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Date unknown Xenia, Greene County, Ohio Related account #31100

Animal behaviour near Xenia, Ohio

A young woman walking a dog near the mound was recorded when the dog stopped, alerted, growled and retreated to her.

Animal behaviour
last night Warsaw, Coshocton County, Ohio Related account #4555

Animal behaviour near Warsaw, Ohio

The night before the track find, the family's dogs repeatedly ran barking into the woods and then returned to the house.

Animal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 1980/82 Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #4306

Sighting at a home on Duke Vodrey Rd., above Beaver Creek.

The witness reports lying on a bed in a mobile home when an entity stood outside the back screen window for one to two minutes with loud cavernous breathing. A pet dog hid inside a dog box, growling and whining, and would not come out. The witness describes the moment as terrifying.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
At 4:30 am St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio Related account #59078

Animal behaviour near St. Clairsville, Ohio

The night before the snow tracks were found the witness was awakened by a dog growling continuously for 45 minutes starting at 4:30 a.m.

Animal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 2000/01 Hoxeyville, Wexford County, Michigan Class B #26196

Possible intimidation experienced by two bow hunters near Cadillac

The witness and a companion were bowhunting deer from separate ground positions near a creek and swamp. The witness heard quiet rustling behind a small hill, then a large tree shook violently and a loud roar/scream sounded. The witness fled to the truck, met waiting officers, and returned with them to retrieve the companion, who had also heard the scream and seen deer flee. The group left the woods together without explanation for the sound.

Movement onlyScreamAnimal behaviour
two days after summer vacation started in June, 1974 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan Related account #24620

Animal behaviour near Ann Arbor, Michigan

The witness and a friend felt watched passing the shelter site on the way to a park cookout.

Animal behaviour
On one occasion Presque Isle Harbor (north Of Alpena), Presque Isle County, Michigan Related account #33611

Folklore near Presque Isle Harbor (north Of Alpena), Michigan

A visitor to the new lighthouse described receiving an informative tour from a lady in period costume whom staff said did not work there.

Folklore
a few times since (Removed), Mecosta County, Michigan Related account #35437

Scream near (Removed), Michigan

On several later occasions the relative heard the same sound, noting his dog sometimes growled with hackles up at animals but other times ran inside to hide.

ScreamAnimal behaviour
For two nights after that incident Manistee, Mason County, Michigan Related account #44191

Footsteps near Manistee, Michigan

For two evenings after the morning incident the witness felt watched and heard slow circling movement around the stand.

FootstepsAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 62 or 63 Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan Class B #30089

Memory told of a possible encounter while deer hunting east of Manistee

The witness was deer hunting alone in a swamp in late November when he heard an unfamiliar loud scream to the north followed by a loud branch breaking. He became uneasy and walked out to his car while watching behind him. Near his car he noticed a broad, roughly 8-foot-tall bipedal form standing about 35 yards away behind dense cover, which he believed had followed him. He left with a handgun ready and avoided hunting the swamp for several years.

ScreamTree breakPartial sightingSilhouetteAnimal behaviour
from age 9 to age 17 National City, Iosco County, Michigan Related account #42418

Animal behaviour near National City, Michigan

Through years of riding in the area the witness reports recurring feelings of being followed, peripheral dark motions, and heavy human-like footsteps.

Animal behaviourFootstepsMovement only
Date unknown Caseville, Huron County, Michigan Related account #5652

Sasquatch sighting near Caseville, Michigan

Two children reported falling into a branch-covered hole in the dunes and being approached by a frightening figure before running to the campfire.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Fife Lake, Grand Traverse County, Michigan Related account #32024

Animal behaviour near Fife Lake, Michigan

On another occasion the dogs chased something in the woods from the front door and returned tired but unharmed.

Animal behaviour
1/4/09 (6:30pm) Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

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.

Wood knockOdorEyeshineAnimal behaviour
the next morning Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Related account #55144

Odor near Danville, Illinois

The witness and a relative returned the next morning to follow the blood trail, found the deer vanished, and noted strong odor and feeling of being watched.

OdorAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Alto Pass, Union County, Illinois Related account #57880

Animal behaviour near Alto Pass, Illinois

Other people reported being chased up trees, having rocks thrown at them, and having hunting stands torn apart on the same public land.

Animal behaviourRock throwingProperty disturbance
As a kid Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois Related account #40475

Movement only near Oregon, Illinois

Throughout childhood the witness repeatedly felt watched in the woods, glimpsed fleeting movement, and saw dogs act strangely and block entry while growling.

Movement onlyAnimal behaviour
when she was a kid Between New Douglas And Livingston, Madison County, Illinois Related account #49302

Folklore near Between New Douglas And Livingston, Illinois

The witness's mother recalled childhood stories of a wild man living in the woods in the same area.

Folklore
several times Shipman, Macoupin County, Illinois Related account #41043

Animal behaviour near Shipman, Illinois

The witness repeatedly felt watched when checking noises at the shed and when sitting by the French doors.

Animal behaviour
on previous visits Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Related account #29836

Animal behaviour near Manteno, Illinois

The witness states he had previously felt watched, smelled the same pungent odor, and heard the same whooping noise on earlier fishing visits to the same site.

Animal behaviourOdorWhoop