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Two hikers describe hearing bigfoot-like sounds near Indian Point (Garden of the Gods)
The witness and a companion were hiking in Shawnee National Forest when they heard rocks thrown, wood knocks, and a tree being pushed over nearby, followed by running footsteps that stopped abruptly. While heading back they heard a growl, whoops and howls from multiple directions and felt they were being watched. The witness attempted a phone audio recording but it did not capture the sounds clearly.
Nighttime observation involving a pond on a farm near Metropolis
On Labor Day weekend 2010 at a family farm, the witness and companions shone a high-powered spotlight on a creature standing chest-deep in a pond about 30-40 yards away. They watched it move, pick objects from the water and chew on them until the light died. Immediately after, they heard a splash, movement through woods, and repeated series of booms followed by loud bellowing that seemed to answer from another part of the property.
Wood knocks, vocalizations and possible footprint found in rural cemetery near Shelbyville
Over a couple months of visits to a small rural cemetery, the witness and companions repeatedly heard wood knocks surrounding them, logs or objects being thrown, and a walnut thrown back toward them. They also heard growls, hissing, grunts, yells and screams on separate occasions, and once heard a large unseen thing charge to the cemetery edge then go silent. They never saw the source, reported no departing footsteps, and described a persistent feeling of being watched and warned from entering the woods.
Deer hunters hear possible vocalizations and find strange footprints near Ellisville
Early on Jan. 5, 2010 the witness was dropped off to hunt when an extremely low growl was heard and horses in a nearby field ran in apparent fear. About thirty minutes later after moving to a stand, the witness heard single wood knocks coming from three different directions, along with sounds resembling screech owls from the same directions. No source was seen.
Wood knock and possible nighttime sighting east of Canton Lake
The witness was walking at night from a camper toward town when a loud fall-like noise occurred ahead in the road. A shadowy fur-covered biped stood up about 30 feet away and walked calmly across the road before disappearing into vegetation. The witness continued past the spot believing the creature stayed hidden nearby without further interaction.
Cougar research interrupted by wood knocks at Bell Smith Springs
The witness was camped alone and cutting firewood at night while researching cougars. On two consecutive nights the witness heard loud, aggressive wood knocks coming from a nearby canyon, believed to be responses to the wood chopping. The knocks stopped after other campers filled the site, and the witness reported no visual sighting of the source.
Deer hunters have close sighting along Dry Fork Creek
The witness was hunting with two young companions and entered the woods to track a wounded deer. They heard pounding on a tree, thrashing and shaking of vegetation, and screaming/squealing sounds, and encountered a very foul rotting-meat odor that was strong near the truck. A young companion reportedly saw a black, hairy, muscular animal about six feet tall descend from a tree and shake brush, though the face could not be seen.
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.
Wood knock near Mount Vernon, Illinois
The witness woke around 4 am and heard four knocks from across the pond while a dog barked and growled for several minutes.
Whoop near Keensburg, Illinois
On later return visits to the area the witness heard whoops and wood knocks without another close visual encounter.
Wood knock near Makanda Or Cobden, Illinois
The night after the eyes encounter the group walked the same path hearing movement, twig snaps, snorting sounds and one woodknock.
Wood knock near Good Wine, Illinois
The witness went outside to check, heard a hollow knocking sound that got louder then stopped, and saw a crouching dark figure in tall grass, finding matted grass there the next morning.
Wood knock in Illinois
The witness has lived on a family farm for many years and often sits on the back deck at night. From the deck she repeatedly heard wood knocks and occasional whoop-like calls, sometimes answered from different directions. She never saw a creature during these listening sessions.