Mysterious Knocks and Whoops Baffle Campers Near Julian, California

Bigfoot enthusiasts, we've got a chilling encounter to share with you from the YouTube channel Bigfoot Encounters Narrated. The video, titled "BIGFOOT IN THE GOLDEN STATE: TRUE CALIFORNIA ENCOUNTERS," tells the tale of a weekend camping trip near Julian, California that took a turn for the mysterious. The campers, a group of friends, arrived late Friday evening and stayed until Sunday afternoon. They were camping in a quiet spot tucked into the trees, not far from the road, but still remote enough to make it feel like they were getting away from everything. On Saturday morning, everything was quiet, just the occasional rustling in the trees or an owl somewhere off in the distance. But on Sunday morning, things were different. The air was cold and the sky was still dark with that early dawn stillness. The campers heard a very distinct sound, a single sharp knock that echoed clearly from somewhere to the north of them. This wasn't a branch falling or a woodpecker or anything like that. It was a solid knock, like someone striking a tree with a piece of wood. When the camper's wife came out, she hadn't heard it. They made their way back to the trailer, and they climbed back into bed. The sun wasn't due up for another hour or so, but they both were awake by then. Maybe 15 minutes later, as they laid there talking softly, they both heard another sound. This one was different. A single whoop, loud enough to carry clearly, and this time it came from the east. Right after the whoop, there was almost an immediate reaction from the birds around them. Several blue jays that had been silent suddenly burst into a frenzy of chatter, calling and squawking for about 20 seconds before then going quiet again. A short while later, still before first light, the camper decided to get up, rekindle the fire from the night before, and take a bag of trash up to the bins near the campground office. Another friend of theirs, who was staying in a second tent trailer parked nearby, was already up and standing outside. The camper told her what they had heard, the knock and the whoop, and she listened quietly. When the camper got back from the trash run, she told them that while they had been gone, she had also heard a single tree knock, but this one came from a different direction off to the west. This struck the camper as unusual that they were having the same kind of sounds from different compass points around their campsite. Then, not more than 10 minutes later, they heard two more whoops. One coming from the southeast, and then a few minutes after that, another one from the south. These were not coyote yips or owl calls. The camper has camped enough and spent enough time outdoors to know what the usual nighttime and early morning animal sounds are like. These were isolated, spaced apart, and loud. Each one distinct and not followed by anything else. After that, everything went quiet again. The blue jays didn't react this time, and the camper didn't hear any more knocks or calls for the rest of the morning. The camper can't say with certainty what made those sounds, but they've never heard anything quite like them on any of their other camping trips. The pattern of the knocks and the whoops coming from different directions over the course of 45 minutes stood out to them. It wasn't constant or chaotic. It was more like something or someone was signaling. Whatever it was, it definitely added an unexpected layer of mystery to what was otherwise a relaxing weekend in the woods. We encourage our readers to watch the video for themselves and share their thoughts on what they believe made those mysterious sounds. As always, we're here to share the latest Bigfoot encounters and keep the search alive!