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Threatening bellows directed at hikers and their dogs in the Holy Cross Wilderness
The witness and a companion were hiking a high-elevation trail with two dogs when they heard a very loud, rhythmic wailing and moaning sound from a pine cluster about 50-75 yards away. The sound lasted several minutes and seemed to move toward them, growing louder, which frightened the witness and held the dogs' fixed attention without prompting a chase. They left without seeing the source, and minutes later a ranger they met said she had also heard the unfamiliar sound.
Possible vocalizations heard by backcountry hikers in Redwoods National Park
Two backpackers hiked off trail and camped in a small canyon in Redwood National Park. Around 7 p.m. they heard a short scream nearby, after which the forest became very quiet. Around 10:30-11 p.m. they heard prolonged rhythmic wailing or howling from a surrounding ridge for several minutes before going to sleep and leaving the next morning.
Possible vocalization heard by fisherman at Monksville Reservoir
The witness was fishing alone from shore at night when a loud scream-wail was heard from behind, across the parking lot. The witness later said the sound closely matched archived whoop-howl recordings. The witness left immediately without investigating or returning to look.
Couple fishing at night are frightened by large, heavy animal in the near woods
The witness and a companion were night fishing when they heard rustling, snapping and thumping approaching from the woods. Something ran across gravel behind them, slapped the side of their parked pickup three times, and shook branches while heavy footsteps were felt. After reaching the truck to leave, they heard a loud, close, high-pitched unearthly scream and drove away quickly.
Series of loud vocalizations from two sources heard in the Yellowjacket Mountains
The witness and a relative camped at the end of a forest road and prepared to sleep in their tent. They heard loud hair-raising howl-like screams coming from opposite directions for several minutes, as if two sources were calling back and forth. Minutes after the sounds stopped, a foul rotting odor drifted through camp while the forest remained completely silent.
Loud roars and screams heard from an unknown animal near Stanwood
On a warm summer evening at dusk in 2000, the witness was with two dogs at the edge of a forested ravine on the property. For about 10-15 minutes the witness heard something large moving through dense brush, branches snapping, and continuous loud roars and screams that continued despite yelling. The dogs stayed beside the witness and would not investigate, and the witness then went inside for the night.
Campers hear nighttime vocalizations at Sugar Pine Campground on the west side of Lake Tahoe
The witness was camping with family at Sugar Pine Campground when whooping and long wailing sounds were heard coming from the forest behind the camp. Frightened, the witness ran into the family trailer. Years later the witness heard similar recorded sounds online and concluded the sounds had been those of a sasquatch.
Three campers near Bumping Lake hear vocalizations from Nelson Ridge
Three campers at Bumping Lake heard a loud high-pitched scream from a nearby ridge while sitting around a campfire at night. About 15 seconds later an answering call came from a more distant ridge to the southwest. After going to bed, two campers heard another scream from inside their tent and armed themselves, but nothing further happened.
Campers hear screams and wood knocking near Bumping Lake
A family camping beside a swamp heard a long scream-like grunt that shifted to a screech and ended in grunt-huffing from 100-200 feet away, causing their dogs to react strongly. About 15 minutes later they heard stick-on-stick knocks to the north, then again 15 minutes later from farther north, with no movement detected between sounds. A morning search found no tracks or broken brush, and the family moved camp to another area.
Family hears possible vocals on summer nights at their home near Dolly Sods Wilderness Area
The witness arrived home late at night and got out of the parked vehicle. Immediately after the car door closed, an extremely loud scream was heard from near the uphill tree line about 100 feet away. The witness ran inside, retrieved a shotgun and floodlight, and watched from inside the screen door but saw nothing and found no sign.
Howls heard on Buck Mountain, 10 miles east of Whitehall
A couple left the trail to take photos by a creek. They heard loud deep roaring, scream-like and growl-like vocalizations approaching from across the creek, along with large branches breaking, and believed something was circling them. After the sounds stopped they felt watched, fled down the trail, and heard a large animal tracking them along the creek.
Nighttime screams heard near residences on Mescalero IR
On the night of July 29, 2000, the witness and companions were getting home late when they heard loud screaming or screeching several times over about 10 minutes from behind houses. Dogs in the area that had been howling and barking became quiet after the sounds. No creature was seen during the main event.
Couple hear loud screams and experience a feeling of being watched on a trail near Buck Mountain
The witness and his wife left the trail by a creek to take photos. They heard a very loud deep roaring and screaming vocalization approaching from across the creek, repeated several times, with breaking branches as it circled and then followed them as they fled. Frightened, they gathered their belongings and ran back down the trail while the animal tracked them from alongside the creek.
Couple hear loud screams near Cranbury. 15" long footprint (depression) found by couple in the same area.
After watching fireworks, the witness family drove north and heard very loud shrieking from a stand of trees. They turned back, stopped near the trees, and listened to repeated 4- to 5-second shrieks that sounded powerful and nearly human. Honking produced no change and the sound faltered then stopped after the witness shouted loudly twice, and it was not heard again on a later check. The source was not seen because it was dark and about 15 yards away at the far edge of the trees.
Hikers hear strange screams in the Desolation Wilderness
The witness and a relative camped at Rockbound Lake in Desolation Wilderness. Late at night they heard three very loud high-pitched screams from across the lake. Just before dawn the next morning they heard a series of very loud roars from multiple directions around the lake, including one very close behind camp, then searched the area but saw nothing.
Campers hear vocalizations near Clear Lake
The witness and a companion were camping near Clear Lake when they were awakened around 5 a.m. by loud howling and screaming heard across the forest that seemed to involve multiple individuals communicating. The witness, familiar with local wildlife sounds, later felt the sounds matched online recordings of alleged Bigfoot howls.
Unusual vocalization heard near Sandy
The witness was staying at an inn in Sandy and woke around 3 a.m. after thunderstorms had passed. While leaning out a second-story window into still air, he heard a distant, high-pitched wailing lasting about 20 seconds. He described it as unlike tires, human voices, or known animals he had heard, and remained uncertain what produced it.
Possible nighttime sighting outside a home near Christopher Creek
The witness was staying alone in a trailer and went uphill to check what triggered a house motion light. He reports seeing a giant upright human-like silhouette near the house that made a loud howl/scream/growl directed at him before turning toward the forest. He ran back to his trailer and found no clear footprints the next morning due to dry ground.
Woman hears nighttime screams near Polk
The witness reports hearing a very loud high-pitched scream on two to three occasions in the middle of the night while awake in bed, once loud enough to wake her. On one occasion she woke her sleeping husband, who also heard the screeches. She first thought it was another animal but later wondered if it could have been a bigfoot.
Unusual screams and thrashing sounds heard by 3 fishermen
Three companions were camping overnight for gigging and lying in a large tent trying to sleep when prolonged loud screams were heard from across a creek for about 30 minutes. They described the screams as deep-throated, lasting several seconds each, and coming from a large animal, but they stayed in the tent and saw nothing.