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24 August 2014 Linden, Warren County, Virginia Class B #46502

Homeowner continues to hear possible wood knocks and vocals behind his house near Linden

The witness was on the back porch at home around 8 p.m. when a tree-knock-like sound was heard from the woods to the northeast. About five minutes later a low rumble rising into a deep whoop-like sound was heard from the same general area. The witness went inside and turned off the exterior lights. No visual contact was reported.

Wood knockWhoop
8 August 2014 Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Class B #46206

Hikers observe a tall human-like figure near Rawley Springs

The witness and a companion were hiking in a national forest when they stopped to rest and eat. After standing up, they noticed a very large reddish-brown figure standing down the mountainside and watched it for about 90 seconds. The figure then walked away into the trees before they could photograph it. A few minutes earlier they had heard an animal sounding in distress from the same direction.

Partial sightingVocalization
August 2014 Virginia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/01/01/sc-ep286-strange-things-going-on-at-home

Vocalization in Virginia (2014)

About a month after moving in August 2014 the witness heard an extremely loud owl-like sound he thought could not be a real owl or person. He later heard rocks clanging, tree beating and movement over the hill. A couple months later he and his cousin heard the owl sound again, this time more like a monkey trying to imitate an owl.

VocalizationWood knock
6 June 2014 Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia Class B #45604

Farmer cutting hay spots a human-like figure running near Tazewell

The witness was cutting hay by tractor on a family farm when he looked back to re-cut a missed strip and saw a tall dark human-shaped figure running away downhill into a narrow patch of woods. He watched it for a few seconds at about 100 yards as it headed toward thicker woods toward the mountains. He later compared its height to a tall relative and estimated it at about seven feet with very long strides.

Full-body sighting
3 April 2014 Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia Class A #45570

Early morning road crossing near Woodstock

Around 4 a.m. the witness was driving to work when headlights revealed a tall dark figure by a stop sign. The figure left the road in two large bounds down an embankment into a creek bed area. The witness slowed for a closer view, heard no sound, and did not see its front side.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
around Christmas that same year, about 11 o'clock that night Virginia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/01/01/sc-ep286-strange-things-going-on-at-home

Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (2014)

Around Christmas 2014 after returning home about 11pm, the witness's girlfriend heard scraping on the bathroom screen, turned off the light and found herself face to face with a tall black hooded-like figure blocking the window. Next day measurement against the witness indicated about seven and a half feet tall with nothing to stand on.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
15 September 2013 Linden, Warren County, Virginia Class B #42128

Residents hear possible activity near Linden

The witness and a companion were on the porch in the evening when they heard a rumble-like vocal that turned into a whoop, followed by the sound of a tree crashing nearby. About ten minutes later they heard a second, louder crash from farther away. They searched with a spotlight, saw nothing, heard rustling in the woods, then went inside.

WhoopUnidentified soundMovement only
August 2013 Harrisonburg Va, Rockingham County, Virginia Class B #42064

Driver has possible daylight sighting on US Route 33 outside Rawley Springs

The witness was driving on Route 33 near Rawley Springs in the afternoon and saw a tall black animal running on two legs about 200 feet ahead. The creature stopped at the wood line, twisted at the waist showing a hairy back and a long hairy arm, then went into the woods. When the witness reached the spot and looked into the woods, the creature was gone.

Full-body sighting
23 April 2013 Middletown, Warren County, Virginia Class A #40959

Morning commuter sees tall biped at close range near Middletown

The witness was driving east to work in the early morning when headlights illuminated a large hair-covered biped in the road. The creature crossed from a field into woods on the south side in two quick steps without looking at the vehicle. The witness stopped the truck to look and listen but the creature was out of sight and nothing was heard.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
24 December 2012 Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia Class B #38619

Couple hear possible moan howls one afternoon at Eagle Rock Cemetery

A couple visiting family graves on a rainy afternoon heard low, guttural calls lasting several seconds from the wooded mountainside about 100-150 yards away, repeated in sets of three. The witness mimicked a single call and received a single reply after a short silence while nearby dogs froze and stared toward the sound and poultry fled. The pair drove toward a water tank near the apparent source but heard nothing further, and the dogs later resumed barking.

Howl
16 November 2012 Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia Class B #37817

Possible incidents outside a home near Meadowview

On the night of November 23 the witness shone a light from the deck toward a small woods patch behind the house to check for deer. About 160 yards away he saw a pair of large, brilliant emerald-green eyes spaced widely apart. As an experienced outdoorsman he said he had never seen eyes of that shape, brilliance and spacing, and said the sighting combined with an earlier strange vocalization made him open to a Sasquatch-type creature being present.

Eyeshine
17 October 2012 Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia Class B #36850

Honeymooners feel bone rattling growl while hiking the Appalachian Trail

On the afternoon of October 17, 2012, the witness and a companion were walking on the Appalachian Trail near their rented cabin when they heard a very low, bone-rattling growl lasting a few seconds. The witness reported feeling the sound in the chest and joints and found no match after comparing it to known animal sounds. Nothing was seen, and the pair quickly left the area with their dog.

Growl
4 October 2012 Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia Class B #36591

Runner shadowed by possible biped keeping pace through heavy forest near Wirtz

The witness was road-running in the morning when they heard something in the adjacent woods keeping pace with them. The sound slowed, sped up, or stopped with the witness, paused near houses, then resumed in wooded stretches for about a mile. No source was ever seen due to fog and cover, and the witness felt the terrain was too rough to be easily matched by a person.

Footsteps
July 2012 Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia Related account #31505

Wood knock near Rocky Mount, Virginia (2012)

Over several days in July 2012 the witness and a relative heard several series of very loud knocks from the woods around their home with no visible source found.

Wood knock
19 May 2012 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, Virginia Class B #35467

Unexplained loud banging and whoops heard by a homeowner near Virginia Beach

About a week before the report, the witness was awakened at about 3:30 a.m. by repeated loud banging likened to woodblocks slamming that lasted about 10 minutes. The sounds came from dense state-owned woods behind the home, later estimated at about 70 yards to the southeast.

Wood knock
16 March 2012 Brandywine, Rockingham County, Virginia Class B #34583

Driver passes tall bipedal figure at night along Route 33

The witness was driving east on Route 33 at night with a friend when headlights illuminated a tall, black-haired biped walking behind a guardrail. Shortly before the sighting, a loud sustained high-pitched sound was heard. The witness felt panicked and shaken, while the passenger reported only seeing a black blur.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalization
7 January 2012 Monterey, Highland County, Virginia Class B #31956

Possible dusk sighting from a roadway while walking a dog outside of Monterey

At dusk the witness was walking a relative's dog on a road when they saw a short hairy biped crossing the road about 200 feet ahead. The figure crossed the road and a ditch in one stride and continued uphill into the woods while the dog stood rigid and silent. The witness did not follow and turned back.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 2012 Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia Class B #40362

ATV rider hears an unknown long, brassy howl outside Christiansburg

The witness waited on an ATV in a hollow while her companion walked up a ridge to check a trail camera. She heard a single long horn-like yell from ahead in the same hollow that she did not recognize from local wildlife. Her companion, who was out of sight on the ridge, said he did not hear the sound.

Vocalization
28 December 2011 Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia Class B #31631

Nature photogapher hears possible woodknocks on Skyline Drive

The witness stopped alone at a roadside overlook in Shenandoah National Park to photograph the sunset. Just before 5 p.m., the witness heard sets of loud wood-on-wood knocks from the woods in three different directions around the overlook. The witness stated the sounds were unfamiliar and unlike typical forest noises heard during many years visiting the park.

Wood knock
October 2011 Mouth-of-Wilson, Grayson County, Virginia Class A #36072

Vacationing family observes & photographs a large hair covered figure in Grayson Highlands State Park

A group of ten vacationers at a scenic overlook noticed a large dark figure about 200 yards below them. The figure was initially crouched and appeared to dig or pull at something, then stood, walked to a tree, observed the group, and eventually moved deeper into the forest out of view over about five minutes. Photos were taken by the group, while two unrelated visitors who also photographed it left quickly appearing scared.

Full-body sighting