Bigfoot attack in Northern California
I shared some of my family stories of Bigfoot encounters in Northern California over many years with Lynn at BigFootCaseFiles. The first one is of my grandfather, Norman Stanley’s, Bigfoot attack with something huge assaulting their fishing camp in Northern California in September 1964 that resulted in an attack on the trailer he and other fisherman were staying in and two dead dogs.
During the September 1964 Bigfoot attack, the creature assaulted the trailer, rocking it too and fro. Upon exiting the trailer, the men saw the creature carrying away the salmon they caught and turned hunting dogs loose on the creature. Two of the four dogs were killed by it with body parts thrown 40 feet into the trees and with the rest of the remains and blood scattered in a large area.
Note for viewers: In the story submission to Lynn at BigFootCaseFiles, I made a mistake on the edit for the submission – The “13 foot antler” size I wrote was a total typo on my part – The rack was actually 6 feet across. Check the Paradise Post newspaper for Oct 11, 1968 – My grandfather, Norman Stanley, is on the front page with the rack photo — I flat blew it on the edit before I submitted the story to Lynn – My apologies for the typo!
I shared more recent encounters with Lynn as well. Click HERE to view those stories.
Proof on the antler size is shown below in the Paradise Post newspaper from Oct 11, 1968 below:
My Grandfather’s VERY large moose he bagged in 1968.
Story I sent to BFRO. The letter never was acknowledged:
Hello,
I am a paranormal investigator based in Northern California and have heard a story for years in my family about an encounter that my grandfather and three other fishermen had near the Klammath river in Northern California in 1964. I’m reporting this case to your organization as a professional interest and to at least document it
since my remaining family who remember the case are uncertain that it was ever reported.
It was fall of 1964 (I figured mid September) and my uncle had taken a large Airstream trailer up to the Klammath river to catch salmon at the river. There were a total of four fishermen with two of them being my grandfather and my uncle. They had a good day fishing and came home for the night with a lot of salmon, which they stored in large metal ice chests. The chests were pushed up under the trailer and they were not too concerned about bears because they had dogs with them on this expedition. The dogs were locked in a camper and would bark if anything disturbed the camp.
Sometime in the middle of the night, around 12am to 1am, the men awoke to a sudden and violent rocking of the trailer. Mind you, this was a 20 to 25 foot Airstream with five men and all their gear in the rig.
They panicked and were trying to grab guns and get outside to confront whatever was doing this. The shaking continued for some time and then stopped when the creature got to the salmon in the ice chests. It peeled the steel lids of the ice chests off and stole the salmon. By that point the dogs were going crazy and the creature took off with the fish. Note: I have actually stayed in this trailer for some months as we built our current home here in Shingle Springs, California. It was a large rig. For something to have shaken this trailer like this, it had to be absolutely huge.
My grandfather related that the stench was unbelievable when they got outside and found tracks and saw the damage to their ice chests. One of the men released the dogs, who were in the back of the truck camper and all four dogs tore out after the creature. The stench lasted for quite some time after the encounter, while they packed to get out.
These men began to follow the dogs, but were unsure as to what they were hunting when they stopped and heard the dogs screaming. As they ran towards the direction where the screams were happening, the noises suddenly stopped and it was all quiet. They continued on and eventually ran into two of the dogs that were injured and which were coming back towards the men. They continued forward and ran into blood and parts of the other two dogs and then noted blood dripping from the trees. They looked up and saw the remains of the two dogs ripped to shreds and parts hanging in the trees. It scared them so bad, they retreated back and packed up and got out of there. They noted the tracks and their camp area had been ripped to shreds by this thing. It was clear it was after the fish and was trying to get to the salmon, but I find the shaking the trailer aspect mystifying. I’m no expert on matters Bigfoot… my expertise is in paranormal phenomena, but we do see territorial displays in our own work and I suspect this might have been one on the part of this creature.
My grandfather passed away in October of 2011. All of the other men, my uncle included passed on long before that. Three of these men were woodsmen and had lived in the Sierras their entire lives. Our family history goes back over 150 years in this state. Never have I seen one of these creatures and my grandfather was clear that he never actually saw this thing, but he saw the tracks and the sheer power of what they can do. And they will kill if confronted by dogs.
I’ve heard this story repeated by various family members for over 40 years now. It has never changed. And I heard it told by my grandfather in person several times. The look on his face was one of sheer respect and even fear as he told the story. The thing is, my grandfather was one experienced hunter. He shot one of the largest moose ever documented with a total weight of over one ton and a thirteen foot rack in Alaska. He was very familiar with bears, having hunted them and was one of the best outdoorsmen I’ve ever known. And my grandfather, as well as all of the other three never would set foot in the Klammath area ever again. They were not surprised when all the other events that transpired afterwards in that area began to make the news.
These were tough guys. It took something extraordinary to scare them into not feeling comfortable in an environment that they grew up in and would never have given a second thought otherwise. Our whole family has steered clear of that area since then. My mother is the last remaining person who has detailed knowledge of this case. She is in her mid seventies. She would be glad to talk with you to relate the details of this case if you have an interest in learning the details. I think it is historically significant and would at least be worth putting into the record. We’re definitely not interested in publicity and I already have more than enough going on in my own paranormal work to last a lifetime, but I reasoned that this case might at least have some scientific interest for your team.
Thank you,
Jon F. Almada
Director.
Ghost Rider Investigations.