Humboldt County, California

Near Myers Flat, California

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Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

August 1963

This was a long time ago where I grew up in northern California. I lived in a small town called Piercy, California about 17 miles from Garberville. This encounter was located in a small mill town called Myers Flat. Two friends and I were hunting up an old logging road roughly 2 miles up the mountain across the Eel River from the town. I was far ahead of my friends and decided to scare them as they came up the trail so I climbed up some rock cliffs for a better advantage and settled down within some Huckleberry bushes to wait for my friends. After things quieted down I noticed a heavy smell and started looking around. The breeze was blowing straight from the brush behind me and I felt the hair on my neck starting to rise up. My two friend were nowhere in sight. I noticed a small movement in the berry bushes right behind me. I stood up ready to run when this thing stood up also. It didn't hesitate but turned and walked off into the brush. I heard trees snapping and the crunch of dry leav...

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