Claimed encounters in Pope County, Illinois
2 entries reported in Pope County, Illinois, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Cougar research interrupted by wood knocks at Bell Smith Springs
The witness was camped alone and cutting firewood at night while researching cougars. On two consecutive nights the witness heard loud, aggressive wood knocks coming from a nearby canyon, believed to be responses to the wood chopping. The knocks stopped after other campers filled the site, and the witness reported no visual sighting of the source.
Wood knock
Footsteps near Eddyville, Illinois
A few nights later at the same campsite the witness woke around 3 a.m., heard footsteps about 20 yards away, then packed up and left.
Footsteps