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Memory told of a possible encounter and footprint found along Horse Creek north of Pawnee
Two companions walking along a wooded driveway in the afternoon heard unidentified tapping sounds and entered the woods to investigate. They found freshly matted grass and a human-like bare footprint with five toes in dried mud. Shortly after, the companion shouted to run as loud timber-breaking crashes and movement occurred in dense undergrowth behind him. The reporter did not see the source, but the companion reportedly saw something about seven feet tall, after which both fled to the driveway.
Trapper recalls large footprints he found while trapping near Pinckneyville
In the late 1970s in December, the witness's friend found a short line of very large barefoot humanlike tracks in mud along a strip-mine pond while running traps. The prints showed five toes and a stride the finder said was too great for him to match. The account was relayed by the reporter and later clarified when an investigator spoke directly with the track finder.
Scat near Mount Vernon, Illinois
Two family members checking across the pond found unidentified scat, a strong foul odor, and footprints with about a 7-foot stride.
Tracks near Mount Vernon, Illinois
A relative of the witness reported finding sets of large footprints on two separate occasions as a teenager in the same area.
Vocalization near Mount Vernon, Illinois
The witness knocked and made guttural sounds and heard similar responses and chattering for a minute, then with a relative heard a loud branch break and later distant knocks.
Tracks near Danville, Illinois
While mushroom hunting in April the witness smelled the strong odor again and found a single very large detailed left footprint.
Tracks near St. Clair County
The witness found similar tracks in the same area in June 2015.
Tracks near Chatham, Illinois
On an October night the witness and dog heard creaking at the living-room window, and next morning the witness found a large footprint in fresh landscaping and photographed it with a tape measure.
Unidentified sound near Harrisburg, Illinois
The witness states that on prior visits to the same forest with his wife they heard strange animal noises and found and photographed a footprint.
Vocalization near Atwood, Illinois
While taking trash out at night, the witness heard huffing sounds from the tree line followed by something large moving away, and found similar-sized prints the next morning.
Tracks near Princeville, Illinois
The witness returned the next day with a relative and found about six large footprints scattered within fifty yards along the creek in the same area.
Tracks near Princeville, Illinois
A companion later found footprints in the same hunting area in the spring.
Tracks near Shipman, Illinois
The witness found a series of large barefoot flat prints crossing corn stubble toward the woods.
Sasquatch sighting near Granite City, Illinois
The witness claims repeated sightings over several years around the house, barn and surrounding woods, including figures at the window and in the barn, plus snow prints and scat finds.
Sasquatch sighting near Granite City, Illinois
A relative reported seeing a figure standing at the house picture window looking in on a winter morning, with large footprints later noted in snow outside the window.
Footsteps near Ottawa, Illinois
Over many years the household heard loud walking and branch breaking at night, noticed quiet beforehand and foul smell, and found footprints and damaged rabbit cages.
Close encounter while fishing remembered near Giant City State Park
The witness was fishing alone at a small wooded lake in the afternoon when brush breaking, snapping trees, and splashing rocks drew attention. The witness turned to see a large muscular creature standing nearby that emitted a loud high-pitched scream. The witness froze, the creature quickly retreated into the woods, and the witness fled down the trail to the vehicle.
Mushroom hunters find series of large footprints near Ste. Marie
The witness and a companion were mushroom hunting when they found about ten barefoot-like prints crossing a muddy stretch of a mostly dry creek. The prints appeared to enter from water on one side and exit into water on the other, heading east toward a nearby river. The witness felt no barefoot person should have been in that remote bottoms area and no photos were taken before rain.
Tracks near Ellisville, Illinois
The witness with three companions found large tracks approaching a fence then returning across a dirt road near where the growl had been heard.
Structure or nest near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness describes finding a large teepee-like structure and dozens of bent, broken and twisted trees throughout the woods over about ten years.