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August 2022 Arkansas #23605060-4da6-450b-8b63-49c30063db20

Cryptid sighting in Arkansas (2022)

After moving back to Arkansas, the witness went for a solo afternoon hike on a waterfall trail in the Ozarks. The forest suddenly went completely silent and still, then he heard something pacing him in the thick woods. Looking back he filmed a pitch-black silhouette with a deer-like head and horn-like projections that was gone on his return, where vegetation was smashed flat. While bent over filming unusually large deer-like scat near the trail end, a loud close twig snap with nothing visible triggered intense fear, and he hurried to his truck and avoided the woods for about a year.

SilhouetteMovement onlyUnidentified soundScat
November 2018 Dover, Arkansas [or Hagarville], Pope County, Arkansas Class B #62203

Intimidation of deer hunter one mile from "Arkansas Sphinx" rock formation

The witness arrived before daylight to deer hunt from a ground blind near a road above a steep slope. From inside the blind he heard coyotes, then hollering, rock-banging or wood-knock sounds, and whoops as something ran up the slope, crossed the road, and stopped in thick brush behind him. He then heard loud raspy breathing and growling and smelled a strong obnoxious odor for about five minutes before the animal ran away along the treeline and the woods went quiet.

HowlWhoopWood knockUnidentified soundFootsteps +4
22 July 2018 Compton, Newton County, Arkansas Class A #62625

Daylight sighting by two hikers at trailhead for Hideout Hollow in Buffalo National River

The witness and a companion arrived at a forest trailhead around noon to hike to a waterfall. After hearing an odd sniffing sound at the car, they started down the trail and saw a large brown hair-covered biped running through the woods with its arms up and dark hairless hands. As they retreated quickly to the car, something moved fast over their heads through the branches, frightening them enough to leave the area.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundObject throwing
August 2001 Palestine, St. Francis County, Arkansas Class B #13516

Footprint found in Beck Spur area

The mother awoke overnight to a strong animal-like odor and sustained movement sounds in weeds outside her trailer window and retrieved a gun. The odor lingered in the trailer for over an hour. The next morning her daughter visited, heard the account, and found a large flat human-like footprint in mud outside the window, which she measured and photographed, plus reddish hair strands on a nearby tree.

OdorUnidentified soundTracksHair
17 June 1990 Ogden, Little River County, Arkansas Class A #63984

Night fisherman sees a reddish Sasquatch running near Red River

The witness was walking alone on a small gravel road toward fishing holes near two rivers at sunset. A reddish-brown creature came fast through the woods to the right, heading toward the witness, then turned toward the river before reaching the road. The witness saw it from the side from the shoulders down at about 25 to 30 feet and estimated it was at least seven feet tall. After a moment of shock, the witness headed back home.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
1983 Fayettville, Madison County, Arkansas Class C #4089

Backpackers find long, oval shaped nests, three miles from camp

During a 1983 backpacking trip in wooded hills in Arkansas, the witness and friends found three oval rock-and-leaf structures described as nests, with bark-stripped branches beside two of them, plus a very large scat pile and a pine tree with bark stripped in long strips. They remained in the area two more days hearing unidentified spooky noises but reported seeing no animal.

Structure or nestScatTree breakUnidentified sound
1970–1979 Tull, Saline County, Arkansas Class B #4095

Surprise observation by two hunters on the opposite bank of the river

Two relatives were hunting near a river and stopped at the edge to drink when they heard brush noises from across the water. A large brown figure emerged from the brush, moved downshore and crossed to their side while running on two legs. They then crossed to the other side and headed back upstream toward their trucks without further strange encounters.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
in the middle of the night Wesley, Madison County, Arkansas Related account #59520

Unidentified sound near Wesley, Arkansas

Rhythmic tapping was heard on house water pipes at night and the well house latch was later found open.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbance
The next morning around 8:30am Bismarck, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Related account #12824

Footsteps near Bismarck, Arkansas

The husband heard something run on two feet behind the shop with heavy stomping and snorting.

FootstepsUnidentified sound
Date unknown Arkansas #2a314a56-9951-4611-a125-9cc1f4d9ef68

Rock throwing in Arkansas

On a multi-day float with three companions, the witness camped 200 feet away downriver. At night he heard rocks landing in the river and then on the bank, which stopped when companions turned off music. Later he heard prolonged loud splashing like playing in the water across the river but could see nothing.

Rock throwingUnidentified sound
two occasions about six months apart Little Rock, Arkansas #6f5c50e8-cbf4-4c23-ac9a-3d5f8b308499

Unidentified sound near Little Rock, Arkansas

The witness's grandmother twice heard an extremely loud freight-train-like sound rushing down the steep gravel road in front of her wooded property at impossible speed. She said she had no explanation for what could move that fast there.

Unidentified soundMovement only