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11 November 2012 Toledo, Lane County, Oregon #13117

Campers hear growl, trailer is rocked, tracks found

The witness and a companion pulled into a remote timber campsite after dark to set up a trailer. They heard a growl from the darkness and later something rocked the trailer and touched a door handle while they were inside. The next morning they found tracks, a trail through camp, and a handprint on the trailer window. Scared and without taking photos, they avoided going outside at night until leaving after three days.

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November 2002 Lowell, Lane County, Oregon #665

Hunters, tracking injured deer, hear loud vocalizations

The witness had shot a deer with an arrow in the evening and returned after dark with a relative and a companion to track it. While following faint sounds believed to be the wounded deer, the witness heard woofing-growling that suddenly became very loud low-to-high screams and whoops from an unseen source. The vocalizations continued for about five minutes and seemed to circle the group as they fled the drainage, getting out around 5 a.m.

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October 2002 Mckenzie Bridge, Lane County, Oregon #5442

Hunter has a close encounter with a BF, next to tent.

While on a weekend deer-hunting trip, the witness slept in a tent at a camp shared with a companion. In the middle of the night a heavy bipedal-sounding walker approached and stopped beside the witness's tent, where breathing, soft growls, sniffing, and a strong unfamiliar odor were perceived through the fabric. After a few minutes it walked away breaking branches. The companion slept through the event and later suggested a bear, which the witness rejected.

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June 1982 Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon #584

Splashing and growling heard in creek where children are playing, creature seen near road

A family picnicking by a creek heard noises, a loud splash, and a deep growl from the woods while their dog became agitated. As the family drove out of the park, the reporter saw a large hairy human-like figure walking near a closed logging road. The reporter told the driver to continue on without returning.

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March 1974 Florence, Lane County, Oregon #289

Florence - On his way to school, saw 6-ft Bigfoot in scrub beside road. It growled at him but did not chase him

The witness was traveling to school when a 6-foot Bigfoot was observed in low vegetation beside the road. The animal reportedly growled toward the witness but made no attempt to follow.

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