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A person is awaken by whoops and whistles, in Mt. Hood area.
The witness spent a week sleeping on a second-story screened porch near Government Camp and heard distant howls and whoops on the first night and soft whistles from multiple directions on two other nights. On one dark night the witness felt watched from a tall pine while whistles came from another direction. The witness later thought the sounds matched those on a TV show and an investigator recording, but also allowed they could be a multi-night prank or natural sounds.
Track found in mud/gravel on side of a road
The witness drove to the area of a prior 2009 report to look for recent tracks along game trails. On the north side of 504 near Mile Marker 36, the witness found a single track in a mud and gravel slope above the roadway and photographed it. Extended searching along 504 toward [name withheld] Lake produced only deer, elk, and mountain lion tracks. The witness marked the location with a soda can on a stick.
Man hears unusual sounds and strong odor while hiking with family
A family of four hiked the Big Creek trail loop near Lake Cushman in late morning. All four heard a prolonged mournful sound described as part howl and part groan. About half an hour later near a creek bridge they encountered an intense skunk- and ammonia-like odor that caused watering eyes and distress before dissipating as they continued.
Juvenile bigfoots spotted as well as other evidence
The witness returned with two companions to a snowy roadside area where tracks had been found the prior week. During the visit they found fresh juvenile-like tracks and large snowed-over tracks near urine-like spray marks, heard loud high-pitched screams from across the valley on three occasions, and checked a baited trail camera. The companions reportedly saw two small upright figures briefly on nearby ridges before the group left as darkness fell.
Men see creature on mountainside and collect stool samples
The witness and a companion stopped near a gorge opening to mount a trail camera after hearing branches breaking on a nearby ridge. The companion viewed a reddish, lean creature with broad shoulders and a cone-shaped head partially obscured behind a pine tree through binoculars. After the companion looked away for about five seconds, the creature was gone.
Man sees juvenile bigfoot and signs of their presence in area
The witness waited in a parked truck while two companions went metal detecting about a quarter-mile away. After a short nap in the front seat, the witness woke and saw a small ape-like figure looking through the camper-shell window in the rearview mirror for about 20 to 30 seconds. The figure was gone after the witness rubbed eyes, so it was initially dismissed as a dream and not mentioned. Footprints and other signs found on the trail the next day convinced the witness the sighting had been real.
Campers hear "strange howling/hooting" sounds
The witness and a companion were backpack camping overnight at Loon Lake. Sometime during the night the witness heard a strange howling and hooting sound from a meadow about 100 yards north of camp and listened for some time. The witness did not recognize the sound as a known local animal. After returning home the witness compared it to online clips and judged it similar to an Estacada recording.
Creature seen running across road in rearview mirror
The witness was driving on Highway 138 and checked the rearview mirror. They claimed to see a tall, hairy figure running on two legs across the road behind the vehicle.
Hunter hears vocalizations
The witness was hunting wild boar from a tree stand in a swamp plantation in South Carolina around 7:15pm. He heard three wood-like hits, then three more from deeper in the swamp seconds later, followed by a high-pitched yell he said he had never heard in 20 years of hunting. He did not report seeing the source of the sounds.
Air Force trainee awakes with large, stinking figure standing over him
The witness was undergoing military survival training involving sleeping outdoors in a sleeping bag and awoke at dawn to find a large figure standing over him. The figure was seen only as a dark outline and had a strong odor while looking down as the witness lay speechless on his back. The figure then stepped back and walked away into the forest, after which the witness screamed and others came to his location.
Couple bow hunting on Mt Emily initially mistake bigfoot for another hunter
While bow hunting with a companion on Mt. Emily in late August around 1981-1983, the witness drove to the summit and first mistook a figure by a tree for another hunter. As they drove past, the figure stood up, walked across the road to a hillside, paused to look at them, then disappeared over the hill. The witness inspected the spot and estimated the figure at about 8 feet tall by comparison to the tree, concluding it was not a hunter or bear.
Bare footprints found in mud by children
When the witness was about 12 years old, the witness and a companion were playing in a wooded neighborhood a day after rain. The companion spotted large barefoot-like marks in mud, and the pair followed the long-stride trail across grass toward a small swamp leading to woods. The witness later associated the find with interest in Bigfoot.
Eyewitness described ongoing encounters in 1980's
As a child helping with leaf raking at relatives' old homeplace, the witness was alone in the front yard when a strange sound was heard. Looking around, the witness saw a large tree-sized entity with piercing red eyes watching. The witness went to get a relative, but the entity was gone on return.
Youth recounts family story of rock throwing in Trinity Alps
The witness's father and his brothers were hunting and went to a creek to recover a relative's coat and knife. After crossing the creek the woods went silent, they heard something running, had rocks thrown at them, and caught glimpses of a hairy upright creature. Broken tops on small trees were also noted.
Diary entry from 1882 describes screams and food disturbed
The witness and three companions were camped overnight during a berry-picking trip. Around midnight they were awakened by a loud scream, which was heard again the next morning while making breakfast and around 9 o'clock, at one point answering when the witness called out. Later that morning they found berries picked the previous day had been moved, the only sign of another presence.
Ape-like creature sighted near camp
A relative of the reporter claims that around 1985 while staying in a small camp in Acton, Maine, he heard a loud sound and looked outside. He saw a brownish creature standing upright like a human walk past the windows to the side of the camp while grunting and breathing heavily, with audible footsteps. He maintains the creature was ape-like and not a bear.
Boy describes father's scream encounter while camping
The main witness was camping with relatives in a trailer in thick woods near the Ohio River. At night while trying to sleep in the passenger seat, he heard an extremely loud scream three times in succession that became a low hoarse animal scream and ended in a growl, with echoes through the hills. He stared out the windshield and then hid under a blanket on the floor after failing to wake his relatives. He later could not recall what happened the next day.
Witness describes multiple encounters in the Colorado wilderness
In summer 1974 the witness was hiking along a stream with his brothers while attached by a chain to a dog that pulled into dense brush. After pushing through the brush he saw a large hairy figure standing in the stream. He panicked, pulled the dog free, and he and his brothers climbed a tree to wait until they felt safe to come down.
Vocalization heard near apartment building
A relative woke the witness around 1 a.m. after hearing a frightening sound. The witness waited outside and then heard a 15-second combination of howling, screeching, yipping and grunting. The witness and another relative searched the property but found nothing and heard nothing further.