Los Angeles County Sighting #2
YEAR: 1976
SEASON: Fall
MONTH: September
STATE: California
COUNTY: Los Angeles County
LOCATION DETAILS: About 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile south of
the West Fork River on a road that paralells the road
that comes off of hwy 39 and goes back to Cogswell Resevour.
The road comes off of hwy 39 also but goes westward and
if I remember right it comes out in the Red Box or Rincon
area The exact location of my occurance is: Lat=34.175N
Long=117.800W
NEAREST TOWN: Azusa
NEAREST ROAD: Hwy 39
OBSERVED: In 1976 while night hunting for bobcats on
the fringe of the San Gabriel Wilderness Area I called
in BF while using a dying rabbit call. I heard it scream
so loud that the hair on the back of my neck stood up
and I got goose bumps all over my whole body. I have
been hunting now for 34 years and besides hunting 8 of
the 11 western states I've also hunted the deep interior
of Mexico and I have never heard anything like that before!
It was the only time I have truly been frightened!
Even though I had a high powered rifle I knew by the
shear volume of the Blood Curdeling Scream that what
ever it was it was too big to kill with my .243 cal.
It sounded like it was mad at me and kept moving to my
right trying to get down wind of me. I figured that my
very powerful Aircraft Landing Light that I was using
to hunt with must have blinded him and hurt his eyes
because as he was circling me trying to wind me he never
looked my way thus allowing me to catch his glowing eyes.
OTHER WITNESSES: Only my brother who was my hunting
partner that night. He was out of my truck and down in
the ravine in Browns Gulch (on the opposite side of the
road from BF) picking up a Grey Fox that I just called
in and he shot while we were on that hunting stand
OTHER STORIES: Yes. Two other reports on the internet.
One was just a mile south of mine at Morris Dam and another
about 4 or 5 air miles north of mine in Cooper canyon.
Both were in the 70's also. What I find interseting is
that the Latitude was about 6 to 7 air miles from each
other,But the longitude was only about 1/4 mile difference
in all 3 cases. Does this mean that BF is influenced
by the magnetic forces of the earths rotation? Interesting
thought! Homeing Pigeons use the earths magnetisum for
directions so why can't BF do the same.
TIME AND CONDITIONS: Clear wheather, 11:00 p.m. during
a new moon phase. only lighting was starlite
ENVIRONMENT: He was on Pine Mtn. at about 4,000 ft alt.
Pine trees were predominate but on the other side of
the road was a deep canyon called Browns Gulch which
led down almost all the way to civilazation as you could
see the city lights. Browns Gulch is a transition area
with mostly Chapperal, Sage and Oak brush and maybe a
few catcus almost like High Dessert terrian.
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