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Campers hear knocks and unknown vocalizations at night in Tillamook State Forest
The witness and two companions were camping at the same forest campground where relatives had reported loud calls the previous weekend. After an evening hike and unsuccessful knocking attempt, they were stargazing around the campfire. They then heard two sets of rapid knocks from one direction followed within seconds by two howls from another direction, which they recorded. The camp was otherwise empty, with the nearest other campground miles away.
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.
Group of young men report possible activity while 4-wheeling backroads near Verlot
The witness and companions drove to a forest road at night and stopped in the vehicle to look around. They reported hearing howls, a whoop and slow knocks, then seeing at least eight pairs of eye shine positioned around the vehicle. The driver then left the area, and the group planned to return with recording equipment.
Campers disturbed by approaching vocalizations and unseen visitor off the Mtn. Loop Highway
The witness and a companion camped beside a river and heard loud yelling that dropped into a groan or growl, followed hours later by closer calls, heavy footfalls, rustling on a hillside, and a large splash in the river. They could see nothing by flashlight from their vehicle. Shortly after, occupants of a passing car stopped and said a massive hairy figure had just run across the road in front of them.
Two Boys witness a tree pushed into a river by a human-like being while fishing near Grassy
Two boys were gigging for fish in a shallow river at night when they heard splashing from objects thrown into the water. They shone flashlights across the river and saw an upright human-like creature bring down a dead tree into the river and move in the water. The boys fled to their cabin, and a tree not present the day before was seen in the river the next morning.
20 miles SE of Dayton: Fishing couple stalked by a sasquatch at Caesar Creek State Park
Two people had been fishing at Caesar Creek Lake and were packing up after sundown when a growling/hissing sound came from the treeline. They shone a flashlight into the woods and saw green eyes, heard trees and brush thrashing as something moved, and smelled a strong scat-like stench. After watching about five minutes they gathered gear and walked back to the parking area feeling watched.
Possible knocks and chatter at Burnt Rancherias Campground, Laguna Mountain
The witness was camping with his wife and sister-in-law when he was awakened around 3:14 a.m. to accompany his wife to the restroom. While preparing to leave the tent he heard 4 or 5 loud wood-knock-like sounds spaced a few seconds apart, followed by faint voice-like gibberish with grunts. His sister-in-law later confirmed she also heard the knocking sounds.
Possible early moming sighting from second story apartment in Atlantic Beach
Early in the morning the witness stepped onto a second-story apartment balcony and turned on the light. She immediately heard a loud primate-like scream followed by woo-woo calls, which set a neighbor's dog barking. After several minutes she noticed a tree rustling, heard low grunts and footsteps along a privacy fence, and watched a very wide, hunched, ape-like shadow lumber along the fence line before two figures reportedly moved off together into the dark.
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.
Hiking couple has brief sighting, then hears primate vocals, then sees tree shaking, in Otter Creek Wilderness
A couple hiking in the Otter Creek Wilderness became disoriented after several hours. They noticed a large dark silhouette on a ridge about 100 yards away, then heard monkey-like sounds for about 30 seconds and saw a tall thin tree violently shaken. They interpreted the displays as threatening and quickly left the area.
Boy has possible nighttime encounter near family campfire close to Raccoon River
The witness was camping with family when the group heard knocking and branch-breaking sounds for about an hour. He walked about 10 yards from the fire to investigate and saw a small dark shape dash past, then noticed a tall bipedal figure staring at him from about nine feet away for about 10 seconds before it turned and walked away silently. He ran back to the cabin and stayed inside for the night.
Structure or nest in Wisconsin (2012)
While walking a ridge the witness noticed bent saplings and knocked on a tree, receiving clear wood-knock replies from a steep kettle below. A large living oak branch was then twisted toward the witness and ripped off, falling to the kettle bottom. Returning later with two companions, they found fresh twist damage and hand-like bark rubs with strong odor, then a young companion saw a light-colored bipedal figure and all heard a deep growl.
Woman awoken from her bed by unusual animal call in Chilliwack
The witness was awakened after 2 a.m. by a loud whooping and howling sound believed to come from the direction of a nearby river. The vocalization continued for about 15 minutes during otherwise quiet conditions, then was heard again briefly farther away. The witness said the sound did not resemble a human or any known animal, but later found it virtually identical to an archival whoop-howl recording.
Backpackers hear growls, knocking and observe two large, hairy bipeds at Surprise Lake
The witness and a companion were camped at Surprise Lake at dusk when they heard patterned knocks and rock-on-tree sounds. After the witness threw a rock against a tree and heard a similar sound returned, they saw a large brownish-red animal squatted and swaying behind a tree upslope. They attempted blurry photos while knocks were heard from behind the camp and from the animal's direction before leaving at first light.
Lone hiker wakes to rock clacks and heavy foot falls on the Allegheny Trail near Durbin
The witness camped overnight in a tent at a shelter along the Allegheny Trail. At dawn he was awakened by stones clacking together that moved back and forth north to south for an extended period. Shortly after the clacking stopped, he felt and heard heavy footsteps approach from behind the shelter and step on a plastic tarp beside it. He shouted from inside the tent, after which he heard no further movement.
Ongoing activity described at a home near Shipman
In May/June 2012 around 10:30 p.m. the witness and a relative heard a loud guttural vocalization outside the home. They went to the porch and watched a large dark furry animal low to the ground run on all fours past a neighboring home, triggering motion lights. Coyotes vocalized shortly afterward, and another relative later said the sound had awakened them.
Possible sighting and rock throwing on a farm east of Edinburg
Late in the evening the witness was sitting by an outdoor fire near a pasture when she noticed a head-and-shoulders outline above tall weeds to her side and heard a slight noise from that direction. She then saw a small limestone rock rolling nearby, which alarmed her because no natural cause was apparent, and she went inside. The next morning she found sticks, corn stalks and dirt clods in the driveway but nothing explaining the shape.
Unidentified sound in New Mexico (2012)
During a June camping trip the witness stayed at camp while her husband walked the dogs. She heard pine cones dropping with no wind, heard her name called with no one present, then overnight heard a loud whistle and low conversation in three different tones she could not understand.
Man & daughter have multiple encounters in Sam Houston Natl Park
The witness parked with four teenage companions at a forest spot late at night to watch from a pickup truck. After tree knocks and whoop sounds, the group saw a very tall, wide upright figure silhouetted beside a pine tree in moonlight. The witness later found large footprints at the same spot and made casts.
Gibberish-like talking heard at a residence near DuPont
In June 2012 the witness was awakened at home by a relative who reported loud whisper-like sounds around the house. The witness then heard the sounds, described as loud whispering resembling unintelligible foreign language or gibberish. The witness checked inside the house with a flashlight to rule out an intruder, after which the sounds stopped and nothing was found.