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1975–1979 Michigan #baaac0cd-46f2-485f-b9a8-e51ad4a40dd4

Wood knock in Michigan (1975)

After acquiring the property the witness's family spent summer weeks there and repeatedly heard loud knocking from woods behind a lake several hundred yards away. The knocks occurred often in summer, typically starting a couple hours before sunset and continuing after dark. In contrast, during winter camping trips the witness never heard such knocks.

Wood knock
September 1974 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Class A #11812

Twilight sighting on the west side of Lakeland

Two people were sitting outside watching the sunset when they heard muffled tapping like wood being chopped from behind a house across the street. They stood to look and then watched a very large upright monkey-like animal climb a pine, jump to another tree, pause briefly, and jump down from an estimated 20 feet.

Full-body sightingWood knock
17 January 1972 Between Rio Grande And Centerville., Gallia County, Ohio Class B #63178

A couple is escorted out of the forest after finding a possible nesting area near Rio Grande

The witness and his wife returned in late January to a rock grotto where he had earlier found a possible bedding area. They found the bed intact but an old wagon moved from a ledge with drag marks in the rock. As they hiked out through a ravine, unseen actors on both ridges followed them for about an hour with knocks, whistles and other vocalizations, shaking and snapping saplings and throwing rocks until the pair reached the woods edge. Neither reported seeing anything.

FootstepsWood knockVocalizationWhistleTree break +3
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
Fall 1971 Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #14707

Man recalls childhood sighting near Allison Park

Two companions sitting on a pipeline corridor heard alternating bird-like calls and wood-knock sounds for about 20 minutes that grew louder and seemed to come from very close by. When they stood to look, they saw a tall grey-haired animal about 20-30 yards away staring at them. Both the witnesses and the animal immediately fled, with the animal crashing in a straight line uphill through the woods.

Full-body sightingWhoopWood knock
1952–1953 Chatsworth, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #45647

Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with Girl Scouts in the Pine Barrens

The witness was camping overnight with a large scout group near a lake when a large pot of food disappeared from camp. Throughout the night the group heard bushes thrashing, repeated tree knocks, and loud long whistles coming from different sides of the camp. Counselors kept everyone by the fire until daylight, when another scout group helped them leave and police were called but reportedly found nothing.

Property disturbanceWood knockWhistleMovement only
September 1949 Winthrop 40 Miles South, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #33793

Memory told of hearing possible daytime knocking while working as a Fire Guard in the Pasayten Wilderness

After finishing a tour at a wilderness lookout in 1949, the witness hiked out along a wide, flat trail. From about 100-150 yards to the right, the witness heard several loud impacts described as long dry posts striking tree stumps. No loggers or campers were known to be in the area, and the witness found the sounds unlike anything previously heard in the woods.

Wood knock
Fall 1949 Fairview, Coos County, Oregon Class A #8745

One audible and two visual, early evening encounters by a coastal witness near the North Fork of the Coquille River

When the witness was a child living in a remote wooded valley, pounding on wood drew a sibling indoors and the family went outside to listen. From the driveway they heard loud guttural roaring together with continued pounding for several minutes on a clear calm evening. The sounds eventually stopped and the family went back inside, leaving the witness frightened.

GrowlWood knock
late at night Blind River, Ontario Related account #5473

Vocalization near Blind River, Ontario

On the prior late night the witness, family members and a long-time neighbor heard loud organized whoops, grunts and knocking from across the lake.

VocalizationWhoopWood knock
during her childhood Place not stated Related account #857

Wood knock

During childhood the witness heard knocking and whistling sounds from the nearby woods.

Wood knockWhistle
8/16/19 Place not stated Related account #63218

Wood knock

While hiking, the witness struck a hollow tree and reported receiving knock responses from across the river.

Wood knock
On the second night Place not stated Related account #12855

Vocalization

On the second night the witness and four companions at the outpost heard vocalizations and knocks, fewer than the night before.

VocalizationWood knock
Dec 2003 Withheld, British Columbia Related account #12703

Sasquatch sighting near Withheld, British Columbia

Three years earlier the witness and a companion found a large woven nest over a dug hole, saw eyes, heard knocks and felt thumps from below, then saw dark shapes while fleeing.

EyeshineWood knockPartial sightingUnidentified soundMovement only
One day Place not stated Related account #11915

Wood knock

While taking a break from 4x4ing by a river, the group heard loud sequenced knocks like a hammer three times over half an hour.

Wood knock
The next time we went to the area Duncan, British Columbia Related account #11915

Wood knock near Duncan, British Columbia

On a later visit to the area, the group heard sequenced branch taps and then heard the source leave after they made whooping calls.

Wood knockMovement only
On several occasions Place not stated Related account #15888

Wood knock

The witness reports hearing distinctive wood knocks on multiple occasions on the slopes around the property, once while a visitor was present.

Wood knock
late summer in August Place not stated Related account #75309

Wood knock

Later in August the witness heard wood-knock-like sounds behind the house late in the evening and went outside to listen.

Wood knock
Later that day Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Related account #55269

Wood knock near Claremont, New Hampshire

The witness and a friend returned to the site later the same day, made calls that reportedly drew wood-knock responses, and reported finding a footprint, hair, a branch bed, and tree structures.

Wood knockTracksStructure or nest
in March Place not stated Related account #52031

Wood knock

In March the witness twice heard three stick-like strikes on wood while walking a forest trail.

Wood knock
since childhood Whitehall, Washington County, New York Related account #9723

Wood knock near Whitehall, New York

The witness recalls frequently hearing repetitious knocking from western directions on the property since childhood.

Wood knock