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17 January 1972 Between Rio Grande And Centerville., Gallia County, Ohio Class B #63178

A couple is escorted out of the forest after finding a possible nesting area near Rio Grande

The witness and his wife returned in late January to a rock grotto where he had earlier found a possible bedding area. They found the bed intact but an old wagon moved from a ledge with drag marks in the rock. As they hiked out through a ravine, unseen actors on both ridges followed them for about an hour with knocks, whistles and other vocalizations, shaking and snapping saplings and throwing rocks until the pair reached the woods edge. Neither reported seeing anything.

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15 July 1971 Fishtail, Stillwater County, Montana Class B #47215

Female fly fisherman's lucid recollection of classic territorial intimidation behavior of Saquatches ; 6mi NE of Mystic Lake

A group hiked to remote mountain lakes and fished. The witness heard branches breaking and a very loud wood-on-wood knock, then smelled a strong foul stench. Pine cones landed sideways next to the witness and large tracks were seen in smashed grass, with a sense of being watched and shadowed until leaving the plateau. No creature was seen.

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Fall 1971 Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #14707

Man recalls childhood sighting near Allison Park

Two companions sitting on a pipeline corridor heard alternating bird-like calls and wood-knock sounds for about 20 minutes that grew louder and seemed to come from very close by. When they stood to look, they saw a tall grey-haired animal about 20-30 yards away staring at them. Both the witnesses and the animal immediately fled, with the animal crashing in a straight line uphill through the woods.

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1952–1953 Chatsworth, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #45647

Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with Girl Scouts in the Pine Barrens

The witness was camping overnight with a large scout group near a lake when a large pot of food disappeared from camp. Throughout the night the group heard bushes thrashing, repeated tree knocks, and loud long whistles coming from different sides of the camp. Counselors kept everyone by the fire until daylight, when another scout group helped them leave and police were called but reportedly found nothing.

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September 1949 Winthrop 40 Miles South, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #33793

Memory told of hearing possible daytime knocking while working as a Fire Guard in the Pasayten Wilderness

After finishing a tour at a wilderness lookout in 1949, the witness hiked out along a wide, flat trail. From about 100-150 yards to the right, the witness heard several loud impacts described as long dry posts striking tree stumps. No loggers or campers were known to be in the area, and the witness found the sounds unlike anything previously heard in the woods.

Wood knock
Fall 1949 Fairview, Coos County, Oregon Class A #8745

One audible and two visual, early evening encounters by a coastal witness near the North Fork of the Coquille River

When the witness was a child living in a remote wooded valley, pounding on wood drew a sibling indoors and the family went outside to listen. From the driveway they heard loud guttural roaring together with continued pounding for several minutes on a clear calm evening. The sounds eventually stopped and the family went back inside, leaving the witness frightened.

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BFRO YEAR: 2021/06/08 Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #69304

Salt Fork boaters hear a loud, deep howl ("Ohio Howl") from adjacent shore

Four people boating into a cove at Salt Fork heard a loud, bassy sound from a wooded shoreline that was audible over the boat motor and resembled a mechanical siren winding up. The operator shut off the engine to listen. The reporter later said the sound was very close to a posted Ohio Howl audio clip, except closer, and noted a companion reported knocking sounds he did not recall.

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BFRO YEAR: 86 and 87 McKinley, Oscoda County, Michigan Class B #2943

Wood knocking and tree shaking noticed while deer hunting

In fall 1987 the witness was archery hunting with a relative in Michigan when wood-on-wood knocking was heard to the west. About 15 minutes later a nearby small pine shook violently from side to side with no animal visible. The witness left the area for lunch shortly afterward and noted no odor.

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BFRO YEAR: 1979 or 80 East Of Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Class B #1608

Noise, like wood being banged against tree. Tracks found

The witness was on a trail on a sunny hot afternoon when a loud impact like a large stick hitting a large tree trunk was heard 20 to 30 yards off the trail. Tracks were later found in the area several weeks afterward. Two other witnesses were said to have been involved but would not come forward.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 2011 2012 Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida Class B #35330

Fish stolen from a boat, possible knocks and vocalizations near Punta Gorda

The witness reports repeatedly hearing loud wood-on-wood smacking sounds from different directions after midnight while soaking in a hot tub outside a trailer and later while on the second-floor deck of a new house. The property borders heavily wooded swamp adjoining a wildlife preserve. The witness initially wondered why anyone would be working in the woods at night, later associating the sounds with stick-banging described on a television show. No visual encounter is claimed.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1998 or 19 Camden, Wilcox County, Alabama Class B #17035

Wood knocks heard by hunter outside Camden

The witness was hunting alone from a climbing stand on the middle bench of a hillside. He heard two knocks from a tree to the west near the hilltop, then about 45 seconds later heard another knock from low behind him. He saw nothing and heard nothing else.

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BFRO YEAR: 2012` Andersonville/Norris, Anderson County, Tennessee Class B #34260

Two friends get spooked by a possible encounter near Norris Lake

Two companions rode an ATV to a clearing by a lake and built a large fire at night. Over the evening they heard deliberate footfalls, pacing and stick breaks in the treeline about sixty yards away and noticed the woods go silent. After the witness knocked on a tree and made a whoop call, they heard knocks in reply and then a long deep guttural growl. They rode toward the sound without seeing anything, then put out the fire and left feeling watched and frightened.

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BFRO YEAR: 2021-22 Lauderdale, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class B #72081

Possible ongoing sasquatch incidents around rural property 17mi NE of Meridian

The witness reports hearing wolf-like but different howls and daytime knocks over the past couple weeks after a two-year quiet period, with sounds heard on both sides of the road. The activity was first noticed near a shooting house when animals went quiet, and included a very active episode around 12:30 a.m. The witness and two neighbors have heard two different sounds, and dogs avoid the area.

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Date unknown Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/08/21/sc-ep246-law-enforcement-night

Footsteps

During a group expedition the witness heard two heavy wide-stride bipedal footfalls the first night and found two large heel-only impressions the next morning. The next night there was a massive tree knock with a reply about a hundred yards away. On a night hike the witness was hit with overwhelming fear and had to use breathing to avoid running.

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Friday Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/16/sc-ep86-east-texas-trip-overview

Wood knock in Texas

On Friday night the group heard vocals from multiple directions. After dropping a 4x4 board to mimic knocks, the surrounding area erupted in sound. Walking up the trail, they heard something step out and shake a large tree very close and heard bipedal footsteps hit the mud, then backed out.

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that first night Texas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/16/sc-ep86-east-texas-trip-overview

Vocalization in Texas

On the first night out at a pond area, the group heard vocalizations that seemed to approach rapidly from a distance. They also heard a crisp tree knock and an owl sound that shifted into monkey-like calls. Later around the campfire they heard constant vocals for hours and something threw a large log toward camp.

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when I was a kid, in middle school New York #c69fa039-7a7c-40e2-80c5-f4e3a1407fcc

Wood knock in New York

As a middle-school-aged child the witness went with family members on quads to a quarry to get cell service. They had brought wood to try knocking like they had seen on television. After a final knock they heard an answer from one direction and then another from the opposite direction. Their father ended the activity and they left quickly.

Wood knock
Date unknown Stanley, Idaho #e213651d-3eef-4b5b-b1de-b7c6985319e4

Wood knock near Stanley, Idaho

While tent camping with family, the witness knocked a stick on a tree and got a reply, yelled and got a loud yelled reply through the valley. That night deer and birds vanished, and a felt growl between tents woke the witness and wife with a putrid smell, but a flashlight search found nothing.

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Date unknown Place not stated #e4e9138f-646f-4b8f-b6d8-4756bfdb5c66

Wood knock

The guest describes taking six people on an expedition campfire by a pond where knocks and rock splashes were heard. When he walked away leaving five, five knocks sounded; when his partner left leaving four, four knocks sounded in cadence. When both returned so six were together again, six knocks sounded, which he interprets as counting.

Wood knock
this last Friday Washington #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/WtFQ26iXg9n27YpYvzbDxofzlPmR0bD6ZD8d9XfyJfQ

Wood knock in Washington

Two men and a child explored a higher logging road at night, heard a loud knock from dense woods and answered with knocks, then heard deep growls felt as vibration, additional knocks from different directions, a thrown rock clinking off equipment, and footsteps following as they slowly drove away.

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