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in the fall and winter of 2008 Place not stated Related account #25631

Wood knock

A family member walking in the woods felt watched, heard loud repeated wood-on-tree strikes, and found a muddy human-like footprint and stripped cedar bark.

Wood knockTracksTree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #25661

Tree break

The witness found several living trees and branches at various heights twisted apart or split within a small area.

Tree breakTwist
a year later Place not stated Related account #5703

Tree break

A year later the witness found three healthy trees broken off high at the camp entrance with tops folded over still attached.

Tree break
a few years ago Place not stated Related account #23856

Tree break

The same witness reports an earlier incident while hiking where something smashed trees and produced loud click-like noises.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
In October 2011, at approximately 10-11am Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Related account #32670

Tree break near Becket, Massachusetts

The witness heard a loud branch break and later found a freshly broken 3-4 inch diameter branch near the stand.

Tree break
this past Spring Place not stated Related account #49903

Tree break

After a party member imitated a howl on the rear deck one spring evening, a very large tree limb was heard snapping down the slope behind the cabin.

Tree break
over a period of approximately 7 years Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Related account #49903

Wood knock near Kane, Pennsylvania

Over about seven years, group members reported hearing knocks, loud branch breaks and large bipedal footsteps, smelling foul odors and feeling watched without seeing a creature.

Wood knockTree breakFootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
on several occasions Place not stated Related account #10632

Unidentified sound

On several occasions while swimming or fishing in a nearby stream, the witness and family heard loud crashing and brush thrashing across the water and left without seeing the source.

Unidentified soundTree break
After the episode Place not stated Related account #30634

Unidentified sound

Same night after fleeing, the witness and companion heard prolonged movement, branch breaks, and tree and bush shaking in a different forested area without seeing eyeshine.

Unidentified soundTree breakMovement only
after hunting season Ellerbe, Richmond County, North Carolina Related account #26013

Tracks near Ellerbe, North Carolina

After the season the witness returned to the same area with two younger companions and they saw many tracks and limbs broken high up.

TracksTree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #41506

Howl

The witness reports hearing limbs and trees being broken and strange howls in the same lake location.

HowlTree break
THE NEXT EVENING Place not stated Related account #15554

Tree break

A relative found a tall sapling behind the house with one trunk bent over and the other snapped off about three feet from the ground.

Tree break
BFRO YEAR: 1985/86 Marietta, Greenville County, South Carolina Class B #791

very loud vocalizationSounds heard by four witnesses near a farmers field used for crops.

The witness was spending the weekend at a friend's house when the group heard loud high- and low-pitched screaming on a summer Saturday night. Three of them walked toward a field near a river with a flashlight and saw red eyes in the brush while hearing limbs breaking, then ran back to the house. Screaming reportedly continued for hours, and the next midday they found a snapped vine, bark torn high on a tree, disturbed ground, and a partial large heel print.

EyeshineScreamOdorTracksTree break
through the years Place not stated Related account #27941

Rock throwing

The same witness reports repeated rock-throwing incidents and finding tree breaks while camping or fishing in the surrounding hills over the years.

Rock throwingTree break
BFRO YEAR: Sep 2014 Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Class B #47067

ATV riders near Berea have scary ride out of woods at night

The witness and four companions were riding ATVs at night when they heard a single loud branch snap followed by dead silence. After moving to a clearing, a large log and then a limestone slab were thrown from an uphill wooded area toward a companion's ATV, barely missing the rider. Loud thumps and breaking branches suggesting something heavy running downhill followed, and the group started their vehicles and left quickly.

Object throwingRock throwingFootstepsTree break
one night about 2a.m. Place not stated Related account #27589

Growl

On an earlier night the witness let his dog out, heard barking and a scuffle, then searched with a relative and heard loud crashing, grunting and movement in leaves around them.

GrowlFootstepsTree break
late summer Place not stated Related account #30198

Sasquatch sighting

While ginseng hunting the witness heard brush moving uphill and saw glimpses of black with brush disturbed 5 to 6 feet off the ground following downhill.

Partial sightingMovement onlyTree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #26279

Tree break

Trees three to six inches thick were found snapped off above shoulder level.

Tree break
the past summer Place not stated Related account #10006

Scream

Loud screams, breaking branches and a siren-imitating sound were heard from surrounding woods the past summer.

ScreamTree breakVocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #10006

Tree break

Many broken trees were noted on the property.

Tree break