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16 May 2026 Florida MA, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #81161

Possible bigfoot vocals and knocks 14 miles SE of the NY-MA-VT state boundary intersection

A couple stopped their car on an isolated forest road and made whoop sounds. They heard wood knocks and strange whoop-like vocalizations answered from both downhill and uphill sides of the road. The exchange lasted about five minutes until a distant dog barked and the couple left.

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Winter 2016 Mt Washington State Forest Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #51359

Man records possible wood knocks in Southern Berkshires

The witness and a companion were on an overnight camping trip in a state forest. Around 2 AM the witness was half-awake in cold conditions when a loud distant noise was heard. The witness noted the time to locate the sound on an all-night audio recorder and later felt the recording sounded like a very loud distant wood knock from a large source.

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11 September 2015 Great Barrington Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #56293

Another possible encounter along Appalachian Trail

The witness was solo camping at a shelter while section-hiking the Appalachian Trail. After spending the evening with a fire and making whoop calls and a wood knock with no reply, the witness went to sleep in the shelter loft. Around 2:30 a.m. the witness was awakened by a loud wood knock immediately followed by a thud interpreted as a tree being pushed over, then silence.

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20 October 2014 Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #46973

Hikers hear possible knocks and howls in The Berkshires

Two people hiking near a lake in a remote state forest heard loud wood knocks and a long low-pitched howl from a ridge to the east. The sounds occurred around sundown while owls were also calling. The reporter felt the howl did not come from a coyote and noted no human habitation nearby.

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March 2009 Lakeville, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Class B #25719

Wood Knocks Heard Near Assawompsett Pond

The witness was walking down a woods road when three loud knocks were heard from brush to the left. The witness knocked back on a pine tree and received a two-knock reply, followed by another striking sound from the opposite side. The witness later found a wooden club and holes near a pond, and found a pile of feces on the trail when returning the next day.

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