This last weekend I was camping at Aikens Creek campground (near Weitchpec) at the very last campsite,closest to the Klamath River. Two mornings in a row myself and 3 others heard howling about 6am. It sounded like someone blowing a horn.Very wierd. Anyone shed some light on this horn like howling?

Can you describe it better? Was it a deep sound (moose?) more info would help, distance, tone.

The best way to describe it was like someone was blowing into a ram horn or something..it was long and drawn out, deep tone, sometimes it was drawn out with shorter bursts. I know an elk is high pitched so not at all like that. It was hard to judge distance because the area is within a deep canyon. My friend also heard knocking like wood against wood with no apparent rythmn This also occurred early morning just before sun was up.

The wood knocking sounds like a BF trait, the others, sound possible. I'm not an expert on this ( hell, I'm not much of an expert on much!) Hopefully other members will chime in.

Moving this into the General Discussion area where it'll get more attention.

Were there any other campers in the area?

Myself and a couple other researchers have recorded a vocalization or horn sound like this in our research area (east texas) and it did occur in the morning hours after daybreak. The sound was just like one of those horns you hear to anounce the beginning or end of a work shift. Pretty weird if there is an animal out there that makes that sound.

SY

Welcome to the BFF YubaGirl. Lots of alleged_activity in Humbolt County...

Could have been a predator call as I believe hunting season is underway. Who knows. Do you go there often? I would invest in an inexpensive digital-audio-recorder for your next trip. And don't ever forget a camcorder....lots of luck!

trinity

Thanks for the responses, am new to the forum and felt a little funny. Yes Iver been to Aikens Creek my first experience there was 10 yrs ago; at about 3am I heard a screaming (Not A mountain Lion) that woke me from a dead sleep. The campground has always had an eerie feeling to it..however it intrigues me to return! Any Aikens Creek or E-NU-NUCK campground encounters are welcome..D

Predator hunters using a siren most likely.

since I'm not allowed to post a new thread I have no choice but to ask here. I also heard this same call http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2TnbQBTDXY (not my vid) when camping a couple weeks back. I live in Ontario. I was with a friend who also heard it and said what the f#%* is that? It sounded quite a distance away but we could still make it out no problem. It was in the Bon Echo area which I chose because of previous evidence in the last few years. This was my first time camping and watching/listening for BF evidence. I was astounded when I heard this. I couldn't believe it. Beginners luck?? I plan on going back by myself in October for 2 nights. It's a half hours drive down a loggers road on a lake with cottages on one side and crown land on the other. I camped on the crown land side. My question is..has this sound ever been identified? Is it a Bear? Badger?..anything? Is it Bigfoot? Hope I'm not overstepping any bounderies here. I apologize if I am.

Mike

Coyote.

I agree, it sounds like coyote. At approximately the 6-8, 15-17, and 20-22 second marks you can hear two voices, i.e., more than one coyote. Also some parts have a “howl” quality to it. The source animals must be in a canyon, or against a cliff wall to give such a pronounced echo.

Although I will say there is an odd timbre mixed in, especially after 40 seconds. And personally I’ve never heard coyotes howl like this during the day.

We have coyotes near my house and during the summer and fall nights they sometimes howl like this and it is definitely a creepy thing to hear in the middle of the night. Usually they howl together with a coyote chorus of many voices (maybe the whole pack?). Ironically last night I heard two lone coyotes “talking”, one came from north of my house and another answered from the south.

Somewhat far fetched but could it have been a "talkie tooter" signal off of a logging yarder? Maybe the wood knocks were a timber faller driving a wedge into the back of a tree? Just a thought. There are elk just to the west of there but I don't know if they travel into the Weichpec area.

That campground is where BLUFF CREEK joins the Klamath River. Te PG Film was shot a few miles up Bluff Creek ...

This is very interesting, i used to live in some cabins past Happy Camp.( the mcconnell foundations cabins to be exact) and spent lots of time in and around this area hunting and fishing. Deer season wasnt open yet for rilfle and bow season was closed. I never seen or tried varmit hunting in this area for coyotes way to rugged.

I'm no wildlife expert, but that doesn't sound like a coyote. This is only based on the recordings I listened to at this site:

http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Wild_Coyote_sounds.aspx

If I'm wrong, I apologize.

I know this is an old thread but I had to add that, the recording from Sequoia National Park was not obviously coyote. I've heard them from Montana to California and even heard them in Nebraska and Iowa. Had them constantly outside my cabin near Choteau MT and have never heard dogs sound like that. But I must concede that I am no expert either, just personal experience.

Cheers