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30 July 2000 Ronald, Kittitas County, Washington Class C #175

Campers encounter large animal near Cle Elum

During a family reunion campout, four relatives walked to nearby creek pools at night to look for frogs. They smelled a strong fecal odor and heard rustling and two heavy thuds approaching from dense woods, then fled back to camp. After calming down, some returned armed but found no source, noticed the odor was gone and the dogs had not reacted, and one noted a den-like resting spot across the marshy creek.

OdorUnidentified soundFootsteps
1995 Constance, Boone County, Kentucky Class C #2365

Strange "yowling" sounds heard behind home in Constance

Friends living by the Ohio River reported hearing loud yowling from the woods behind their house that they could not identify as a known animal. They also reported hearing something crashing through underbrush on a steep hillside. No visual sighting or footprints were reported, and the reporter relaying the account noted it could be a known animal such as a coyote, bobcat, or bear.

VocalizationUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
1983 Fayettville, Madison County, Arkansas Class C #4089

Backpackers find long, oval shaped nests, three miles from camp

During a 1983 backpacking trip in wooded hills in Arkansas, the witness and friends found three oval rock-and-leaf structures described as nests, with bark-stripped branches beside two of them, plus a very large scat pile and a pine tree with bark stripped in long strips. They remained in the area two more days hearing unidentified spooky noises but reported seeing no animal.

Structure or nestScatTree breakUnidentified sound