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Twist near Big Bear City, California (2017)
Later the same day the pair hiked deep into the forest, first noting twisted broken branches pointed toward the trail. On a thicker, darker return trail they heard bipedal footsteps on both sides, a whistle, a deep vocal sound, and smelled a foul odor while the woods stayed silent. After reaching a logging clearing with empty cabins, they turned to see the back of a tall dark-haired biped before hurrying to a paved road where workers directed them out.
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.
Campers Hear Unusual Evening Sounds
Two campers spent a rainy night at a campground after noticing a skunk-like odor on arrival. Through the night they heard ape-like hoots, single-note whistles, repeated wood-on-wood whacks from several directions, heavy two-legged footsteps, and nearby rockslides. They saw nothing in the dark and left the next morning, noting the steep bowl-shaped hillside could carry sounds from far uphill.
Hunters have strange experiences and make an unusual discovery
Two companions were hunting deer on a family property near Pine Mountain when they found a footprint and other tracks near a pine overhang, noticed a localized strong skunk-like odor, and saw a pile of fresh acorns with no oak nearby. As they moved uphill using alternating advances, each heard an unrecognized whistle and the sound of a large boulder rolling, with neither attributing the sounds to the other. Both reported a feeling of being followed uphill.
"Unknown" Vocalization Sounds Heard and Broadcasted by a Group of Six Hikers, While Camping Overnight at Lake Shore Forest Service Campground
Six people camping at a forested lake campground heard a repeating whistle-whoop followed by an intense screech three times overnight, first from across a meadow, then from behind camp, then from very close to the tents. Each time they searched with flashlights and a spotlight but saw no eyes or movement apart from a small fox on the road. The next morning they found no tracks or other sign around the site and lake shore, and later doubted the fox could have made such intense sounds.
Whistle in California (1999)
Shortly after graduation the witness and three friends camped overnight in a vacant house and were tormented by whistles and loud bangs on windows all night. They found the house completely destroyed when they returned the next day. On a dusk return with shotguns they saw trailers upslope, heard the whistle again, and a large rock was thrown at them, prompting gunfire before they fled.
Possible whistles and stalking outside Gasquet and Patrick Creek
Three people spent the evening inside a remote northern California cabin playing a recording of a reported howl about every 15 minutes. About an hour after starting, they heard a powerful whistle from very close in front of the bay window where they stood. They turned off the lights and waited, but heard nothing further that night.
High-pitched Whistling Heard at Ant Campground
In 1988 at Ant Campground in the Condor Refuge, a report described high-pitched whistling and movement in the chapparal area along Aqua Blanca Creek. No visual contact or further details about the source were provided.
Runner Hears Unusual Whistle Near Woodsford
The witness was walking cross-country between two lakes when a loud two-tone whistle came from ground level behind to the left. The witness called out, whistled back, and searched the thick brush to within about 10 feet of the source but saw no people, animals, or birds. The source of the sound remained unidentified.
Sighting along Lytle Creek
The witness heard whistling and chomping sounds near a creek and looked toward them. A very muscular, hairy, man-like creature was present for about two minutes before walking into the treeline at the creek edge. The witness later returned to the area and found footprints by the creek.
Sasquatch sighting in California
Two prospectors were separated when one heard a whistle and saw a hair-covered man-like figure on a boulder. He aimed his gun and spoke to it in several languages without reply. It stopped as if recognizing danger, then fled over a hill.
Sasquatch sighting in California
An old hunter camped for several days found his fire scattered. He hid and watched two hairy bipeds visit the camp and play with burning sticks. They whistled, scattered the fire, then left together.
Wood knock in California
Over several months the household experienced repeated nighttime disturbances around the house. The daughter reported something slapping the wall under her window and a loud barrel-like impact on the roof. The witness heard hammering on roofs at 3 a.m., single hard tree hits like a bat, chirp whistles and a raccoon-like scream, and objects hitting bedroom windows.
Footsteps in California
The witness camped with his children in a tent on the back deck to listen to the woods. Something large stomped down the hill and stopped under the deck for an extended time. During the night he heard owls surrounding the house, a low humming sound, howls, dogs barking, a whistle, and a raspy meow-like sound, and a rock and a stick hit the tent above his head.
Whistle in California
While logging on private timberland above the river, the witness heard whistles and knocks in the early morning and found crew lunches missing. The Native crew members refused to leave the vehicle until daylight. Years later the witness interpreted the sounds and missing food as Bigfoot activity.
Vocalization in California
While sleeping in his van in Alabama Hills, the witness woke at 2:30 AM to bird-like sounds shifting to crickets, then a short wailing whistle. Something pressed against the van and shook it violently while he felt overwhelming dread, pressure, inability to move and hear. After it stopped he dressed, found no tracks, felt watched while leaving, and drove to a populated rest stop.
Whistle near Old Northern California Mining Camp,, California
A few nights after the main sighting a relative sleeping in a tent in the yard was awakened by whistling and then by something hitting the tent as if thrown.
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.
Whistle near Aptos, California
The witness reports hearing whistle and wood-on-wood sounds and feeling watched during later camping trips in the same area.
Growl near Yucaipa, California
On the first night the witness heard a loud awful sound three times and bipedal footsteps in leaves, then made a cat-fight sound and heard the steps leave the yard.