On the night of May 4th, 2025, a group of friends returned to their usual camping spot along a familiar trail in Idaho. One member of the group, an experienced hunter, set up to sleep in a slightly different position than before, with his head facing northwest and warmer gear to combat the cold. Though he didn’t sleep well, he experienced what he calls “blink sleeping”—a state where hours seem to pass in an instant. During the night, he heard a series of distinct tree knocks coming from the southeast, near the area where a third howling noise had been heard on a previous trip. He recalled hearing nine steady, metronome-like knocks—loud yet distant—echoing through the canyon. It was the only time such knocks were heard during the trip. Drawing on years of hunting experience, particularly with locating elk at distances up to 1,500 meters, he was able to estimate the direction and distance of the sounds. While it might seem unusual for a Bigfoot to be deep in the canyon, the area offered ideal conditions: dense forest on north-facing slopes and open grassy terrain on the south-facing ones. Given the season, the lower elevation likely provided warmer temperatures compared to the upper Dry Creek basin, making it a logical temporary location before any potential migration upslope during the hotter months.
Original source: BFRO