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30 October 2004 Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia Class B #14739

Possible vocalization and stalking near Spruce Flat

The witness and a companion were walking along a road late at night when they heard a strange drawn-out hoot-like vocalization and heavy footsteps approaching through a field. The unseen source circled around them in the dark, vocalized again, and reportedly knocked down an old barbed-wire fence ahead of them. The pair never saw the source of the sounds.

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22 October 2004 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #9853

While camping, couple hears repeated strange, night time vocalizations

Two campers were in their tent at a campground late at night when they heard a strange hollow two-pitched sound repeated several times. One heard it twice and the other heard it four times, and they disagreed about the direction it came from. Their dog acted nervous during the sounds and then settled. They saw nothing and reported hearing nothing else.

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14 October 2004 Ruidoso, Lincoln County, New Mexico Class B #9992

Fisherman stalked at dawn near Ruidoso

The witness had been camping and fishing for several days and went upstream alone at first light. After feeling watched and noticing the woods go quiet, the witness saw brush and trees shaking but could not make out the source. Minutes later while heading back toward camp, the witness heard a guttural moan or cry from across the river and believed something followed downstream. The witness ran back to camp, injuring an ankle, and noted the behavior and sound differed from prior bear encounters.

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10 October 2004 Addy, Stevens County, Washington Class B #50212

Hunters hear aggressive yells and knocks near Addy for over an hour

Two hunters walking on an old logging road just before dark heard a very loud breathy yell and a stick-like strike from dense brush about 50 feet away. Over about an hour they heard dozens of repeated yells, each followed by one or two knocks, and saw no other people in the area. They returned to their hunting spots with rifles loaded and later thought the sounds matched yelling and wood knocking shown on a Bigfoot television program.

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5 October 2004 Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia Class A #14280

Night sighting outside rural home near Bruceton Mills

Late at night at a farm home, the witness and a companion looked out the back door after the dogs barked then went quiet. They saw a large hair-covered creature near a mineral feeder that rose onto two legs, looked toward them, then walked upright toward a hay field while swinging its arms. They also heard heavy breathing and a gruff sound and noticed a foul odor during the stare.

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3 October 2004 Agassiz, British Columbia Class B #9438

Couple hears back and forth vocalizations, between 5 and 6 a.m., where the Harrison and Chehalis rivers join

Around 5 a.m. the witness was awakened at home by loud, unidentifiable animal-like calls that seemed to move across the property toward nearby flats over about 20 minutes. The household dog froze during the sounds, and usual background wildlife was silent. The witness's husband woke afterward and also heard the distant calls, and both said they had never heard such sounds in decades living in the area.

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October 2004 Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas Class A #13496

Rancher startles a bigfoot while burning trash outside Daingerfield

In early autumn at mid-day the witness was burning damp feed sacks behind a bunkhouse when a flare-up was followed by a startled sound behind him. He turned and saw a tall reddish-brown biped run upright into virgin woods and disappear within seconds. He later returned with a gun for safety but found no tracks because of leaves and ground clutter.

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October 2004 Coalville, Summit County, Utah Class A #25154

Two elk hunters & tall bipedal creature startle each other at Chalk Creek east of Coalville

While hunting elk at dusk, the witness and a companion climbed out of a draw and surprised a tall black hair-covered creature about 30 feet away. The creature made a loud whoof sound as it moved into a small stand of pines, displacing a bough. After the pair backed away, it gave a low guttural growl ending with teeth clicking, frightening them enough to leave.

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October 2004 [Between Aberdeen And Forks], Jefferson County, Washington Class B #11040

Vocalizations heard by expeditioners on Olympic Peninsula

On the first night of an October 2004 expedition, four participants walked a stretch of mountain road making wood knocks. They heard deep grunting sounds from the woods, then later heard two loud scream-like vocalizations from different sides of the road, one a few hundred yards away and one within about 50 yards. They stated the screams started as a low moan and rose to a high-pitched screech and were unlike any known local animal sounds.

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28 September 2004 Glide, Douglas County, Oregon Class B #9534

Campers hear several types of early morning vocalizations near Diamond Lake

Two relatives camped alone at a riverside campground, one in a tent and one in a van. During the night they heard loud calling sounds from across the river and later heard movement around the campsite, including grunt-like sounds beside the van. In the morning they compared notes, confirmed no other campers were present, and found no tracks due to hard ground.

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21 September 2004 Oroville, Butte County, California Class B #9368

Photographer hears early morning vocalizations near Lake Oroville

The witness parked her truck near Lake Oroville before sunrise to photograph valley lights. While sitting with the driver window down, she heard a loud angry roar that rapidly approached from behind and stopped at the rear passenger side of the truck. She saw nothing in the darkness and drove away frightened.

Vocalization
1 September 2004 Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Class A #9254

Man working with wrecker has late night encounter in Tennessee woods

Late at night the eyewitness went outside to work on a trailer and used a flashlight to check a noise. The light reflected off eyes on a nearby bank, revealing a large hair-covered human-like creature squatting a short distance away. The creature turned its head away from the light, and the eyewitness went back inside to call a relative. When the door was reopened, the creature was heard retreating through the woods while vocalizing.

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September 2004 Newcastle, McClain County, Oklahoma Class A #9376

While walking dog, man has early evening encounter not far from Canadian River

The witness was walking with a dog on a dirt road in the early evening when the dog became agitated and aggressive. The witness heard grunting and movement in nearby woods, then saw a large hair-covered biped rise from behind a fallen tree and retreat into the woods. The dog chased the creature while the witness ran home, and the dog returned later unharmed. A strong road-kill-like odor was noted around the time of the sighting.

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August 2004 Mountain View, Wyo., Daggett County, Utah Class B #12396

Possible vocalization heard near Hoop Lake

The witness and three family members stopped their ATVs on a mountain shoulder overlooking a meadow and forest. After the witness twice imitated alleged sasquatch vocalizations, something answered from the nearby forest. The group left quickly after a cow moose bolted from the trees while looking back. The witness noted the answering sound did not match familiar wildlife but remained unconvinced it was a sasquatch.

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17 July 2004 Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class A #9012

Vocalizations heard and animal observed near Hibbing

The husband got up early and heard an unfamiliar calling sound, so he went outside to get mail and look for the source. Near his car he saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about 50 feet away in pines, watched it briefly, then it noticed him and ran toward the woods and field. He later found large pressed-down footprints in grass, and the spouse's father found scat in the same area said to differ from deer or bear.

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5 July 2004 Weitchpec, Humboldt County, California Class B #9439

Two campers hear creatures calling throughout night near Bluff Creek

Two brothers camping at Onion Lake heard loud, rough grunts lasting about a second from multiple directions around camp, apparently answering each other from about 9 p.m. until about 5 a.m. A deer ran into camp after the first grunt and several deer stayed close to the tent all night. Despite searching with a spotlight the witnesses saw nothing and heard no movement through brush, and found nothing the next morning.

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21 June 2004 Oroville CA, Butte County, California Class B #8896

At dusk, swimmers hear vocalizations and whistles near Lake Oroville

Three people were at a lake launch ramp at dusk when the witness imitated a whistle from a recording. Movement was heard approaching through brush above the lake to within about 200 feet. A light showed eyes low along the treeline, and whistling exchanges continued until the group left in their car.

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19 June 2004 Colton, Ore, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #8888

Night time calls and footprints witnessed by several people northeast of Colton off Highway 211

The witness was visiting a friend's house near Colton when strange birdlike noises were heard from the treeline overnight. Five other people joined the witness to listen and agreed the sounds were unfamiliar, and shining a light toward the closest sounds made them stop temporarily. The noises continued until shortly before dawn. In the morning, possible unfamiliar tracks and a trail of pushed-down grass with long strides were found in a field behind a stream.

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June 2004 Kamloops, British Columbia Class B #9654

Various incidents around Paul Lake Provincial Park outside Kamloops

The witness was hiking back toward the day-use lot in light rain after walking to the west end of the lake with a companion. After scuffing a foot on gravel, the witness heard a loud grunt and a large branch snap uphill, then saw a large reddish-brown hairy form crouched by a fallen tree about 40-50 ft away, partly hidden by undergrowth. The form stood, held an arm across the face area, looked back once, and left quickly and silently upright without dropping to all fours.

Partial sightingVocalizationTree break
15 May 2004 Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #38870

LEO recalls his daylight sighting as a youth with his horses NW of Atlanta

The witness was spending time with horses in a fenced pasture next to extensive woods when movement in brush near the barn drew attention and the horses ran toward the house. Thinking the partly obscured shape outside the fence might be a horse, the witness walked toward it and then saw a tall upright figure covered in reddish hair that grunted, looked at the witness, then pushed through small trees and brush leaving the area with loud heavy footsteps. The witness ran to the house and told relatives who were inside.

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