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Multiple incidents with one good visual, in hunting area 3.5mi NE of Penn State Univ
The witness was walking back toward his vehicle along the creek after using predator calls when he heard a loud wood knock and heard footsteps paralleling him. He glimpsed a large upright figure slipping behind a tree, then caught its face and upper body in his spotlight from about 40 yards for about two seconds before it pulled back behind the tree. He retreated through brush, crossed the creek, and hurried back to his vehicle while on the phone with a friend.
Wood knock near Fort Hill, Pennsylvania (2024)
On another night the witness pulled in but did not back into the garage, hopping out quickly. The witness then heard three loud knocks in succession with no other noise. The witness wondered if the sound occurs regularly but is normally masked by backing in.
Wood knock near Fort Hill, Pennsylvania (2024)
Later the same afternoon the witness and the witness's son were working at the pipes. The son stared off toward the grapevine area and said he heard a single knock that occurred once and did not match the rhythm of shovel chopping. The witness did not hear it while chopping.
Hunters report loud wood knocks outside Austin -- 35 miles southeast of Bradford
The witness was deer hunting with two relatives and walked back toward their truck after sunset. While walking, he heard repeated sets of knocking sounds from the woods, including answering knocks from a different, more distant direction. His father and grandfather also reported hearing knocks, and the group could not explain the source.
Witnesses hear multiple wood knocks while night fishing near Mt. Union
The witness and three companions were night-fishing for catfish when they heard a series of wood knocks from both sides of the creek, closing to within 30 yards. They packed up to leave but heard four loud knocks near their parked vehicle before driving away. They later returned the same night to try to record further knocks on video.
Bigfoot knocks heard near Fish Hatchery 3.5 NE of Penn State Univ
The witness was hiking in the morning along a creek trail when a loud knock like wood on wood was heard from the uphill woods. After stopping, seeing nothing, and then taking two steps, a second single knock was heard. After watching uphill for about two minutes, the witness heard something running through brush uphill and away, but never saw the source.
Movement only in Pennsylvania (2019)
After moving to western Pennsylvania, the witness took his dog for a hike on Quarry Trail in Linn Run State Park. Something paced him in thick hillside brush, stopping when he stopped, followed by two tree knocks and a loud deep scream from further up. On the return the dog acted alarmed, watching the brush behind him until they reached a rock outcropping and left. A researcher later visited the same area and photographed a bare human-like footprint and overturned rocks.
Deer hunter has a dusk sighting near Wind Gap
The witness was deer hunting at sunset when deer ran through as if being pushed by something. A tall reddish-brown bipedal figure followed the deer, approached a dead deer, looked toward the witness, then disappeared back up the hill. A wood knock was also noted.
Knocks and responses heard near Muskrat Cove campground, Moraine State Park
The witness awoke around midnight while tent camping near a lake and noticed the woods were unusually quiet. Knocking sounds from up the shoreline were answered by more distant knocks from the woods, with the nearer knocks moving toward the campsite before stopping behind the tent. Nothing was seen, only knocks were heard.
Fisherman on Lake Arthur startled by series of possible wood knocks and rock clacks
While fishing alone from a boat on Lake Arthur in the morning, the witness heard repeated wood knocks from the shoreline followed by rock clacking sounds from farther west. The alternating sequence continued for about 8-10 minutes until a passing boat caused the sounds to stop. Disturbed by the experience, the witness started the boat and moved to another part of the lake.
Couple hear wood knocks and howls near Warren
The witness was camping overnight with family near a reservoir when he and his companion heard repeated loud knocks like wood hitting wood from about 100 yards away for about 15 minutes as the sound moved away. He also reported distant howling that he could not confidently identify. The next morning he noticed broken logs and bent trees near the camp. His young child was asleep during the sounds and did not witness them.
Dawn sighting by hunter within 2 miles of boundary of Pittsburgh International Airport
The witness settled into a treestand before dawn to deer hunt. After hearing wood-on-wood knocks and then bipedal footsteps approaching along the ridge top, the witness watched a large dark hair-covered figure at sunrise for about 15 seconds before it covered the distance in three strides into dense vegetation.
Sasquatch sighting near Greene County (1981)
The witness and his friend camped and fished over a weekend at a remote creek below a ridge road. They experienced pebbles and rocks thrown, pacing, huffing, wood knocks, a disturbed fire pit and scattered poles. A large creature then came down the ridge into the creek, growled at them from about 20 yards, and left. A DNR officer later found prints, cast them, and called them bear tracks.
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.
Wood knock near Kane, Pennsylvania
Over about seven years, group members reported hearing knocks, loud branch breaks and large bipedal footsteps, smelling foul odors and feeling watched without seeing a creature.
Wood knock near Mount Union, Pennsylvania
Around 11 p.m. the group returned again, imitated a knock with a branch, and recorded a reply knock on video.
Wood knock near Mount Union, Pennsylvania
The same group drove back to the parking area the same night and recorded three knocks on cellphone video.
Whoop in Pennsylvania
The guest and three college friends drove to a remote back road at night to make whoops and knocks as a fun outing. Something answered with similar whoops and knocks and approached as they moved into the woods. The guest briefly saw a hair-covered biped moving between trees and later all four watched eyeshine peer from behind a tree before fleeing to the car and driving back to college.
Wood knock in Pennsylvania
On a later camping trip in the forest, the witness and his wife heard single loud knocks coming from different positions around them. The knocks came from behind and from up a hill in front as it was getting dark. He later interpreted the pattern as possible positioning communication.
Howl in Pennsylvania
The witness and her partner have been staying outside often while renovating a long-empty family farmhouse. Before snowfall they heard a high-pitched yell from across the valley that resembled a known howl recording. Later her partner reported wood knocks at night, and they found small pines pushed over in odd ways.