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Strange encounter experienced by LEO's camped near Goldbond
A group of coworkers camped in a densely wooded valley in Jefferson National Forest. Around 12:30 a.m. they heard distant vocalizations from two different directions, then small stones were thrown toward their picnic table over an extended period while they felt watched. Shortly before sunrise the next morning, several members of the group heard a brief speech-like sound from dense woods that shocked them. No visual sighting occurred and the witness left later that day.
Possible intimidation behavior experienced while shining for alligators in Ormond Beach
Two people were shining lights for alligators beside a lake at night when vegetation beside the dock shook and repeated knocking like wood hitting a tree was heard. A nearby tree then fell, and as they ran toward safety they heard heavy steps and grunting keeping pace parallel to them. About an hour later they returned and found a tall tree freshly snapped about eight feet up with dripping sap and a hair on a branch.
Fisherman sees creature in Wildcat Creek
The witness was fishing and wading in a creek to get past a thicket when sensing unease and spotting a large dark shape in the water first thought to be a bear until its face was seen. A loud scream-like grunt and the sound of breaking limbs came from the side, after which the creature stood up and walked away upright while grunting and howling as a rotten foul smell hung in the air.
4' - 5.5' upright animal seen crossing dead-end road
Two people were sitting on the tailgate of a parked truck on a vacant road at dusk when the reporting witness went to the cab for a phone and saw a small dark hairy biped about 15 yards away. The entity ran across the road from left to right in a few seconds, paused without looking, then entered the woods while making running noise heard by both people. The pair waited in the truck in fear for several minutes before driving away.
Twilight vocalizations heard near Lake Mary
The witness was camped with his wife along FR 124 east of Flagstaff. While on an evening walk he heard a brief coyote chorus followed by two mid-pitch "AH,OO" calls from farther in the same direction. After returning to camp he heard additional "AH,OO" and high-pitched "WOW" calls from the same direction, totaling six odd calls, then heard nothing more by 9 PM.
Sasquatch sighting near Great Barrington, Massachusetts (2005)
The witness and his uncle were camping and ATV riding near Great Barrington over Memorial Day weekend. After seeing eyeshine on arrival night and watching other riders flee screaming from a trail the next day, two very large hairy bipeds entered their campfire-lit camp that night. One vocalized a word remembered as Enoch, stole their cooler and fled with three more sets of eyeshine seen in the woods. A large handprint was later found on the vehicle sunroof and the cooler was found with doors torn off.
Vocalizations and wood knocks heard by fishermen near pond
The witness and a companion were fishing at the farthest of several ponds in the late afternoon. They heard repeated whoop-like vocalizations followed by loud wood-on-wood knocking from a wooded area behind a hill that blocked their view. The sounds lasted about ten minutes, after which fish began biting. The witness later said the sounds matched examples of alleged vocalizations and knocks heard online.
Vocalizations, wood knocks and strange chatter heard in the Sam Houston National Forest
In late May 2005 the witness and a companion waited in dense woods by a river after dark. After the witness imitated howls, something within about 200 yards answered with repeated loud deep growls, followed by about a minute of chattering from two directions. Later the witness struck a tree with a stick and heard similar loud banging from across the river for one to two minutes. The pair heard nothing else except insects and coyotes, and never saw the sources.
Woman hears Whoop from woods while walking along road
The witness's family was driving to find a new campsite and stopped to clear rocks from the road. While the witness walked ahead with the dog, she heard a very loud WHOOP from the hillside that she perceived as a warning to leave. She ran back to the truck and noted the woods were otherwise silent except for a creek. Her husband then walked the area looking for sign.
3 witnesses watch a creature take a deer
The witnesses were fishing when they heard a sound and saw a deer about 13 yards away. A huge bipedal ape-like figure came out quietly and seized the deer. Frightened, the witnesses ran up to the nearby railroad tracks.
Turkey hunters surprised by loud vocalizations near Wenatchee
While turkey hunting in the morning with a relative, the witness used a turkey box call. A nearby loud howl that turned into a roaring scream answered the call, followed by two more distant replies farther up the canyon as the call was repeated. The pair moved toward the first sound but saw nothing in the scattered pines.
Vocalizations and wood knocking in Mark Twain National Forest
The witness had gone to bed in his hunting cabin late Friday night when the forest went quiet and then heard a very loud scream from the southwest answered from the southeast. The exchange repeated four times with answering wood-on-tree bangs between the second and third calls, with the nearer sounds appearing to move farther southeast before all sounds stopped and normal night sounds resumed minutes later.
Participant observations during BFRO WV Expedition
On the second night of the expedition, the witness and two companions walked back along a riverside trail talking with lights off. They repeatedly heard loud splashes from across the river that appeared to keep pace with them as they moved. They stopped after each splash to listen but heard no footsteps over the river noise, then returned to camp.
Couple hears two creatures screaming at one another
The witness and his wife were walking back to their car near a spring when they heard screams from two different directions that seemed to call back and forth. The sources of the sounds passed on both sides within about 100 yards, met at a creek where the screaming stopped, then moved off to the south-southwest.
"Human-like" screams heard on Long Island
Two people were boating near Long Island when they heard loud, almost human-like screaming. The sound deterred them from going ashore. The account was passed to the reporter through an intermediary rather than by the boaters directly.
Campers report possible vocalization and footprint in Big Cypress National Preserve
The witness was family camping in the Big Cypress area when she noticed a tall black shape in the woods that vanished minutes later. Around 4 a.m. she awoke to a distant wailing sound with heavy breathing that approached the campsite, passed by the tents and left down a trail, waking several companions who also heard it. In the morning the group followed the direction of travel and found large wide footprints with a four-toe appearance in a sandy trail that had not been there the day before.
Camper reports possible knocks in daylight near Conasauga River
The witness was camping alone in a wilderness clearing next to a river when he heard a loud repeated knocking like a thick stick hitting a tree for a minute or two. He hid by the river to look upriver for the source but saw nothing. Afterward he crossed the stream and found only beaver-chewed trees, which he initially thought explained the noise.
While biking to work, man hears loud animal in woods.
The main witness was bicycling to work in the early morning when he heard heavy steps coming from the woods beside the road. He stopped and shone a flashlight toward the sound, and the source moved back into the woods breaking branches while making grunting noises. He was frightened and rode away quickly.
Mother and sons hear whoops in woods behind house
A woman went outside just after dark after her son reported a strange noise, joined by her two children. They listened for about ten minutes to loud, clear vocalizations coming from the woods behind the property. She later said the sound exactly matched recorded Sasquatch whoop-howl vocalizations and hoped to record it if heard again.
Young Girl Experiences Rock and Stick Throwing
The witness was walking home at night near a creek when something began throwing sticks and rocks and following her. The throwing reportedly paused when cars passed. She ran to a bridge where the pursuer entered bushes but continued throwing objects, while she heard footsteps, smelled a strong bad odor, and glimpsed only a large dark figure. Footprints were reportedly found in sand the next day.