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at night Place not stated Related account #43099

Scream

The witness and several others repeatedly heard nighttime scream-howl-growl sounds, sometimes with a wet-dog mildew odor.

ScreamHowlGrowlOdor
over the years Kenton TN, Gibson County, Tennessee Related account #63689

Scream near Kenton TN, Tennessee

The witness states hearing the same noises, including screams and wood knocks, repeatedly at the same property in the years after the main event.

ScreamWood knock
BFRO YEAR: 2000 or 01 Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee Class B #19100

Hikers hear characteristic vocalizations on Fiery Gizzard Trail

Two companions were hiking back toward the trailhead through a gorge when the surrounding woods erupted in loud screaming and whooping vocalizations lasting a few seconds. The sounds seemed to come from more than one nearby source, then stopped abruptly into complete silence. The pair had no visual contact with the source and finished the hike without further incident.

ScreamWhoop
a couple of nights later Place not stated Related account #11765

Scream

The witness heard a scream at night a couple of nights after the main encounter.

Scream
The day before Place not stated Related account #11765

Scream

The witness heard a daytime scream close to the house the day before the main encounter.

Scream
a few years ago Place not stated Related account #31005

Scream

Years after the sighting, the witness and a relative heard a loud deep bellowing scream from a distance while sitting on a deck at night.

Scream
a couple of weeks later Place not stated Related account #25377

Scream

A couple weeks later the witness and companions heard a tree fall and the same loud scream from woods above a nearby field.

Scream
A few weeks later Place not stated Related account #4381

Footsteps

A few weeks later the witness and a companion heard something walking through woods near a pond that sounded unlike a deer or man.

Footsteps
about a month later Place not stated Related account #7215

Vocalization

The witnesses heard the same moaning sound again about a month later without seeing anything.

Vocalization
BFRO YEAR: 2012` Andersonville/Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee Class B #34260

Two friends get spooked by a possible encounter near Norris Lake

Two companions rode an ATV to a clearing by a lake and built a large fire at night. Over the evening they heard deliberate footfalls, pacing and stick breaks in the treeline about sixty yards away and noticed the woods go silent. After the witness knocked on a tree and made a whoop call, they heard knocks in reply and then a long deep guttural growl. They rode toward the sound without seeing anything, then put out the fire and left feeling watched and frightened.

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Since then Place not stated Related account #77139

Wood knock

Witness reports hearing knocks, screams and chatter on later occasions.

Wood knockScreamChatter
later in December Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi Related account #77455

Unidentified sound near Purvis, Mississippi

Later in December while hunting alone on the western edge of the same swamp, the witness heard something large splashing in the water for over an hour.

Unidentified sound
mid November Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi Related account #77455

Wood knock near Purvis, Mississippi

In mid-November the witness and a relative were deer hunting in the same general area when they heard loud knocks from the swamp, returned them, and received a response.

Wood knock
later the same night Place not stated Related account #39764

Wood knock

Later the same night, the witness heard a wood knock that was not included in the original report.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1978-79 KNOXVILLE, Franklin County, Mississippi Class A #12122

Morning sighting by hunter in Homochitto National Forest near Knoxville

The witness was deer hunting in the morning and waiting against a tree when a nearby deer spooked. He then heard heavy breathing and saw a tall hair-covered upright creature standing a few feet behind him. He fled leaving his gun, then returned with two companions to find large three-toed tracks leading to a creek.

Full-body sightingVocalizationTracks
Mostly during deer season; during the summer just before it disappeared Place not stated Related account #72081

Howl

The witness notes similar sounds occurred mostly during deer season and in the summer before a two-year quiet period.

HowlWood knock
BFRO YEAR: 2021-22 Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class B #72081

Possible ongoing sasquatch incidents around rural property 17mi NE of Meridian

The witness reports hearing wolf-like but different howls and daytime knocks over the past couple weeks after a two-year quiet period, with sounds heard on both sides of the road. The activity was first noticed near a shooting house when animals went quiet, and included a very active episode around 12:30 a.m. The witness and two neighbors have heard two different sounds, and dogs avoid the area.

HowlWood knock
late summer/early fall of 1975 Place not stated Related account #1338

Odor

The witness and a cousin smelled a strong odor and heard a scream and grunts while fishing at a pond.

OdorScreamVocalization
about 1973 during the fall Place not stated Related account #1338

Scream

As a child the witness with family on the porch heard a shrill scream, the dog fled in terror, and a partial footprint was found the next day.

ScreamTracks
for the last three years Place not stated Related account #9567

Unidentified sound

The witness reports ongoing sound and odor encounters occurring the same way over the last three years.

Unidentified soundOdor