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19 October 2012 Tillmook, Tillamook County, Oregon #13087

Campers get forced out of their camping spot.

The witness and their daughter camped for several days while deer hunting near Little Lake Tahoe. Over the stay they reported hearing howls, a close growl, striding footsteps, and repeated low whistles from different locations. On one early morning the witness claimed their tent trailer was shoved forward off its rear jacks, prompting them to leave for town and later break camp.

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19 October 2012 Chulaota, Orange County, Florida Class B #36710

Small school group observe man-like figure on two separate nights east of Orlando

Five people were driving at night hoping to see something. Three of them saw a large dark bipedal figure run quickly from a tree into a pasture toward a tree line. One reported huge widely spaced silver eye shine, and the group noticed a foul rotting-garbage odor after stopping and opening windows.

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17 October 2012 Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia Class B #36850

Honeymooners feel bone rattling growl while hiking the Appalachian Trail

On the afternoon of October 17, 2012, the witness and a companion were walking on the Appalachian Trail near their rented cabin when they heard a very low, bone-rattling growl lasting a few seconds. The witness reported feeling the sound in the chest and joints and found no match after comparing it to known animal sounds. Nothing was seen, and the pair quickly left the area with their dog.

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15 October 2012 Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri Class A #36838

Man returns home at night to find a tall figure standing by his deer lick outside Farmington

The witness returned home from work late at night and noticed a large figure crouched near a deer lick in the yard. He turned on bright lights and walked toward it thinking it was a poacher, then smelled strong body odor and mildew and realized it was not human. The figure stood up and they stared at each other before it left down a game trail into the brush.

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13 October 2012 Spearfish, Lawrence County, South Dakota Class B #63646

Camper describes stalking by Bigfoots near "Devil's Bathtub" in the Black Hills

The witness was camping alone in a tent in Spearfish Canyon. Late at night he heard a whistle-like sound, a tree-knock sound, and slow heavy bipedal footsteps approaching and passing his tent, accompanied by a strong unpleasant smell. He shouted at the presence and later woke to tree knocks and varied whooping sounds from multiple directions lasting about 15 minutes, and found no sign in the morning.

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10 October 2012 Utica, La Salle County, Illinois Class B #40476

Possible activity experienced by a family near Utica

Two people were sitting around a campfire in their yard at night when they heard coyotes howling. The coyote howls were then joined by a much lower, deeper and louder howl. The witnesses considered a wolf as a possible source but were frightened and returned to the house without seeing anything.

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10 October 2012 ALVA, Lee County, Florida Class B #38165

Repeat night visits scare away roommates near Alva

The witness reports ongoing nighttime visits at a rental property since March 2012. He hears sounds, smells odor, and sees a shadowy figure run toward the woods. He believes it is a female with a child that steals fruit, garbage and fish, and says the figures watch people in the yard and peer through windows.

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10 October 2012 JACOB LAKE, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #36623

Several possible vocalizations heard south of Jacob Lake near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon

Two companions on a motorcycle camping trip in the North Rim area were sleeping in separate tents when loud screams woke them about 2:30 a.m. The screams continued for several minutes from an estimated 40 yards away and were followed by the snap of a limb. Neither witness saw the source, and the reporting witness stated the sounds were unlike anything heard in a lifetime of hunting and fishing.

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10 October 2012 Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington Class A #42395

Motorist sees a large hairy biped cross the road at dusk in Spanaway

The witness stopped at a T-intersection at dusk and watched a tall, dark, hair-covered biped emerge from woods on the left and walk across the two-lane road into forest on the other side without looking toward her. She was frightened, remained at the sign for a few minutes, and did not take a photo. She did not check for footprints and told only a relative much later.

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9 October 2012 Orting, Pierce County, Washington Class B #38413

Homeowner hears unusual vocalizations in his backyard near Orting

The witness and his wife were awakened in their bedroom by very loud piercing shrieks coming from the woods directly behind the house. The sounds continued for about five minutes and then stopped abruptly as it began to rain. The witness stated the sounds were unlike any animal he had ever heard.

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7 October 2012 Greenwater WA, Pierce County, Washington Class B #36618

Loud late night stomping frightens backpackers near Echo Lake

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in a tent near a lake. Around 2 a.m. the witness awoke to very loud, heavy-sounding bipedal stomping moving through camp with branches breaking, which stopped abruptly when he moved to reach for a knife. He stayed still while feeling watched, then eventually fell back asleep. The companion separately reported hearing loud walking in camp that night, and no tracks or disturbance were found in the morning.

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5 October 2012 Clackamas / Carver, Clackamas County, Oregon #13083

Resident hears vocals, rocks thrown while fishing

On Oct 6, 2012 the witness encountered an object across the river in the backyard area. The object produced a loud drawn-out scream and threw a large rock or small boulder about two-thirds of the way across the river. The witness's dog panicked and would not allow itself to be leashed for the return to the house. The witness described the object as close to 10 feet tall and big.

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4 October 2012 Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia Class B #36591

Runner shadowed by possible biped keeping pace through heavy forest near Wirtz

The witness was road-running in the morning when they heard something in the adjacent woods keeping pace with them. The sound slowed, sped up, or stopped with the witness, paused near houses, then resumed in wooded stretches for about a mile. No source was ever seen due to fog and cover, and the witness felt the terrain was too rough to be easily matched by a person.

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4 October 2012 Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Class B #39098

Possible sighting near University of Illinois Springfield soccer fields

While driving home from school in the afternoon, the witness noticed a tall, brown, hair-covered human-shaped figure standing at the tree line beside soccer fields. The figure was still and was gone when the witness glanced away and back. An investigator later summarized the description as a massive 8-foot-tall animal with very long flowing hair seen from about 150 feet away.

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2 October 2012 Washington EP 882

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2012)

After baiting a log with fruit for weeks in a floodplain labyrinth, the witness arrived on a bright moonlit night and heard a splash and clap-like sound. From his watch point he mistook a crouched shape for a stump until it turned and moved off on all fours with remarkably smooth motion. It covered ground quickly and leapt over a fallen tree with arms and legs extended before disappearing. His attempt to review body-camera footage failed due to low light, and a next-day drone search found nothing.

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October 2012 Ontario EP 1184

Tree break in Ontario (2012)

Determined to face his fear, the witness camped alone in a hammock at the back of the Ontario lake. After a tree fell nearby, he felt pressure on the crown of his head followed three times by intense heat-cold energy rushes and mental messages escalating to get out or die. His two-way radio then produced loud static, so he abandoned the hammock, boated back to the cabin in fear, and collapsed into sleep.

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October 2012 Washington EP 699

Odor in Washington (2012)

The witness went outside to his car in the evening and noticed a bad skunk-like foul odor. He then heard a whistle from one side of the property and an answering whistle from the opposite side. He did not think it was a bird and this prompted him and his brother to start spending time outside listening.

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October 2012 Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa EP 587

Footsteps near Waukon, Iowa (2012)

The witness and his daughter went outside behind their farmhouse after watching a television program about Bigfoot. The witness knocked on a corner post and vocalized, then both heard something run across a harvested cornfield toward them and go over a wired fence. They retreated to the house with a weak flashlight and did not see what made the sounds.

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October 2012 Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class B #45958

Bow hunter recovering deer has possible experience near Grove City

The witness and two companions entered the woods after dark to recover a deer shot earlier from a tree stand. While preparing to photograph the deer, the group heard an extremely loud scream from very close range, followed by the sound of something large crashing away through the woods toward a swamp. They saw nothing when they shone lights into the woods and quickly left with the deer without field-dressing it.

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October 2012 Alachua, Alachua County, Florida Class B #36682

Woman finds possible footprints during morning bike ride in San Felasco Preserve northwest of Gainesville

The witness stopped to rest while mountain biking and noticed a cluster of large barefoot-like footprints off the trail, which she photographed for scale. She reported hearing distant stomping or thumping sounds and later smelling a foul odor in the area. She did not see what made the prints and first thought the sounds were hogs or wild boar.

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