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May 2005 Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas Class B #11987

Vocalizations, wood knocks and strange chatter heard in the Sam Houston National Forest

In late May 2005 the witness and a companion waited in dense woods by a river after dark. After the witness imitated howls, something within about 200 yards answered with repeated loud deep growls, followed by about a minute of chattering from two directions. Later the witness struck a tree with a stick and heard similar loud banging from across the river for one to two minutes. The pair heard nothing else except insects and coyotes, and never saw the sources.

GrowlChatterWood knock
12 December 2004 Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia Class A #10082

Hunter has daylight encounter near Gills Creek

The witness was riding an ATV down a washed-out road on a family farm when he briefly saw a tall, massive furred animal about 150-200 yards away that reflected sunlight and then retreated into thickets. After approaching the spot, he heard loud running with breaking limbs, then two loud bangs like wood knocks, followed by prolonged deer snorting and stomping before he left. He returned the next day to photograph suspected footprints and hair found on a limb.

Partial sightingFootstepsWood knockTracksHair
12 December 2004 Batesville/oxford, Marshall County, Mississippi Class A #27167

Deer hunter sees what he thinks is a bear through his rifle scope, until it stands and walks away, north of Oxford

The witness arrived at dawn to hunt deer from a climber stand about 20 feet up a pine. After hearing wood knocks and tree breaks for several minutes, he spotted a tall figure about 200 yards away and viewed it through a rifle scope, describing an 8-foot upright figure with a flat face that smelled the air then ran off on two legs. He climbed down, found a large five-toed human-like track where it had slid, heard whoops from two directions, and left the area.

Full-body sightingWood knockWhoopTracksTree break
June 2004 Middlebourne, Tyler County, West Virginia Class B #11828

Woman experiences rock throwing, vocalization during walk

The witness was walking with a dog on a gravel road through woods when she heard repeated banging like something striking a tree. Two rocks were then thrown from the woods and narrowly missed her as she hurried away. Near a bend in the road she heard a loud low growl followed by a scream and fled running. She later learned a family member had been home the whole time and days later saw a large oddly shaped footprint near the roadside.

Wood knockRock throwingGrowlScreamOdor
1 June 2004 Bayfield, Archuleta County, Colorado Class B #9018

Campers driven off mountain by unseen intruders

Three campers were around a late-night campfire when they heard repeated series of deep two-tone howls from hills to the north and south and a loud tree-impact sound. One source of howls moved from about 100 yards west to about 50 yards in the treeline, appearing to exchange calls with a distant source while crashing through brush toward camp. Alarmed, the group packed under guard and drove out, hearing the howls again from about a mile behind them. They later interpreted the incident as possibly involving three large communicating beings.

HowlWood knockFootsteps
11 November 2003 Prattsburg, Steuben County, New York Class B #19836

Campers describe incidents over 3-4 hours with unseen animal near their camp outside Prattsburgh

The witness and a companion were camped overnight in a shelter when the witness heard movement circling the camp, popping-like impacts and growls. The witness briefly saw a large dark shape among trees that was gone on second look. After investigating, the pair heard a heavy bipedal approach pass close behind camp, prompting them to leave for the cabin. The next day the witness found a large footprint and a freshly fallen tree.

Partial sightingGrowlWood knockFootstepsTracks +3
2003–2015 Arkansas #6245a062-2d7b-45ab-8ff8-0ceb3fd8d98e

Tracks in Arkansas (2003)

The couple hunted an 80-acre property for years, finding straight-line tracks, a high snapped limb, and hearing knocks and strange ridge noises. A relative saw a tall black bipedal figure walking up the creek. Small objects left on stacked tin were moved and exchanged over several days.

TracksTree breakPartial sightingWood knockVocalization +2
31 August 2002 Leadville, Park County, Colorado Class B #4897

Family finds and hears compelling evidence near Leadville

A family hiking around a high-elevation lake above treeline near Leadville found footprint-like depressions in moss between glacial rocks and found additional depressions on further search. They also noted moss torn from boulders, chewed, and left in neat piles, and heard grouped rapping sounds on each of three visits over three days. They recorded the tracks and moss on video and made a cast of one track. No animal was seen.

TracksWood knock
November 2001 Victor, Teller County, Colorado Class B #3588

Hunting party hears vocalization, wood knocks; finds elk carcass, off Gold Camp Road near Victor, in Pike Nat'l Forest

While guiding two clients and accompanied by his wife on an elk hunt, the witness reported hearing a low guttural vocalization that he did not recognize as elk or bear. After moving to an aspen grove, the group heard loud repeated knocking sounds likened to logs or sticks hitting trees. The next day after snowfall, the witness returned and found a fresh cow elk carcass with its chest torn open and large indistinct tracks with a long stride nearby.

VocalizationWood knockTracks
28 December 2000 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class A #1117

Daytime sighting by two witnesses, near Geneva, at the end of Timberwoods Rd

Two companions shoveling snow noticed barefoot-like prints and followed them into the woods. They watched two large greyish furry figures, one pounding and shaking a thin tree and the other digging in snow, while noticing a foul odor. The creatures vocalized and ran off when they noticed the witnesses, who briefly tried to follow before giving up.

Full-body sightingTracksWood knockScreamVocalization +1
October 1998 Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina Class B #26072

Trout fishermen encounter unnerving sounds & rock throwing in Joccasee Gorge

Three college roommates hiked to the Thompson River to fish and camp overnight. After dark they repeatedly heard a childlike crying sound from a nearby ridge, had small river stones tossed into camp, and later heard loud knocks alternating with the cries. At daylight they hiked out, noticing concentrated scat and disturbed ground near oak trees, and concluded the activity was not from a person.

VocalizationWood knockRock throwingScat
28 September 1998 Essex County, New York Class B #1523

Hiker finds footprints and hears communicating sounds

The witness traveled to woods near Eagle Lake to camp overnight and listen for unusual sounds. In the afternoon he found elongated foot-like impressions, including one 12-inch print with four toes. After dark from a tree stand he heard repeated wood-on-wood strikes, a tree falling without cracking, footsteps uphill out of sight, and prolonged human-like hooting from multiple directions, followed by hours of silence. He left on foot around 3 a.m. without further incident.

TracksWood knockFootstepsVocalization
8 August 1997 Steelville, Crawford County, Missouri Class B #48655

Recollection of seeing a huge bipedal shadow while camping that steals food near Steelville

The witness was camping alone in a tall tent when something large approached at night. A tall shadow with broad shoulders was cast on the tent by an outside lantern. The visitor opened food containers, ate bread, growled, overturned a cooler and carried off meat before leaving toward the river where vocalizations were heard. Large footprints and teeth marks were found the following morning.

SilhouetteFootstepsGrowlVocalizationWhoop +3
26 October 1996 Ione, Pend Oreille County, Washington Class A #1573

Deer hunters find footprints in mud

While hunting deer with a companion in October 1996, the witness found two well-defined human-like footprint sets in mud of very different sizes. About five minutes later a very loud pounding was heard from dense woods downhill no more than about 50 feet away, prompting them to move away. About 300 yards away they found a third footprint set intermediate in size between the first two.

TracksWood knock
20 January 1993 Molson, Okanogan County, Washington Class A #7597

Equipment operator finds tracks in three feet of snow near Molson

Two loggers arriving before daylight found fresh large tracks in snow at a landing and followed them briefly. Later while working the witness felt watched, heard a stick-banging sound on a tree that he could not locate, and noticed deer had left the area. The boss believed the tracks were sasquatch, and the witness came to believe a bigfoot was watching them.

TracksWood knockOdor
27 October 1990 Red Lake, Ontario Class A #13267

Morning encounter with a moose hunter in northern Ontario

While hunting moose by ATV the witness stopped on a trail for a snack while a companion rode ahead to scout. After hearing brush movement and heavy footsteps, the witness saw a tall, muscular, dark-haired biped step onto the trail, look toward the companion's direction and then at the witness, sniff and grunt, then walk silently across a meadow into thick brush. After the companion returned they found only indistinct marks and disturbed vegetation, then heard a single loud crack like wood being struck and fled the area.

Full-body sightingFootstepsVocalizationWood knockTracks +1
May 1986 Crane Lake, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class B #28935

Airman recalls diverse encounters on excursion into Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The witness and three companions were on a canoe-camping trip in the Boundary Waters. While visiting a creek waterfall alone, the witness heard circling footsteps and loud wood-on-tree knocks, then returned to camp. The group returned together, heard knocks nearby, and one companion briefly chased the sound before feeling lured away. That night they heard a loud splash near their island camp, and at dawn found a very large wet footprint by their canoes before leaving the area.

Wood knockFootstepsTracksMovement only
1982–1983 Yamhill County, Oregon #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xCnS3JHtFLPkTNFKI-OKoR2E87ZPdIYhgWWoDZEht14

Rock throwing near Yamhill County (1982)

While staying at a farm, two children had a rock tossed at them in a clearing and were herded home by dogs. Over following months they heard screams and knocks, found a large footprint with ridges, a distressed horse, and disturbed hay resembling a nest in the barn loft. In mid-winter the witness saw a curious dark-haired face looking in a basement window, and in spring the father returned from a short walk to grab firearms and forbid solo trips into the woods.

Rock throwingScreamWood knockTracksStructure or nest +1
1981–1982 Greene County, Pennsylvania #31526f64-b5d1-411c-a23b-6b18348a195f

Sasquatch sighting near Greene County (1981)

The witness and his friend camped and fished over a weekend at a remote creek below a ridge road. They experienced pebbles and rocks thrown, pacing, huffing, wood knocks, a disturbed fire pit and scattered poles. A large creature then came down the ridge into the creek, growled at them from about 20 yards, and left. A DNR officer later found prints, cast them, and called them bear tracks.

Full-body sightingGrowlRock throwingWood knockFootsteps +2
15 July 1971 Fishtail, Stillwater County, Montana Class B #47215

Female fly fisherman's lucid recollection of classic territorial intimidation behavior of Saquatches ; 6mi NE of Mystic Lake

A group hiked to remote mountain lakes and fished. The witness heard branches breaking and a very loud wood-on-wood knock, then smelled a strong foul stench. Pine cones landed sideways next to the witness and large tracks were seen in smashed grass, with a sense of being watched and shadowed until leaving the plateau. No creature was seen.

Wood knockUnidentified soundOdorObject throwingTracks