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Strange incident while taking photos in the Lost Forty SNA
The witness was alone photographing old pines around noon when loud banging and knocking began after a car horn sounded. About 15 minutes later a large birch about 20 to 30 feet away was heard cracking, seen bending down and then springing back upright. The witness did not see any creature, feared an animal larger than a bear, ran back to the car, and inferred something had been in the tree watching.
Family hears ape-like sounds close to a dam on the Neosho River near Pryor
The witness, with relatives, stopped their truck on back roads at night and heard a short whooping ape-like sound from the treeline about 15 yards away. After backing the truck up about 20 feet, they heard a second louder, deeper and more aggressive vocalization of the same type from a different direction, which the witness interpreted as coming from a second animal. They remained in the area for several hours, looked around with a light and lantern, and heard nothing further.
Father and son record possible vocalizations at Kendall Lake in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The witness and his father visited the Kendall Lake entrance late at night and made whoop and howl calls while recording. They received a very long whoop-like response described as scary and scream-like from southeast of the gate. The witness compared it to a previously heard recording from Ohio in the 1990s.
Campers hear possible night-time responses near Aeneas Valley Road
The witness was camping with a group on a friend's undeveloped property and spent two nights riding ATVs to a remote spot to try imitation yells and tree knocks for fun. The group reported hearing responding knocks, high-pitched vocalizations, loud grunt-like growls from in front and behind, and a very loud tree-breaking sound, all from about 75 to 300 yards away. Nothing was ever seen, and the group left the hillside quickly after the close growls, later listening from camp.
Target shooter hears strange sounds (see video) and finds possible tree-breaks and prints off of the Mountain Loop Highway
The witness and a companion stopped off a forest road so the witness could target shoot while the companion waited at the truck. After the witness returned to the road, both heard repeated very loud cracking snaps from a wooded hilltop about 100 yards away, spaced about 30 seconds apart, along with movement and bark-ripping sounds. The witness walked partway up the hill filming with a cell phone and captured at least one loud crack before returning to the truck and leaving.
Fisherman on Lake Arthur startled by series of possible wood knocks and rock clacks
While fishing alone from a boat on Lake Arthur in the morning, the witness heard repeated wood knocks from the shoreline followed by rock clacking sounds from farther west. The alternating sequence continued for about 8-10 minutes until a passing boat caused the sounds to stop. Disturbed by the experience, the witness started the boat and moved to another part of the lake.
Possible howl heard in the Sam Houston NF while fishing near New Waverly
A group was fishing off a bridge late at night while coyotes and owls were heard. They then heard a long, loud single-tone howl from up the river that they described as a typical Bigfoot howl. Afterward the forest went silent and the group was intimidated, with the witness's wife wanting to leave.
Vacationers blame a restless night on possible vocalizations at a remote mountain cabin near Bryson City
The witness and three companions were staying at a rented cabin in remote mountains. In the early morning after two of them got up unable to sleep, they heard grunting nearby followed by a very loud scream and sounds of something running through the woods breaking branches. They then heard whooping sounds off and on for about two hours and reported that the whoops answered when they imitated them. They also reported a foul garbage-like odor.
Possible night time knocks startle a woman out of her sleep near Traverse City
The wife woke in the early morning hearing seven low-volume knocks like wood striking a tree from the woods east of the house. She woke her husband, who heard nothing himself. They later looked for tracks but fresh snow prevented finding anything. The husband later wondered if the knocks were related to Bigfoot after seeing a nearby report.
Witness hears possible whoops and chatter behind his home north of Edwardsville
The witness was inside the home at the computer early in the morning when a very loud, unfamiliar whoop was heard from the backyard. The house is described as well insulated from outside sound, yet the sound was very loud. It was too dark to see anything outside, and nothing was seen.
Homeless camper reports stalking by a bigfoot near Great Egg Harbor River
The witness was stealth camping alone in woods near town. Late at night a powerful foul odor filled the tent, followed by bipedal footsteps circling the tent, breathing and sniffing at the tarp. After the witness shouted, the visitor growled, walked away on two feet, and wood-on-wood knocks were heard as the odor faded. The witness left the area the next morning.
Bow hunter hears possible vocalizations and wood knocks in the East Fork Wilderness Area near Williamsburg
While hunting deer until dark, the witness heard owl-like hoots and a howl and then hit a tree with a branch to make knocks. While walking out the witness noticed bent trees and broken branches resembling a stick structure. A few minutes later two loud knocks and a drawn-out yip, also described as including a whoop, were heard from behind, after which the witness hurried back to the truck.
Deer hunter hears possible vocalization at dusk near Queen City
The witness was climbing down from a deer stand in a marshy area in the evening when an extremely frightening howl came from directly behind him. He states the sound was unlike familiar night animals and made him feel unwelcome. He then stopped hunting that marsh for the remainder of the year.
Possible knocks and vocalization heard from inside a home near Buckley
The witness was awake in bed with the window open around sunrise when two wood knocks sounding very close were followed immediately by a distant deep vocalization. The witness felt the sound was too deep and guttural to be a human, elk, coyote, or other familiar animal. The witness then got up, closed and locked the window, and heard no further noises.
Resident outside for a smoke in the early morning hours hears strange vocalizations near Spanaway
The witness stepped outside behind the house late at night while on the phone and heard several very loud, medium-pitched whoops lasting a few seconds each, with rustling in nearby thickets. The witness stopped talking to listen and then went inside to get a roommate, but by the time they returned outside the sounds had stopped and neighborhood dogs were barking.
Camper is subjected to possible intimidation behavior in the Uwharrie National Forest
The witness and a companion were camping overnight in hammocks when a prolonged series of nighttime disturbances began. The witness heard crashing movement, branches breaking, rocks banged together, and a large object thrown through the woods landing nearby. Birds, an owl, and distant dogs vocalized during the sequence, which ended with a long wail, after which the woods went quiet. The pair left the area the next morning.
Possible vocalizations heard at night in southern Eatonville
In late November 2014 the witness arrived home to an apartment in Eatonville and paused at the front door. She heard a very loud, powerful repeated hooting vocalization twice from the south, followed by dogs barking and howling across town. She described the sound as ape-like and extremely powerful, unlike any known coyote, elk, owl or livestock sound she knew.
Hunter finds broken turtle shells and hears possible vocalizations near Coolin
The witness was hunting near a marsh trail when he found two broken turtle shells sitting on logs. After sitting to wait for deer he heard whoop-like calls from five directions for about 15 minutes, some seeming to come from trees, until he stood and the area went silent. While walking out he heard a loud bat-like crack and whooshing through nearby brush but saw nothing.
Hikers hear possible knocks and howls in The Berkshires
Two people hiking near a lake in a remote state forest heard loud wood knocks and a long low-pitched howl from a ridge to the east. The sounds occurred around sundown while owls were also calling. The reporter felt the howl did not come from a coyote and noted no human habitation nearby.
Possible tracks photographed by an LEO hiking North of Loup Loup Pass
The witness hiked down a service road into a ravine and heard two loud wood-on-wood impacts from uphill. After returning to the vehicle for a camera battery, the witness found a line of large tracks crossing a dirt berm that had not been there earlier. The witness photographed the tracks and made a cast of the clearest impression, also noting an odd odor and a crashing sound in the area.