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101 encounters
7 August 2010 Shelby County, Illinois Class B #28144

Wood knocks, vocalizations and possible footprint found in rural cemetery near Shelbyville

Over a couple months of visits to a small rural cemetery, the witness and companions repeatedly heard wood knocks surrounding them, logs or objects being thrown, and a walnut thrown back toward them. They also heard growls, hissing, grunts, yells and screams on separate occasions, and once heard a large unseen thing charge to the cemetery edge then go silent. They never saw the source, reported no departing footsteps, and described a persistent feeling of being watched and warned from entering the woods.

Wood knockObject throwingGrowlVocalizationScream +2
July 2010 Bragg Creek, Alberta Class B #28066

Camper experiences possible aggressive night time display west of Bragg Creek

A solo camper spent the night on a plateau west of Bragg Creek during rain and thunderstorms. Through the night the camper heard log-banging, close movement, breathing, branch breaking, a tarp strike, a grunt, a boulder throw and a tree being pushed over, and glimpsed an upright figure walking downhill toward a creek. At dawn the camper heard loud bird-like calls from multiple directions, and found large grass impressions the next morning.

Wood knockFootstepsPartial sightingVocalizationTracks +3
13 April 2010 Louisa, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class B #27589

Possible footprint and strange occurrences at a rural residence west of Louisa

The witness returned to the site of a large footprint found the previous day to take photographs. He banged sticks together for about ten minutes to try to provoke a response. Immediately after one knock he heard an extremely loud high-pitched scream or roar that frightened him. He ran down a steep brushy hill back to the house without looking back.

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17 October 2009 Falkland, British Columbia Class B #26821

Possible sasquatch activity reported by a father and his sons near Falkland

The witness and two young relatives drove up a mountain logging road to look for sasquatch sign. After stopping to make rock knocks, they heard a single knock returned from the woods below. They then found multiple stick-and-bent-tree structures described as possible nests, and the witness found and cast a large ground imprint thought to be a footprint.

Wood knockStructure or nestTracks
August 2009 Monkstown, Fannin County, Texas Class B #26473

Possible sign and incidents on private property while scouting for deer south of Monkstown

While searching for deer tracks in a remote creek bottom, the witness reported finding twisted vegetation and large barefoot prints. Later that evening the party sat in the area until dark and reported receiving return wood knocks from three directions and hearing unexplained noises. They then reported hearing objects thrown through the woods toward them, with one small object striking a companion, prompting them to leave.

TracksTwistTree breakWood knockUnidentified sound +1
July 2009 Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee Class B #26307

Possible track and wood knocks heard near Greenville

The witness returned to the campground with a companion and camped overnight. After turning in for the night, while drifting in and out of sleep in his tent, he heard two wood knocks from the east and a few minutes later one wood knock from the west. He told his companion about the sounds in the morning and suggested returning to investigate.

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November 2008 Between Carson And Guller Wa, Skamania County, Washington Class B #25194

Father and son hear a wood knock and find large human-like barefoot tracks while hunting near Trout Lake

During a late-season muzzleloader elk hunt the witness and a companion found a large five-toed barefoot print in semi-frozen ground. That evening while glassing a prairie they heard a loud knock from about 150 yards away. The next morning they found three more large prints of the same size and shape in a sandy wash, spaced about 80 inches apart, with one beyond a log showing no break in stride.

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21 October 2008 Slade, Powell County, Kentucky Class B #24948

Campers experience possible harassment all night in the Red River Gorge

Three people camping overnight near a creek reported prolonged howling in the evening and a close loud scream during the night. Through the night they heard movement around the tents, sticks hitting trees, branches breaking, and had objects disturbed including a tent stake pulled out. They also reported white eyeshine, a pungent odor, a dark figure seen in the treeline after daylight, and footprints and torn branches found in the morning.

HowlScreamWood knockEyeshinePartial sighting +5
18 October 2008 Ellerbe, Richmond County, North Carolina Class B #26013

Deer hunter finds possible footprint near Ellerbe

While scouting and then deer hunting near a river over several weeks, the witness reports a persistent foul odor, sounds of being followed, and repeated loud wood knocks. The witness found single very large deeply impressed tracks on two occasions, plus stick formations, flattened vegetation, long strides in leaves, and animal remains including hide on a high limb and a bloody disturbed area. A wildlife biologist viewed the first track but considered it contaminated, and later investigators visiting the site found no tracks or signs.

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12 October 2008 Bayfield, La Plata County, Colorado Class B #25511

Couple finds large human-shaped footprints while elk hunting near Bear Creek

While elk hunting, the witness and his wife both noticed a strong musty odor and the witness heard loud wood-on-wood-like raps from nearby woods. While walking back to their vehicle, they discovered two very large five-toed footprints in firm soil that they estimated were one or two days old. No creature was seen.

OdorWood knockTracks
30 September 2008 Little Switzerland, Mcdowell County, North Carolina Class B #24988

Possible late evening incidents at a mountain home near Little Switzerland

The witness stayed two nights at a friend's house on a wooded mountain development. On the first night outside the house he reported paired knocking sounds, stones hitting the roof, and a brief glimpse of gray movement. The next day he found two partial human-like footprints in a steep bank near a trail. On the second night he heard more knocks and howling, then was awakened by loud pounding on the roof and walls that the host also heard.

Wood knockRock throwingMovement onlyTracksHowl +2
August 2008 Walla Walla, Wallowa County, Oregon Class B #24371

Young male hiker experiences strange events and finds possible tracks at a campground in the Blue Mountains

The witness camped alone at Skyline Campground and hiked toward the wilderness. While setting up camp and hiking he felt a ground thump, heard repeated low growls and tree-knocking that seemed to mimic his own thumps, and found multiple footprints including a well-defined deep print. After the other campers left and the sounds resumed behind his site in the early evening, he left the area frightened.

GrowlWood knockTracksRock throwing
30 October 2007 Drummond WI, Bayfield County, Wisconsin Class B #46742

Bowhunter finds large barefoot prints in the snow near Drummond

While bow-hunting in fresh snow, the witness found a trail of large barefoot-like tracks and followed it about 70 yards to a thicket. After getting into a tree stand, the witness heard knocks, breaking branches, growling, huffs and moans from about 100 yards away for an hour. Becoming nervous, the witness left the area.

TracksWood knockGrowlVocalization
12 July 2007 Leesburg, Lake County, Florida Class A #19958

Dusk sighting by hikers in Flat Island Preserve

The witness and a companion were walking a nature trail at night when they heard repeated wood-on-wood knocking. They approached the sound and saw a tall muscular figure that looked at them briefly before running away. Both witnesses were later interviewed separately and estimated the figure at 7 to 8 feet tall.

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January 2007 Heavener, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #24967

Off-duty law enforcement officers describe vocalizations, wood knocks, and rock throwning, outside the town of Heavener

Two companions camping with a companion's child heard ape-like calls and slow loud knocks near a creek in the evening and knocked back with logs. Rocks were thrown into camp, and at night something bipedal walked around and brushed the tent while making sniffing sounds at the seams. The activity continued over several days with more distant knocks that seemed to approach, another large rock landing near the witness, and an ice chest found opened.

VocalizationWood knockRock throwingFootstepsAnimal behaviour +3
July 2006 Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland Class B #50159

Biologist has multiple experiences at government research facility near Laurel

The witness camped alone overnight on a forested river island. After exchanging wood knocks with an unseen source to the south, the witness heard slow cautious bipedal footsteps approach and a loud splash in the channel separating the islands, followed later by fainter steps retreating. The next morning the witness searched the adjacent island but found no clear footprints.

Wood knockFootstepsUnidentified soundTracks
June 2006 Hiram/douglasville, Paulding County, Georgia Class B #14887

Possible sighting, vocalizations, stalking, etc., near Sweetwater Creek

Shortly after 1:30 am the witness was awakened by aggressive barking and went to the porch to investigate. He heard heavy bipedal footsteps, loud screams and howls that approached rather than retreated, and fired shots into the ground. He later heard repeating groups of three heavy knocks and was shadowed along the fence for over an hour without ever seeing the source, leaving him and the dogs shaken.

FootstepsScreamHowlWood knockMovement only
2006–2007 Helen, Habersham County, Georgia Class B #17957

Mother and son experience multiple incidents in the Sautee-Nacoochee Valley

On a cool afternoon in February 2007, the witness and a companion hiked in the woods to look for clues about strange activity. They reported finding large human-like footprints, possible bedding areas, territorial tree markings, and a freshly fallen oak with bark that looked chewed and wet. While leaving the woods they reported being followed by something unseen that produced howls and other vocals, stick-beating sounds, continuing footsteps, and moving vegetation.

HowlVocalizationWood knockFootstepsTracks +4
8 September 2005 Leadville, Lake County, Colorado Class B #12904

Notes from the Colorado BFRO Expedition

During a daytime hike up a drainage on 10 Sept, the witness stopped at an old hunting camp and heard two clear wood knocks about 150-200 yards away. After confirming by radio that no other participants were nearby or knocking, the witness knocked back and received an immediate two-knock reply from slightly farther away. Further knocks and whoops over about 30 minutes drew no additional replies, and no movement or odor was noticed. The witness then returned to camp and later revisited the area by ATV with others.

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July 2005 North Bend, King County, Washington Class B #23062

Angler finds tracks, hears knocks and senses ominous presence east of North Bend

The witness was scouting a tributary creek of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie for a place to fish when he found large fresh tracks on both sides of the water. He then smelled a foul odor, felt watched, and heard repeated loud knocking sounds while returning to his car. He hurried to his car where his wife was waiting and left the area, saying he has not returned alone since.

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