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Howls heard after midnight by resident between Botsford and Upper Stepney
The witness reports hearing loud, powerful vocalizations after midnight from a forested location, estimated to come from the northeast at a distance. The sounds consisted of roughly 10-second bursts repeated four or five times over five to ten minutes. After the sounds ended, area dogs barked together and local owls were silent for about ten minutes.
Possible vocalizations near Bakersville
Two companions were jogging home in the dark along a rural road in the early morning hours. They heard a loud, high-pitched scream that held then dropped in pitch and ended in a cackle, first from a distance on the left. About an hour and several miles later they heard a similar but closer scream on the right, felt they were being followed, and hurried the rest of the way home.
Security guard on patrol in Canaan area (Summer 2010) describes loud screams and 18-inch tracks
The witness, working as a night security guard at a facility, stepped onto a rear deck for a patrol around 3 a.m. and heard an extremely loud female-sounding scream from the wooded hillside about 100 feet away. After sunrise he inspected the nearby trail and found large footprints that he measured. He later found a similar scream online and said it matched what he heard.