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Campers hear screams around midnight
Two campers were awakened in their tent around 1 a.m. by distant screams that grew closer as the source moved through the campground. The screams sounded like a woman or baby, with grunts and sniffing pauses between, and the source stopped very close to their tent before moving away and fading. The witnesses stayed inside the tent and never saw the source.
Daylight encounter in a strip mine gully near "Big Brutus" (tourist attraction)
The witness was walking ahead of her husband toward a fishing spot at a strip pit when a very loud screaming began just behind her. She crouched and covered her ears as the screams repeated, then heard the source run, jump a creek, and crash through brush and small trees on the far side. Her husband, who had been following behind, heard the screams and joined her to watch the vegetation move as the creature left. They left the area without returning for prints after rain washed the site.
Sighting by campers
Two people camping near a ravine heard rhythmic steps and saw a pair of large, long black-haired legs walking across the slope about 30 yards away. The companion moved closer but dense trees prevented a view of the full figure. After relocating their tent near other campers, both were awakened around 3 a.m. by heavy pounding nearby followed by three high shrill screams.
Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with friends near LaFollette
The witness and three companions were sitting by a dying campfire late at night when a dog ran back into camp frightened. They then noticed a tall shadowy figure just beyond the firelight that turned to face them, showing eye reflection and a strong foul wet-animal odor. After staring for under a minute, the figure ran upslope through brush breaking branches, while the group shouted and then kept the fire up all night.
Gold prospector has evening encounter with sasquatch
The witness and a companion were camped overnight while prospecting. About an hour after dark they heard a loud minute-long scream that shifted in pitch and direction and seemed to originate just outside the camp light. They did not see the source, which then left quietly. The next day they noted apparent bedding under a collapsed cabin roof and an odd-shaped impression in a creek sandbar.
Campers menaced after dark by what they assume was a family group
A group camping above a swollen river heard mumbling voices and stick-breaking approaching, followed by loud chanting, shouting and stomping that shook a log seat and was taken as a demand to leave. The sounds stopped after deep hooted calls and later receded to distant screams up the valley and across the mountain. Later, while in a tent, the witness saw the firelight blocked by a squatting silhouette that touched the zipper with five digits, with felt breath and strong odor, before withdrawing. In the morning the witness noted hairs and deep depressions on the trail.
Two campers hear strange sounds and see the outline of an upright creature.
The witness and a relative were camping and had just built a fire when they heard a scream from a ridge. After firing a shotgun into the air, they saw the moonlit outline of an upright human-like figure running toward the water's edge while making an unfamiliar howling sound. They also noticed something that looked like a large footprint but were unsure about it.
Possible screams and stalking heard by seven campers out Newton
Seven people were settled in a tent around 1 a.m. when they heard an indescribable scream from about a quarter-mile away. Shortly after, they heard the sound again much closer, estimated at about 50 feet behind the tent, and everyone froze. After the second scream the witness heard slow brush noises interpreted as something walking away.
Footsteps in Ohio (1995)
Six teenagers parked by a blocked trail in Oak Openings late at night to socialize. After a quiet period they heard approaching crunching, loud branch breaking and a massive tree snap, followed by an extremely loud prolonged female-like scream. They all fled on foot back to the car and drove away, too frightened to return.
Hikers hear loud vocal exchanges on Grass Mountain.
The witness and a relative were hiking on a logging road and stopped to rest when they heard a close deep moaning and groaning sound but saw nothing. As they hurried back down the trail with a feeling of being followed, they heard a loud scream behind them, then additional screams from the west and southeast. They returned to their truck and drove home.
Hunter hears very loud scream at short range near Brazos River
The witness was deer hunting alone in the evening while sitting on the ground against a tree. He heard non-hooved footsteps moving in brush behind him, followed by a very loud sustained scream-howl from very close range. He readied his rifle and listened as it moved away deeper into brush, then left the area without finishing the hunt.
Cave explorers recall bizarre experiences while camping in the Seneca Creek Backcountry
Seven cavers camped on a remote ridge in the Monongahela National Forest after a day of ridgewalking. Around 10:30 p.m., while sitting around a dim campfire, they heard a single loud rising scream lasting several seconds from across a ravine about 200 yards away. The group discussed the sound, with some suggesting an owl, heard nothing further, and hiked out the next morning without visiting the area the sound came from.
Evening sighting by squirrel hunter in woods behind old brick Kilns
The witness was squirrel hunting in thick woods when they walked by an animal about ten feet away without noticing it. The animal then ran off bipedally with a striding gait while making a monkey-like screaming sound. The witness first thought it was a bear but concluded a bear could not run on two feet and called it bigfoot.
Husband and wife hear scream while fishing
The witness and spouse were fishing alone from a small boat on a lake early in the morning. They heard a very loud sound that began as a howl and became a long high-pitched scream that echoed. The sound startled them.
Vocals and thrown objects experienced by two friends exploring
Two companions hiked through dense brush to explore a quarry in the woods. While approaching and resting at the water they repeatedly heard very loud screech-like sounds and heard several large splashes in the water. As they climbed out and walked toward their vehicle, hard objects began striking the ground near them with increasing accuracy. They fled across a creek and out to their vehicle without ever seeing what produced the sounds or thrown objects.
Man hears late night howl in the Emigrant Wilderness
The witness and a companion were camped overnight on a high ridgeline after a backpacking trip. Around 1 a.m. the witness awoke and heard a loud moan-like sound rise up the western canyon to a scream-like crescendo, repeated minutes later, followed by a fainter similar sound from the eastern canyon. No animal was seen, and the companion awoke to hear the third sound.
Camper experiences unusual early morning scream near Kernville
The witness was camping overnight with a relative beside the Kern River. During the night the relative reported movement sounds outside his car. Soon after sunrise the witness heard a very loud, prolonged scream from just outside her tent. She looked out but saw nothing unusual.
Man recalls having a dead rabbit thrown at him while riding his ATV near Live Oak
The witness was walking a logging-road loop with two dogs in the afternoon when the woods went quiet and the dogs froze. About 50-60 yards uphill the witness saw a very large shape standing among oaks and brush. The shape grabbed and shook two oak trees and made a loud wailing scream, after which the dogs disappeared and the witness left quickly for the house.
Scream (1994)
A companion researcher reportedly had a prior scream encounter in June 1994 miles from the study camp.
Various sightings by campers and ranchers along Lake Fork, a tributary of the Conejos River.
In early June 1994 the witness was fishing with two young companions at a beaver pond when an extremely loud gravelly two-toned scream was heard three times from a forested slope about 150 to 200 yards away. The witness judged the sound was not an elk or bear and left the area because the group was unarmed. The next morning the witness returned alone and found a line of very old large tracks but no definitive sign of the source.