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Two hunters experience possible sasquatch intimidation behavior near Pinckney State Recreation Area
While deer hunting in the morning, the witness and his partner were stationed a few hundred yards apart with thick cover between them. Both men heard loud whoop-like and howl-like vocalizations along with heavy bipedal-sounding footsteps and branches breaking from the cover between them. The sounds lasted about a minute and unnerved both hunters. The witness did not enter the brush and later returned without further incident.
Campers experience possible harassment all night in the Red River Gorge
Three people camping overnight near a creek reported prolonged howling in the evening and a close loud scream during the night. Through the night they heard movement around the tents, sticks hitting trees, branches breaking, and had objects disturbed including a tent stake pulled out. They also reported white eyeshine, a pungent odor, a dark figure seen in the treeline after daylight, and footprints and torn branches found in the morning.
Family experiences large rocks being thrown and hear an unknown scream outside the Shawnee National Forest
The witness and two relatives were setting up a telescope near a group campfire when rocks landed near them on three occasions while movement was heard in dense dark woods with nothing seen. Those at the fire denied throwing anything. Hours later a loud high-pitched scream was heard that the witness did not recognize, and a next-day search found no clear footprints due to heavy leaf cover.
Man camping alone hears possible wood knock and vocalization near Greenwater
The witness was camped alone in a car at night when a loud knock-like sound was heard from 75 to 100 yards to the west. About an hour later, a brief scream-like yell was heard from the north, described as coming from height and sounding strangely feminine. The witness considered but could not match the sounds to known wildlife. No visual contact or physical traces were reported.
Man hears possible vocalizations close to his home near Eatonville
The witness was lying down to sleep at home in the early morning when a series of loud vocalizations was heard from nearby woods. The sounds included a distant deep call, loud siren-like screams, and chattering with tongue-clicking, while neighboring dogs barked during parts of the sequence. The sounds faded and returned as if the source moved deeper into the woods and back before leaving for the last time.
Rural resident hears prolonged vocals near Lumby
Late at night the witness was awakened at home by an unfamiliar high-pitched, two-toned scream repeated with pauses. She listened from an open window and woke her son, who also listened and said he had never heard such a sound. The sounds were heard at a distance and eventually faded toward the other side of the valley.
Backpacker hears possible vocalizations and wood knocking in the Alpine Lakes wilderness near North Bend
The witness camped alone at a remote alpine lake and saw a black shiny shape on a ridge during a day hike that stayed motionless when called to. That evening while cooking the witness heard a loud screech, then after dark was awakened by extremely loud cracks followed by falling rocks, with a second closer event about 40 minutes later. The witness stayed awake afraid until daylight and left quickly in the morning.
Campers awakened by unidentified screams near Lumby
While tent-camping with her daughter at a lakeside resort, the witness was awakened around 2 a.m. by repeated loud shrieks coming from across the water. She dressed, went to the shore with a flashlight, and listened for several minutes until the sound stopped abruptly. Another camper from an RV joined her on the shore and listened as well, and neither could identify the source as a known animal.
Hunter scouting for elk hears stick breaks & a loud scream-howl close to his tent near Randle
The witness and a relative were camped in a tent by a small lake after backpacking and scouting for elk. Around 4 a.m. the witness awoke to branches breaking about 50 yards away followed by an extremely loud scream/howl he said he had never heard before. After a few minutes he heard more branches breaking, then nothing further. Frightened, he packed up and left with the relative about half an hour later.
Witness hears loud screams and foot steps while camping near Laporte
The witness was camping in tents with five companions. In the early morning after going to bed, she and one companion heard two very loud vocalizations combining screaming and grunting, with the second appearing to move quickly. Later she heard heavy bipedal footsteps in camp, and in the morning bottled water was missing from a cooler while other food remained.
Possible vocalization frightens fisherman from campsite along Conejos River
The witness was camping alone with his dog in a tent in a remote mountain meadow area while on a fly-fishing trip. Late at night he woke and heard a single extremely loud, high-pitched scream-like howl lasting several seconds from a few hundred yards away across a canyon. Frightened by the sound, which he perceived as territorial, he abandoned his tent and gear and drove to a nearby town to sleep. He returned at daybreak, found no tracks, and later concluded the sound matched alleged sasquatch vocalizations after comparing it to known animal recordings.
Woman describes foul odor and possible vocalizatons near home outside Charlevoix
The witness reported an overpowering sulfur, waste and body-odor smell around her northern Michigan summer home that lingered for about two and a half days after arrival. A few days later she and her husband heard a deep-throated moan or scream from the woods behind the house that did not sound like a known animal or human and was audible over the television. No creature was seen.
Husband and wife hear possible vocalizations on Harstine Island
A couple arriving at their cabin heard distant, deep vocalizations lasting about five minutes. The sounds were described as long, low-pitched roar-like screams with a growly tone that dropped lower in pitch. Their dogs became clingy and whined, and were brought inside. The husband first suggested elk or coyote but concluded the depth and duration were not human or known animal.
Possible vocalizations heard by resident outside Verlot
The witness was at home in the evening when barking dogs drew him outside onto the porch. From a distance he heard loud repeated vocalizations that began low and rose to a scream, apparently moving west past his location and then back south before fading after about five minutes. He described the sound as unlike any animal he knew from hunting experience and later felt it matched an archival scream recording except for a lower start.
Witness has unusual experience in area of the Great Dismal Swamp
A couple sitting on a bench along a trail heard bipedal footsteps moving through dense brush across a canal, followed by chattering or popping sounds from two directions. After the witness knocked a branch against a post, a similar sound came from deeper in the woods. As they left near sunset without ever seeing the source, they heard a short loud scream described as between a whoop and a woman's scream.
Family sees Sasquatch at window several times near Gilford
The witness reports seeing a tall hair-covered figure passing the living room picture window about once a year over several years while watching television late at night. The figure is described as walking upright past the window in one direction and sometimes returning minutes later. The witness also reports hearing grunts, screams, footsteps and breaking limbs, and finding large unidentifiable prints in snow and broken branches in the yard.
Odor near Shelby County (2008)
The witness was canoeing alone on the river in the afternoon and had to pull out to drag the canoe around a log jam. He smelled a terrible odor and was paced by something unseen that stopped when he stopped, then heard screaming, breaking limbs, and saw a large log thrown and trees violently shaking. He fled in the canoe to the center of the river.
Former police officer and his wife awaken to unknown screams on their property near Alberton
The witness and her husband were asleep at their vacation cabin when they were awakened around 3:30 a.m. by loud screams that seemed to move across the property from the river toward the mountains. The screams occurred four or five times, prompting the husband to get his gun, and the couple saw nothing when they looked outside. They stated they had never heard such a sound before or since.
Couple witness rocks thrown and possible vocalizations between two animals on either side of a fishing dock near Williamsville
The couple were night fishing from boat docks around midnight when rocks began splashing into the water on both sides of the cove. Two unseen sources on opposite banks threw large rocks and produced deep growls, screams, and howls in unison for an extended period while the couple remained on the dock. They eventually left the dock for their cabin and continued to hear the sounds from the overlook.
Hiker has nighttime sighting near Carlyle
Late at night the witness walked up a slight incline from a riverbank through timber and heard a loud scream from the east. The witness then watched an animal drop from a tree about six to eight feet up, land on its hind legs, take a few upright steps, then move to all fours and run quickly into the treeline. The witness fled toward the highway. The animal was described as large, muscular and fur-covered, tan or light brown in the moonlight.