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16 May 2026 Florida MA, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #81161

Possible bigfoot vocals and knocks 14 miles SE of the NY-MA-VT state boundary intersection

A couple stopped their car on an isolated forest road and made whoop sounds. They heard wood knocks and strange whoop-like vocalizations answered from both downhill and uphill sides of the road. The exchange lasted about five minutes until a distant dog barked and the couple left.

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30 April 2016 Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #51847

Hikers have possible daytime encounter on state's highest peak, Mount Greylock

The witness and his wife were hiking down from a summit in the morning when they heard non-rhythmic clapping-like sounds about 100 feet away in thicker woods, with walking and branch-breaking noises between the sounds. They stopped to listen for about a minute, then advanced toward the area but found no sound or movement. Further down the trail the witness tried reproducing the sound with tree knocks, rocks, and hand claps, finding cupped hand claps matched most closely.

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Winter 2016 Mt Washington State Forest Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #51359

Man records possible wood knocks in Southern Berkshires

The witness and a companion were on an overnight camping trip in a state forest. Around 2 AM the witness was half-awake in cold conditions when a loud distant noise was heard. The witness noted the time to locate the sound on an all-night audio recorder and later felt the recording sounded like a very loud distant wood knock from a large source.

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11 September 2015 Great Barrington Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #56293

Another possible encounter along Appalachian Trail

The witness was solo camping at a shelter while section-hiking the Appalachian Trail. After spending the evening with a fire and making whoop calls and a wood knock with no reply, the witness went to sleep in the shelter loft. Around 2:30 a.m. the witness was awakened by a loud wood knock immediately followed by a thud interpreted as a tree being pushed over, then silence.

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20 October 2014 Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #46973

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.

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late July/early August 2011 Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Related account #32670

Howl near Becket, Massachusetts

The witness was awakened twice in the early morning by a loud guttural wolf-like howl.

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late August 2011, at approximately 9pm Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Related account #32670

Wood knock near Becket, Massachusetts

The witness exchanged reciprocal wood knocks for about 15 minutes with a source near the deer stand.

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Over the past several months Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Related account #32670

Wood knock near Becket, Massachusetts

The witness heard wood knocks in the woods behind the house over several months.

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Date unknown Mt Washington State Forest Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Related account #51359

Unidentified sound near Mt Washington State Forest Mass, Massachusetts

The witness recorded a sound the same night thought to be a bobcat approaching the tent.

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