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9/20 12:30am Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

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.

VocalizationChatterTree breakWood knock
the following spring Place not stated Related account #15844

Tree break

The following spring the witness found a tree snapped over along the same river in a direction he found odd.

Tree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #37758

Tree break

The witness sometimes finds broken and bent trees in the woods.

Tree break
the next two nights Place not stated Related account #25273

Wood knock

Over the next two nights the witness continued packing while armed, feeling watched while large branches broke and tree knocking occurred.

Wood knockTree breakAnimal behaviour
1980 to 1999 Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois Related account #36667

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.

FootstepsTracksOdorProperty disturbanceTree break
summer of 2012 Place not stated Related account #40120

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.

Tree breakStructure or nest
BFRO YEAR: 1988-89 IDOC Lake A-41 On The Map, Jackson County, Illinois Class A #44003

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.

Partial sightingScreamRock throwingTree break
the next morning Place not stated Related account #26823

Growl

The next day near the area the witness heard a deep growl, wood knocks and large limbs or trees breaking, taken as a warning to leave.

GrowlTree breakWood knock
The next night Mulberry, Polk County, Florida Related account #12732

Footsteps near Mulberry, Florida

The witness and her spouse heard something large running and knocking down trees approaching them and went inside.

FootstepsTree break
BFRO YEAR: 08 Baker Fl, Okaloosa County, Florida Class B #25037

Kayaker experiences frightening incidents while traveling down Yellow River

While kayaking a long stretch of river in northwest Florida near dusk, the witness heard moaning to yelling sounds and smelled a strong musky odor. Rocks were thrown from the treeline toward the water and near the kayak, while sticks and trees were heard breaking. The witness also heard coyotes and loud unidentified sounds suggesting animals fighting, felt followed for much of the trip, and never saw the source.

VocalizationOdorRock throwingUnidentified soundTree break +1
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #31933

Footsteps

On the prior day the witness heard movement pacing him in dense brush and an unfamiliar screech/growl after noticing high tree scrapings.

FootstepsGrowlScreamTree break
Two weeks ago Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Related account #446

Movement only near Jacksonville, Florida

The reporter and a fellow officer heard movement of something large in underbrush and found a freshly broken pine limb nearby.

Movement onlyTree break
at night Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida Related account #46728

Wood knock near Bunnell, Florida

The witness reports taking people to the area at night on multiple occasions and experiencing knocks, howls, tree breaks and thrown objects.

Wood knockHowlTree breakObject throwing
Since that time Bunnell, Flagler County, Florida Related account #46728

Scream near Bunnell, Florida

The witness states that everyone he took hunting in that section had encounters involving screams, knocks, tree breaks, stone throws or howls.

ScreamWood knockTree breakRock throwingHowl
The next day Place not stated Related account #77604

Tree break

The witness returned the next morning and found a tree bent across the access road that he said should have sprung back, and recorded video of it.

Tree break
For years Place not stated Related account #38870

Tree break

Over several years the witness and companions found bent-over trees and a large round hole while playing in the woods behind the house.

Tree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #25043

Scream

The witness and another person present had previously heard screams and seen mid-sized trees snapped in a path-like pattern.

ScreamTree break
The night before Adel, Cook County, Georgia Related account #58046

Tree break near Adel, Georgia

The night before the main event the witness whistled and heard three limbs crack within 30 minutes.

Tree break
3 different nights in the weeks prior Adel, Cook County, Georgia Related account #58046

Footsteps near Adel, Georgia

On three prior nights in preceding weeks the witness heard walking and limbs breaking approach the wood line then go quiet as if watching.

FootstepsTree break
the day before Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia Related account #15457

Tree break near Newnan, Georgia

The witness and a relative found broken limbs high above ground and a recently overturned large rock while scouting the day before the sighting.

Tree break