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Tree break
The witness watched a fallen tree get sawn up then found a large section jammed high in another tree.
Tree break
The witness reported finding a tree with its top branch broken and twisted about 8 feet above ground.
Unidentified sound near Rogers, Ohio
The witness camped three nights in May, heard noises on the second night, and found several bent saplings the next morning.
Tracks near Trenton, Ohio
The witness and companion later found footprints, broken trees, hair, scat, and partially eaten dead deer in the same area.
Tree break
The witness found knocked-down trees and moss leaned against a large tree earlier the same day.
Odor near Ann Arbor, Michigan
The witness and two friends found a branch shelter with tripod logs, twisted branches, and a wet-dog odor in the same woods about a year before the main walk.
Tree break
A large dead tree fell on a very calm day after a very loud echoing crack.
Memory told of a possible encounter while deer hunting east of Manistee
The witness was deer hunting alone in a swamp in late November when he heard an unfamiliar loud scream to the north followed by a loud branch breaking. He became uneasy and walked out to his car while watching behind him. Near his car he noticed a broad, roughly 8-foot-tall bipedal form standing about 35 yards away behind dense cover, which he believed had followed him. He left with a handgun ready and avoided hunting the swamp for several years.
Structure or nest
The witness found a flattened clearing with clumped turkey feathers and saw unexplained bent and broken trees in the woods near his prior home.
Tree break
The witness reports occasionally hearing trees fall without apparent cause while hunting, including on calm days.
Possible vocalization/intimidation at Ouabache State Park
The witness, on duty overnight at a park gate, heard a loud terrifying scream from about 250 yards away accompanied by the sound of a large tree snapping and falling. After waiting about 45 minutes in the booth, the witness walked to the same spot and heard another scream from about 50 yards away, then stayed in the booth until daylight. A search of the immediate woods the next morning found nothing unusual.
Tree break
The submitter reports seeing twisted broken branches 10 to 12 feet up on young strong trees in the forest.
Vocalization
About 20 minutes later, the same witness heard the same vocal sounds from about a half mile away along with tree thrashing and a tree falling.
Vocalization near Mount Vernon, Illinois
The witness knocked and made guttural sounds and heard similar responses and chattering for a minute, then with a relative heard a loud branch break and later distant knocks.
Tree break
The following spring the witness found a tree snapped over along the same river in a direction he found odd.
Tree break
The witness sometimes finds broken and bent trees in the woods.
Wood knock
Over the next two nights the witness continued packing while armed, feeling watched while large branches broke and tree knocking occurred.
Footsteps near Ottawa, Illinois
Over many years the household heard loud walking and branch breaking at night, noticed quiet beforehand and foul smell, and found footprints and damaged rabbit cages.
Tree break
The witness and a companion found snapped branches and a large log shelter with a path to a watering hole in summer 2012.
Close encounter while fishing remembered near Giant City State Park
The witness was fishing alone at a small wooded lake in the afternoon when brush breaking, snapping trees, and splashing rocks drew attention. The witness turned to see a large muscular creature standing nearby that emitted a loud high-pitched scream. The witness froze, the creature quickly retreated into the woods, and the witness fled down the trail to the vehicle.