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October 2014 Wellsville, Allegheny County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/3zCtD0WxHQmQX3QMDcxq_MNCCW4ry3ybPBDTsfJ6kYs

Wood knock near Wellsville, New York (2014)

After dark with snow on the ground, while driving out for dinner, the witness stopped in the woods, struck a tree with a sledgehammer to make a low thump, and moments later got a reply knock from down the ravine. He joked it must be a redneck waiting to reply.

Wood knock
October 2014 Wellsville, Allegheny County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/3zCtD0WxHQmQX3QMDcxq_MNCCW4ry3ybPBDTsfJ6kYs

Whoop near Wellsville, New York (2014)

While the first witness was upslope, the other two hunters several hundred yards away along the same ravine heard whoops, loud rapid tree knocks, owls that turned into chicken and pig sounds, rock clacking replies, and large limbs popping in mature pines. They joked about the sounds at the time as bored owls and dismissed them. They later interpreted them as intelligent mimicry and communication coming up out of the ravine.

WhoopVocalizationWood knockUnidentified soundTree break
October 2014 Wellsville, Allegheny County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/3zCtD0WxHQmQX3QMDcxq_MNCCW4ry3ybPBDTsfJ6kYs

Sasquatch sighting near Wellsville, New York (2014)

While hunting turkey alone along a driveway, the witness stalked what looked like a turkey to a ravine shelf, felt watched, then turned and saw a tall reddish-brown upright blur retreat very close behind him. He could not explain it as deer or bird because it made no noise. He moved to the open driveway and then heard extremely loud rapid tree knocks.

Partial sightingWood knock
November 2004 Moon Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #19589

Dawn sighting by hunter within 2 miles of boundary of Pittsburgh International Airport

The witness settled into a treestand before dawn to deer hunt. After hearing wood-on-wood knocks and then bipedal footsteps approaching along the ridge top, the witness watched a large dark hair-covered figure at sunrise for about 15 seconds before it covered the distance in three strides into dense vegetation.

Full-body sightingWood knockFootsteps
September 1997 Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #105

Resident's nighttime sighting outside home near Sewickly

Late at night in September 1997, the witness was smoking on a back porch when a high-pitched screech was heard from a neighboring yard. The witness then saw a very tall white human-like form running through that yard with its head turned toward them. The form ran into nearby woods and running sounds continued for several seconds before the witness went inside.

ScreamFull-body sightingFootsteps
November 1988 CLAIRTON, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class B #28012

Hunter observes a huge figure scaling a steep hillside in just moments near Clairton

Late one morning in November 1988, the witness was preparing for deer hunting at the base of a steep wooded hill before dawn when he heard a noise in a nearby thicket. A very large, broad humanoid shape rose up and quickly ran across a clearing and up the steep hillside out of sight in seconds. The witness waited until daylight, then hunted from his stand the rest of the day, noting the woods were unusually quiet.

SilhouetteUnidentified sound
Fall 1971 Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #14707

Man recalls childhood sighting near Allison Park

Two companions sitting on a pipeline corridor heard alternating bird-like calls and wood-knock sounds for about 20 minutes that grew louder and seemed to come from very close by. When they stood to look, they saw a tall grey-haired animal about 20-30 yards away staring at them. Both the witnesses and the animal immediately fled, with the animal crashing in a straight line uphill through the woods.

Full-body sightingWhoopWood knock
another weekend Wellsville, Allegheny County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/3zCtD0WxHQmQX3QMDcxq_MNCCW4ry3ybPBDTsfJ6kYs

Growl near Wellsville, New York

On another weekend the witness was leaning back on a four-wheeler with a rifle across his lap near the ravine edge when he heard close rock clacking ahead. Then from about fifty feet behind him in the forest came an extremely loud escalating bark-growl-roar that shook the vehicle and his body. A younger companion walking the ravine edge within fifty yards reportedly did not hear it at all.

GrowlVocalizationUnidentified sound
opening day of gun season, rifle season Wellsville, Allegheny County, New York #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/3zCtD0WxHQmQX3QMDcxq_MNCCW4ry3ybPBDTsfJ6kYs

Wood knock near Wellsville, New York

On another weekend on opening morning of rifle season, the witness was in a tree stand near the first encounter spot at false dawn feeling emotional about a friend. He heard a very close rapid tree knock like an alarm, close enough that he felt he should see the source, but blurred vision prevented seeing anything.

Wood knock