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Hunter describes strange encounters and finds a possible footprint near Kickapoo State Park
The witness was bowhunting deer alone from a tree stand in the evening and shot a buck. While climbing down and tracking the deer in near-dark, the witness heard loud screaming-growling noises, smelled a strong pungent odor, and saw a huge silhouette about 30 yards away on a hillside. The witness left the woods while still hearing the noises and returned the next morning to find the blood trail ended with no deer.
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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.
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Odor near Danville, Illinois
The witness and a relative returned the next morning to follow the blood trail, found the deer vanished, and noted strong odor and feeling of being watched.
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