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14 October 1988 Wahkiacus, Klickitat County, Washington Class B #5953

Family hunting near Wahkiacus is stalked by a large animal

During a deer-hunting drive in foggy woods, the witness and his father found large bipedal tracks over their tire marks and concluded a bear could not have made them. As they circled back, an unseen animal tracked them, producing a strong foul odor and a high-pitched squeal before thrashing off toward the mother waiting at the truck. They later found uprooted small trees, additional tracks in camp, hair on fencing, and a woody debris structure, and heard screaming and a howl that prompted a relative to leave camp.

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October 1988 Tulare County, California Class A #2183

Backpackers hear loud screams in the distance on the same day a crew of trail bridge builders has an encounter with a screaming bigfoot a few miles away

Two companions on a multi-day backpacking trip were sitting in camp at dusk at a high lake when they heard a single loud unearthly screaming howl from a distance. They described it as having huge volume, trailing off rather than stopping abruptly, seeming sad rather than threatening, and unlike any human, bear, or other known sound. Exhausted, they slept in the tent and forgot the incident until days later when they read a newspaper account of a close-range sighting reported the same day a few miles away.

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14 September 1988 Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Class B #12789

Night time sighting by resident near Germantown

Late at night the witness left a friend's house to walk a short distance home and heard rustling and branches breaking behind him. While running he heard a loud high-pitched scream he did not recognize. He paused at his doorway and watched a large dark figure part pine trees and come over a fence in streetlight before fleeing inside.

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September 1988 Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan Class A #822

Piercing scream heard by hunters.

Three people were camping on a ridge during deer season when they heard heavy footsteps circling and piercing screams. After a tree was heard falling, something very large rushed past the camp breaking saplings, and a snapped tree was later found. A large shadowy outline then watched the camp from beyond the firelight for the rest of the night.

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September 1988 Long Barn, Tuolumne County, California Class B #2333

Family hears late night screams near Long Barn

The witness and family were camped in a mountain valley for deer season when loud screams were heard at night over four nights, seeming to come closer each night until only a few hundred feet away. The sound was described as a mix of a woman screaming and a mountain lion roar. The father and uncle later reported finding a footprint on a road that was larger than the uncle's foot. The family left camp the next day.

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August 1988 Batesville, Noble County, Ohio Class B #4962

Hunter states that vocalizations heard near Batesville are identical to recordings on BFRO site

The witness spent several hours alone in a hayfield shooting groundhogs while hearing intermittent crashing and twig snaps from adjacent brush. At dusk after standing to retrieve game, the nearby brush erupted with loud crashing and a loud scream, and the witness shouted back reflexively. The witness then walked toward the barn with rifle ready while snapping sounds followed in the brush until fading near the barn.

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July 1988 Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, Texas Class B #8861

Boy scouts have possible encounter near Possum Kingdom Lake

In early July 1988 the witness was alone at a summer camp when rustling and screams were heard from a rocky ledge above and a white upright figure was glimpsed moving behind trees. Two companions ran down the hill saying they had encountered a large white humanoid ape-like creature with long arms on a trail that screamed and fled after eye contact. The companions were shaken for hours but later denied the incident, and the witness remains uncertain whether it was a costumed person or a real creature.

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Fall 1988 Amherst County, Virginia Class B #1768

Lifelong hunter hears strange screams in early morning twilight directly under tree stand

The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand before dawn when an extremely loud roar that rose into a piercing scream sounded directly underneath the stand. The witness remained still until daylight, hearing no movement despite very dry leaves, and saw nothing. After daylight the witness found no tracks, spoor, or hair in the area.

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1988 Tofty, Minnesota #d1ea7fd3-1101-4d37-b042-b2e37e0d52de

Sasquatch sighting near Tofty, Minnesota (1988)

The witness and a companion were fishing from shore at a remote northern campground when they watched a tall, reddish-brown, hairy creature stand and walk down an embankment on a peninsula. After discussing the sighting and finding nearby cabins boarded and barricaded, they heard heavy footsteps and a loud growl escalating to a scream near their tent that night. They spent the night in their truck and left early the next morning.

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Spring 1988 Benton County, Oregon Class B #651

While riding their dirt bikes down a trail, two high school seniors find their path is blocked by large log

Two companions on a dirt-bike camping trip found a trail they had used all day blocked by a large log at dusk and camped overnight. Around midnight something large crashed through brush, rocks were thrown into camp, and loud screaming and growling occurred. The pair fled in their truck, leaving gear behind, and returned briefly at midday the next day to retrieve it.

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11 November 1987 New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut Class B #18333

Possible vocalizations near Bakersville

Two companions were jogging home in the dark along a rural road in the early morning hours. They heard a loud, high-pitched scream that held then dropped in pitch and ended in a cackle, first from a distance on the left. About an hour and several miles later they heard a similar but closer scream on the right, felt they were being followed, and hurried the rest of the way home.

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October 1987 Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio Class B #4957

Hunter has dusk sighting in Oberlin area

The witness was bow-hunting deer from a tree stand beside a cut path through pines at dusk. After hearing movement and deep grunts approach, the witness saw a large bipedal figure jump across the path while emitting a loud scream. The figure ran into a wooded area, and a neighbor also heard the screaming and wood-breaking sounds.

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October 1987 Stillwell, La Porte County, Indiana Class A #2076

8'-9' Tall BF throws heavy objects, screams, and chases witness

The witness was camping alone at dusk when he heard movement and grunting approaching the campsite and then had a stump and a log thrown close to him. He fled down a trail while hearing running steps alongside him, then encountered a very tall standing figure that screamed. He ran to a companion's home and returned hours later to find the tent torn down and the thrown wood on the ground.

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October 1987 Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado Class B #20028

Hunter recalls unusual and persistent vocalizations at Carson Lake on the Grand Mesa

Two companions were setting up camp for the night after hunting when they heard prolonged loud screaming from across a lake. One fired a shot in the air, after which the sound briefly stopped then resumed closer and louder with brush thrashing heard. Feeling unnerved, they packed up and drove out the same evening. The writer later felt televised alleged Bigfoot vocalizations sounded similar.

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October 1987 McCloud, Shasta County, California Class A #2844

Loud Screams Heard by Hunters While Camping Near a Natural Spring

Two hunters were camped overnight during deer season when they noticed a bipedal figure crossing a moonlit clearing. Shortly after, they heard loud screaming and crashing in brush on the hillside, followed by a log coming down, a strong urine-like odor, and renewed screams. Later, from inside their tent, both saw a very large shadow pass between the campfire and the tent. The next morning they found no tracks but noticed a large log newly present near their vehicle by the spring.

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September 1987 Glennville, Long County, Georgia Class B #18439

Possible scream at Ft. Stewart

The witness and platoon were holding overnight beside a road during extended field training after being told to wait until morning to cross. While the witness and a companion sat talking under a tree, a loud scream was heard from the treeline about fifty yards away. The witness described it as sounding like a woman being harmed with a wild quality, and noted soldiers reacted by starting vehicles and moving inside.

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20 June 1987 West Linn, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #653

Couple hears what sounds like a woman screaming

The witness and his wife were going to sleep when they heard loud repeated screams from the cul-de-sac and greenbelt below the house. The witness ran down to the area but found no cars or people, and the sounds stopped after 4 to 5 minutes. Police arrived, flashed lights around, and said they would check the area.

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June 1987 Graham, Ontario Class B #1347

Strange feeling of being watched reported by couple.

The witness and her husband paddled by canoe from a creek into a lake for a routine fishing trip. Near the lake opening they heard a loud hollow yell or scream from the far end and felt watched, moving into a nearby bay out of sight. In the bay they encountered a heavy overpowering unfamiliar odor and then left without fishing, paddling quickly back to their vehicle. They did not discuss it until after driving away, and the witness told no one else for almost 10 years.

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Fall 1987 Waleska, Cherokee County, Georgia Class B #3094

Teenager hears vocalization and has encounter with smelly creature outside window

In 1987 the witness was lying in a basement bedroom with the window open on a cool late-summer night. She heard a loud unfamiliar howling and screaming vocalization that frightened her and her dog, followed minutes later by heavy footsteps outside the window and on the deck plus a horrific odor. She sensed something pacing in front of the window as if looking in before leaving, then heard the same vocalization again and closed the window.

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Winter 1987 Bonner’s Ferry, Boundary County, Idaho Class B #2060

Hunter experiences terrifying scream.

While walking to a duck blind in the early morning, the witness and companions heard trees snapping and movement in nearby timber. Later, while walking back alone to the truck for shells, the witness again heard branches breaking and movement paralleling him that stopped when he stopped. When he raised his empty shotgun toward the sound, a loud long guttural scream echoed through the trees, which companions back at the pond also heard, terrifying the witness who ran to lock himself in the truck.

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