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Unidentified sound in West Virginia (2015)
At the isolated wildlife exhibit the witness heard a loud metallic scratchy fast sound like a hacksaw through hollow pipe. It seemed to come from a tree, he went to check, and had no explanation.
Hunters hear possible vocalizations, large head seen peeking from behind boulders near Franklin
On the afternoon of opening day, the witness climbed toward a treestand set among boulders and thick vegetation. From the boulders behind him he heard a growl and rock-clashing sounds, then saw a large dark head and shoulders duck behind a boulder. He backed away to about 100 yards while watching, saw it peek out and hide again, then left the area.
Lone hiker wakes to rock clacks and heavy foot falls on the Allegheny Trail near Durbin
The witness camped overnight in a tent at a shelter along the Allegheny Trail. At dawn he was awakened by stones clacking together that moved back and forth north to south for an extended period. Shortly after the clacking stopped, he felt and heard heavy footsteps approach from behind the shelter and step on a plastic tarp beside it. He shouted from inside the tent, after which he heard no further movement.
Hunter has close sighting of a primate-like creature in the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
The witness was hunting deer in a river basin in the evening when he heard brush breaking and later saw movement in trees about 80-90 yards away. Through naked eye and rifle scope he observed an upright hair-covered creature watching him, bending its knees repeatedly, then walking across the basin while continuing to watch before entering timber. He left the area quickly without pursuing tracks and reported no further incident.
Possible activity outside a residence near Lavalette
The witness and a relative were sitting on a hill near outbuildings watching a hollow at night when a passing car's lights revealed a tall standing figure below them. The figure turned toward them, and after the car passed they heard breathing and running coming uphill toward them. Both fled to the nearby house and heard nothing further that night.
Afternoon sighting by hiker at Seneca Rocks
The witness was descending from Seneca Rocks on a shortcut and became lost in rough rocky terrain. They heard heavy footsteps and branches cracking, then saw the back of a tall orange-brown haired creature moving uphill about 30 yards away. The creature continued uphill quickly over rocks and disappeared, and the witness returned to the trail to tell family.
Unidentified sound near Big Run, West Virginia (2006)
The witness was riding an ATV alone at night on ridgetop trails when he stopped in dense brush and a large rock passed just in front of his head, followed by a deep growl felt in the chest. He fled on the ATV but ran out of fuel a short distance away and while trying to restart heard loud heavy bipedal steps approaching from behind. He got the machine restarted and rode home without stopping, and later saw the rock sitting beside the trail for years.
Possible vocalizations and rock clacking near Knob Fork
The witness was on a hunting trip with three companions and went to collect firewood in the evening. An extremely loud scream-like vocalization was heard from a nearby valley, prompting the pair collecting wood to return to camp. The group continued to hear similar vocalizations from multiple directions through the night, along with sounds like rocks being knocked together near camp. Nothing was ever seen.
Participant observations during BFRO WV Expedition
On the second night of the expedition, the witness and two companions walked back along a riverside trail talking with lights off. They repeatedly heard loud splashes from across the river that appeared to keep pace with them as they moved. They stopped after each splash to listen but heard no footsteps over the river noise, then returned to camp.
Logging reveals a brief sighting of a bipedal creature near Pennsboro
In late summer 2002 the witness was walking alone on a logged ridge in the early evening and heard a tree fall nearby. Shortly after, the witness saw a very large brown figure lope between trees on the ridge, perceiving only an arm and leg and no head. Days later the witness returned and judged from the tree positions that the figure would have been seven to eight feet tall if human.
Night time visitor screams and leaves imprint near campers in West Virginia
The witness and a companion were camped in a remote glen for a weekend trip. Around 2:30 a.m. the witness woke to camp disturbance and a deer, then sensed a large presence watching the tent from nearby pines, hearing breathing and later branches moving. Next morning the witness and companion found a single large human-like footprint near the pines, which the companion then smudged.
Hunter describes being paralleled along railroad tracks northeast of Morgantown
While hunting alone along railroad tracks in late fall, the witness heard rustling and then footsteps paralleling his movement through the woods. The source kept pace at a distance, stopping when he stopped and moving when he moved, with heavy footfalls and loud branch breaking. It followed him to the edge of an open field near his parked truck. He never saw the source and called out without reply.
Three youths have a menacing encounter near Beckley
Three boys were hiking back up a hollow after a day of fishing when they heard rustling on a logging road above them. Large boulders then came down the hillside toward them, prompting them to flee uphill. As they ran, the writer glanced back and saw a large black shape disappearing over the hillside.
Unidentified sound near Milton, West Virginia (1970)
A relative and companion reportedly saw a gray hairy bipedal creature drinking at the creek and running up the hollow in the late 1970s.
Unidentified sound near Kopperston, West Virginia
On a previous visit to the same area the witness heard unusual sounds he could not identify.
Unidentified sound near Kopperston, West Virginia
The witness later returned to the area and heard strange sounds but reported no further incidents.
Unidentified sound near Pennsboro, West Virginia
The witness and a companion sat in a vehicle at the sighting location at night listening to limbs and branches breaking.
Wood knock near Harman, West Virginia
The witness reports hearing knocking, whooping and strange whomping noises and smelling a pungent odor around the home on several occasions since moving in.
Unidentified sound near Marlinton, West Virginia
During later return visits to the same location over the years, the family heard unexplained sounds but had no further sightings.
Unidentified sound near [edited], West Virginia
Another small group reported hearing something across the river that they thought was probably a deer snorting.