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Hunter recalls unusual and persistent vocalizations at Carson Lake on the Grand Mesa
Two companions were setting up camp for the night after hunting when they heard prolonged loud screaming from across a lake. One fired a shot in the air, after which the sound briefly stopped then resumed closer and louder with brush thrashing heard. Feeling unnerved, they packed up and drove out the same evening. The writer later felt televised alleged Bigfoot vocalizations sounded similar.
Possible scream at Ft. Stewart
The witness and platoon were holding overnight beside a road during extended field training after being told to wait until morning to cross. While the witness and a companion sat talking under a tree, a loud scream was heard from the treeline about fifty yards away. The witness described it as sounding like a woman being harmed with a wild quality, and noted soldiers reacted by starting vehicles and moving inside.
Couple hears what sounds like a woman screaming
The witness and his wife were going to sleep when they heard loud repeated screams from the cul-de-sac and greenbelt below the house. The witness ran down to the area but found no cars or people, and the sounds stopped after 4 to 5 minutes. Police arrived, flashed lights around, and said they would check the area.
Strange feeling of being watched reported by couple.
The witness and her husband paddled by canoe from a creek into a lake for a routine fishing trip. Near the lake opening they heard a loud hollow yell or scream from the far end and felt watched, moving into a nearby bay out of sight. In the bay they encountered a heavy overpowering unfamiliar odor and then left without fishing, paddling quickly back to their vehicle. They did not discuss it until after driving away, and the witness told no one else for almost 10 years.
Teenager hears vocalization and has encounter with smelly creature outside window
In 1987 the witness was lying in a basement bedroom with the window open on a cool late-summer night. She heard a loud unfamiliar howling and screaming vocalization that frightened her and her dog, followed minutes later by heavy footsteps outside the window and on the deck plus a horrific odor. She sensed something pacing in front of the window as if looking in before leaving, then heard the same vocalization again and closed the window.
Hunter experiences terrifying scream.
While walking to a duck blind in the early morning, the witness and companions heard trees snapping and movement in nearby timber. Later, while walking back alone to the truck for shells, the witness again heard branches breaking and movement paralleling him that stopped when he stopped. When he raised his empty shotgun toward the sound, a loud long guttural scream echoed through the trees, which companions back at the pond also heard, terrifying the witness who ran to lock himself in the truck.
Loud vocalizations repeatedly disturb family
The witness, then a child, was sleeping in the family's A-frame when very loud, high-pitched screams from behind the house woke the household. The father fired a handgun from a loft window and later used a spotlight, hearing something move away upslope but never seeing the source. Similar late-night screams recurred several times over the following week, and daytime searches found broken small trees and a rotten-egg smell but no tracks or other samples. The family moved away within a month.
Man had deer stolen by creature near Lakehead
A homeowner had shot a deer and hung it in a tree behind the house. That night while going to let dogs out, he heard an unfamiliar scream and saw a large ape-like creature in the yard. The creature seized the deer and fled into the forest, tearing out a stretch of barbed-wire fence and leaving hair and tracks. A friend visiting the next day was shown where it stood and ran, including the tracks and hair.
Campers hear multiple vocalizations at Loup Loup Campground
A couple camping at a campground in the north-central Washington Cascades heard loud, powerful calls beginning shortly before dusk and continuing through the night. The sounds were described as unfamiliar, alternating between deep guttural tones and high-pitched tones, and seeming to come from two sources that moved toward each other along a creek drainage. The witnesses spent the night in their car and left at dawn without searching the brush for tracks.
Possible vocalizations heard in Lumby
In late summer 1986 two teenagers were on the deck of a house bordering wilderness when they heard a long, distant scream from behind the house. Startled, they hurried inside, secured the house, and the reporter briefly stepped onto the back porch with a shotgun. He heard distant movement but saw nothing further, and they stayed awake most of the night.
Solo camper's late night encounter outside Truckee
The witness had pulled off a remote forest road for the night and was sleeping beside the truck with dogs. In darkness heavy bipedal footsteps approached up the road and stopped a few yards away. The unseen source emitted an extremely loud prolonged scream then ran away down the road still screaming. The witness searched briefly by headlights for tracks, found none on the rocky road, and left when the dogs refused to leave the truck.
High-pitched growling scream heard by witnesses.
Two people were walking uphill on a rural road around 2 a.m. when they heard a strange loud scream from the wooded valley below. The sound occurred again about 20-30 seconds later, lasting longer and sounding much closer. They ran uphill to the companion's home.
Campers have strange encounter near swamp in the Upper Peninsula
The witness and four companions were camped overnight on a ridge between a lake and a swampy area. Between about 1 and 4 a.m. they heard repeated loud screeching calls that approached from a distance to within tens of yards and circled their camp, sometimes accompanied by breaking branches but never revealing a source when lights were shone. After about three hours the sounds receded the way they had come, and the group left at first light without finding tracks.
Teenagers hear strange sounds near Aberdeen
Two friends were talking late at night in a farmhouse basement with the windows open when they heard a strange screeching or howl-like sound from a nearby field. They looked out the window but saw nothing, and the sound continued intermittently for about ten minutes. Neither could identify it as any known wildlife or farm animal, and a brief search the next day found nothing.
Hunters endure hour-long, intimidation behavior by unseen aggressor(s)
A group of hunters sitting at their campfire at night heard loud wailing, growling and howling sounds from just beyond the firelight, followed by the sound of trees snapping. They remained in camp as the sounds continued for an extended period before moving away into the woods. At daybreak they found snapped trees, uprooted brush, and heavily disturbed ground in the direction of the sounds.
Two young men camping in the high country, hear vocals
Two companions were camping away from developed sites and sitting by a campfire in the evening when they heard loud shrill scream-growl vocalizations that seemed to come closer over time. The surrounding forest reportedly fell silent and they felt frightened and that something was close. They turned off music, readied firearms, heard another series of screams later that night, and slept with guns for protection.
Campers hear late night scream near Gasquet
In 1985 the witness and a companion were remote camping near Patrick Creek when they heard loud primate-like screams and conversational voices from a nearby ridge around 11 p.m. During the night the witness heard heavy tramping and deep breathing just outside the tent while a normally bold dog hid trembling inside. At dawn the witness found the campsite duff heavily scuffed with signs of foot traffic that had not been there the previous evening.
Man remembers backyard baseball game interrupted by possible screams near Morley
Five children were playing baseball in a clearing near home on a warm summer afternoon when they heard a loud siren-like scream ending in a growl. After a second scream they dropped their equipment and ran home while the screaming continued. They said they had never heard such a sound before and were terrified.
Two men hear afternoon vocalization near Fort Bragg
The witness and a companion were at a house overlooking a river when they heard loud crashing from the forest across the river. They then heard vocalizations that began as grunting and a deep loud moo-like sound and rose into a very loud high-pitched scream. After vocalizing, the unseen source moved rapidly inland through the forest until its footsteps could no longer be heard. The witness concluded the sounds were made by a Bigfoot, noting the speed and distance covered did not match a cow.
Witness reports bad smell and a scream
During a week-long military field exercise, the witness spent the final night alone in a forward foxhole on guard duty. Around 2 a.m. he heard loud bipedal footfalls pass his position, followed by a strong putrid odor. About 45 minutes later he heard a distant loud scream. He saw nothing and remained at his post until morning, when the odor still lingered.