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15 August 1981 Inglis, Levy County, Florida Class B #430

Brothers hear howl while trailblazing

Two brothers were trailblazing through dense brush at the edge of a marshy swamp in the morning when they heard a very deep, loud howl that echoed. The sound then changed to match a purported Bigfoot scream recording the witness knew, continuing for about half an hour. They also believed they heard a faint answering call from elsewhere in the swamp.

HowlScreamVocalization
27 July 1980 Dee, Hood River County, Oregon Class B #8680

Boys hear moaning call from bedroom window

The witness and a companion were awake late in an upstairs bedroom with the window open while photographing the moon. They heard a loud, human-like low-pitched moan that seemed to rise in pitch and approach the house for about ten seconds, then stopped after the window was shut. Nothing was seen that night or found in the orchard the next morning, and the witness later felt the sound matched a recording heard online.

Vocalization
July 1980 NAPLES, Collier County, Florida Class B #13889

Man describes incidents in teen years in swamp area outside Naples

The witness and two companions were exploring a swampy wooded area when they found a large steel cage trap baited with fresh meat. After noticing a foul musty odor, they heard a very loud roar from behind them and fled as a large log flew over their heads. They ran home to tell the witness's mother and stayed out of those woods for a long time.

VocalizationObject throwingOdor
June 1980 Hillman 10 Miles Or Alpena 25, Alpena County, Michigan Class B #29636

Fisherman recalls being startled by late night encounter on Fletcher Pond near Hillman

The witness and a companion were bass fishing from a boat on Fletcher Pond around midnight on a full-moon night. They heard a loud roar from the dark shoreline and seconds later something splashed into the water very close to the boat. Startled, they started the motor and returned to the lodge without seeing the source.

Vocalization
June 1980 Bull Shoals Or Norfolk, Baxter County, Arkansas Class B #7969

Youth hears vocalizations and is trailed while fishing on White River

As a child the witness walked upstream out of sight of relatives while fishing. He heard deep grunting sounds and saw thin trees shaking as something unseen moved through dense brush behind him. When he walked back, the movement and branch-breaking sounds followed him step for step and stopped when he reached his relatives. He never saw the source of the sounds and movement.

VocalizationMovement onlyOdor
Summer 1980 Cabell County, West Virginia Class B #1200

Witness heard what sounded like "people talking backwards."

The witness and a companion were night fishing at a rural lake when they heard loud, unintelligible voice-like sounds from the woods uphill behind them. Shortly after, a very loud and frightening scream came from just up the hill, terrifying both of them. They left the area immediately and the witness reports not returning.

VocalizationScream
1980–1981 Lady Lake, Lake County, Florida Class B #13976

Possible tracks and sounds outside a home near Lady Lake

As a child staying at a relative's house near lakes and woods, the witness heard growling, snorting and footsteps outside a bedroom window late at night and stayed in bed frightened. The noises lasted several minutes. The next morning the witness found two very large human-like bare footprints in a sand pile in the driveway and measured them, but relatives dismissed them. The witness now interprets the incident as involving a bigfoot.

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1980–1989 Duvall, King County, Washington Class B #8730

Family hears a howl while camping in the front yard

The witness reports camping with family in the front yard late at night when they heard prolonged loud moaning from up the hill. The unfamiliar sound was frightening and the group eventually went indoors to sleep. Years later the witness felt the sound matched a Bigfoot vocalization heard on television.

Vocalization
Summer 1979 Montague, Muskegon County, Michigan Class B #31302

Avid hiker recalls years of experience living in an area with what local people called the "Shadow People" near Montague

The witness describes repeated activity over years living near woods in White River Township. The witness reports seeing part of a tall hair-covered figure peeking from brush, finding deer carcasses cached high in trees, stacked bone piles and dugout shelters, hearing breathing and strange calls, smelling musk, feeling watched, and being chased at night by a bipedal creature that halted near the road.

Partial sightingVocalizationUnidentified soundFootstepsOdor +4
November 1978 Boston, Nelson County, Kentucky Class B #23730

Bowhunters get unexpected response near Boston

Three bowhunting companions were camped overnight in an abandoned barn. After the witness made rabbit-distress calls with cellophane, a distant low moan grew into a loud mournful roar twice, followed by total silence from dogs and insects. The men remained silent in their sleeping bags until morning and then packed up and left without hunting.

VocalizationHowl
28 October 1978 Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas Class B #1631

Several incidents in the woods near the Sulphur River south of Texarkana

The witness and a companion went squirrel hunting in a wooded area early on a Saturday morning. After firing into a squirrel nest, they heard an extremely loud roar twice that seemed to shake the woods. They saw nothing, ran out of the woods past agitated cows at a nearby farm, and did not stop until reaching the witness's house.

Vocalization
October 1978 Hyrum, Cache County, Utah Class B #20254

Possible interacting vocalizations heard by hunter near Hyrum

The witness was hunting alone on a plateau ridge, using hand-made calls to attract elk and coyotes. Something vocalized in the distance and exchanged calls for about half an hour, with what sounded like three individuals approaching to about 30 yards below in cover but never emerging. Feeling uneasy and unsure what they were, the witness ran about a mile back toward the truck and later described the sounds as a mix of chimpanzee, loon and coyote.

Vocalization
September 1978 Emily, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Class B #33137

Husband and wife have bedtime visitors at their window near Emily

One evening in September 1978 around 10:30 p.m., the witness and his wife were going to bed when something was noticed outside their bedroom window. After turning on the light, they reported seeing three bipedal creatures with widely spaced orange-rimmed eyes peering through the screen, one stooping to look in. The visitors then made a loud vocal sound and left walking bent forward.

EyeshinePartial sightingScreamVocalizationDoor or window contact +1
April 1978 Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois Class B #23760

Memory told of possible vocalizations and rocks thrown at Lake Kinkaid

In 1978 two people were fishing from a boat on a lake at dusk and stopped in a cove. They heard grunting and saw trees shaking violently on a brushy cliff, but saw no animal. Two large rocks were thrown from shore toward the boat, landing very close, prompting them to leave.

VocalizationRock throwingMovement only
1978–1988 Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky Class B #3269

Matching vocalizations heard a decade apart

In August 1988 on a rural farm with woods and creeks, the witness and a relative stood outside after dark to listen for a strange sound. They heard loud cries alternating from woods on both sides of the road where two creeks met, suggesting two animals, while noticing a strong musty odor and unusual silence of normal night sounds. Neither saw anything, and a next-day search along the creek banks found no tracks. Days later they felt the cries matched a vocalization heard in a Sasquatch movie.

VocalizationHowlOdor
Spring 1978 Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois Class B #2901

Couple in car terrified by loud howl/scream near Carlinville

In spring 1978 the witness and a companion were parked in a car off a rural road in creek-bottom woods when a foul odor filled the area. They then heard nearby low grunts that erupted into an extremely loud, shrill scream that seemed to shake the car. Panicked, the witness drove away immediately and avoided the area afterward.

ScreamVocalizationOdor
September 1977 Ranger, Eastland County, Texas Class B #56212

Memory told of a scary, daytime encounter while frog hunting near Ranger

In 1977 two companions hunting frogs at a remote pond heard a roar and saw trees moving. One saw a large brown hairy form partly hidden behind a cedar tree and swaying. Both fled on foot while hearing heavy thuds, and one saw a large rock bouncing nearby. A few days later they returned and found a cleared limb bed and a limb torn from a mesquite tree, but no footprints due to rocky ground.

Partial sightingVocalizationTree breakFootstepsRock throwing
July 1977 Sawyer's Bar, Trinity County, California Class B #7352

Hiker see prints and hears sounds in the Trinity Alps

The witness was camped beside a creek during a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike when he heard low voice-like sounds coming from opposite ridges. Feeling uneasy as he also heard limbs and sticks breaking on the ridgeline, he broke camp and hiked out by moonlight. The next morning at a side creek he found vegetation slid down and up where something had crossed, with one large clear footprint in a sandbar, which he photographed with his foot alongside for scale.

VocalizationFootstepsTracks
June 1977 Brad Tx, Palo Pinto County, Texas Class B #63193

Brazos River campers encounter powerful vocalizations at close range

The witness and a companion were in a canoe checking a trotline across the river after midnight while camping with their fathers. From about 30 feet away behind bank vegetation they heard two very loud, low-frequency vocalizations described as howls, grunts and growls that could be felt in the chest. They abandoned the trotline, paddled back and ran to camp, where both adults had been awakened by the sound. The group left the site the next morning and shortened the trip.

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May 1977 Belknap Springs, Lane County, Oregon Class B #21154

Couple has possible daylight encounter near Proxy Falls

The witness and a companion hiked about three miles into a wilderness area and stopped in a small meadow. From the surrounding trees they heard heavy footsteps and low soft grunting as an unseen source circled them twice over about ten minutes. Becoming uneasy, they walked out, stopped to listen, then hurried to their car while discussing the possibility it was Bigfoot.

VocalizationFootstepsMovement only