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Vocalizations heard by campers in Taylor Park
The witness and family were camping overnight when they heard a loud scream-howl twice shortly after a siren. Three people heard the sound, which the witness later compared to a Klamath recording and concluded was Bigfoot. The witness reported a strong fear response on hearing it and again when recalling it.
Teenage girl and her younger sister chased out of the woods near Greenwater
During a daytime rock-hunting outing, the witness and her younger sister walked down a trail past a creek. Something charged toward them from a wooded hill, crashing through vegetation while emitting a terrifying howl/growl, and the witness glimpsed a black figure. Both girls fled back to their group in tears and left the area immediately.
Family hears late night vocalizations near Lake McCumber
The witness and companions stayed overnight near a meadow at Lake McCumber and heard a strange high-pitched, human-like howling from the meadow off and on between 3 and 5 a.m. Two companions stayed up on the deck listening while the witness listened from bed. No creature was seen. The next morning a fawn without its mother was noticed in the meadow.
Fisherman hears afternoon scream at Lake Alpine
The witness was fishing on a lake in the afternoon when long, deep howls were heard from the far side of the lake. Each howl lasted about 20 seconds and was repeated three or four times from an estimated quarter-mile away. The witness stated the sounds did not match familiar local mammals or bird calls. No creature was seen.
Men hear two Bigfoot calling to each other
Late at night the witness and a companion sat in a parked truck at the end of a river road and heard deep howling and moaning calls from across the river. Fainter similar calls then answered from a different direction, suggesting two sources calling back and forth for about 20 seconds. Dense fog prevented any visual confirmation when the lights were turned on.
Spelunkers hear loud, garbled howls on consecutive nights near Trout Lake
The witness and a companion were camping overnight at a campground. Around 3 a.m. the witness was awakened by extremely loud howling that continued for many minutes and was also heard by the companion. Later the witness alone heard the howling shift into loud ape-like chattering, then heard howling again near dawn after coyotes sounded.
Environmental Engineer hears calling and responding screams near Shelton
The witness was taking overnight ambient-noise measurements at a rural residence surrounded by timber land. Shortly after starting, after hearing distant coyotes, she heard loud scream-like howls exchanged between two directions for about 30 seconds. After a quiet period during which nearby dogs and a horse became agitated, she heard another solitary similar howl-scream from the same direction.
Vocalizations heard by multiple witnesses
Five people were talking in a boat on Beaver Lake late at night when coyotes began yipping and howling. Shortly after, a much lower and longer howl was heard from several hundred yards away and repeated two or three times. Two companions suggested a Husky-type dog, but the reporter felt it was deeper than coyotes or a Husky and believed it may have been a Bigfoot. No further sounds were heard afterward.
Howls heard at night near home outside Guilderland
The witness was indoors in the evening when distant howls were heard behind the house. About an hour later a very loud screaming howl was heard from just outside an open but blind-covered window. The witness felt paralyzed with fear and did not look out. Afterwards a relative's dog was found cowering in a corner having defecated, and it stayed hidden the rest of the night.
Hikers report possible vocalizations in Ouimet Canyon Provincial Park
Two companions hiking the lookout trail at Ouimet Canyon heard two or three loud howl-like screams from across the canyon late in the morning. They scanned the far side with binoculars but saw nothing, then heard a fainter similar sound at the second lookout. They finished the hike on alert and did not report it at the time, only later associating it with a Sasquatch call heard on television.
Stacked beaver carcasses indicate suspicious presence after an extremely loud vocalization
The witness awoke around 0035hrs on a clear night to an unfamiliar loud howl from the edge of the field, described as two about 5-second bursts separated by a short pause. The witness's sled dogs then erupted in howling. The witness looked out the window but saw nothing, and the next day searched for tracks but found none, noting three stripped beaver carcasses with skeletons stacked facing the same way.
Brothers hear late night howl in Mammoth Lakes
The witness was sleeping in a tent at a campground in Mammoth Lakes when the dog woke them whining and pacing. They then heard a long repeating howl that lasted several minutes and also woke the witness's brother. Both later agreed the sound matched howl recordings on the BFRO website. The dog remained frightened throughout the howling.
Hikers hear possible vocalizations near Cascade Locks along the Columbia River
Two companions were packing up after a late cookout at a park community kitchen when they heard a loud 10-second shrieking yell from a ridge across the creek. A short time later they heard a second similar yell from close behind the kitchen. Unable to identify the sounds, they locked themselves in their truck and left leftover food behind.
Woman hears late night howl near Alturas
Late at night the witness walked downhill to close a gate with her dog. She heard a strange eerie howl twice from nearby and could not see the source even with a flashlight. Her dog fled to its doghouse and neighborhood dogs remained silent.
Woman reports vocalizations and other occurances
The witness reports hearing howling and whistle-like sounds behind their house near woods outside town frequently over about three weeks, usually around 2 a.m., distinguishing them from nearby trains. They also report hearing heavy footsteps that step, pause, then step again, and finding a deep mark in mud behind a shed and leftover field pumpkins missing. No visual encounter is described.
Howling sound heard in the Boggy Creek area of Fouke Arkansas
The witness was driving backroads near Fouke and Jonesville in the evening to look at trees downed in a Christmas ice storm. After pulling into a dirt drive near Boggy Creek to turn around after dark, the witness heard an unfamiliar loud howling sound. The witness left for home and later concluded after listening to recordings that the sound was a Bigfoot howl.
Possible vocalizations heard by four-wheelers near Southport
Three people were driving slowly in a Jeep through woods north of Panama City in fall 2000 and stopped to make a navigational decision. They twice heard an extremely loud, strange vocalization they described as screams or howls. Despite lifelong familiarity with local wildlife, all three agreed they could not identify the source.
Possible vocalizations heard by campers on the Blueridge Parkway
While camping with family, the witness stayed awake reading until 2-3 a.m. and heard a deep bellowing howl from the southwest that called repeatedly for over 30 minutes, moved west over a ridge, and returned around 4 a.m. heading southeast. No animal was seen and the dog remained asleep.
Howls and wood knocking heard in vicinity of Napoli / Little Valley / Salamanca
In September 2000 the witness was near home bordering extensive forest when a long howl was heard approaching from a distance at dusk. The witness went into the woods with two dogs, a spotlight and a weapon to intercept what was first assumed to be a hunter's dog, but saw no hunter lights while the sound moved rapidly to within about 120 yards on the same level. The dogs behaved unusually and the witness felt terror, concluding the source was not a known dog or coyote, a view reinforced by later failure to match the sound to recorded wolf sounds and by nearby residents reporting similar howls.
Night fisherman has possible encounter at the Cobble Mountain Reservoir
The witness was fishing alone by low water late at night when heavy footsteps approached through brush. The witness saw eyeshine and a dark shoulder-like silhouette and then heard a loud high-pitched shrieking howl. Frightened, the witness abandoned fishing gear and ran back to the car.