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23 August 2026 Hodgenville, Larue County, Kentucky Class B #82512

Country boys have frightening nightime encounter 50 miles south of Louisville

The witness and two companions stopped on a rural back road at night and heard a distant knock, then sounds of wood breaking after the witness whistled. After driving on to turn around and stopping again, the witness shone a light into the woods and saw a tall dark hairy figure with eyeshine watching them. The encounter lasted only a few seconds before the group drove away in fear.

Wood knockTree breakPartial sightingEyeshine
21 November 2021 Chaplin, Anderson County, Kentucky Class A #71884

Daylight sighting by hunter 30 miles southeast of Louisville

The witness was sitting in a deer stand above a creek in heavily wooded bottomland waiting for deer. After smelling a musky odor and hearing leaves rustling behind the stand, the witness turned and saw a large dark-brown hairy biped across the creek about 60 yards away walking parallel to the water. The creature briefly turned its head toward the witness, continued swiftly with its arms swinging, and stayed in view for 10 to 15 seconds before moving away through trees.

Full-body sightingOdorFootsteps
17 November 2020 Kentucky #f95a37f7-4714-4ecf-ab4b-b5925c922eec

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (2020)

The witness was driving at night to a cabin to quarantine after testing positive for illness. A buck walked into the road and stared toward a tree line instead of at the vehicle. The witness then noticed orange eyeshine and a large dark creature moving low like a spider, which rose onto two legs and chased the deer out of headlight range. After stopping, the witness heard a loud crash in the woods on the opposite side and drove away.

Full-body sightingEyeshineUnidentified sound
October 2018 Blane, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class B #61108

Farmer family frightened by ongoing Class B activity around rural home in hollers 12.5 miles south of Grayson

The witness reports ongoing nighttime disturbances over about a month, coinciding with logging on an adjacent property. Claimed activity includes tree knocks, footsteps and running around the house, growling outside, and slaps or thuds against the house. The family reports feeling watched while walking from their parked car to the house, the outside dog refusing to leave the porch after dark, and one night a branch landing on the porch followed by a shotgun shot into the air to scare whatever was there.

Wood knockGrowlFootstepsProperty disturbance
28 June 2017 Gilbertsville, Trigg County, Kentucky Class B #57777

Early morning visitor forces couple to flee camp near Gilbertsville

The witness and his wife were sleeping in a tent at a remote campground when nocturnal animal calls erupted and then suddenly stopped. They then heard loud heavy bipedal footsteps with cracking wood approaching their camp. The witness searched the treeline with a flashlight and vehicle high beams but saw nothing, then the entity ran away crashing through limbs and exhaling loudly. At daylight they found broken branches and bare-foot slide marks, then broke camp and left.

FootstepsTree breakVocalization
April 2017 Pikeville, Kentucky #e4f21d77-372e-4ec0-8049-624601168457

Scream near Pikeville, Kentucky (2017)

The witness and a fellow priest were in a lit open picnic area returning toward the building when they felt heavy stomping that shook the ground and heard a powerful scream-howl. Attempts to return to the building or cars triggered more screaming, grunting and felt vibrations, keeping them on a picnic table until sunrise. At sunrise they heard crashing and saw trees moving as something scaled a steep rocky hill incredibly fast, and a neighboring resident later said food offerings were left to calm activity.

ScreamFootstepsGrowlMovement only
April 2017 Pikeville, Kentucky #e4f21d77-372e-4ec0-8049-624601168457

Whistle near Pikeville, Kentucky (2017)

The witness hiked alone up the old coal road in darkness to get back in shape and pray. Loud bird-like whistling kept pace nearby, pebbles and rocks landed precisely at the feet, a large stick landed pointing at the witness, and loud trudging was heard. The witness backed down the road, then ran to a lit area as rapid movement rushed uphill faster than a person could move.

WhistleRock throwingObject throwingFootstepsMovement only
2017 Pikeville, Kentucky #e4f21d77-372e-4ec0-8049-624601168457

Rock throwing near Pikeville, Kentucky (2017)

While standing in the lit parking lot near the car to smoke, the witness had pebbles tossed precisely at the feet and heard occasional bird-like whistling. After throwing a large rock back, whistling erupted aggressively from a rocky hillside at the tree line where a flashlight showed nothing. The witness then heard heavy trudging and saw saplings shaking as something moved uphill to about two hundred feet within seconds.

Rock throwingWhistleFootstepsMovement only
22 December 2015 Stanton, Powell County, Kentucky Class B #50746

Possible aggressive behavior at new rural cabin site near Stanton

The witness was spending the evening on a relative's front porch shortly before Christmas. After knocking three times on a deck rail, the witness heard three knocks returned from nearby woods and later saw branches moving despite no wind. About an hour later the witness heard footsteps and pacing beside the house for about 15 minutes and attempted to record the sound on a phone.

Wood knockFootstepsMovement only
October 2015 Auburn, Logan County, Kentucky Class B #56202

Hunters have a possible encounter early in the morning on their farm near Auburn

The witness was waiting alone in a deer stand before dawn on opening day. She noticed two steady red eye-like lights about 30 feet away that blinked after she blinked. She then heard loud movement through leaves toward an old road, followed by a whoop that rose from low to very loud, before the source moved away along a ridge.

EyeshineWhoopFootsteps
August 2015 Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class B #50064

Multiple incidents including possible vocalizations and rock throwing on a farm near Blaine

The witness reported sitting outside at home at night when a loud, woman-like scream came from a nearby hill, followed immediately by two 'who' sounds that did not sound like an owl. The witness called out but got no reply. The next day the witness found a single barefoot-like track showing the ball and toes in a rotten log near the sound's source.

ScreamWhoopTracks
26 September 2014 Pine Knot, McCreary County, Kentucky Class B #46578

Possible howls are heard for several weeks near Pine Knot

The witness reports repeatedly hearing loud yells or howls late at night while visiting a companion's residence, occurring every two to three nights over about a month and a half and including the evening of September 26, 2014. Dogs are reported to bark after the sounds, and a musky dog-like scent is noticed when the sounds are close. No visual details of the source are given for this ongoing occurrence.

VocalizationHowlOdor
18 June 2014 Bowling Green, Logan County, Kentucky Class B #46334

Guy exploring creeks finds tracks then growled at by large dark figure 10mi northeast of Russellville

The witness returned on a Sunday afternoon to a wooded creek confluence where large tracks had been found days earlier. While approaching, something large moved alongside through the woods breaking branches, and the witness found large footprints including a tiny print in one heel. The witness then heard a large splash in the creek followed by paired guttural growls that stopped after the witness whooped, and later described seeing a large hairy figure peeking from behind a tree across the creek.

TracksPartial sightingGrowlMovement only
1 January 2013 Wallins, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #38980

Teen on four-wheeler has sighting on family property near Wallins

The witness was riding a four-wheeler on private property to handle trail cameras near dusk. After topping a ridge and shutting off the vehicle, the witness saw a tall hairy biped about 30 feet away running away and knocking over a small tree. The witness heard crashing sounds during the flight and noticed a faint musky smell afterward.

Full-body sightingOdorTree breakFootsteps
August 2012 Bagdad, Shelby County, Kentucky Class B #36229

Possible vocalizations and rock throwing on a summer night at a home outside Bagdad

The witness heard repeated howls moving around the house in the early morning, starting close in the treeline and shifting to different sides of the property. After retreating inside, small rocks were heard hitting the porch roof for several minutes. The witness woke his wife and both heard additional more distant howls over the next hour before it became quiet.

HowlRock throwing
5 April 2012 Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky Class B #35456

Possible knocks, vocalizations and footprints found outside a home near Leitchfield

Late at night the witness went outside to feed dogs and heard three loud solid knocks followed by a long loud scream-like cry. About half an hour later after going back outside the same sequence repeated. She later found very large footprints where the sounds seemed to originate and had tracking dogs follow the scent until they stopped and refused to continue.

Wood knockScreamTracks
3 March 2012 Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky Class B #41776

Humanoid figure spotted at night near Octagon Hall during paranormal investigation

During a nighttime paranormal investigation, two people walked to a tree clump in open fields after hearing about a sighting the night before. After making whoop and howl sounds and hearing possible distant replies, they watched a tall dark human-like silhouette peer from behind a tree 30-40 yards away and sway side to side for several minutes. When they tried to approach, the figure disappeared, and checking the tree revealed nothing to explain what they had seen.

Partial sightingSilhouetteUnidentified sound
20 November 2011 Bagdad, Shelby County, Kentucky Class B #36230

Hunter gets investigated while in his blind outside Bagdad

The witness settled into a 6-foot ground blind before daylight to deer hunt. Something stepped over a nearby fence and approached with heavy footsteps, then breathed, sniffed and pressed down on the top of the blind. After the witness shouted a warning, the sniffing paused then resumed more aggressively before the visitor circled the blind and left toward the woods without being seen.

FootstepsUnidentified soundProperty disturbance
December 2010 Elkhorn City, Pike County, Kentucky Class A #34502

Pre-dawn sighting by a deer hunter in his truck near Elkhorn

The witness had parked his truck on a ridge road before dawn to deer hunt. After hearing coyotes, he got back in the truck and then saw a tall hair-covered human-like figure emerge from the woods beside the truck. The figure paused facing the truck, then walked around it and left down the point out of sight. The witness stayed in the truck until daylight, then found skid marks where it descended but no footprints.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
14 November 2010 Woodbine, Whitley County, Kentucky Class B #32377

Father and son have possible encounter in a deer blind near Woodbine

The witness and his son were deer hunting from a blind in darkness before dawn. After the son woke the sleeping witness, they heard something large moving fast through brush behind the blind. It screamed, stomped hard enough to shake the ground, snapped limbs, and grunted and growled before leaving quickly. The pair then left the area immediately.

ScreamGrowlVocalizationFootstepsTree break +1