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12 June 2018 Bragg Creek, Alberta Class B #59610

Retired mail carrier reports sundown knocks and responses on east flank of Rockies near Calgary

The witness parked at a pullout on Highway 66 to photograph the sunset behind the mountains. While waiting in the vehicle he heard distant wood knocks and answered them with a bat, receiving replies that seemed progressively closer on the north side of the road. Later he heard a scream-howl from the south side followed by another nearby knock, after which the exchange ended.

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8 August 2009 Sundre, Alberta Class B #26517

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.

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30 August 2001 Westlock, Alberta Class B #23259

Family hears ear piercing sream outside their cabin north of Westlock

The witness and two family members were settling to sleep in a recently purchased cabin late at night. A loud, shrill scream was heard from just outside the thin door. The witnesses, who described themselves as experienced outdoorsmen familiar with local animal sounds, said it matched nothing they knew. Nothing else happened that night and no tracks were found the next day.

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2001–2003 Entwhistle, Alberta Class B #7250

2001 - 2003 Alberta (Class B) Mother and daughter hear screams in the night near Entwhistle

While staying at a relative's house near a deep river canyon, the witness together with two relatives heard loud eerie screams late at night that they said they had never heard before and that made their hair stand up. The sounds were said to match recordings referenced on the reporting site. No creature was seen and no physical trace was reported.

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15 September 1997 Valleyview, Alberta Class B #26746

Hunter recalls strange incidents while camping near Valleyview

The witness was tracking elk sign alone in the late afternoon when he smelled a foul odor, felt watched, then saw several large bipedal animals scatter through thick brush and fled back to camp. Around 2 a.m. the whole camping party was awakened by very loud, prolonged yowl-like screams preceded by banging sounds. The party left the area after daybreak.

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7 August 1985 Morley, Alberta Class B #25378

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.

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February 1977 Alberta Class B #1404

Creature seen standing 75 feet from family home.

The witness and a companion heard a loud scream at night at their farm home but could see nothing in the dark. The next morning they followed footprints in the snow starting about 75 feet from the home on the west side of the garage toward the swamp. The prints were described as large bare human-like feet, and hair was found where the track-maker appeared to have leaned against a pine tree, which the witness collected.

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