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large footprints found.
The writer reports finding about 20 large and smaller footprints in an open field near larger woods with a creek bed. The larger and smaller prints reportedly met and then continued together toward a gravel road leading toward another section of woods. Estimated dimensions and stride were noted and photographs were taken and submitted to the BFRO.
Vocalizations, heavy footsteps & tree shaking
The witness was standing in the yard at night when a hooting howl was heard from the treeline. Dogs ran toward the woods barking as brush and limbs thrashed along the edge and heavy thumping footsteps were heard. The witness followed the sounds along the treeline with a rifle before returning to the house and confirming a relative next door had not left home. The witness interpreted the sounds and movement as a sasquatch disturbed in the woods.
Memory told of a possible encounter by a hunter tracking a deer near Sugar Camp
While deer hunting the witness followed buck tracks down to a dense, mossy creek bottom. There he reported an intense putrid odor, a feeling of being watched and hunted, and profound fear despite hearing nothing and seeing nothing. He left quickly with weapons ready and ended hunting for the day.
Memory of possible vocalizations and rock throwing southwest of Atwood
The witness, then a child, was walking through woods and field toward ponds to feed fish when a loud high-pitched scream came from the woods and trees shook in a visible path without wind. After waiting, the witness continued to the pond embankment where a boulder-sized rock landed nearby from higher ground. Two sisters were present for the rock incident, and the witness reported repeated rock-throwing at that embankment and occasional feelings of being watched.
Cousins have late night experience with strange screams near Huntington Lake
The witness and a relative were walking in a meadow below ranch buildings around dusk when they heard a prolonged loud screaming vocalization from nearby trees and heard movement circling the meadow. They retreated to ranch buildings and continued hearing vocalizations around the ranch overnight. The next day they found no tracks on frozen ground but found a large handprint with long fingers on a food storeroom door.
Tracks found near a lake by witnesses
The witness reports finding tracks in soft soil at the edge of a freshwater lake in early October 1999, first a single set and then about two weeks later three sets of different sizes. The tracks were where large-leafed underwater plants were growing, and the plants appeared stripped from the water where the tracks were found. The witness photographed and videotaped the tracks and area, but weather destroyed the tracks before a cast could be made, and later visits in November and December found no further sign.
Bowhunters find track and hear vocalizations near Indian Heaven Wilderness
The witness was sitting in a tree stand hunting elk in the late afternoon when the wind shifted. He heard brush breaking as an unseen animal approached on a trail, stopped, then circled 50-60 yards away out of sight while emitting repeated loud rising whoops. After the sounds stopped he climbed down, glassed the area without seeing anything, and later left apples on a stump that were gone when he retrieved the stand.
Two men see huge hairy animal near Poland
In August 1999 around 3 a.m., the witness and a relative were driving and turning off a highway. The relative pointed out a large hairy figure in bushes about 100 feet away in the woods. Both glimpsed it briefly in the headlights, describing it only as big and hairy.
Possible vocalizations near Plunketts Road outside Buford
Four people in a house heard very loud deep shrieks from beyond the backyard tree line at night. Two of them went onto the patio with a rifle and flashlight; when the light was pointed at the treeline the shrieks stopped and something was heard moving away through the woods while grunting deeply. The next day the witness followed a wide trail of fresh tree damage through the woods for about two hours.
Tracks found in West Branch State Park
While scouting for deer season, the witness found fresh barefoot-like tracks going through deep mud, briars and a mud swamp instead of the dry trail. The tracks were narrow, deep, long-toed with an apparent left-foot injury, and had a long stride. The witness followed the trackway from the lake inlet across the swamp for about 700 yards until it was lost on dry ground in the forest.
Three men are awakened by a series of loud screams identical to those of the BFRO website
The witness and two companions were staying overnight where they were working on building a cabin in the summer of 1999. Around 2 AM they were all awakened by a series of very loud screams they could not identify at the time. The witness later listened to scream recordings on a website and became convinced they matched what the group heard, an assessment the companions reportedly shared.
Hiker has strange late night experience in Emigrant Wilderness
The witness and a companion hiked in and camped for the night near a creek. Around midnight while drifting to sleep, the witness heard a large heavy bipedal source splashing across the deep creek, walking with pauses for about a minute. The companion did not hear anything.
High-pitched vocalization sounds heard by woman playing solitaire at her kitchen table
Late at night while awake alone at the kitchen table, the witness heard a loud vocalization that started as low resonant yelling and rose into high-pitched screams. She said she recognized the sound from family descriptions and was thrilled to finally hear it after visiting the region for many years.
Loud vocalizations sounds heard
Two companions watching lightning during a storm reportedly heard loud pig-like grunts and screams and noisy movement in dense brush. They also reported seeing red reflected eyes spaced a few inches apart. The animal was described as large, but its size could not be judged because of a steep slope, and no tracks or hair were found afterward.
Witnesses heard what they described as a "roaring scream"
Two people fishing from a dock in the evening heard a powerful roaring scream from the west along the lake. About half a minute later a fisherman came running from the direction of the sound, appearing panicked. The two joined him and all three ran together back to the nearby campground, where he said something had been right next to him. They then broke camp and drove home.
Videocamera Accidently Captures Distant Bipedal Movement near Smith River Road
Two people were driving along a country road while videotaping the route. A figure came from behind a tree at a distance described as about two football fields and ran into the woods, appearing very briefly in the footage. The witnesses did not stop at the time and only noted the figure when reviewing the video, which they report still having.
Firefighters find footprint in alpine area near Golden
The witness and a coworker were flown by helicopter to an alpine area above a remote wildfire to search for water for pumps. In a small snow patch they found a single large footprint with clear toes and no other prints around it. The witness felt the remote location ruled out other people being there.
Night time visitor screams and leaves imprint near campers in West Virginia
The witness and a companion were camped in a remote glen for a weekend trip. Around 2:30 a.m. the witness woke to camp disturbance and a deer, then sensed a large presence watching the tent from nearby pines, hearing breathing and later branches moving. Next morning the witness and companion found a single large human-like footprint near the pines, which the companion then smudged.
Father describes possible late night vocalizations heard by his boys near Willis
Three boys holding a late-night bonfire heard loud screams that seemed to move around the yard from west to north to east. The sounds started high-pitched and dropped into a low growl, frightening the boys so they ran inside. The witness, awakened afterward, went outside with a light but found no source, and a morning search also found nothing.
Second report of scream by resident near Red Top Mountain State Park
The reporter relayed relatives' account of hearing a howl in early afternoon during a heavy rainstorm. The sound was described as similar to a howl heard in the same location in May but about half as long. Neighborhood dogs howled and barked in response to the sound.