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several years before Place not stated Related account #849

Vocalization

The same relative had heard the same heavy breathing sound several years earlier on a hunting trip at a different creek.

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around 12:00 PM Payne's Creek, Tehama County, California Related account #849

Vocalization near Payne's Creek, California

A relative on the other side of the creek heard loud heavy moaning breathing around noon the same day without seeing anything.

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During that first fall Old Northern California Mining Camp,, Siskiyou County, California Related account #12405

Whistle near Old Northern California Mining Camp,, California

Over one fall the witness repeatedly exchanged guttural clicks and song-like whistles with an unseen source in the berry bushes at dusk for up to 45 minutes.

WhistleVocalization
the year earlier Place not stated Related account #22434

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The witness reports hearing a similar call the previous year that lasted only a few minutes and sounded distressed.

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May 12th, roughly 9am Place not stated Related account #27819

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The party heard a loud canine-like woof from close below camp but found no dog or other animal.

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May 10th, approximately 4 pm Place not stated Related account #27819

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The witness heard a loud prolonged AHHHH sound from a low hill while stopped at an overlook, which companions did not hear.

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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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mid 60's Place not stated Related account #18298

Vocalization

The witness recalled an earlier visit with a parent to woods north of town, feeling watched and hearing eerie sounds.

Vocalization
after dark one night Alpine, San Diego County, California Related account #2782

Vocalization near Alpine, California

The head of household heard a low guttural voice mimicking a chicken call while closing the gate at night.

Vocalization
Date unknown Laytonville Ca., Mendocino County, California Related account #6521

Vocalization near Laytonville Ca., California

On later visits to the same land, the witness heard faint calls but found no footprints.

Vocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #1643

Vocalization

A local resident said his daughter heard strange high-pitched grunting animal sounds.

Vocalization
next morning at about 5:45am Place not stated Related account #4132

Vocalization

The next morning both witnesses were awakened by powerful yelps and growls coming from the direction of the previous day's hike.

VocalizationGrowl
at night Place not stated Related account #8345

Rock throwing

The witness had heard hunters say rocks were thrown at them from mountaintops at night and cries were heard at campfires.

Rock throwingVocalization
Previously that summer Place not stated Related account #2142

Growl

Earlier that summer the group heard moaning or low growling sounds from the forest along the top edge of the property.

GrowlVocalization
On another night Place not stated Related account #4642

Vocalization

The witness heard a repeated hooting ape-like call from the Preston Peak area.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #4642

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The witness heard an ape-like call from a cabin on the Illinois River.

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the previous year (2006) Place not stated Related account #23811

Vocalization

The witness and family had heard similar strange calls around the same campground area in prior years, more distant and less frequent the previous year.

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On Friday evening, Nov 1st, 2019 Place not stated Related account #63645

Scream

The night before the gate encounter, the witness reports hearing continuous very loud guttural screaming for over five minutes from a wooded slope above a rented cabin at dusk.

ScreamVocalization
other times Place not stated Related account #4790

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On other riding outings the witness recalled hearing something like voices but not voices.

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about 12 years earlier Place not stated Related account #11656

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About 12 years earlier the witness and a relative were deer hunting at daybreak when a strange-acting deer approached, they shot it, then heard a loud roar-growl turning into a scream, with branches breaking and limbs and large rocks thrown toward them until they abandoned the kill and left.

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