Fisherman hears late night scream near French Meadows Reservoir witnessed in Placer County, California

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Me and my fishing buddy went camping at French Meadows reservoir to get in the last days of the season. In the campground we were alone and everything was shut down, nighttime temps were 32 and 29 the second night. We were in the last campground on a dirt road a mile east of the lake. Very few hunters were in the area because it's a game refuge and no other fishermen were in the area. We got in camp around 9pm because the fishing was great and it took time to clean our fish. As soon as we got there i gave out my whoop whoop whoop whoop, hoping to hear a return call. This went on every hour and my buddy all the while half cracking up looking at me like I'm nuts. At 1am my buddy was asleep in the sack [his Cherokee]. At 1:30am, I let out my last calls, you could here the echoes for 3 to 4 second's afterward. 10 second's after my call I got a woooraa back. I was shocked to get my first return call ever, it sounded to be a good 300 to 500 yards out and with a two D-cell flashlight, Ii was ...