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Structure or nest near Northwood Andover Hopatcong, New Jersey
A few weeks after the main event the witness hiked to the same area and found piles of rocks and branches stacked against trees resembling a makeshift shelter.
Tracks
Local reports described chicken farms being rampaged and large bare human-like tracks found around farms.
Structure or nest
As a child the witness found tent-like structures woven from thorny branches in the woods near the house.
Scream
Relatives reported a night-visiting screaming animal at their farm that left odor, stripped bark, high scrape marks, ate stored oats and killed vegetation with urine.
Unidentified sound
With a different companion the witness visited woods near an abandoned house in another town, hearing noises and whistles and seeing large footprints similar to those near home.
Whistle
As children the witness and a companion repeatedly heard whistles, had small stones tossed near them, and found a bedding area, large footprints and a wet-dog odor in woods on a circular trail.
Structure or nest near Marcella/Hibernia/Rockaway, New Jersey
The witness reports finding interesting stick structures while hiking the same area over prior months.
Tracks near Berlin NJ (Albion), New Jersey
The witness and a relative found small barefoot tracks leading into the woods at a sandpit that later became the campsite.
Tracks near Ocean City, New Jersey
The witness reports finding droppings and footprints in the woods that did not match familiar local animals.
Tracks
The witness and two relatives found many large bare footprints pacing by a dirt mound at a construction area that led back over a broken wire fence.
Structure or nest near Country Lakes, New Jersey
The witness reports revisiting the area years later and finding a stick formation near the original sounds.
Tracks
The witness later found broad human-like barefoot tracks in mud during winter.
Wood knock
An investigator reports previously recording wood knocks and finding juvenile track impressions in the same general research area.
Unidentified sound
Same night after fleeing, the witness and companion heard prolonged movement, branch breaks, and tree and bush shaking in a different forested area without seeing eyeshine.
Structure or nest near Port Deposit, Maryland
The witness brought his aunt to the structure site to get her opinion, where they noted animal remains and scat.
Tracks
Footprints with a 7 ft stride were found in Pleasant Hills a week later.
Tracks
Footprints found next to a road were covered on local news.
Tracks
Prints were also found in other parts of the state park and near a road.
Tracks
A neighbor's yard had footprints that were covered in the news during a winter rash of sightings.
Man sees ape-like animal in back yard
The owner heard noises by his fenced trash area late at night and went to look with a rifle. He saw an ape-like animal outside the fence, fired into the air, and watched it stand up with its shoulders and head above the 6-foot fence before fleeing through bushes toward the woods. Footprints were left only in soft dirt by the bushes and one was preserved as a plaster cast.