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September 2001 Mallard Larkins Roadless Area, Clearwater County, Idaho Class A #22651

Multiple witnesses see multiple figures on the edge of a small lake in the Mallard Larkins Roadless Area

Two hikers on a trail above a mountain lake at midday looked down and saw two brown fur-covered bipeds standing with a quadruped in grass by the water. The group fled on noticing the hikers, the two bipeds running upright and jumping over logs while the quadruped trailed behind. The hikers watched for about 15 seconds until the group entered trees and then debated what they had seen without approaching.

Full-body sighting
September 2001 Conejos County, Colorado Class B #23065

Bowhunters report unusual encounters in the South San Juan Mountains

A bow hunter located his downed elk after dark and heard a large heavy animal moving nearby in brush. The animal circled him and stayed close despite shouting, then seemed to follow him as he hiked back to camp. After retrieving a handgun at camp he heard footsteps again and rushed toward them, hearing something crash away. The next morning he returned to find the elk carcass untouched.

Footsteps
September 2001 Dardanelle, Tuolumne County, California Class B #16448

Possible vocalizations awaken campers in Clark Fork Campground

The witness and companion were camping in a tent at Clark Fork campground. After 2 a.m. they were awakened by very loud, long screaming sounds from the river direction that lasted about five minutes. About an hour later the witness heard a loud metal bang interpreted as a bear-proof dumpster lid being lifted and dropped in the closed, unoccupied loop.

ScreamProperty disturbance
September 2001 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #4649

Women hear late night vocalizations at Sand Bar Flat Campground

The witness and a relative were staying in a tent at a campground when they heard prolonged screaming vocalizations nearby for about two hours. The sounds included return calls from farther down the river, suggesting two sources. The witness stated familiarity with local animals and did not recognize the sounds as those animals.

Scream
September 2001 Clayton, Stevens County, Washington Class B #3673

Woman finds large tracks on her property near Clayton, Wa

The witness and companions walking a road on the property noticed unusually large human-like footprints in dry powdery soil. The prints were described as deep with a longer-than-human stride and were photographed and followed a short distance to a viewpoint before leaving the road. Weather at the time was very dry.

Tracks
September 2001 Quilcene, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #8978

Boys are chased on way home from bow hunting

The witness and a relative were bowhunting for deer in the evening and started hiking downhill toward home after feeling watched. After hearing a loud crash in brush, they ran about half a mile while hearing something running behind them. They crossed a pasture gate, stopped, and watched a large hairy bipedal figure by the gate for about 30 seconds before it turned and walked away.

Full-body sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
September 2001 Crescent City, Del Norte County, California Class A #3075

A young man observes a creature with a gorilla face

The son, riding as a passenger in a vehicle traveling alongside a river, reported seeing a large hairy animal squatting on a rock in the water appearing to drink with its hand. The father, who was driving, did not see the animal. The sighting was very brief, lasting only seconds, and was said to have occurred in the early afternoon.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
September 2001 Klamath, Del Norte County, California Class B #7702

Men hear two Bigfoot calling to each other

Late at night the witness and a companion sat in a parked truck at the end of a river road and heard deep howling and moaning calls from across the river. Fainter similar calls then answered from a different direction, suggesting two sources calling back and forth for about 20 seconds. Dense fog prevented any visual confirmation when the lights were turned on.

Howl
1 September 2001 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class A #3202

Nighttime sighting by family on Hwy 12 near Packwood, Labor Day Weekend

The witness was driving east on Highway 12 at night with relatives when headlights illuminated a fur-covered biped on the roadside. After passing it and turning around, they saw it again after it had crossed the road, passing within a few feet as it walked by the guardrail before it disappeared on a second turnaround.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingPossible hoax
September 2001 Goverment Camp, Hood River County, Oregon Class A #9109

Couple has fleeting, afternoon encounter near Barlow Pass

A couple on vacation stopped at a clearing near a deserted campground to look around. They found unusually large droppings, noticed the woods had gone quiet, and felt watched before leaving. Afterward the companion said she had briefly seen a reddish-brown bipedal figure across the meadow retreating into the forest.

Partial sightingScat
30 August 2001 Westlock, Alberta Class B #23259

Family hears ear piercing sream outside their cabin north of Westlock

The witness and two family members were settling to sleep in a recently purchased cabin late at night. A loud, shrill scream was heard from just outside the thin door. The witnesses, who described themselves as experienced outdoorsmen familiar with local animal sounds, said it matched nothing they knew. Nothing else happened that night and no tracks were found the next day.

Scream
27 August 2001 Clackamas County, Oregon #628

Campers see creature near tent

The witness and a companion were in their tent at night trying to sleep. A tall hairy figure was silhouetted between their tent and the campfire, repeatedly leaning from behind a tree and retreating when they moved. The witness twice tried to confront it with a flashlight but it hid, then it ran past the tent into the woods.

Silhouette
24 August 2001 Shady Cove, Jackson County, Oregon #5447

Family and friends camping hear loud vocalization.

The witness and companions were camping overnight in a rock quarry and standing around a campfire talking when loud screams were heard from the side of the quarry. The screaming continued for at least ten minutes, at times seeming more intense and closer, and one youth locked himself in a vehicle. Later that night the witness awoke to more distant screams. The witness later felt a sound on a Bigfoot sounds page matched what was heard that night.

Scream
23 August 2001 Not Sure, Wasco County, Oregon #563

Campers see shadow of large figure on tent

Two companions lay awake in their tent late at night when they heard footsteps from the woods behind them. They then saw the shadowy form of a tall hairy figure leaning out from behind a nearby tree. One witness twice leaned out with a flashlight, causing it to hide, and after the second time they heard it run back into the woods while nearby horses sounded uneasy.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootsteps
21 August 2001 Reno, Sierra County, California Class A #3027

Three young people on an early morning outing hear roar followed by sighting

Three people went by car into a heavily forested area in the early morning to be alone. About half an hour after arriving they heard rustling followed by a loud bellowing scream. As they ran toward their car, the main witness reported seeing the front of a tall dark figure about seventy feet away and hearing it flee into the woods before the group left quickly.

ScreamFull-body sightingMovement only
18 August 2001 Arnold, Calaveras County, California Class B #3021

Campers hear early morning screams near Calaveras Big Trees

A group camping in the Sierra foothills was awakened before dawn by prolonged loud screaming vocalizations occurring in repeated series. The sounds began at 4:45 a.m. and continued for about 20 minutes, with additional shorter series afterward and again around 6:30 a.m. from a different direction. Six campers heard the sounds, which the reporter felt resembled reference recordings and were not known forest animal sounds.

Scream
17 August 2001 Uniontown, Bourbon County, Kansas Class B #5532

Motorists have daylight sighting near Uniontown

Two people driving on a gravel road around midday saw a hairy biped run across the road about a block ahead near a low-water bridge over a creek. The passenger looked up late and saw it only briefly before it entered the woods, while the driver reportedly got a better look. The witness estimated it at about five feet tall with reddish hair and emphasized its unusual speed.

Road crossingPartial sighting
16 August 2001 Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois Class B #3018

Late night screams heard near Rosiclare

The witness was visiting relatives at a farm bordering national forest with three relatives when they went to sit on the front porch at night. They heard a continuous eerie calling sound that rose from low to higher pitch with a human-like quality for several minutes from near a pine forest a short distance away, while dogs barked and the surroundings were otherwise quiet. None of the group had heard such a sound before, and the witness interpreted it as possibly from a yeti. No visual contact or physical evidence was reported.

Vocalization
15 August 2001 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class A #79414

Woman observes a sasquatch walk up a dock ramp and into the woods on Harstine Island

The witness was staying on a moored boat and took a puppy to the deck in the early morning. Across the water at a lit state-park dock, the witness watched a large dark hairy figure walk up stairs and along a walkway before taking a few long strides into the forest. The observation lasted about 15 seconds and the figure did not react to the barking puppy.

Full-body sighting
11 August 2001 Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon #11

during an investigation, Bob and I hear two roars above Molalla River

The witness and a companion were camping at a remote site in the evening. They heard a loud roar from east of camp that was answered within a minute by a second roar from the clear-cut west of camp. They retreated to their vehicle to listen but heard no further vocalizations.

VocalizationPossible misidentification