Shawnee National Forest

By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher
Professional Writer, a nature and wildlife enthusiast who has written for many magazines. Get Dorraine's book The Book Of Blackthorne!





If you’re out in the woods enough, especially at night, you’ll hear sounds of animals you may have never heard before. But then again, maybe the animals you’re familiar with are out there making sounds that are uncharacteristic to their species. It’s good to always try to be objective.

I listen to a lot of recordings of animal sounds all the time that are being called Bigfoot sounds. And I can usually equate them to known animals. But every once in a while I hear a recording I’m not quite sure about. This recording of supposed Sasquatch screams in Shawnee National Forest in my home state of Illinois is interesting. Shawnee National Forest is one the most Bigfoot-active parts of my state. One of the comments says it’s definitely a fox or bobcat, but I’m not convinced. The sounds in this recording are much deeper and more guttural than any fox or bobcat I’ve ever heard. And they might just be human, but take a listen and see what you think.


 
What do you think?
***********DF




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Mock up Photo

This is a report that I just got in over the last 2 days. The witness wants to remain anonymous but I have their name on record.

-Start Report-
Name: Withheld
State: Ky
County: Jackson
Date of Sighting: Nov 1999 First day modern gun deer season
Time of Day: between 2 & 4 p.m.
Nearest Town: REMOVED
Length of Sighting: 30 seconds
How many Witnesses: one
Any Photos/Videos: no
Describe sighting in detail:
I was deer hunting on a friend's farm. I had been hunting since just before light and was very tired so I decided to sit by the root ball of a fallen tree.
Just before I sat down to rest, I heard rapid gunfire that sounded like it was coming from the other side of the hill I was on. It sounded like two different people were firing at something so I sat with my back to the root ball of this fallen tree.

I kind of dozed off for a few seconds but I began to hear footsteps coming down the hill from behind me. I thought it might be someone from our hunting party but it wasn't.
I stood up and as I stepped out from behind that root ball, there it was. I was face to face with a large Sasquatch!!!

We were about 25-30 feet apart and in the clear. I was in shock. We stood there looking at each other for about 25 seconds. What I saw that day changed my life completely. This creature was about 8 feet tall and weighed 700 pounds easy.

This encounter happened about 2 miles [Removed at Land Owners request] in the southern part Ky. The nearest road is[Removed at Land Owners request]. It was on private land & I can show you exactly where on Google Earth.
Ok. As this creature and I stood there looking at each other, I guess I may have been in shock because I couldn't run. I was armed but the thought to fire my rifle or pistol never crossed my mind. It would have probably just made it angry.
The creature was looking at me with what I can only say was the expression of "oh crap", like it didn't expect to see me there and it didn't know if I would shoot at it.

It was between 7'6'' and 8' tall, about 700 pounds (just guessing as best as I can). We were about 25-30 feet apart in open woods, meaning there was no underbrush to block my view. I got a really good look at it. It's hair (not fur) was reddish-brown and kind of all over the place, like the hair on an Irish Wolfhound that has never been groomed, but I'd say it varied in length. I could see the muscles under it's hair. It's eyes were all black, it's face was flat and it had a nose quite similar to that of a man. It's head was low-set, kind of like on it's shoulders. It's jaw was pronounced but not like that of an ape. It's arms were very long, hands were huge. I could see it's fingernails. They were black. It's skin color was kind of a grayish/brown and it's mouth was open just a little, but I didn't see it's teeth. This thing was built for business.  I was close enough and this encounter lasted long enough,(20-30 seconds) that I could see it's private parts. It was obviously male. All of a sudden the creature turned to it's right and ran to the top of the hill. It tried to keep the trees between us but I moved a step to my right and watched it go to the top of the hill. There it stopped and I got this really uneasy feeling in my stomach, I felt disoriented and I got the feeling to get the crap out of there, fast. I then turned to my left and made a b-line to the open field that was just a few yards behind me.

I walked to the center of the field, noticed where my truck was parked and went to my truck. I didn't get out of my truck until I saw another member of our hunting party. I have never mentioned it to my hunting buddies because I didn't want to be thought of as a drunk or on drugs. It took me until January 2013 to tell my wife. This encounter changed my life. I haven't hunted since and I sold that rifle. I went back to see my buddy that lives there in 2002 but I haven't been back since.

I have also had 6 other visual encounters and one audio encounter in which I heard a wood knock and immediately after that, there was a "Whoo-up" response. These encounters happened in Berea at the home we lived in at the time. This location is in a subdivision in the city limits of Berea, just behind an elementary school. We've since moved. Thank you for listening.
-End Report-

UPDATE - A few people that read the above report wanted to know if the witness smelled anything. So I ask and here was his reply: "Yes. The smell was like a combination of horse sweat, strong urine, body odor with a strong skunk scent. The smell stays with you for a long time."

Marker is not the area, just a general reference to Southern Kentucky

Anyone else who has seen a possible bigfoot in this area or anywhere else, should contact us and report the sighting. Having these reports and adding them to our sightings map will help all researchers locate possible hotspots and areas with reoccurring sightings.

Please note: I had to block out some information on this report as people were trespassing on this private land. Please be respectful and ask permission before walking all over private property.

Thanks
~Thomas~

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Sun Moth - Credit: Oleg Pekarsky

According to statics biologists have cataloged and named about 1.2 million species, but most think this is just a drop in the bucket to what is left undiscovered. Some estimates put the undiscovered or yet to be discovered at about 7 million creatures. So it appears there will be plenty of work for researchers in the years to come.

One can only ponder about our elusive friend Bigfoot and wonder what it's really going to take for this amazing creature to finally get recognized and cataloged. For those of  us who know for a fact that bigfoot is real, no other proof is really needed, but for the general public and the scientific world to accept bigfoot,  more proof has to be presented.

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The Crypto Crew Interview Series - Interview with Jonathan Isom (12/4/13)
Letcher County, KY bigfoot sightings. This is an interview I conducted with a fellow Kentuckian who has had multiple bigfoot sightings and yes we talk southern. The first post about these sightings can be found Here.

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What will it take?

By TCC Team Member Dorraine Fisher
Professional Writer, a nature and wildlife enthusiast who has written for many magazines. Get Dorraine's book The Book Of Blackthorne!




"Do you know what it’s really going to take to find real evidence of Bigfoot?" my friend, author, and videographer Philip Spencer recently asked me in a conversation we’ve revisited many times.

"What?" I asked with only somewhat renewed curiosity. The subject’s become a bit overstated, over-used, over-discussed. We all know the answers we’ve heard and talked about ourselves. But Philip, being a woodsman himself from rural Kentucky, and having spent much of his early life in the wilderness of the Daniel Boone National Forest, had something different to say.

"Well, no one’s probably going to do this, but somebody needs to go out into the most remote areas of wilderness and live out there for months…or maybe even years like an animal. Become part of the landscape. Integrate into the wild to the point that every living thing there gets used to you being there and hopefully even comfortable with you being there."

"Kind of an extreme Jane Goodall approach?" I asked.

"Something like that," Philip said. "But you’d have to have a master plan in place. You’d have to be an expert woodsman, tracker, and survivalist. I mean a hard-core survivalist. One that could almost walk into the wild naked and be able to survive with next to nothing."

"That would be the ultimate hunting expedition," I acknowledged, feeling sure that I’d never have to worry about reporting it in my lifetime, because no one would be willing to take on such a task. It would be the ultimate sacrifice from a very special kind of person that might have to dedicate a lifetime to the cause.

He continued. "You’d also have to be prepared to get dirty and stay that way. You’d be too cold or too hot and generally uncomfortable, and you’d be focused on survival and finding food most of the time…just like any other animal out there. While at the same time, you’d have to be tech-savy and carry cameras and other surveillance and evidence-collecting equipment without being obvious about it. It wouldn’t be easy, but it could be done…by the right person."

I began thinking about the possibilities and other skills that would be valuable. Military stealth, such as a background as a military sniper or special forces would be helpful. Someone who had been used to living in hiding for long periods; someone with infinite patience and determination. Yes, it would take a special individual to pull off such a feat.

So is it out of the realm of possibility?

Absolutely not. All throughout history, there have occasionally been individuals determined and albeit crazy enough to do what might be considered the unthinkable in order to gain knowledge or prove a point.

But IF someone were willing to try, would this even work?

"It very well could work," Philip said. "But it would take a huge sacrifice."

Huge sacrifice indeed. The idea is to get close enough to a creature that has demonstrated immeasurable intelligence and a low level of trust in the humans known as homo sapiens in order to get good evidence that would hold up in the scientific community. This person would have to be prepared to suffer a lot and do anything it took, no matter what in order to get what’s needed.

It would have to be done in secret so there would be no interference from hoaxers or unwanted attention from curious onlookers. It would require good sponsorship and outside support of all kinds from other committed individuals.

But most of all, it would require a person with no other agenda except finding proof. Since the project could take years or even a lifetime undercover and in secret, this person could not hope for any monetary gain, fame, or recognition any time soon. And since there is always the outside possibility of failure, maybe never.

Or as Philip said, "Fame and attentions seekers need not apply. Serious inquiries only."
******DF
[Also read - Sasquatch Sspecial Forces]




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Bigfoot?

A few days ago I ran across the above photo and here is the story behind it.

This picture was reportedly taken by Jeff Robinson, he was on a camping trip when he heard some sounds outside of his tent. So he takes his camera phone and takes a picture, he was thinking it might be a deer, but the above photo is what turned out. Or so the story goes.

I attempt to contact Mr. Robinson via email but have not heard back from him. I wanted to ask some questions about the photo and how it came about. The photo was posted on a questionable site, Beacon bigfoot, but they were helpful in giving me the contact information.

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Mock up of the sighting

This report shared by our friends at Appalachian Bigfoot of KY and VA. Make sure to give their facebook page a visit.




This is 2 sightings by Jonathan Isom, as he reported them to Appalachian Bigfoot of  KY and VA. This is in the Letcher county area of Kentucky.

-Start Reports-
"My name is Jonathan Ison and I live in the hills and hollers of Letcher co Kentucky.
Today I want to share my stories of sightings of Bigfoot that I encountered while hunting in the Premium and UZ area.

Now I know that there is a lot of non believers in the world, but for me it's as real as God to me. Well I'll go ahead and get started.
My first encounter was when I was about 12 years old and I was squirrel hunting in a holler in Premium alone. I had hunted all morning and I was headed to the house on my way out of the hills I got an odd feeling that something was following me and I could also hear it behind me, but every time I turned to see what it was I didn't see anything .
It wasn't until about the third time I turned that I actually seen what it was and I couldn't believe my eyes, I was so young I was scared and I didn't know what to think because there standing before me was a monster in my eyes .
It was standing at about seven foot tall and had dark brown and black hair all over it and I also noticed that it had opposable thumbs. When I noticed that it wasn't there to hurt me , he turned and walked away and as he did I noticed that he had a darker colored main on his back from the top of his head to the bottom of his back . But as my heart was still pounding I got nervous and ran all the way home .

Premium, Letcher county, KY

My second encounter however was in the year 2006 and it was just like yesterday. I had got hurt in the mines in August 2005 and I was just learning to walk on crutches and it was turkey season so I decided to go and try to hunt, but in my condition I couldn't go alone for safety reasons. With all that said I had to take my cousin Casey Brown with me .
Well we was riding the four wheeler through the woods and got close to my spot when he ask me what that smell was, and ask me if I had past gas and I laughed and said no and then I smelled it and ask him and he said no as well. The smell was horrible it was like I mix between sewer and deer guts and vomit it was and awful smell it was breath taking .
As we turned the curve at about 20 yards from us sitting in the road kneeling on one knee was a creature as it stood it was also around 7 foot but instead of being dark brown and black he was a lighter color with a white pale face, it looked sick but in a hurry, after a few minutes of a stair off he turned and walked over the hill.
As he left we noticed that he also had a main but it was Snow White. My cousin was amazed he didn't know what to think and couldn't speak and all I could say was I told u, I told u, I told u he was real. I've also heard moans and groans in that same area of UZ and Premium ."
-End Reports-
[Note: This is the original witness write up, I only made a few spelling corrections]

Thanks goes to Appalachian Bigfoot of  KY and VA and Mr. Isom for sharing the reports with us.

Thanks
~Tom~






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Flatwoods Monster Newspaper Clipping

The Flatwoods Monster - is known as the Braxton County Monster or the Phantom of Flatwoods.
It is an alleged unidentified extraterrestrial or cryptid reported to have been sighted in the town of  Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia on September 12, 1952.

town of Flatwoods

On an episode of MonsterQuest the Flatwoods monster was referred to as Lizard Monster.

The description of the unknown creature varies a little. Most agree that it was at least 10 feet (3 m) tall and that it had a red face which appeared to glow from within, and a green body. The creature's body was described as being man-shaped and clad in a dark pleated skirt; later described as being green. Some accounts record that the creature had no visible arms, while others describe it as having short, stubby arms; ending in long, claw-like fingers, which protruded from the front of its body.
There was also a large, pulsating, red ball of light that hovered above or rested upon the ground associated with the Flatwoods monster, that has led many to believe it is UFO related.


Here is the Sept. 12, 1952 account of this event. (Wikipedia)
-Start-
At 7:15 PM on September 12, 1952, two brothers, Edward and Fred May, and their friend Tommy Hyer (ages 13, 12, and 10 respectively) witnessed a bright object cross the sky. The object appeared to come to rest on land belonging to local farmer G. Bailey Fisher.
Upon witnessing the object, the boys went to the home of the May brothers' mother, Kathleen May, where they reported seeing a UFO crash land in the hills. From there, Mrs. May accompanied by the three boys, local children Neil Nunley (14) and Ronnie Shaver (10), and 17-year-old West Virginia National Guardsman Eugene 'Gene' Lemon, traveled to the Fisher farm in an effort to locate whatever it was that the boys had seen.

Lemon's dog ran ahead out of sight and suddenly began barking, and moments later ran back to the group with its tail between its legs. After traveling about ¼ of a mile (400 m) the group reached the top of a hill, where they reportedly saw a large pulsating "ball of fire" about 50 feet (15 m) to their right. They also detected a pungent mist that made their eyes and noses burn. Lemon then noticed two small lights over to the left of the object, underneath a nearby oak tree and directed his flashlight towards them, revealing the creature, which was reported to have emitted a shrill hissing noise before gliding towards them, changing direction and then heading off towards the red light. At this point the group fled in panic.

Upon returning home Mrs. May contacted local Sheriff Robert Carr, and Mr. A. Lee Stewert, co-owner of the Braxton Democrat, a local newspaper. Stewert conducted a number of interviews and returned to the site with Lemon later that night where he reported that "there was a sickening, burnt, metallic odor still prevailing". Sheriff Carr and his deputy Burnell Long searched the area separately, but reported finding no trace of the encounter.
Early the next morning; on Saturday September 13, Mr. A Lee Stewart visited the site of the encounter for a second time and discovered two elongated tracks in the mud, as well as traces of a thick black liquid. He immediately reported them as being possible signs of a saucer landing based on the premise that the area had not been subjected to vehicle traffic for at least a year. It was later revealed that the tracks were likely to have been those of a 1942 Chevrolet pickup truck driven by local Max Lockard, who had gone to the site to look for the creature some hours prior to Stewert's discovery.

After the event, Mr. William and Donna Smith, investigators associated with Civilian Saucer Investigation, LA, obtained a number of accounts from witnesses who claimed to have experienced a similar or related phenomena. These accounts included the story of a mother and her 21 year-old-daughter, who claimed to have encountered a creature with the same appearance and odor a week prior to the September 12 incident; the encounter reportedly affected the daughter so badly that she was confined to Clarksburg Hospital for three weeks. They also gathered a statement from the mother of Eugene Lemon, in which she said that, at the approximate time of the crash, her house had been violently shaken and her radio had cut out for 45 minutes, and a report from the director of the local Board of Education in which he claimed to have seen a flying saucer taking off at 6:30 on the morning of September 13 (the morning after the creature was sighted).

After encountering the creature, several members of the September 12 group reported being overcome with similar symptoms which persisted for some time, which they attributed to having been exposed to the mist emitted by the creature. The symptoms included irritation of the nose and swelling of the throat. Lemon suffered from vomiting and convulsions throughout the night, and had difficulties with his throat for several weeks afterward.
A doctor who treated several of the witnesses is reported to have described their symptoms as being similar to victims of mustard gas, though such symptoms are also commonly found in sufferers of  hysteria, which can be brought on by exposure to a traumatic or shocking event.
 - End-


Much like the Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster is dismissed by many as just being an Owl. The description of  the two creatures are similar but are they truly connected?



It's been 60 years after this event and it is still being talked about. The town of Flatwoods proudly displays "Home of the Green Monster" on it's welcome sign, not shying away from the story. They even have a 3 day festival, it is a 3 day festival starting on a Friday and ending Sunday afternoon, a weekend of live music, the Green Monster museum and trips to the site. There is also a Facebook page, find it HERE.


This case was also investigated by famous cryptozoologist Ivan Sanderson, which was made into a free documentary movie on Youtube.



There is a lot of information out there about The Flatwoods Monster and it has been investigated by many different people over the years and at the time right after the event. No clear cut explanation has come out to totally debunk the story.

I find the story interesting and think the witnesses had something out of the ordinary happen that evening.

Thanks
~Tom~


[sources: ufocasebook, Wikipedia, noufors,]



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approximate flight path of UFO

This report comes to us from Terry Hubbs.

Where: Knox County, Kentucky
Witnesses: Several
Date: Winter, 1975
Describe: UFO follows car

Here is what Terry told me about his sighting.
"We we're at a teachers meeting out at Cannon head start at the old rock building. It was around 1975, it was around 6 or 7 o'clock in the winter time, it was cold and the sky was clear.
A old man was looking out the window and he really looked mystified and said "what's that?"
A few people went over to the window and looked out.
I next remember we were in back seat of my grandmothers car going home and this thing (UFO) was following us.
I remember looking up at it, it was triangle shaped a lot of lights and a window on this side of  it, there was someone waving, I'll never forget it till the day I die.

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Boomer Hill Area in OR

This investigation/research/report by TCC Team Members Bobby & Corinna Long
Both are avid outdoors people and good researchers.




-Report Start-

Boomer hill area.
Elevation 1728'
Gps 43.01081N x 123.41823W approximate.
Near Riddle and Myrtle Creek Oregon.
October 2008.

 While deer hunting in the Boomer hill area Justin Camden, Cody Camden, and myself (Bobby Long) were traveling along a BLM road with a left hand high bank and a brush covered down hill side.
I was driving, Cody was in the passenger rear and Justin was out riding on the hood. My job was to drive and watch up the left side. Cody was watching the down hill side and Justin was watching the front and scanning ahead. He had me stop when a large cold black Bigfoot had ran across the road about 40 yards or less, it grabbed the top of the bank which was about 12 feet high and hoisted/leaped up into the trees. I only caught a glimpse of black from my position inside the truck. Cody also said he only seen a glimpse of black. Justin however seen the entire right to left crossing on two feet, he seen it reach up to the top of the bank and hoist/leap into the brush and trees.
He also explained he heard footfalls as he was running towards where it went up. We all heard brush breaking for about a minute after. Justin wanted to pursue it with his rifle but after explaining exactly what he seen I ask him to leave it be. We were all scared as hell but his adrenaline was pumping!

Description - Approximately 9 feet tall, Cold black hair glossy or maybe wet, Very muscular in build. Exclaims, "100% not a bear!!"
I only seen a flash and a hand mark in the top of the bank and heard the brush crashing. Justin came to me today and is positive it was Bigfoot. I am sure with his wildlife knowledge he isn't mistaking another animal in this report.

It is my opinion that the Bigfoot was getting away from other hunters and probably misjudged it's crossing point which allowed the sighting to occur.
I have found footprints in this area in the mud near a pond. We intend on a full investigation of this area very soon.
Witnesses - Justin Camden, Cody Camden, Bobby Long

Thanks Bobby
-End Report-

(BLM = Bureau Of Land Management)




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