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Couple hears late night screams near Viola
The witness and his wife were sleeping in a small cabin near Viola when the wife woke the witness after hearing a strange sound. The witness then heard a loud, repeated scream-like call lasting about 25 seconds from some distance away. He did not recognize it as a known animal but later found it matched sounds on bigfoot-related sites, while stating he could not say what it was.
2 witnesses see a BF at night in the headlights
The witness and the witness's mother were driving home late at night when they noticed a large hairy ape-like creature kneeling on the side of the road. After passing it, the mother turned the car around to look again, but the creature had fled north into a wooded area.
Three friends have close encounter
The witness and two companions were walking through woods along a stream after midnight when all three noticed a strong urine odor. The witness and one companion then saw a very tall dark figure with large eyes that appeared to walk on two legs. After the witness threw a rock, the figure walked away but followed the group at a distance as they hurried back to their truck, throwing rocks as they went.
Campers hear scream and witness rock throwing at Twin Sister Lakes
The witness and two companions were camping at a remote lake past Bumping Lake. After nightfall on their final night, they heard single rocks striking and bouncing down the rocky slope about 60-70 yards from camp, repeating in different spots. They left camp with a lantern, guns and an axe to investigate, but the sounds stopped as they approached and nothing was seen. The witness later wondered if the sounds could have been something throwing rocks toward camp.
Campers hear vocalizations and find possible prints near Skookum Meadow
Three coworkers camped at Tillicum campsite and hiked toward Skookum Meadow looking for signs. On the first night while awake in the tent they heard coyote-like sounds, a long moan and loud wail, and a guttural growl. The next day on a deer trail off Trail 21 they noticed several vague human-like footprints in firm ground but took no casts or photos. Weeks later the reporter felt the night sounds matched supposed vocalizations heard on a television special.
Young couple have unusual late night experience near Weaverville
A couple sleeping in a rented fifth-wheel trailer at a campground were awakened around 2 a.m. by sounds outside. The wife reported padded footsteps circling the trailer, followed by pressure on the exterior step that shook the trailer while their normally vocal dog stayed silent. The occupants remained inside in fear and later closed windows and fell asleep; companions camped nearby said they heard nothing.
While riding ATV, witness smells, hears then sees creature
The witness and two relatives were riding ATVs on trails off a logging trail when they noticed a garbage-like odor and then heard a loud roar followed by a high-pitched scream. As they started back toward the house, they saw a tall figure covered in black hair about 37 yards away parallel to them. The figure ran alongside them on two legs until they neared the house, when they fled.
Large creature leaves 12"+ handprints on camper trailer during rainy night
The witness and three companions camped over multiple rainy nights. They heard persistent huffing and a growl, experienced silence and a sense of being watched, and reported a dark shape blocking a camper window. When leaving they later found muddy primate-like handprints high on the camper and a trailer lock twisted and broken.
Family hears rock-clacking and screams while camping
The witness was camping with family at Lake Mary and had gone to bed in a tent trailer at night when repeated whooping cries, a loud scream, and rock-clacking sounds were heard nearby. The sounds frightened the witness and her sons. She first assumed the noises came from nearby campers possibly bothering a bear cub, but later came to believe they were Bigfoot-related after reading a similar account.
Man sees creature laying in fetal position in the road, another runs by and grabs it
The witness was driving on Interstate 5 at highway speed around 1 a.m. while towing a trailer. He saw a large hairy body lying in a fetal position in his lane and braced for impact. A second hair-covered form crossed left to right directly in front of his truck at headlight height, and he struck nothing, concluding the second figure had pulled the lying body out of the way.
Screams heard by fishermen on Trout Lake
Three fishermen were trout fishing at a lake when they heard a loud series of screams from across the water. They described themselves as avid hunters familiar with elk and cougar calls and said this sound was different from anything they had ever heard.
Campers hear animal groan, find tracks in the morning
The witness and companions were camping by a river when the witness heard groaning and splashing in the water around 2-3 a.m. The witness shouted, thinking it was a companion playing around, and the source of the noise left. At sunrise the group found very large footprints leading from the water into the trees.
Footprint found in Beck Spur area
The mother awoke overnight to a strong animal-like odor and sustained movement sounds in weeds outside her trailer window and retrieved a gun. The odor lingered in the trailer for over an hour. The next morning her daughter visited, heard the account, and found a large flat human-like footprint in mud outside the window, which she measured and photographed, plus reddish hair strands on a nearby tree.
Daytime sighting at Labaron Lake, Fishlake National Forest
The witness and a companion were fishing at a lake in the morning when they noticed a dark brown animal drinking at the water's edge about 200 yards away. The animal then stood up and moved into the woods walking like a human, appearing broad-shouldered and muscular. They watched it briefly for about 10 seconds before leaving camp hurriedly.
Campers hear more nighttime vocalizations at Sugar Pine Campground, on the west side of Lake Tahoe
The witness and a relative were camping overnight when they heard a loud whooping sound nearby followed by loud crunching like branches breaking. A girl was heard screaming after the whooping. In the morning they found large footprints near their tent measuring about 12 to 16 inches long, which they felt were too large for a bear.
Hikers find nest-like structure in dense forest north of Monroe
Two companions hiked in a dense second-growth gorge to look around the landowner's property. They found a concealed woven tunnel of undergrowth leading to a domed chamber and entered it but found no evidence or odor. Both felt suddenly spooked without seeing or hearing anything and left quickly, and bad weather prevented a return.
Hiker photographs track on trail in Hoh River rainforest, on the Olympic Peninsula
The witness and his wife were hiking a busy trail in the Hoh rainforest in daylight when they found a bare human-like footprint. The witness photographed the print with his boot for scale and later described it as about 11-12 inches long with squared-off toes. He initially dismissed it because of heavy trail traffic but submitted it years later after seeing a similar track report.
Spelunkers hear loud, garbled howls on consecutive nights near Trout Lake
The witness and a companion were camping overnight at a campground. Around 3 a.m. the witness was awakened by extremely loud howling that continued for many minutes and was also heard by the companion. Later the witness alone heard the howling shift into loud ape-like chattering, then heard howling again near dawn after coyotes sounded.
Family finds prints and hears vocalizations in forest near Seaside
A large family group in a van with open windows in a dense, mossy forest heard four very long, loud screams described as hair-raising. The mother imitated the sound and received a reply each time. The forest was otherwise completely silent, and the group reported feeling watched.
2 Friends with a flashlight watch a BF late at night
The witness and a friend were watching TV late at night when their pet goose became agitated and they heard branches breaking outside. They took flashlights outside and watched an ape-like animal crouched at the woods edge across the street for about 10 minutes, noting its long hair, eye color, and behavior in the lights. When they went inside briefly to get car keys for headlights, the animal had disappeared.