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the third week in September Place not stated Related account #36355

Wood knock

The same witness later reported hearing nighttime knocking, whoops, whistles, falling trees and mumbling-like sounds from the yard and swamp behind the home.

Wood knockWhoopWhistleVocalizationTree break
one year Place not stated Related account #17175

Tree break

A large dead tree fell on a very calm day after a very loud echoing crack.

Tree breakUnidentified sound
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #26544

Property disturbance

A neighbor living near the sighting area reportedly found tree marks and had stored food stolen from a shed.

Property disturbanceTree break
Approximately 15 years ago Place not stated Related account #34006

Tree break

Years earlier, two relatives repeatedly noticed large tree branches broken high above the ground near a swampy mine area in summer and fall.

Tree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #42226

Structure or nest

The witness found a flattened clearing with clumped turkey feathers and saw unexplained bent and broken trees in the woods near his prior home.

Structure or nestTree break
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #39785

Tree break

The witness reports occasionally hearing trees fall without apparent cause while hunting, including on calm days.

Tree break
every year around April and will continue through the year until just after the firearm deer season ends on November 30th Bark River, Delta County, Michigan Related account #42967

Wood knock near Bark River, Michigan

The witness and family report recurring knocks, tree falls, howls and chatter on the land over about ten years, typically from April through late November.

Wood knockHowlChatterTree break
back in June. Same year. Place not stated Related account #37797

Tree break

The witness's relative was star-gazing at night when a nearby tree shook violently, snapped, and a growl was heard, with a small snapped tree found the next morning.

Tree breakGrowl
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #13242

Tree break

The submitter reports seeing twisted broken branches 10 to 12 feet up on young strong trees in the forest.

Tree breakTwist
20 minutes after it left Place not stated Related account #2464

Vocalization

About 20 minutes later, the same witness heard the same vocal sounds from about a half mile away along with tree thrashing and a tree falling.

VocalizationTree break
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
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #40120

Animal behaviour

The witness relayed other stories of something stalking through woods, shaking branches, and waking a friend at camp who fired a gun.

Animal behaviourTree 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
the last ten years or so Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Related account #28525

Structure or nest near Midlothian, Illinois

The witness describes finding a large teepee-like structure and dozens of bent, broken and twisted trees throughout the woods over about ten years.

Structure or nestTree breakTwist
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
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #9174

Tree break

Breaking-limb sounds and walking-through-water sounds have been heard from the swamp area.

Tree breakFootsteps