Claimed encounters in Washington County, Illinois
14 entries reported in Washington 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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Possible sighting while hunting near Radom
The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand on a hill at the edge of a field in the early evening. He saw a dark figure moving along the field edge and into a ravine about 60 yards away, walking upright on two legs, and heard something walking in the ravine. He first thought it was a trespasser but concluded it was not a person in camouflage.
Homeowner describes possible activity near Richview
At night the witness used a high-powered spotlight from an ATV at the edge of woods on the property to illuminate an upright figure about 40 yards away. The animal was described as about eight feet tall, very wide and very dark-haired, with the face not visible. After being lit, it walked further back into the timber out of sight.
On-going activity experienced by a family east of St. Louis
The witness and a relative were wood-knocking in the backyard at night. After the witness knocked five times, they heard a high-pitched chatter from one direction and a grumbling sound from another direction for about a minute. Additional knocking produced no further response that evening.
Memory told of a sighting on a farm near Nashville
Early one spring morning the witness was looking out a window toward the barn behind the house after her spouse left for work. She saw a tall, shiny-black, muscular, hair-covered figure emerge from tall weeds on a hill and walk behind the barn. The figure briefly waved a hand toward her, which she took as a signal not to watch, and she looked away. She did not discuss the sighting for years and reports no further sightings.
Sasquatch sighting near Mount Vernon, Illinois
A witness saw red eyes and a large bipedal form behind a tree about 40 feet away before it fled while a relative watched a large figure crouch on the pond dam about 125 feet away.
Wood knock near Mount Vernon, Illinois
Relatives outside north of the house heard tree knocking from the treeline, noticed a quick-dissipating skunk-like smell and agitated geese, and saw red eye-shine across the pond.
Whoop near Mount Vernon, Illinois
The family on the back porch heard whooping animals from five locations as close as 150 feet south of the house.
Wood knock near Mount Vernon, Illinois
Almost every night in October around 1 to 2 am the family was awakened by loud knocking sounds west of the house.
Scat near Mount Vernon, Illinois
Two family members checking across the pond found unidentified scat, a strong foul odor, and footprints with about a 7-foot stride.
Tracks near Mount Vernon, Illinois
A relative of the witness reported finding sets of large footprints on two separate occasions as a teenager in the same area.
Odor near Mount Vernon, Illinois
The witness noticed a brief skunk-like smell by a window on three occasions between spring and summer with no skunks found the next day.
Vocalization near Mount Vernon, Illinois
The witness knocked and made guttural sounds and heard similar responses and chattering for a minute, then with a relative heard a loud branch break and later distant knocks.
Wood knock near Mount Vernon, Illinois
The witness woke around 4 am and heard four knocks from across the pond while a dog barked and growled for several minutes.
Footsteps near Radom, Illinois
The witness reports once being followed along the field edge at night by something in the woods that moved and stopped with him.