I recently got a report from our friends in Iowa, Corey and Tye or the Bonaparte Bigfoot Team as they are called. They wanted to share one of their findings with all of us. They discovered a very large bigfoot track. The track was over 16 inches long according to the team. In the picture that is a size 13 shoe. The team also made a plaster cast of the print.

Here are more details about this large footprint as provided by Tye.

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A couple of days ago I got in an interesting report of a injured Shunka Warakin sighting. The Shunka Warakin is an animal mentioned in American folklore that is said to resemble a wolf, a hyena, or both.
Over the last few years I have had several sightings reports from Iowa of what is described as a hyena looking creature. This report is yet another possible sighting.

Here is the report

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Well, we have been a long time getting here, but we are posting our 22nd installment of  "Interview with a researcher." Today's researcher is Tye Chapman. She is part of the researching duo known as Corey and Tye or the Bonaparte Bigfoot Team. Her research partner, Corey, was part of our series back in 2014. You can read his interview by Clicking Here.  Over the past few years, and especially the last year, we have featured BBT's efforts here on our website. They have captured some good audio and found some nice tracks, along with other evidence.

Here is my interview with Tye.

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Tye's foot next to track

Recently, the bigfoot hunting team of Corey and Tye discovered what appears to be a very nice bigfoot track. Here is what the team from Iowa reported about the tracks.

"This is a footprint we found on a rock bar in the river last week. You can see the toe impression and heal. I wear size 13 shoe and shoe is 13" long and my foot is little over 11" long but this print is around 14 and wider than my shoe. There were big broken rocks near the print and we heard rock clacking on the rock bar the night before. We found a pair of footprint impressions nearby that were nearly 2 foot long, it's probably from the 13 footer we have seen several times. A 22" plaster cast was taken from our local state park but had disappeared."

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Momo Monster (Original Photo by Corey and Tye)Mock up photo for reference only.

Back in 2015, researchers Corey and Tye, had what the believe to be an encounter with the Momo.
For those who may not know the term Momo here is some info about it.
Momo is the name of a local legend, similar to the Bigfoot, which is reported to live in Missouri. The name Momo is short for 'Missouri Monster' and it is reported to have a large, pumpkin-shaped head, with a furry body, and hair covering the eyes. The Momo was first reported in July 1971.

Well, just a few days ago, I got some messages from Corey and Tye and they think that the Momo maybe be back in their research area.
Here is some of what they reported to me.

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General area.

I got the following report in a couple days ago. While the people submitting the report do not refer to the dog like animal as a Shunka Warakin, it sure sounds like one. I have taken in a couple other reports of an unknown dog like animal from Iowa, could this be the same creature? Here is the report.

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Name: Diane & Roger ******

Email Address: on file

State: Iowa

County: Audubon

Date of Sighting: July, 2nd,  2015

Time of Day: around 4:00  in the afternoon.

Nearest Town: Elk Horn, Iowa

Length of Sighting: three minutes

How many Witnesses: two

Any Photos/Videos: no

Describe sighting in detail:

We were coming home from shopping on the gravel road Falcon Ave.  We were only a mile and a half from home when my husband said, What's that?  I looked out the window and saw a strange animal in the ditch.
The animal looked dark gray and tan, mostly dark gray, had large pointed ears, and a long snout.  It's shape was like a hyena and it ran with a different gait than a coyote or dog.  We watched it run under the fence and up a waterway to a terrace at top of hill.  Animal kept looking back as it ran which gave us a good look at shape of head and body.  Body and gait were shape of a hyena.
We reported this to sheriff at the time.  No tracks were found as ground was too dry and hard.

- End Report -

Now, the other reports can be found HERE and HERE. I used google maps to check how close the two counties, where the sightings took place, are to each other. The first two reports came from Van Buren county and this report comes from Audubon county. They are not close together at all. So, could there be a growing population of these critters in the state of Iowa? It may just mean that, and if so there might be more reports in the future.

As for this report, I sent the people a picture of the taxidermy Shunka Warakin in the picture below. I ask them if what they seen looked like it. I have not gotten a reply yet, but will update this post if I do.

The Shunka Warakin -
is an animal mentioned in American folklore that is said to resemble a wolf, a hyena, or both. According to cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, shunka warak'in is an Ioway term meaning "carries off dogs". Coleman suggested that the creature was some animal unknown to modern sources.

Here is a possible Shunka Warakin mounted. It was shot in 1886 by Ammon Hutchins in Montana and is the only possible physical evidence of the creature.

© Lance Foster 2009

!!UPDATE!!

I just heard back from the witness in regards to the picture I sent them of the stuffed Shunka Warakin (pictured above) and here is what they said.

"Yes, similar in color, a little darker and thicker hair, larger snout, but it's back was more pronounced, coming down at an angle from front shoulders to it's rear, showing front to be much higher than the rear, just like a hyena. It also had a gallop like a hyena when it ran, not like a coyote or dog."

!!!!! End UPDATE !!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks
~Tom~


This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet



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Area where the sighting took place - Photo credit Corey & Tye

There might have been another sighting of a Shunka Warakin in Iowa. If  you remember back in July we got a report of a possible sighting.  Now, we have a possible new sighting. For those who may not know, the Shunka Warakin is a wolf/hyena type creature mostly reported out west.

Here is the new report.

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Name: Corey & Tye

Email Address: On file

State: Iowa

County: Van Buren

Date of Sighting: December 9-12, 2015

Time of Day: 10 pm-12 am

Nearest Town: Bonaparte

Length of Sighting: approx. 15 mins.

How many Witnesses: Tye and I (2)

Any Photos/Videos: photo of footprint

Describe sighting in detail: 
This is our second sighting of this creature this year.
Around 10 pm, Tye and I were squatching down on the river road and when we came back about 2 hours later, we heard something big take off real close startling both of us but saw nothing. Right after that we heard a scream on the other side of the river and I shined the spotlight and we saw the creature which appeared to be a very large canine-type creature. We watched it for awhile as it was walking among the trees. It had very big green eyes.
We went down by the river bank to get a closer look and watched it, then lost track of it. I was scanning back and forth and then it reappeared. Tye thought she saw red eyes and reddish-brown fur on its head and stood up on its back legs momentarily. Then my spotlight started acting up and we lost track of the creature.
We describe the vocalizations as a long high-pitched whinning scream resembling a hyena but much higher or a human baby crying. We heard it twice that night. It sounded very similar to what we heard near Vernon back in July which is 5 miles up river from Bonaparte. I am very familiar with the local wildlife and I can guarantee that it was not a coyote, wolf or mountain lion. I have never heard anything like this around here. Whatever it is can bring a chill through your body.
Tye and I went over the next morning to investigate. We discovered there were piles of deer carcasses along the river bank from local hunters and it may have been feeding on them but found no footprints around them. However we did find an impression of a huge print on the side of the gravel road which appeared to have 3 toes and around 7 inches wide, bigger than any wolf print. That night we heard it again as we were squatching but further down river. I saw the creature again and saw red eyes this time. But the red eye shine may have been from the angle of its head. Then it disappeared.

Print

On the third night, I walked down the river on town side but heard nothing and Tye walked across the bridge and as she got to the other side she heard the scream way down the river. Later that night we met up and went squatching where we saw the creature and sat at a gun firing range and listened for a couple of hours. We did get some bigfoot activity in the nearby woods and distant vocalizations around 1 am. We also heard a high pitched scream which may have been the creature but was down river from us. It started raining so we headed home. Since then, the river filled up due to recent rains covering up the deer carcasses and we haven't heard or seen it since.
We believe it maybe the same creature that we saw back in July. It's certainly a cryptid and not any known animal. We know it is living around the Des Moines River in southeast Iowa. Is the Shunka Warakin real? We sure think so! Hopefully someday we can capture it on film or even audio. It would certainly blow the cryptozoology community away!

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Thanks to Corey and Tye for continuing to investigate this unknown creature. The duo have been doing heavy Bigfoot research for a long time now but have another mystery on their hands.


Thanks
~Tom~


This post by Thomas Marcum, Thomas is the founder/leader of the cryptozoology and paranormal research organization known as The Crypto Crew. Over 20 years experience with research and investigation of unexplained activity, working with video and websites. A trained wild land firefighter and a published photographer, and poet.


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Area where creature was seen. (photo provided by Corey and Tye)

Over the weekend, I got in this report of a possible sighting of a Shunka Warakin. For those who may not know, the Shunka Warakin is a wolf/hyena type creature mostly reported out west.

Here is the report.

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Name: Corey ******
Email Address: On file
State: Iowa
County: Van Buren
Date of Sighting: July 2,2015
Time of Day: 10 pm
Nearest Town: Bentonsport
Length of Sighting: 15-30 minutes
How many Witnesses: myself and Tye
Any Photos/Videos: none
Describe sighting in detail:

It was around 10 pm, Tye and I saw what we thought was a coyote coming out of the brush across from us along the edge of the field and raised its head high as it watched us before going back in.

Then it reappeared in the lower part of the field and we thought it was a coyote by the way it was trotting. It kept coming towards us and didn't seem to have any fear of us. We hurried down along the edge of the field to have a closer look of it. We got at least a couple of hundred yards with our spotlights on it the whole way and we could see it was a very large canine. It sometimes raised its head high to look at us which was 3 or 4 times. It had pointed ears and was grayish tan. I'm guessing it stood at least 4 feet or so high at the head, Tye thought it stood on its hind legs but I think it just raised its head.

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Sometimes, when we start working a claim or case, we get to a dead end for various reasons.
This does not necessarily mean the person was untruthful or trying to pull a fast one. We have had people attempt to hoax us and I guess that is just part of the field.

Often times, we get sent photos or someone will send in a report and they are looking or asking for help with their mystery. In some cases we are able to help. Take for instants some recent photos sent to us by Nancy. Nancy, has some large birds on her property and they are causing some damage and attacking some of the critters. Of course, knowing Iowa has some history of Thunderbird sightings and that these birds on Nancy's property were large, we had hopes that maybe, just maybe it was Thunderbirds.

Here is one of Nancy's Photos

One of a few photos that Nancy sent us.

Team member Leon Drew, talked with Nancy on the phone and got more details about the birds and property. We were then thinking these birds could be vultures, and even Nancy thought they could be, but vultures normally do not attack living critters. But buzzard on the other hand, also called chicken hawks, do attack critters, and they are pretty large, so these large birds on Nancy's property could be buzzards. There was also a fairly recent report of a condor being seen in Iowa. Plus the picture quality was not that great due to how it was taken, which couldn't be helped, and we really can't identify the birds for sure until a better photo is taken.

Nancy's neighbor also had a mystery. He had this odd looking round things with a hole in them, laying on the ground. This photo was sent in.

I will admit, it is a weird looking thing. I didn't know what it was ....but I did find out.
I did some searching on the internet and found out this is the fruit of a Osage orange tree. The fruit is edible but it has a unpleasant taste. It is also called a horse apple. It is said that the fruit is a natural insect repellant. I found some good information and my info at 2 dope sistahs blog.

Of course this is only a couple of examples but other times we run down leads and they just don't pan out or the evidence is just not there to support the claim. Then on other cases we reach an end and just need to wait for another clue to keep going.

I have had several cases where someone would send me photos and claimed Bigfoot was standing in the background but it was nothing more than a shadow or just cases of pareidolia. We still have to check this stuff out and understand it is just part of the field. Often times, these types of reports are not posted. 

Not too long ago, we had someone trying to pull a fast one on us. It was a story about a Gorilla photo from the United Kingdom. We were able to filter out this story and expose it as a fake. The person who sent it in may have been taken in as well. I do wish other websites would attempt to filter some of their stories, as some of them will publish anything to get a few clicks. Oh well, what can you do.

I just thought I'd share a few of the cases, where it just didn't pan out. The cases are fun to work, even if they don't pan out sometimes or we get stuck and have to wait on the next clue. Thanks goes to Nancy for sharing her photos and stories with us. Thanks also goes to Leon Drew for his help.

Thanks
~Tom~       



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General area of event

I got in a Bigfoot report from my friend Tye. She is a Bigfoot researcher and outdoorswoman in the Iowa area. Here is her report.

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Name: Tye

Email Address: On file

State: Iowa

County: Van Buran

Date of Sighting: March 10 ,2015

Time of Day: 10:30 pm

Nearest Town: Bentonsport

Length of Sighting: about 10 minutes

How many Witnesses: myself

Any Photos/Videos: none

Describe sighting in detail:

It was about 10:30 pm, I was sitting at the Des Moines river on the ledge right at the water, when I heard a rock being thrown in, and a second later I heard another kaboosh , and then a third. I turned my head to look and there was this huge hairy, looked like a man but bigger, thing standing there. It was so big it blocked out a light on the water from a distant house. When it saw me look it ducked down in the reeds, it stood back up and by then I was standing up looking closer, it then ducked down again. A car happened to pull in the boat dock and when I looked at it and looked back to the creature it was gone.

I thought I saw it take off way down river towards the dark, now Corey was standing some distance behind me, which I was unaware of, and he saw nothing of the creature. I wasn't sure what it was until Corey showed me a picture of a Missouri Momo , and I was shocked , that is exactly what I saw. I did not see any face because of the matted hair. It had very wide shoulders and I only saw from chest on up. Momo is very real and was here in southeast Iowa in Bonaparte that night. About 2 or 3 weeks later I Saw glowing orange eyes down river when we were squatchin, I don't know if it was Momo but my fear level Was off the charts. It seems that it has vanished and I haven't had that level of fear since then.

- End Report -

Thanks for the report Tye and keep up the good work. Feel free to contact us with any new findings.

For those who may not know the term Momo here is some info about it.

Momo is the name of a local legend, similar to the Bigfoot, which is reported to live in Missouri. The name Momo is short for 'Missouri Monster' and it is reported to have a large, pumpkin-shaped head, with a furry body, and hair covering the eyes. The Momo was first reported in July 1971. (source Wikipedia)

Thanks
~Tom~


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Possible map of sighting area

I got the following report in a couple days ago. I can not consider this a Bigfoot type creature by the way it was described as it really seems unusual. I have just made an educated guess with the map image at the top of the post based on the report. The little green area is called Riverside Park, to the left is the Missouri River.

If anyone has seen the type of creature reported in this report then please let us know.

Here is the report.

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Name: Matthew

Email Address: On File

State: Iowa

County:

Date of Sighting: Summer of 2012 Once in the beginning then the end.

Time of Day: Mid Afternoon

Nearest Town: Council Bluffs

Length of Sighting: Around 5 seconds

How many Witnesses: 1

Any Photos/Videos: None

Describe sighting in detail:

On a hike with my mother and father near a lake called "River Side" Right next to the Missouri river. We were walking along a trail in the forest when I heard movement in the tall grass. It was a dry summer so the grass was very yellowish brown and probably dead.

When I looked over I saw this creature, it was all black with what looked like a mane with a face like a ant eater but thicker with no mouth or nose.

I have no idea what it was but later that summer when I went to the same spot I found these tracks that look like hoof tracks about 4 inches thick but it's as if it was left by something that walked on 2 legs.

What ever it was I never would have thought up anything like it.

- End Report -


As you can see by the description give of the creature it is something unusual.
It is like nothing I have ever heard of or seen. I have attempted to ask some questions about the sighting but as of yet have not received a reply.

If anyone can confirm that they have also seen a similar type creature, please let us know.


Thanks
~Tom~


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Strange creature seen in Iowa (Mock up photo)

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I got this interesting report in over the last couple of days. What do you think it could be ..Mothman or Owlman ....or something else. 

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Name: Angel ******
Email Address: (On file)
State: Iowa
County: sac
Date of Sighting: Easter 2008
Time of Day: 1-3 am
Nearest Town: early
Length of Sighting: 30 minutes
How many Witnesses: 4
Any Photos/Videos: no

Describe sighting in detail:
I've seen this creature twice in the same area. While driving home from my mother's one night there appeared to be a house on fire but no flames. Because it was so late at night I didn't want to report a house fire unless I was sure. I also didn't want to leave a sleeping family in danger, so I turned off the blacktop onto the gravel road and drove about a half mile down to look at the home. It wasn't on fire. There was what initially appeared to be a person sitting on the roof.
After it turned and looked at us, it was clear it was not a human. it had gargoyle type wings, glowing eyes, and I couldn't get away from it fast enough.

The second time, it was around the same time at night. This time that thing came at us. It spread its wings and swooped off the roof and across the field, no flapping of wings and it moved quickly. It landed on the side of the road, raised its arms over its head and threw something large and head shaped at the front of the car.
It then flew right up to the drivers side rear passenger window and looked in the car. I'm not sure what it threw and I wanted to turn around and look but the other passengers were on the floor of the car crying and hysterical.
Everyone in the car saw it. It followed our car all the way into Ida grove at 70 mph (yes I know I was speeding but if this thing was chasing you...I would've gone faster but there are a lot of deer).
when I got home I checked and there was a large round dent in the front of my car where it had been hit. I've looked everywhere for similar sightings and have found none. The closest cryptid I've found is the Mothman but that still isn't right. It had large round red eyes that glowed, not like it was reflecting light but instead the source of the light, gargoyle or bat like wings, over six feet tall, moved rapidly, glided instead of flapping and liked more like the thing off jeepers creepers.


Map of Area: 

Early,IA on the left and Sac city,IA on the bottom right

-End Report-

To me this sounds a lot like a Mothman sighting. If anyone in this area has seen this unknown creature or you have read a similar report from Iowa, then drop us a message and let us know about it. A thanks to Angel to sending in the report.

Thanks
~Tom~





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Researcher Stephen Reynolds

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The interview series continues with our 12th installment.  We talk with Stephen Reynolds from the Bigfoot Network of the Midwest. Stephen is located and conducts research in Iowa. We recently featured a Sightings Report from the same general area where Stephen had some sightings.

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Tom: How long have you been researching/studying Bigfoot?
SR: About 15 years. 

Tom: What got you interested in Bigfoot, Was there a particular event that got you started?
SR: Yes, I had a road crossing sighting in 2007.

Tom: During your research/studying of Bigfoot, have you ever encountered aggressive behavior or felt in danger from a Bigfoot?
SR: I was dumbfounded at first when I saw it, but then I got scared because it was much bigger then me and I'm 6.1 and285lbs. But I was frightened..

Tom: It seems Skeptics are always ready to attack Bigfoot research, How do you deal with it?
SR: I've been in some heated debates with skeptics, and most of the time you cant change a skeptics mind so I thank them for their opinion and I move on.

Tom: Would you like to see Bigfoot accepted and/or proven to the general public?
SR: yes, to know what these creatures are and etc. 

Tom: What is your favorite time of year to research/study Bigfoot, When do you have your most success?
SR: Spring to late fall, late fall.

Tom: Do you have a favorite Bigfoot story or report?
SR: My favorite report is mine, its where I took several photographs of bigfoot type creatures on the shoreline of a island on the Mississippi river on 10-16-2012. (Photo Below)

Tom: What would you be doing if you wasn't researching/studying Bigfoot?
SR: Enjoying fishing, hunting, and enjoying the great outdoors, without looking over my shoulder.

TM: Thanks for doing the interview. Good luck with your research and let us know about your findings.

- End Interview -

Here is the photo Stephen sent to us show what appears to be figures on the shoreline. I slightly adjusted the photo to clear it up a little.

2 bigfoot by Stephen Reynolds

Thanks
~Tom~

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Are bigfoots around Lacey-Keosauqua State Park?

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I got the following report in a couple days ago, it appears there is some bigfoot activity in and around Lacey-Keosauqua State Park in Iowa.

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Name: Corey H*****
Email Address: Withheld
State: Iowa
County: Van Buren
Date of Sighting: October 19-20,2013
Time of Day: 8:30-9:30 pm
Nearest Town: Keosauqua
Length of Sighting: an hour
How many Witnesses: my girlfriend and I
Any Photos/Videos: Ive got several photos of tree breaks and 2 large stick formations which maybe used to hunting deer as they come down to the creek to drink. (Some photos below)
Describe sighting in detail:
My girlfriend and I believe there is a family of bigfoot hanging around the lake in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park. We have been experiencing huge rocks being thrown in the lake at night and whoop calls and whistles since late March 2012 and still are.

We were walking on the trail on October 19,2013 about 8:30 pm when all of a sudden of a huge rock smacked the water no more than 200 feet from us. I let out my whoop call that I do and got a low whoop right back up at the dam where the truck was parked and then others joined in then became very quiet. She heard a whistle in between them which I heard that spring. She immediately thought campers were messing with us because it sounds so human and imitating my whoop but there is no people out there walking in the dark on the trails, just us. Then Sunday night at same time I threw a big rock in and not long after a huge rock was thrown in followed by a beaver smacking its tail which we later saw gnawing on a log along the waters edge. I let out my whoop but no answer so I told her lets go over to the beach on the other side and scan the shoreline with our flashlights. As we got down the steps I had spotted big eyes and high off the ground and I told her to look and by the time she looked it had left and I know it wasn't a deer or black bear. It looked like it crouched down out of sight. It maybe the one that threw the rock in earlier. After that I started offering food gifts and they were disappearing regularly until the lake froze up and snow started falling so it wouldn't leave footprints. I couldn't find any evidence of native animals doing this. I will get back at it.

In late March 2012 we smelt a strong odor like a rotting animal carcass that just faded away along the trails before we got to the lake and 2 huge rocks hit the water, the last one sounded much larger. She thought fish were jumping but I said those were big rocks. Right there I knew we had bigfoot since I've seen them years ago. Then in October 2012 5 huge rocks were thrown in on the same side we were on and the last sounded farther down and after the last we heard  a whoop on the other side of us and I whooped and it responded right back. She says she doesn't remember hearing the first one but heard it mock me and was higher pitched with a quality of a chimpanzee and sounded female. We heard nothing before or after.

In June of 2013 I was out there by myself whooping and I got a low whoop right back and sounded very human and then others joined in back in the woods then a big pack of coyotes started yipping nearby followed by barred owls hooting everywhere.

According to the whoops we may be dealing with some sort of highly intelligent humans or hybrids. There is no doubt in my mind that bigfoot is doing this and not humans.

A local man says he saw a bigfoot in the campground go behind the restroom building as he got up to smoke around 2 am in July 2012. He said it was 8-9 feet tall, long brown hair and its hands were bigger than his head. He is totally scared of them and is convinced they are out to hurt him and said he saw one in the park back in the 1980s. Also campers reported their RVs shaken. However, we haven't felt any kind of danger from them. Instead they move away very quietly. We both believe they are trying to communicate with us and among themselves. They sound more human than ape to us. It would totally amaze even the most skeptic who is questioning the existence of bigfoot. I am hoping to get this all on a voice recorder this year. We are willing to talk to any serious bigfoot researcher out there.
-End Report-

Here are some photos send to us by Corey




Thanks again for the report Corey, We'd be happy to help with any evidence that you can collect. Keep us posted.

If anyone else has had possible bigfoot experiences in or around Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, then make sure to contact us.

Thanks
~Tom~


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This is a recent report sent to me, I have withheld the last name and included a map of the general area. -Tom

Name: Corey ****(Last Name withheld but on file)
State: Iowa
County: Van Buren
Date of Sighting: July 4,2008
Time of Day: around 3 pm
Nearest Town: Keosauqua
Length of Sighting: about 15 minutes
How many Witnesses: 3 others besides myself
Any Photos/Videos: no

Describe sighting in detail:
I truly believe Thunderbirds are migrating up and down the Des Moines River in Iowa. I am an experienced bird watcher and have a trained eye for detail and have seen over 300 species in my county. In December 2006, 2 big birds were seen by bridge construction workers and she described them as very dark with some white on the wings and were twice as big as a bald eagle and I tried convincing a woman that they were golden eagles but she quickly said no as she was very familiar with eagles. However sometime after that she changed them to the golden eagle. I watched for them but no luck.

However, on July 4,2008 I was fishing on the other side of the river from Keosauqua during the afternoon and I saw a large dark bird flapping with hard and deep beats for a long distance down the river and I thought an osprey or bald eagle because of the long crooked wings when it glided for a short distance. I watched it with my 16x50 binoculars as it flew down the river and it started soaring around in circles and to my surprise was a turkey vulture but it was different. It resembled a turkey vulture but it had a large head not small head, broader tail and much broader wings but it had the silvery wing feathers. Its flight pattern was different and it must have been a heavy bird with all the deep flapping. A turkey vulture rarely does and soars more and when they glide they hold their wings in a V and this bird glided with crooked wings as I mistook it for an osprey which are rare here in summer but bald eagles are nesting along this river. I didn't have a camera and only binoculars. I was fishing with 3 other guys but they didn't pay much attention to it.

A large bird was sighted recently in Illinois resembled a turkey vulture but twice as big.
A large black bird was reported in Central Iowa around the same time as the big birds down here on December 13,2007. I am very confident that the bird I saw was no ordinary turkey vulture. There is an Indian thunderbird symbol in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park.


-End of Report

Thanks goes to Corey for sending in the report.

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