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November 1964 Zenia, Trinity County, California Class B #6962

Friends hear late night scream near Garberville

After returning late from a dance, three people sitting indoors heard a loud wailing cry from bluffs across the road that rose in pitch and lasted several minutes. Frightened, they stayed inside with doors locked for the night. The next morning two of them found a freshly cleared, trampled area on the blufftop where trees had been pulled from the ground, with a strong smell but no tracks due to hard ground.

ScreamTree breakOdor
August 1964 Between Crested Butte And Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado Class B #2553

Bowhunter and wife abandon deer when threatened by large, unseen animal

The witness and spouse were bow hunting in timber when something unseen followed them, starting and stopping as they moved. After the witness shot a deer, the follower vocalized loudly and thrashed brush and trees while pursuing them downhill. The pair abandoned the deer and left the timber, with the follower continuing to vocalize behind them to the timber edge.

VocalizationHowlScreamFootstepsTree break +1
August 1963 Myers Flat, Humboldt County, California Class A #6961

Teen has daytime sighting near Myers Flat

The witness was hunting with two friends and hid alone in berry bushes to startle them. While waiting, the witness smelled a strong odor and saw a large hairy biped stand up nearby and walk away through thick brush, hearing snapping and leaf crunch as it left. The witness ran to the friends and later returned with them to find a squatted feeding spot and small broken trees.

Full-body sightingOdorFootstepsTree break
1 August 1959 Graf, Dubuque County, Iowa Class B #36817

Screams and stalking at a Girl Scout camp 13 miles west of Dubuque

In the summer of 1959 the witness was working as a counselor at a wooded Girl Scout camp. Over roughly two weeks, staff repeatedly heard footsteps moving through the tent area after dark, saw a dark figure near a hut, and found a director's tent ransacked, with deputies searching each day without finding anyone. On the final night the group heard extremely loud screams that moved from near a remote tent toward a pond and creek and found a large maple branch freshly broken off, leading the witness years later to wonder if the visitor had been a Bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingSilhouetteFootstepsScream +2
in the middle of January of 2007 Place not stated Related account #25229

Twist

The witness reported small trees twisted together in various places and pine branches broken off and stacked neatly on a trail in mid-January 2007.

TwistTree break
A couple of years prior to this Place not stated Related account #25229

Tracks

A couple years earlier the witness group found footprints in snow and shredded bark on standing trees and submitted photos for review.

TracksTree break
Spring 1993 mid-morning Place not stated Related account #28740

Footsteps

While fishing with a companion the witness heard heavy footsteps approaching from a mountainside with repeated loud wood breaks but saw no animal.

FootstepsTree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #18115

Scream

Three campers on a mountainside west of Goat Lake were awakened late at night by screaming from below and violent shaking of trees or branches.

ScreamTree break
late afternoon, probably 4:00 to 5:00 Place not stated Related account #80009

Unidentified sound

Earlier that afternoon while sitting on shore, the witness and companion heard sharp cracking sounds followed by a tree falling despite calm conditions.

Unidentified soundTree break
2 years ago Place not stated Related account #52031

Property disturbance

Two years ago the witness found all first-season pears gone and fruit-bearing branches broken high in a young tree.

Property disturbanceTree break
Date unknown Wilson Mills, ME/ Errol, Oxford County, Maine Related account #55290

Tracks near Wilson Mills, ME/ Errol, Maine

The witness returned to the site with two additional people to view the track and noted a high break in a healthy tree.

TracksTree break
BFRO YEAR: ~1970 Baxter, Piscataquis County, Maine Class B #8259

Hunters find scat and have large rock thrown at them

While hunting near a lake in the fall of 1970, the witness reported a strong musky odor, unusual large and small scat, rhythmic thumping with ground vibration, and a large dead tree falling nearby while alone. The next day the witness returned with a companion, encountered the thumping and shaking again, and a large rock flew over their heads, after which they left the area.

OdorScatUnidentified soundFootstepsTree break +1
about 3:30 on the first day Place not stated Related account #1601

Tracks

The witness and a companion found very long footprints and broken high branches while hiking and felt watched and followed home.

TracksTree break
in the fall and winter of 2008 Place not stated Related account #25631

Wood knock

A family member walking in the woods felt watched, heard loud repeated wood-on-tree strikes, and found a muddy human-like footprint and stripped cedar bark.

Wood knockTracksTree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #25661

Tree break

The witness found several living trees and branches at various heights twisted apart or split within a small area.

Tree breakTwist
a year later Place not stated Related account #5703

Tree break

A year later the witness found three healthy trees broken off high at the camp entrance with tops folded over still attached.

Tree break
a few years ago Place not stated Related account #23856

Tree break

The same witness reports an earlier incident while hiking where something smashed trees and produced loud click-like noises.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
In October 2011, at approximately 10-11am Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Related account #32670

Tree break near Becket, Massachusetts

The witness heard a loud branch break and later found a freshly broken 3-4 inch diameter branch near the stand.

Tree break
this past Spring Place not stated Related account #49903

Tree break

After a party member imitated a howl on the rear deck one spring evening, a very large tree limb was heard snapping down the slope behind the cabin.

Tree break
over a period of approximately 7 years Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Related account #49903

Wood knock near Kane, Pennsylvania

Over about seven years, group members reported hearing knocks, loud branch breaks and large bipedal footsteps, smelling foul odors and feeling watched without seeing a creature.

Wood knockTree breakFootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour