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Solo female backpacker reports sasquatch vocals and knocks at 3am at Timothy Lake, 18mi S of Mt. Hood
The witness was backpacking around Timothy Lake and sleeping in a tent. Around 3 a.m. on two nights, the witness heard loud repeated howl-like yells from across the lake that lasted several minutes. On the second night, immediately after the vocalizations ended, the witness heard a loud wood knock from nearby to the south.
Campers hear knocks and unknown vocalizations at night in Tillamook State Forest
The witness and two companions were camping at the same forest campground where relatives had reported loud calls the previous weekend. After an evening hike and unsuccessful knocking attempt, they were stargazing around the campfire. They then heard two sets of rapid knocks from one direction followed within seconds by two howls from another direction, which they recorded. The camp was otherwise empty, with the nearest other campground miles away.
Possible vocalizations heard while visiting McKenzie River Valley
Late at night at a yurt near a creek, the witness stepped outside and heard loud hooting/howling from across the creek. The sound was heard two more times from inside the yurt, and later the witness saw a faint outline duck behind trees on the hillside. The next morning a partial muddy footprint with hairs was found leading toward the yurt door.
Father and son hear strange sounds while camping near Oregon Caves
A witness and a relative were camped at a shelter in a remote mountain meadow during a multi-day hiking trip. On the final morning both heard repeated very loud screeching, guttural, howl-like sounds from upslope lasting several minutes but could see no source. Both were shaken, ate quickly, left earlier than planned while checking behind them, and have not returned. The witness concluded the unknown sounds were made by a Sasquatch.
Hiker reports possible vocalizations near Oregon Caves
The witness got a truck stuck in snow on the Sturgis Creek trail area and started walking down the road to find a phone. From behind near the trailhead area the witness heard very loud screaming and howling sounds echoing off the valley walls. The sound repeated about seven times and was described as ending abruptly rather than trailing off. The witness continued walking while watching behind, with a rifle safety off.
Howl near Bend, Oregon (2004)
The witness and several friends gathered for a nighttime bonfire at a secluded spot. After a distant howl earlier in the evening, an extremely loud combined growl-scream-roar erupted from very close behind trees. The group fled to a vehicle, waited, then extinguished the fire together and never returned.
Possible vocalizations heard outside Ruch on BLM land called "Woodrat Mountain"
The witness reported hearing very loud, long drawn-out howls over several months in summer and fall 2003. The sounds seemed to come from BLM land across the street from the witness's house in a pine forest area and did not match familiar local animals. The witness never saw the source, noting the events occurred in the evening and nighttime.
Lone camper hears vocalization
The witness was sitting alone by a campfire late at night when a very loud, high-pitched wailing howl began in the woods at a distance. The sound continued intermittently for about ten minutes, seeming to move slowly, with no answering calls heard. The witness felt it did not match known wolves, coyotes, or cougars and concluded it must have been a Sasquatch.
Three guests at Suttle Lake Resort get long look at three sasquatches
During an overnight fishing trip the witness and his girlfriend were sleeping in a parked vehicle near a cabin when they noticed a tall hair-covered figure standing at the tree line and two smaller crouched figures near a truck. After alerting a companion in the cabin, the witness started the vehicle to shine lights on the figures, which then fled into the trees. A companion reported something running across the road as they drove, and later the group heard commotion near the lake.
Vocalizations heard by campers in Taylor Park
The witness and family were camping overnight when they heard a loud scream-howl twice shortly after a siren. Three people heard the sound, which the witness later compared to a Klamath recording and concluded was Bigfoot. The witness reported a strong fear response on hearing it and again when recalling it.
Hikers hear possible vocalizations near Cascade Locks along the Columbia River
Two companions were packing up after a late cookout at a park community kitchen when they heard a loud 10-second shrieking yell from a ridge across the creek. A short time later they heard a second similar yell from close behind the kitchen. Unable to identify the sounds, they locked themselves in their truck and left leftover food behind.
Couple hears unknown howl, later finds possible deformed track
The witness and a companion were walking a logging road in the early morning while hunting. They heard an unfamiliar loud howl-like sound and found a five-toed footprint roughly the length of the witness's foot that looked deformed. The companion also saw the print and heard the sound. The area was described as unusually quiet, with two faint chirps and a brief feeling of being watched.
Squaw Lake fisherman followed. Unrecognized stench, knocking, and high pitch howl heard while fishing along lake shore
The witness hiked into a wilderness lake to fish from the shore. While fishing, the witness noticed a very foul odor, then heard sounds like something striking a tree, followed by a high-pitched howling/scream-like sound and more tree-striking sounds. Feeling watched and unnerved, the witness left the area, and on the trail out noticed fresh broken branches on a pine tree.
Campers and their dogs are frightened by vocalizations
The witness and their spouse were sleeping in their camper at Big Creek when the spouse heard strange loud vocalizations moving around the campsite for over an hour. After waking, the witness also heard loud screaming-howl sounds from changing directions nearby while their normally vocal dogs hid and shook. Feeling uneasy with only a small-caliber gun, they packed quickly and left the site that night.
Witness heard underbrush snapping and small trees crashing to the ground
The witness was alone at a lakeside camp at night when a loud road-blasting shot triggered a rockslide. Right afterward the witness heard a large animal crashing through brush and then prolonged howling and screaming from across the lake for about half an hour. Friends arrived later and heard nothing further that night.
Scream near John Day, Oregon (1996)
Two companions on a week-long bow-hunting trip heard a long, loud scream-howl from a ridge across the logging road about half a mile away after other visitors left. The dog cowered in the tent while the men retrieved shotguns and stayed awake until early morning. They ruled out known animals and concluded it was likely a Sasquatch, though over the next few days they tried to rationalize it and continued hunting.
Area residents hear repeated loud vocalizations
The witness reports hearing very loud howls coming from a forested area behind the home on multiple nights during one summer. Each bout lasted about 30 seconds, starting low then rising, and local dogs barked and seemed agitated during the sounds. The witness never saw the source of the sounds.
Campers hear moaning howl at Waldo Lake at night
While tent camping with his wife, the witness was awakened around 4 a.m. by a prolonged moaning howl lasting 20-30 minutes. Their dog growled and a nearby camper's dogs barked, and the nearby camper left hurriedly before dawn. The next day the witness found no sign, but later felt an Ohio moan-howl recording matched what they heard.
Hunter remembers possible howls and footprints near Baker City
Three hunters spread out in a draw heard a prolonged moaning-howling sound likened to a weak yell for help, with two of them also hearing a loud pop nearby. They traced the sound to a barbed-wire fence with freshly broken wire and torn-up ground but found no identifiable tracks. Returning to the same area the next morning, they found a large footprint in a cow patty which they linked to the previous day's sounds.
Boaters on the Deschutes hear loud scream from bank
Two people were fishing from a slowly drifting boat on a sunny morning. A very loud, long yell that rose and fell in pitch came from the direction of a dirt bank about 100 yards away. The pair went to the apparent source area to look around but found nothing and saw no animal.