Humboldt County, California

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Humboldt County California (Class B) BFRO

November 2003

Last Sunday (November 16, 2003) My friend, my dog and I traveled from Portland, OR to Northern California for some late season backpacking. We stopped at the Aikens Creek campground (West of Orleans, CA and just west of Bluff Creek on HWY 96) at approximately 6:00pm, as it was too late to hike in anywhere that evening and the Six Rivers NF website listed it as one of the campgrounds open through November. As we neared the pay station a sign deferred us to render payment directly to the campground host, and as we approached the host's site it became clear that the site was vacant with just a few small items left behind. So, we took the liberty to drive in and explore the portion of the campground that was open. Driving near the Southern edge (nearest to the Klamath river) we smelled a pervasive "skunky" odor, but thought nothing of it at the time. Eventually we pulled into a campsite (second or third from the entrance at the foot of a large hill). Our intent was to get out of the pic...

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Humboldt County California (Class B) BFRO

Campers hear multiple, pre-dawn vocalizations in Humboldt Redwoods State Park

We heard loud, prolonged screams every morning between 8/11/2007 and 8/18/2007. The screams sounded like some kind of unknown, wild animal but with some added enunciation and vowel sounds that were ve...

August 2007

Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

Possible sighting by motorist beside Highway 101 between Orick and Trinidad

this report is for my daughter who today thinks she saw two big creatures that looked like the creature called bigfoot. She was pretty shook up about it. She was so scared that she did not stop. She s...

October 2006

Humboldt County California (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalizations heard in Humboldt State Redwoods

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August 2006

Humboldt County California (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalizations heard by backcountry hikers in Redwoods National Park

My friend and I were backpacking in the Redwood National Park, north of Eureka, on [a particular trail in the National Park]. We started hiking at about 3 in the afternoon, and hiked for a few hours. ...

August 2000

Walla Walla County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Girl watches large black sasquatch walk down ridge

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March 2001

Delaware County Oklahoma (Class A) BFRO

Native American elder observes a deer being chased

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July 2014

Skamania County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Witness saw something he felt confident few men had ever seen

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January 1967

Independence County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

Duck hunter observes apelike creature across White River

I was duck hunting on the White River in Arkansas from a blind. I saw a large hairy apelike creature across the river flipping over stones and walking oddly. About 100 yards away at the closest. I am ...

November 1999

Macon County North Carolina (Class A) BFRO

Large creature turned and stared at couple

My girlfriend and I were riding the backroads when I noticed some small pine trees moving. Initially I thought it was the was the wind, but suddenly a figure emerged. My girlfriend grabbed my arm in f...

January 1973

Washington County Alabama (Class A) BFRO

Motorist confronted by hairy, man-like creature on roadside

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January 1997

Manitoba Canada (Class A) BFRO

Creature seen walking across a grain field

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August 1996

Snohomish County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Motorists spots a bigfoot

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