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2 October 2021 Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois Class B #72110

Two hikers describe hearing bigfoot-like sounds near Indian Point (Garden of the Gods)

The witness and a companion were hiking in Shawnee National Forest when they heard rocks thrown, wood knocks, and a tree being pushed over nearby, followed by running footsteps that stopped abruptly. While heading back they heard a growl, whoops and howls from multiple directions and felt they were being watched. The witness attempted a phone audio recording but it did not capture the sounds clearly.

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July 2011 Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Class B #29836

Family experiences strange occurences while fishing Kankakee River

Four people were night fishing when the two who stayed by the fire reported footsteps and brush movement behind them. The witness later heard walking sounds, a grunt/growl from 20-30 yards away, noticed a strong pungent odor, and heard a whooping sound from the same direction. As the group walked out around 12:30 a.m. the witness felt they were being followed toward the bridge. No creature was seen.

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12/27/08 at about 1:15am Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

Whoop near Mount Vernon, Illinois

The family on the back porch heard whooping animals from five locations as close as 150 feet south of the house.

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Date unknown Keensburg, Wabash County, Illinois Related account #43148

Whoop near Keensburg, Illinois

On later return visits to the area the witness heard whoops and wood knocks without another close visual encounter.

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Last night, it was probably after 10 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

Footsteps near Chatham, Illinois

Late at night the witness heard heavy steps in twigs, called out and heard a whoo-oo reply, then distant coyotes and nearby high-pitched child-like chatter, while the dog froze.

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Date unknown Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois Related account #29836

Whoop near Manteno, Illinois

The witness's father confirmed he had also heard the whooping noise and distant tree knocking while fishing with the witness.

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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 Illinois #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/04/22/sc-ep-426-i-had-to-slam-on-my-brakes

Wood knock in Illinois

The witness has lived on a family farm for many years and often sits on the back deck at night. From the deck she repeatedly heard wood knocks and occasional whoop-like calls, sometimes answered from different directions. She never saw a creature during these listening sessions.

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