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2 October 2021 Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Class B #72110

Two hikers describe hearing bigfoot-like sounds near Indian Point (Garden of the Gods)

The witness and a companion were hiking in Shawnee National Forest when they heard rocks thrown, wood knocks, and a tree being pushed over nearby, followed by running footsteps that stopped abruptly. While heading back they heard a growl, whoops and howls from multiple directions and felt they were being watched. The witness attempted a phone audio recording but it did not capture the sounds clearly.

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16 September 2021 Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio Class B #70702

Loud vocals recorded near East Fork Lake -- 20 miles East of Cincinnati

While house sitting at a wooded rural property, the witness heard strange loud howls about 20 minutes before sunset and again around sunset. She recorded the later vocalization on her cell phone at 8:13 p.m. The recording was later enhanced and reviewed by specialists who ruled out common animals.

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3 June 2017 Kelly's Corner, Thurston County, Washington Class B #57743

Couple hear repeated vocalizations while canoeing on a lake near Lacy

The witness and spouse were kayaking on a lake when they heard a very loud, mournful, human-like yell that echoed so direction could not be determined. They returned to their rented cabin, where the witness made phone video recordings that captured the sound again. No visual contact was reported.

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November 2013 Florida #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/01/09/sc-ep288-strange-monkey-in-the-tree-1

Howl in Florida (2013)

The investigator and several companions were walking a grass road at night and made a loud call. A long drawn-out answer came from dense woods that sounded like a flawed coyote imitation. Owls called nearby and the group felt the source paralleled them.

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18 November 2012 Winlock, Lewis County, Washington Class A #47107

Hunter is confronted when he tries to shoot a deer near Winlock

On a November afternoon hunt, the witness heard loud yelling mixed with growls and screams nearby and recorded trees breaking and heavy pounding footsteps approaching. Deer in the area fled as the sounds got closer, and the witness left quickly. Cattle in a nearby pasture were later seen huddled far from the sounds.

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8 August 2012 Banks, Tillamook County, Oregon Class B #36280

Campers hear knocks and unknown vocalizations at night in Tillamook State Forest

The witness and two companions were camping at the same forest campground where relatives had reported loud calls the previous weekend. After an evening hike and unsuccessful knocking attempt, they were stargazing around the campfire. They then heard two sets of rapid knocks from one direction followed within seconds by two howls from another direction, which they recorded. The camp was otherwise empty, with the nearest other campground miles away.

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2012 Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan Class B #48824

Ongoing activity and possible vocalizations recorded near Detroit Metro Airport

The witness claims hearing a loud, deep human-like howl near home for 6-7 years, mostly at night around 1 a.m. and continuing until daybreak, sometimes with a second higher-pitched voice. The sound is described as moving west to east past the house and back, triggering dogs and coyotes, and increasing with heavy plane traffic and hot humid nights. The witness recorded the sounds on a cell phone and suspects the source used the barn in winter.

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2012 Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/24/sc-ep408-i-watched-his-expressions-change-on-his-face

Howl in Texas (2012)

The witness hiked with three relatives on a quiet day. They heard a tree shaking, distant talking or laughing, then after they made playful calls something very close yelled back and was partly recorded. As they reached the parking lot she heard a hollow rhythmic chest-beating sound.

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17 August 2011 Conconully, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #30459

Campers record strange evening and morning vocalizations near Salmon Meadows

A family camped at Salmon Meadows near Conconully heard repeated strange howl-like yells from the creek bed below their site in the late afternoon. After going to investigate and finding a young cow near a cattle guard, they heard howls again overnight and in the early morning. They recorded five video clips as the sounds moved away but never saw the source.

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11 March 2011 Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia Class B #28982

Wildlife enthusiast records moaning howls near Bainbridge

The witness went to a remote forested area in south Georgia to listen to and record night wildlife sounds. They personally heard three wood knocks and two distant whoops, which two companions present did not perceive. A recorder left running overnight captured several distant howls.

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2011–2012 Isabella County, Michigan Class B #32981

Farmers record interesting vocalizations west of Clare

The witness reports repeatedly hearing unfamiliar sounds at a central Michigan farm over the prior summer, often while doing outdoor animal chores at night with two other people. The sounds included howls, wood knocking, deep guttural noises, whoops, and indistinct talking-like vocals, which the witness recorded and felt matched published bigfoot recordings.

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2 November 2010 Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Class B #28525

Possible vocalizations and stick structures found in Bachelors Grove Cemetery

On the morning of 2 Nov 2010 the witness, a companion, and an investigator were in heavily wooded preserve land by a cemetery looking at tree structures when sirens sounded. They distinguished a different howl-like sound about 200 to 300 yards to the north, heard three times in total. The sound was captured on audio and a segment was later isolated. No creature was seen.

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1 November 2010 Brandywine, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class B #30154

Turkey hunters hear possible howl and bipedal steps approach their camp near Brandywine

The witness and two companions hiked into rugged forest to camp overnight for turkey hunting. Late at night they heard a prolonged unfamiliar howl, and a few hours later heard slow heavy footsteps approach within feet of their tent before withdrawing when spoken to. The next morning they found a large scat pile uphill and then left the area.

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18 February 2008 7 Mi South-Southwest From Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota Class B #23214

Unusual howls recorded in the Black Hills southwest of Rapid City

The witness returned home in the evening and heard an unfamiliar ululating howling sound with an echo off a nearby cliff. The witness recorded about 4.5 minutes of the sound. With decades of outdoor experience, the witness did not recognize it as any known local animal and noted dogs reacted negatively.

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23 March 2007 Middleburg., Clay County, Florida Class B #18349

Possible Knocks and a Vocalization Heard by Two Witnesses Near Middleburg

Two people hiking in the woods heard several wood-on-wood knocks spaced seconds apart. A minute or two later they heard a loud, long drawn-out cry lasting several seconds from within a mile. They stopped and listened briefly, then left the area.

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26 July 2006 Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia Class B #15329

Man describes his father's sighting near Lakeland

Late at night the witness stepped onto the porch for a smoke and heard an unfamiliar terrifying vocalization. Shining a light, the witness saw the silhouette of a tall bipedal figure near the pond that stood up and ran off, with vocalizations continuing fainter into the distance. A relative living in the house came outside and heard the final vocalization and a distant gunshot, and another relative later arrived to find the area empty.

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1970–1979 Pennsylvania #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (1970)

In the 1970s in Pennsylvania a landed or hovering orb was approached by a man and two neighbor kids who then saw two Bigfoot-like beings along a fence. Shots with tracer rounds had no effect. Police called investigator [name withheld], and the adult witness reportedly became possessed, howling in another voice, an episode said to be cassette-recorded.

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1970–1979 St Clair, Missouri #4d4eddad-a9e8-4c49-b10f-5995d8f9225e

Footsteps near St Clair, Missouri (1970)

The guest's sister said that in the 1970s she repeatedly heard something bipedal walking behind her house at night. The next morning her son found long reddish-brown hair on a barbed-wire fence where the sounds had been. In later years she has also reported howl-like vocalizations and heavy breathing from the woods and once made a phone recording.

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October, November last year Kendall County, Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/07/31/sc-ep131-the-sasquatch-property

Howl near Kendall County

During a fall visit with abundant hogs, the witness and a visitor experienced heightened activity. A recording captured multiple loud howls at once while barbecuing. The visitor was later chased from the woods to a vehicle, and the pair were growled at, more aggressive than prior encounters.

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one evening after dinner Ontario #13fdce52-693e-4f85-855a-f19d31393ff4

Howl in Ontario

A woman stood on her back patio after dinner and heard an unnerving howl unlike anything known. She submitted the audio through the organization's report form. A member later interviewed her on video.

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