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8 August 2017 Wartburg, Morgan County, Tennessee Class B #58126

Hikers find possible footprint on a trail in Frozen Head State Park

A couple hiking with their dogs in a state park heard a single knock-like sound and later a distant tree-fall sound. Off a creek-side trail they found a single large bare footprint that was larger than the reporter's shoe and did not replicate under his weight. The dogs acted fearful and the couple ended the hike early.

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October 2015 Taft, Lincoln County, Tennessee Class B #50250

Howl near Taft, Tennessee (2015)

The witness and a companion parked to take a daytime walk near a river bridge. After the witness struck a tree with a stick, they twice heard very loud vocalizations estimated to be about fifty yards away. After returning to the car they then heard very loud knocking sounds before driving off. The report states this was not a visual incident.

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2013–2014 Stanton, Haywood County, Tennessee Class B #44665

Homeowner reports repeated wood knocks near Stanton

The witness reports hearing repeated knocking sounds at night over multiple seasons from spring 2013 through spring 2014. The knocks reportedly occurred in the evening, about a minute apart, lasting 30 minutes to a couple hours, with nothing seen. An investigator later visited and noted tree breaks and structures nearby but found no tracks.

Wood knock
11 November 2012 Erwin/ Unicoi County, Unicoi County, Tennessee Class A #37267

Close daylight observation by a fisherman at a trout stream near Unicoi

Early in the morning while heading to fish along a creek, the witness saw a large bipedal creature standing in the water about 15 to 20 yards away. The creature left the creek, struck a tree with its hand, stomped its foot and vocalized, then ran into the forest. The witness watched for about 45 seconds and also noted a musky animal-like odor.

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July 2009 Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee Class B #26307

Possible track and wood knocks heard near Greenville

The witness returned to the campground with a companion and camped overnight. After turning in for the night, while drifting in and out of sleep in his tent, he heard two wood knocks from the east and a few minutes later one wood knock from the west. He told his companion about the sounds in the morning and suggested returning to investigate.

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November 2008 Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee Class B #29794

Deer Hunter hears possible wood knocks in the Cheatham Wildlife Management Area

The witness was sitting on the ground deer hunting overlooking a creek when the woods became unusually quiet. He heard distinct wood knocks to his right, then a fainter distant response to his left, felt uncomfortable with hair standing up, and left the area quickly. He later filed the report after hearing similar wood knocking discussed on a TV program.

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1986 Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/07/31/sc-ep240-strange-laughter-in-the-woods

Rock throwing in Tennessee (1986)

The witness and a friend camped in a state park and set noise-making traps around camp. The traps kept going off without visible cause, then rocks were thrown at them. They fired a warning shot and the unseen presence paced them as they left.

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The next morning Flat Woods, Linden, Perry County, Tennessee Related account #30748

Wood knock near Flat Woods, Linden, Tennessee

The witness returned the next morning, heard rustling and knocks in groups of three, and knocked back with driftwood for about five minutes.

Wood knock
on other camping trips into this area Tellico Plains, Loudon County, Tennessee Related account #16995

Wood knock near Tellico Plains, Tennessee

The witness had previously heard wood knocking on other camping trips in the same area without thinking much of it.

Wood knock
over the years Kenton TN, Gibson County, Tennessee Related account #63689

Scream near Kenton TN, Tennessee

The witness states hearing the same noises, including screams and wood knocks, repeatedly at the same property in the years after the main event.

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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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About a month ago Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Wood knock in Tennessee

The guest said visits to old roads are done armed or with a companion in the car, using stick knocks and whoops. Knocks and whoops sometimes get answers. About a month before the show the guest whooped from a vehicle and received a strange bird-like call back from a few hundred feet away.

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Date unknown Chattanooga, Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/11/01/sc-ep160-multiple-incidents

Wood knock near Chattanooga, Tennessee

The witness brought visitors to the area where he had seen a figure. After dark they did wood knocks that were answered, played calls, and heard loud yells from two positions, one described as giant. Something approached to within about 25 yards, and a figure was later seen bobbing in and out of the tree line through night vision.

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Date unknown Tennessee #96fb3904-b2a5-46c7-9988-2dd618ecdfe2

Wood knock in Tennessee

The witness had repeatedly heard a woodpecker-like knocking that answered his own tapping. On one walk he tapped between two trees and received answers from three separate positions in succession. The exchange ended when hikers came through.

Wood knock
late September, early October, last night on hill Linsdale, Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/JIXgl3Wz15O7YUv4aMl5Gq6qfU8nSrXrFWjjSs1TQUE

Wood knock near Linsdale, Tennessee

On the last night out, the pair sat back-to-back on a man-made ridge and made knocks, howls and other calls. Responses approached, then stopped, followed by heavy bipedal steps and rocks thrown from the front on both sides. They threw rocks back for many minutes until a rock came from the direction they had entered, making the guest conclude they were surrounded.

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late September, early October Linsdale, Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/JIXgl3Wz15O7YUv4aMl5Gq6qfU8nSrXrFWjjSs1TQUE

Wood knock near Linsdale, Tennessee

The guest and a friend spent several nights in the woods behind the friend's house trying knocks and howls. They received a loud howl in reply, heard owl-like responses, had many rocks thrown near them, and heard a loud wolf-like commotion from a thicket near an old graveyard.

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last week Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/01/29/sc-ep294-i-had-it-in-my-crosshairs-set-for-a-headshot

Wood knock in Tennessee

While finishing kayak fishing on a lake, the witness heard owls and then two loud knocks from the woods that sounded like wet wood on a dead tree. The witness did not feel fear and could not identify the source.

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while I was growing up Tennessee #12cfbfe2-5b06-4792-b124-de72ccd1adf9

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee

The guest describes lifelong activity on the family farm where the grandfather fed the creatures. She recounts seeing watchers at her bedroom window, an arm taking food, a form under a trailer, and a close daytime sighting across the road that sent her under a car. She also reports vocalizations, wood knocks, whoops, rock throwing, freezer raids, chases in fields, and later visits after the property was mostly sold.

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probably about between 12 and 13 Tennessee #0db56b06-fcae-44ae-903f-281cfda906f6

Wood knock in Tennessee

After weeks of getting knock and whoop replies in woods near a neighborhood, the witness and a friend did knocks and a deep howl one night and heard heavy running and branches breaking toward them. They ran to a cul-de-sac and watched a tall hairy ape-like figure reach around a tree and step into a house floodlight, stare at them, then walk back into the woods.

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