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Date unknown Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska Related account #7809

Footsteps near Bellevue, Nebraska

On the first night, the witness walking home heard heavy footsteps and branch snapping paralleling him in the trees, stopping and starting with him, then ran home.

Footsteps
the following morning at around 5 am Macy, Thurston County, Nebraska Related account #59757

Vocalization near Macy, Nebraska

The witness's unattended recorders captured possible vocalizations the next morning.

Vocalization
on occasion Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Related account #12482

Unidentified sound near Omaha, Nebraska

On occasion the witness hears something beating or throwing itself against the side of the brick house.

Unidentified sound
last week Tennessee EP 294

Wood knock in Tennessee

While finishing kayak fishing on a lake, the witness heard owls and then two loud knocks from the woods that sounded like wet wood on a dead tree. The witness did not feel fear and could not identify the source.

Wood knock
when she was getting towards her 80s Tennessee EP 294

Door or window contact in Tennessee

Over a period, someone or something repeatedly came to the grandmother's porch at night, ringing the bell, handling the doorknob and knocking. She also heard deep mumbling and whistles. When she checked, no one was visible.

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Date unknown Vidalia, Georgia EP 28

Vocalization near Vidalia, Georgia

The witness heard a loud moaning crying sound coming from a pond a couple hundred yards from his trailer. He grabbed a shotgun and walked over while it continued. When he arrived there was nothing there and the sound had stopped.

Vocalization
I was 14 when we got back. Enterprise, Alabama EP 28

Footsteps near Enterprise, Alabama

The witness was alone at night after pulling a deer into the woods to gut it. He heard cracking and clean snapping of branches circling just out of sight about 20 yards away. He could see nothing in the thick dark until his father drove by and he ran to the truck.

FootstepsMovement only
the beginning of September, about a month and a half ago Washington EP 281

Wood knock in Washington

A family group with friends hiked in to camp at a remote lake. After a joking tree knock received an answering knock, the night brought dog distress, stick-breaking sounds, and heavy bipedal footsteps passing the tents without disturbing food. The next day one camper felt watched while gathering firewood.

Wood knockFootstepsUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
Date unknown British Columbia EP 276

Chatter in British Columbia

The guest says a relative who often stayed in the guest's trailer in Native Anchorage reported repeated chattering behind the trailer, especially around September near plum trees. The relative attributed it to the big fellas and would pound the wall to make them stop.

Chatter
this fall Beavertail Lake, British Columbia EP 279

Wood knock near Beavertail Lake, British Columbia

While trolling for trout in the fall, visitors heard tree knocks and branches being broken nearby. They returned a couple weeks later in late fall and heard activity again.

Wood knockTree break
My experience in the pond was six years later Oklahoma EP 292

Scream in Oklahoma

The witness was alone in an inner tube fishing under a full moon when he felt dread and heard a scream and bushes moving. Several large mesquite trees were shaken from the base at once while he felt rumbling pressure in his chest. He kicked to shore, abandoned his gear in waders, and drove out through brush.

ScreamMovement onlyUnidentified sound
two years later, roughly British Columbia EP 274

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia

A few days before the October chum opening, the guest and three others were anchored off Village Island when banging, chirping whistles and a strong stink were noticed. In the spotlight two upright creatures were seen on the beach, one larger in the grass and one smaller below, which crouched and covered their faces. Rifles were aimed but not fired, and the figures later left into the bush, with further eye-shine, scenting sounds, and a tree bent as one departed.

Full-body sightingEyeshineWhistleOdorFootsteps +1
when we were in our mid-20s, one year, late August through October British Columbia EP 275

Howl in British Columbia

The guest recalled living on Village Island in his mid-20s with other young men. For one late-summer to fall period they tried to fall asleep before dark to avoid hearing prolonged howling. He described the howling as not wolves.

Howl
Date unknown Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Related account #33545

Scream near Omaha, Nebraska

The witness and a relative report hearing screams, banging on the house, and large footsteps on the driveway on multiple occasions.

ScreamFootstepsProperty disturbance
Date unknown Texas EP 24

Vocalization in Texas

After the road encounter the large group waited quietly then called once and received escalating replies from many directions. The callers mimicked owls, crows, roosters and other animals while closing in on three sides, with silent heat signatures behind. The mood shifted from playful to threatening with infrasound effects, forcing a hurried load-up while the large beige male swatted a companion and the group drove away amid loud noise.

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Date unknown Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota EP 264

Whistle near Virginia, Minnesota

A hunter walking out after dark past a cemetery and dense pines heard a single whistle, whistled back, then heard loud screaming and tree shaking. He fled to the truck and left with his companion. The next day both returned and found pyramid-like piles and a large orange scat pile they photographed and sent to wildlife contacts who did not recognize it.

WhistleScreamTree breakStructure or nestScat
Date unknown Snohomish, Washington EP 270

Sasquatch sighting near Snohomish, Washington

A former military man stayed alone in a remote cabin without utilities near Snohomish to get away from people. Over months he heard creatures around the cabin, heard Jabba-like laughing, saw them while fishing and looking in windows, smelled sulfur, and saw one vanish and reappear. After a night of multiple individuals banging on the walls and vocalizing, he packed up and never returned.

Full-body sightingVocalizationDoor or window contactFootstepsOdor +1
Date unknown Twinsburg, Ohio EP 26

Odor near Twinsburg, Ohio

The witness and a friend were fishing along a wooded river gorge and noticed a rotten musky urine odor. While hiking and fishing back downstream they heard shuffling and footsteps in leaves. The witness felt watched, turned toward the sounds, then heard a deep guttural growl that felt physical in the chest and backed toward the river while the friend ran ahead.

OdorFootstepsGrowlMovement only
about two years ago Utah EP 256

Footsteps in Utah

The witness was camping with friends in a Utah canyon and became separated alone in the woods while playing a nighttime game. After hearing a grunt and a deep growl and seeing an arm wrap around a tree, he watched a tall, muscular, thin-haired biped step between trees while staring at him. He fled toward approaching headlights, fell down a drop to the road breaking his collarbone, and was picked up by a passing couple who took him to a ranger station.

FootstepsVocalizationGrowlFull-body sightingAnimal behaviour
In the spring of 2002 Porcupine, Shannon County, South Dakota Related account #5173

Footsteps near Porcupine, South Dakota

A relative heard barking dogs, heavy bipedal running, and slow deep breathing outside a bedroom window after midnight.

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