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approximatly, 12:00 A.M. Yreka, Siskiyou County, California Related account #8069

Odor near Yreka, California

About a week earlier the witness sat outside around midnight and noticed a faint but pungent odor like skunk, rotting carcass and dirty wet dog drifting from the west up the hill.

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The next morning Hilt, Siskiyou County, California Related account #5284

Tracks near Hilt, California

While working in the same woods before the sighting, the witness found large human-like tracks in wet mud, a foul odor, and very large fresh scat.

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years before Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California Related account #4630

Odor near Dunsmuir, California

Years earlier the witness and companions camping in the same area believed they were stalked, smelled an odor, and left without seeing anything.

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on occasion Redding, Shasta County, California Related account #11986

Odor near Redding, California

The witness occasionally noticed a strong death-like smell coming down off the mountain.

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BFRO YEAR: 1973-74 Redding, Ca, Because French Gulch Was A Town Back In The Gold Rush Days Of Old California. People Still Live In The Area Of What Is Now Called French Gulch., Shasta County, California Class B #26381

Man recalls adversarial encounter with an unknown creature near French Gulch

During midnight rounds at an isolated school compound, the witness crossed a suspension bridge and heard something raiding trash cans by the cookhouse. He threw rocks toward a large dark figure under the eaves, which stood erect, stepped onto the bridge, dodged thrown rocks, vaulted the bridge cables and fled upstream on two legs. He noted glowing eyes and a foul stench, then returned to his trailer without anyone else responding.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2782

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A very pungent odor like rotting garbage was reported in connection with the experiences.

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about 11:30 p.m. on October 16,1995 Place not stated Related account #2226

Sasquatch sighting

A man out for a late-night stroll smelled rotting garbage, felt watched, and saw an eight-foot fur-covered creature with no bearlike snout.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2037

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On three separate hikes in trailless brush and talus slopes the witness smelled a strong human feces odor.

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BFRO YEAR: 1997-98 La Porte, Plumas County, California Class B #2037

Man has interesting experiences outside of La Porte

During extended thesis fieldwork in remote mountain country, the witness found a set of human-like footprints in fine silt on a meander of Upper Slate Creek, noting dermal ridges, five even-length toes, a square shape and no instep, with a 20-inch stride noted in follow-up. Three pieces of mottled brown feces with a faint odor were found with the prints. No creature was seen and no other person was present for this find.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2210

Sasquatch sighting

Another local reported livestock acting up and seeing a figure mistaken for a person that ran into the woods with a stench.

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Over the next ten to twelve years Place not stated Related account #2210

Tracks

Over about a decade the household reported additional visits involving footprints, screams, and smells, sometimes multiple in one summer.

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in 1978 Pope Valley, Napa County, California Related account #2210

Footsteps near Pope Valley, California

A relative heard footsteps in gravel in the evening, encountered something that fled, leaving a musty skunk-like odor that lingered.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #13613

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After following the trackways to the ridge top, the group encountered an overpowering zoo-like smell from a thickly wooded canyon and would not enter it.

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Another time Place not stated Related account #13287

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The witness exploring down the creek to a pooled area smelled sulphur or rotting odor and ran back up the mountain.

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Monday 9/4/06 Place not stated Related account #15782

Wood knock

About a year later the same couple returned to Highway 128, made whoop calls, then heard wood knocks and tree breaks and smelled a dead animal/skunk odor for about three minutes.

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About one week prior to our sighting Place not stated Related account #827

Sasquatch sighting

A family on a hike near Cave Junction reportedly saw a figure and smelled a strong odor about a week before the main event.

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Summer 2006 Place not stated Related account #23811

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A relative on a bike ride near an orchard smelled a very strong foul odor likened to many dirty dogs and left the area.

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5 years ago Place not stated Related account #5909

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A biker on the other side of the mountain smelled decay, his dog yelped and fled, and he felt watched without seeing anything.

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Four months after the initial sighting St. Regis, Sanders County, Montana Related account #8999

Odor near St. Regis, Montana

Months later the witness revisited the area with two companions and all three encountered a strong musky skunk-like smell and left after feeling danger without seeing its source.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #47215

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The witness reports periodic strange smells in her neighborhood near the initial area after the main event.

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