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1/4/09 (6:30pm) Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

Wood knock near Mount Vernon, Illinois

Relatives outside north of the house heard tree knocking from the treeline, noticed a quick-dissipating skunk-like smell and agitated geese, and saw red eye-shine across the pond.

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9/23/08 Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

Scat near Mount Vernon, Illinois

Two family members checking across the pond found unidentified scat, a strong foul odor, and footprints with about a 7-foot stride.

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twice back in the spring and another time between spring and summer Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

Odor near Mount Vernon, Illinois

The witness noticed a brief skunk-like smell by a window on three occasions between spring and summer with no skunks found the next day.

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in April Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Related account #55144

Tracks near Danville, Illinois

While mushroom hunting in April the witness smelled the strong odor again and found a single very large detailed left footprint.

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the next morning Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Related account #55144

Odor near Danville, Illinois

The witness and a relative returned the next morning to follow the blood trail, found the deer vanished, and noted strong odor and feeling of being watched.

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early June of 2010 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

Odor near Chatham, Illinois

A year earlier the dog became fearful facing south, hid shaking in the basement, and that evening the witness smelled a strong locker-room and road-kill odor, after which deer and coyotes were rarely seen.

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spring of 1960 Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois Related account #40475

Scream near Oregon, Illinois

In spring 1960 the witness and family heard terrible screaming from the woods with a horrible smell, and a relative searched outside with a gun and found nothing.

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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.

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on previous visits Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Related account #29836

Animal behaviour near Manteno, Illinois

The witness states he had previously felt watched, smelled the same pungent odor, and heard the same whooping noise on earlier fishing visits to the same site.

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Date unknown Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Related account #28525

Odor near Midlothian, Illinois

The witness says they have smelled a sudden freaky death-like odor in the woods that others also report.

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