[pct-l] Scariest Sound

[ftclp at uaf.edu (Christin L. Pruett)]

You are talking about a Ruffed Grouse drumming.  This is a part of a
breeding display to attract females.  Not sure if they commonly do this at
night. Generally more than three beats - Sasquatch seems like a much
better explanation.

Scariest sound: about 50 cows with bells running through my camp just
south of Oregon border at about 3 am.  I could see the headlines "solo
hiker stomped by musical cows".

> I heard a similar noise once which totally freaked me out. My brother, the
> mighty hunter, says that grouse make that noise when they are dumping snow
> or dust on their wings to get off mites, etc..
>
> Not sure I buy it but your description is exactly the same as the sound I
> heard.
>
> The area you were camping in is prone to drum circles and weirdness. Could
> have been that too.
>
>
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