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13 October 2016 St Clair, Missouri #4d4eddad-a9e8-4c49-b10f-5995d8f9225e

Vocalization near St Clair, Missouri (2016)

The guest spent the night in a deer blind on his sister's property to hunt for food. Around 2 a.m. he was awakened by extremely loud gorilla-like bellows, howls, and a snarling growl that seemed to vibrate through his body. He heard something moving and circling the blind in the leaves. After it moved off toward the river and vocalized again at a distance, he remained in the blind until daylight.

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28 September 2015 Arcadia Valley, Iron County, Missouri Class B #49919

Possible howl heard at night near Arcadia Valley

Three coworkers were standing outside their remote workplace at night talking and looking at the stars. They heard a loud howling noise lasting 10-15 seconds that they said was unlike any sound they knew from hunting and time in the woods. After online research they concluded the source was a Sasquatch.

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October 2014 Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri Class A #46826

Nighttime sighting by three hunters camping near Ellington

Three relatives on a bow-hunting trip were sitting around a campfire at night when they heard whoops, howls, growls and footsteps and saw vegetation shake. After retreating to their camper and later going back outside, the companions pointed out movement by a white oak. The narrator then saw a massive standing creature with its arm against the tree, estimated the next morning at about 7 feet 5 inches.

Full-body sightingWhoopGrowlHowlFootsteps
1 September 2014 Meramec State Park Near Sullivan, Franklin County, Missouri Class B #46475

Lone camper in his hammock has an eventful night near Sullivan

The witness backpacked solo to a remote campsite and spent the night in a hammock. Throughout the night he heard knocks, screams, howls, voices, footsteps, rocks and twigs landing nearby, and felt his tarp, hammock lines and gear being touched. He also noted a bent-tree structure near camp the prior evening and disturbed logs and tree piles in the morning, but reported seeing no creature.

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October 2012 Richmond, Ray County, Missouri Class A #38519

While riding an ATV a tall biped is seen eating leaves from a tree on a farm near Richmond

While riding an ATV on the family's timbered farm in daylight, a relative came around a corner and saw a tall dark hairy figure pulling leaves from a tree and eating them. The relative took a cell phone photo, then turned the vehicle around and left quickly with a companion. Minutes later the group heard four loud howls from the general area and left immediately.

Full-body sightingHowlAnimal behaviour
4 September 2012 Richland, Pulaski County, Missouri Class B #36407

Mother & daughter hear possible vocalizations outside a home near Richland

The witness and her adult daughter were in the garden near the house at night when they heard a loud screaming vocalization from the nearby wood line. The sound was described as a short whoop-like scream followed by a long deep howl, which frightened them and sent the usually bold dog under the house. After returning inside, the witness later heard snapping and cracking sounds in the woods and compared the vocalization to recorded Bigfoot sounds online.

ScreamWhoopHowlUnidentified sound
1 June 2010 Cuba, Crawford County, Missouri Class B #50717

Man recalls primate-like vocalization and rocks thrown at a fishing area in the Rvierside Conservation Area

Three companions walked to a boat ramp on a river at night to watch the water. They heard movement in brush across the water, then heard two rock impacts nearby on the bank and in the river. They then heard an unfamiliar ape-like yowl and huffing sounds from the same direction. They saw nothing and left the area immediately.

Rock throwingHowlVocalizationUnidentified sound
November 2007 Williamsville , Chaonia Landing, Wayne County, Missouri Class B #27261

Couple witness rocks thrown and possible vocalizations between two animals on either side of a fishing dock near Williamsville

The couple were night fishing from boat docks around midnight when rocks began splashing into the water on both sides of the cove. Two unseen sources on opposite banks threw large rocks and produced deep growls, screams, and howls in unison for an extended period while the couple remained on the dock. They eventually left the dock for their cabin and continued to hear the sounds from the overlook.

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2004–2005 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Class B #27023

Huge animal screams and circles campsite at Finger Lake Park

Four people were camping around a campfire at Rocky Fork Lake in July 2004 when a large animal came from the woods to the south, circled the campsite three times at close range, and ran toward the lake emitting a high-pitched howl and pig-like squeals before running behind the camp. The group later noticed smeared foot impressions at the site, but rain had obscured detail and no identifiable evidence was preserved.

Movement onlyHowlScreamTracks
10 October 2002 Dora, Douglas County, Missouri Class B #5123

Loud calls, rock/boulder throwing disturbs campers

The witness and a companion were sitting at their campsite campfire at night when they heard loud canine-like howl and whoop calls from multiple directions, approaching to within about 35 yards. The calls were described as deeper and louder than coyote or wolf, followed by fast gutteral sounds likened to a language or argument between two animals. The pair ruled out known animals and a human prank after hearing a second matching voice upstream. The vocal exchange lasted about five to seven minutes before the animals appeared to move away upstream over a bluff.

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Spring 1983 Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri Class B #1100

Two fisherman run from a large screaming creature in the woods near Highway 7

Two men walking through very dense brush heard a loud roar-like sound ending in a high-pitched shriek. They then smelled a very strong foul odor and heard unseen brush movement, followed by a second, closer howl. Both men fled through the brush and exited about half a mile from where they entered. The account was relayed to the reporter by a relative of one participant, who said the participant remained frightened of that woods afterward.

VocalizationHowlScreamOdorMovement only
1970–1979 St Clair, Missouri #4d4eddad-a9e8-4c49-b10f-5995d8f9225e

Footsteps near St Clair, Missouri (1970)

The guest's sister said that in the 1970s she repeatedly heard something bipedal walking behind her house at night. The next morning her son found long reddish-brown hair on a barbed-wire fence where the sounds had been. In later years she has also reported howl-like vocalizations and heavy breathing from the woods and once made a phone recording.

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through the next spring Currotherville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Related account #15610

Howl near Currotherville, Missouri

The witness and household heard loud noises, banging sounds and high-pitched howls from the silo area through the winter into the next spring.

HowlUnidentified sound
Since moving here 7 years ago Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri Related account #36247

Howl near Oak Grove MO, Missouri

Over about seven years the resident family and visitors repeatedly heard howls, chatter and wood knocks, including responses to calls made by children.

HowlChatterWood knock
Date unknown Ava, Douglas County, Missouri Related account #18442

Sasquatch sighting near Ava, Missouri

Companion claimed to have seen the creature on separate occasions and to hear howls frequently at the location.

Partial sightingHowl
Date unknown Ava, Douglas County, Missouri Related account #18442

Howl near Ava, Missouri

Companion previously reported hearing loud howls and feeling followed with footsteps behind her on walks in the woods that stopped when lighting a cigarette.

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10/18/02 appox 02:00 AM Dora, Douglas County, Missouri Related account #5123

Rock throwing near Dora, Missouri

Around 2 a.m. the next night the campers heard very loud splashes interpreted as large boulders thrown into the stream, followed by a brief howl-whoop.

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for years Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri Related account #79083

Howl near Poplar Bluff, Missouri

The witness reports hearing howls around the farm for years, previously assumed to be coyotes.

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Date unknown Missouri #4d4eddad-a9e8-4c49-b10f-5995d8f9225e

Howl in Missouri

The guest and his girlfriend were walking back to their car from a cave at dusk. They heard four distinct howl-like vocalizations from different directions in succession. The guest felt they were not coyotes, dogs, or people.

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