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In 2008 Place not stated Related account #25548

Howl

The witness heard a long siren-like howl likened to a howler monkey while hunting hogs from a deer stand at night.

Howl
BFRO YEAR: Mid- to Late-1970s Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #1460

Two Large Creatures Were Seen Coming Out of Creek

As a child camping with family, the witness woke at night and stayed up to watch raccoons. Two large hair-covered creatures waded across a creek into the camp, growling and grunting while going through items left out. The frightened witness hid and remained still until they left the way they came, after which the raccoons returned.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationProperty disturbance
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2080

Unidentified sound

While hunting in the swampy woods the witness and a relative heard a very loud horn-like blowing sound that seemed to follow them with walking sounds behind them.

Unidentified soundFootsteps
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2080

Odor

The witness with a relative and a companion near the woods edge smelled an unidentifiable awful odor then heard a deep grunting and growling sound nearby and ran home.

OdorGrowl
On another night, in the early fall Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Related account #2080

Footsteps near Lisbon, Louisiana

On another night a relative and the witness heard walking and stick-breaking outside open windows with heavy breathing and a slight deep moan, but were too frightened to look.

FootstepsVocalization
one night later that year Place not stated Related account #12087

Whoop

Later that same year the witness was followed out of the woods after dark and heard whooping again without seeing the source.

Whoop
BFRO YEAR: 97-98 Holden, Livingston Parish, Louisiana Class B #12087

Trapper experiences nighttime vocalizations

The witness was baiting coon traps on a powerline edge after dark when he heard something approaching in the woods. The source stayed about 10 yards inside the treeline pacing back and forth and did not emerge. When the witness shone a flashlight toward the sounds he could see nothing for undergrowth, heard whooping, and the source ran off.

FootstepsWhoop
Early February Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana Related account #56576

Tracks near Colfax, Louisiana

In early February the witness mowed a path across the street, found a fresh large footprint, photographed the area, then heard human-like sloshing in the swamp and left.

TracksFootsteps
Since October Colfax, Grant Parish, Louisiana Related account #56576

Howl near Colfax, Louisiana

Witness reports repeated howls, wood knocks, and eyeshine from the hardwoods across the street since October.

HowlWood knockEyeshine
almost nightly Place not stated Related account #50541

Whoop

The witness and family regularly hear loud whoops and hollers near their home, after which coyotes become vocal and a pet dog seeks shelter, and a possible whoop was recorded on a phone.

WhoopVocalization
BFRO YEAR: 2004-Present Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas Class B #56443

Possible sightings and strange incidents experienced over time on rural property near Pocahontas

The witness was sitting in a deer stand on hunting land when dogs ran through the woods and rolled in dirt at a fence corner. After getting down to chase the dogs off, the witness smelled a musky sour odor like a dead animal. A deep long growl then came from the woods across the powerline about 50 yards away, prompting the witness to back away and run to the truck.

GrowlOdor
The very next day North Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Related account #39922

Growl near North Little Rock, Arkansas

The witness returned to the same area the next evening and heard the same loud sound from farther down the valley.

Growl
Just after dusk Place not stated Related account #16696

Whistle

The witness and a companion heard weird whistles, clicking sounds, and speech-like vocalizations after dusk while outdoors.

WhistleVocalizationUnidentified sound
at a different time but same time of year Place not stated Related account #16696

Vocalization

The witness reports hearing vocalizations about a mile away at a different time but the same time of year.

Vocalization
in the middle of the night Wesley, Madison County, Arkansas Related account #59520

Unidentified sound near Wesley, Arkansas

Rhythmic tapping was heard on house water pipes at night and the well house latch was later found open.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbance
every night Wesley, Madison County, Arkansas Related account #59520

Vocalization near Wesley, Arkansas

The family heard an unusually loud, off-sounding owl hooting nightly year-round from the same area.

Vocalization
during the first camping trip Place not stated Related account #1944

Whistle

During the first camping trip the witness heard a cooing and whistling type sound near a gravel pile by an abandoned house.

Whistle
A few months later Place not stated Related account #13718

Footsteps

The same witness later heard repeated footsteps following them while hunting, then heard a branch snap and a tree shake before firing a shot and hearing the presence move away along a ridge.

FootstepsUnidentified soundTree break
years later Place not stated Related account #62851

Sasquatch sighting

Years later in a different wooded area, the witness watched a large group of deer stampede past followed by several bipedal hair-covered figures chasing them over a fence.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
that summer Hughes, Crittenden County, Arkansas Related account #13983

Howl near Hughes, Arkansas

The witness and companion had frequently heard howling from the trees around the lake at night that summer while near the water.

Howl