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Summer 2006 Belgrade Or Manhattan, Gallatin County, Montana Class B #50297

Horse boarder hears possible vocalizations late at night west of Belgrade

The witness was outside at the horse boarding property late at night when loud screams were heard from the west toward the river. The witness first thought of a woman screaming but judged the sounds as not human. About 20 horses became agitated and stared west while the witness's dog growled with raised hackles, and the dog remained wary toward the same area the next morning. No creature was seen.

Scream
January 2006 Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon Class B #13597

Possible vocals heard near Klamath Lake

The witness stepped outside at night to empty the trash and heard 4 or 5 loud siren-like whoops with emphasis toward the end. A pack of coyotes vocalized intensely during the sounds. After the sounds ended, everything went quiet, including the coyotes.

Whoop
12 December 2005 Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia Class B #13312

Bicyclist reports possible rock throwing incident outside Sistersville

The witness stopped beside a rural road while riding a bicycle. A rock flew across the road near the witness and landed on the opposite side. The witness looked toward a steep wooded hillside but saw no person who could have thrown it, then left the area.

Rock throwing
December 2005 Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas Class B #13286

Possible vocalizations near Salado

The witness was gathering firewood behind the house at night when whooping sounds were heard coming from dark woods about 100 yards away. Horses were heard bolting nearby and the witness's dog barked toward the woods while a faint zoo-like odor was smelled. The event lasted about one to two minutes and the witness felt watched without ever seeing the source.

WhoopOdor
25 November 2005 Helen, White County, Georgia Class B #13178

Vacationer hears possible vocalizations late at night southeast of Helen

The witness had just lain down to sleep in a rented cabin around 11pm when a loud, close, high-pitched scream/howl was heard. The sound repeated several more times at 15-25 second intervals, while dogs were heard barking higher up the ridge. The witness estimated the source was within a few hundred feet and said the sound was unlike any known animal and not believed to be human.

ScreamHowl
18 November 2005 Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Class B #13070

Youth has pre-dawn encounter on the way to deer stand near Mitchellville

In darkness before dawn, a hunter walking toward a deer stand encountered a very tall bipedal silhouette about 45-50 feet away at a field edge. The figure turned and ran quietly into the treeline within about 10-15 seconds before a flashlight or shotgun could be used. The witness then went to the stand and called a parent about the sighting.

Silhouette
7 November 2005 Bond, Routt County, Colorado Class B #23305

Hunter hears loud vocalization and is nearly trampled by a spooked Elk north of Burns

The witness and a relative were elk hunting and following two blood trails in a steep ravine at dusk. After a wounded bull ran past the witness, a very loud angry howl or growl came from the wooded hill below. The sound was described as far louder than an elk bugle and spooked horses in the area, and a strong foul odor was noted.

HowlGrowlOdor
1 November 2005 Bruce Mines, Ontario Class B #12958

Possible vocalizations heard at Lake Huron near the town of Bruce Mines

Late at night at their home, the husband went outside to smoke and heard loud strange vocalizations coming from the creek area and called his wife to listen. She also heard loud, deep, resonant sounds pulsing at intervals that grew closer to the house and crossed the adjacent field. Unable to see anything in the darkness, they turned off lights and searched with a flashlight but found nothing, and the sound stopped after she closed a window.

Vocalization
November 2005 Greenwater Wa., Pierce County, Washington Class B #32536

Couple camping at a lake near Greenwater experience possible screams

The witness and a companion were camping at an isolated lake over a long weekend. On Saturday morning they began hearing very loud guttural scream-growls that seemed to warn them away from certain areas, including the path to the lake, and the sounds continued into Sunday. Overnight they heard cooking gear clanging and a heavy thump like logs dumped beside their trailer, but in the morning the gear was largely in place and no logs were found, and the companion also reported a strong putrid smell.

ScreamGrowlHowlOdorProperty disturbance +2
November 2005 Winton, Chelan County, Washington Class B #13063

Train engineer reports track find and vocalizations on Stevens Pass

A railroad engineer pulling a train out of a siding in slushy snow saw four fresh, widely spaced, large footprints with splayed toes from the cab and believed something had walked down the middle of the tracks. The train could not stop at the time and a crew member was skeptical. Follow-up details recorded approximate track size and stride.

Tracks
22 October 2005 Sanostee, San Juan County, New Mexico Class B #12915

Zoologist hears wood knocking

The witness was hunting and staying in a tent in the Chuska Mountains. At about 12:30 a.m. the witness heard two clear wood knocks from the north side of the tent. The witness listened for additional knocks or noises but heard nothing further.

Wood knock
18 October 2005 The Woodlands / Sping, Montgomery County, Texas Class B #12858

Possible vocalization heard near Woodlands Parkway

The witness was walking dogs late at night near dense forest around a subdivision when they heard an unidentified whooping call from a distance. They described the source as a larger animal and said the whooping matched a 1974 recording and a vocalization heard on a website. The dogs reportedly did not react, and the witness hoped to record the sound if heard again.

Whoop
17 October 2005 Buford, Rio Blanco County, Colorado Class B #13699

Possible knocks heard near the Flat Tops Wilderness area of White River National Forest

The witness and his father were dressing an elk on a steep mountain slide when they heard 8-10 loud rhythmic knocks from dense timber about 100 yards away to the south. The sounds were described as crisp impacts like rock on wood and unlike anything they could identify. The father had heard similar loud knocks earlier that same morning from up the slide.

Wood knock
16 October 2005 Hope Valley, Alpine County, California Class B #12818

Hiker leaves main trail and finds two sets of footprints

The witness left the main trail alone to explore off-trail toward a nearby lake. In damp decomposed granite he found two sets of fresh footprints, one smaller human-like set and a larger deeper set superimposed on it as if one maker was following the other. The tracks were lost in pine needles nearby, and the witness left to rejoin his companion.

Tracks
12 October 2005 Redmond, King County, Washington Class B #17847

Possible late night vocalizations heard outside Redmond

Late at night the witness lay in bed and heard repeated moaning-howl sounds from outside through a partly open window. After looking from a lit front window without seeing anything, the witness went to a parent's back bedroom where the sound was still clearly audible. When blinds were raised and a window was opened noisily the sound stopped and was not heard again.

Howl
10 October 2005 Deposit, Delaware County, New York Class B #14373

Possible daylight stalking and knocking heard by hunter near Deposit

While scouting alone for deer in late afternoon, the witness heard a loud deep growl from a nearby thicket and later heard heavy movement paralleling his path through brush. He found two live trees bent over a logging road, then heard repeated knocking sounds from the direction of his entry route. While leaving through a creek bottom at dusk, he heard rocks striking and rolling downstream several times before driving out without seeing the source.

GrowlFootstepsWood knock
10 October 2005 Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia Class B #12862

Possible vocalizations and rock clacking near Knob Fork

The witness was on a hunting trip with three companions and went to collect firewood in the evening. An extremely loud scream-like vocalization was heard from a nearby valley, prompting the pair collecting wood to return to camp. The group continued to hear similar vocalizations from multiple directions through the night, along with sounds like rocks being knocked together near camp. Nothing was ever seen.

ScreamUnidentified sound
7 October 2005 Littleton/Roxborough Park, Douglas County, Colorado Class B #12802

Sighting by three groundskeepers at Arrowhead Golfcourse around 8:30pm

Three coworkers riding in a golf cart while collecting flags passed within a few feet of a tall pale human-like figure beside the path near hole 13. They drove past, confirmed they had all seen something, and turned back; two of them saw it again peeking from behind the elevated tee box before it moved out of sight. They left, returned minutes later in an enclosed cart, and heard repeated creaking sounds nearby before leaving the area.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
6 October 2005 Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois Class B #12836

Family hears vocalizations and finds footprints in their backyard east of Pekin

The witness's brother was sleeping in a tent in the yard and woke around 12:30 a.m. feeling uneasy after hearing something outside. He looked around the tent, saw nothing, and went inside the house to sleep on the couch. The next morning very large footprints were found right outside the tent in wet sand and were photographed.

TracksUnidentified sound
6 October 2005 Garwood, Kootenai County, Idaho Class B #15206

Possible tracks found on Buckles Mountain

While deer hunting with a companion in the morning, the witness discovered a set of very large tracks with visible toe prints along a forest service road. The tracks measured about 16 inches long and appeared fresh following morning rain. The witness, describing experience distinguishing fresh tracks, interpreted them as possibly made by Bigfoot.

Tracks