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28 September 2013 Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan Class B #42226

Multiple interactions involving a possible road crossing, vocalizations and paralleling experienced by a hunter/homeowner near the Rogue River Game Area

Around midnight in early fall, the witness was in bed watching TV at home when he heard loud howls through closed windows, followed by ape-like grunts. His horse became very nervous and distant dogs were barking. He woke his wife after the sounds stopped and they later compared the sounds to Bigfoot recordings online and found them very similar.

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August 2013 Fraser, Boone County, Iowa Class B #41845

Group of campers has strange encounters over three nights near Fraser

A group camping near a river spent three late nights walking north of their campsite to look for Sasquatch. They claim loud tree knocks, howls, grunts, heavy bipedal movement and red glowing eyes, plus a shadowy figure that rose from about five feet to about eight feet tall. They also claim a glow stick left on a gravel road was later found moved to the base of a hollow tree.

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August 2013 Otterville, Buchanan County, Iowa Class B #57358

Possible howl heard while fishing at night near Otterville

The witness and companions were cat fishing late at night on a riverbank when they heard a loud deep howl or scream lasting several seconds. Shortly afterward a pack of coyotes began yelping and barking nearby, then all wildlife sounds went silent. The group did not recognize what made the initial sound.

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July 2013 Granite Falls, Verlot, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #41602

Group of friends have possible late night interaction in an old rock quarry near Granite Falls

Six people hiked up a forest road at night to revisit the witness's prior sighting area. After making knocks and whoop calls, they reported hearing a return knock, whoops, a guttural grumble and a moan, and seeing multiple eye-shines. Later in a quarry area they reported watching a human-like figure in night-vision goggles that crouched when noticed, followed by a rock thrown nearby, after which they left.

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26 June 2013 EAGLE RIVER, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #41514

Friends enjoying a late night together are startled by a eerie howl near Eagle River

The witness and two companions were sitting in a parked vehicle at Eagle Lake late at night with the windows down. After about fifteen to twenty minutes the witness and one companion heard a loud, scream-like howl from woods about fifty yards away. The sound was described as inhuman and very loud, lasting about thirty seconds and heard only once.

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14 June 2013 WHITE Mountains Az., Apache County, Arizona Class B #45320

Early morning fisherman hears possible howl near Hawley Lake

The witness was fly fishing alone shortly after sunrise along a stream feeding into Hawley Lake. He heard a single very loud, long vocalization that he first called a scream and later described as more of a howl, saying he could feel it in his chest. He did not feel threatened, continued fishing for about another hour, and heard nothing else unusual.

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1 January 2013 June Park, Brevard County, Florida Class B #38764

Deer hunters are rattled with tree crashes and a howl west of Melbourne

Two hunters sat in a blind when the woods went quiet and they heard crashing, bipedal footsteps, a loud crash and a deep howl. After waiting until dark, they left and walked toward their boat. When one turned around he saw eye shine several feet off the ground behind them, which then turned away.

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24 December 2012 Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia Class B #38619

Couple hear possible moan howls one afternoon at Eagle Rock Cemetery

A couple visiting family graves on a rainy afternoon heard low, guttural calls lasting several seconds from the wooded mountainside about 100-150 yards away, repeated in sets of three. The witness mimicked a single call and received a single reply after a short silence while nearby dogs froze and stared toward the sound and poultry fled. The pair drove toward a water tank near the apparent source but heard nothing further, and the dogs later resumed barking.

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19 December 2012 Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin Class B #38662

Hikers make a vocalization and hear possible return vocalizations outside Biron

The witness and two companions went into a pine forest near the home in the early evening and the witness made whoop calls. Seconds later they heard a distant long howl lasting several seconds, then while walking back they heard three much closer whoops from the same direction. Startled, they ran back to the house.

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2 December 2012 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Class B #37988

Late night observation by a home owner near Lake Decatur

The witness was smoking on the front porch at night when rustling was heard nearby. A dark massive upright figure stood up about 30 yards away, looked both ways, then ran across the street into a wooded area. Later that night the witness noted a musty odor and heard a deep scream-howl sound on and off.

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10 October 2012 Utica, La Salle County, Illinois Class B #40476

Possible activity experienced by a family near Utica

Two people were sitting around a campfire in their yard at night when they heard coyotes howling. The coyote howls were then joined by a much lower, deeper and louder howl. The witnesses considered a wolf as a possible source but were frightened and returned to the house without seeing anything.

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4 September 2012 Richland, Pulaski County, Missouri Class B #36407

Mother & daughter hear possible vocalizations outside a home near Richland

The witness and her adult daughter were in the garden near the house at night when they heard a loud screaming vocalization from the nearby wood line. The sound was described as a short whoop-like scream followed by a long deep howl, which frightened them and sent the usually bold dog under the house. After returning inside, the witness later heard snapping and cracking sounds in the woods and compared the vocalization to recorded Bigfoot sounds online.

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30 August 2012 Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class B #36662

Traveler hears possible vocals from the forest during a roadside stop near Sugar Grove

The witness stopped roadside at night after hearing three whoop-like calls from downslope. The witness imitated the calls and heard a two-call reply, imitated that, then heard a sharp wood crack and a different, agitated howl. A passing vehicle ended the exchange, and further imitation attempts during a 40-45 minute wait received no response.

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8 August 2012 Banks, Tillamook County, Oregon Class B #36280

Campers hear knocks and unknown vocalizations at night in Tillamook State Forest

The witness and two companions were camping at the same forest campground where relatives had reported loud calls the previous weekend. After an evening hike and unsuccessful knocking attempt, they were stargazing around the campfire. They then heard two sets of rapid knocks from one direction followed within seconds by two howls from another direction, which they recorded. The camp was otherwise empty, with the nearest other campground miles away.

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August 2012 Bagdad, Shelby County, Kentucky Class B #36229

Possible vocalizations and rock throwing on a summer night at a home outside Bagdad

The witness heard repeated howls moving around the house in the early morning, starting close in the treeline and shifting to different sides of the property. After retreating inside, small rocks were heard hitting the porch roof for several minutes. The witness woke his wife and both heard additional more distant howls over the next hour before it became quiet.

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August 2012 Verlot, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #36318

Group of young men report possible activity while 4-wheeling backroads near Verlot

The witness and companions drove to a forest road at night and stopped in the vehicle to look around. They reported hearing howls, a whoop and slow knocks, then seeing at least eight pairs of eye shine positioned around the vehicle. The driver then left the area, and the group planned to return with recording equipment.

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14 June 2012 Chilliwack, British Columbia Class B #35773

Woman awoken from her bed by unusual animal call in Chilliwack

The witness was awakened after 2 a.m. by a loud whooping and howling sound believed to come from the direction of a nearby river. The vocalization continued for about 15 minutes during otherwise quiet conditions, then was heard again briefly farther away. The witness said the sound did not resemble a human or any known animal, but later found it virtually identical to an archival whoop-howl recording.

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2012 Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan Class B #48824

Ongoing activity and possible vocalizations recorded near Detroit Metro Airport

The witness claims hearing a loud, deep human-like howl near home for 6-7 years, mostly at night around 1 a.m. and continuing until daybreak, sometimes with a second higher-pitched voice. The sound is described as moving west to east past the house and back, triggering dogs and coyotes, and increasing with heavy plane traffic and hot humid nights. The witness recorded the sounds on a cell phone and suspects the source used the barn in winter.

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8 December 2011 Greenville, Bond County, Illinois Class B #31419

Possible nighttime sighting and vocalizations in a backyard near Old Ripley

The witness was in bed late at night when barking dogs prompted them to go outside. They saw a dog run under the porch and something retreat into the woods. After shouting and tossing a small stone into the trees, the witness heard a shriek/howl and the stone was thrown back to land at their feet. The witness ran inside, then returned with a flashlight to find twisted vegetation and snapped branches and noted a foul smell.

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December 2011 Dade City, Pasco County, Florida Class B #32308

Possible nighttime encounter experienced by campers in the West Tract of the Green Swamp Preserve

The witness and his son were camping in a tent near a swamp when they were awakened by a loud unusual vocalization, followed by prolonged loud whistling that seemed to circle the camp. About an hour later the witness woke again and saw an upright silhouette pass by the tent. A third companion slept through the sounds, and the group did not stay a second night.

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