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When I was about nine years old Lisbon, Louisiana #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Growl near Lisbon, Louisiana

The witness and two other children walked past a forbidden cattle guard toward the woods and smelled something like something dead. After a few more steps, something gave a deep guttural growl from the edge of the woods to their left. They ran back to the house and were scolded for going past the guard.

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Date unknown Lisbon, Louisiana #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Vocalization near Lisbon, Louisiana

The witness's grandmother was deer hunting on a hill and heard what she thought was a buck snorting behind a thicket. When it did not emerge, something screamed very loudly at her. She was so frightened she tumbled down the hill and hurt herself.

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Date unknown Woodland Park, Colorado #f7520a18-5134-4df1-8669-ed504cd07553

Footsteps near Woodland Park, Colorado

The guest and two companions camped by a river while fishing and kept a stump burning in a fire ring overnight. Something heavy entered the camp and moved around the tent without approaching the fire. The group shouted, and the visitor eased back into the woods rather than running.

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in the evening at times 5 Mi East Of Willow River, Pine County, Minnesota Related account #3801

Scream near 5 Mi East Of Willow River, Minnesota

While roaming the area, the witness at times heard cougar screams in the evening.

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Date unknown Estacada, Oregon #0c25fd7b-680e-484c-8f23-e30bc8e49354

Odor near Estacada, Oregon

The second guest's friend reportedly stepped outside his house late at night to get firewood. He smelled a strong rank body odor mixed with wet dog and heard a howl-scream in the distance. The account was relayed secondhand by the guest, who was skeptical at the time.

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when I was 16 years old Perry, Oklahoma #abc7e28a-f432-4411-8005-75c8b0b2532c

Scream near Perry, Oklahoma

The witness and a friend went dove hunting at dawn at a pond in open pasture. After a shotgun shot a very loud scream came from the woods accompanied by crashing wood sounds that moved toward them. The witness raised the gun, the noise stopped at the treeline, and they watched a large dark bipedal shape move along inside the trees as they walked back.

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day before my 13th birthday Perry, Oklahoma #abc7e28a-f432-4411-8005-75c8b0b2532c

Footsteps near Perry, Oklahoma

The witness and a friend were quail hunting on the family property and heard steps following them through dense woods. After crossing a fence they watched a tall hairy biped step over the fence and move between trees to watch them before heading toward a creek. About an hour later the witness returned with older female relatives and saw a different-colored hairy leg and foot watching them from behind trees near the road.

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Date unknown Jackson County, Missouri #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/04/02/sc-ep92-lights-in-the-forest

Growl near Jackson County

The witness walked out at night to bring food to his son and a friend camping behind his house. After seeing coyotes run past the camp, he heard a deep growl from a leaf-covered deadfall about 20 yards away on his walk back that he felt in his chest and did not think was a coyote.

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August, maybe eight years ago Oregon #da9eb7c7-a46e-450b-b86d-351581432b91

Wood knock in Oregon

Two companions camping with minimal supplies at a remote lake heard faint knocking, cracking, and chatter-like voices in the evening, followed by a whoop, with elk bugles also audible. At the time they reasoned it might be other people, but years later after hearing similar sounds described as associated with large hairy beings, one concluded it may have been such beings.

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Date unknown Owensboro, Kentucky #4a2bd381-ea8b-47d0-bf1e-5514668f86e1

Wood knock near Owensboro, Kentucky

On later return visits the guest tried wood knocking and got responses. He found partly washed-out 16-18 inch footprints inside the barn and, while hiking, noticed possible nests or bedding areas and tree breaks throughout the woods.

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fall of the next year Owensboro, Kentucky #4a2bd381-ea8b-47d0-bf1e-5514668f86e1

Whistle near Owensboro, Kentucky

A year or so after the barn sighting, the guest and his cousin were at a fort on a ridge having a campfire. After the guest laughed loudly, a single extremely loud four-second whistle came from the pasture below. They could see nothing with flashlights despite the volume sounding very close.

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about five years ago Ohio #d23b8fd9-2d77-4838-941e-9152f2f04fae

Footsteps in Ohio

The witness and a companion were deer hunting in the evening from a ground blind and a nearby tree stand in wooded ravines. The woods went silent before heavy footsteps that could be felt, grunting sounds, and two large trees falling without wind occurred. The pair left early without seeing the source.

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about six or seven months after California incident Silver Creek, Mississippi #4b183319-d906-433b-8510-ee4a692bd2c2

Wood knock near Silver Creek, Mississippi

While hiking with a different companion near Silver Creek, the pair camped near a bridge by a creek. After dark they heard a loud splash, then a very loud wood knock, then another splash like a thrown rock. They moved to the top of the bridge and left on foot when another knock sounded as they walked away.

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around same time as childhood sighting, one night Greenfield, Tennessee #4b183319-d906-433b-8510-ee4a692bd2c2

Scream near Greenfield, Tennessee

The witness was walking a friend home at night near home. Both heard an unknown source making baby-like sounds followed by a scream from the same source. The witness noted the family had heard strange noises around the property.

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In the summer of 2003 Hinkley, Pine County, Minnesota Related account #78893

Unidentified sound near Hinkley, Minnesota

In the summer of 2003 the witness heard odd sounds near the property that were initially dismissed as local wildlife.

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one nite before the encounter Hinkley, Pine County, Minnesota Related account #78893

Growl near Hinkley, Minnesota

The witness heard a deep growl beside the cabin at night that seemed to come from above ground level.

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Early Summer 2004 Hinckley, Pine County, Minnesota Related account #27028

Whoop near Hinckley, Minnesota

In early summer 2004 the same witness heard a loud whooping howl from north of the house while lying in bed.

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over the years Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota Related account #2677

Sasquatch sighting near Bovey, Minnesota

Local residents tell a traditional story of a young person lost in the swamp said to have survived there, with hunters and others reporting sightings and nighttime sounds over the years.

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on prior trips REDACTED, Pine County, Minnesota Related account #77435

Unidentified sound near REDACTED, Minnesota

On prior trips to the same area, distinct sounds attributed to bigfoots were heard.

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a couple of years New York #6a1908db-6cb9-4504-b979-2943cb767f3c

Vocalization in New York

While hunting in upstate New York, the guest and his brother met in a field and heard what sounded like a little girl yelling for help. They called back and searched deeper into the woods several times with no response. They felt uncomfortable and left.

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