First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 445

Howl in Iowa (2023)

17 August 2023 night, about 9:00-9:30 pm Iowa 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a close friend arrived at twilight at a remote, unoccupied campground in central Iowa to camp while arrowhead hunting. After dark they heard a loud whoop-like howl and chatter from about 150 yards away, answering tree knocks and bipedal movement that seemed to surround their campsite, followed by an extremely loud close-range vocalization and chatter about 50 feet behind them. The witness briefly saw a very black, massive bulky figure crouched on all fours that lunged silently into the treeline, after which the pair packed up and drove away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Howl Scream Whoop Chatter Wood knock Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: 3.5 to 4 feet tall on all fours
Build src: massive, bulky
Hair colour src: unbelievably black, blacker than shadow
Arms src: arms extended forward when lunging
Hands src: hands thrown forward
Legs src: legs hunkered down
Gait src: bipedal slow walk, extremely fast agile lunge, silent landing
Posture src: on all fours, squatting
Apparent sex src: female, based on feeling only
Other features src: torso and butt shape seen

Facts & provenance

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Date	17 August 2023 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:00:00-00:02:00
Time of day	night, about 9:00-9:30 pm Derived Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:10:07-00:12:07
Place	Iowa Stated Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:02:00-00:04:01
Map point	41.3812, -91.4224 (± 20 km) Geocoded Bigfoot Society EP 445 · gnis:465582 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS stream 'Des Moines River', Lee, matched from place name 'Des Moines River'
Account type	First-hand Derived Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:38:44-00:40:49
Witnesses	2 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:02:00-00:04:01
Figures reported	4 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:36:42-00:38:44 · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	camping overnight and cooking over a campfire Stated Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:10:07-00:12:07
Witness's word for it	Bigfoot Stated Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:14:11-00:16:18
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 445 · transcript:00:00:00-01:11:25 · read with 88% confidence

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Bigfoot Society EP 445 Podcast Interview

Published 2024-06-02 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Listen from 0:00:00 (account ends about 1:11:25) Hash df36c9027a74

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