiving return wood knocks from three directions and hearing unexplained noises. They then reported hearing objects thrown through the woods toward them, with one small object striking a companion, prompting them to leave.
Hikers have strange encounters and find human-like footprints in Buckhorn Wilderness
The witness was backpacking and camping with friends at a small alpine lake. Late at night two campers heard something moving on rocks by the lake and then something hit their tent. The next morning they found 6-7 human-like footprints where the movement had been heard, sunk much deeper than the witness's own print, and photographed them.
Campers making animal noises in forest experience booming screams in reply
Late at night while camping on logging roads near Estacada, Oregon, the witness and companions heard an extremely loud, prolonged scream from the dark woods. The witness estimated the source was 100 to 200 yards away and felt the air vibrate. The vocalizations continued for about 30 minutes and appeared to move around the camp while the group packed up and drove out. No creature was seen.
Woman standing on her elevated deck is approached from underneath by something large near Ocean Shores
Late at night the witness went onto an elevated deck after hearing brush noise and animal sounds. Something heavy walked up a ground-level dock and stopped directly beneath the deck. The witness saw only a large dark shape through the boards while it made loud sniffing breaths, then fled back inside.
Unusual thud and possible whoop heard along with feeling of being watched in Algonquin Provincial Park
The witness was lying awake in a tent at a Rain Lake campsite with a companion already asleep when a powerful but silent ground thud was felt very close to the tent, followed by a brief skunk-like odor. Later that night the witness heard an unusually loud whoop-like sound first taken for a loon. In the morning an indistinct disturbance entering camp and a freshly snapped tree stump were found, and while hiking out the witness felt watched.
Bipedal sounding pacing and possible vocalizations heard by Boy Scout leader and Scouts at Quetico Provincial Park
The witness was camping with a large scout group in a remote wilderness park. Late at night while several people sat around the campfire, they heard heavy bipedal footsteps pacing in dense brush beyond light range and later heard deep breathing. After most went to tents, they heard distant wolves followed by a closer deep howl that silenced the wolves, repeated more faintly. No tracks were found the next day.
Backpackers startle a figure with long white/blonde hair watching Boy Scouts at Grandaddy Lake
While backpacking and setting up camp, the witness briefly saw a long-haired, light-colored figure watching a nearby scout camp from marshy vegetation. The figure reportedly ran away on two legs with very long, silent strides toward thicker timber. The witness did not see below its shoulders or check for tracks, and later confirmed no one in the scout camp had matching light hair.
Possible vocalizations heard by campers In Lake Luzerne area
While camping in a tent with six others, the witness heard something large moving near camp followed by distinctive hoot-whoop vocalizations attributed to two or possibly three animals. The sounds moved away from the camp and then returned about two hours later. All seven tent occupants heard the sounds.
Rural residents describe loud vocalizations and strange incidents near Iaeger
The witness was sitting on the front porch late at night when he heard a loud scream at a distance, followed later by crashing brush and a series of loud moans, growls and howls from across the road. He judged the vocalizations as extremely powerful and unlike any known animal and inferred the source was very large. He went inside and locked the doors.
Possible vocalizations heard near Shades State Park
In February 2009 after snow, the witness was hiking back toward the truck in Shades State Park with a child while periodically making tree knocks. After one set of knocks the witness heard an immediate very loud and powerful growl. The witness then hurried the child to the truck.
Possible sighting of animal playing peek-a-boo at Argyle Lake State Park
Two companions hiking back toward their car noticed the woods go silent and heard something moving in brush alongside them and crossing behind them, along with a musky skunk-like odor. Near the last bend the reporter glanced back and saw a wide, dark-brown figure squatting beside a low dead tree about 100 yards away. They kept walking, then ran to the car and drove off and rarely spoke of it afterward.
Possible howl heard on the Duck River while camping
The witness and a companion were camping overnight along a river at around 2 a.m. under a full moon. They heard dogs barking across the river, then a loud deep howl lasting nearly ten seconds. Afterwards all animal sounds stopped and remained silent for hours, and the howl was not heard again.