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Loud wood knocks heard near abandonned campground 35 miles east of Bristol
The witness was alone at an abandoned campground at night to photograph fireflies. They heard two loud single wood knocks about 45 minutes apart coming from the woods ahead/southwest, with no other animal sounds, footsteps, or odor. Unable to explain the sound, the witness packed up and left.
Man walking dog reports growls and thrown rocks 9 miles east of Harrisonburg
The witness returned to the parked truck after walking dogs uphill on a road. He found a truck door open, then two rocks came from an uphill ridge, one landing in front of the truck and a larger one passing close to him. He heard two low grunts from that direction and later heard brush moving away as he left to get assistance.
Deer Hunter describes Pre-Dawn Encounter with a Sasquatch on Glade Mountain 9 miles East of Marion
The witness was walking to a deer hunting blind before sunrise when he noticed a dark shape lying across the trail in moonlight. When he shone his flashlight on it, the shape rose to vertical, turned away, and walked bipedally into dense vegetation almost silently. He later heard a throat-clearing sound from the thicket and found only disturbed leaves where it had gone.
Sasquatch sighting near Surry, Virginia (2021)
The witness and a relative were hunting deer late in the afternoon when they heard sounds like wood blocks struck together. Moments later they saw a dark fur-covered figure moving upright very quickly through thick brush, visible only from the upper thigh up for a few seconds. About five minutes later they heard a loud thud like a limb falling.
Possible howls in Appalachian Mts 3 miles west of Collierstown (15 SW of Lexington)
The witness stepped onto a porch in a remote Appalachian area to listen to coyotes. About a minute after the coyotes stopped, a high-pitched wail or moan in three rising intervals was heard from the next ridge to the east. The witness claims familiarity with regional animal sounds, could not identify the sound, and described it as strange and out of place.
Possible sasquatch tree knocks TWO NIGHTS AGO along river outside Clintwood
The witness and a companion were night fishing from a boat on a river backwater late at night. Over about an hour they heard several loud knock-like sounds from the treeline and ridge, sometimes answering each other from different distances, plus a close splash and the sound of something large moving along the bank. As they left, the movement sound seemed to follow them upstream until a shallow cove, while the companion reported additional knocks the witness did not hear.
Homeowner continues to hear possible wood knocks and vocals behind his house near Linden
The witness was on the back porch at home around 8 p.m. when a tree-knock-like sound was heard from the woods to the northeast. About five minutes later a low rumble rising into a deep whoop-like sound was heard from the same general area. The witness went inside and turned off the exterior lights. No visual contact was reported.
Hikers observe a tall human-like figure near Rawley Springs
The witness and a companion were hiking in a national forest when they stopped to rest and eat. After standing up, they noticed a very large reddish-brown figure standing down the mountainside and watched it for about 90 seconds. The figure then walked away into the trees before they could photograph it. A few minutes earlier they had heard an animal sounding in distress from the same direction.
Residents hear possible activity near Linden
The witness and a companion were on the porch in the evening when they heard a rumble-like vocal that turned into a whoop, followed by the sound of a tree crashing nearby. About ten minutes later they heard a second, louder crash from farther away. They searched with a spotlight, saw nothing, heard rustling in the woods, then went inside.
Couple hear possible moan howls one afternoon at Eagle Rock Cemetery
A couple visiting family graves on a rainy afternoon heard low, guttural calls lasting several seconds from the wooded mountainside about 100-150 yards away, repeated in sets of three. The witness mimicked a single call and received a single reply after a short silence while nearby dogs froze and stared toward the sound and poultry fled. The pair drove toward a water tank near the apparent source but heard nothing further, and the dogs later resumed barking.
Honeymooners feel bone rattling growl while hiking the Appalachian Trail
On the afternoon of October 17, 2012, the witness and a companion were walking on the Appalachian Trail near their rented cabin when they heard a very low, bone-rattling growl lasting a few seconds. The witness reported feeling the sound in the chest and joints and found no match after comparing it to known animal sounds. Nothing was seen, and the pair quickly left the area with their dog.
Runner shadowed by possible biped keeping pace through heavy forest near Wirtz
The witness was road-running in the morning when they heard something in the adjacent woods keeping pace with them. The sound slowed, sped up, or stopped with the witness, paused near houses, then resumed in wooded stretches for about a mile. No source was ever seen due to fog and cover, and the witness felt the terrain was too rough to be easily matched by a person.
Wood knock near Rocky Mount, Virginia (2012)
Over several days in July 2012 the witness and a relative heard several series of very loud knocks from the woods around their home with no visible source found.
Unexplained loud banging and whoops heard by a homeowner near Virginia Beach
About a week before the report, the witness was awakened at about 3:30 a.m. by repeated loud banging likened to woodblocks slamming that lasted about 10 minutes. The sounds came from dense state-owned woods behind the home, later estimated at about 70 yards to the southeast.
Driver passes tall bipedal figure at night along Route 33
The witness was driving east on Route 33 at night with a friend when headlights illuminated a tall, black-haired biped walking behind a guardrail. Shortly before the sighting, a loud sustained high-pitched sound was heard. The witness felt panicked and shaken, while the passenger reported only seeing a black blur.
ATV rider hears an unknown long, brassy howl outside Christiansburg
The witness waited on an ATV in a hollow while her companion walked up a ridge to check a trail camera. She heard a single long horn-like yell from ahead in the same hollow that she did not recognize from local wildlife. Her companion, who was out of sight on the ridge, said he did not hear the sound.
Nature photogapher hears possible woodknocks on Skyline Drive
The witness stopped alone at a roadside overlook in Shenandoah National Park to photograph the sunset. Just before 5 p.m., the witness heard sets of loud wood-on-wood knocks from the woods in three different directions around the overlook. The witness stated the sounds were unfamiliar and unlike typical forest noises heard during many years visiting the park.
Possible encounter behind a fish hatchery near Fort Chiswell
The witness and a companion were leaving a fishing spot behind a fish hatchery at dusk when the witness heard a crash and saw a tall dark standing figure on the trail they had just used. The companion ran ahead while the witness briefly watched the figure before running to a truck in fear. The figure was described as very tall with broad shoulders and seen only as a silhouette for a few seconds.
Sasquatch charges witness after son fires shotgun near Blackstone (includes audio from follow-up investigation)
Late at night the witness and a relative went outside to check a heavy thud behind the house. They saw a deer run past, then a very tall hair-covered human-like figure approach from the woods. After a shotgun shot was fired toward the treeline, the figure veered closer, stopped nearby, then moved along the treeline into the woods where it remained visible for several minutes. A strong odor was noticed and large footprints were found the next day.
Second witness reports possible activity while training at Fort Pickett
During a nighttime military training exercise at Fort Pickett, the witness on overwatch heard three rapid knocks followed seconds later by a loud branch or small tree breaking. Personnel in a nearby camp also heard the noise and searched the treeline with flashlights before the woods fell silent. The witness reported an uneasy feeling of being watched that night. No visual contact was reported by the witness during these sounds.