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15 August 1987 Sisters, Deschutes County, Oregon Class B #666

Witnesses observe rocks being thrown into campsite

A group of teens and adult instructors were setting up camp on a ridge at dusk when bowling-ball-sized rocks began flying into the teens' camp from an unseen source. After initially suspecting a companion who had stepped away, the group experienced another rock fall after his return and fled to the instructors' camp, where another rock fell while they were explaining. The group sat back-to-back through the night and left the next day without discussing it.

Rock throwing
20 June 1987 West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #653

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.

Scream
May 1984 Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon Class B #703

Loud vocalizations heard on logging road 15 miles west of Yamhill

Three people were together in forested hills northwest of Yamhill late at night when they heard a very low, prolonged howl-like scream from what seemed like a mile away. Roughly thirty minutes later they heard the same sound again from very close range, describing strong vibrations and intense fear. They left immediately without seeing the source, which the reporter later came to believe was Bigfoot.

HowlScream
12 August 1983 Bend, Lane County, Oregon Class B #80

Late Arriving Campers Hear Running, Stomping, Shrieking, Howling

Three people had laid out sleeping bags for the night at Kitson Springs when they heard rustling, loud stomping, and prolonged shrieking and howling nearby. They did not see the source and remained still while the sounds continued and then moved up a hillside into the distance. In the morning they made only a brief check and reported no tracks.

ScreamHowlFootsteps
September 1982 Tumalo, Deschutes County, Oregon Class B #63779

Branch breaks and close vocalization heard while cutting pole trees mid day, near Tumalo

The witness returned with a companion to collect previously cut poles at the end of a logging road. After about 20 minutes they heard something breaking limbs while approaching from the ridge and retreated to the truck. When the witness stepped toward a large fir tree, an extremely loud guttural roar came from behind it, and both fled leaving tools behind.

FootstepsVocalization
3 October 1980 Keno, Klamath County, Oregon Class B #681

Footsteps heard outside of camper trailer near Bear Valley National Bald Eagle Refuge

The witness and a young relative spent the night in a camp trailer near the family house. Over several hours at night they heard heavy bipedal footsteps circling the trailer, brushing and clawing sounds on the siding, door and ceiling vent, and later blows to the trailer. The witness reported a brief glimpse of a long shaggy finger-like shape through the vent screen, and said the sounds withdrew when a car approached and returned later.

Partial sightingWhistleFootstepsDoor or window contactProperty disturbance
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 Silverton, Marion County, Oregon Class B #7642

Two men find rockpiles, nest at Abiqua River

The witness accompanied an older relative to watch fly fishing along a river. The relative pointed out stacked rock piles and later led the witness to a spot among trees described as a den, containing packed branches, reddish-brown hair tufts, feathers, and a strong decay-like odor. No creature was seen during the visit, and the identification as a den reflected the relative's interpretation.

Structure or nestHairOdor
Summer 1979 Tillamook County, Oregon Class B #691

Crashing and snapping sounds heard by campers

Just after sunrise while camping beside a river, the witness and a companion heard breaking and crashing sounds moving through dense forest toward their tent. Heavy, slow footsteps approached to within a few feet behind the tent, paused, then moved away. The witness briefly followed on foot but saw nothing in the dense woods, and later found several small trees snapped or pushed over beyond a tangle of large fallen logs.

FootstepsTree breakUnidentified sound
Fall 1979 Klamath Falls, Jackson County, Oregon Class B #3820

Sasquatch evidence near Mount McLoughlin

The witness and a companion were hiking in fresh snow with no prior tracks ahead. They found very large human-like tracks with a long stride and followed them about two miles. Near a turn the tracks stopped, snow clumps rolled down an embankment and brush moved as if something had just jumped uphill, and the pair left quickly.

TracksMovement only
July 1978 Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon Class B #6724

Two young campers have frightful, dawn encounter near Cave Junction

Two sisters sleeping in a tent trailer awoke early in the morning to scratching on the bottom, top and sides of their bunk. When they unzipped a window they smelled a strong foul odor and saw dark brown fur pressed against the mesh. They woke their parents, but whatever was there was gone by the time the parents went outside.

Partial sightingOdorProperty disturbance
June 1978 Reedsport And Florence, Douglas County, Oregon Class B #96

Young camper frightened by large hand gathering berries

The witness was camping with family in a wooded Oregon area near a shallow river and was playing outside a camper while two relatives napped. After hearing underbrush rustle and noticing a small sapling bend, the witness moved closer and saw a large hairy hand reach from behind berry brush to grab berries from about 8 to 10 feet away. The witness ran back to camp without seeing the rest of the creature and later described the hand as clearly a hand rather than a paw.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
Fall 1978 Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon Class B #3780

So. Oregon man hears late night footsteps around mobile home, by Jump-off Joe Creek Rd. near Grants Pass

The witness was sleeping alone in a mobile home on a timbered property at night. They were awakened by loud, heavy bipedal footsteps circling the home on pine needles and remained in bed with a rifle out of fear. After a time the footsteps left, and the witness fell back asleep until morning without seeing what made them.

Footsteps
Fall 1978 Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #656

Rancher finds a large track while looking around outside at 1:00 am to see what's disturbing his horses

Around 2 a.m. on a fall night in 1978, the witness and a relative went to the corral to check on panicked horses, suspecting a bear. They heard something crashing away into brush and found a corral-post tree snapped over with large human-like footprints around its base. They concluded the prints were not from a bear and later wiped them out while telling other family members it was a bear.

Movement onlyTracksTree break
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
Summer 1977 Gates, Marion County, Oregon Class B #5350

College students get approached by sasquatch and shoot at it

Four college geology students camping at night heard howling from a canyon and then saw the outline of a huge bipedal animal on the road in moon and campfire light. When the animal approached, one student fired a rifle several times, after which it crossed the road and moved noisily up the opposite slope through brush. A responding deputy examined the area the next day and reported indistinct impressions, small pushed-over trees and long uphill strides, but no blood or fur.

HowlSilhouetteMovement only
Summer 1977 Drain, Douglas County, Oregon Class B #22570

Family hears loud whooping for three consecutive nights near Drain

The witness and a relative were walking home in the evening when they heard loud whooping from the mountain above them and ran home. They brought parents outside to listen, and all four heard the continuing whoops. The sounds recurred over subsequent nights, and a county trapper later searched the area but found nothing.

Whoop
Spring 1976 Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon Class B #7658

Hiker encounters large footprints

In the early spring of 1976 the witness was hiking uphill from a cabin when they found very large flat-footed tracks in soft dirt in a Ponderosa Pine forest. The tracks were fairly deep and appeared to come up the hillside from the cabin area. The witness did not see the track-maker and later read library publications about prior regional sightings.

Tracks
November 1975 Burns, Harney County, Oregon Class B #669

Two hunters got the terrifying feeling they were being watched and followed

While heading back to their truck at dusk during an elk hunt, the witness and a companion felt watched and heard a loud scream lasting several minutes from behind trees, along with banging and branch breaking. They hid behind boulders with rifles but nothing emerged. They then left for the truck about a half mile away.

ScreamWood knockTree break
September 1975 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #695

A pheasant hunter's sighting near Pilot Rock cemetary.

The witness was walking home from pheasant hunting on a ridge before dark. He noticed a dark upright figure about a quarter-mile away walking toward the mountains. He shouted twice; it turned its whole upper body to look at him once, then kept walking. He watched for about 15 minutes until it disappeared, speculating it had been lying down before standing up.

Full-body sighting